Comments on: Pirates Shoot At U.S. Cruise Ship In Failed Hijack Attempt http://themoderatevoice.com/24747/pirates-shoot-at-us-cruise-ship-in-failed-hijack-attempt/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:11:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: AustinRoth http://themoderatevoice.com/24747/pirates-shoot-at-us-cruise-ship-in-failed-hijack-attempt/comment-page-1/#comment-166046 AustinRoth Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:38:30 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/news-roundup/24747/pirates-shoot-at-us-cruise-ship-in-failed-hijack-attempt/#comment-166046 Well, I don;t see that as a tactic they would likely embrace. Right now they are winning their objective (hard currency) by not abusing those they capture. This is why the ransoms are being paid. As soon as countries and companies believe that the goal is mayhem, and the paying of ransom buys them nothing, then there will be a HUGE push for military intervention.<br><br>Stopping piracy is hard, nasty work, as history has shown. As long as the pirates can keep the nation-states from deciding they have no choice but to wipe them out (and that means wiping out the port cities and civilians supporting and benefiting from their illegal activity), they are safe. Well, I don;t see that as a tactic they would likely embrace. Right now they are winning their objective (hard currency) by not abusing those they capture. This is why the ransoms are being paid. As soon as countries and companies believe that the goal is mayhem, and the paying of ransom buys them nothing, then there will be a HUGE push for military intervention.

Stopping piracy is hard, nasty work, as history has shown. As long as the pirates can keep the nation-states from deciding they have no choice but to wipe them out (and that means wiping out the port cities and civilians supporting and benefiting from their illegal activity), they are safe.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/24747/pirates-shoot-at-us-cruise-ship-in-failed-hijack-attempt/comment-page-1/#comment-166041 DLS Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:03:54 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/news-roundup/24747/pirates-shoot-at-us-cruise-ship-in-failed-hijack-attempt/#comment-166041 Some of us have thought for years about not only pirates, but terrorists (which may blend or overlap in time, as they may have already done off Africa). In addition to rob-n-rape-n-burn standard stuff, it was my view that someday pirates might just want to kill and maim -- using one or more anti-ship missiles to do this.<br><br>I had thought that if anything, US-hatred by the world's lowlifes would result in a terrorist attack in the Caribbean during winter or holiday seasonal cruise activity there, if not an attack on the port of Miami. Some of us have thought for years about not only pirates, but terrorists (which may blend or overlap in time, as they may have already done off Africa). In addition to rob-n-rape-n-burn standard stuff, it was my view that someday pirates might just want to kill and maim — using one or more anti-ship missiles to do this.

I had thought that if anything, US-hatred by the world's lowlifes would result in a terrorist attack in the Caribbean during winter or holiday seasonal cruise activity there, if not an attack on the port of Miami.

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