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Default 7 more captured by pirates..

On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:24:26 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:20:23 -0500, Harryk
wrote:

It is called a blockade, unless you are JFK, then it is an embargo.

I guarantee you, as soon as they get a terror connection, this will
escalate and I think that in imminent. Unfortunately for us, the rule
is "first punch is free" so we won't do anything until we have a
serious attack traced back to this money.


That blockade was imposed against ships sent out by a nation. I believe
any such blockade as described here will violate international law.


It is still the president deciding this piracy constitutes a clear and
present danger to the US. If we can justify the war in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, a naval embargo of Somalia is trivial but that is was not my
suggestion.
I really believe with our surveillance and computer technology, we
could profile the boats and identify the likely pirates, then just
watch them from 50,000 feet to see if they approach a target ship.
When they do, sink them in the act. It would not take many stories
from ship captains about a pirate attack that was destroyed by some
invisible protector to make the other pirates rethink their line of
work.

You could also board and search suspect boats. If you find weapons,
arrest the crew and sink the boat.
If they fire on a US ship, the end would come in a few seconds.


It isn't and it doesn't except on a very minor level.