Mary Beth Sheridan writes:
The U.S. government has provided about 40 tons of weapons and ammunition to shore up the besieged government of Somalia in the past six weeks and has sent funding to train Somali soldiers, a senior State Department official said yesterday, in the most complete accounting to date of the new American efforts in the strife-torn country.
The official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity, said the military aid was worth less than $10 million and had been approved by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the National Security Council.
"We do not want to see Somalia become a safe haven for foreign terrorists," the official said.
link: U.S. Has Sent 40 Tons of Munitions to Aid Somali Government - washingtonpost.com
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