news.yahoo.com - 12/2/2008
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Islamist leader calls on pirates to free ships AFP/US Navy/File US Navy image of Somali pirates who seized the Ukrainian cargo ship MV Faina in October 2008. Somalia's
apnews.myway.com - 11/28/2008
theaustralian.news.com.au - 12/5/2008
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A DANISH anti-piracy warship has rescued seven suspected
pirates whose boat had broken down in the Gulf
of Aden and then sank their heavily-armed vessel. Danish soldiers seized several anti-tank rockets and AK-47 assault rifles from the pirate ship, ...
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Warship rescues pirates, sinks their ship
informationdissemination.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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informationdissemination.blogspot.com —
Two of my favorite writers, Robert Farley and
Thomas Barnett , have weighed in on Somali piracy,
and while I agree with every point made by both, I disagree with both writers regarding how to manage the issue of Somali piracy. It isn't that I ...
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Are Pirates the Problem, or the Solution?
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Pirates fire on US cruise ship in hijack attempt
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... outrun the pirates' speedboats in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, a company spokesman said. "It is very fortunate that the liner managed to escape," said Noel Choong, who heads the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Malaysia. He urged ships to remain vigilant in the area. In a statement on its Web site, Oceania Cruises, Inc. said pirates fired eight rifle shots at the liner, but that the ship's captain increased speed and managed to outrun the skiffs. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202/ap_on_re_af/piracy
Hey Jack, When's that NR Cruise to the Gulf of Aden?
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[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Tuesday, December 02, 2008 [image] Hey Jack, When's that NR Cruise to the Gulf of Aden? [ Andy McCarthy ] Somali pirates fire on U.S. cruise ship in hijack attempt. 12/02 04:23 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us ...
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