Posted on 10/02/2006 5:09:43 AM PDT by SuzyQ2
The African continent - vast, remote, and perhaps strategically unimportant in the minds of many unknowing Americans – is one of the most critical fronts in the global war on terror. And it is for a variety of reasons beyond humanitarian concerns. ... Consequently, to ignore and ultimately lose Africa in the global war on terror would be nothing less than catastrophic...
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Excellent article. Great post!
Good article. Thanks for posting. Thanks to W. Thomas Smith Jr. and Dr. J. Peter Pham.
I have been wondering about news of Alqueda in Somalia. Just checked CIA facts. We have no relations with Somalia. GNP/cap is $600/an. With 1% arable land most people are in agriculture.
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