So according to this article, and the history of modern piracy in the GoA, this is the pirate season.  A perfect combination of weather and sea conditions are allowing pirates to do their deed.  And guess what?  Naval forces, as well as vessels that have armed security, are ready for them and giving […]

   This was a cool little report, and I had no idea that LTTE was conducting swarming attacks like this. This also gives me pause in regards to our current maritimes security challenges.  What if Somali pirates started using swarming methods in order to take down boats?  Could a security team on a ship, hold off 25 […]

   So here we go.  This is the trend to watch, and jihadist privateering is now a reality.  My guess is that not only will piracy be lucrative for Al-Shabab, but they will soon be front and center with the drug trade and smuggling. And hey, they might even make some time to play holy war in […]

   Ok, just a heads up to any of the fleets floating around out there.  If Al Shabab is wanting to get to Yemen, more than likely they are going to hitch a ride with some pirates.  It is the cheapest and easiest way for them to get over.  Plus, Yemen is just across the […]

   That’s right!  That is a big fat FAIL for the Al Shaboobs! What else do you have, because this weak sauce. lol -Matt
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Danish cartoonist intruder shot
January 2, 2010
Danish police have shot and wounded a man at the home of Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked an international row.
Mr Westergaard scrambled into […]

   I don’t care what any of the experts think on this one.  It doesn’t take a defense analyst or a counter piracy expert to look at these two stories, and the one I posted about the chemical tanker and fertilizer ship being taken, and deduct that the current strategy is not working.
   Look at […]

   Does anyone else see how scary this really is?  We freak out about one Nigerian dude on a plane with explosive underwear, yet pirates have just hijacked two of the largest floating potential bombs you could ever get.  So what happens when AQ contracts out the services of these pirates? The Gulf of Aden […]

   Amazing.  If you read this, it matches exactly how the US privateers impacted the local colonies back in our early history.  The question I have, is what direction will this go?  Will Al Shabaab demand a cut or participate in these ventures to make money for jihad?  If the local religious leaders keep scorning […]