Iranian TV station accused of faking reports of Somalia drone strikes

Humanitarian agencies decry dangerous mixing of agendas in Somali war

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Somalia: Drought hit families complain of living hardships

New challenges in Somalia: relief effort under pressure in Kenya and Ethiopia

Uganda government news: China to support UPDF effort in Somalia

Banned aid agencies warn of disaster in Somalia

UN strongly condemns seizure of aid agency assets by insurgent group

UK aims to step up international action on Somalia

Al-Shabab militants close down UN famine aid offices

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Ethiopia likely to send troops to Somalia after Kenya

Kenyan troops destroy al-Shebab camps in Somalia

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US intensifies its proxy fight against al-Shebab in Somalia

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African Union force makes strides inside Somalia

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Somalia: shocking images are not enough

AU envoy urges negotiation with Somali rebels

Locals unite against al-Shebab

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Somalia: Troops set to carry out major assault on rebels

Kenya:Nation Seeks USA Help in Somalia

Zucotti park re-occupied 11/15-video by Toni Simon

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Ethiopian troops said to enter Somalia opening new front against militants

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AU forces thwart al-Shebab attacks

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How war boosts Kenya's regional, global clout

Poet- Bashing Police- poets Robert Hass (former poet laureate of the US) and Geoffrey O'Brien beaten by police in Berkeley (New York Times)

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Somalia: famine still looms large

M/E/A/N/I/N/G Online 25th Anniversary Issue
"Our 25th anniversary comes at an unusual moment following upon a series of traumatic political events and a decade of war. It is a moment of global economic crisis, failure of capitalism and of progressive political movements, a moment of political impasse, and of generational shift. Methods of communication have changed since we began our project 25 years ago and concepts of privacy and individuality seem to be in a process of radical transformation.
We began planning this issue in the way we had planned other forums in the past: we discussed and tried to formulate our specific personal concerns and our sense of general contemporary concerns into questions and themes that we would invite a spectrum of artists to respond to. Our mutual and separate lines of thought and feeling merged into two themes:

Theme 1
How do public traumas like 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the rise in income inequality in the U.S., and the current recession affect, or frame, the production of your art works and art criticism? What is the role of individual style or idiosyncrasy in these times and circumstances? What is the role of the art market/fashion/art history versus such public or individual/idiosyncratic motivations and frames?

Theme 2
How do artistic intuition, creativity, community, production, and distribution function for you in the age of digital corporate conglomerates and the web 2.0? What is the nature of privacy for the artist or critic working in the age of social networking and global spectacle?"
[from the introduction by Susan Bee and Mira Schor, editors]

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Remember The Cream? Here is an interview with a poet who was their lyricist, Pete Brown

Somalia's famine sees some relief but thousands still face 'imminent starvation'"

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Record surge of people flee Somalia for Ethiopia and Yemen

Presidents talk tough

Kenya envoy seeks US help on Somalia

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Somalia: Thousands cut off by impending conflict, rain
"According to the UN, 750,000 people in Somalia are at risk of dying if they do not receive urgent intervention".

The people's library is open!

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Toni and I were at OWS for the grand re-opening. Free ponchos were being given out to those who planned to stay the night. I ran into Adam from Unnameable Books who plans to help restock the OWS library. Want to help? Go see Adam.

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The People's Library

Somalia: terrorists fall back

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UN monitoring group to recommend al-Shabab sanctions

Israel-Kenya deal to help fight Somalia's al-Shebab

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Somali refugees flee to Ethiopia (PBS video)



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Panelists propose solutions to conflict in Horn of Africa
"Kenneth Menkhaus, an expert on Somalia, began by discussing the famine, which he labeled as "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world."
"Somalia is facing the biggest famine in 20 years," Menkhaus said".

Families in Southern Somalia in dire need of food (video)

Establishing credible government in Somalia in 90 days

30 members of Al-Qaida linked groujp living in Kenya accept amnesty

Kenya develops plan of satellite region of Jubaland along Somali border

Toni Simon and NIck Piombino's Contradicta (Green Integer) on PennSound

Somalia

Madobe, a former Al-Shabab member reflects on why he left the group (Video)

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Foreign military actions seen worsening Somalia's humanitarian problems

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The downturn in 2008 led to a real problem in the US at food pantries. During that time I searched around for a charity that distributes food in the US, and I learned that the best one is Feeding America.

