Amy Goodman
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Somalia Blowback: After Mogadishu Bombing, A Look at How US Fueled Militant Islamist Threat
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October 5, 2011
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17:12Now Playingwww. DemocracyNow.org - In Somalia, at least 70 people were killed yesterday in the capital of Mogadishu after a large truck bomb exploded near a government compound that housed the Somali cabinet and eight ministries, including the Ministry of Education. The militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, which maintains control of much of southern Somalia. Many in the country blame its refusal to accept Western aid for causing the deadly famine now accompanying a massive drought in the Horn of Africa. Demoracy Now! speaks with award-winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, who was recently in Somalia to report for The Nation magazine. His article "Blowback in Somalia," examines how U.S. policy there has helped create a militant Islamist threat.
For the complete transcript, podcast, and for additional reports on Somalia from Jeremy Scahill on Democracy Now!, visit
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