edition.cnn.com - 12/21/2008
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TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A group of Iranian warships steamed into the Gulf of Aden, joining an expanding list of navies sent to protect shipping routes from Somali pirates, state-run media reported Saturday. The report from Fars News Agency comes just weeks after the European Union launched its ...
usatoday.com - 12/19/2008
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usatoday.com —
The Somali immigrant, who moved to the "Land
of 10,000 Lakes" when he was 8, had good...
grades at the University of Minnesota and called Muslims to prayer at his mosque, where he also slept during the holy month of Ramadan. But on Nov. 1, Hassan ...
(more)
Somalis may be leaving Minn. for jihad
timesonline.co.uk - 12/26/2008
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timesonline.co.uk —
Three Chinese navy ships, armed with special forces,
helicopters and missiles, are on their way to join...
the international anti-piracy task force patrolling the waters off Somalia. The three vessels - two destroyers and a supply ship - will sail from ...
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China sends navy to fight Somali pirates
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/17/2008
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news.bbc.co.uk —
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved
a US resolution allowing countries to pursue Somali pirates...
on land as well as at sea. It is an extension of the powers countries already have to enter Somali waters to chase pirates. ...
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BBC NEWS | World | Africa | UN approves piracy land pursuit
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Taylor Marsh —
... China
sends navy vessels to fight pirates off of the Horn of Africa.
Iran
sends warships to battle the pirates off of Somalia as well.
In the plot thickens, Lebanon
now has an ambassador to Syria. Yep, that’s right. It coincides with another
tale I’ll tell you after the jump. ...
The thing to do is patrol the Gulf of Aden
Newshoggers.com —
... and walk the Strip. This was an acceptable way of being part of the undifferentiated masses of a social meta class of kids who were not gang bangers, not rappers and looking for an acceptable amount of trouble. Not much ever happened, but we were there because everyone else was there too. It looks like the Gulf of Aden is becoming the new international strip where anyone who wants to claim membership to the international trade system is showing up to see and be seen: Iran earlier this week announced it was sending a frigate and several support ships to the region ...
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