Fuckin' Somalian pirates!

The answer is a Q-ship:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_ship

A heavily-armed ship that looks like a defenseless freighter ... but who will produce/finance a fleet of such vessels? The toothless UN? The United States?

The first time a US warship (disguised or not) sinks a pirate, the international media will report that the United States, in their familiar role as international bully, "picked on" and sank a group of poor Africans.
 
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