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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

In case you were wondering, I'm still sticking up for the pirates. And before you jump to conclusions, it's well worth reading this alternative angle by Johann Hari on the story (thanks to Yin for the link).

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William Bennett said...: Johann Hari is a pretty good polemicist who, to my eyes, has enemies in all the right places; 2:57 AM
WXXX said...: I would add to Hari's brief history that before the "arrr-me-hearties" golden age of piracy was the age of English exploration, for which we know names like Drake and Raleigh, who in their exploratory expeditions doubled as pirates, looting Spanish galleons for gold and dark flesh, with the implicit sanction and encouragement of Elizabeth I.

Here is a nice collection of stories (including Hari's) on the subject of nuke dumping & fish looting off the Somali coast... Seems that Europeans will ultimately be paying a much more dear price than multi-million ransoms if they are eating tuna marinated in radioactive waters!; 11:34 PM
WXXX said...: Well well well...

English Pirates by Somali Proxy?; 9:41 AM
Wendell said...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTxJLlQCe4U K'Naan on the Somali pirates.; 5:32 PM

William Bennett