The Hilton family could probably hire Blackwater, a.k.a. Xe, to clear the ground and run the entire country as a resort. Cuban cigar tobacco grows fine there. Before I use my full days' allotment of sarcasm, I yield the floor to the NY Times Editorial Board. Haiti’s Despair, Continued The Departme...

Despite the flicker of optimism, huge challenges remain. Somalia is a land of blown opportunities; 13 previous attempts at forming an effective transitional government have failed. Wrong. Twelve previous attempts failed. At most. One was destroyed by a U.S.ofA.-inspired and supported invasion. With ...

Mark Bowden writes about the chaos that is Somalia in the Washington Post today...three online pages decrying Islamicists and warlords and poverty...and I'm not posting a a word of it. Because every time someone writes about it, they disguise or simply neglect the Bush Administration's role ...

The newspaper quoted the minister as telling potential donors: "Our central hospitals are literally not functioning. Our staff is demotivated and we need your support to ensure that they start coming to work and our health system is revived." He listed urgent requirements as including medi...