Though let's also be clear that piracy was often a legal activity by the pirates' home country, and that the offcial navy was engaging in the same activity - bu

Though let's also be clear that piracy was often a legal activity by the pirates' home country, and that the offcial navy was engaging in the same activity - but they needed more help from mercenaries: the pirates. Is Iraq with our Army and Blackwater mercs really any different?