FBI calls Sudbury suspect inept but serious terror plotter Oct 22, 2009
Maldonado, who is serving 10 years in prison after pleading guilty two years ago in Houston to receiving training at a terrorist camp in Somalia, is cooperating against Mehanna, according to the affidavit unsealed yesterday in Boston. The affidavit says Abousamra traveled to Pakistan twice in 2002 and 2003 trying to find a jihadist training camp that would take him, but the Lashkar e Tayyiba group would not accept him because he was Arab and the Taliban camp rejected him because of a lack of... (Boston Globe)
Credit card canceled without warning? Oct 21, 2009
Credit card canceled without warning. Credit card canceled without warning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
I-Team: Terror-Related Arrest Began in Las Vegas Oct 21, 2009
Media reports indicate the men may have been attempting to travel to Mexico through San Diego in order to fly to Somalia. There, a few of the men may have joined an Al-Qaida-connected terror resistance group. (KLAS-TV)
BBC goes potty over Humpty Dumpty Oct 20, 2009
October 20, 2009 - 3:05PM. Should Humpty Dumpty be put together again or should children learn early to get used to disappointment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Africa: 'AU Effectively Tackling Economic, Political Problems' [interview] Oct 19, 2009
This gives us the right to go into Somalia, the right to send an army to The Comoros and reestablish a constitutional government on the island of Anjouan by force ... And we still have two remaining conflicts: Darfur and Somalia ... In Somalia, the AU has the primary peacekeeping responsibility. (allAfrica.com)
Post-Katrina Images Featured in an Exhibit at Hotchkiss Oct 16, 2009
His work has taken him across America, to Africa, the Middle East and the Far East, and he has covered such stories Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa, investigated an alleged al Qaeda training camp in central Somalia and traveled to Afghanistan just after the fall of the Taliban. A year later he was embedded with the Marines when the war in Iraq began. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 16, 2009
Account of a US mission in Somalia. Josh Hartnett. (Boston Globe)
As war on terror continues, Muslims in U.S. feel unfairly implicated Oct 11, 2009
"People are luring their sons back to Somalia to fight some war and the government is scrutinizing them, watching them.". In September, the FBI questioned two women because of their charity work for the poor in Somalia, the women said ... The fact that three young men recently returned from Somalia and pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges alleviated the pressure only temporarily, however. (Anchorage Daily News)
Homegrown terrorists a concern, agencies say Oct 2, 2009
But should they decide to travel to Pakistan, Yemen, or Somalia for further training, their status as U.S. citizens or legal residents makes it easier for them to travel in and out of the country. Lawmakers emphasized that so far, even these elusive "lone wolves," have been caught before they were close to actually harming Americans. (San Francisco Chronicle)
FAXTBOX: Some facts about a tsunami Sep 30, 2009
That quake and tsunami killed around 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries as far afield as Somalia. For a map of the Samoa islands, click on http://graphics. (AlertNet)
What crisis? Sep 30, 2009
Unfortunately it will come to Somalia, Bangladesh and the pacific islands first. more or less guaranteeing that we fail this greatest test of our political institutions. (BBC News -- Africa)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
We flew into Berbera, in Somaliland, an autonomous region in northern Somalia ... It is stable and secure, relative to the rest of Somalia, and does not have many pirates operating out of its territory ... The rest of the money goes to bribing the local officials in Somalia, and to other expenses. (Salon)
Africa: Is Foreign Aid Still Worth it? [document] Sep 25, 2009
Focusing on U.S. involvement in Somalia during the Cold War, he said aid largely went to local power brokers who used it for their own purposes similar to Moyo's contention that aid has been wasted on despots. But Maren painted a picture of selfishness ruining aid programs from U.S. policymakers using aid to win support to grain-trading companies looking to unload excess grain to those unscrupulous local leaders who sold aid supplies for profit rather than providing them to the intended... (allAfrica.com)
Click to read:Man Charged in Ill. Courthouse Bomb Plot Sep 25, 2009
Finton expressed a desire to receive military training and fight in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia or elsewhere, agents said. In the months that followed, he talked about an attack within the United States and ultimately settled on the Paul Findley courthouse. (CBS News)
Man charged with plot to bomb Ill. courthouse Sep 25, 2009
In talks with the officer, Finton expressed a desire to receive military training and fight in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia or elsewhere, it said. The affidavit said Finton spent months looking for a U.S. target before settling on the Paul Findley Federal Office Building and Courthouse. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Leading the way Sep 23, 2009
