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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (11627)	1/20/2006 3:04:28 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 32591

You ask, "Why bother." Well, I am not as concerned about the commandeering or pirating itself as I am about the potential use of these missing ships. These ships are reconfigured, re-painted, and re-documented -- usually within Indonesia – and vanish from the radar screens. It is not difficult to envision something akin to the World Trade Center attack; just picture one or two of these large vessels/freighters being used to transport a WMD into a seaport city; and then a suicidal detonation scenario. The muslim-controlled shipping routes to the east of Saudi Arabia, particularly within Micronesia and Indonesia Island chains -- to the north of Australia -- are notably infested with pirates. It is my understanding that for that reason these areas are among the most dangerous sailing on earth. This can be verified with a Google search for modern piracy.