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...Somalia's Struggles Somalia is yet another example of international failure [Nov. 24]. Had the U.S. been serious about fighting terrorists and stabilizing the world, Iraq would still be ruled by Saddam Hussein and Somalia would be under U.S. control. Somalia is the place that supports terrorism and threatens world interests by hosting the pirates that launch attacks on one of the world's busiest trade routes. Those are real threats. That the international presence in Somalia is about to cease entirely is outrageous. Daniel Hokfelt, Jönköping, Sweden...
...arrival in 1997 was greeted with much the same enthusiasm as Obama's is now. A decade on, we have a government every bit as reactionary and illiberal as any Tory government from the past century; official snooping and surveillance that would be totally unacceptable in the U.S.; Iraq and Afghanistan; and the worst recession in 80 years. Realistically, Obama will not be able to achieve as much as the liberals want. Nick O'Shea, DORKING, ENGLAND...
Somalia is yet another example of international failure. For the United States, the lack of interest in the country is further evidence that the Bush Administration's foreign policy is merely a quest for oil. Had the U.S. been serious about fighting terrorists and stabilising the world, Iraq would still be ruled by Saddam Hussein and Somalia would be a region under American control. Somalia is the place that supports terrorism and threatens world interests by hosting the pirates that launch attacks on one of the world's busiest trade routes. Those are real threats. That the international presence...
...Iraq An End to Immunity...
...main effect of Nov. 27's Status of Forces Agreement between Iraq and the U.S. is clear--complete troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. But with that pullback comes the end of immunity from Iraqi law for U.S. contractors. Private-security employees have been looked upon with increasing disfavor since last fall's shooting of more than a dozen Iraqis by Blackwater guards. It is unclear whether U.S. contractors will be held responsible for any past offenses...