Dude, they're PIRATES!!!

Alright, I can't take it anymore. I saw this story when it broke and since then, Paul has been doing a good job of keeping me updated semi-weekly. For those of you who have not seen this ridiculous situation, let me break it down. A couple weeks ago, a group of "Somali Pirates" seized a Russian vessel carrying high powered weaponry. To start, they demanded a $20 million ransom to spare the on board sailors' lives and avoid blowing the ship up.

The pirates then dropped their ransom from 20 to $10 million, laid off the threats to kill the crew, put the kibosh on the explosion, and later dropped the ransom to $8 million. Now, just today, they decided, "the crew would probably die tomorrow." Now let's put this in perspective: The crew will "probably die tomorrow" not because they especially want to kill them, but because they have just recently ran out of food and water.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that, during this entire escapade, the United States Navy has had the seized ship surrounded. The United States Navy. Ya know, the most powerful maritime force (aside from Niagara Falls) in the history of the world.

It's at this point I have to ask myself the question....ARE YOU SERIOUS - YOU'RE LETTING PIRATES HOLD A SHIP HOSTAGE??? They are PIRATES!!!!!!!

When was the last time a band of ye ole Pirates did anything even remotely effective? It's like these guys were sitting around watching Pirates of the Caribbean and were like, "Yea, let's go plunder some stuff."

They must be keeping George Bush in the dark about this whole thing. If you haven't heard, things haven't been going real well for him the past eight years lately, and I'd figure he would be chomping at the bit to beat the hell out of some pirates on his way out of office.

On a couple side notes, the South Park guys proved their genius once again tonight, suddenly realizing how much they hated 'Cloverfield'. Also, just saw a preview for Saw V and I gotta believe that everyone is completely over it. Didn't the guy die a few movies ago? I'd be really surprised if there was a bunch of gore and cleverly heinous situations capped off by a crazy twist ending.