Tag Archives: Iran

Piracy Update: Pirate Leader Captured (?)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

There’s still some doubt since it’s only being reported in one source, The Africa Review, but  supposedly the weekend’s capture of Somali pirates by the Iranian Navy netted the “Most Wanted” pirate:  The war on piracy in the Horn of … Continue reading →

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A Routine Deployment

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

When the drumbeats of war with Iran start up here at home, a story like this one inevitably appears: The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with … Continue reading →

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Iranian Piracy Claim (is somewhat dubious)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

gCaptain is carrying a story about the Iranian Navy raiding an Iranian-Owned bulk carrier that had been captured by pirates: Both Somalia Report and the Tehran Times are reporting that the M/V Eglantine, a Bolivian-flagged and Iranian-owned bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates just … Continue reading →

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Iran Praises Obama; Obama: “You’re not helping”

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Iran has been in the news a lot lately – at this point, it seems like every Presidential election year is doomed to be filled with the drum-beat of war with the country everyone loves to hate. Which is why … Continue reading →

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Somali Piracy Update

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Two pieces of interest from the world of Somali piracy1 1) A man who claims to be negotiating on behalf of the pirates holding the MV Leila wants Somaliland to release some of their “colleagues” being held in prison there. This … Continue reading →

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“We’ve got to assume the worst”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

While I still tend to think the current drum-beat to war with Iran will stay just a drum-beat, things are starting to heat up a little bit- Iran has refused access to a particular site to UN inspectors. If Iran … Continue reading →

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It’s only a flesh wound….

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The Iranian government announced yesterday that their nuclear facilities are “immune to cyber attacks.” That strikes me a little bit like the Black Knight in Monty Python, shouting “I am invincible!” The cyber battlefield is somewhat unique in that cyber attack is … Continue reading →

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Try not to say uncle

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

This whole “debate” over bombing Iran has included essentially no discussion of whether America’s involvement in another war might revive the threat of homegrown terrorism, which was demonstrably exacerbated by past wars with Muslim countries. Reading this article about the … Continue reading →

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Piracy and the Press

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

For most people, we have to take the media’s word for certain things – we only have so many hours in the day, and only have so many days in our lives to learn about things. I have never been … Continue reading →

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2012 Predictions….nay, Prophecies!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

With the end of 2011, I feel compelled to be like every other internet blogger to make some predictions. Unlike most, but not all, I plan on revisiting these at the end of the year to see how I did. … Continue reading →

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