[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alshabaab
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alshabab
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/somalia
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pirates
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/piracy

[cranked]

Long been known and reported....at least in academic and CT circles.

Aspects of Somali pirate gangs are transporting more than just al-Qaeda “fighters” into Somalia but are transporting them into Yemen, and others surrounding states, along with arms shippments, drugs (i.e.: khat), human trafficking, Jihadi militants and extremists, etc.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

How rich it will be when the USA’s first black president will have to launch attacks on a black African country that harbors terrorists.

[Dixie Yooper]

I think I know how Obama can cut down the number of nukes we have...use them on Somalia's coastline, all of Somalia's coastline.

[jakerobins]

Were they using el light sabre terrible??? LOL........Time to call in the Navy Seals for some more target practice.....

[eleni121]

Why bother to smuggle? They go to Somalia terror training and brutalizing directly from the USA via Kenya.

[GATOR NAVY]

This was the major concern with the pirates when my last ship was off Somalia three year ago. Not what they were doing as far as capturing commercial vessels but what (or who) they could be bringing into Somalia.

[Cindy]

DODbuzz.com: "THE U.S. NAVY'S VISION FORCONFRONTING IRREGULAR CHALLENGES" (SNIPPET: "Today, the Navy is globally engaged to confront irregular challenges in sustained joint and interagency operations at sea and ashore. This includes support for counter-terrorist and counterinsurgency missions..." SNIPPET: "- Counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa which removed financial support to terrorists ashore and reduce instability and criminality at sea.") (January 2010) (pdf)

[Cindy]

http://www.icc-ccs.org/

Note: Click on the link above for information and updates regarding pirates and piracy.

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Today’s Live Piracy Report:

http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=table&tableid=534&calculations=0&Itemid=82

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Piracy Alert:

http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=59:piracy-alert&layout=blog&Itemid=60