US in Somalia

by | Jan 16, 2020

US in Somalia

by | Jan 16, 2020

Rick writes:

I’m looking for a podcast where you describe the origins of Al Shabaab.

I know that Somalia was coming along well under the Islamic courts Union, then we screwed it up when GW asked Ethiopia to invade.

Any help is much appreciated.


Me:

Here’s a ton.

Here’s an article I wrote about it.

Here’s Tom interviewing me about it.

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Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com and host of the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He is the author of four books. He has conducted more than 6,000 interviews since 2003. Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Larisa Alexandrovna Horton.

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