It’s important to point out that "the radical Islamists in Somalia never had much following until the Somali people became aware that an outside power was supporting the corrupt and thuggish military chieftains. The popularity of the Islamist movement then surged, allowing the Islamists to take over much of the country. In sum, where no problem with radical Islamists previously existed, the U.S. government helped create one."
Somalia did find peace and tried to stop piracy until the US bombed the shit out of it in 2006
Ahmed el-Hadj Hamadi was huddled into a building with the rest of his community by French...
