Pirates tied to Islamist in Somalia
Somali pirates have been accused of forming what is described as an "unholy high seas alliance" with some of the country's Islamist insurgents.
Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor says certain insurgents are using pirates to smuggle weapons and supplies and help provide bases in return.
The London-based newsletter says pirates are also training Somali hardliners in naval tactics.
The links are traced to 2007, after Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia.
The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which took control of much of southern Somalia in 2006, had cracked down on pirate operations in Hobyo and Harardheere.
They even freed a dhow captured by the pirates in August 2006.
But after the UIC were ousted, various Islamic groups formed links with the pirates.
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- Islamists have used the pirates to bring in arms shipments and foreign fighters, providing weapons and training in their use in return. They also help with bases from which the pirates operate
- Hardliners, known as the Shabab, now have a degree of control over several pirate groups and provide operating funds and specialist weapons in return for a share of the ransoms being paid to free the ships and crew
- As many as 2,500 young Somalis have been trained by the Shabab at points all along the Somali coast
- The Islamists are using the pirates to train their own forces in naval tactics so that they can provide protection for arms being smuggled in Somalia from Eritrea.
...What this means is that paying ransom to the pirates is helping to fund al Qaeda related organizations in Somalia. It makes it even more important that the pirate bases be destroed as well as their vessels.
WANT TO TALK ABOUT ALLIANCES???
ReplyDeleteIn the African press on Aug 2008
There was an article that read:
Reuters on 1-26-08 and and “Kenya: Violence Planned Before Poll, Says Report” The Nation 3/18/2008) his Luo supporters (a core of whom they call themselves The Taliban”(“Ethnic Gangs Rile Kenyan Slums” Newsweek 1/10/08))
It's stated that what is known about Odinga (Obama's cousin) isn't good. As a former Minister of Energy, Odinga was reported to have been set up in the oil business by the al Bakri Group and Muammar Quaddafi (“How Rich is Raila-The ODM Kenya Presidential Aspirant?” African Press 4/26/2007) Abdel Qader Bakri (or- Abdulkader al Bakri) was listed on the infamous “Golden Chain”–an internal Al-Queda list of wealthy Saudi financial sponsors seized by Bosnian police in a Islamic “charity” raid in 2001. (“Terrorist Financing Staff Monograph 9/11 Commission and “The Golden Chain”)
In 2006 Obama was campaigning for his cousin whom is someone whom is corrupt, ruthless and is known to have financial ties to terriorists. Of even greater importance Obama was campaigning for a candidate whose stated objective was for dismantling US & Kenyan government efforts to root out Al Queda and other terrorist organizations. Organizations which incidently had already caused the deaths of hundreds of Americans and Africans in embassy bombings. Mr Obama’s actions—intentional or not were in direct conflict to the efforts and interests of US national security.
TALKING ABOUT ALLIANCES????
HERE ARE THE REASONS EVERY AMERICA SHOULD WANT TO INVESTIGATE
Instead of sitting around rambling on about Palin nude video or wardrobe--
What is needful to be investigated is whyyyy the mainstream media suppressed the video from LA Sun see debbieschlussel.com for the info showing people being decapitated for sport to raise funds the charity was a FRONT for terriorists find out "whom" the terriorists were. Go see for yourselves whom it was.
However, the media didn't want to disclose that in order to keep the public from finding out the "real" truth about obama.
Also, the fact that the ACLU keeps attempting to usurp this nation's soverieignty by attempting to claim we need to be "ruled" over by the UN instead of governed BY THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE.
As you will note the Republicans told these people whom want to take away the sovereignty of the US to stuff a sock in it because this Nations soverignty and the people's RIGHT to govern themselves is NOT OPEN FOR DEBATE OR NEGOTIATION or infringement. Shall we wonder how many Americans missed that when it was even on tv?
Also, needful to be investigated is that a man who built his career on illegal amicable associations with terriorist groups wants to deprive decent law abiding citizens of their rights to free speech and lawful bearing arms.
So, we need to make sure what is needful to be investigated is this--
the ACLU says quote American's will never "knowingly" accept socialism, but under the name of "liberalism" they will accept every fragment of the socialist party; and one day wake up in a Nation that is Socialist and "wonder" how it all happened". unquote. by Norman Thomas whom is one of the founders of the ACLU.
What American's need to investigate is how groups like this think they can count on Americans being BLIND to their COUNTING on America's stupidity to further their communistic,marxist,socialistic agenda.
We don't suscribe to violence. We think that we as a Nation need to continue to investigate and LEGALLY and LEGISLATIVELY make tracks to protect our flag our allegience and our Soveriegnty and our seal and our freedoms from being infringed on any further.
All this talk of Racism however, the DEMOCRATS don't love our flag, our allegience, or our seal originally created to represent the beloved blacks and whites and every shade in between of this Nation.
All this talk of violence towards Democrats only attempts to give more fuel to the fire for those whom want to
infringe" on USA and take our guns away and infringe on our FREE SPEECH RIGHTS and rights to petition thru lobby.
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