Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Freedom of Action

Score one for the Indian navy against modern pirates:

An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder and more violent.


Not being burdened by fashionable Western guilt, India can get away with being far more aggressive than a Western--especially an American--ship could.

Come on India, hang a couple pirates as a lesson. You'll get the Nobel Peace Prize for doing what we'd get an International Criminal Court indictment for doing.