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George W. Bush's Inaugural Gift: Blackhawk Down-Redux: Obama's First Crisis, and the Legacy of Losing Somalia

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

Lest you have forgotten, it was George H.W. Bush who left President-elect Bill Clinton with the Inauguration Day present of a crisis in Somalia.

Doing the Right Thing in Somalia

Frankie Martin | Posted 02.05.2009 | World


Frankie Martin

An international stabilization force may well be what is needed in Somalia, but the tough groundwork will have to be laid first. And for this, the Somali people must be on board.

UN: Not Enough Support For US-sought Somali Peacekeepers

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 01.17.2009 | World


UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday there is almost no international support for sending a peacekeeping force to ...