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London, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – The
KULMIYE party chairman, Ahmed Mohammed Mohamoud Sillanyo, on
Monday attended a dinner banquet hosted in his honor in
which he was presented with honorary plaque by Ahmed Omer,
mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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Somaliland
Vice-President Ahmed Yusuf Yasin and the Minister for
Planning and National Coordination, Ali Ibrahim, address a
news conference in Hargeisa, the region's capital
Hargeysa, Somaliland, July 4, 2009 – The authorities of
Somaliland have urged the international community to come to
its aid to avert severe food shortages and hunger due to a
prolonged drought in the region.
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AU delegations
attend the opening session of the 13th African Union summit
of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya, 01 July
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By Peter Heinlein , Addis Ababa
03 July 2009
Africa's leaders meeting in Libya have taken a step toward
creation of a continental authority that would have enhanced
powers to deal with matters of mutual interest.
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Islamic extremist
group al Shabaab has killed Christians, including children. |
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Mogadishu, Somalia, July 4, 2009 – Muslim militants have
beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian
father refused to hand over information about a church
leader, a Christian news agency reported Wednesday, July 1.
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Bashir Muhumed
has never
explained why he attacked his friend |
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Manchester, UK, July 3, 2009 – A 23-year-old man who stabbed
his friend to death and turned the knife on himself in a bid
to claim self-defense has been jailed for life.
Bashir Awil Muhumed will spend at least 20 years in jail for
killing Saeed Hassan at a house in Hulme, Manchester.
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ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 04, 2009 – Egyptian police shot dead
two Somali migrants on Thursday who tried to slip across the
Sinai desert border into Israel, security sources said, as
violence against migrants picked up at the sensitive
frontier..
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Forces of
President Sharif are unable to reassert their authority over
the capital |
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Mogadishu, Somalia, July 4, 2009 – Rebels in Somalia have
vowed to continue attacking African Union peacekeepers, as
heavy clashes in the war-torn capital Mogadishu left at
least five people dead.
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Sudan President
Omar al-Bashir |
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Amnesty International
London, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – In response to reports on
the decision by the African Union (AU) not to cooperate with
a war crimes warrant of arrest, issued by the International
Criminal Court against Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, Erwin
van der Borght, Amnesty International Africa Director said:
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Somali-Americans Accused Of Al Qaeda Ties Indicted On Terror
Charges, Sources Say |
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A federal grand jury has indicted a group
of Somali-Americans on terror-related charges after more
than 20 young men from the Minneapolis area were recruited
to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, according to
two law enforcement sources. |
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By Mike Levine
Minneapolis, July 04, 2009 – The indictments have yet to be
unsealed, but an announcement is expected in the next few
weeks. One law enforcement source told FOX News the grand
jury already has handed up indictments against at least
three people.
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Somali rebels vow more attacks against peacekeepers |
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Extremist rebels
in Somalia |
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 03, 2009 (AP) — Extremist rebels in
Somalia said Friday they will continue attacking African
Union peacekeepers, after fighting this week killed more
than 20 people and left hospitals so crowded that patients
were being treated in tents.
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INTERVIEW-Somalia
peacekeepers need more power-EU official |
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* Peacekeepers should engage rebels, says EU Commissioner
* African leaders to discuss peacekeepers' mandate at summit
* EU's Michel worried about Sudan's north-south peace
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Somalia, Iraq most dangerous for minorities: NGO |
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Hard-line Al-Shebab
militants patrol in southern Mogadishu's Bakara market |
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LONDON, July 1, 2009 (AFP) —
Somalia remains the world's most dangerous country for
minority groups, followed by Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and
Myanmar, a leading human rights group said.
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Atlanta: Somali crisis not far for Clarkston |
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By Dorian B. Crosby
Friday, July 03, 2009
Who cares about Somalia? It’s a troubled country far away in
East Africa. What does last month’s deadly suicide bombing
have to do with Atlanta?
