Somalia is located at the strategic crossroads between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean where much of our oil passes from the Persian Gulf to Europe and the United States. It is also a location strongly contested by the U.S.S.R.. Cuba. and East Germany. The Soviets and their surrogates have complete control over South Yemen from which onethird of the population has emigrated since 1975. The Soviets have substantial control over Ethiopia. the most populous and important country in the Horn of Africa region. Libya has recently joined the Soviets in signing a treaty with Ethiopia and South Yemen. adding Libyan money and terrorist knowhow in an attempt to destabilize other Horn countries. particularly Somalia and the Sudan.
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