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http://memrieconomicblog.org/bin/content.cgi?article=73
“Tehran’s Most Valuable Partner: The Role of Germany in the Iranian ‘Nuclear Crisis’”
By Mustapha al-Labbad
12/03/2007
blog entry snippet: “Mustapha al-Labbad is Egyptian, specializing in Iranian-Turkish relations. The article was published in Arabic in the daily al-Hayat on December 1, 2007, and excerpts from the article were translated by the staff of www.memrieconomicblog.org”
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ICC-CCS.org - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
27 November-3 December 2007
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 27 November to 3 December 2007.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
The number of attacks has reduced since 2006. However, the area is still listed as a high risk area and mariners are advised to be cautious especially while approaching the anchorage and while at anchor at Chittagong
Suspicious crafts
Recently reported incidents
29.11.2007: 0530 LT: 03:51N - 098:48E, SBM Belawan, Indonesia.
Duty quartermaster onboard a product tanker noticed two robbers hiding under windlass. D/o informed and crew mustered. Robbers jumped overboard and escaped in a boat waiting below. Nothing stolen but it appeared that the robbers tried to lower the fire wire.