Africa Unscrambled: Three cows and a calf - the latest victims in America's 'war on terror'
By Steve Bloomfield
11 Marzo 2008
Not for the first time - and probably not for the last - the US has launched a missile strike inside Somalia aimed at a "known al-Qa'ida terrorist". Not for the first time - and probably not for the last - they missed. This time they killed three cows and a calf.
America's emphasis on the "war on terror" inside Somalia is stoking up a lot of anti-US sentiment. This anger is then being milked pretty effectively by the very people the US is trying to attack.
Somalia watchers worry that the more militant opposition groups inside the country are gaining support at the expense of the moderates. It is likely to get worse. The US is planning to designate Al Shabbab, the main jihadist insurgent group in Somalia, a terrorist organisation.
On paper, analysts would agree that Shabbab deserve the "award". Its leader, Adan Ayro, is believed to be the head of al-Qa'…
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