latimes.com - 11/13/2008
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Though Mogadishu remains under the control of Somalia's fragile transitional government and thousands of Ethiopian troops, the city of Baidoa, where the parliament is based, is under so much threat that many lawmakers have fled. "They are regrouping," Richard Barno, an analyst at the Institute ...
timesonline.co.uk - 11/18/2008
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timesonline.co.uk —
THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands
on the high seas, has been told by the
Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach their human rights. Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off Somalia, have been ...
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Pirates can claim UK asylum
mypetjawa.mu.nu - 11/12/2008
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mypetjawa.mu.nu —
The al Qaeda supporter and blogger arrested by
the FBI earlier this week has been identified as
Tarek Mehanna. Mehanna was arrested as he attempted to leave the country on charges that he had lied to the FBI about prior...
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Arrested Blogger Identified: Tarek Mehanna
forbes.com - 11/19/2008
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forbes.com —
Somali pirates don't scare easily. Last month, they
hijacked a Ukrainian merchant vessel loaded with tanks, heavy
weapons and ammunition, and still haven't relinquished control of the freighter to the American and Russian navy ships that have besieged ...
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Somali Pirates At Sea
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Islamic Insurgents Take Somali Port City
Pirate's Cove —
It’s those uber-fashionable Islamic insurgents!
Islamic insurgents seized a strategic port city in Somalia on Wednesday, raising fears that they were gearing up for an assault on the capital, about 50 miles away.
The fighters, wearing red head scarves and chanting “God is great,” marched into Marka without firing a shot. Government troops had fled the night before upon hearing that an attack was imminent, residents said.
I hear that they also had very chic green smocks and some of those cool shoes ...
Islamic Insurgents Take Somali Port City
Stop The ACLU —
It’s those uber-fashionable Islamic insurgents ! Islamic insurgents seized a strategic port city in Somalia on Wednesday, raising fears that they were gearing up for an assault on the capital, about 50 miles away. The fighters, wearing red head scarves and chanting “God is great,” marched into Marka without firing a shot. Government troops had fled the night before upon hearing that an attack was imminent, residents said. I hear that they also had very chic green smocks and some of those cool shoes that Don Johnson always wore in Miami Vice. The seizure of Marka comes amid ...
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