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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 11/20/2008
Pirates!
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The Indian navy is taking on Somali pirates .  The classic image of pirates is terribly, terribly romantic.  The reality is less compelling, as William Langewiesche outlined in a terrrific Atlantic piece that is, for some unknown reason, not available on our website.  Pirates ...
Here There Bee (More) Pirates … and Might the Obama Administration Take Them Out?
opiniojuris.org - 11/17/2008
Here There Bee (More) Pirates … and Might the Obama Administration Take Them Out?
— opiniojuris.org — Somali pirates strike again, this time hijacking a Saudi-owned tanker off the coast of Kenya . The... running stand off with the hijacked ship carrying arms and a Ukrainian crew continues; Russia announces that it repelled an attack on a different ... (more) Here There Bee (More) Pirates … and Might the ...

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timesonline.co.uk - 11/18/2008
Pirates can claim UK asylum
— 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 ... (more) Pirates can claim UK asylum

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forbes.com - 11/19/2008
Somali Pirates At Sea
— 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 ... (more) Somali Pirates At Sea

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India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'
democraticunderground.com 11/19/2008 — Source: [b]BBC[/b] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7736885.stm An Indian navy warship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden. The INS Tabar sunk the pirate "mother ship" after it failed to stop for investigation and opened ...
Newsweek Lauds UN for Letting Indian Navy Do Its Job — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Earlier this week the brave sailors of the Indian Navy struck a deadly blow to Somali pirate by sinking one of their mother ships . The courage and dedication of the Indian sailors no doubt is a source of pride for Indian citizens but also cause for cheering among Americans, Europeans, and ...
Indian Navy Sending Guided-Missile Destroyer INS Mysore To The Gulf Of Aden — The Jawa Report
NEW DELH The Indian Navy will be sending guided-missile destroyer INS Mysore to the Gulf of Aden for patrolling the waterways hit by a spate of ship hijackings by Somali pirates, defence sources said Thursday. The move comes after...
Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days — The New Editor
The Times of London's Catherine Philp reports : The battle with pirates operating off the coast of Somalia grew yesterday when raiders seized two more ships but lost one of their own in an uneven firefight with the Indian Navy. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) described the situation ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/19/2008 — Gates of Vienna
Lots of pirate news tonight. The pirates are living high on the hog with their ill-gotten gains, but the Indian navy just blew one of their ships out of the water. Also, the Saudis appear to be negotiating with the freebooters to try to get their supertanker back… Thanks to C. Cantoni, ...
Mother ship — TigerHawk
The Indian navy has opened up a can o' whup-ass on a Somali pirate "mother ship." Not only is this good news substantively -- we really cannot send these bastards down to Davy Jones locker fast enough -- but it marginally strengthens India's case for a permanent seat on the United Nations ...
The Indians go Pirate-Hunting. — RedState: Conservative News and Community
It would seem that our allies have a firm grasp of the essentials, too. Do you have a problem with captured piratical prisoners trying to play the asylum game ? Easy answer to that, as AoSHQ notes: don't take any . Indian navy sinks suspected pirate 'mother ship' NEW DELHI – An ...
A Good Start — Neptunus Lex
Talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight: Indian Navy - 1, Pirates - 0 An Indian navy warship has sunk a Somali pirate “mother ship” in the Gulf of Aden, the world’s most treacherous waterway, after the renegades threatened to attack the frigate… INS Tabar, an ...
Indian Navy Goes After Pirates — Ace of Spades HQ
The upswing in pirate attacks around the world but especially off the Horn of Africa has been going on for awhile now but it's finally starting to break into the MSM (hijacking an oil tanker will do that). Several nations...
Indian Navy Sinks Suspected "Pirate Ship" Off Somalia — The Jawa Report
I believe "pirate" is just another name for alQaeda. Just sayin... Anyhow, kudo's to the Indian Navy.(NAIROBI, Kenya) An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the...
This Is How To Deal With the Piracy Threat — A Blog For All
Harsh language hasn't worked. The legal system is ill prepared to deal with it. The UN is worthless. Military force, however, does work. The Indian Navy destroyed a mother ship used by the pirates to strike out at shipping around the Horn of Africa. The skirmish took place Tuesday evening about ...
Indians Beat Pirates in Slugfest — Drudge Retort
An Indian navy warship in the Gulf of Aden has destroyed a ship belonging to pirates operating off the coast of Somalia. INS Tabar sank a pirate "mother ship" after it failed to stop for investigation and opened fire instead, the military said.