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Old 04-17-2009, 10:14 AM   #68 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Crompsin View Post
Yeaaaah, I don't like the "but we're all assholes" argument. It doesn't seem very productive given any macro level discussion.
I don't like it either, but all i was trying to say was, that I understand the situation of those pirates a bit.
Personally I would attack the foreign fisherman, give them 5 min to change course if they dont use the RPGs

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Originally Posted by MSD View Post
First, I need more than an opinion piece with a whopping two sourced quotes to back up claims to convince me.
some more:
UN envoy decries illegal fishing, waste dumping off Somalia


Illegal fishing off Somalia on increase
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