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Somalia’s Pirates Flourish in a Lawless Nation

Posted by Matt in November 28th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Africa, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This is the story of Somalia’s booming, not-so-underground pirate economy. The country is in chaos, countless children are starving and people are killing one another in the streets of Mogadishu, the capital, for a handful of grain.
But one particular line of work — piracy — seems to be benefiting quite openly from all this lawlessness [...]

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Russia infuriated with Chinese export copies of Su-27 jet fighters

Posted by Matt in April 22nd, 2008 | 4 comments 
Published in China, Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Russia has officially notified China of the fact that the production of J11 jet fighters, which copy Russia’s Su-27SK aircraft, violates international agreements. Moscow promised to launch legal proceedings to protect its intellectual property.
Russia’s attempts to settle down on China’s arms market have been made to no avail, the Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. Chinese pirates have [...]

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Could Your Summer Vacation Walk the Plank?

Posted by Matt in June 8th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Amazon.Com, Off-Topic, U.S., , , ,

Cruising the pirate scene.
With Captain Jack back on the silver screen, real-life 21st-century pirates operating off Somalia and elsewhere, and National Review preparing to set sail to Alaska, Americans aren’t crazy to wonder: Are cruise ships in any real danger of being attacked by pirates?
The short answer is “no.” And there are multiple reasons why.
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