Somalia and Al Qaeda

This article originally came as a great shock to me. I thought to myself , why would Al Qaeda bother to send aid to these people. Then I realized these actions would give them significant pull in that region. This would be greatly beneficial for their recruiting campaign. Then an even more radical idea came to my mind. What if the Somalian militant group known as Shabab had planned this with Al Qaeda. They gain control over Somalia, and stop all western aid. This sets up the perfect situation for Al Qaeda to swoop in and look like the hero. The people that Al Qaeda are saving will be so grateful , that they will be more likely to convert to Islam and join the cause against the Western nations who failed to save them. This would be devastating for the U.S. because there are a lot of people at these camps, so even if a small percentage convert that is a huge gain for Al Qaeda.