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Convoy Costs
newshoggers.com - 11/19/2008
Convoy Costs
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By Fester: Somali piracy is hitting the news hard today. LA Times: Pirates prowling the treacherous waters off the Horn of Africa hijacked another merchant ship today, at least the second in four days, amid growing international concern about a 21st century version of an ancient security ...

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The Glittering Eye:  Piracy in the Gulf of Aden

We Are All Flint, MI Now
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/17/2008
We Are All Flint, MI Now
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Flint I was talking with mr. emptywheel about what one of the bad--but by no means worst--case scenarios in a GM bankruptcy would be. This scenario is just one of several that might happen--by no means guaranteed, and Congress would fight the ... (more) We Are All Flint, MI Now

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Do Not Want
eschatonblog.com - 11/20/2008
Do Not Want
— eschatonblog.com — This is rather ominous: LONG BEACH, Calif. — Gleaming new Mercedes cars roll one by one out of a huge container ship here and onto a pier. Ordinarily the cars would be loaded on trucks within hours, destined for dealerships around the country. But these are not ordinary times. For now, the ... (more) Do Not Want

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Chinese Automakers May Buy GM and Chrysler
thetruthaboutcars.com - 11/19/2008
Chinese Automakers May Buy GM and Chrysler
— thetruthaboutcars.com — Chinese carmakers SAIC and Dongfeng have plans to acquire GM and Chrysler, China’s 21st Century Business Herald reports today. [A National Enquirer the paper is not. It is one of China's leading business newspapers, with a daily readership over ... (more) Chinese Automakers May Buy GM and Chrysler

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Piracy in the Gulf of Aden
The Glittering Eye — I’ve been posting up a storm lately on the increase in the operational tempo and value of the prizes seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden over at Outside the Beltway. Here are my most recent posts: The Future of Piracy More on the Threat of Piracy to the Oil Trade Another Ship Seized Also, you might want to take a look at other bloggers who’ve been covering the topic: Fester at Newshoggers notes the convoy costs Pundita advocates the use of high tech ...

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Yes They Can
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