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To: LindyBill who wrote (241443)3/11/2008 9:44:21 AM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793998
 
Where is the navy?



To: LindyBill who wrote (241443)3/11/2008 12:18:44 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Respond to of 793998
 
But if a marauder does his business in international waters there is no authority that can, legally, stop them.

I've posted this article before, but it's worth reposting periodically. It's an excellent read, by William Langewiesche

Anarchy at Sea

The sea is a domain increasingly beyond government control, vast and wild,where laws of nations mean little and secretive shipowners do as they please - and where the resilient pathogens of piracy and terrorism flourish.

wesjones.com