Apparently this dude (he confessed) eventually succeeded in killing 2 people, a taxi driver and a shepherd. Not cool, hope this guy gets put away. [...]
NPR has done a splendid piece on the a ‘typical’ pirate business plan based on a negotiation encounter.
Step 1: Secure venture funding.
Step 2: Procure operating capital in the form of staff (pirates), weaponry, and a ship.
Step 3: Catch a passing ship.
Step 4: Negotiate the ‘sale’ of the hostages to an interested party.
Step 5: Distribute the earnings [...]
Moral Clarity on the Israeli-Gaza conflict
Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of surprise, it contacts enemy noncombatants in advance to warn them of approaching danger. Hamas, which started this conflict with unrelenting rocket and mortar attacks on unarmed Israelis — 6,464 launched from Gaza in the past three years — deliberately [...]
