U.S.-Made Mess in Somalia
By Ivan Eland
The media often report overseas developments, but don't always explore their underlying causes, which, in many cases, conveniently lets the U.S. government off the hook. The recent internecine violence in Somalia provides a classic example.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17509.htm
Somali clashes kill more than 1,000
Recent fighting between Ethiopian-backed government troops and Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital killed more than 1,000 civilians and wounded 4,300, according to a report by the largest clan in the battle-scarred city.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-04-10-somali-clashes_N.htm
Somalia - Yemen: More than 15,000 Somali refugees live in squalid conditions
Amnah Abdul-Hamid, 26, escaped war in Somalia in search of a better life in Yemen. But since arriving four years ago, her two children have died of diarrhoea and she is now sick and destitute.
http://snipurl.com/1g02q
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Somalia
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ivan+Eland
The media often report overseas developments, but don't always explore their underlying causes, which, in many cases, conveniently lets the U.S. government off the hook. The recent internecine violence in Somalia provides a classic example.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17509.htm
Somali clashes kill more than 1,000
Recent fighting between Ethiopian-backed government troops and Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital killed more than 1,000 civilians and wounded 4,300, according to a report by the largest clan in the battle-scarred city.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-04-10-somali-clashes_N.htm
Somalia - Yemen: More than 15,000 Somali refugees live in squalid conditions
Amnah Abdul-Hamid, 26, escaped war in Somalia in search of a better life in Yemen. But since arriving four years ago, her two children have died of diarrhoea and she is now sick and destitute.
http://snipurl.com/1g02q
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Somalia
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ivan+Eland
rudkla - 11. Apr, 10:41
