There is a new normal in America: our government may shut down, but our wars continue. Congress may not be able to pass a budget, but the U.S. military can still launch commando raids in Libya and Somalia, the Afghan War can still be prosecuted, Italy can be garrisoned by American troops (putting the empire back in Rome), Africa can be used as an imperial ...

Turkey has denied al-Shababs allegations about Ankaras involvement in a recent operation by the US Navys special operation forces in Somalia. We deny these allegations completely," a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesmansaid in an interview on Sunday. Al-Shabab spokesman, Abdulaziz Abu Musab, had claimed that the failed assault had been led by Britain ...