Freitag, 24. Februar 2012

Combating piracy

The international crackdown on Somali pirates operating off the coast of Africa has created a dilemma: what to do with them when they are caught.
Eleven pirates captured by the U.S. Navy have been prosecuted in U.S. courts for hijacking a yacht that resulted in the death of all four Americans aboard. But that is not always the case in an international incident where jurisdiction is less clear.
In January, a U.S. Navy destroyer rescued the crew of an Iranian fishing boat that had been seized

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