| The president of Somalia's transitional government said his people had been "terrorized" by a U.S. propaganda campaign portraying the country as a possible haven for Osama bin Laden's followers. President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan said that fears of U.S. military strikes were hindering efforts to bring peace to the country. Abdiqassim said his government had set up a committee to combat terrorism and arrested several suspects, but its efforts were being hampered by a lack of resources. The government still only controls parts of the capital Mogadishu and other patches of territory, competing with warlords who flourished after the fall of military ruler Mohammed Siad Barre in 1991. Gosh. That's really terrible to be so terrorized. Are you having bad dreams of dead warlords' bodies being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu? If the central "government" has so little control, perhaps it should ask for assistance. |