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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pirate">Pirate</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>. <span word="Pirate">Pirate</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="Jamal">Jamal</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hijacked">hijacked</span>. <span word="Kindly">Kindly</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ransom">ransom</span>, <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seizes">seizes</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> - <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2011 <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> $7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="some">some</span> $160 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ransoms">ransoms</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="Piracy">Piracy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="receding">receding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="IMB">IMB</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 69 <span word="hijacking">hijacking</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="July">July</span> 12, <span word="down">down</span> 32 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Rogues">Rogues</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="organized">organized</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="packets">packets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paperwork">paperwork</span> - <span word="on">on</span> <span word="letterhead">letterhead</span> - <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="packet">packet</span>, <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hijacked">hijacked</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="insurer">insurer</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="sensitivities">sensitivities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurer">insurer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="redacted">redacted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="document">document</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ransom">ransom</span> <span word="request">request</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="format">format</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="Whom">Whom</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Concern">Concern</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="line">line</span> "<span word="Congratulations">Congratulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>/<span word="Owner">Owner</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Pirate">Pirate</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>/<span word="Owner">Owner</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jamal">Jamal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pirate">Pirate</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>.</p>
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