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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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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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