Will the Somali pirate Boyah eat his words?
Posted: December 1st, 2008 | Author: karlfrankjr | Filed under: History, Politics | Tags: China, CNN, Japan, piracy, Pirates, Somali, Somalia | Comment Here »I have a hard time believing that Boyah the Pirate will not regret saying what he said in an interview as reported on CNN.com today. The reason that piracy was largely irradicated in the 19th century was because of the strong central power of Japan and the emergence of the Ch’ing dynasty in China. (wwww.pirateinfo.com)
It was not long before piracy was regarded as an international offense, prompting supra-national like efforts to wipe out pirates across the globe. I would be surprised if it took a very long time to wipe out the Somali pirates who apparently think the only way to track a boat is via radar.
No way to stop us, pirate leader says - CNN.com
“The pirates are living between life and death,” said the pirate leader, identified by only one name, Boyah. “Who can stop them? Americans and British all put together cannot do anything.”
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