http://susiemadrak.com/2008/04/25/11/03/uh-oh-24/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/04/25/11/03/uh-oh-24/#comment-141879 k Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:46:15 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=24630#comment-141879 Anybody else thinking they'd feel better if these weren't mercenaries? Anybody else thinking they’d feel better if these weren’t mercenaries?

]]> http://susiemadrak.com/2008/04/25/11/03/uh-oh-24/#comment-141854 Salmo Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:11:15 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=24630#comment-141854 I've talked some crews of those merchant vessels and they report that once into the Suez Canal, they have to watch out for pirates all the way into Iraq. News reports confirm that piracy is fairly common in those waters, and so are warning shots or worse. As far as the incident itself - there is little that is new. What the Bush Administration might do with such an incident is much more worrisome. I’ve talked some crews of those merchant vessels and they report that once into the Suez Canal, they have to watch out for pirates all the way into Iraq. News reports confirm that piracy is fairly common in those waters, and so are warning shots or worse. As far as the incident itself - there is little that is new. What the Bush Administration might do with such an incident is much more worrisome.

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