Danny and Derek welcome Samar Al-Bulushi, assistant professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, contributing editor at Africa is a Country, and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the US War on Terror in Somalia. They cover the background of US involvement in the Horn of Africa, the Islamic Courts Union, the 2006 Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, the emergence of Al-Shabaab, AFRICOM, and more.
I must confess that I had no interest in this topic, Somalia, their history or troubles. None. After forcing myself to listen I am glad I did. Great guest and thoughtful question as usual. Learned a lot with little effort on my part. Well done.
Please keep coming up with creative topics and forcing the audience to explore the unfamiliar.
I must confess that I had no interest in this topic, Somalia, their history or troubles. None. After forcing myself to listen I am glad I did. Great guest and thoughtful question as usual. Learned a lot with little effort on my part. Well done.
Please keep coming up with creative topics and forcing the audience to explore the unfamiliar.
This one was a bit weird. Has this person been to Somalia? I have not, but I have been to Ethiopia and Kenya, and nothing she said really tracked.