Originally Posted by
Dmitri
NATO (or any country) has no business inspecting foreign vessels in neutral waters. Doesn't depend on honour and decency or how high your horse is :-)
That's not true. The Royal Navy had a significant role on the high seas in stopping the trade in human bodies for slavery despite the waters they plied and more recently the vile trade in drug running. Any vessel running the gauntlet of the law of the sea, human decency and morals deserves to be stopped and inspected, only those who carry guilt should be ashamed of their conduct.
There is no higher horse.