Somalia May Haunt U.S. Again (China Post, CHINA)

Barack Obama’s incoming administration could be stuck on the horn of a security dilemma in the strategic but unstable horn of Africa.

A widening Somali crisis which has challenged both George Bush I and the Clinton Administrations, with disastrous consequences, now confronts Obama with the specter of “Blackhawk down” in Mogadishu. The combination of a failed state, a widening humanitarian disaster, and the growth of offshore piracy against international shipping, creates a dangerous vortex in East Africa astride strategic shipping lanes of communication.

It also throws down the gauntlet to the incoming administration and NATO to ensure maritime security in the troubled waters off East Africa.

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