Pirates of the New Millenium
The Blue Water Syndicate wrote about the recent acts of piracy against American ships. They had some good points:
The pirates receive millions of dollars in ransom money from ship owners. I thought we didn’t negotiate with terrorists. Thats exactly what these pirates are, terrorists… These individuals are threatening the international community. Not just the USA, not just their local people, not just anyone, EVERYONE… none of these ships have the ability to defend themselves? I know the pirates are heavily armed, but a large ship should be able to take out a few pangas…
As Americans we have the right to defend ourselves, our homes, our property with guns. Does this not apply to American vessels traveling the worlds oceans? It seems the cost of arming your ships would be less than paying out ransom money to terrorists.
Great Post!…
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