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2008-12-17 Africa Horn

UN empowers land operations against Somali pirates

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Posted by Steve White 2008-12-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Not sure. The quoted language seems to authorize action inside Somalia. Wondering about that Indonesian objection. Indonesia's no stranger to piracy problems - I think their neighborhood is actually the long-running world leader in piracy in modern times. They might have a dog in the fight for legit reasons - not wanting to set a precedent for Singapore, Australia, or others to implement anti-piracy ops "ashore" on their territory.

Posted by Verlaine 2008-12-17 03:15|| 2008-12-17 03:15|| Front Page Top

#2 It goes to the heart of declaring sovereignty and exercising sovereignty. A lot of 'states' want to claim territory but demonstrate no effective control or policing of such territory. Those type of states still want the tissue of legitimacy over the territory and therefore seek to thwart measures of others to end the chaos that spills over from those 'outlands' into their areas of sovereignty. They don't want precedent that will allow others to lawfully establish order which they themselves are incapable or unwilling to do and therefore undermine their claims to said territories.

Posted by P2k on holiday 2008-12-17 10:08|| 2008-12-17 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Liberian soldiers can't even handle their own country, but i got a big guess as too who will pick up the tab for this one

Posted by sinse 2008-12-17 11:22|| 2008-12-17 11:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Could this be used by the next administration as a way to have their war in Somalia?

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-12-17 12:34|| 2008-12-17 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Indonesia has long had an obsession about its sovereignty. It took Lloyd's jacking up its rates in the Straits of Mallacca and some extreme pressure from its neighbors and Japan to get it to agree to cooperate in anti-piracy air patrols.

Posted by Pappy 2008-12-17 12:35|| 2008-12-17 12:35|| Front Page Top

#6 WORLD MIL FORUM > CHINA TO CONSIDER SENDING ARMED TROOPS, NAVAL FLEET TO FIGHT SOMALI PIRACY.

Russia and France are already in favor of land operations.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-17 20:11|| 2008-12-17 20:11|| Front Page Top

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