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Somali Piracy Conference
Hosted by National Maritime Intelligence Center and Office of Naval Intelligence
7 April 2009
Rise of Piracy and Other Maritime Insecurity in Somalia
Remarks by David H. Shinn
Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Two Caveats
Let me...
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(This story was first issued in January this year. We are repeating it because the pirate’s comments provide a useful insight into the motives of the pirates involved in the present stand-off in the Indian Ocean off Somalia)
GAROWE, Somalia,...
Aaron Maasho
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