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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 1. December | 116 comments (116 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Y'know, there's a very good question in that.

Not that I'm advocating that western powers should simply invade another countries waters willy nilly, but the diffidence of the US in this case is ....interesting.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Dec 1st, 2008 at 06:50:29 AM EST
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Re: European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch (none / 0)

It would not surprise me if they were hoping that via pirate profits, they could boost the power of the corrupt warlords in Somalia, thus weakening the hand of the politically coherent Islamists whom they dislike.

by Zwackus on Mon Dec 1st, 2008 at 07:35:03 AM EST
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Re: European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch (none / 0)

That makes as much sense as anything I've heard, tho I don't think it's a policy likely to succeed.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Dec 1st, 2008 at 08:23:47 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 1. December | 116 comments (116 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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