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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (18586)	4/27/2004 5:20:51 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 81568

Recommended reading by William Langiewiesche Anarchy at Sea It's a good discussion of modern piracy, and includes a discussion of Osama Bin Laden's "fleet" and the implications of that fleet. Pretty sobering. wesjones.com

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (18586)	4/27/2004 5:39:13 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Now that we know about the "secret" navy, it's days are numbered. Technology has probably already pinpointed each ship's location. It's only a matter of time before a smart bomb lands on their decks. Hopefully Osama will be on board one of them.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (18586)	4/27/2004 7:55:23 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Dumbest Chinu. Please explain how this can happen. "Unfortunately, the biggest danger posed by an al-Qaeda ship is not its ability to transport explosives or terrorists. The ship itself can be used as a giant bomb to wipe out a US port. If the port has a large LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) storage facility or a gasoline refinery, the secondary explosion could destroy much of the adjacent city. (The devastating crash of fuel-laden trains in North Korea provides a tragic and relevant example of the danger.) " How many died in North Korea? Not exactly wiping out a large city. I suppose the issue is the definition of adjacent. Ya know - it all depends on what the meaning of is is!