Snacks for thought - April 20, 2009

'Snacks for thought' is a weekly round-up of thought-provoking articles, commentaries and opinions:

1. Are Somalia's pirates the Robin Hoods of Africa? - http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-you-are-being-lied-to-about-pirates-1225817.html
2. Obamaphiles and 'the audacity of hope-no-more' - http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090504/klein?rel=hp_currently
3. Connecting Taiwan's current political crisis to the global economy - http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=7681
4. Globalization's showdown with itself. Read this thoughtful piece by Joseph S. Nye's - http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/nye69
5. Saudi Arabia repeals all laws discriminating to women...in this popular virtual video game at least - http://www.alarabiya.net//articles/2009/04/20/71059.html