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    US in Fractured Somalia on the Hunt for al Qaeda

    Eight years after al Qaeda's bombing attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Somali officials say the ringleader may have been killed by recent air strikes.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Eight years after al Qaeda's bombing attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Somali officials say the ringleader may have been killed by recent air strikes. So far, US officials have not confirmed neither that nor US involvement in the attacks, though it does appear that Somalia has become a new front in the war on terror, as we hear from John Donnelly of the Boston Globe.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      John M. Donnelly

      Boston Globe

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    In New Orleans: First Katrina, Now Violent Crime
    1. 1:34US in Fractured Somalia on the Hunt for al QaedaYou’re reading this
    2. 7:43Bush to Detail Iraq Plan, Admit Mistakes in Tonight's Speech
    3. 23:23Is New Orleans Safe for Anyone?
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