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'Americans Are Creating A Monster'

New York Times | Posted 10.11.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Richard Rouget, a gun for hire over two decades of bloody African conflict, is the unlikely face of the American campaign again...

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U.S. Sends $45 Million In Gear To Fight Somalia Terror Threat

AP | By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is sending nearly $45 million in military equipment, including four small drones, to Uganda and Burundi to help battle the ...

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Doing the Right Thing in Somalia

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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