Lot's going on in Mali, Somalia, and Algeria

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But not much talk around SS on this.

Lot's of info coming in from Algeria, alleging an ALgerian air strike killed 34 hostages and a dozen militants.

Hope it's not true
 
Early yet, but what I just read on French news (Figaro), the information is coming from both a hostage taker and another undefined source. Go figure.

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/prise-dotage-algérie-larmée-donne-lassaut-134300923.html

"Des hélicoptères algériens ont bombardé jeudi le complexe gazier, a affirmé un ravisseur à une agence de presse mauritanienne proche de leur groupe. Une information confirmée par une source au Figaro. Trente-quatre otages et quinze islamistes auraient péri dans les frappes, déclare ce média."
 
I keep hearing how SOF will still be busy at war post-OEF. I guess this is the sort of thing everyone was talking about?
 
Sadly Algeria has been fucked for years.

Gen Aussaresses must be amused by the irony. The Algerian regime came to power through terrorism.
 
A Savage War of Peace is a good read, probably something policy makers in Africa should thumb through....
 
Yeah, you need to check out SWoP. It covers the whole thing from pre-WWII through to the end. I like De Gaulle less (not that I cared for him much before) and saw some interesting parallels between the French in Algeria and the French in Vietnam and the Americans in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan...
 
dknob said:
But not much talk around SS on this.

Lot's of info coming in from Algeria...
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Despite having/creating AFRICOM, the US really doesn't care about that continent. Sure the Admin will pay lip service, but the Chinese have already beaten us to the punch for the strategic natural resources. Outside of that, and that's even a stretch, why should we care? Terrorism? Failed States? Human suffering?
 
It's not just Algeria, the french are in Mali. Plus they fucked up the a hostage rescue in somalia and got another guy captured. It's all that they're talking about on the french news.
 
lindy said:
Despite having/creating AFRICOM, the US really doesn't care about that continent. Sure the Admin will pay lip service, but the Chinese have already beaten us to the punch for the strategic natural resources. Outside of that, and that's even a stretch, why should we care? Terrorism? Failed States? Human suffering?
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We can care all we like, but we shouldn't do anything about it unless it's in our vital strategic national interests to do so.
 

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