International donors give lip service to environmental rehabilitation and protection because who will notice what happens in Somalia and whose interest does it serve among the rich ... Fatima Jibrell, Bosaso, Somalia. (BBC News -- Americas)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
So it is in no way surprising that, in our own rapidly changing world, we should witness the reappearance both of true pirates, such as those that infest the waters off the coast of Somalia, and of "anti-pirates" in the form of illegal immigrants who roam the seas in improvised craft, like the boat-people of the past. Utterly destitute, totally inoffensive, the latter claim to exercise not so much the basic right to depart as the right, just as basic in their view, to be received a right we deny... (Harper's Magazine)
Kenya: Nation's Porous Borders and Corrupt Officials Have Turned the Country Into a Major Transit Point for Human Smugglers Sep 21, 2009
In fact, the International Organisation for Migration, says illegal migrants from the Horn, Ethiopia and Somalia to South Africa get their travel documents cleared by corrupt immigration officials at social places rather than government offices at border points ... "No significant evidence of trafficking of males from East Africa or the Horn of Africa towards South Africa. After questioning almost 800 relevant people in the region - most with their own substantial networks or communities - not... (allAfrica.com)
Explosions hit peacekeeper base in Somalia Sep 18, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Two suicide car bombs bearing U.N. logos exploded at the main base of African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, witnesses and officials said Thursday ... The attack came two days after a Somali Islamic militia group, al-Shabab, vowed revenge for a U.S. commando raid that killed an al-Qaeda operative in Somalia ... Al-Shabab demanded Thursday that France stop supporting Somalia's government and withdraw its warships from... (Florida Today)
Somalia: President, Ministers Meet on Security Issues Sep 17, 2009
com: Somalia: President Sharif Meets with Ministers, Discuss More Issues in Mogadishu (Page 1 of 1) ... Somalia The transitional government president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has had an especial meeting with the ministers of the TFG in Mogadishu on Wednesday discussing more issues including the security of the country ... Most Active Stories: Somalia. (allAfrica.com)
Pakistan Cops Arrest Former Gitmo Detainee Sep 15, 2009
If somebody in Europe wants to be a butcher and rapist in Somalia or Waziristan, he will probably start by getting a Hajj visa to KSA, plus a letter of introduction to one of the Qa'ida-aligned Saudi clerics. Add a comment. (CBS News -- World)
Student finance 'shambles' anger Sep 15, 2009
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed. Boxing star found dead by manager. (BBC News -- Business)
Ramadan fighting in Mogadishu is "worst in 20 years" Sep 11, 2009
Most of the south is run by Islamist insurgents including the al Shabaab group, which Washington says is al Qaeda's proxy in Somalia ... Burundian peacekeepers from the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) escort a U.N. delegation from Madina hospital in their armoured personnel carrier (APC) in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, September 7, 2009, after. (AlertNet)
Somalia: Street Children 'Becoming the New Gangsters' Sep 11, 2009
com: Somalia: Street Children 'Becoming the New Gangsters' (Page 1 of 1). Somalia: Street Children 'Becoming the New Gangsters ... The immigrant children are adding to the burden of local street children, most of whom have been forced on to the streets by drought and insecurity within Somaliland and further south, in Somalia. (allAfrica.com)
* Drought closes in on Africas nomads Sep 9, 2009
Droughts have affected millions in a vast area stretching across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Chad and into Burkina Faso and Mali. Tens of thousands of nomadic herders have had to give up their animals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Paradise lost? Sep 8, 2009
Zanzibaris seek safety in Somalia ... It is hard to understand why anyone would want to travel 600 miles to seek refuge in Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world ... But although Somalia has been in almost constant conflict since its central government collapsed in 1991, the capital, Mogadishu, has become a haven for hundreds of refugees from the Zanzibari island of Pemba. (BBC News -- Africa)
3 Convicted in Plot to Blow Up Airliners Sep 8, 2009
Just think those Somalians from the mid west who disappeared and ended up training in Somalia ... F) Does anyone not know that continued overt and covert attacks/operations against indigenous people of AFghan/Pak/Iraq/Yemen/Somalia/Phillipines and many other places will only add to more hatred and rage. (CBS News)
On Your Mind Sep 7, 2009
