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Finally, A Cruise That Interests Me.

May 1, 2009 – 11:40 pm

This column on a Somali Pirate cruise package seems to be appearing all over the Internet, mostly in comments totally unrelated. So I guess you could classify it as Spam.
Circle City Pundit.com: Somali Cruise Package
A Somali cruise package that departs from Sawakin (in the Sudan ) and
docks at Bagamoya (in Tanzania ).
Read the whole thing. […]

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Oh, I Don’t Know. The 18th Century Methods Worked Fine

April 9, 2009 – 11:10 pm

U.S. navy, pirates negotiate over hostage captain
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the lifeboat appeared to be out of fuel and that “a number of assets” were being used to resolve the situation.
“Piracy may be a centuries-old crime, but we are working to bring an appropriate, 21st century response,” she said at a joint […]

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Isn’t That A Contradiction In Terms?

January 4, 2009 – 11:30 pm

The 19 Somali pirates, armed and equipped with equipment to board the vessels, were captured and have been handed over to Somali authorities, the statement said.

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UNARMED Guards?

November 28, 2008 – 10:12 am

My Way News - Somali pirates hijack ship, British guards escape
The company said it was aware of the incident on the chemical tanker it identified as M/V BISCAGLIA.”We have been informed by coalition military authorities that three of our unarmed security staff were rescued from the water by a coalition helicopter and are currently on […]

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