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It seems curious that the Spanish view of universal jurisdiction applies to Israel, the late General Pinochet, and officials of the Bush administration, but not to pirates,
Never Yet Melted 2009
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He should have struck, not spoke; or that these pirates,
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Through the single window in the room Jack saw the returning pirates,
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While the three were living thus, in doubt whether they would be speared, or held as slaves, or sold to the Spaniards, the two pirates,
On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. John Masefield 1922
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When one of his captains came in and reported a loss of ten thousand dollars through having been robbed by pirates,
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Elbert Hubbard 1885
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Nor are they all of one race, but are the fiercest men of all the races of the Baltic gathered into that one nest of pirates,
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After passing a deserved panegyric on the suppression of the pirates,
Caesar: a Sketch James Anthony Froude 1856
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In addition to the opposition of open enemies and unprincipled pirates,
Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II 1831
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Shipping industry officials are discussing putting guard dogs on high-risk vessels to help frighten off pirates,
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2010
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"Our friends have disembarked and the ship set off into the ocean," one of the pirates,
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