Here is an AP report on the chaos that is (still) Somalia. An Italian aid worker was
killed in Somalia. She had been there for thirty years treating tuberculosis patients.
This New York Times piece explains why Dubai is the focus of terrorist financing.Liberia is not yet quite peaceful.Brazil is bombing the landing strips Columbian drug trafficers use. Russias man wins the election in Chechneya; many consider it a farce. A Sunni leader, not exactly a good guy, is gunned down in Pakistan.
Somalia "The capitals main seaport and airport remain closed, primarily because no clan has been able to gain control over them."
Ah, the advantages of having the U.N. take responsibility for security and "nation building"!