What ARE they except pirates? What happened to the Barbary pirates?
Multiple punitive raids by European Powers and the United States.
Culminating in several pitched battles and indiscriminate bombardments from 1816 till European nations decided to invade North Africa in force. Starting right about 1830. To finally put an end to the Barbary States permanently.
The last punitive reprisal for piracy against a North African country occurred in 1851. When a French Naval Squadron shelled the Moroccan city of Salé.
"Pirates" were likely the 19th century version of 21st century "Terrorists". Paid (by globalist) mercenaries alongside actual sovereign people trying to reclaim their sovereignty from globalist colonial occupation so history can be rewritten and normies can't differentiate. It is called "language contamination".
Many "Pirates of the Caribbean" who were exiles from Britain tried to ally (and create financial pools) to form new sovereign nations separate from Euro Crowne control (roughly 1600-1750s pirate period), prior to 1776. Haiti was one of these "pirate colonies" that was closely allied with proto-US Republic, and then harshly treated by globalists since then.
Multiple punitive raids by European Powers and the United States.
Culminating in several pitched battles and indiscriminate bombardments from 1816 till European nations decided to invade North Africa in force. Starting right about 1830. To finally put an end to the Barbary States permanently.
The last punitive reprisal for piracy against a North African country occurred in 1851. When a French Naval Squadron shelled the Moroccan city of Salé.
Were the French flying the white flag or the rainbow one?
Yes.
Also, a muzzie flag.
"Pirates" were likely the 19th century version of 21st century "Terrorists". Paid (by globalist) mercenaries alongside actual sovereign people trying to reclaim their sovereignty from globalist colonial occupation so history can be rewritten and normies can't differentiate. It is called "language contamination".
Many "Pirates of the Caribbean" who were exiles from Britain tried to ally (and create financial pools) to form new sovereign nations separate from Euro Crowne control (roughly 1600-1750s pirate period), prior to 1776. Haiti was one of these "pirate colonies" that was closely allied with proto-US Republic, and then harshly treated by globalists since then.