positions. they said foreigners were often in charge of local fighters running posts and buildings just below the line of fire. >> that is a beauty. that is a market. and they it shall that's where you find foreigners. when we are fighting here, the foreigners are a little bit in their rear. >> reporter: this summer, the au's modest gains have taken them up to the seaport overlooked by the once grand aruba hotel. there's often take of a new offensive against them an they pledged more troops there. but this is a war of attrition fought in the ruins of a once grateful city where victory is as unlikely as surrender. jane ferguson for cnn, mogadishu, somalia. we're going to turn back to politics. lining up on christine o'donnell's side, another top republican throws his support behind a tea party upstart.