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	U.S. Military Prepared With Battle Plans For Somalia Pirates: Intelligence Sources

merrie

4-11-2009 12:08 AM

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army delta force or navy seals, "could take care of pirates in 72 hours", u.s. special ops forces, detailed plans, piracy groups on land

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WASHINGTON - U.S. military commanders have already prepared battle plans for ending the scourge of piracy on the high seas off Somalia if President Obama pulls the trigger, sources told the Daily News Wednesday.

A U.S. intelligence official, though dismissive of the pirates having any terrorism links, said "there is a more intense focus" now on these criminal gangs.

America's stealthiest warriors have been involved in combat operations in the Horn of Africa for years - operating from secret bases in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Manda Bay, Kenya.

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