shropshire 0 #1 October 11, 2011 From the BBC QuoteBritish and US naval forces have rescued an Italian ship hijacked by Somali pirates. The 56,000-ton bulk carrier Montecristo was hijacked 620 miles off Somalia on Monday by pirates in a small boat, according to the owners. Italy's Foreign Ministry said that 11 pirates had been detained and the 23-man crew had been released. The UK's Ministry of Defence said the Royal Navy had boarded the ship and had met no resistance. Members of the crew, from Italy, India and Ukraine, are said to be doing well. Italy's Foreign Ministry expressed "great satisfaction" in the operation to save the D'Alessio Group-owned cargo ship. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #2 October 11, 2011 Who are the British and US to condemn the Somali culture of piracy as being wrong? What business do we have interfering with their chosen lifestyle? If that's how they want to run their country, who are we to judge them for that? We should recognize that this is just cultural relativism, and leave them alone to do what they want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 380 #3 October 11, 2011 QuoteWho are the British and US to condemn the Somali culture of piracy as being wrong? What business do we have interfering with their chosen lifestyle?They weren't condemned for the piracy. They only got into trouble when they posted a photo of the ship on Facebook. The scoundrels! Don_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
