North Africa revolts could weaken Al Shabaab - GlobalPost (blog)
StarAfrica.comNorth Africa revolts could weaken Al ShabaabGlobalPost (blog)Rawlings said the uprisings in North Africa are weakening Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels. He did not name any specific countries but there have been reports that Libya's Muammar Gaddafi regime has been funding and sending weapons to Al Shabaab. ...AU Envoy: North Africa Uprisings Crippling Somalia RebelsVoice of Americaall 240 news articles » Full Story »
Posted by Megan Doe - via Google News (Africa)
The affects of North Africa revolting could potentially help the US. Al Shabaab are supporters of Osama and a representative promised to avenge his death. If North Africa is not providing weapons, then those are weapons that cannot be used to harm the US.