News & events
28-05-2013
Somali communities targeted by UK 'counter-terror' measures: the need for solidarity
In the mass media Somalia has become a synonym for war, disorder, terrorism and piracy. The country has been a focus for covert US-led 'counter-terror' operations. Even less well known is that many Somalis in the UK have been persecuted under 'anti-terror' powers. Moreover, MI5 has intimidated numerous individuals to act as informers on their community.
Such persecution serves the UK's foreign policy aims, especially to establish a client state in Somalia, as this briefing explains:
http://campacc.org.uk/uploads/CAMPACC_Somali%20briefing_v130510.pdf