From the erudite Dr. Don Hardison: A very thought-provoking note re the perspective of our ancestors. Worth thinking about. Paul >>Always amazing why people ask certain questions. Like the > wonderful quote > > from Willie Sutton: why do you rob banks? ANS: 'Cause that's > where the > > money is. > > > > I'm still amazed that they could sail a ship from England and hit > the NA > > continent -- to imagine that those little cockleshells could > patrol and find > > pirates defies even my vivid and over-active imagination. All one > needs to > > do is get in a small boat and get out of sight of land to realize > just how > > VAST those areas are. And, as you point out, motivation must > play a role > > in the pursuit and "discouragement" of piracy. > > > > Ah, human bahavior. . . . . > >