I think Cheney should apply for political asylum while he still can in countries like Somalia, Yemen, Cuba, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. The investigation should include not only the CIA but leaders who gave the orders. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
U.S. Terrorist Unveiled Sep 6, 2009
He has been in war-torn Somalia for several years, fighting the secular government there with a group known as al-Shabaab, which has ties to Al Qaeda and was labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. government last year ... Al-Amriki first surfaced in October 2007, when Al-Jazeera TV aired a report about the "common goal" of Al Qaeda and hard-line militants in Somalia ... In the video, he purportedly led a group of al-Shabaab militants in an ambush of pro-government forces in Somalia. (Fox News)
What Gaza looks like through four Gazans' eyes Sep 3, 2009
Abu Shaqra: Even Somalia would be better ... "I would go to any country ... even Somalia.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Migration rules set for revamp Aug 31, 2009
He said immigration policy would remain non-discriminatory and that Australia's Muslim communities posed no fundamental threat - despite the arrest on terrorism charges of five Melbourne men, three from Somalia and two from Lebanon. I don't want to downplay terrorism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Military tracking Afghan war reporters Aug 28, 2009
Aug. 27: Pirates off the coast of Somalia fire on a U.S. Navy chopper. MSNBC's Contessa Brewer reports, and Col. Jack Jacobs and Jonathan Capehart offer analysis of the continuing piracy in the region. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Fantastic future Aug 27, 2009
Page last updated at 08:32 GMT, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 09:32 UK. Science fiction breaks free from fantasy. (BBC News -- Technology)
French Agent Escapes Somali Kidnappers Aug 27, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia, August 26, 2009 ... Armed Al-shabab fighters are seen just outside Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 8, 2008 ... Abdulkadir Hussein Wehliye, the assistant information secretary of Somalia's presidential palace, said the agent is safe in the palace and "in a good mood.". (CBS News -- World)
French agent kills captors, escapes in Somalia Aug 26, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia has escaped, reportedly by killing three of his captors, Somali officials said Wednesday ... The French men were abducted in July from a hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, then split up between the rebel groups al-Shabab and its ally Hizbul-Islam ... Foreigners rarely travel to Somalia, which is among the most dangerous countries in the world. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
French Hostage Escapes In Somalia, Officials Say Aug 26, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 26, 2009 ... (AP) One of a pair of French security agents kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month has escaped, Somali officials said Wednesday ... The French men were abducted in July from a hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. (CBS News -- World)
Deyton to head tobacco regulation effort Aug 21, 2009
Growing up hard in Somalia A young member of an Islamic militia group led the way yesterday for fellow fighters patrolling in Mogadishu, the strife-torn capital of Somalia. FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH | Associated Press. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Click to read:Thousands Quit AARP Over Health Care Reform Aug 18, 2009
" by hawksprings August 17, 2009 8:04 PM EDT AARP needs to rename itself to AALRP to abide by Truth In Advertising Laws. (American Association of Liberal Retired Persons) AARP has always been a very liberal organization. The members are finally waking up to that fact, and they're not going to be sheep anymore. Good for them. Good riddance AARP. RIP by woeisme1 August 17, 2009 8:55 PM EDT Yeah all mere 60,000 out of 40 million members. ROTFLMAO!! by ianlou August 17, 2009 11:33 PM EDT by... (CBS News)
Militiamen raid UN compound in southern Somalia Aug 17, 2009
Clinton vows new US support for Somalia. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday pledged to expand American support for Somalia's weak interim government and threatened sanctions against neighboring Eritrea for aiding an extremist group she says is trying to launch worldwide terrorist attacks from Somalia ... Eritrea brushed off a U.S threat of sanctions Friday and said Washington is exacerbating the conflict in neighboring Somalia by providing the country's government with... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Pakistani Clerics Slain In Somalia Aug 17, 2009
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 16, 2009 ... (AP) Masked gunmen stormed a mosque Wednesday in western Somalia, killing at least five Pakistani Muslim clerics in a country already bloodied by an Islamic insurgency and where al-Qaida is believed to be gaining a foothold ... The bloodshed highlights the violent instability in Somalia, which has been caught up in vicious disputes for nearly two decades over ancient clan loyalties, religion and government. (CBS News -- World)
U.S. Weighs Arming Ships Against Pirates Aug 14, 2009
