Ken Menkhaus

former Special Political Advisor, UN operation in Somalia

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Associate Professor of Political Science at Davidson College in North Carolina

Ken Menkhaus on KCRW

In the early 1990's, the bodies of US soldiers were dragged through the streets of Mogidishu, the capital of Somalia.

US Proposes Going Ashore to Hunt Pirates in Somalia

In the early 1990's, the bodies of US soldiers were dragged through the streets of Mogidishu, the capital of Somalia.

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