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2009-01-29 Africa Horn
Tokyo prepares to fight Somali pirates
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Posted by Steve White 2009-01-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top

#1 as long as they actually are there to 'fight' and not just 'have a presence' in the area.
Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love  2009-01-29 00:33||   2009-01-29 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Been waiting for this: Ninjas vs. Pirates!
Posted by DMFD 2009-01-29 16:03||   2009-01-29 16:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Why? They're half the world away (Literaly) and I've heard of no Japanese ships taken.
Posted by Rednek Jim 2009-01-29 16:51||   2009-01-29 16:51|| Front Page Top

#4 As I recall Japan imports almost all of its oil from the ME via this waterway right? Seems a pretty vital interest to me.
Posted by CrazyFool 2009-01-29 18:00||   2009-01-29 18:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Jim.. all the world is half away....
Posted by .5MT 2009-01-29 20:07|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net]  2009-01-29 20:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Meanwhile, back in NOKOR, TOPIX > VARIOUS - NORTH KOREA DECLARES ALL ACCORDS AND TREATIES WITH SOUTH KOREA AS "DEAD" - WARNS THAT SOUTH KOREA IS PUSHING TO THE BRINK OF WAR!?; + NORTH KOREA DEMANDS A NEW SEA BORDER WITH SOUTH KOREA [Land-Sea DMZ = Borders now NULL + VOID] + REPORT: US FACING WAR, ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE WITH NORTH KOREAN COLLAPSE.

Perhaps GODZILLA + SCALEY BOYZ [monsters] should turn back from the GULF OF ADEN???
Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-29 21:35||   2009-01-29 21:35|| Front Page Top

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