Ever since learning of the real possibility of mass famine in Somalia over the next few months (if things keep going wrong there more than a quarter of a million to 350, 000 people could very well starve to death there, or come very close to this). This is why I started linking to all the news I could find about the situation in Somalia. After a month, things have not improved very much.


Yet the relatively very comfortable life we live here goes on, and every now and again some small accident happens that leads to something interesting. In this case, my entire ipod collection got wiped out so I had to start from scratch. One of the albums of very long ago that I forgot how much I liked was Fleetwood Mac's 1977 triumph Rumours. I realized that of the many fine songs on that album, the one that most moves me is Dreams, by Stevie Nicks. After listening to it numerous times over the past week I looked it up on YouTube. There is the above very good video of Stevie Nicks herself, but then I began looking at covers. I found several I liked, and among them was this one, by Jessie Cole.

Dreams by Stevie Nicks (cover sung by Jessie Cole)

Cholera claims 87 more lives in Somalia

Al-Shabab steps up war propaganda (Afrique en ligne)

UNICEF mission in East Africa-NIghtline Report

Your questions: Kenya's campaign against al-Shabab (VOA)

Don't force statehood on Somalia, in defence of Richard Dowden (Said Samatar, Rutgers University)

Don't force statehood on Somalia (Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society and author of Africa; altered states, ordinary miracles

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Kenya in Somalia for the long haul (NTVKenya video)

The world must stand up and resurrect Somalia

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Somalia: the lack of coverage reveals a new starvation

Hundreds flee Southern Somalia towns over Kenyan bombing threat

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Kenya takes breather to allow Somalia aid flow

World must back Kenya's mission in Somalia (The Korea Times)

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Blackbird does a song for Somalia (The Standard: Zimbabwe)

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Somali famine victims may be beyond aid (Seattle Times, November 5)

As featured on PennSound

Contradicta: Aphorisms, a new video by Toni Simon (aphorisms by Nick Piombino, drawings by Toni Simon)

A message from Al-Shabab

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A thousand fatwas for Somalia

Djiboutis sends 850 soldiers to join peacekeepers in Somalia

Kenya blameless over Somalia civilian deaths

Kenya, Somalia request international help to fight Al-Shabab

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In its own interest EAC must pacify Somalia

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Kenya and Somalia sign security pact

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Dozens Treated After Bombardment of Displaced Persons Camp in South Somalia

Aid can't get through to most Southern Somalia famine victims, expert says (Los Angeles Times)

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3 killed, 52 wounded in Somalia air raid: aid group

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Kenya-Somali tension arises amidst drought

Somalia, Libya, Unganda: US increases Africa focus

Kenya to stay in Somalia until safe from Al-Shabab menace

Militants: Somali-American bombed AU base

Elite commandos storm lawless Somali war zone to snatch tribal leader

Are Kenyans seeking a buffer zone in Somalia?

Kenyan air strikes kill 41 in Somalia

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US flies drones from Ethiopia to fight Somali militants

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Somalia: State building as if people mattered

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Islamist militants rally against Kenya

French warships hit Somalia coastline


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Relief efforts in Somalia falling short

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Official: Al-Shabaab leaders contact Kenya to negotiate

Kenyan motives in Somalia predate recent abductions (Gettleman, NY Times)

U.S. Worries Grow Over Al-Qaida's African Presence

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Is the west helping Kenya on Somalia?

French forces shell Somalia

Cholera: 214 more children die in Somalia

East African nations back Kenyan offensive in Somalia (Voice of America)

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Kenya: Region backs operation against Somali militants (BBC)

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Civilians flee Mogadishu in lull between clashes

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Kenya army says it’s closing in on rebel-held town in Somalia where ground battle is expected

Famine crisis remains dire in Horn of Africa

Kenya's advance in Somalia surprises US officials

War on al-Shabaab: Kenya joins forces with Somalia (Video)

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Kenya incursion in Somalia threatens rescue of kidnapped workers

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Heavy rains slow Kenyan army's hunt for militants inside Somalia

