NAKURU, Kenya (AP) — A senior U.N. official cautiously welcomed news that an anti-piracy force is being created in Somalia but he and U.S. officials say they're concerned about secrecy surrounding the undertaking.
An unidentified Muslim country is backing the project and is paying an ex-CIA man and a former senior U.S. diplomat, The Associated Press reported last week. The military force for the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, and for Puntland, a northern semiautonomous region, is expected to number up to 1,050 men.
"It's a good thing that Puntland is training an anti-piracy force," said Alan Cole, the head of the anti-piracy program at the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. But he said he wants to know the identity of the donor, the laws governing the force, how recruits are screened and the chain of command.Read More
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