Hostages and pirates stand with arms raised before Dutch NATO commandoschased pirates back to their 'mother ship.' Photo NATO
Needed: International Counter Piracy Center -- DoD Buzz
As the National Security Council meets to consider US policies and operations to counter piracy, it should consider creation of an operational international center to coordinate the world’s response. Pirates can run rings around the world’s navies in part because there is no one place where governments can find and share information about pirates. Call it Blackbeard’s Nightmare or the International Counter Piracy and Smuggling Center or whatever nifty acronym international civil servants can conjure up.
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More News On Somali Piracy
The Silent Somali Piracy Pact -- Strategy Page
NATO ship foils pirates, frees hostages in Gulf of Aden -- New York Daily News
NATO forces foil pirate attack on tanker -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO warships foil pirate attack -- Yahoo News/AFP
Somali pirates becoming 'more sophisticated' warns British naval commander -- The Telegraph
Somali Pirates Operate from Seized Nigerian Ship -- This Day Online
No Surrender to Somali Pirate Thugs -- Time Magazine
Boredom, hunger and fear for pirates' hostages -- Yahoo News/AP
US agencies to discuss piracy response: official -- AFP
FACTBOX: Ships held by Somali pirates -- Reuters
Commentary: A lesson of Somali pirate attacks -- CNN
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