Maybe a simple way to stop pirates with out killing......

[John Kepler]

The idea John, is kill their children before they kill ours. Nick

No question...but you and I both know that doing one will risk the other, and there WILL be costs. If you are asking my own opinion....then yes, the benefits of the "principal" justify the risks WITH the proviso that our "kids" have the adequate wherewithal to accomplish the "mission" as you have so succinctly defined it.

But I have to ask, what if anything that has transpired in the last 4 months and change gives you ANY indication that Pres. Cookoo Banana and his Band have any intention of seeing the problem in those terms?

[Neal Myers]

But, John, these are not "war-crimes" & international treaties do not apply. These fellas are not "enemy combatants", as we are not at war with Somalia. So, they deserve the same right as any other armed pirate on the high seas ---- that is, the right to summary execution.

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

Remember the quote about a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it fall?
If you sink the pirates and CNN is not around, is it a war crime?

[Vern Humphrey]

I'll tell you a story.

Hampton, Virginia is the oldest English-estabished town in continuous existance in America. About 20 years ago, they decided to build the Virginia Air and Space Museum in Old Hampton -- the oldest part of town.

Naturally, they did an archeological reconnaissance first, carefully digging up the site. And they found some amazing things. One thing they found was a human skeleton. This skeleton was found face down at the beach, just below the high water mark. There was no coffin, no grave goods, and no sign of any clothing. The man had been strangled.

A little reseach showed this was the spot where Maynard brought back the captured pirates after killing Edward Teach (Blackbeard.) This was the customary method of disposing of excess pirates -- string 'em up and bury 'em naked and face down below the high water mark.

[Dimitri]

OK fine....buy who's gonna pay for it, who's gonna crew it, who's gonna run it?

You could probably heavily arm a few crews of volunteers who have nothing personal about it as long as you payed and you gave them a get out of jail free card.

It's still prima facia "abandonment at sea of surrendered combatants", and it's still (probably) a war-crime.

They are not combatants, as they are not a Navy of any sort. Sort of like the variety of Militias in Iraq that go around in Civilian clothing shooting at the troops. They do not have any benefits of any treaty of war. Them going to Gitmo is a much better situation then they deserve.

The US and any other country in the War on Terror can legally put the un-uniformed terrorists on their knees and give them each one to the back of the head without breaking a single treaty of war.

These Pirates are in the same boat as the terrorists, they only get as much "civilized" treatment as we give them, otherwise there is nothing to protect them.

Dimitri

[RayP.]

Pirates loot ships,take ships for own use and etc,these are common thieves and robbers who just happen to use boats because cars and trucks don't float and there fore deserve no considerations as are afforded militaries,no difference than if they were stopping truck convoys on a desolate road some where.

RayP.