Posted on 09/08/2005 8:07:44 AM PDT by DTAD
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand agreed Thursday to begin air patrols over the Strait of Malacca to boost security against piracy and terrorism in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
The four nations will each donate two planes for what they have dubbed the "Eye in the Sky" plan to operate coordinated patrols over the busy Strait of Malacca.
The aerial patrols will begin next week. All flights will carry a representative of each country to survey the narrow waterway, which carries more than a quarter of the world's trade.
Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa says all four countries hope the enhanced cooperation will boost security.
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This is the shipping lane that the Commie Chinese want to have access to and would like to control ---
An admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy was quoted as saying, "Oh, drat!"
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