Pirates came back

Morgan, the most famous pirate had its basis in some Caribbean islands and occasionally allied with the Queen of England to attack the Spanish galleons loaded with gold. The pirates in Malaysia instead acted on his own and not looking at anyone's face. In that attack, looting and killed anyone who happened to the draft. These are stories of the past that seemed relegated to literature and cinema.

In recent times have returned in flesh and bones. They are acting mainly off the Somali coast. But there are also cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Somalis operate in big. Seize large yachts and transport ships of all sizes, asking repayment billionaires. On September 25 last year have arrested a Ukrainian cargo for requesting a ransom of 20 million dollars. On board there are 20 men crew, 33 tanks and substantial quantity of guns and ammunition. Now they have in their hands fifty boats and 200 crew members.

The situation became so serious that many countries like United States, France, Germany and Russia sent warships and planes and ships to free the hostages. Certainly they will liberate many of them, but it will be very difficult to eradicate the phenomenon. Modern pirates are very well equipped and are suspected to have powerful local connivance.

Somalia has lived many years in a situation of total anarchy imposed by armed bands of each stack. In many other African countries, former European colonies, boss ruthless dictators, who share the proceeds of the considerable natural resources available among a small circle of privileged and leave a serious deprivation of most population.

Certainly colonialism drew large profits from these territories and has done little or nothing for the emancipation of cultural, social and political. Nevertheless makes sense to hear that many of these dictators and their accomplices have studied in the best British, French and American schools and universities. It was always thought that the school is the most powerful means of educating young people. But these young Africans, with curricula often brilliant, when returning to their countries can not escape a kind of reminder of the forest, made up of tribalism, thirst for power, greed and total insensitivity to the needs of their populations.