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Former UN Spokesperson Salim Lone: International Community Turning Blind Eye to Worsening Somalia Crisis

Former UN Spokesperson Salim Lone: International Community Turning Blind Eye to Worsening Somalia Crisis

The UN estimates 100,000 people have left Mogadishu in the last two weeks to escape fighting between U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops and Somali fighters. Former UN spokesperson and journalist Salim Lone says the international community is ignoring a major humanitarian crisis for which it bears considerable responsibility. [includes rush transcript]

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