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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab rebels withdrew from their last major bastion of Kismayu overnight, the group and residents said, a day after Kenyan and Somali government forces attacked the southern port.
The loss of Kismayu will deal a major blow to the al Qaeda-linked movement, weakening morale and depriving it of revenue, but is unlikely to mark the end of its five-year rebellion.
The insurgents, who once controlled large swathes of the lawless Horn of Africa country, have been turning to guerrilla-style tactics, harrying the country's weak government with suicide bombings and assassinations.
"We moved out our fighters ... from Kismayu at midnight," al Shabaab spokesman, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, told Reuters on Saturday.
Rage threatened to strike back. "The enemies have not yet entered the town. Let them enter Kismayu which will soon turn into a battlefield," he said.
Locals confirmed the militants had pulled out under the cover of darkness but said the Kenyan troops, fighting under an African Union peacekeeping force's banner, and Somali soldiers were still camped on the city's outskirts.
"NOW WE ARE TERRIFIED"
There were reports of looting in some areas of the city.
"Al Shabaab has not perished, so the worry is what next," said local elder Ali Hussein.
One man who was loudly celebrating the departure of al Shabaab fighters from the city was shot dead by two masked men, residents said.
"These masked men came from behind him and hit him with several bullets right in the head... Now we are terrified, everyone in Kismayu is dumb silent. We are afraid to talk on the phone outdoors," said Halima Nur, a mother of three children.
Al Shabaab, which formally merged with al Qaeda in February, has been steadily losing its footholds under sustained pressure from African Union peacekeeping forces (AMISOM) and Somali government troops for the past year.
The rebel group, which counts foreign al Qaeda-trained fighters among its ranks, is seen as one of the biggest threats to stability in the Horn of Africa. It has received advice from al Qaeda's leadership, counter-terrorism experts say.
Residents said the fighters who had abandoned Kismayu had moved to the jungles that lie between Kismayu and Afmadow as well as to other towns north of the port city like Jamame and Kabsuma.
Kenyan military spokesman Col. Cyrus Oguna said his force was still trying to check whether al Shabaab had withdrawn, and would move into the city if the rebels did not put up resistance.
Al Shabaab has pulled out of a number of urban areas including the capital, Mogadishu, in recent months under pressure from advancing African Union forces. But their continuing guerrilla attacks still pose a big challenge for newly-elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
(Writing by Richard Lough and Duncan Miriri; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/somalias-al-shabaab-pull-last-stronghold-rebels-060649166.html
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
Hamilton Project Roundtable: Investing in Clean Energy Innovation ...
Hamilton Project Roundtable: Investing in Clean Energy?Innovation
Published September 1, 2012 Energy PolicyThis Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University has substance and insights:?New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy. There are also participants ?talking their book?. One of the events was of particular interest ?Investing in Clean Energy Innovation?, with this roundtable lineup:
Sally M. Benson
Director, Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford UniversityKenneth A. Hersh
Co-Founder and CEO, NGP Energy Capital ManagementVinod Khosla
Khosla Ventures
Former Chairman and CEO, Sun MicrosystemsJames E. Rogers
Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke EnergyModerator: Hemant Taneja
Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners
Co-Founder, Advanced Energy Economy
Jim Rogers is a pithy commentator on the real world of electrical generation and distribution. Following some of Vinod Khosla?s remarks Rogers said ?Vinod, I can?t let you get away with that!? then explained why.
The most outstanding participant was clearly Ken Hersh. An example will illustrate ? Hersh listens patiently to the panel saying such as ?wind is competitive now? and ?solar will be grid competitive in just five more years? and Vinod opining that ?five guys in five years will deliver more innovation? than partnerships like Benson?s?Global Climate and Energy Project. Regarding subsidized wind generation,?Hersh says (paraphrasing) ?That wasn?t three guys in a garage. That was three guys and the US government! The moment the wind production tax credit lapsed the wind industry just went away?.
There is event audio and video available here.
There is a useful 2010 profile of Ken Hersh at the Dallas Morning News.
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Source: http://seekerblog.com/2012/09/01/hamilton-project-roundtable-investing-in-clean-energy-innovation/
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
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