Perhaps you think piracy off the Aden coast is simply a
global political and economic matter, not a personal one
that impacts you or anyone you know.
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AU considers backing direct military aid for Somalia |
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Pana
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The African Union is in support of Somali government’s
appeal for military assistance in its efforts to dislodge
the radical Islamist elements trying to oust it from power
and “all options” are on the table, including beefing up the
African forces in Somalia and direct military aid, officials
said on Saturday in Sirte, Libya.
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British Ambassador Optimistic About Somaliland Election |
British ambassador to
Ethiopia, Mr Norman Link
Hargeysa, Somaliland,
July 4, 2009 (SL Times)
– The British ambassador
to Ethiopia, Mr Norman
Link said that in his
two days talks with
Somaliland’s government
and the opposition he
sensed progress has been
made in preparations for
Somaliland’s
presidential election
that is due in
September 27. The
ambassador said this at
Egal International
Airport just before his
departure from
Somaliland.
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University Of Hargeisa’s Medical School Graduates First
Group Of Doctors |
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University of
Hargeisa |
Hargeysa, Somaliland, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – Fifteen
students graduated from the University of Hargeysa's Medical
School this week. This is the first group of medical doctors
that graduated from the University of Hargeysa. A ceremony
in honor of the new graduates took place at Mansoor Hotel.
The event was attended by University of Hargeysa students,
Somaliland Medical Association members, Kings College
representatives, national and international health
organizations, various national institutions and other
distinguished guests.
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Somaliland Lawmaker Warns Congressman Payne |
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – Somaliland
member of parliament, Mr Muhammad Farah Qabile strongly
criticized Congressman Payne’s threat to work toward
isolating Somaliland.
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Stockholm, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – The Speaker of Somaliland
Parliament, Mr Abdirhaman Muhammad Abdillahi (Irro) met with Mr
Dini Mufti, the Ethiopian ambassador to Sweden. Mr Abdirhaman
Muhammad Abdillahi (Irro) updated the Ethiopian ambassador on
the situation in Somaliland and the Ethiopian ambassador
explained Ethiopian policy toward the Horn of Africa region.
Ambassador Dini Mufti stressed that Somaliland has a lot of
friends in Ethiopia, and many Ethiopian intellectuals are happy
with Somaliland’s progress.
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Borama, Somaliland, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – Borama Hospital
welcomed two Somaliland expatriates who came to Borama from
abroad in order to share their knowledge with the staff of the
hospital.
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Las
Anod’s Al-Huda Mosque Holds A Series Of Lectures |
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Las Anod, Somaliland, July 4, 2009
(SL Times) – Las Anod’s al-Huda Mosque has been holding a series
of lectures for over a week. According to Afnugaal News Desk/Halgan,
the latest lecture was by Sheikh Ahmed Muhammad Suleiman who
addressed the issue of insulting God and the Prophet Muhammad in
the name of the freedom of expression, something that lately has
been happening more frequently.
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Mingiste Asks Somaliland’s People Not To Forget Faysal Omar
Mushteeg And Other Artists |
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Faisal Omer Mushteg |
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – In a letter
written in Somali and published in Haatuf, Mr Abdi M.Saleiman (Mingiste)
pleaded with Somaliland’s people not to forget their artists,
especially the singer Faysal Omar Mushteeg. Mr Mingiste said he
does not know Faysal Omar Mushteeg’s current situation but every
time he hears the name Faysal Omar Mushteeg, he remembers his
songs which were sung across the Somali-speaking world.
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Somalilanders Celebrate 26 June In Riyad |
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – Somaliland’s
community in Riyad celebrated the 49th anniversary of their
country’s 26th of June independence from Great Britain.
Somaliland’s community was joined in their celebrations by UCID
party’s Chairman, Eng. Faysal Ali Warabe and UCID’s Vice
Chairman, Dr Muhammad-Rashid Sheik Hasan. The celebration was
organized by Somaliland’s Youth Organization in Saudi Arabia (SSYO).
