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As UN Debates Pirates, Clock Ticks Down on Indian Hostages
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsUNITED NATIONS -- Families of six Indian sailors who are being held for ransom by Somali pirates are clinging to hope that they will be released, even though the Indian government has asserted that it will not negotiate with pirates and the deadline to pay the $4 million ransom has passed. "Time is ticking away for us. We have been given no reassurance. I just feel like beating my head," said Sampa Gulia, the wife of a captive sailor, after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, according to the Hindustan Times. Last month, Somali pirates killed four Americans on their ...
Attempt to Free Danish Family From Somalian Pirates Fails
By not in system - AOL NewsMOGADISHU, Somalia -- An attempt by Somali security forces to free a Danish family from a pirate gang on Thursday turned deadly after the would-be rescuers walked into an ambush, a pirate and a security official said. Pirate Bile Hussein told The Associated Press that armed forces from Somalia's semiautonomous northern region of Puntland tried to surround the village of Hul Anod and free the family but were beaten back before they were in position. He said some government forces were killed and others were captured but did not give exact figures. "We defended ourselves and foiled their ...
Pirated Danish Yacht Anchors Near Somalia; Hopes for Quick Rescue Vanish
By not in system - AOL NewsNAIROBI, Kenya -- A Danish family kidnapped by pirates has reached the shore of Somalia, officials and a pirate said Wednesday, likely meaning a long hostage ordeal for the couple and their three teenage children who were abducted while yachting around the world. A Somali pirate had warned that if any attempt was made to rescue them, they would meet the same fate as the four American yachters slain by their pirate captors last week. Any chance of a quick rescue seemed to disappear Wednesday. The sailboat being piloted by Jan Quist Johansen, his wife and their three children, ages 12 to 16, ...
U.S. Military Readies Libya Options -- With Caution
By David Wood - Politics DailyFORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Officials looking at options for U.S. military intervention in Libya are recalling the lessons of Somalia, where American troops were sent to help feed starving children and 15 months later were evacuated ahead of howling mobs that then sacked the U.S. Embassy. Forty-two Americans were killed in combat and dozens were injured. Today in Somalia, an al-Qaeda franchise holds power. Lesson No. 1, planners say: Beware the Law of Unintended Consequences. The spreading chaos in Libya and the bloody stalemate between rebels and defiant remnants of Moammar Gadhafi's regime have ...
Pirates Hijack Danish Yacht With 7 People, Including 3 Children
By not in system - AOL NewsPirates are towing a yacht toward Somalia after capturing the vessel carrying seven Danes, including three children, according to Danish officials. The sailboat was captured Thursday in the Indian Ocean, the Foreign Ministry said, according to news agencies. That was two days after four Americans were killed by Somali pirates. The yacht was carrying a Danish couple, their three children -- ages 12 to 16 -- and two crew members, the Foreign Ministry said today, according to The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse. Foreign Minister Lene Espersen said she was "deeply concerned," the AP ...
Americans Killed by Pirates Knew the Risks, Friends Say
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsJean and Scott Adam loved to sail, but they almost shipped their yacht across the Arabian Sea to avoid a run-in with pirates, a friend said today. Scott Stolnitz, a friend of the California couple killed by pirates early today along with two other Americans off the coast of Oman, said the Adams knew the risks of sailing in the pirate-infested waters. Stolnitz, also an avid sailor, said he and Scott Adam had spoken about the dangers before their ill-fated trip. "This is all of our worst nightmares," he told the Los Angeles Times. svquest.com Scott and Jean Adam were among those ...
Quest Yacht: 5 Facts on the Americans Killed by Somali Pirates
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsThe four Americans who were killed by Somali pirates on the yacht the Quest were seasoned travelers with many years of sailing experience. But even the U.S. warships that shadowed the boat after its hijacking could not protect Phyllis Macay, Robert A. Riggle, Scott Adam and Jean Adam. Surge Desk rounds up what we know so far about the yacht and its four occupants. 1. A deadly detour The group had been part of a round-the-world expedition with Blue Water Rallies. But after leaving Mumbai, India, the Quest team decided to take an "alternative route" to Oman, separating from the Blue Water ...
Somali Pirates Kill 4 Americans on Quest Yacht; a Recent Timeline of Bandit Violence
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsWe like to think of pirates as charming rapscallions like Johnny Depp. But modern-day pirates are no shiver-me-timbers joke. They're deadly. Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates last week were killed as their captors negotiated with the U.S. for their release. The hostages were two couples, one from Southern California and the other from Seattle. Pirates are a scourge off lawless Somalia's coast and have been a frequent problem in the Strait of Malacca, a body of water between Malaysia and Indonesia. But pirates can be found in other waters as well. This year, according to the ...
Pirates: Warship Shadowing Hijacked American Yacht
By not in system - AOL NewsMOGADISHU, Somalia -- A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a pirate said Sunday, as the vessel was reported to be moving closer to the Somali coast. The yacht Quest was hijacked on Friday off the coast of Oman, but is now in the waters between Yemen and northern Somalia, two pirates and a Somali government official told The Associated Press. One pirate who gave his name only as Hassan said a warship with a helicopter on its deck is near the Quest. The pirate's claim could not be independently verified, and U.S. officials on Sunday ...
US Intelligence Chief: Al-Qaida Likely to Grow Stronger in Yemen, Somalia
By not in system - AOL NewsThe nation's head intelligence official says terrorism is the top national security threat facing the U.S. homeland, and job No. 1 for the intelligence community. In remarks to a House committee Thursday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said al-Qaida's core in Pakistan and its offshoots continue to be damaged by U.S. counterterrorism efforts. He says intelligence cooperation has averted potentially deadly attacks over the past year, like the package bombs sent on two U.S.-bound cargo planes. But Clapper says al-Qaida's offshoots in Yemen and Somalia will probably grow ...
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