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10. We don't have the right. How can we seize a huge tanker ship

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:59 AM

Dec 12

without firing one shot, but a little speedboat powered by outboard motors requires missiles?

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Talk to me like I'm a six- year old. [View all] zanana1 Dec 12 OP

Because we are Merkans doc03 Dec 12 #1

It IS an act of piracy--- lastlib Dec 12 #8

Has anyone asked why? hot2na Dec 12 #3

They had a warrant jonstl08 Dec 12 #12

Now we must start asking... MiHale Dec 12 #4

Justified by the EDA. usonian Dec 12 #5

I heard one news story that said a judge issued a warrant Justice Dec 12 #7

An important point. The only viable explanation is... lastlib Dec 12 #9

We don't have the right. How can we seize a huge tanker ship Emile Dec 12 #10

There are reports the ship beamed different cachukis Dec 12 #11

They got a court to issue a warrant Fiendish Thingy Dec 12 #13