Ignorance, thy name is Sharpton...
Som'n about the "so-called" pirates, they call themselves a voluntary coast guard in Somalia, which may be more apt.I like Ed Morrissey's take as he beclowns the Permed One...
[Our] own Coast Guard routinely steals ships, shoots crew members, and demands millions in ransoms, right?Found on Powerline via Hot Air, thanks to Crank Monkey.
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Crime on water isn't even piracy in my boat. It's just crime. Piracy was about state sponsored mucking about with your enemies commerce.
I think the state-sponsored version was "privateer," and supposedly only during war; i.e.: they were Private Military Contractors. Of course, everyone else in opposition to that letter of marque would consider them pirates. Some things never change...
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