Peter Boulding wrote:
>
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:18:59 +0000, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique allusion
in
> lieu of the frontal attack' )" <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> <48023273.B3053A16@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
>
> >> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/5dy2oj
> >>
> >> THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas,
> >> has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because
> >> doing so may breach their human rights.
> >>
> >> War****ps patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off
> >> Somalia, have been warned that there is also a risk that captured
> >> pirates could claim asylum in Britain.
> >>
> >> The Foreign Office has advised that pirates sent back to Somalia
> >> could have their human rights breached because, under Islamic
> >> law, they face beheading for murder or having a hand chopped off
> >> for theft.
> >>
> >The Royal Navy should just sink the pirate vessels.
>
> Sounds like a good idea. Mr Big can always find himself a new crew, but
> boats cost money.
>
> But: before we send our suggestion to the British Government, let's wait
and
> see whether anyone is going to corroborate this Murdoch story.
>
Ahh, sorry, I'd forgot which of your esteemed journals was
suspect, can't keep 'em straight.
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