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"Somalia's forces deserting, UN is told
UNITED NATIONS - The ranks of Somalia's army and police have been gutted as most soldiers and police officers have deserted, often taking their weapons and vehicles, according to a UN Security Council report.
To where? The Islamists? Wow, did the U.S. ever take a loss here!
The chairman of the council's Monitoring Group on Somalia said yesterday that this was one of the main sources of weapons and ammunition in Somalia, along with illegal imports from Yemen and purchases of arms for opposition groups with funds from various domestic and foreign financiers....
Yeah, WE KNOW WHO is moving weapons into the region, Israel!
On the topic of piracy, South Africa's UN ambassador, Dumisani Kumalo, described it as a "multimillion dollar industry, with a total of 1,000-1,500 pirates employed, using over 60 small boats and mother ships."
And that REALLY GETS YOU to STOP and WONDER, doesn't it?
CUI BONO (did you click on the related link I provided)?
So will this:
The US delegation has circulated to members of the Security Council a draft resolution that would give countries the right to pursue pirates on land as well as at sea. Several council diplomats said the powers were too broad and predicted the text would not pass in its current form.
EVERYTHING that is PRESENTED in the AGENDA-PUSHING PAPERS is for a REASON, folks!!!
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"Sharif back in Mogadishu as death toll hits 16,210
GOOD GOD, NO!!!!!!!!!!!
MOGADISHU, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Somalia's moderate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed returned to Mogadishu for the first time in two years on Wednesday and a local rights group said fighting had killed 16,210 civilians since then....
Not even I imagined it was so many!!! O' Somalis!!!!!!
The U.N. special envoy to Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, said Sharif's return was "most welcome", while the sight of gunmen who used to shoot at each other now working side by side cheered many of the capital's war-weary residents.
I will applaud any joy the Somalis find! Who am I to judge?
"His enemies have welcomed him as a friend today ... Sharif's presence will minimise the violence, even if it doesn't end it completely," said 44-year-old local Hassan Garaad. "Islamists wearing turbans and soldiers with uniforms together in one place is a peaceful sign for Mogadishu."
Yes, I know! Now if only the US would quit fucking around in there!
Ethiopia says it will pull out its troops by the end of December, leaving a probable power vacuum and more bloodshed....
What is with the lying, MSM?
Witnesses: Ethiopians troops pouring into Somalia
The Mogadishu-based Elman Peace and Human Rights Organisation has been tracking the casualties since Islamist insurgents launched a rebellion against Somalia's interim government and its Ethiopian military allies early in 2007. Elman said 7,574 civilians had been killed so far in 2008, adding to 8,636 killed the year before. In a report, it said nearly 29,000 people had been wounded over that two-year period.
Unique and precious souls, all of 'em!
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