Why the 'Jihadi' Mall Attack in Kenya Is the Perfect Pretext for America to Spread Its Empire Deeper into Africa

Al shabaab Fleeing Kismayu with their belongings

So what was Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen - the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali outfit - really up to in Kenya?
A mall in the capital of East Africa’s biggest economy, part owned by Israelis, offering the “supreme experience of shopping” for the local elite and upper middle class, diplomats and expats. It seems to be the perfect target for an attack with minimal logistics (assault rifles and grenades) and bent on inflicting maximum casualties.
But was it just ‘senseless terror’? Blowback? Or a game of shadows?
I’ve been trying to travel across Somalia for years, but contacts have always stressed; for a lone Westerner with no ‘protection’ – not to mention a lot of ammo – that’s certified suicide. The best one can do is to try to piece together the jigsaw puzzle.     (alternet)