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2019-07-23 Britain
Jeremy_Hunt calls taking of British ship by #Iran an act of piracy
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Posted by Fred 2019-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Picked right up on that did you?

Does the Brit navy still have any yardarms?
Posted by AlanC 2019-07-23 07:37||   2019-07-23 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 It is NOT an act of piracy. It was an act of war. There are differences. The people doing it should be treated like POWs if captured, for instance (they are actually wearing a uniform and making no bones about what they are up to). Pirates you can just shoot and dump overboard, should you feel like it. Also, it means that you should use your military to attack their nation and do things like seize their interests in your home territories rather just step up patrols of waters where pirates (non-state actors) are operating.
Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2019-07-23 08:10||   2019-07-23 08:10|| Front Page Top

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