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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:07 PM
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the Pirates known as Blackwater are off to wage war on other Pirates, oh yes


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/03/blackwater-pirates/


Blackwater Plans New Mission: Fighting Pirates


The private security firm Blackwater is planning to offer a new service to make money: protection from the pirate-infested waters off the coast of East Africa. “Blackwater’s push to land its first antipiracy contract is part of a strategy to build its business outside its State Department security work in Iraq, which brings in between $300 million and $400 million a year.” The security company may be looking for new lucrative opportunities partly because the Iraqi government has now ratified a law stripping Blackwater contractors of immunity. Indeed, Blackwater spokeswoman Anne Tyrrell noted the legal benefits of operating in the open sea: “We would be allowed to fire if fired upon; the right of self-defense is one that exists in international waters.”
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Obama cannot let Blackwater exist!
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Skink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:08 PM
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1. Avast..
Prepare to be boarded.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:09 PM
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2. Privateers looking for letters of Mark. It's like going back to the 1700's
only with modern corporate structure.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:09 PM
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3. This should be fun with the government of Somalia
Law of the Sea rules should come into play here.
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:13 PM
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4. I hope they sink each other
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Two Sheds Donating Member (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:25 PM
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5. Go Pirates
I hope they win by at least ten runs.
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:27 PM
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6. What about the Pirates of Dark Water?


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kanrok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:47 PM
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7. Yar!
n/t
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riqster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-04-08 12:52 PM
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8. Hi, Diddle-dee-dee.....
A pirate's life for me!

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