Linked Up: Cellbanks, Cubelarustine, NK Elephant, and A Pirate’s Life for Me

In Africa, cell phones cum banks?

If Cuba is like Palestine, and Belarus is “the Cuba of the East,” does that mean Palestine=Belarus?

North Korea as an headache-inducing elephant holding a gun in a room with several hostages in a house surrounded by police.

And yes, Somali pirates are still popular with local women.