From The BBC:Somalia is in danger of descending into famine while the world's attention is focused on the problem of piracy off its coast, the Red Cross has warned.
BBC Africa analyst Martin Plaut says agencies like the International Committee of the Red Cross are very wary about using words like famine.
The ICRC's Alexandre Liebeskind said the violence had made it almost impossible for aid agencies to operate.
About half of Somalia's population is dependent on food aid.
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My Comment: With Somali pirates and Islamists seizing food stocks and/or murdering aid workers .... the perfect storm for a disaster is taking place.