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    As EU Proposes to Shoot 2 Km Into Somalia, No Comment on Halliday Finch

    InnerCityPress April 28, 2012 Saturday 10:34 PM EST As EU Proposes to Shoot 2 Km Into Somalia, No Comment on Halliday Finch InnerCity Press By Matthew Russell LeUNITED NATIONS, April 27… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships

    SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships Written by Dean Wingrin/defenceWeb Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:46 South Africa has been asked to grapple with the question of how to deal with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Using Guards to Hunt Pirates: Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws

    04/13/2012 Using Guards to Hunt Pirates Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws By Simone Utler AFP Using private security firms to protect ships from Somali pirates has long been a legal gray… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker

    How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth. BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012 Amnon Gutman 1 / 16 A shocking rise in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal?

    Laws and guns Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal? Apr 14th 2012 | from the print edition PRIVATE security teams patrol the decks of around… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Private security to fight pirates?

    Private security to fight pirates? 12 April 2012 – 08:19 By Shaun Ryan There is a possibility that foreign security companies could be brought into South Africa to protect merchant ships… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Blackbeard Meets Blackwater: An Analysis of International Conventions that Address Piracy and the Use of Private Security Companies to Protect the Shipping Industry

    American University International Law Review 2010 25 Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 283 Symposium: Russia and the Rule of Law: New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affiars: Comment: Blackbeard Meets Blackwater:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Somalia: TFG hires security group to help protect coast

    Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 – 2:47:55 AM Somalia Somalia: TFG hires security group to help protect coast 30 Mar 30, 2012 – 1:39:49 AM MOGADISH, Somalia Mar 29 (Garowe Online)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    The WARRIOR CLASS: A golden age for the freelance soldier

    Harper’s Magazine April 2012 Charles Glass is a journalist, author, and publisher who has frequently reported from the Middle East. His most recent book is Americans in Paris: Life and Death… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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    Killing of Indian seafarers in cold blood off Kerala-the case of the St Anthony and Enrica Lexie

    Maritime Bridges March 31, 2012 Saturday Killing of Indian seafarers in cold blood off Kerala-the case of the St Anthony and Enrica Lexie DATELINE: India India, March 31 — The killing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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