Our long history of violating international law continues...
this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2025
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Yes but some else just told me they are warships so it's not piracy
Warships are by definition owned and operated by a government. Privateers are private vessels operating under cover of law by a government.
So, yeah? Warships cannot commit piracy, technically. Really, the whole conversation here is about words and meanings.
Except privateers had warships...
It is a word game at this point you're right