The CIA’s Secret Prison in Somalia

Harper's by Scott Horton | Jul. 17, 2011 (News Analysis)

The Obama Administration’s recent decision to charge a Somali militant named Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame with crimes in a federal court in Manhattan has focused a good deal of attention on American intelligence operations in the Horn of Africa. Somalia is still viewed as the quintessential failed state, and it has been cited by American analysts as a breeding ground for Islamist militants. The U.S. government has made no secret of the special attention it ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Human Rights, Torture, Civil Liberties, Media and Politics, Obama Administration, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media
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    The Nation | Jul. 12, 2011
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