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alertnet.org - 11/18/2008
Reuters AlertNet - Hong Kong grain ship hijacked by pirates - Xinhua
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BEIJING, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong cargo ship loaded with wheat bound for Iran has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the official Xinhua agency said on Tuesday citing China's maritime search and rescue centre. There were 25 crew members on board, none of them from Hong Kong or ...
timesonline.co.uk - 11/19/2008
Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom
— timesonline.co.uk — Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the... world s governments and navies pronounced themselves powerless against this new threat to global trade. Admiral Michael Mullen, the US ... (more) Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world ...

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outsidethebeltway.com - 11/19/2008
Another Ship Seized
— outsidethebeltway.com — A freighter carrying a cargo of grain to Iran has been seized by Somali pirates in the... Gulf of Aden: Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the world’s governments and navies pronounced ... (more) Another Ship Seized

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Maggie's Farm:  Tuesday afternoon links

Neptunus Lex:  This is Getting Out of Hand

THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS:  Who Are These "Pirates" And Who Do They Serve?

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Tuesday afternoon links
Maggie's Farm — ... lost it when they deserved to lose it. Soros Update: Soros and Franken. Also, Soros group shaping Obama agenda The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War. h/t NRO "Pursued by screaming homosexuals,..." Yikes. Don't you hate it when that happens? Steyn remembers the wonderful Alistair Cooke A dying Ted Kennedy wants Medicare for all. Watch out for ye olde unintended consequences. The pirates are having a field day. Bring back the uptick rule. I am in favor of that. It makes ...

This is Getting Out of Hand
Neptunus Lex — ... Maybe the news media are just paying closer attention, but it sure seems like the world’s sealanes - the lifeblood of commerce - aren’t what they used to be: ...

Who Are These "Pirates" And Who Do They Serve?
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... the gang. The furious Saudi foreign minister said the banditry was akin to terrorism and demanded an international crackdown on the pirates. Yes, just what we need, more international action, taken in tandem with an extremist Muslim nation. And yes, these "Pirates" certainly are audacious.  Look at all the stories of piracy circling today: HONG KONG CARGO SHIP HIJACKED BY PIRATES... DEVELOPING...  Danish ...

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