Posted on 09/22/2008 9:55:36 AM PDT by DJ Elliott
A tense standoff is underway in northeastern Somalia between pirates, Somali authorities, and Iran over a suspicious merchant vessel and its mysterious cargo. Hijacked late last month in the Gulf of Aden, the MV Iran Deyanat remains moored offshore in Somali waters and inaccessible for inspection. Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial products, however, Somali and regional officials directly involved in the negotiations over the ship and who spoke to The Long War Journal are convinced that it was heading to Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia's Islamist insurgents.
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Minerals? Better send ole Joe Wilson to check it out.
Most small arms and chemical weapons are industrial products combined with minerals.
Duel Use Goods ; )
I’m thinking those pirate hijackings off the Somali coast may be our c.i.a. using the hijackings as a ruse that also allows them to take Iran or Syrian or N. Korean ships.
Nahhhhh, I give them too much credit.
They’re still trying to figure out the breakup of the soviet union.
Minerals must be code word for rocks, the favorite weapon for many Muslims throughout the world.
In Eritrea they have to import rocks? Wow, learn something new every day!
LOL! Actually, it is a (sarcastic) statement on the Islamic intelligence, not the geography of Eritrea.
Have to import. They have more heads than they have rocks to fill them. Nothing worse than idiot Muzzies missing a few rocks in the otherwise empty paces between their ears.
Throw it, or think with it? Horrible conundrum for them, but by importing extra rocks, they can accomplish both tasks.
Well, actually it’s ‘dual’ use goods, but I’m sure they plan to ‘duel’ with them.
I just like hearing the name ‘Eritrea’.
“Better send ole Joe Wilson to check it out.”
ROFLMAO.
: )
; ) = winking
Uranium
LMAO
Never knew those little drawings were called emoticons—cute name!
Omigosh, what a hoot! LOL.
That’s what it sounds like to me. That’ll teach those pirates a thing or two...
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