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theKed

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19. Y'know

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 02:39 PM

Feb 2013

This kinda brings back memories of the Canada/Portugal "Turbot War" in the Grand Banks, culminating in the Canadian navy firing on, and capturing, an illegal fishing trawler.

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US court brands whale activists Sea Shepherd 'pirates' [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

How the hell could they have gotten that idea? Bonobo Feb 2013 #1

Tokyo must have bribed some people. DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #2

A "heritage" of fifty years ago Scootaloo Feb 2013 #3

tell that to the judges CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #21

Related Thread ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #4

Thanks for the link The Straight Story Feb 2013 #5

Does this mean that legally, the US Navy can take action against them? TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #6

The JMSDF could do what you pointed out and more under the LOS ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #9

Doesn't the LOS give pretty well much any navy in the world carte blanche to shoot pirates on sight? TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #11

Not quite that severe IIRC ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #12

Japan would more likely use their coast guard instead of Navy gejohnston Feb 2013 #15

Y'know theKed Feb 2013 #19

are they murdering women and kids with drone attacks? nt msongs Feb 2013 #7

+1 woo me with science Feb 2013 #17

Pirates. Really? Pirates? lonestarnot Feb 2013 #8

SSCS has pretty well shredded the LOS ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #10

Thanks for those acronyms. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #13

I'm so glad I'll never need another security clearance NightWatcher Feb 2013 #14

If the Sea Shepherds are pirates (my ass!), the whalers are murderers! Bake Feb 2013 #16

If Sea Shepherd used DEADLY force, all bets would be off. TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #20

You are quite right of course. Bake Feb 2013 #22

Capt Watson has a response: me b zola Feb 2013 #18