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JLB
April 29th, 2007, 12:31:58 PM
The Somali capital Mogadishu has this week seen some of its worst fighting for 16 years. A fragile transitional government there has been trying to destroy groups of fighters left over from the so-called Islamic Courts group which was in control of much of the country last year.

more:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6600027.stm
Maz
April 29th, 2007, 9:19:57 PM
this is real horrible, does anyone think the US would ever actually go back to Somalia?
JLB
April 29th, 2007, 10:56:09 PM
It is a complicated and bloody struggle.

In the past few days more than 300 have been killed and since the turn of the year 2,000 have died, most of them civilians caught in crossfire.

Many thousands have been injured.

The appalling violence has led to one of the largest mass migrations in recent times.

An increasing number of people continue to flee the volatile capital

Hundreds of thousands of people who were living in Mogadishu have grabbed what few possessions they could carry and headed for places of safety.
Matt
April 29th, 2007, 11:07:21 PM
The US has developed too much of an interest in becoming the police force in satellite conflicts around the globe. Is it true that there weren't any small, yet genocidal rulers in the first half of the 19th century or has history simply remembered us as a nation with bigger fish to fry?

I for one am glad if we keep our nose out of this. I'm just depressed that it's because we're preoccupied with another meaningless struggle.
Maz
April 30th, 2007, 1:07:55 AM
The US has developed too much of an interest in becoming the police force in satellite conflicts around the globe. Is it true that there weren't any small, yet genocidal rulers in the first half of the 19th century or has history simply remembered us as a nation with bigger fish to fry?

I for one am glad if we keep our nose out of this. I'm just depressed that it's because we're preoccupied with another meaningless struggle.

what a humanist you are...
Matt
April 30th, 2007, 1:47:33 AM
what a humanist you are...

Was that sarcasm? I'm not sure I get it. :(

If you meant it, however, I'll take it as a compliment! I like humanism. War is inevitable. It can't always be ours. It's unfortunate that this is happening in Somalia, or here, or anywhere really. If I could figure out an end to violence, I'd tell somebody who could do something about it!
JLB
April 30th, 2007, 4:52:09 PM
Was that sarcasm? I'm not sure I get it. :(

If you meant it, however, I'll take it as a compliment! I like humanism. War is inevitable. It can't always be ours. It's unfortunate that this is happening in Somalia, or here, or anywhere really. If I could figure out an end to violence, I'd tell somebody who could do something about it!

bump!