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Somaliland Appeals To International Community For Urgent
Emergency Livelihood Assistance |
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Press Release
Hargeysa, Somaliland, July 4, 2009 (SL Times) – Since The Year
Of 2007. The “Dayr” and “Gu” rains in Somaliland were below
normal rainfall (Deyr 07/08, Gu 08, and Deyr 08/09) and this
year’s “Gu” was poor.
As a result, poor pasture, scarcity of water, food and waakened
human animal health were experienced. Reports coming from
pastoralists are predicting a serious, but looming famine.
According to FEWNSNET.
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Obama Prepares For Russia Summit, G8, Africa Visit |
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President Obama and Vladimir Putin
White House,
Washington DC, July 4, 2009 – U.S. President Barack Obama is
preparing for another round of international travel. He leaves
Washington Sunday evening for a Moscow summit on arms control,
followed by the annual Group of Eight Meeting in Italy, and what
is sure to be an emotional trip to Ghana.
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Islam in Europe 03 July 2009
The invitation of a man identified as the spiritual leader of
al-Shabab by the Bellevue Mosque is disturbing many of
Gothenburg's Swedish-Somalis. He brainwashes youth, says Yoonis
Hassan.
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Omar al-Beshir arrives to attend the second day of the 13th
African Union summit |
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SIRTE, Libya,
July 4, 2009 – Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes
warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an
African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise
on a new regional Authority.
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Billions Stolen In Online Robbery |
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Eve Online is about the
struggle between giant corporations |
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London, July 4, 2009 – Space trading game Eve Online has
suffered a virtual version of the credit crunch.
One of the game's biggest financial institutions lost a
significant chunk of its deposits as a huge theft started a run
on the bank.
One of the bank's controllers stole about 200bn kredits and
swapped them for real world cash of £3,115.
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Jackson Memorial Sketchy, LA Seeks Help With Costs |
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* All plans for Tuesday's memorial not set
yet
* Many tickets will be for overflow venue
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES, July 4, 2009 – Organizers of an
elaborate Michael Jackson memorial said on Friday they would
give away 17,500 tickets for Tuesday's event for the late "King
of Pop" but have to yet to set the program for the event.
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Somalia: Prospects for
Lasting Peace and a Unified Response to Extremism and Terrorism
Opening remarks of Chairman Donald M. Payne at the hearing of
the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health on Somalia:
Prospects for Lasting Peace and a Unified Response to Extremism
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Washington, DC June 25, 2009 — Let
me first welcome you all to this important and timely hearing on
Somalia. Let me also express my deep appreciation to the
witnesses, many of whom came a long distance to be part of this
hearing.
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J.Peter Pham, PhD |
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July 2, 2009
This past week, as the “Transitional Federal Government” (TFG)
of Somalia continues to lose what little ground it has left in
the face of an onslaught from Islamist insurgents who have
increasingly shown their penchant for brutality, it has emerged
that President Barack Obama’s administration has been supplying
arms to the regime.
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humans” Sheikh Omar Sharif Muhammad, Government-allied Ahlu
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Moderate Islamic
group Ahlu Sunnah is bitterly opposed to al-Shabab
By Andrew Harding
Buale and Dusamareb, July 4, 2009 – Southern Somalia is a
dangerously unpredictable place.
We flew into the region, unsure what reception we could
expect from the commanders of al-Shabab, the radical
Islamist insurgent group, viewed by some as al-Qaeda's proxy
in the Horn of Africa.
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Death Of A Showman |
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Michael Jackson made great pop records, lurid headlines
and lots of money |
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FOR a
life so extraordinary the manner of Michael
Jackson’s passing on Thursday |
FOR a life so
extraordinary the manner of Michael Jackson’s passing on
Thursday June 25th was utterly banal: a middle-aged man
succumbing to an apparent heart-attack. (There was
speculation that an alleged dependency on prescription
painkillers may have been a contributing factor.) During his
progress from child prodigy to the self-styled “King of Pop”
and, more recently, an eccentric semi-recluse, no part of Mr
Jackson’s private life had given any other hint of
normality.
