"Friday, January 21, 2005
Asymmetric Warfare: Terrorists, Small Boats, Explosives and Unarmed, Unescorted Ships
In a recent posting Worrisome Pattern? I pointed out a couple of unusual and very similar reports set out on the ICCCS Weekly Piracy Report. Both incidents involved groups of small speedboats with masked 'pirates' approaching commercial shipping at or near major ocean 'choke points.' As I wrote after the first incident in the Strait of Hormuz:
The number of boats, the arms and the attire suggests an organization that has both assets and the ability to coordinate the operation of several boats. The location, one of the world's most important shipping chokepoints for oil flowing from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq and other sources of is troubling."
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
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I come over to pay you a visit, and you scare the beegeezus out of me? :) I understand there is no way to protect the border, but does that mean we can't protect what we are able? Gees. I pray you are well. I have been busy. I will try to stop over more often. Have a great day.
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