Somalia famine interview with Ambassador David Shinn

MC: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF DIPLOMACY IN COORDINATING FAMINE RELIEF ? A FORMER U-S AMBASSADOR TO BURKINA FASO AND ETHIOPIA, DAVID SHINN, SAYS THE MAIN STUMBLING BLOCK IS THE ISLAMIC MILITANT GROUP AL-SHABAB, WHICH CONTROLS THE FAMINE-STRICKEN AREAS. (OPT) AMBASSADOR SHINN IS NOW AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE ELLIOT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, DC. (END OPT). V-O-A’S WILLIAM EAGLE ASKED HIM TO DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AL-SHABAB AND THE INTERNATIONAL AID AGENCIES. EAGLE- SHINN Q & A nso MC: THAT WAS FORMER AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA, DAVID SHINN. HE WAS SPEAKING WITH V-O-A’S WILLIAM EAGLE.