Comments on: P-AAAAARRRRRR: Even Pirates Have A Spokesman

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:54:10 +0000

Well, last night I suggested that I had some difficulty in distinguishing between the ethics of the 377 people in London who took down 116,000 of their colleagues in 130 separate countries, and the Somalian pirates.

The people from AIG who achieved this are unlikely to be hung in chains at Canary Wharf, though it would probably make their colleagues feel better…

By: David

David — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:45:11 +0000

Contacted by satellite phone?????
Be there a directory enquiries for pirates Jim lad???

Oh ‘aar Mr Mate.. issue cheese to all hands… cast giblets to the wind… we be butting ‘ard into the teeth of a Nor’east spanker I tell ‘ee!

Sorry,
I missed international talk like a pirate day. Just catching up…. I’ll stop now.

By: agw

agw — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:25:14 +0000

Does the term “blown right out of the water” cause any alarms?
Not those associated with spending too long in a very hot bath.

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:03:31 +0000

I get the picture; these poor honest pacifist eco-warriors will be the victims of a show trial and will be executed in full view of the heartless capitalists who are bent on destroying not only the pristine waters of the Somalian coastline but also dispatching tanks to be used for the suppression of the last flickering flames of hope in a war torn continent.

I’m on Chapter 2 of PR For Dummies; how am I doing?

By: yampster

yampster — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:49:35 +0000

Tell me it aint so. I further refer ‘ee to this

In the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982, “maritime piracy” consists of:

(a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:
(i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft;
(ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;
(b) any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;
(c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in subparagraph (a) or (b)

(Bain’t wikipedia wonderful)

‘Tis international law, not to be interfered with by scurvy politicos and the swabs will swing fer it. They’ll be dangling from the yardarm or chained to Canary wharf at low tide before yer vittals have gone cold and yer grogs bin supped.

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:32:36 +0000

No, no, Yampster; this is civil disobedience.

These people are pacifists who are trying to prevent weapons reaching a war torn continent, and I know that’s right because it says so on the press release…

By: yampster

yampster — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:24:53 +0000

I refer ee t’ this

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) defines piracy as:

the act of boarding any vessel with an intent to commit theft or any other crime, and with an intent or capacity to use force in furtherance of that act.

It be piracy, I tell ‘ee and they’ll feel the lash (salt rubbed in obligato) afore sundown

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:10:03 +0000

Yep.

You can see why Obama wants to keep this under wraps; these community organisers may not play well…

By: dairy

dairy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:01:18 +0000

ah yes - one man’s pirate is another man’s freedom fighter…..

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:59:42 +0000

Won’t happen.

‘”We are not pirates, we are just protecting our natural marine resources. Some countries want to make our waters a dumping site for the industry of the West. We are supported by the local community.”

http://www.anorak.co.uk/twitterings/191110.html#comment-385335

By: yampster

yampster — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:54:24 +0000

They should keel ‘aul and clap ‘em in irons so they should . Arrrr!

After a fair trial of course