Somalia

A very sad story, but I believe if the African Union troops get all the necessary support they can end the mayhem in Somalia. God help the children and their mothers. I wish the al-shabaab soldiers will all go to sea, become pirates and get killed so the children and their mothers will have some peace.

Where to from here??

What a wonderful report! But how depressing! Thank you for such a revealing story... your reporters and crew should be congratulated on their courage and balance.

feedback to Sue

Feedback to Sue: SAACID is the organisation that hosted Peter Greste fo 1 of his 2 trips for the story. SAACID is the largest continuously operational Somali NGO. SAACID has an Australian sister organisation - fully tax deductable. Visit www.saacid.org

Somalia

Amazing heartfelt journalism with camera work to match. If only the world concentrated their energies and dollars towards these kinds of human tragedies and less on carbon pollution! Thank you for risking your lives to expose the crisis in Somalia.

Fantastic

This report on Dateline was probably the best one in the whole year. Great report.

How to help

To Sue and others who've asked, SBS's World News Australia has a list of charities and aid groups helping tackle the drought and conflict in East Africa. Click here to find out how you can help.

It will cost the west in the end

Furthermore, one of the reasons Egypt's Dictator Hosni Mubarak survived so long was the western support he received. A large part of the reason for that continued support despite his heavy handedness were the guarantees he provided that shipping down Suez Canal wouldn't be disrupted. If you think bandit Somali pirates are a headache to world trade, imagine an organised extremist Somali government with strong links to al-Qaeda! This is an INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM, the longer the world waits to act..

Like all of Africa's wars, It's about money (cloaked in ideology)

An organised Somalia has the potential to become Africa's Singapore -- a good chunk of the world's shipping passes through the Gulf of Aden (it was considered a prize during the colonial scramble for Africa.). Chances are your Italian shoes passed through the Suez Canal down through the gulf. Presumably, control of the this area is the end-game for groups like Al-Shabaab. A country like Australia has in interest in not letting an Al-Queda-linked group control this important shipping lane.