Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Somali Piracy News Updates -- April 21, 2009

A pirate guards the Somali coast, off which 93 ships were attacked last year. EPA

NATO Release Of Pirates Sends Wrong Signal: Clinton -- Yahoo News/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The release of pirates by NATO forces sends the wrong signal and the alliance must discuss ways that they could be brought to justice, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.

On Sunday, NATO forces foiled an attack by Somali pirates on a Norwegian oil tanker, and detained seven gunmen only briefly after hunting them down under cover of darkness, NATO officials said. A day earlier, Dutch commandos freed 20 Yemeni hostages and also briefly detained seven pirates.

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More Somali Piracy News Updates

Somalia and Pirates -- New York Times
Pirates: The $80m Gulf Connection -- The Independent
Clinton says releasing pirates sends 'wrong signal' -- CNN
Nations to meet on piracy: Clinton -- AFP
Arrr! Pirates Freed in Legal Snafu -- Wired News
Cleaning Up a NATO Mess -- Information Dissemination
Deterrence of Piracy, the NATO Way -- Information Dissemination
U.S. said unlikely to attack Somali pirate bases -- Reuters
Shippers resist calls to arm against pirates -- Washington Times
Somali Pirates Form Unholy Alliance with Islamists -- Spiegel Online
Belgian navy joins fight against piracy -- Euronews
FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates -- Reuters
The Truth About the Somali Pirates -- The Atlantic
Security At Sea -- Forbes commentary

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