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