What's the Matter With Somalia?

Published on January 11, 2007

American empire is so 2006 that very few members of the public can even be bothered by a tidy little U.S.-backed invasion like that of Somalia by regional bully Ethiopia — not to mention a bombing run on the newly “sovereign” nation to take out Al Qaeda operatives. Strangely, a press that has finally realized […]

American empire is so 2006 that very few members of the public can even be bothered by a tidy little U.S.-backed invasion like that of Somalia by regional bully Ethiopia — not to mention a bombing run on the newly “sovereign” nation to take out Al Qaeda operatives. Strangely, a press that has finally realized that the Bush administration lies about Iraq sees no reason to question its assertions about Somalia. Fortunately, Salim Lone, a columnist for the Kenyan Daily Nation, is awake at his keyboard. Further left, McGill University economist R.T. Taylor explores “The Somalian Labyrinth”at CounterPunch.

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