Somali Government

Looking Beyond Somalia's Pirates And Into Kenya's Refugee Camps (SLIDESHOW)

International Rescue Committee/HuffPost Contributor | Joanne Offer | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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I'm going to hazard a guess. If I mention Somalia, you'll think of warlords and pirates. Because that's what the media headlines have highlighted. Wha...

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The US Role in Somalia's Calamity

Chris Albin-Lackey | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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US policy not only has displayed a callous disregard for the basic human rights of Somalis, but it has failed on its own terms, breeding the very extremism it sought to eliminate.

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Somalia: Bloody, 'Warlordism' Coming Back

New York Times | JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Posted 01.06.2009 | World

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somalia's transitional government looks as if it is about to flatline. The Ethiopians who have been keeping it alive for two years s...

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