Al Queda vs. The Pirates!

This story of an al-queda linked group fighting against Somali pirates is fascinating. Al-Shabab apparently controls significant portions of southern Somalia; the pirates apparently operate out of the north. But this story is interesting because it illustrates that so-called "terrorist" groups are not all allies who fight the US. This story got a small blurb in the Washington Post, but is exactly the type of reporting I wish we had more of: something that makes us question our worldview and determine that things are not quite as simplistic as some would have us believe.