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Aussie105

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1. "Established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean."

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:46 AM

5 hrs ago

I prefer the translation from inside my head scrolling across the inside of my eyelids - "The US executes high seas piracy, again."

Someone explain: How is this not piracy?

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"Established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean." Aussie105 5 hrs ago #1