Apr
15
16 Nations At War With Pirates
- April 15th, 2009
Anti-piracy Operations
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2009 – The U.S. military has initiated a review to look “broadly and widely and deeply” at the overall strategy on piracy off the coast of Somalia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, speaking on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” [...]
Apr
11
Pirates Of Somali
- April 11th, 2009
Indian Ocean — It is like some kind-of retro Pirates of the Caribbean meets a futuristic War of the Worlds. Somali pirates have attacked ships from Norway, Germany, North Korea, France, the Philippines, Russia and the United States to name a few. They hold over 250 hostages. The most recent kidnapping is [...]