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Originally posted by khazadman:
Libya will do nothing about it because they are probably making money from the trafficing. And they also permit it because of the destabilizing effect that the illegal aliens are having in Europe. Italy should just inform the Libyan government that they wiil patrol their waters no matter what and that any attempt to stop them will be met with overwhelming force.
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You cannot do that. It is against any international law, because it violates international sovereignity, and Skunk is right, no need for another war.
Yet, IMO, there are other means to put pressure on Libya, e.g. stop any investment in that country, and they sorely need money, they would give in. In other words, that means either you accept the patroling or you keep on paying sanctions. But that requires EU/UN to act united, and so far non has moved an eyebrow.
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Originally posted by Skunk:
Likewise that particular stretch of water is extremely busy with legitimate traffic, and you can't stop and search ships at will in international waters (or in the territorial waters of another state) as this is contrary to international law.
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Actually, that wouldn't be a problem, for two reasons. The active patrol measures require that you control ports, and you cannot load big ships with people outside ports. Any trespasser would be blocked in territorial waters, where it would be perfectly legal to do so. Second, so far no boat bigger than a fishing ship has ever been used for this trafficking, because the boat is disposable - once you get in italian waters, it gets confiscated. You cannot afford to lose a ship every time.
The active patrol measures work, the Albanian case has proved that. Yet, without international consense, nothing can be done.