Blog 6 November 30th

I read an article on cnn.com called Arms ships owners strike deal with pirates. It's about how Ukraine struck a deal with pirates to get their ships back in the hands of their own country. These ships were headed towards Kenya who paid for artillery shells and grenade launchers. The pirates originally asked for $35 million but compromised for $20 million. Africa has paid a total of $150 million for pirate related crimes off the coast of the Gulf of Aden. I think it is incredible weird that even now in the 21st century we are dealing with pirates. I thought that they were extinct and that they were no longer around in this day in age. Multiple U.S. ships were sent there so that the weapons didn't end up in the hands of terrorists. Other countries other than the U.S. have also helped to provide protection for Africa and it's residents.