Wednesday
November 19, 2008 -Toronto: It's clear a number of international
players have a
vested interest in Somalia's future. But what's not
clear is whether any of them are actually helping
stabilize the situation. David Shinn is a Professor at George
Washington University. He was the American Ambassador
to Ethiopia from 1996 and 1999 and he was in Washington.
Somalia - Context
According to some observers, much of the
lawlessness
and political violence in Somalia today could actually
have been prevented. Salim
Lone, is a columnist with the Daily
Nation in Kenya as well as the British newspaper, The
Guardian. He is also the former spokesperson for
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and a former
spokesperson for the United Nations in Iraq. He joined us
from London, England.
