Al Shabaab Effectively Recruits Americans

August 10, 2010 · Chris Harnisch, Blog, Katherine Zimmerman

The Department of Justice last Thursday unsealed indictments charging 14 individuals – mostly American citizens – of allegedly supporting, or attempting to support, the al Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist group al Shabaab. Only two of the 14 individuals named are currently in U.S. custody – the rest…

The Terror of al Shabaab

February 23, 2010 · Chris Harnisch, Blog

The United Nations has recently ratcheted up its criticism of the United States’ decision to withhold humanitarian aid to parts of Somalia controlled by the Islamist terror group al Shabaab.  The international body’s official in charge of aid distribution in Somalia accused the U.S. of preventing…