NP: You Are Being Lied To About Pirates

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Thanks for this.  I've read other articles suggesting that the spoils of piracy have enriched the coastal villages, as opposed to Corporate Banker-pirates who deposit their funds in personal bank accounts.

Laura

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>From: John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 16, 2009 10:49 PM
>To: Pynchon Liste <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: NP: You Are Being Lied To About Pirates
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>Fascinating article from the UK's Independent:
>
>http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-you-are-being-lied-to-about-pirates-1225817.html