THE United States is considering deploying marines and special operations forces on high-speed vessels along the Straits of Malacca to flush out terrorists in one of the world's busiest waterways.
A quarter of the world's commerce and half of the world's oil supply pass through the strait each year. Ten million barrels of crude oil arrive from the Persian Gulf heading eastward daily toward China, South Korea and Japan.
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