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2004-05-12 Southeast Asia

Some Asean states cool to US maritime security plan

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Posted by TS(vice girl) 2004-05-12 8:27:22 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Coordinated ship hijackings and using them to sink other ships in and around the Straits of Singapore is one of my top 3 predictions for the next 6 months. Its just too tempting a target and Malaysian and Indonesian security is lax (to almost non-existent). Here is a nice graphic that shows the choke points.

Posted by Phil B 2004-05-12 8:53:29 PM|| 2004-05-12 8:53:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Why would they want to do that and divert shipping south to Australia? Indo and Malay pirates have little pirate mouths to feed, ya know.

Posted by ed 2004-05-12 9:08:50 PM|| 2004-05-12 9:08:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Here is the money quote:

They said a seminar would be held in Kuala Lumpur before the end of the year to address the maritime scourge

That means they will talk about it within 7 months. Unfortunately, they learned these bad habits from the UN. If they are unwilling to clean out the trash in the Straits of Malacca, then maybe it should be bypassed until they do. Maritime insurance rates will take care of this problem in this area if the region does not get its act together.

Posted by Alaska Paul in Nome 2004-05-12 9:17:51 PM|| 2004-05-12 9:17:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I believe the only viable alternate route is a couple of thousand miles longer and just doesn't have the infrastructure. Block the Straits of Singapore and there will be massive disruption for months.

Posted by Phil B 2004-05-12 10:14:07 PM|| 2004-05-12 10:14:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Who suffers? The Japanese. We should tell ASEAN that if they don't want to handle it, the JDF should. We should offer our ally the necessary logistical support.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-05-12 10:26:58 PM|| 2004-05-12 10:26:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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