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-- Taking hostages and ransoming them is a form of terrorism. Not classic "islamic terrorism" but "terrorism" even by thier own agenda. Supposedly this is because we pollute thier waters or something.
Well, the seas have been polluted and the toxic containers washed up by the tsunami showed that - however that isn't an excuse for what they have done. I also disagree both your versions of terrorism - islamic terrorism is still terrorism and piracy is not (either in the classic skull and crossbones or Somali pirate sense) terrorism. Not in the definitions I have seen.
-- "will"? isn't that a bit speculative.
As speculative as sending troops on the ground or bombing from the air thinking that will solve the situation..
-- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...001/Somali-pirate-port-becomes-boom-town.html
Pirates are building mansions, big cars, etc.
Thank you.
-- Sorry, I don't think "neutral" is right either. Though I know you are more liberty oriented.
To be honest, I have no permanent political "steer," maybe I'm just an "extremist moderate" as Winston once called me...
--I simply think you are overestimating the impact "interdiction" will have here.
It's a policing matter to me - it can be dealt with by the military but from a policing perspective - not an "anti-terror" one though. I personally think that will simply drive them into the arms of Iran or the Sudanese. The pirates have (so far) not shown any link. Events may change that - I don't know.