Oil Wars, Weapons and How the US is Fueling the Somalia Crisis, with Ann Garrison

Oil Wars, Weapons and How the US is Fueling the Somalia Crisis, with Ann Garrison

Author: MintPress News May 19, 2023 Duration: 48:55
Congress recently voted against pulling American troops out of Somalia. Officially, U.S. forces number 900 and are there in an advisory role to help the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud combat terrorist forces such as Al-Shabab. Yet our guest today states that U.S. boots on the ground in Somalia are doing nothing but serving as a recruiting tool for jihadists, their presence provoking widespread resentment among the people of the resource-rich but war-torn African nation. Ann Garrison is a...

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