why are there so many somali pirates?

[keith in RI]

maybe this explains why...
http://www.infowars.com/knaan-on-somali-piracy/

[coffeeseven]

I was gonna say because they don't have porn. Good video Keith. The question is - he says if you want the piracy to stop, stop dumping nuclear waste on them. I'm not sure that'll do it if the pirates have created a livelihood out of piracy.

[Jim Johnson]

If Somalia had a Government a piece of paper could turn criminals into Patriots.
Pirates are just privateers raiding w/o Goobernment permission.
The US NAVY started as privateers... pirates with a "Letter of Mark".

[djbridgeland]

I appears the US Navy has provoked the pirates after killing 3 of the pirates on the lifeboat.  The pirates have vowed revenge on any respective country that tries to attack them.  Apparently the pirates aren't to happy about the US getting involved in their affairs.  The Navy justifies their actions by stating that they felt that the Caption was in danger because one of the pirates had an AK47 "assault riffle" attached to their back.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30178013

[KBCraig]

The Navy justifies their actions by stating that they felt that the Caption was in danger because one of the pirates had an AK47 "assault riffle" attached to their back.

No, because they had it pointed at the back of the captain's head.

[John Edward Mercier]

Because its profitable when weighing risk against reward.