A surge of raids in the Gulf of Aden and off the east coast of Somalia accounted for many attacks, though waters off Nigeria are a serious trouble spot. The Somali attacks are in a lull because seas are rough, but are around the end of this month when the weather should improve. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Shoot at the pirates? West weighs arming ships Aug 14, 2009
A surge of raids in the Gulf of Aden and off the east coast of Somalia accounted for many attacks, though waters off Nigeria are a serious trouble spot ... In this photo released by the Turkish military, Turkish commandos, rear are seen closing in on five pirates in the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Witnesses: 5 Pakistanis killed in Somalia Aug 13, 2009
Violence and deprivation plague Somalia after the nation begins its descent into madness in 1991 ... MOGADISHU, Somalia - Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said ... The Pakistan High Commission in Kenya is also responsible for tracking Somali affairs because it is not safe to have an embassy in Somalia. (MSNBC -- International)
Officials see rise in militia groups across US Aug 12, 2009
Finally, three months ago, his elder brother Bashir received a phone call from Somalia. It was Aliow calling to explain, in a voice so clear it was unsettling, that he'd joined al-Shabaab, a radical Islamist militia that's allegedly linked to al-Qaida. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
South Africa: Meeting Zuma Was 'Extremely Helpful', Says Clinton Aug 12, 2009
com: South Africa: Meeting President Zuma Was 'Extremely Helpful' - Clinton (Page 1 of 1). South Africa: Meeting President Zuma Was 'Extremely Helpful' - Clinton. (allAfrica.com)
Somali Islamists pull out gold teeth of 'sinners' Aug 11, 2009
MOGADISHU: Residents of a coastal town in southern Somalia are living by the skin of their teeth, quite literally. Somali Islamist group al Shabaab is forcibly removing gold and silver teeth from residents in southern Somalia because it says they contravene the strict law of Islam, residents said on Monday ... Islamist group al Shabaab is forcibly removing gold and silver teeth from residents in southern Somalia because it says they contravene the strict law of Islam. (India Times, India)
Click to read:Obama, Calderon Meet at Mexico Summit Aug 10, 2009
March, 2009 -(FBI REPORT - OBAMA KNOWS ABOUT THIS)- "American counterterrorism officials' worst fears are personified by a young Somali-American named Shirwa Ahmed. He left Minneapolis about 18 months ago to join an Islamic militia in Somalia called al-Shabab. Then, last October, he drove a car full of explosives into a crowd in Somaliland, killing 27 people.". Now America is actually a TERRORIST COUNTRY. (CBS News)
S Africa's president meets Hillary Clinton in Durban Aug 9, 2009
"He (Zuma) gave his views on regional issues from Zimbabwe, Somalia and Sudan. His advice on these issues was extremely helpful," Clinton said a media briefing. She also noted that her visit to South Africa was reaffirmation of the relations between the two countries. (People's Daily Online, China)
'Zuma was helpful' - Clinton Aug 9, 2009
"He gave his views on regional issues from Zimbabwe, Somalia and Sudan. His advice on these issues was extremely helpful," Clinton said a media briefing. "I really appreciate the opportunity that President Zuma has given us.". (iAfrica.com)
Clinton Calls Eritrea's Meddling in Somalia 'Unacceptable' Aug 7, 2009
com: Somalia: Clinton Calls Eritrea's Meddling 'Unacceptable' (Page 1 of 1). Somalia: Clinton Calls Eritrea's Meddling 'Unacceptable ... United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while vowing to take action against Eritrea's "unacceptable" arms shipments to the militant group, al-Shabaab. (allAfrica.com)
Newsweek: What Clinton hopes to accomplish in Africa Aug 7, 2009
While in Nairobi, Clinton is meeting with Somalia's beleaguered transitional government, giving her an opportunity to address the most terror-prone area on the continent ... Today on the BBC, Clinton has warned that the US will "take action" against Eritrea if it does not stop supporting militants in Somalia. (MSNBC -- International)
Clinton Says Australian Terrorism Plot Shows Threat From Somali Extremists Aug 7, 2009
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State said a suicide plot in Australia allegedly linked to Somali militants is a reminder of the global threat posed by terrorists using Somalia as a training ground ... This week in Australia we have been reminded that there are those who would use Somalia as a training ground for attacks around the world, Clinton told reporters in Kenya after meeting with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ... Al-Shabaab sees Somalia as a future haven for... (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Clinton recalls US embassy attacks in Africa Aug 6, 2009
In Africa, Clinton will address an African trade forum, meet top Kenyan officials and pledge continuing support to the beleaguered president of Somalia's shaky interim government ... In Africa, Clinton will address an African trade forum, meet top Kenyan officials and pledge continuing support to thebeleaguered president of Somalia's shaky interim government ... During the visit to Kenya, the Secretary will participate in bilateral meetings with Kenya's senior leaders, discuss global hunger and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Kenya: U.S. Threatens Sanctions Aug 6, 2009
