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2009-01-06 Africa Horn

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Posted by Steve White 2009-01-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 WORLD MIL FORUM > seems RUSSIA plans to sizably comlement/increase its naval presence agz SOMALI PIRACY, espec vee redeployment of its PETER THE GREAT battlecruiser???

Getting crowded down there, and serious for the Pirates.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-06 02:15|| 2009-01-06 02:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Since .com was discussed lately... he once sent around drawing of some awful pretty pirates...

Posted by 3dc 2009-01-06 19:05|| 2009-01-06 19:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Djibouti does NOT have any significant known or discovered oil fields - makes me wonder what was REALLY on that Chinese freighter. Maybe Djibouti is buying some of the nice weapons that Singapore produces, mainly 5.56mm stuff.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-01-06 20:16|| 2009-01-06 20:16|| Front Page Top

#4 First the Russ, ala PETER THE GREAT etal. now China.

WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC TRANSPORT MINISTRY: CHINA SHIPPING HAS 15 MERCHANT CARRIER APPLICATIONS REQUESTING PLAN NAVAL ARMED ESCORT AGZ SOMALI PIRATES???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-06 22:38|| 2009-01-06 22:38|| Front Page Top

#5 OTOH, and also from WMF > IIUC JAPAN ORDERS FULL-SCALE EXPLORATION AND SURVEY OF SEABED RESOURCES WITHIN EXCLUSIVE EEZ, DISPUTED ISLANDS IN EAST CHINA SEA. SEEN AS JAPANESE COUNTER-RESPONSE TO RECENT CHINESE-LED EXPLORATION EFFORTS AND PLAN NAVAL INCURSIONS. POSSIBLE JAPAN-CHINA CONFLICT SCENARIO OVER CHINA SEA RESOURCES MAY DEV WITHIN TEN YEARS [2019 = 2020 r.o.]???

Boy oh boy, US EnviroLefties-Anarchists, Globies, + anti-US International protagonists, etc. JUST LOVE THAT SECOND DECADE 2010 - 2020 [2015-20], DON'T THEY!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-06 22:48|| 2009-01-06 22:48|| Front Page Top

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