For some time now, the argument that the pirates terrorising the waters off the coast of Somalia are a combination of environmentalists and Robin Hoods has been popping up (although it has not received the same amount of attention as the gripping stories of how the pirates held captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama hostage before eventually being killed by US forces). This week, the EU Observer reports how one overlooked issue in the recent press coverage is the question of what has led to the dramatic rise in hijacking and kidnapping incidents off the Somali coast. It is…