2006-12-23 08:56:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I ask because British warships are regularly searching ships in the West Indies and Off Sudan and Somalia.
2006-12-23 09:12:11 · update #1
I say this because if a ship is carrying tons of cocaine for whatever reason, some of it legitimate and a warship "Seizes" it, it looks like piracy to me.
2006-12-23 09:34:37 · update #2
And at some point, this "seized" drugs are sold.
2006-12-23 09:35:39 · update #3
From a legal point of view it would appear that they have no authority stopping ships in international waters.
2006-12-23 15:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are doing it under the authority of that country, it's an act of war. Otherwise, it's piracy
2006-12-23 09:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is a naval blockade, designed to force pressure onto a nation from within by causing hardship on it's citizens who will then pressure their government to stop whatever it is they are doing to bring the blockade on. In the case of Iran, it is more than justified. In fact, they are lucky to be getting just the blockades.
2006-12-23 08:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by Rich B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piracy is looting ships. Pirates didn't get their bad name from searching ships.
2006-12-23 09:02:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No piracy is defined by the fact that they sail under no ones flag but their own.
2006-12-23 08:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piracy isn't the word if a government does it.
2006-12-23 09:05:09 · answer #6 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that the equivalent of saying: isn't it an act of robbery for police to impound a drunk's car?
2006-12-23 09:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, it's an act of war.
Our leaders call it the war on terror and/or the war on drugs.
2006-12-23 08:59:24 · answer #8 · answered by texxsmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, its an act of war
2006-12-23 08:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by AD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess how you look at it.....Depends on which ship you're on
2006-12-23 09:09:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