OT In defense of pirates ...

On 2009-04-14, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

I don't want to sound like I approve of lawlessness or piracy
on the high seas.

Could have fooled me.

I posted the link so that before folks started
waving their flags, thumping their chests and working themselves
into a red, white and blue bloodlust.....

.....as opposed to an anti- "jap", etc froth.

they had a chance to look
at another side of the story.

Which has yet to be corroborated.

Somalia is a failed state, a lawless rogue state, and that's the
crux of the problem.

Hitler's Germany was a "failed state". I'd love to hear your take on this
one.

The problem isn't going to be solved by
lobbing in a few cruise missiles or even killing every Somali
"pirate" in the shipping lanes.

Yep. "The Man" is putting down the suppressed, so they have every right to
sell crack.

Hilarious.

nb