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“I Hope That Somaliland Will Provide The Subcommittee With
Information On Its Contribution To Security And Peace In The
Subregion”
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“Somalia: Prospects for Lasting Peace and a
Unified Response to Extremism and Terrorism”
Testimony of Dr. J. Peter Pham
Associate Professor of Justice Studies,
Political Science, and Africana Studies and Director of the
Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs James
Madison University
June 25, 2009
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
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I
regret that the foreign minister of the Republic of
Somaliland was unable to join us to share the experience of
his people in avoiding the very scourges—including
extremism, conflict, and piracy—which this hearing endeavors
to examine. While I understand Somalilanders’ sensitivity
about any appearance prejudicial to their 1991 declaration
of renewed independence and the delicate nature of the
internal politics of Somaliland as it—alone of all the
territories which were part of the Somali Democratic
Republic before the collapse of the Muhammad Siyad Barre
regime—moves its second democratic presidential and
parliamentary elections in just three months, I nonetheless
hope that the representatives of the Republic of Somaliland
will provide the Subcommittee with information on its
contribution to security and peace in the subregion.
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OPINION |
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U.S. Congressman Lashes Out At Democratic Republic Of
Somaliland |
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By Dalmar Kahin
As I watch the video of U.S. congressional hearings convened
in Washington DC in June 25, 2009 about the current turmoil
in Somalia, a hostile voice echoes in the conference room:
"If they [Somaliland people] want to be isolated, they can
be assured that I will do all I can to isolate them…" an
infuriated man states.
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Somaliland & The Art Of The Possible |
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By Jibril Y. Omar,
Kabul, Afghanistan |
Amazing it is
how some of the websites talk about the refusal of
Somaliland government to participate at the so-called
Washington meeting. It is also clear that most of those
websites miss understood or are just miss guided by the
declaration of Mr Donald Payne about Somaliland refusal. But
my reaction and I believe most of the reactions of all
Somaliland lovers are moments of joys and happiness. Yes, we
are all proud of our government. Let me explain myself.
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Mr. Donald Payne Needs Somaliland History 101 |
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By Mohamud Aden Samatar
Mr. Donald Payne, Democrat, the current USA representative
of the African affair, just needs to score points against
his predecessor, Jandai Frazer, Republican. Mr. Payne is
trying to prove or show the American people that what ever
the Republican has done was wrong, in regards to foreign
affairs be it in Africa or else where in the world and that
because the Democrats are changing the course or deviating
form the Bush Administration approach, that Democrats will
succeed in solving the conflicts around the world,
particularity the conflict in Somalia.
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Somaliland: Does Temporary recognition Will Serve for All
Interests? |
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Somaliland scored 4.5 in the numerical index rating, with 1
representing the most respect and 7 the least respect;
ranked the Somaliland as the 144th world’s political and
civil rights respecting country out of 208 countries (193
recognized and 15 yet to be recognized countries);
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Part one, TPLF's Election Debate Drama !! |
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Tedla Asfaw
Space available for rent, so much sq feet for so much
dollar, and you can contact us at this number. In fact
similar advertisement was posted on TPLF Ethio tube to
attract new buyers of "Democracy Space" and we all know when
it comes to business space it is one hundred percent
controlled by Endowment Fund for Rehabilitation of Tigray
(EFFORT).
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We Somalilander Siege Today; And We Do Not Know It!! |
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Amin Dahir Caynanshe, Columbus USA
For the people brainwashed by false propaganda, it is
difficult to
recognize the truth. That is particularly true about the
Somaliland
population fed with gigantic propaganda unleashed by the
Government of Somaliland and the historians attached to the government
since 1960
against the memory.
