"Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland has embarked on its first ever program aimed at reducing its security force personnel, a UN statement said Tuesday.

"'After handing over their weapons to their commanders, the participants will be provided with on-the-job training and placement, formal education, rural resettlement or support to start their own micro-enterprises,' it said."

So, the hardly-existingest state on the planet is cutting its miniscule, hardly-budgeted army and telling them to open businesses instead. Who will defend the borders? Who will round up al-Qaeda men for Uncle Sam? As ever in Somalia, people will defend themselves and whomever else they have agreed to defend. Pass the list of multiple electricity providers, please.