Al-Shabaab: Effort to Save Somali State Like a Belgian Waffle

By Bridget Johnson 7:58 AM on September 16, 2013

The Twitter feed of Al-Shabaab’s press office criticized an $860 million “New Deal”-style economic pledge from the European Union to Somalia to help build up the failed state.

Conferences never really had any meaningful impact on the ground here in Somalia and this one will be no different. It’s a waste of effort

— HSM Press Office (@HSM_Press) September 16, 2013

The billions promised will most likely be unpaid, the paltry sum given to the apostates will be lost in corruption & we’re back to square 1

— HSM Press Office (@HSM_Press) September 16, 2013

All old conferences failed to materialize, thanks to the unwavering stance of the Mujahideen, and so will this #EU attempt at resuscitation!

— HSM Press Office (@HSM_Press) September 16, 2013

See, it’s a bit like Belgian Waffles; sweet on the outside but really has no much substance to it. They are just hollow promises of Kufr

— HSM Press Office (@HSM_Press) September 16, 2013

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Bridget Johnson is a veteran journalist whose news articles and analyses have run in dozens of news outlets across the globe. Bridget first came to Washington to be online editor at The Hill, where she wrote The World from The Hill column on foreign policy. Previously she was an opinion writer and editorial board member at the Rocky Mountain News and nation/world news columnist at the Los Angeles Daily News.

Bridget is a Senior Fellow specializing in terrorism analysis at the Haym Salomon Center. She is a Senior Risk Analyst for Gate 15, a homeland security risk management firm in the Beltway. She is an NPR contributor and has contributed to USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, Politico, New York Daily News, The Jerusalem Post, The Hill, New York Observer, Washington Times, RealClearWorld and more, and has myriad television and radio credits including Al-Jazeera and SiriusXM. Bridget is Washington Editor for PJ Media.