tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35366449.post4463805810129089072..comments2024-03-22T02:37:10.429-05:00Comments on Political Friends: Here there be Pirates!Andy Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659445086323172664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35366449.post-72505870992472206652008-11-26T12:21:00.001-05:002008-11-26T12:21:00.001-05:00whoops. that last post was by me.whoops. that last post was by me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35366449.post-50008666335274003642008-11-26T12:21:00.000-05:002008-11-26T12:21:00.000-05:00Andy wrote: According to the United Nations, if a ...Andy wrote: <I>According to the United Nations, if a military vessel suspects another ship might be a pirate ship, it is to first send over a boarding party to discover the true intent of said Black Pearl. Gone are the days of placing a shot across her bow.</I><BR/><BR/>So: if I suspect Andy's fishing boat of piracy, it's ok for me to shoot first (across the bow, of course) and ask questions later?<BR/><BR/>And if I'm in <I>my</I> fishing boat and some drunk champion of justice lobs a missile across my bow, you'll understand if I, under fire, blow up his ship to protect myself, in case *he's* a pirate?<BR/><BR/>If we're looking for pirates, I'd look for the guys Andy wrote about recently: the fat cats leaving Washington with multi-billion dollar bailouts. Jack Sparrow never had it so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com