Victory! The captain of the Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, has been freed. A number of the Somali pirates -- who had been floating without resources for the past five days -- were killed in the operation, according to CNN. Of course, the larger issue of assymetric warfare and the vulnerability of shipping lines around the Gulf of Aden isn't going away. Join the conversation about this story » See Also: Somali Pirates Reinvest 20% Of Their Ransom Money Into Capex Overhyped Somali Pirates Can't Hold US Ship