At the airport, Shah made a strange statement, in which he called Somali a ‘model.’

Shah also stated, “Since 2007, the U.S. has supported Somalia and its neighbors, first Uganda and Burundi, then Kenya and Djibouti, as Somali and AMISOM [African Union Mission in Somalia] forces' efforts to drive al-Shabaab out of Somalia’s cities and towns.”

Significantly, he failed to mention the U.S-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia.

The U.S. also provided air support to Ethiopian troops in Somalia, has repeatedly launched drone attacks on resistance forces, and at times has used food as a weapon.

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