leadimage Analog Piracy in a Digital Age: A Modern Take on Swashbuckling Written by: Daniel Kwak Researched by: Adam Gottlieb Edited by: Kirk Strohman Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent The threat of piracy has been around as long as ships have been carrying goods across water. Recent events on the high seas show that the days of dramatic attacks and heroic rescues live on today, sans eye-patches and wooden legs. Earlier this month, Somali pirates attacked an American cargo ship and took Captain Richard Phillips hostage. After failed negotiations and repeated requests from the Defense Department ... read more ...

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