I think the issue is that they're doing our dirty work, and if we condemn them, we might get less cooperation against Al-Shabaab/AQIM. While I'm sure no one is

I think the issue is that they're doing our dirty work, and if we condemn them, we might get less cooperation against Al-Shabaab/AQIM. While I'm sure no one is happy with this, the war on terror is a dirty war and our partners are less than ethical.