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2011-03-14 Africa Horn
Big sale on pirated ships
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Posted by Steve White 2011-03-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 "Al-Shabaab has nothing to do wid out plan" > Uh, uh, do they know that???

Just sayin'.

* ION WORLD NEWS > AL-QAEDA MAY USE [Somali Pirate-seized]TANKERS FOR 9-11 STYLE ATTACKS: PM.

Ever-expanding collusion between Somalia Pirate Bad Boyz + Radical Islamists.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-14 01:58||   2011-03-14 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Decades ago in Venezuela kidnapping was a chronic problem for the expat oil community (and I'm sure others). But the kidnappers ran it as a business and kept the abductees healthy and the ransom low enough that it would get paid (we even had kidnap insurance) - lower margin but higher volume, and bigger profits.
Posted by Glenmore 2011-03-14 07:43||   2011-03-14 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Capitalism in its most raw form. Let's see socialism form under similar organic circumstances. Here's a hint: it won't happen.
Posted by gromky 2011-03-14 10:49||   2011-03-14 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 A fire sale? Say, aren't pirated ships supposed to be cursed?

Totally agree gromky. Having problems turning inventory.

"Al Shabaab has nothing to do with our plan to lower ransoms. We agreed on a fixed 20 percent cut. Low or high ransom, the agreement is fixed," said Abdullahi.

Uh oh, labor negotiations!
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-03-14 12:43||   2011-03-14 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Ahoy! Some pirates booty needs a fire lit under it!
Posted by Fi 2011-03-14 22:52||   2011-03-14 22:52|| Front Page Top

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