Clinton unveils initiative to combat ‘scourge of piracy’
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday unveiled a diplomatic initiative to thwart attacks on ships off Somalia’s coast and combat what she called the “scourge of piracy.”
Clinton said the State Department will “explore ways to track and freeze pirate assets,” similar to measures used against drug traffickers and terrorists. (CNN)
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By Duncan C Kinder on April 16th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Insofar as the Somalia pirates actually are linked to terrorists, they should be doing this already.