Tag: US Special Forces

Why is the U.S. Military Authority Seeking to Expand its Counterterrorism Drone War to Kenya?

Margot Kiser

The New York Times has reported that the U.S. military aims to broaden its counterterrorism drone war in Kenya. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/us/politics/shabab-drone-authorities-kenya.html#click=https://t.co/Lam9HALEWU Why now?A couple of things come to mind; damage control (publicity) ahead of presidential elections, and competition with China’s expanding military footprint in Africa.Seems to me that the US conducting drone strikes inside Kenya is […]

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Unintended Consequences: A Fitness App Reveals a Secret US Military Base in Kenya

Margot Kiser

Fitness tracking Strava App reveals outlines of secret US bases (because people jog around the perimeter) around the world and as well as potentially sensitive information about military personnel on active duty. Here’s what US Forward Operating Base Camp Simba in Lamu County, Kenya looks like. The long vertical line in red is Camp Simba’s […]

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Navy SEALs daring hostage rescue may signal more Somalia land raids

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Navy SEALs’ Daring Hostage Rescue May Signal More Somalia Land Raids by U.S. by Margot Kiser Jan 26, 2012 12:20 AM EST The U.S. commando raid by the unit that killed bin Laden suggests that more Somalia land ops might happen, writes Margot Kiser. Plus, Josh Dzieza on Jessica Buchanan, the rescued American aid worker. […]

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Lamu’s Patriot Games/The Last Dorito – Junkfood Jihad

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Most Sundays I join friends for “prayers” at the local fabled watering hole that feels more like a club both in decor and exclusivity. This Equatorial club must endure the odd out of sorts tourist who flushes through, their khakis and Tevas and dazed expressions are evidence that they flew in straight from a safari […]

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