Nick Turse: American "Success" and the Rise of West African Piracy

As American hysteria over events in the Middle East rises, news about whatever grim video the Islamic State has just released jostles for attention with U.S. bombing runs in Iraq, prospective ones in Syria, and endless confusing statements out of Washington about what the next seat-of-the-pants version of its strategy might be. These days, such things are endlessly on the American radar screen.

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