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China to renew Somalia anti-piracy mission
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... chief of staff, Rear Adm. Zhang Deshun, as saying. Zhang termed the mission thus far an unqualified success and said China was prepared for a lengthy commitment. He said new ships and personnel were prepared to take over, but some staff from the original mission would stay on to ensure continuity. "We feel this is not a short mission. The length of the mission depends on the Somali political situation and whether Somali pirates can be eventually kept away," Zhang said. Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0A_U...

Naked Agression
Jules Crittenden — ... United States got its crew back, plus the plane in parts, with only loss of face. Clearly China is taking a poke at Obama ahead of his meeting with Hu Jin-tao in London next month. I wonder if Obama is going to want to use China to show how tough he is, or seize a new gaffe opportunity. Meanwhile, it’s a little ironic that this news of Chinese ignoring international law in the South China Sea comes on the heels of news that China is extending its anti-piracy operation off Somalia. AP . Topics: ...

Naked Aggression!
Jules Crittenden — ... westerners would rather lose face, grovel, bow and scrape than suffer the delicate, hyper-sensitive inscrutables to do so. Maybe once we should try it, see what happens. Moon them.  Meanwhile, it’s a little ironic that this news of Chinese ignoring international law and harassing ships in the South China Sea comes on the heels of news that China is extending its anti-piracy operation off Somalia … the operation that’s meant to show what a grown-up, responsible nation China is. AP . Topics: ...

Al Qaeda About To Have New Home; Somalia
A Blog For All — ... those who failed to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The world is about to make the same fateful mistake by enabling al Qaeada to claim a safe haven of their own. Last time, it was Afghanistan under the Taliban. Now, it's the failed state of Somalia. The world shrugs its shoulders as yet another failed African country that is most well known of late for being home to pirates that prey on Indian Ocean and Red Sea traffic to seek multi-million dollar ransoms (China is renewing its anti-piracy mission ) and was previously best known for the Black Hawk Down incident ...