1 January 2012
Ethiopian troops invade key central Somalia town
San Francisco Chronicle
A mother from southern Somalia prepares some powdered milk mixture to feed her child on December 30, 2011 at a refugee camp located in southern Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces seized control of a key Somali city on December 31, …
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/31/MN6T1MJFVO.DTL
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30 December 2011 — LPHR
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Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia
The Independent
Britain plans to deepen its involvement in Somalia – a land that has become a byword for instability and violence – in the new year. David Cameron describes Somalia as “a failed state that directly threatens British interests” and will convene a summit …
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/britains-new-year-resolution-intervene-in-somalia-6280391.html
20 December 2011 — williambowles.info
US Considers Combating Somali Militants’ Twitter Use
New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya The United States government is increasingly concerned about the Twitter account of the Shabab militant group of Somalia, with American officials saying Monday that they were looking closely at the militants’ use of Twitter and the …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/world/africa/us-considers-combating-shabab-militants-twitter-use.html
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France Denounces Israeli Freeze Of Palestinian Tax Money
IMEMC – The French government slammed Israel for withholding Palestinian tax and customs money it collects on border terminals on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), and stated that, by law, the money must be transferred regularly to the P.A. …
22 November 2011 — Information Clearing House
Op-Ed Articles
US Backs Egypt’s Military as Tahrir Square Crackdown Continues
By Kristen Chick
Security forces have killed at least 29 as Tahrir Square protests enter their fourth day. The US has come under attack for backing the military junta despite vows to support democracy and human rights.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29788.htm
21 November 2011 — Stop NATO
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19 November 2011 — Information Clearing House
Britain in Secret Talks with Syrian “Rebels”
By Kim Sengupta and Catrina Stewart
The progression of the working relationship opens up the prospect of the rebels eventually being recognised as the country’s representatives and supplanting the Assad regime. The development comes as France said that it, too, was ready to work with the Syrian opposition.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29767.htm
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19 November 2011 — williambowles.info
WikiLeaks: US warned Kenya against invading Somalia
MiamiHerald.com
By ALAN BOSWELL NAIROBI, Kenya — US cables made public by WikiLeaks show that the United States warned Kenya two years ago not to launch an offensive in southern Somalia against al-Qaida-allied al-Shabab rebels, but a US official also offered to check …
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/18/2508935/wikileaks-us-warned-kenya-against.html
18 November 2011 — Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839
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11 November 2011 — Pambazuka – Why the attempted remilitarisation of Africa will fail
Lessons from the deployment of Kenyan troops into Somalia
Kenya’s foray into Somalia, led from behind by US Africa Command (AFRICOM), ‘represents a heightened threat to peace and reconstruction in Africa, especially East Africa’, argues Horace Campbell. AFRICOM’s attempts at remilitarisation will not solve Africa’s problems, says Campbell, when ‘the root cause’ of the ‘threats to stability and security challenges’ across the continent is ‘the exploitation and plunder’ of its resources.
11 November 2011 — Pambazuka Africa News
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31 October, 2011 — Information Clearing House
Turkey’s Erdogan Holds Assad’s Fate in his Hands
By Anshel Pfeffer
Syrian protesters and army defectors can only dent Assad’s iron hold on the country, unless, that is, Turkey continues to silently sponsor his opponents.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29553.htm
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