A Temporary Withdrawal – Security Concerns 1. “Update of Threat Assessment – Somalia.” Cable from US Embassy in Mogadishu to State Department Headquarters. 7 September 1989. Cable Number: Mogadishu 09512. Source: Freedom of Information Act release (2006-01-288... More »
Introduction: Michael Parenti on Somalia and Operation Restore Hope “Just days before he left office in January 1993, President Bush sent troops to Somalia supposedly to safeguard food distribution to its hungry people. Here seemed to be another worthy humanit... More »