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Salty Truth of Piracy  June 17, 2010 By Beverly Schaeffer
E-mail E-mail the Author  Current reality washes away any former
notions of romantic high-seas rogues when nations take into
account just how piracy has threatened life, limb, and the world
economy. In this issue of SIGNAL Magazine, Maryann Lawlor strips
away the dashing mantle draped around piracy-exposing the true
nature of modern-day pirates as dangerous, lawbreaking looters-
in her article, "Piracy Threatens Global Economy." During the
first week of 2010, pirates captured four ships, and a record
ransom of between $5.5 million and $9 million was paid for the
release of a crude oil tanker. For poor countries, piracy is a
lucrative way to keep them going, and the world's hotspot is the
Gulf of Aden, particularly near Somalia's coast. The cure is as
complex as the scourge itself. The insidious virus is a vicious
cycle: pirat