Piracy tied to al Qaeda


Chaos in Somalia comes in part from al Queda linked terrorists

This is disturbing.

Political collapse in this failed state has created a power vacuum that is posing a danger to Somalis and the outside world. Since 2003, Somalia has witnessed the rise of a new, ruthless, independent jihadi network with links to al Qaeda.

The former Italian colony has been without a functioning national Government for 14 years and a transitional Parliament, sworn in last year, has failed to end the anarchy.

In the rubble-strewn streets of the ruined capital of Mogadishu, al Qaeda operatives, jihadi extremists, Ethiopian security services and Western-backed counter-terrorism agents are engaged in a shadowy and complex contest of intimidation, abduction and assassination.

Somali pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack on Seabourn Spirit as it rounded the Horn of Africa.

Odd that the al Qaeda connections aren't mentioned by the U.S. media.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - November 9, 2005 at 07:21 AM  Tag


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