Business Items :: Plundering CNN

{ 2008 11 17 }

Plundering CNN

Cannibalism - As a kid, I wanted to be a polar bear when I grew up. They’re big, they’re the top of the food chain, and they don’t have to deal with extraneous nonsense; it’s all benefit. After watching this video, which describes how polar bears, starved as a result of climate change, have now been observed stalking and eating each other, I’m glad I changed my mind. Besides, there’s no way I would’ve made it through polar bear grad school.

Pirates - In September, African pirates hijacked a shipment of T-72 tanks, among other things. This week, pirates took a Saudi super-tanker. While the report doesn’t mention whether or not the ship is laden with crude oil, one wonders what the pirates plan to do with a vessel large enough to dwarf an aircraft carrier. This isn’t a Tercel. Its owners assuredly know its location, and the international community can regain it by main force, should they feel so inclined. Now, that’s an episode of COPS I’d watch.

PUMA - On a lark, I thought I’d see what the PUMAs are doing now that the election is over. Much to my surprise, the campaigns’ conclusion did not mean an end of the invective-laced vitriol either there or at the Anti-PUMA. Perhaps these people remain unaware that they are loose ends…or maybe they just prefer not to direct their energy toward constructive ends.