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2004-10-28 Southeast Asia

South Korean warships to protect strategic waterways in Southeast Asia

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-28 3:12:37 PM|| || Front Page|| [13 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If they catch 'em it would be best they had a yardarm to hang the bastards from. And I wonder just what percentage of these pirates feel the need to face west 5 times a day

Posted by Cheaderhead 2004-10-28 4:33:52 PM|| 2004-10-28 4:33:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Good deal. And yeah... time to build a non-sensitive yardarm An oak temp maybe....

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-28 5:16:12 PM|| 2004-10-28 5:16:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Pirates have also threatened folks on land, too.
Ben Franklin, in one of his first civic activities, helped organize, fund, and arm an artillery company to defend Philadelphia (before the War for Independence) from potential pirates. That he got cooperation means other people saw the need, too.
Now, with fast ships, pirates can get in and out pretty fast. In the eighteenth century, most fleets attacking fortified positions won, because they could put together enough firepower to do the job--or if not, stay away--while the forts were limited to what they'd been given by a stingy government which had lots of places to worry about.
What would, for example, New Zealand do about a raid on a seacoast town? Besides call for Aussie or US help, I mean?

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2004-10-28 6:59:57 PM|| 2004-10-28 6:59:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 damn Richard, couldn't you have posted as Jack Aubrey? ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-28 7:05:30 PM|| 2004-10-28 7:05:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]

Posted by Grumpy Uncle Sam TROLL 2004-10-29 3:41:01 AM|| 2004-10-29 3:41:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hi Mikey! How's North Carolina this time of year?

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-29 6:55:06 AM|| 2004-10-29 6:55:06 AM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Grumpy Uncle Sam 2004-10-29 3:41:01 AM|| 2004-10-29 3:41:01 AM|| Front Page Top