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Ships From Syria on Maritime Watchlist

Foreign Confidential....The United States has put ships making port calls in Syria on a "Port Security Advisory List" amid concerns about the country's connections to international terrorism and role as a staging point for destabilizing Iraq.The decision... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Fri, Mar 07 2008

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