However, an Office of the President official, who did not wish to be identified discussing confidential matters of state, said a considerable part of the one-and-a-half hour meeting at the KICC in Nairobi dwelt on Somalia and how to deal with the threat of terrorism. He said he formed the impression that America approved of the fact that Kenya's President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga were working together more closely. (allAfrica.com)
Free bus passes are 'inefficient' Aug 6, 2009
Clinton to hold key Somalia talks. Many missing in Pakistani crash. (BBC News -- UK)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Aug 6, 2009
Clinton to hold key Somalia talks. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Australian police arrest 4 in alleged terrorist plot Aug 5, 2009
SYDNEY - Four men suspected of having links to a radical Islamic group from Somalia were arrested yesterday for what authorities said was a plot to storm a military base in the Sydney suburbs and shoot as many soldiers as possible ... Officials say the suspects were affiliated with Al-Shabab, an Islamic organization that controls much of southern Somalia and has been waging an insurgency against the country s fragile, Western-backed transitional government ... Clive Williams, a terrorism... (Boston Globe)
Modern jihadis think globally, act locally: experts Aug 5, 2009
One of the key questions would be if there was any suggestion of direction coming from the leadership in Somalia, or indeed whether they were self-motivated to plan this type of operation ... But Professor Clive Williams, a terrorism expert from the Australian National University, said it was likely the group had decided on an attack in Australia because of the difficulty of joining al-Shabab in Somalia ... Since a group of at least 20 jihadist youths from the US disappeared into Somalia last... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Australia foils suicide attack on army base, 4 held Aug 4, 2009
The men are accused of plotting to attack a military barracks with automatic weapons, police said, adding that members of the group had previously travelled to Somalia to fight in the anarchic African nation's Islamist insurgency ... Negus said the group had links with Somalia's Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab insurgents, adding it had been seeking a "fatwa" to justify its actions. (India Times, India)
* World News Quick Take Aug 4, 2009
SOMALIA Pirates free tugboat, crew. Pirates released a Malaysian tugboat and its 11 Indonesian crew members after a ransom was paid, ending an eight-month ordeal, a Kenya-based maritime watchdog group said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Eighth terror suspect named Aug 4, 2009
One was accused of traveling to Somalia to fight jihad and another faces charges of trying to recruit others ... Arrests are the first in an investigation into more than 20 young Americans connected to Shabaab, a militant Islamist group in Somalia affiliated with al-Qaida ... A member of the group is thought to be the first-known American suicide bomber in an October incident in Somalia. (News & Observer)
U.S. Secretary of State Visits Seven African Countries Aug 4, 2009
In Nairobi, she is scheduled to meet Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, president of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). With conflict and instability in Somalia causing increasing problems not only for countries in the region but internationally in the form of piracy, Carson said the United States continues to back the regional peace process known as the Djibouti process, which gave rise to the TFG. ... "Helping that government create a system of security and services for the public" offers the... (allAfrica.com)
Clinton to tackle African trouble spots Aug 3, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week visit 00003113 s Africa, where she's expected to show support for the government of Somalia, renew political pressure on Zimbabwe and raise awareness of sexual violence in Congo ... She also plans to meet in Nairobi with Sheikh Sharif Amed, the president of Somalia's transitional government, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said ... An epidemic of piracy off the Somali coast has created serious dangers to international commercial shipping in the... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
3 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Ambush Aug 3, 2009
Just like it supposedly happened in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia. "We showed 'em in Somalia, eh, Jack? Showed "em good. (CBS News -- World)
Jihad, USA (9) Aug 2, 2009
An estimated 20 men from the Twin Cities are suspected of going to Somalia to fight in the Islamist al-Shabab insurgency. Given the silence from the Obama White House, it is uncertain what our current head of state thinks about these crimes. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
