E71 - Somalia and the War on Terror w/ Samar Al-Bulushi

<p>Danny and Derek welcome Samar Al-Bulushi, assistant professor of anthropology at UC Irvine, contributing editor at <em>Africa is a Country</em>, and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the US War on Terror in Somalia. They cover the background of US involvement in the Horn of Africa, the Islamic Courts Union, the 2006 Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, the emergence of Al-Shabaab, AFRICOM, and more. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>