Sunday, June 18, 2006

Yemen Coast Guard gets some UK help

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Reported here : Yemeni and British navy forces began yesterday a three-day joint exercise in the Gulf of Aden aimed at boosting the capabili...

Somalia: Islamic Court takeover provides some stability

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Some people are in favor of the Somali Islamic Court taking over parts of Somalia as noted here : The stabilisation of Mogadishu after Islam...

Father's Day 2006

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Been out of pocket for a couple of days. My two sons cooked up a trip with dear old Dad to Gettysburg . Overnight camping, battlefield tour ...
Thursday, June 15, 2006

Unnecessary U.S. deaths - government official says "devastating"

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Another day, another milestone. Senseless deaths at record levels in 2005 as reported here : Total U.S. traffic deaths in 2005 reached 43,20...

A warning for the Northern Arabian/Persian* Gulf

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Found here : Government vessels of every nation state may query commercial vessels requesting information concerning the vessel’s identifica...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Ain't got the mission creep blues

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This is really good.

IMB supports taking Strait of Malacca off risk list for piracy

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Reported here : An international maritime watchdog has urged leading insurer Lloyd's to remove the Malacca Strait from a list of dangero...

Why the Proliferation Security Iniative isn't popular in Indonesia

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Found here : First, from the legal point of view, the principles of "interdiction" as the main provision of the PSI are in contra...

Yemen and Somali refugees

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Interview with Yemen's foreign minister here : QUESTION: Yemen has been generous to Somali refugees, yet they struggle to find jobs, hea...

U.S. Army Birthday

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To the Senior Service: Happy Birthday! My father started out in the Army before moving over to the Air Corps/Air Force. And my father-in-law...

Follow-on to Baltimore LNG NIMBY situation

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Initial coverage of local overreaction to Sparrows Point LNG terminal proposal here . Follow-up found here , the politics of misinformation ...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Disaster relief from the sea

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The experience of the training ship State of Maine following Katrina reported here : Our experience shows that you can do disaster relief ...
Monday, June 12, 2006

More attention gathering by the North Koreans?

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Possible Taepodong-2 missile * test fretted about over here : North Korea is preparing for a possible test of an intercontinental ballistic ...

Somalia: Another CIA flop?

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A mocking look at the alleged CIA funding of Somali warlords here : Apparently, for the past two years, CIA case officers based in Nairobi h...

HMS Illustrious on rescue duty

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Vastly overloaded Pakistani "deportee ship" gets some help as reported here : The Portsmouth-based carrier went to the aid of an e...

"What if" features more piracy in the Med, other security issues

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Set out here : One of Britain’s most senior military strategists has warned that western civilisation faces a threat due to future migratio...
Sunday, June 11, 2006

Reads like an LCS press release

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Navy's Littoral Combat Ship gets some press . The first of a new breed of Navy ship — faster and easier to maneuver — is expected to lau...

Like a spoiled child craving attention, North Korea threatens the U. S., again

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The DPRK, apprently deciding it needs more attention, threatens the US as set out here . The Korean People's Army (KPA) Air Force Comman...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

US wants meeting on Somalia

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Reported here : The United States will invite other nations to a strategy session next week on Somalia, where an Islamic militia group has r...
Friday, June 09, 2006

Turkish ship hit by Greek ship - tit for tat for F-16 collision?

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Odd report here perhaps designed to stir up feelings between two NATO allies?