Thursday, April 20, 2006

Nigeria oil field unrest continues

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Reported here : Nigerian militants have claimed responsibility for exploding a car bomb at an army barracks in the southern oil city of Port...

China-Myanmar pipeline nixed- sea route carries more

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Reported here : The plan to build a crude oil pipeline between Myanmar and China has been shelved because of viability concerns, Shanghai Se...

Secretary of the Navy on terror threat near Ghana

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Short but to the point, from here : Navy Secretary Donald Winter said lawlessness in West African waters, where massive amounts of oil are p...

Somalia as the "Forgotten front" in the War on Terror

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Ineresting thoughts here by J. Peter Pham, Ph.D. In early March, two American warships, the cruiser USS Cape St. George and the destroyer U...

Some "sea pirate news" from Sierra Leone

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Found here : Sea pirates engaging in nefarious activities within Sierra Leone’s territorial waters have now extended their cruelties to sea...

Harsh criticism of Egyptian ferry owner and government in 1000 person death sinking

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Reported here : An investigation into the sinking of a Red Sea ferry blamed a "wicked collaboration" between the ship's owners...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

New, improved Counterterrorism Blog now open

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Find the new combined Counterterroirsm Blog, now combined with Bill Roggio's The Fourth Rail, here .

Zombie March 2006 invites pirates

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The undead are looking for some brains and pirates. For "slow zombies," nothing beats Shaun of the Dead . Of course, since they a...

Tribal wars

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As long as we are reading RAND commentary, this commentary is interesting: Western strategists and policymakers should stop talking about a...

RAND Commentary: "Securing America's Ports"

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Found here . Today a great deal of the clothes you wear, the food you eat and the products you use at home and work likely entered America...

Philippines, Taiwan talking anti-terror, maritime joint effort

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Reported here , neighbors Taiwan and the Republic of the Philippines are chatting: PHILIPPINE and Taiwanese police officials have kicked off...

Greenpeace may win one in the "fish piracy" battle

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Greenpeace and the government of Guinea may have a victory against "fish pirates" as reported here : SPANISH officials yesterday a...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Ethiopia- Air hub for East Africa?

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Interesting piece on the devlopment of air transport in the Horn of Africa here : The Horn of Africa and East Africa is proving a bountiful ...

Let's all get confused: U.S. Navy says no deal on fighting Somali piracy?

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Reported here : Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has asked for U.S. help, Somali legislators said Tuesday. But Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown...

The Counterterrorism Blog to merge with The Fourth Rail

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Noted here and here , two of the best sources for information on the Global War on Terror (remember that name?) are going to merge and a ne...

Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942

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Info here : The April 1942 air attack on Japan, launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet and led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, ...

Indonesian ferry sinks, all safe but 1

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An Indonesian ferry sinks as reported here : All but one person on an Indonesian ferry that sank in eastern Indonesian waters are safe, a se...

Fishing net pirates off Malyasia

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Brief fire fight (one-sided) reported here : Pirates armed with shotguns opened fire on a Malaysian fishing boat about nine nautical miles o...
Monday, April 17, 2006

Latest ONI Worldwise Threat to Shipping Report (to 12 April 06)

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For the latest ONI WTTSR go here and click on the date. Highlights: SOMALIA: South Korean fishing vessel (DONG WON No 628) hijacked 04 Apr...

QM2 berths in new Brooklyn cruise terminal & gets a pirate question

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Reported here : The QM2 is the largest passenger liner ever built, according to Cunard, the company that operates it, and the Red Hook cruis...