By Guest Column Michael Travis —— Bio and Archives December 5, 2008
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I've come across 10 to 15 mothers crying because their sons are missing," said Omar Jamal, executive director of the Minneapolis-based Somali Justice Advocacy Center. A senior U.S. military intelligence analyst said the number may be even higher, since not all of the families whose sons have gone abroad will report it. Jamal said the Somali community has seen young men disappear in a number of countries across the world, including Canada, the Netherlands and Australia. Multiple sources within the Somali community have corroborated this account.More... Michael Travis is a Intelligence analyst who has written for defence journals in the U.K., Europe, and Israel. He is currently a senior analyst for a U.S. based corporation.
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