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Wednesday, June 27, 2007


RE: RE: Pirate Answer - Part II   [W. Thomas Smith Jr.]

The same thing could be argued about the situation in Darfur or any number of other places and situations worldwide where people are oppressed, tortured, starving to death, illegally held captive, you name it.

You specifically asked:

At the risk of sounding . . . overly simplistic, what exactly caused us to back off a hijacked ship — the mighty Somali Navy? Respect for the integrity of Somali borders?

And I answered.

Editor’s note: Please see this note.








 

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