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    Piracy on a Slight Uptick in the Singapore Straights

    Remember the Somali Pirates? Somalia had no government, so fishing in the ocean off the coast there was a free-for all. Militia groups formed to fight this - and turned into pirates since they attacked everyone, whether they were fishing or not. It wasn't just Uncle Sam who showed up to whack...
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    Piracy on a Slight Uptick in the Singapore Straights

    Attacking shipping on the high seas might get them the kind of attention that a land war in Yemen does not.
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    Piracy on a Slight Uptick in the Singapore Straights

    Privateering?
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    Piracy on a Slight Uptick in the Singapore Straights

    Back in the day, weren't merchant ships armed?
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