Hillary Clinton rules out Somalia air strikes

Somalia promises west oil riches as diplomats vow to defeat al Shabaab

Clinton Sees Opportunity as AMISOM Expands Mission

Victory in Al-Shabab Somalia Stronghold Creates New Problems

Somalia can be reborn as a country of progress and prosperity

HIllary Clinton to attend meetings on Somalia and Syria

On Somalia's front line

No hurry to crush al Shabaab on Kenya's frontline

UK weighs up air strikes against rebels

UN voices concern for safety of thousands displaced by fresh clashes

EU set to support expanded Somali peacekeeping force

Citizens reject al-Shabab merger with al-Queda

Somalia leaders agree on key transitional government deal

The House of Commons debate on Somalia

Al Queda embrace of Al-Shabab seen as driven by desperation

Providing humanitarian aid on Al-Shabab's turf

Free Fall on

The Altered Scale Blog

Maps of the military situation in southern Somalia

Somalia not out of famine-Rawlings

ANISOM forces capture rebel strongholds near Somali capital

Big rally in Somalia for al- Qaida al-Shabab merger

Kenya seals border with Somalia

Somalia under theat of a second famine

Rapper 50 Cent visits impoverished areas in Kenya, Somalia

UK foreign secreary William Hague's speech at Chatham House on Somalia

Kenyan military says it cuts off revenue sources for Al-Shabaab

Somalia's militants group Al-Shabab joins Al Qaida, leader says in video

Getting Somalia wrong? Signs of hope in a shattered state"

“Somalia’s” Terrorists are Invading Somaliland

Moment to stabilize Somalia is now, says Kibaki

Somalia famine is over, but Sahel crisis worsens, UN says

Kenya says hits rebel convoy with helicopter gunships
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Why the international community has to come together to help Somalia

Famine conditions in Somalia have ended, UN says

Al-Shabab loses 'key town' to Kenyan troops

Britain vows to step up fight against Somali terrorism, piracy

Al Shabab bans Red Cross from stricken sections of Somalia

is Al Queda being defeated in Somalia?

Latest reports of the over hundred Al-Shabab forces that have switched sides

Drought in West Africa threatens millions

One million children at risk in Sahel, UNICEF warns

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Turkey challenges Iran in Somalia

Timeline of Navy SEAL raid in Somalia

For the Somalia rescue look for the legacy in Iran

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Obama upbeat after Somalia raid

US special forces rescue Somalia aid workers

Slow reaction to East Africa famine 'cost lives'

Somalia may be Kenya's Afghanistan but its army doesn't get it

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Children call for a return to reason to bring peace to Somalia

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Somalia food crisis recovery will take two years-ICRC

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War weary Mogadishu revels in new lease on life

Drought returns to West Africa's Sahel bringing hunger as crisis looms

Government threatens further attacks against Al-Shabab

Somalia fighting intensifies as African Union makes gains in Mogadishu

Kenya's Military Says Somalia Incursion Reaches Halfway Point

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Haiti, Somalia and global jobs

First oil well drilled in war-ravaged Somalia for 20 years

Top UN official warns of continued risk of famine in Somalia

Red Cross calls on Somalia to release food trucks

Kenya-Somalia: paying high price for military incursion

UN aid coordinator: Somalia still in crisis

AU wants to expand its mission in Somalia

Somali nationalism: a dead concept?

US Navy comes to rescue of 13 Iranians held captive by Somalia pirates

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World finally coming to Somalia'a aid

Ethiopian troops 'to hand over to AU force'

Somalia's al-Shabab being systematically destroyed

AU prepares big anti-Shabab military push in Somalia

Al-Shabaab vacates second largest town in Hiran region

Progress and Autism (PDF)

via Wood s Lot 1/3/12

Al Shabaab pushed out of Beledwayne

Silence, mlitants at root of rapes in Somalia (NPR interviews Jeffrey Gettleman)

Military exposes warfare tricks elusive Somali militia deploy

New Ethiopian forces pour into central Somalia cities

Ethiopian troops capture Beledweyne from Somalia militants

AU claims success against Al-Shabaab

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Somalia: US changes anti-terrorist strategy

African Union official cites successes, challenges in 2011

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Violence in Somalia continues to take toll on children, refugees

Christmas on the frontline in Somalia

Obama’s gift of emergency relief as aid agencies make Somalia appeal

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We're in Somalia for the long haul, Kenya asserts

Obama announces emergency aid for Africa famine

RAF could give support in Somalia intervention

Mogadishu comes back to life

Somalia 'a threat to UK security'

Somalia remains the worst humanitarian crisis in the world

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Iowa, the world's food capital, is hungry

Alan Davies: I think I understand Emma Bee Bernsein--Jacket 2

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Charles Bernstein: Eulogy for Emma

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Belladonna Elder Series #4: A Tribute to Emma Bee Bernstein


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Douglas Messerli: Irresolvable Pulls of Life (on the death of Emma Bee Bernstein)

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Somalia famine aid hits the mark

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First Djibouti troops join AU Somalia forces

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Famine in Somalia

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UN expert urges greater efforts to tackle violence against women

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Somalia Q & A: US targeted killings and international law

East Africa: Big Rush to Cash in On Somalia, Protect Uganda, Save Sudan

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Yemen could be another Somalia

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Famine in Somalia: From Worse to Better

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Kenyan foreign minister lauds Turkey's diligent role in Somalia

Ongoing support is crucial for Somalia's recovery

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UN chief lobbies for bigger Amison force

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UN appeals for $ 7.7 in emergency aid

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UN launches record $ 1.5 billion appeal to combat Somalia crisis

The Somali famine, despair and resilience

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Humanitarian coordinator launches appeal for Somalia

Somalia's rare window of hope

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US marines support Somalia bound Djiboutian motor group

We No Longer Understand Each Other

After hearing Al Filreis read this essay at the convocation for Jerome Rothenberg's 80th birthday, I wrote to Al telling him I thought his essay was that rare piece of critical prose that rises to the level of (first rate) poetry. Here is the complete text:

Jacket 2: "Jerome Rothenberg The Real Revolution is Tragic" : Al Filreis, on the occasion of Jerome Rothenberg's 80th Anniversary"


"...what I take to be Jerry’s greatest contribution: that in unsuccessful societies, it becomes impossible for language to change commensurately, and a common language breaks down, and we no longer understand each other". (Al Filreis)

Why Kenya is not making any strides in the war against Al-Shabaab two months into the incursion

UN chief visits Somalia for the first time since 1993

Al-Qaida offshoot hopes to turn Africa's Sahel region into a 'new Somalia'

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Kenya offensive in Somalia timely- UN

Somalia: Rolling back the Islamic radicals

Famine, death and suffering continues in Somalia (Humanosphere: Video)

Somalia: Cabinet Approves AU Request On Kenyan Troops

After serving as Somalia's prime minister back to work in Buffalo

Dozens killed in Southern Somalia clash (Reuters Africa)

100 tonnes of food ready for Somalia/ Human Plus e.V. is urgently seeking partners for distribution on location

In Somalia the solutions are in the details


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Kenya praises Somalia role in fight against Al-Shabaab

Joseph Nechvatal: viral symphOny

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Joseph Nechvatal Interview, part 2, part 1 ...:(Notes from the Vomitorium blog)

Jeffery Sachs: Challenges at the Cutting Edge of Fighting Global Poverty

Warplanes hitting Somalia bases

Operation Linda Nchi: KDF says it's achieving objectives in Somalia (Video)