Security personnel from the semiautonomous Somali region of Puntland patrol the Gulf of Aden near Bosaso. "You can see why we still need America's help," says a coast-guard commander.BERBERA, Somalia — To glimpse America's secret war in Africa, you must bang with a rock on the iron gate of the prison in this remote port in northern Somalia. A sleepy guard will yank open a rusty deadbolt. Then, you ask to speak to an inmate named Mohamed Ali Isse.
Isse, 36, is a convicted murderer and jihadist. He is known among his fellow prisoners, with grudging awe, as "The Man with the American Thing in His Leg." more.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008448575_somalia29.html
Isse, 36, is a convicted murderer and jihadist. He is known among his fellow prisoners, with grudging awe, as "The Man with the American Thing in His Leg." more.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008448575_somalia29.html
End Somalia killings
Advising President George Bush Snr to give Somalia a wide berth, US ambassador to Kenya Smith Hempstone described Somalia as a “tar baby.” He was spot on. The Horn of Africa nation has not known peace for two decades. The overthrow of Siad Barre’s in 1991 ushered in a war of all against all after warlords refused to recognise interim President Ali Mahdi Muhammad’s authority. Even when there have been various transitional arrangements, a lethal mix of clanism, warlordship and religious fundamentalism has ensured that the country exists mainly by name. more..http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/-/440804/496212/-/qjo7sjz/-/index.html
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