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What Will Stop Seafaring Somali Pirates?

Pirates have taken at least a dozen ships for ransom since October, and the European Union has just launched a multinational effort the reign them in.

How successful will they be with Somalia in a state of anarchy? Plus, how does piracy impact the price of international goods?

Farai Chideya talks with Daniel Sekulich, a Canadian journalist and author of the forthcoming Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates.

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