Definition of Pirates Was: OT: We got it up!



John Larkin wrote: 
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:39:38 GMT, Richard the Dreaded Libertarian
<eatmyshorts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


The point was, "terrorism" is the last line of defense of a people
who are being invaded by the inexorable US war machine.


That's absurd. The first attempt to bring down the WTC was in 1992.
Islamic terrorists have been bringing down planes and ships for
decades. These guys aren't acting on the behalf of, or for the welfare
of, any people but themselves. They want to be the Taliban, to rule
absolutely without anyone's vote or consent, to keep their women down
and send their young men off to die, leaving that many more young
women for themselves.




There is an article at

<http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/July-August-2005/feature_burgess_julaug05.msp>

that argues to legally define "terrorists" as "pirates" in order to bring mature and accepted law to bear.

One of the implications is the jurisdiction issue: pirates could be captured wherever they were found, by anyone who found them.

Now, we just need an electronic pirate locator circuit.

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