Kenyan officials make surprise visit to Somalia

Kenyan troops 100km inside Somalia

BBC: Q & A- Who are Somalia's al-Shabab

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Why Somalia

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Somalia militants threaten Kenya with suicide attacks

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AmeriCares delivers 1.2 million in medical aid for Somalia

Al-Qaeda tries a new tactic in Somalia: philanthropy

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Stability, peace aid relief efforts, China Daily

Kenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels

Kenya to hunt down abductors in Somalia

Video: Somalia's children dying in record numbers

East Africa: UN bill would restrict U.S. response to the Horn of Africa crisis (Congressman Donald M. Payne is Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. He represents the 10th district of New Jersey.)

Packing up home: Mogadishu residents flee warfare

Somalia: Militant Strongholds Captured

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Thousands displaced as fighting flares in Mogadishu

Government forces take control of new bases in Mogadishu

Somalia: pro-government forces and militants engaged in heavy fighting

Newsweek: Famine Devastates Somalia

Thousands protest Al-Shabaab attack

TFG and ANISOM capture key ground in Mogadishu

Suna Times: Somalia report weekly newsletter

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Jolie-Pitt foundation donates 340k to expand famine victim health services

UNHCR despair at Southern Somalia feuding

Can Somalia's Islamist militants retake Mogadishu?"

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ICRC begins food distribution in Islamist-controlled areas"

Somali PM says suicide attack shows Al-Shabab 'weakness'

ICRC announces new food distribution in Somalia

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Clooney supports anti-poverty campaign

Somalia bombings point to militants' grim goals

Rescue workers scramble to help victims of truck bombing

Better US response to Somalia famine could fix misperceptions

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September 28, 2011: The US is setting up two more bases for its Predator and Reaper UAVS, in order to keep an eye on Islamic terror groups in Somalia, ..."

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Burt Kimmelman interviews Michael Lally

Toni Simon and Nick Piombino read from Stacy Doris' The Cake Part (final version of the video)

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Video of Alan Davies' inaugural reading at the University of Windsor -he will have a year long residence there

First official statement from the 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement"

Somali famine: taxes contributed to food shortages

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Can computers replace scientists?

Shirin Neshat: The Fall, a video on the famine in Somalia

75 die of hunger, cholera in Somalia

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AU forces in Somalia get 3000 troop boost

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Al shabaab launches offensive in the South

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From playground to battleground: children on the front in Somalia

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Time.com: Will we really let 750,000 starve to death?"

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Done hits in Yemen and Somalia

World must act fast on Somalia
"Lt. Colonel Paddy Ankunda: ON return to Somalia for my second tour of duty in April this year, I did notice one basic truth; much had changed. I had been to Somalia in 2007 as part of the first Ugandan Battle Group of 1,600 soldiers. At that time, we had a vague idea on how we would go about supporting the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) largely based in Nairobi and Jowhar"...

Somalia: Statement to the human rights council

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President Sharif calls for Somaliland to to be united with country

UN reports gains in fight against Somalia's famine

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Knaan returns to Somalia after 20 years

Famine claims 66 lives in Somalia

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NGOs to world: put lives before politics in Somalia

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Kal Penn: It's time to ignore the paralyzing cynicism and get engaged

Prime Minister of Somalia's statement: General Debate of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

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China pledges more support to relieve African food crisis

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The long arms of al Qaeda

World Bank bolsters aid to famine struck horn of africa

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Fighter planes are to target Al-shabaab leaders

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Recent gains provide hope to advance Somali peace process

Somalia's future debated at the UN

Expanding network of drone bases to hit Somalia, Yemen"

Q & A with the prime minister of Somalia: A troubled country seeks help

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Somali rebels send thousands back into famine zone

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'We will suppress Al-Shabaab soon', says Somali army

Join the American Federation of Teachers in alleviating children's famine in Somalia

US expanding network of drone bases to hit Somalia and Yemen

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Somalia deaths to spiral, agencies warn

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Somalia, lives before politics

USAID: 'Somalia must stop standing in the way of aid'

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Lindhout wants to help Somalia

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Somalia's Al-Shebab gives weapons prize to children

Somalia PM speaks at University at Buffalo