http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/ News from the Horn of Africa Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-291884 World Threats » Blog Archive » Maritime Jihad Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-291884 [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...] [...] In April 2009, former ambassador to Ethiopia and expert on East Africa, David H. Shinn, said that al-Shabaab sometimes receives a protection fee from the pirates of 5 to 10 percent. If the [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-169198 Our misguided fight against Somali pirates Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-169198 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaida has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ‘special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-115897 tom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-115897 something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by "somali" pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond. something in a recent news article about the somali capture and release upon paid ransom of a korean ship gave me pause to wonder if there is a clandestine operation of arms smuggling that is using the cover of piracy to cloud the true nature of this action by “somali” pirates. maybe its just paranoia but does anyone really know what is contained on the ships from certain countries whos lots are captured and held. seems to me the whole piracy phenomenon would make a good smoke screen for arms smuggling to terrorist organizations in the middle east and beyond.

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-64958 Superferry vs. Pirates? : DMZ Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-64958 [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...] [...] Despite their different ideologies — al-Qaeda has one, the pirates don’t — it has become increasingly popular to assert a link between radical Islam and the Somali freebooters. The militant Somali faction al-Shabab, for instance, is allegedly in cahoots with the pirates, taking a cut of their money and helping with arms smuggling in order to prepare them for their raids. The pirates “are also reportedly helping al-Shabab develop an independent maritime force so that it can smuggle foreign jihadist fighters and ’special weapons’ into Somalia,” former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn has recently argued. [...]

]]> http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2009/04/11/rise-of-piracy-and-other-maritime-insecurity-in-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-63941 US military mulls attacking Somali pirates' land bases; pirates vow revenge - Page 4 - Debate Politics Forums Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:39:05 +0000 http://www.eastafricaforum.net/?p=4357#comment-63941 [...] other units have been most helpful in bringing some of these pirates to justice.” According to David Shinn, Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, [...]

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