Comments on: The Secret Weapon for Fighting Pirates https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-secret-weapon-for-fighting-pirates/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-secret-weapon-for-fighting-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-107650 Isegoria Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:21:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23332#comment-107650 I don’t think South Korea is looking to take on western immigrants.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-secret-weapon-for-fighting-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-107649 Isegoria Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:20:35 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23332#comment-107649 I suppose everyone outside of the West passes the piracy test. And by West we mean the so-called élite. Most of America — Texas, the South, the Mid-West — would love to see what a few US Navy ships could do to pirates.

Russia’s an interesting case of a country supposedly in the process of demographic suicide, but willing to fight, balancing between deterring its enemies and egging them on.

]]> By: Bruce G Charlton https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-secret-weapon-for-fighting-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-107048 Bruce G Charlton Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:17:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23332#comment-107048 So, South Korea passes the piracy test.

I’ll add the name to Russia. It seems very significant that the Russians; actions were filmed and posted on the web. Clearly this was intended as a deterrent.

]]> By: Doctor Pat https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-secret-weapon-for-fighting-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-106859 Doctor Pat Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:20:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23332#comment-106859 That is the saddest thing that I’ve read in a long time.

And it strongly makes me want to move to Asia. Even more than before.

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