Barry Artiste Op/Ed
Ohh and Arms Race between Privateers and Pirates. Imagine if you will a cargo ship armed with surface to surface missles and indiscriminaltely blowing up any boat within 5 miles of it reach.
Though a great idea in concept, cargo carriers are not Military and the Military are not Babysitters and Security Guards. One solution is the charge shippers a fee for a military escort into dangerous waters. Designate certain days and shipping lanes like a convoy of cargo containers through the straits under military escort, and the Military charge
all ships a fee for safe passage.
Now there is an idea!
WASHINGTON — A U.S. lawmaker says Somali piracy has an age-old solution: “Letters of marque” empowering private citizens to chase the seaborne scoundrels from the oceans.
Republican Representative Ron Paul and a handful of conservative theorists say it’s time that the U.S. Congress used the technique, pioneered by European powers in the 18th century as a way to wage naval warfare on the cheap.
Source: nationalpost.com
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