罪犯也懂文化 懂经济的索马里海盗
<p><span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="Pirate">Pirate</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span></p><p>懂经济的索马里海盗</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="audacious">audacious</span> , <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="portrayed">portrayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="aggressors">aggressors</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="rausoms">rausoms</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span>: <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pirate">pirate</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="hijacked">hijacked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="asit">asit</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="crewmen">crewmen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="botched">botched</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="buccaneers">buccaneers</span>: <span word="as">as</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="smartly">smartly</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="share">share</span>.</p><p>由于索马里海盗越来越猖獗，他们在媒体上经常被描绘成狠毒歹徒:把无辜的人抓为人质，勒索巨额赔金后才肯放人。很大程度上事实确实如此:上周，一伙海盗劫持了一艘去往美国的油轮; 1月下旬，在救援行动出现失误而失败后，另一伙海盗杀害了两名菲律宾船员。但还有另一种方式来评估这些海盗:作为商人，他们聪明地搞清楚国际贸易如何流动，并研究出自己怎样从中分到一杯羹。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neat">neat</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="globalised">globalised</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encapsulated">encapsulated</span>4 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="captains">captains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pirate">pirate</span> <span word="skiffs">skiffs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="basin">basin</span>.</p><p>"海盗业"的繁荣是对垒球化经济的一个生动隐喻。在索马里海盆，货轮船长和海盗的小艇每天上演的战斗，浓缩了所有关于如何赚到金钱，又如何损失金钱的事情。</p>
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