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SITWAP: Okay, this could get ugly quick: Somali pirates hijack Saudi supertanker. -- (link)

Posted by TaurusII Nov 17 '08, 08:47

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/17/kenya.tanker.pirates/index.html (www.cnn.com)

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that area has become lousy with pirates. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 08:48 5
- it's a growth industry there. the only way a lot of people can see themselves having any income at all. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 08:49 4
  - oh, it's well beyond subsistence. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 08:49 3
    - undoubtedly, but a big reason it's so culturally accepted there is a lack of other options. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 08:50 2
      - also, the country is run by warlords. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 08:51 1
        
        yes, that too... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 08:52

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