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The Nation Uncovers CIA Base In Somalia | At the Nation magazine, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill uncovers a secret CIA base in Somalia and details some of the U.S.’ covert operations there. The CIA facility is used to train Somali and other African operatives in counter-terror who are paid by the U.S. Scahill also describes a secret Somali detention facility with poor conditions where intelligence officers from the U.S. and France reportedly interrogate terrorism suspects directly. In addition, the U.S. funds and arms African forces, launches drone-fired missiles, and makes covert commando raids. Scahill says the amalgam represents a “new U.S. counterterrorism strategy,” though notes it’s “brought few tangible gains.”