They are 'reportedly' going after the hijackers of the Sirius Star because:
"Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and hijacking its ship is a bigger crime than other ships..."
Islamist leaders deny allegations they collude with pirates and insist they will stamp down on them if they win power, citing a crackdown when they ruled the south briefly in 2006.
Some analysts, however, say Islamist militants are benefiting from the spoils of piracy and arms shipments facilitated by the sea gangs. Analysts also accuse government figures of collaboration with pirates.
The elder in Haradheere port told Reuters the Islamists arrived wanting to find out immediately about the Sirius Star, which was captured on Saturday about 450 nautical miles off Kenya in the pirates' furthest strike to date.
"The Islamists arrived searching for the pirates and the whereabouts of the Saudi ship," said the elder, who declined to be named. "I saw four cars full of Islamists driving in the town from corner to corner."
"The Islamists say they will attack the pirates for hijacking a Muslim ship," he said.
Hmmm. They didn't get all ripped up about the Iranian Muslim ship that was hijacked. Maybe because it didn't have $100 million worth of oil as cargo.
As i've said in a different post, i won't lose any sleep if the Saudi's drag them pirates off to chop-chop square.
Posted by: MK | 11/22/2008 at 07:01 AM
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These pirate monkeys may have bitten off more than they can chew. Good point about the Iranian ship, but maybe they didn't want to keep shining the light on that potential 'dirty bomb' either.
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
lose control of your country
allow pirate kidnappers
to be KILLED by outsiders
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
RULE the seas you pirates
steal the infidels' BIG boats
but NOT ALLAH'S YOU FOOLS
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Posted by: USpace | 11/23/2008 at 03:07 PM