UK to lead Somalia task force

FRANCE, holder of the European Union presidency, has praised Britain’s military prowess while handing the reluctant Royal Navy the unenviable task of leading Europe’s efforts to contain the piracy scourge off the coast of Somalia, writes Justin Stares.

Britain was a “great military power”, French Defence Minister Hervé Mori...

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