Marco Rubio must confront lazy, outdated State Department travel warnings
Out of deference to Mogadishu, the State Department refuses to treat Somaliland as separate from Somalia. Hence, the travel advisory warns people not to travel due to risk of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, mistreatment of women, and piracy, among other ills. Leave now if you are there.” Recommended Stories As mass surveillance becomes a reality, some are fighting back Maryland Democrats dress up disenfranchisement as democracy Body cameras can flip the ICE debate just as they did with police sentiment The security situation in each of these countries is nuanced.
- ▪Out of deference to Mogadishu, the State Department refuses to treat Somaliland as separate from Somalia.
- ▪Hence, the travel advisory warns people not to travel due to risk of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, mistreatment of women, and piracy, among other ills.
- ▪Leave now if you are there.” Recommended Stories As mass surveillance becomes a reality, some are fighting back Maryland Democrats dress up disenfranchisement as democracy Body cameras can flip the ICE debate just as they did with police se
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BENGHAZI, Libya — The State Department declares it has “no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens” and says it issues travel warnings to describe “the risks and recommended precautions for U.S. citizens.” The lack of granularity to the warnings, though, reflects diplomatic laziness, increasingly undermines U.S. policy, and may even cross the line into fraud.Consider Somaliland. Out of deference to Mogadishu, the State Department refuses to treat Somaliland as separate from Somalia. Hence, the travel advisory warns people not to travel due to risk of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, mistreatment of women, and piracy, among other ills. Likewise, consider Libya.
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