Somali Pirates and the ISI!?
The following was posted on the Information Dissemination blog today. (http://www.informationdissemination.net/)
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People have long asked where Somali pirates are getting all of their good intelligence from. They seem to know where the easy to hit ships will be, by name and all. There is ample evidence that Somali pirates are not working with Iran and they also do not appear to work in coordination with any Al Qaeda affiliated groups. One of the biggest questions that has popped up as a result of several different events over the last several months is how much influence and apparent connectivity ISI Chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has with Somali pirate leaders. My sense is the relationship between Somali pirates and the ISI is the next big pirate story on the verge of busting into the media.
Lord in heaven, what's next?
Somali Pirates and the ISI!?
Carl,
I know the world is full of surprises, but this suspected linkage is one and simply lacks credibility.
In an earlier post I referred to the open source and commercial sources for shipping information. I suspect that certain "middle men" are supplying the information for interception and Somalis are well known for their trading skills in the region - not piracy.
I recall the Somalis had no love for the Pakistanis during the early intervention; the killing of Pakistani soldiers pre-dated the 'Blackhawk Down' incident.
Where is the pay-off for ISI in such a trade?
IISS Making Counter-Piracy Operations Effective
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Current head of the Royal Marines and Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR, Buster Howes discussed current piracy trends and how EUNAVFOR is seeking to counter the ongoing threat. While the drivers for piracy remain on land, the force has been tasked with limiting the effects of piracy on international commerce in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
With a podcast just over an hour long, about to listen to so no review yet:http://www.iiss.org/events-calendar/...ons-effective/
Embedded with the Pirates of Somalia
Interesting perspective from the bad guys' side.
Reading music
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Jay Bahadur’s plan was simple. Fly to Somalia to cover the March 2009 elections in Somaliland as a freelancer, then come home to Toronto and hopefully find a job in journalism.
He studied Somalia a bit as an undergrad at the University of Toronto, and after graduating in 2007 he enrolled in a freelance journalism course; he figured he could work the trip into the class somehow.
Things did not go according to plan — but, in retrospect, they probably couldn’t have worked out better. For a class assignment on how to pitch freelance stories, Mr. Bahadur assembled an idea — to embed with the pirates of Somalia — and handed in his homework. It was October 2008. He left for Africa in January 2009. And today, he is on tour promoting his debut non-fiction book, Pirates of Somalia.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07...little-piracy/
Globe & Mail review
NPR interview
and the author's blog
http://jaybahadur.blogspot.com/
Mod's Note: See also Post 621 on an earlier post on the author and book.
Embedded with the Pirates of Somalia
Interesting perspective from the bad guys' side.
Reading music
Quote:
Jay Bahadur’s plan was simple. Fly to Somalia to cover the March 2009 elections in Somaliland as a freelancer, then come home to Toronto and hopefully find a job in journalism.
He studied Somalia a bit as an undergrad at the University of Toronto, and after graduating in 2007 he enrolled in a freelance journalism course; he figured he could work the trip into the class somehow.
Things did not go according to plan — but, in retrospect, they probably couldn’t have worked out better. For a class assignment on how to pitch freelance stories, Mr. Bahadur assembled an idea — to embed with the pirates of Somalia — and handed in his homework. It was October 2008. He left for Africa in January 2009. And today, he is on tour promoting his debut non-fiction book, Pirates of Somalia.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07...little-piracy/
Globe & Mail review
NPR interview
and the author's blog
http://jaybahadur.blogspot.com/
Mod's Note: See also Post 621 on the main thread for Somali Piracy:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=5621