Beware of B-52 bombers.

New African › Nbr. 2002, July 2002

Author: Boaleng, Osei

Position:: Around Africa - Somalia

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Around Africa - Somalia

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Beware of B-52 bombers.

America's attempt to extend its "war for enduring freedom" beyond Afghanistan appears to have two African nations, "the old enemy" Sudan and "the old irritant" Somalia, firmly in its sights.

On 23 November, America gave teeth to its threats by cutting Somalia's only internet and telecoms links to the outside world. It came bare...

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