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Indian navy captures 23 pirates in Gulf of Aden - Yahoo! News
Indian navy captures 23 pirates in Gulf of Aden - Yahoo! News
NEW DELHI The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden , where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months. An Indian navy ship, the INS Mysore , was escorting merchant ships in gulf off Somalia ...
Indian navy captures 23 pirates
msnbc.msn.com — The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months. (more) Indian navy captures 23 pirates
How Bush Failed Somalia
prospect.org — Two years ago the United States intervened in East African politics in a way that has been responsible for the deaths of untold thousands of people, has created the pirate problem, and is breeding a new generation of anti-American jihadists. (more) How Bush Failed Somalia
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Today’s Box Score: Indians 23, Pirates 0
Pirate's Cove — ... The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months. ...

Today’s Box Score: Indians 23, Pirates 0
Stop The ACLU — ... The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months. The pirates were from Somalia and Yemen, two countries on the coast of the Gulf of Aden. Apparently, Condi Rice will present a resolution to the UN Security Council next week to take all appropriate measures. I’m thinking it will get watered down to “yell bad words at the pirates.” Let the Indians handle it. They seem to have some cajones.

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