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Pirates Focus On Robbing Rich In Savvy PR Move [Trendwatch]
Posted on December 03, 2008
We can all agree that East African pirates are the new role models in a world with few economic options. But even though they have their own PR man, their wanton buccaneering is starting to give them image problems in some quarters. The media loves them, but world governments would like to blow them out of the water. Don't underestimate that old pirate savvy, though. They're going populist! Instead of hijacking things like oil tankers, which will eventually make us all pay higher gas prices, they're going after the rich. Their most recent target was the M/S Nautica, a luxury American cruise s...
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