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2008-11-24 Africa Horn

Somali Islamists warn pirates to free Saudi ship - or else

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Posted by Fred 2008-11-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Islamic Courts

#1 The Islamists are not against the piracy, just piracy of their benefactors' ships. Kinda too bad - would like to see all-out conflict between the pirates and the Islamists.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-11-24 08:13|| 2008-11-24 08:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Both sides have God with them. How can they lose?

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-11-24 10:52|| 2008-11-24 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Or else what? It would be a huge environmental disaster if they blew the ship just to spite each other but neither the pirates not the Islamists have any sense. If they just chopped one another, then I have no problem if they take care of the problems internally.

Posted by Thealing Borgia 122 2008-11-24 10:56|| 2008-11-24 10:56|| Front Page Top

#4 There goes the old fishin' hole. What say you, Greenpeace?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-11-24 11:16|| 2008-11-24 11:16|| Front Page Top

#5 i have feeling this is gonna end in one helluva an explosion

Posted by chris 2008-11-24 13:14|| 2008-11-24 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 They probably can't get 'em off the ship, but al Shabaab should remember that the pirates have a Ukraine vessel with 30+ tanks on board, plus all kinds of other goodies. It might not be the cake-walk the Islamists think it would be. I can see the potential for some SERIOUS blood-letting.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-11-24 13:37|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-24 13:37|| Front Page Top

#7 They're not all for law and order. They're trying to jump their claim.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-24 14:02|| 2008-11-24 14:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Yep. Not all pirates operate at sea.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-11-24 17:09|| 2008-11-24 17:09|| Front Page Top

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