informationdissemination.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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Two of my favorite writers, Robert Farley and Thomas Barnett , have weighed in on Somali piracy, and while I agree with every point made by both, I disagree with both writers regarding how to manage the issue of Somali piracy. It isn't that I disagree with either of them that building ...
online.wsj.com - 11/25/2008
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online.wsj.com —
It's a safe bet, dear reader, that the
title of this column has caused you to either
(a) roll your eyes and wonder, What century do you think we're living in? or (b) scratch your head and ask, Yes, why don't we? Wherever you come down, the question ...
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Bret Stephens: Why Don't We Hang Pirates Anymore?
online.wsj.com - 11/25/2008
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online.wsj.com —
On Saturday, off the coast of East Africa,
pirates seized their largest catch ever: a giant Saudi-owned
oil tanker called the Sirius Star. The brazen attack came on the heels of the capture of a Ukrainian vessel (loaded with armaments destined for ...
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Pirates Exploit Confusion About International Law
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In Defense Of Pirates
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
A twist worthy of Jack Sparrow: There are very few people dying from [Somali] piracy. The areas that are being governed by the pirate companies are functioning and less violent than areas where piracy does not exist, indeed pirate cities are thriving. The pirates are not only commercial in nature, but they are enemies of the Islamic extremists that represent the enemy of the United States. It sounds crazy to say, but the pirates are essentially the secular, liberal capitalists of Somalia, and the United States would prefer to deal WITH not AGAINST those ...
Pirates Have a Friend in Virginia
Weekly Standard Blog —
... in Somalia for the measure of stability it would bring -- even if that stability allowed the state to become a safe-haven for al Qaeda affiliated terrorists. There are others who think we should embrace the pirates as the "secular, liberal capitalists of Somalia," who might serve as a bulwark against what now seems to be the inevitable return of Islamist rule. ...
Catching My Eye: Somali Pirates
The Glittering Eye —
... By far the most interesting post on the subject comes from Information Dissemination who suggests that the U. S. Navy’s ignoring the Somali pirates actually furthers our grand strategic objectives. ...
Statelessness and Disorder is the problem, not a goal
Newshoggers.com —
... I think Galrahn at Information Dissemination is providing an interesting, seductive and ultimately strategically counter-productive analysis of the Somali piracy situation and US response to it. I think his analysis justifies a failure of strategic vision and a misdiagnosis of threats: ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/21/2008 —
Most of the coverage I’ve seen of the Somali pirates issue has viewed this primarily through the lens of amusement — modern-day pirates! But of course there are real policy issues here. In particular, at the end of the day it’s ...
How Bush Failed Somalia
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"Twin Cities man" blew himself up in Somalia suicide bombing
jihadwatch.org 11/26/2008 — More on the Somali jihad in Minneapolis -- home also of several notable Stealth Jihad efforts, including the attempt to impose Sharia law on the patrons of taxicabs at Minneapolis airport, and the refusal of Muslim cashiers at local Target stores to ...
Pirates Continue Attacks On Shipping Off Somalia
lawhawk.blogspot.com 12/2/2008 — The pirates continue to act as though they own the seas. They continue to attack shipping, including a US cruise ship, the M/S Nautica, which was sailing on a 32-day cruise with destinations in Asia, Africa and Europe.The liner, carrying 656 ...
Reports concerning Somalia - 751
littlurl.com 12/20/2008 — Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia UN SITE SEARCH: Home Resolutions Committee Guidelines Annual Reports Selected Documents Monitoring Group on Somalia Press Releases Sanctions Committees ...
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youtube.com 12/21/2008 — by http://www.weebls-stuff.comWhere can you find pirates?
Somali jihadists reaping benefits of piracy
jihadwatch.org 11/21/2008 — That by itself is nothing new , but the increasingly brazen attacks on increasingly high-value targets are. "Pirates 'working with Islamists'," by Martin Plaut for BBC News , November 19:
Somali pirates have been accused of forming what is ...
Islamists’ Advance: No Effect on U.N. Aid to Somalia
warisboring.com 11/25/2008 — There were some alarmist headlines when Islamist fighters seized the strategic port of Merka in southern Somalia this month. “The threat the [Islamic Courts Union] posed in late 2006 has thus re-materialized: that Islamists will Talibanize ...
Pirates of Somalia
boston.com 3/16/2009 — Somali pirates continue their attacks against international ships in and around the Gulf of Aden, despite the deterrent of stepped-up international naval escorts and patrols - and the increased failure rate of their attacks. Under agreements with ...
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CNN Political Ticker 11/25/2008
One of Georgia Democrat Jim Martin's ads bears a striking resemblance to an earlier ad by the Obama campaign.
(CNN) — It's been less than three weeks, but more than $4 million has already been spent on the airing of campaign commercials ...
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