Pirates, Terrorists, in Cahoots?

The last three months have seen a huge spike in pirate attacks off the Somali coast. This week alone, pirates wielding AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades seized four ships, including a tanker carrying $100 million in crude oil, bringing to around 90 the number of ships attacked this year. It gets worse, according to University of Maryland researcher Jana Shakarian. She claims that pirates have begun cooperating with the Islamic extremists who dominate much of southern Somalia. "Terrorists," the university's press release calls them.

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