Jolly Roger flies again: Piracy and terrorism in the Strait of Malacca

[ZeUs]

"Could pirates and terrorists team up to stage a dramatic attack in one of the world's most strategic choke points? According to several maritime trade associations and international security organizations, Islamic terrorists in Southeast Asia could be contracting or teaming up with pirates to attempt a large-scale attack, either on a ship or port in the Strait of Malacca."

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[rdc]

A maritime terror attack is very much a reality. Just think of the size bomb they could bring into a port.

rdc

[Matt]

Given the relative ease by which drugs seem to enter the country and massive number of cargo containers arriving every year, I think protecting the ports is arguably the toughest security problem facing the country. I would think that the vast majority of the world's trade goods travels by ship... makes for a huge logistical and security problem.


BTW Hello to ZeUs and the rest of the library group.