More echoes

Me, yesterday, re: the Islamist victory over the U.S.-backed warlords in Mogadishu:

Can there be any doubt that there is at least some element of cause and effect here -- that our alliance with these warlords motivated many Somalis to finally defeat them?

Tomorrow's NYT:

A covert C.I.A. effort to finance Somali warlords has empowered the Islamic groups it was intended to marginalize, critics say.

I'm still adamantly opposed to being called a journalist. Critic, I can live with.