the Pirates known as Blackwater are off to wage war on other Pirates, oh yes

[ensho]

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!

[Skink]

1. Avast..

Prepare to be boarded.

[HereSince1628]

2. Privateers looking for letters of Mark. It's like going back to the 1700's

only with modern corporate structure.

[malaise]

3. This should be fun with the government of Somalia

Law of the Sea rules should come into play here.

[lame54]

4. I hope they sink each other

[Two Sheds]

5. Go Pirates

I hope they win by at least ten runs.

[TlalocW]

6. What about the Pirates of Dark Water?

TlalocW

[kanrok]

7. Yar!

n/t

[riqster]

8. Hi, Diddle-dee-dee.....

A pirate's life for me!