On 2009-Jan-01, at 01:49, Kevin Callahan wrote: > On Dec 31, 2008, at 5:47 PM, Stefano Mori wrote: > >> Then read the Israeli rules and see why it says that any approaching >> vessel mustn't exceed 15 knots. > > does Israel control international waters?
As I said, when the matter is about terrorism or smuggling or piracy, any country will go anywhere. And practically, what use is a 12 mile zone, if it is so small that anyone in a fast boat could slip through carrying who knows what? You keep asking about that law, that rule, "international waters". Well there's a famous old film, The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp (1943). "War begins at midnight!" protests the Colonel, who's just been captured by the enemy using underhand/terrorist tactics (they started the war early). See the Colonel is a man of honor... of rules... but the enemy doesn't play by the rules, and if Britain is to win the war, they have to learn to play dirty. [1] Operations in International Waters November 1, 2005: The U.S. Coast Guard (in cooperation with the U.S. Navy) has made it known that it will intercept and search suspect in the middle of the ocean, in international waters, if a terrorist threat is suspected. The United States wants maritime laws to be changed to reflect this, but apparently the policy is already in place, and ready for use if the need should arise. While such searches could cause a lot of diplomatic stink, counter-terrorism officials would apparently rather err on the side of preventing a terrorist attack via seaborne trade. http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20051101.aspx [1] That was the propaganda in the film, even though it was also a very controversial film because it depicted Germans as real people with real feelings and human qualities. _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
