RE: Mil vs. Civ shipping

A pirate is someone who attacks YOUR shipping.
A privateer, security consultant, etc. are those who
attacks someone ELSES ships.   ;-)

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net	 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de [SMTP:KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de]
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 3:43 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: Mil vs. Civ shipping
> 
> Laserlight pontificated:
> > Mr. Barclay opined:
> > > For example, I have little doubt that if my free trader
> > > was operating in the AE, being the politically colourful
> > > place that it is, that I could well see slapping on some
> > > B-2s for defence. Maybe some military sensor systems too.
> >
> > You probably wouldn't need them, as there are very seldom pirates
> > in the AE systems.	Privateers, "security consultants",
> > mercenaries who are between jobs, and the occasional Islamic Fed
> > raider--but no pirates.
> 
> I think we need a lawyer-tight definition of	'Pirate'  and an
explanation
> of the difference between a pirate and the other gentlemen (and
ladies)
> mentioned above before we are willing to accept the above statement.
> 
> Greetings
> Karl Heinz