The use of AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) bankrolled and trained by the United States to fight the US war against Al-Shabaab is what set the Westgate Mall attack in motion. The implications for Kenya, the use of its territory and forces for invasion, strikes against Somalia as well as its role within AMISOM were exposed by the New York Times in the same year with the following: "Over the past year, the American Embassy in Nairobi, according to one American official, has become the hive of military and intelligence operatives who are chomping at the bit to escalate operations in Somalia.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:38:37 +0000
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