‘Once You Have a Ship, It’s a Win-Win Situation’
You’re not going to believe this, but Scott Carney’s got a post up at Danger Room interviewing Somali pirates on their strategies for hijacking cargo ships,
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You’re not going to believe this, but Scott Carney’s got a post up at Danger Roominterviewing Somali pirates on their strategies for hijacking cargo ships, complete with video a pirate crew provided him. I hesitate to even describe this because it’s such a great get and you should just click through the link, but check out this wise management-technique tip from a pirate:
“„From what I’ve seen, initial demands tend to be about 10 times the previous publicized ransom, is this a rule of thumb?
“„We know that we won’t get our initial demands, but we use it as a starting point and negotiate downwards to our eventual target. But as a rule, yes, that’s about right.
It works well, except when Navy SEALs shoot your face off. Here’s acool-looking picture from the U.S. Naval Institute’s blogof Gen. David Petraeus visiting the crew of the USS Bainbridge, which helped free Capt. Richard Philipsearlier this year.
Paula M. Graham
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