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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10451

14 September 2011
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
EU policy on Somali tragedy - aid criteria for poor countries

Chief culprits. Although we have been confronted by images of Somali children dying of starvation and thirst, we have always avoided blaming those chiefly responsible for this horror story. Now that aid has arrived and the situation appears to be improving, it can no longer be justified to refrain from telling the truth. All the different observers, special press envoys and other witnesses have affirmed and shown it: the conflicts taking place there, the endless wars, cruelty and selfishness...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS