POLITICS-SOMALIA: U.S. Policy Likely to Bring

WASHINGTON, Sep 3 (IPS) - U.S. counter-terrorism policies and support for the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia have helped create an increasingly desperate humanitarian and security situation in the East African nation, whose population has become increasingly radicalised and anti-U.S., according to a new report by a major U.S. human rights group.The report, authored by Ken Menkhaus, a Davidson College professor who is regarded as one of the foremost U.S. experts on the Horn of Africa, calls for a thorough re-assessment of U.S. policy, including its support for the TFG and the primacy it has given to its "war on terrorism" in Somalia. "U.S. counterterrorism policies have not only compromised other international agendas in Somalia, they have generated a high level of anti-Americanism and are contributing to radicalisation of the population," concluded the report, entitled "Somalia: A Country in Peril, a Foreign Policy Nightmare". more..http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43781