“[S]omething in his tone now reminded her of his explanations of asymmetric warfare, a topic in which he had a keen and abiding interest. She remembered him telling her how terrorism was almost exclusively about branding, but only slightly less so about the psychology of lotteries…” - Zero History, William Gibson
I suspect that the Algerians reportedly entered Mali to recover the debris for a variety of reasons, including that shared enemies didn't get any wreckage and so earn credit or cash with other "interested parties". Plus of course for Algeria some "kudos" with the USA, diplomacy needs trade.
In the absence of a fully functioning state in Mali "those who can, do".
davidbfpo
Bookmarks