Looks like the Somali pirates uncovered much more than they bargained for when they nabbed that Ukrainian ship a few weeks ago.
From The Economist:
THE publication of the manifest of a Ukrainian ship recently captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia is embarrassing Kenya’s government. It apparently shows that MV Faina’s cargo of 33 [...]

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Mostly I’m excited because I’m now able to use the Rapping Bureaucrats category for just the third time. Here’s Secretary General of the United Nations Bam Ki-moon, um, rapping some lyrics penned by Jay-Z. Wild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-7U9e8CS_0

Ostensibly I have no problem with either Jay-Z or Bam, or even people rapping in the UN. I don’t pay a [...]

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If you’re like me you’ve always had a keen interest in the pirates that scour the south seas, but other than the odd news report here and there, have never really learned much about them. Well, here’s a great summary piece by The Economist, detailing the trials and tribulations of dealing with the mostly [...]

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