I'll bet the former Lords of the Admiralty must be rolling in their graves on this one! "THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach their human rights. Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off Somalia, have been warned that there is also a risk that captured pirates could claim asylum in Britain. The Foreign Office has advised that pirates sent back to Somalia could have their human rights breached because, under Islamic law, they face beheading for murder or having a hand chopped off for theft. " from: _http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece_ (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece) Regards, John "Seahorse **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

Sounds like returning Somalian pirates to Somalia for local punishment is exactly the right prescription. Islamic law (Shariah) as applied to Muslims doesn't violate their human rights. Rather, it is their right and their law. The entire world isn't defined by the current sensibilities (or lack thereof) in London. Hopefully the French will continue to show some backbone as they have recently, not to mention the US, so we can all stay safe on the high seas. John Marshall On Apr 13, 2008, at 1:08 PM, Truelove39@aol.com wrote: > I'll bet the former Lords of the Admiralty must be rolling in their > graves on > this one! > "THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has > been told > by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may > breach > their human rights. > Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off > Somalia, have > been warned that there is also a risk that captured pirates could > claim asylum > in Britain. > The Foreign Office has advised that pirates sent back to Somalia > could have > their human rights breached because, under Islamic law, they face > beheading > for murder or having a hand chopped off for theft. " > from: _http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece_ > (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece) > Regards, > John > "Seahorse > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.