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“Pondering Somali Piracy”
World Defense Review ^ | 23 Apr 09 | J. Peter Pham, Ph.D.
Posted on April 23, 2009 9:50:56 PM PDT by neverdem
Thanks to But Three Lefts Do for the ping to this thread.
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Minn. won’t penalize group in Somali piracy case
KSTP.com ^ | 4/24/09 | AP
Posted on April 24, 2009 3:40:44 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A Minnesota Republican legislator has failed in his attempt to punish a Twin Cities group that helped line up an attorney for an accused Somali pirate.
The proposal would have denied non-profit tax status and prohibited grants to groups helping alleged terrorists or high-seas pirates.
House Minority Leader Marty Seifert was aiming his proposal at the nonprofit Somali Justice Advocacy Center, which has assisted the family of a man being held in connection with an attack on a U.S. ship in the Indian Ocean.
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