It seems to this observer that no matter how many ships are hijacked on the high seas, and no matter how many times the ships crews are rescued by their country’s elite military units, no matter how many pirates are deep sixed, enough ransoms are being paid to keep these guys in the high fashion dry climate burnooses and the very best in orthodontia.
So what is the world to do about these dudes? In the late 60’s Mad Magazine ran a cartoon that showed Uncle Sam threatening to make all of Southeast Asia look like the bottom of a Shake’n’Bake bag if the hostiles didn’t lay down their weapons and surrender.
As you can see from the picture below, Somalia already looks like the bottom of a Shake 'n' Bake bag, so the nuclear option can't scare them. 
On the brighter side, with all the ransom money flowing in, the nation's current account balance should be healthy, making the national currenciy, the AK-47, a strong Forex trade.
My usually reliable sources in the region report that top secret negotiations are taking now taking place at a double secret location between People for the Elimination of African Piracy (PEAP) and the Monty Python People (MyPP) for a temporary license for the use of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
Should those negotiations fail, fear not, for Plan B will be excavated and deployed. Plan B being ... er ... uh ... Plan B being ... Well, let's just say this: Either peace will reign in the region or pieces of the region will rain on them.
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