@ Piltdown Man,
So why don't we get our gifted and clever MI5/6 to find the information source and arrange for it to be silenced?
This might be desirable, but the majority of Security Service, GCHQ and Secret Intelligence Service are otherwise engaged. I am not sure how good our Somali humint is either; I suspect that it is not good.
To increase humint and other intel data levels would require further budget increases, above and beyond what has already occurred. With current budgetary restrictions I believe (my own opinion) that this is unlikely to happen. Providing aid to Somali military and police is a cheaper option, with less direct hazards to UK security. Also the Somalis are not as restricted in how they gather "information". Human Rights don't apply.
I do not necessarily agree with this conclusion as I believe national security to be paramount. Unfortunately the Coalition Government would appear to disagree.
Hval