Chapter
Combatting Somali Pirates
2:03:35 - 2:11:50 (08:15)
The agency contracted a police force to work with the local Somali government to cut off pirate logistics so they couldn't pay, feed and resupply their guards, thus making it difficult for them to capture vessels. This action was taken to prevent another 9-11 attack and to ensure safety and unity among members of Congress.
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The Agency figured they needed some kind of unilateral capability to take out terror targets, even in places where they were protected or allowed to exist by semi-friendly countries and went through some iterations to achieve that.
2:03:35 - 2:06:56 (03:21)
Summary
The Agency figured they needed some kind of unilateral capability to take out terror targets, even in places where they were protected or allowed to exist by semi-friendly countries and went through some iterations to achieve that. The agency aimed at hunting and not letting another 9-11 happen right in that brief show of unity with all the members of Congress from both parties singing a song.
ChapterCombatting Somali Pirates
Episode#29 Erik Prince - Inside The Rise and Fall of Blackwater
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, shares his disappointment with the Washington political process and discusses his new book.
2:06:56 - 2:09:03 (02:07)
Summary
Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, shares his disappointment with the Washington political process and discusses his new book.
ChapterCombatting Somali Pirates
Episode#29 Erik Prince - Inside The Rise and Fall of Blackwater
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
After the Portland Marine Police Force was built and went active by early 2012, incidents of Somali piracy drastically reduced because instead of ships chasing pirates all over the Indian Ocean, they went after pirate logistics by identifying where they are off the coast and intercepting their vessels as they came back to land with captured ships.
2:09:03 - 2:10:27 (01:24)
Summary
After the Portland Marine Police Force was built and went active by early 2012, incidents of Somali piracy drastically reduced because instead of ships chasing pirates all over the Indian Ocean, they went after pirate logistics by identifying where they are off the coast and intercepting their vessels as they came back to land with captured ships.
ChapterCombatting Somali Pirates
Episode#29 Erik Prince - Inside The Rise and Fall of Blackwater
PodcastShawn Ryan Show
A documentary called The Somalia Project showcases the success story of a contracted police force working with the local Somali government to cut off piracy logistics, which ultimately led to the end of piracy for the United States in Libya.
2:10:27 - 2:11:50 (01:23)
Summary
A documentary called The Somalia Project showcases the success story of a contracted police force working with the local Somali government to cut off piracy logistics, which ultimately led to the end of piracy for the United States in Libya.