Daily Archives: 24 November 2008

America’s hidden war in Somalia By Paul Salopek, Chicago Tribune, 24 November 2008 BERBERA, Somalia – To glimpse America’s secret war in Africa, you must bang with a rock on the iron gate of the prison in this remote port … Continue reading →

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The Independent, 24 November 2008 Four cheers for the feisty Lauren Booth, sister-in-law of our special Middle East envoy, Tony Blair. But what exactly is he doing? Desperately searching for his legacy I suppose, like the weapons of … Continue reading →

Geithner, Summers among key economic team members announced today Chicago — President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key members of their economic team today, naming Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Lawrence Summers as … Continue reading →