Although Yemen and the Horn of Africa region are known as fertile grounds for terrorist groups, the US government has failed to respond sufficiently to the threat, according to a Harvard University report released yesterday.The shortcomings include a severe shortage of diplomats and intelligence agents with expertise in the region, the report said. ”It’s a situation that is volatile and capable of spinning rapidly out of control unless we get on top of it,” said Robert I. Rotberg, director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. ”It’s a mystery zone.”Full Story
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