Dogs of War: Theory is fine, action is better
Mar 20, 2009 David Isenberg, Dogs of War, Frequent Contributors
By DAVID ISENBERG
WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) — The International Criminal Court issued a warrant on March 4 for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Among other things, he is suspected of “intentionally directing attacks against an important part of the civilian population of Darfur, Sudan, murdering, exterminating, raping, torturing and forcibly transferring large numbers of civilians and pillaging their property.”
As a result, Bashir halted the work of relief organizations operating primarily in Darfur, leaving more than 1 million people without food, medical care or drinking water.
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Pirates seize Greek cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
Mar 20, 2009 Somalia
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Merchant Marine Ministry says pirates have seized a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia.
The ministry says the St. Vincent-flagged Titan, with 24 crew members on board, was seized late Thursday night. Three of the crew members, including the captain, are Greek.
The Titan had been sailing from the Black Sea to Korea with a cargo of metal when it came under attack, the ministry said.
Last month, pirates in the same area seized another Greek-owned cargo ship with a 22-member crew.
Pirate attacks are frequent off the Somali coast, and have continued despite the presence of a large number of warships to protect commercial shipping.
This week on COR: Tim Lynch
Mar 20, 2009 Jake's Posts, Radio
This week on Combat Operator Radio our guest was Tim Lynch of Free Range International. Tim is a former enlisted U.S. Navy corpsman and a U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer. He’s been contracting in Afghanistan for over 4 years and is probably the best source of information on not only security contracting in the Stan but he’s also a keen observer of the entire coalition rebuilding effort there. It was a great conversation and I look forward to having Tim back on the show.
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