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Of the 10 foundering nations on the Foreign Policy's latest Failed States Index, seven are in Africa, two are the scenes of U.S.-led wars and the remaining one has been cited among America's worst nightmares.

Topping the list (and amazing map), again, is Somalia, which Foreign Policy notes was too rough a neighborhood even for al-Qaida:

A recent report by West Point's Combating Terrorism Center, drawing on captured al Qaeda documents, revealed that Osama bin Laden's outfit had an awful experience trying to operate out of Somalia, for all the same reasons that international peacekeepers found Somalia unmanageable in the 1990s: terrible infrastructure, excessive violence and criminality, and few basic services, among other factors. In short, Somalia was too failed even for al Qaeda.
After the jump, the 10 most failed states.

Foreign Policy considers aspects of national life ranging from "demographic pressures" and "economic decline" to "human rights" and "factionalized elites." The top 10 failed states, with their index figures:

1.Somalia, 114.7
Zimbabwe, 114
Sudan, 112.4
Chad, 112.2
Democratic Republic of Congo, 108.7
Iraq, 108.6
Afghanistan, 108.2
Central African Republic, 105.4
Guinea, 104.6/li>
Pakistan, 104.1

is Somalia, which Foreign Policy notes was too rough a neighborhood even for al-Qaida:

STOP! wrote:

is Somalia, which Foreign Policy notes was too rough a neighborhood even for al-Qaida:

best quote ever

Bring the link first , let us read the whole thing for ourselves !
Somalia is not too rough a neighbourhood for Al Qaeda , they operate there via PROXY , why would Osama bin Laden need to be there when he 's got Turki ,Godane and others who do the work for him .
Granted , speacially the souhtern part of the country is a treacherous land for any foreigner , but Al Qaeda has friends there .

Actually I wouldf argue Afghanistan is way more a failed state then Somalia , DESPITE the huge amount of money invested in there by the US and Nato .

SahanGalbeed wrote:Bring the link first , let us read the whole thing for ourselves !
Somalia is not too rough a neighbourhood for Al Qaeda , they operate there via PROXY , why would Osama bin Laden need to be there when he 's got Turki ,Godane and others who do the work for him .
Granted , speacially the souhtern part of the country is a treacherous land for any foreigner , but Al Qaeda has friends there .

Here you go xabash
http://hiiraan.com/news2/2009/July/soma ... qaida.aspx

Kalab , hiiran is prolly run by a gudhu cousin of yours , where is the link where US top officials say " somalia too rough for AQ!!"
These lil pigs will just make up stories I swear !

Sheeko bay iska alifayaan , then giggle like lil bitches !

Too funny. Let's all be optimistic, Zimbabwe is not far from us, if we stop the warfare and improve the infrastructure, we might catch Chad. Catching Guinea is a long shot but that's a goal we should aim for in the next year or so. Al-Shabaab is going to be mad that their big client Al-Qaeda doesn't want its real estate. They better off with Tamil Tigers.

SahanGalbeed wrote:Kalab , hiiran is prolly run by a gudhu cousin of yours , where is the link where US top officials say " somalia too rough for AQ!!"
These lil pigs will just make up stories I swear !

Sheeko bay iska alifayaan , then giggle like lil bitches !

SahanGalbeed wrote:Kalab , hiiran is prolly run by a gudhu cousin of yours , where is the link where US top officials say " somalia too rough for AQ!!"
These lil pigs will just make up stories I swear !

Sheeko bay iska alifayaan , then giggle like lil bitches !

you are one emotional xabash

WASHINGTON (Map, News) -
Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda has failed for more than a decade to establish an operational base in Somalia due to the country’s austere environment and inhospitable clans, a new U.S. military report says.
http://www.examiner.com/a-722180~Somali ... aeda_.html

you need more proves man?

nomadicwarlord wrote: Too funny. Let's all be optimistic, Zimbabwe is not far from us, if we stop the warfare and improve the infrastructure, we might catch Chad. Catching Guinea is a long shot but that's a goal we should aim for in the next year or so. Al-Shabaab is going to be mad that their big client Al-Qaeda doesn't want its real estate. They better off with Tamil Tigers.

waraa sxb..even alqaida gives up on Somalia isnt that just funny....

Abdisamad , al shabaabta aynu soo celin karno weeye

abdisamad3 wrote:

nomadicwarlord wrote: Too funny. Let's all be optimistic, Zimbabwe is not far from us, if we stop the warfare and improve the infrastructure, we might catch Chad. Catching Guinea is a long shot but that's a goal we should aim for in the next year or so. Al-Shabaab is going to be mad that their big client Al-Qaeda doesn't want its real estate. They better off with Tamil Tigers.

waraa sxb..even alqaida gives up on Somalia isnt that just funny....

Yeah bro, but Al-Qaeda will do anything to influence and use Al-Shabaab as its splinter group. I believe the 2009 rankings, Somalia is still on top of the failed States. Once these fledgling political institutions are built in Somalia, we should wake up from the 20 year coma.

nomadicwarlord wrote:

abdisamad3 wrote:

nomadicwarlord wrote: Too funny. Let's all be optimistic, Zimbabwe is not far from us, if we stop the warfare and improve the infrastructure, we might catch Chad. Catching Guinea is a long shot but that's a goal we should aim for in the next year or so. Al-Shabaab is going to be mad that their big client Al-Qaeda doesn't want its real estate. They better off with Tamil Tigers.

waraa sxb..even alqaida gives up on Somalia isnt that just funny....

Yeah bro, but Al-Qaeda will do anything to influence and use Al-Shabaab as its splinter group. I believe the 2009 rankings, Somalia is still on top of the failed States. Once these fledgling political institutions are built in Somalia, we should wake up from the 20 year coma.

insha-allah we will wake up..sooner or later..the Somali state will rise up from its ashes