Somali pirates who took over an oil tanker are saying that unless they’re given millions of dollars they’ll be forced to dump everything which will destroy the Middle East economy. They are currently negotiating the settlement terms with the Saudi Arabian government.
Such hijackings have been spurred by the willingness of governments to pay ransoms, and thus hijackings in the region leaped this year. The governments say that in the future they’re going to get much tougher with demands like these and not give in so easily.
In completely unrelated news, the auto manufacturers are demanding billions of dollars or they’ll be forced to liquidate everything, which will destroy the United States economy. They are currently negotiating the settlement terms with the federal government.
Such demands have been spurred by the willingness of the government to pay “bailouts,” so the number of demands for “bailouts” around the country leaped this year. The government says that in the future they’re going to get much tougher with demands like these and not give in so easily.
Hmmm…
