Columnists fear that a plan is underway for ‘internationalization’ of security in the Red Sea.

[DogPoundPup]

By Habib Trabelsi – PARIS

Not only do columnists and analysts openly accuse Israel of sponsoring acts of piracy that multiply off Somali waters, but they also do not hide their fears of an internationalization of security in the Red Sea, where Israel plays a decisive role.

“What is happening in the Horn of Africa is not a simple case of piracy. These acts of piracy raise various questions about the capabilities and equipment of simple outlaws who are seeking ransoms,” wrote Tuesday (November 25) Nawaf Al-Meshal Sabhan in the Saudi daily Al-Iqtissadia.

“These acts triggered statements on the internationalization of the Red Sea, in which the enemy state of Israel would be a crucial element,” he adds.

“Who has got an interest in such an internationalization?” Asks the analyst, echoing “another disturbing development represented by the decision of a shipping company (AP Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator) to divert its huge merchant fleet from Suez Canal and take the route via the Cape of Good Hope.”

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1. Bat. Shit. Crazy.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Some DUers will eagerly lap this shit up.

[emald]

3. A saudi newspaper blaming Isreal

nothing odd there. Sure, Isreal is behind the Somali pirates. Sure they are. I mean, if you can't trust a saudi newspaper who can you trust? Anyone buying this bs is stupid, period.