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T.J. Holmes<\/span>: We know that piracy pays. What is it that\u2019s going to break this cycle if every time they take a ship, they get paid. Why stop it?<\/p>\n Kaj Larsen<\/span>: That\u2019s the 50 or $100 million question, which is about the money that the pirates took in last year in ransom. The solution unfortunately is not going to be a military-centric one. Ultimately, you to have to find some way to govern this ungoverned space, this lawless sanctuary that the pirates have in Somalia. That\u2019s really the only long-term solution you\u2019re going to see to this problem.<\/p>\n Holmes<\/span>: Let\u2019s start with the military solution. Why not send a message?<\/p>\n Larsen<\/span>: Certainly there would be some deterrent effect. I think in this case, the incentives are so large. The money that they\u2019re making is so extraordinary, especially by Somalia standards, that it would be difficult. However, in this particular situation, the goal is to solve it as quickly and as safely as possible without putting the hostage in jeopardy.<\/p>\n Holmes<\/span>: There are hopeless, deplorable conditions in Somalia. A life of piracy looks pretty good for some of these young men compared to the conditions in Somalia,<\/p>\n Comments:<\/p>\n Ian R.<\/span> : “There\u2019s actually a relatively simple and cheap solution to this problem.<\/p>\n Merchant vessels are unarmed; however, they carry a ton of fuel oil to run their main engines. Simply run a pipe into the fuel tanks, add a pump, then run pipes down each side of the ship with some atomizer nozzles and an ignitor.<\/p>\n When the pirates pull alongside, you active the pumps, spray fuel oil on them and their boat, ignite it, and leave them burning in your wake.<\/p>\n Cheap and easy.”<\/p>\n Larsen<\/span>: You couldn\u2019t have said it better, T.J. I\u2019ve been on the ground in Somalia. One of the interesting demographic things that\u2019s happening right now is that single Somali women are flocking to the port town Bosaso where these pirates come out of in the hopes of marrying a pirate. So you can see that it really is \u2014 the root conditions of poverty, lawlessness and civil war on the ground in Somalia are really what are breeding this problem.<\/p>\n Holmes<\/span>: Is it worth the risk for these companies to continue to go through the Gulf of Aden? Does it cost much to take another route? Is it worth it to take the chance, pay the ransom, and keep moving?<\/p>\n Larsen<\/span>: So far, that\u2019s been the model. As these attacks increase, we\u2019ve seen six in the last week alone, the cost of doing business in that area is just going to be too high. The insurance companies are going to jack up the rates of insurance. And at some point, they\u2019re not going to be able to continue without taking much more serious security measures or without finding an alternative route.<\/p>\n Holmes<\/span>: Do you think this situation will begin to draw more attention to what\u2019s happening there off the Horn of Africa and maybe more action will begin to be taken by countries all over the world?<\/p>\n Larsen<\/span>: I think this is a clarion call to the international community that Somalia is and continues to be a failed state. And that if we don\u2019t continue to pay attention to it, if we don\u2019t start changing the conditions on the ground there, if we don\u2019t start governing that ungoverned space that it\u2019s going to be a breeding ground for piracy and possibly international terrorism. So yes, I would hope that this situation, that the silver lining in the cloud is that people would start paying attention to this horrific situation in the country there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" http:\/\/amfix.blogs.cnn.com\/2009\/04\/09\/somali-women-flocking-to-ports-in-hope-of-marrying-pirates\/ T.J. Holmes: We know that piracy pays. What is it that\u2019s going to break this cycle if every time they take a ship, they get paid. Why stop it? Kaj Larsen: That\u2019s the 50 or $100 million question, which is about the money that the pirates took in last year in ransom. 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