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| Kenya had intelligence of the terror attacks plan |
| 2010-07-18 |
| [The Nation (Nairobi)] Kenya warned that terrorists linked to the al-Shabaab militia group were about to stage attacks in the East African region three days before the blasts that left 76 people dead in Kampala, Uganda. Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang'ula told the Associated Press that there was credible intelligence that the fighters were upping their game and appealed for help from the United States to keep the militants at bay. The minister said in the interview with the American wire service that the situation in Somalia was "very, very dire" and that Somalia's immediate neighbours, including Kenya, faced potential attacks from the militants. He said that veteran insurgents from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan had relocated to Somalia in large enough numbers to worry the international community. "There have been Afghans, there have been Pakistanis, there have been certain Middle Eastern nationalities, quite a number. Intelligence reports indicate that there's quite a cocktail of them," Mr Wetang'ula told The Associated Press last week. Mr Wetang'ula has complained that the US and other rich nations are doing little to help prop the government in Somalia and to fight off the militia group. "They spend billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan. With just a small fraction of that amount, we can strengthen the TFG and capacitate them with tanks, aerial power, armoured vehicles so that they are able to secure their people. They run on a war economy," said Mr Wetang'ula. "A country is no country if it cannot guarantee security to its people. Somalia runs on a war economy. The US is not doing enough and is not willing to sufficiently listen to the concerns." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Regretfully Sheildwolf, it is too late. We've already spent tons of taxpayer dollars assisting Jacob Zuma with the recent World Cup spectacular. He and his comrades have their eyes on 2020 now, and the Olympic Games. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-07-18 15:08 |
| #2 I would say let the ANC zone bleed for awhile and then help them. Make them work for any assistance : after all Mugabe and his comrades are fully capable of inflicting horrific casualties on people, just look at what they did with the North Korean Brigade to their tribal enemies in the 1980s. And as for South Africa, since the ANC turned their military into a medical welfare and jobs program, let them weed out the incompetents BEFORE we spend a cent on them. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-07-18 13:04 |
| #1 Africa is the next battleground in the GWOT. It has been on the back burner for decades. You will soon see the ANC black barons of Zimbabwe and South Africa cozy up to the United States military in order to protect their diamond and gold mines. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-07-18 06:40 |