The notion of pirates from the Caribbean is thrilling (especially when they’re as attractive as Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom) but the reality of the escalating presence of bona fide pirates is just daunting. “Sea Pirates Bloody Growth” reveals an alarming quandary that has been far too prolonged. Probably the most chilling part of the situation is the fact that these pirates have skills comparable to military men.

Pirates have also increased their tactical sophistication, often surrounding a target ship with several boats and firing machine guns and antitank missiles to force it to stop. As Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan recently warned, “piracy is entering a new phase; recent attacks have been conducted with almost military precision. The perpetrators are well-trained, have well laid out plans.”

-excerpt from “Terrorism Goes to Sea”

Piracy seemed to be motivated by the dawn of international arms trading while the pervasiveness of the problem is enthused by the ongoing growth of cargo ships transporting our material goods. Maybe the scariest actuality of this problem is really our own involvement in the bloody growth of sea pirates. We contribute to our individual fears in the way humanity makes the accessibility of weapons so effortless as well as the manner in which we buy and buy. Now that’s scary.