In the 4th Century BC Alexander the Great asked a pirate what he meant by keeping possession of the sea. The pirate smiled, and responded: "What you mean by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, while you, who do it with a great fleet, are called emperor."
Warships present in the Horn of Africa on 8 Dec. 2011:
Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the UK and the USA.
