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2004-07-26 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Fred 2004-07-26 11:25:00 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Eventually, customs will begin to allow boaters and merchants to check weapons as they enter port and receive them back as they leave port. Dead pirates will result in less piracy.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-26 2:03:43 AM|| 2004-07-26 2:03:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yar!

Posted by John in Tokyo 2004-07-26 3:32:42 AM|| 2004-07-26 3:32:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually I think they can have arms to defend themselves onboard. If they do it's really no ones business.

Posted by FlameBait93268 2004-07-26 8:28:02 AM|| 2004-07-26 8:28:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Wait a minute - Nigeria? There isn't much of a chokepoint off Nigeria. Is this including riverine piracy? Huh. Here I thought that the main issue was in the grand archipelago between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans... Nigeria?

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-07-26 8:52:04 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-07-26 8:52:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 There's a chance that some of these pirates are Malaysian or Indonesian navy personnel moonlighting.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-07-26 1:41:21 PM|| [http://www.polipundit.com] 2004-07-26 1:41:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 ...in which case opening fire on them with your popgun might not be such a great idea.

Posted by mojo 2004-07-26 7:01:56 PM|| 2004-07-26 7:01:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Nigeria has problems with organized crime involved with oil, including pirating marine transport. Some of the fatalities occured when pirates opened up on Nigerian troops that were inspecting a passenger-laden ferry.

As for the Straits of Mallacca, the sources I've seen blame part of the piracy on 'moonlighting' Indonesian navy personnel. Ima thinking both the Straits and P.I. are experiencing an influx of new blood and sponsors.

Posted by Pappy 2004-07-26 8:46:48 PM|| 2004-07-26 8:46:48 PM|| Front Page Top

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