Originally posted by vandenberg
Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
Old time pirates in some ways were like modern day terrorists of all types, fundamentalist Muslims suicide bomber, Fundamentalist Christain clinic
bombers, Basque Separatists, IRA, on and on.
Pirates to some, and heroes to others. And their lifestyles greatly romanticized by many. |
And, just like today, many, if not almost all, were subsidized/sanctioned by governments, many European.
Part of their secret warfare, something like the ancient CIA.
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