‘No politics in pirates’ actions’
Published: 08 April, 2009, 21:25
There’s no political motivation behind the hijacking of ships by Somalia pirates, says Benjamin Friedman of the CATO Institute in Washington.
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Published: 08 April, 2009, 21:25
There’s no political motivation behind the hijacking of ships by Somalia pirates, says Benjamin Friedman of the CATO Institute in Washington.