Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. helped midwife a terrorist

By Ahmed Rashid

A history of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, leading to the rise of Muslim radicals in 43 countries.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dubai":

"… ew pick-up trucks arrived in Kandahar for the Taliban, still bearing their Dubai license plates. The Saudis also gave cash for the Taliban’s cheque book …"

Suspected Russian arms merchant gets his day in a New York court

By Traver Riggins

A former Soviet Air Force officer accused of supplying governments, dissident groups and terrorist organizations with weapons used in bloody

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… out reportedly even helped organized a 1993 U.S.-led famine aid mission to Somalia. Bout’s epithet, “Merchant of Death”, was earned because of his well …"

Political finance Is top international corruption concern

By Te-Ping Chen

Campaign finance reform may be a phrase of Washington coinage, but a new study by the nonprofit Global Integrity suggests that the influence

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… tents of the report, including the first-ever country analyses of Iraq and Somalia, will be released Wednesday morning here.Due disclosure: Global Integrity …"

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GAO says Congress is in the dark about anti-terrorism efforts across government

By Laurel Adams

State Department fails to inform Congress of government-wide efforts to thwart terrorist havens

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… avens include Venezuela, the Colombia border region, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the South Philippines. Experts consulted by the …"

House offers budget boost to troubled Pentagon agency fighting roadside bombs

By Corbin Hiar

The House has added more cash for the Pentagon's troubled agency fighting roadside bombs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… ere were about 400 IED incidents every month in 2010 with Pakistan, India, Somalia and Thailand topping the list,” notes National Defense magazine.If keepi …"

Making a killing

By Phillip van Niekerk

Overview story for Making a killing: The business of war

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… 's reluctance to intervene in small wars was driven by the 1993 debacle in Somalia, when 19 U.S. soldiers and 1,000 Somalis died in a disastrous attempt at r …"

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Privatizing combat, the new world order

By Laura Peterson

In 1998, the U.S. had a military presence in a remote African war that drew little attention from the media

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… t drew little attention from the media. Unlike other U.S. interventions in Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti and Kosovo, there was no hand-wringing over whether a deplo …"

"… ng" in Bosnia and Kosovo and the man-made famine engineered by warlords in Somalia. In November 1998, the RUF was in the middle of an orgy of looting, murder …"

The merchant of death

By André Verlöy

With 300 employees and a large fleet of cargo planes, Victor Bout's actions were near impossible to track

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… s of Operation Restore Hope, the U.S.-led military famine relief effort in Somalia in 1993. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he explored investment o …"

Profiteering on location

By Alain Lallemand

Djibouti's repressive regime, not its people, has prospered since 9/11

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… history of Islamic extremism. To its south lies the disintegrated state of Somalia, seething with warlords and Islamists, which the U.S. says is home to al Q …"

"… on to attack what the U.S. has identified as al Qaeda outposts in southern Somalia near its border with Kenya. The raids received press attention around the …"

"… history of Islamic extremism. To its south lies the disintegrated state of Somalia, seething with warlords and Islamists, which the U.S. says is home to al Q …"

"… ti to make deals to support secular warlords who fight Muslim militants in Somalia and to serve as a secret detention and interrogation center.A Somali guard …"

An incentive to clamp down

By Mutegi Njau

With U.S. prodding, 3 East African nations get tough on terrorist suspects — even when evidence is lacking

Excerpts from this story referencing "Somalia":

"… nce 2002.In North Eastern Province, which abuts the disintegrated state of Somalia, the U.S. military has provided civilian development projects to help the …"

"… ican intelligence and military forces to target terrorist suspects fleeing Somalia after neighboring Ethiopia drove the fundamentalist Supreme Council of Isl …"

"… , at the request of the U.S., Kenya assisted in transferring to prisons in Somalia and Ethiopia at least 80 people caught fleeing the fighting in Somalia. Th …"

"… in Somalia and Ethiopia at least 80 people caught fleeing the fighting in Somalia. The Kenyan government has denied those reports.Despite U.S. encouragement …"

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