Indonesia Orders Pirates Shot on Sight

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's naval chief has ordered his commanders to shoot dead armed pirates operating in key waterways including the busy Strait of Malacca, which carries a third of world trade. The Malacca Strait is a 500-mile channel through which about 50,000 commercial vessels pass each year, including ships ferrying 80 percent of Japan's oil needs.

Soon out of a Job?

"In the future, every thief at sea has to be shot dead and this should be publicized by the mass media to teach a lesson," Navy Chief of Staff Bernard Kent Sondakh said in a statement.

Pirate Hard at work.

When asked for a comment, a Pirate spokeman said only, "Yaaaar. Tis a shame. Many hard-workin' Pirates will be losin' their livelihoods."

Will all Pirates Be affected?
You know what Kind I mean.