1. Sunoco Oil Company had long-term oil supply contracts with KW, an oil company in Kuwait. The contracts were negotiated in 1989. The contracts ran smoothly until 1990, when armed forces from Iraq took possession of the oil- producing facilities of Kuwait. The eventual result was the Persian Gulf War which began in early 1991. Sunoco's oil was not delivered for over one year. Sunoco wishes to know its damage rights against KW for the year-long interruption in its oil supply. 2. Why are pirates so difficult to prosecute?