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International maritime piracy reported on the high seas
HR-MARSEC International With the maritime industry stretching as far back as it does in human history, it is no wonder that maritime piracy is arguably one of the oldest and most long standing forms of commercial crime in the world. For as long as it profitable and for as long as the rewards will outweigh [...]
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Egypt’s abrupt shutdown of operations against tunnels revives missile flow to Gaza
Tuesday, Nov. 18, Egypt’s special forces and engineering units suddenly shut down operations against the smuggling tunnels to Gaza without warning to Washington or Jerusalem, DEBKAfile‘s military sources report. US and Israeli requests for clarifications from Cairo were not answered. So the Obama administration signaled Egypt that if it continues to violate international accords, there will be consequences.
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Denied Russian S-300 missiles, Iran cannot protect nuclear sites
Iran launches its huge Modafean-e (Defenders) Aseman-e-Velayat air defense exercise Sunday, Nov. 22, to protect its nuclear sites, after failing to persuade Russia to deliver the linchpin of its air defenses, S-300 missiles.
Our sources report that, aside from the Russian-made Tor-M 1 short-range interceptor, Iran’s air defense systems are outdated and pretty useless against US stealth bombers or the Israeli air force’s electronic jamming instruments.
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Al Qaeda-linked jihadis based in US plotted overseas ops
As America struggled with the legal niceties of terror, the FBI discovered a fully-functioning al Qaeda-linked terror cell in Chicago. Its ex-Pakistani Islamists were caught hatching plots against other countries like the one they masterminded in Mumbai exactly a year ago.
More about this tale of terror and suspense in the latest issue of DEBKA-Net-Weekly out next Friday.
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