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Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days
timesonline.co.uk - 11/20/2008
Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days
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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 yesterday as out of control . The surge in ...
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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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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Are Pirates the Problem, or the Solution?
informationdissemination.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
Are Pirates the Problem, or the Solution?
— 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 ... (more) Are Pirates the Problem, or the Solution?

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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 yesterday as “out of control”. The surge in hijackings came as Saudi Arabia confirmed that a ransom demand had been made for the freeing of the Sirius Star supertanker, seized at the weekend with her crew of 25 and a cargo of oil worth $100 million (£65 ...

Blowbacks a B*tch: Somali Piracy Edition
Firedoglake — ... Somali pirates, in addition to seizing a super tanker, have seized 9 vessels in 12 days.  An Indian frigate sunk a pirate vessel, but no one thinks that's going to mean much.  The bottom line is this: solving this ideally requires a carrier, or rather a carrier task force.  Normally that would be the US's job (it has half the naval tonnage in the world and plenty of carrier task forces) but US carriers are busy doing other things.   ...

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