Some pretend that the war on Al-Qaeda is not a war and attacking them with drones is illegal under international law. Under this theory, terrorism is a crime, not an act of war. Terrorists such as Australia’s own David Hicks are just criminals. These criticisms rest on profound misconceptions about the international laws of war.
The hijacking of airliners was defined by the UN in the 1970s as aerial piracy.
The 9/11 terrorists were air pirates. NATO and allied military entered Afghanistan to subdue the home base of these brigands and those that harboured them:
- Naval and military deployments against pirate’s lairs date back thousands of years.
- The first war of the USA was with the Barbary Pirates in 1801 to 1805, with another war in 1815. These pirates waged war against the shipping of other nations, seized cargoes and ships, and sold captives into slavery.
- Punitive expeditions against bandits…
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