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East Africa: Kenya Would Do Well to Keep Off the War in
Somalia |
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Paul Goldsmith And Abdi Umar
29 June 2009
OPINION
Nairobi — Naturally, threats to bring down glassy
skyscrapers and demands that Kenya withdraw security forces
patrolling the border evoke public alarm.
Sometimes an ostensibly negative and emotionally charged
development can flip over into a moment of analytic clarity.
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Iran – Time To Pull Back |
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Dr. Terry
Lacey
Development Economist
There are two kinds of history. The history that’s gets done
to you. And the history you do to other people. If you are
Iranian your view of history may depend on what has just
happened to you in the events following the June 12th
presidential elections.
Iranian election commission figures say Mr. Ahmedinejad won
about 62 percent of the vote contrasted to nearly 34 percent
for his closest competitor Mir Hossein Mousavi.
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When In War, Why Bomb The Innocent? |
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Historians argue that bombing civilians is a tragic and
virtually ineffective strategy |
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BOMBING CIVILIANS: A Twentieth Century History. Edited by
Yuki Tanaka and Marilyn Young. New York: The New Press,
2009, 291 pp. $30 (cloth)
By JEFF KINGSTON
How one feels about what one is reading can differ depending
on where and when. Reading these essays while boarding a
flight from Tokyo, transiting Hanoi and then arriving in
Laos — all places that have been subjected to extensive U.S.
bombing — is to feel the long arm of history tug at one's
conscience.
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July 1, 2009: The African Union believes there are at least
2,000 foreign fighters reinforcing al Shabaab and other
Islamic radical groups. Most of the foreigners are al Qaeda
(or similar groups), while the rest are expatriate Somalis
who came back to join the fight. These foreigners are often
eager to get themselves killed (or "martyred") and that
makes them formidable fighters, or suicide bombers.
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Somalia: Make the Combatant Forces Talk |
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Ngovi Kitau,30 June 2009
Nairobi — IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, SOME Kenyans have been
advocating that our military should buttress Somalia's
Transitional Federal Government which is under siege from
militant Islamist insurgents led by Al-Shabaab.
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| The Media Line talks to a
family who have been split between the various sides of
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Written By Abdinasir
Mohamed Guled
Mogadishu, Somalia, July 04, 2009 – Sitting on a mat outside
her home in Mogadishu, Jawahir Gheddi, mother of eight,
tells a heartbreaking tale of how the ongoing war in Somalia
has created rifts not only between the government and the
insurgent Islamic militants, but also between members of her
own family.
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SOMALIA: Conflict timeline from 2000 |
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A woman injured
during fighting in Mogadishu
NAIROBI, 29 June 2009 (IRIN) - Somalia
has had no functioning government since January 1991, when
former President Siad Barre was ousted.
Since that time, fighting between Somali warlords,
government forces and various alliances of Islamist
insurgents has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Somalis
and the displacement of hundreds of thousands.
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The way forward for Ethiopia and Eritrea |
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by
Dawit WoldeGiorgis
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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read Neamin Zeleke's recent article, The
Imperative of Ethiopians Dealing with Eritrea,
about his reflection and opinions on the future of Ethiopian
and Eritrean relationship. I would like to compliment his
very wise observation on this very important issue of our
times. I believe that not relating with the Eritrean government is
a misguided position. Let me explain why based on my own
personal experience.
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Somalia: State Department's David Foran Discusses Fighting
Piracy |
30 June 2009
DOCUMENT
David Foran, a foreign service officer with the State
Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, answered
questions in a June 30 CO.NX webchat on fighting naval
piracy in the 21st century.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of International Information Programs
Date: June 30, 2009
Time: 9 a.m. EDT (13:00 GMT)
CO.NX Moderator (Mark): If you are just joining us, welcome!
Feel free to introduce yourself to our group. I am Mark
Betka here in Washington, D.C. I am one of the moderators
for today's chat.
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Somalia: Prospects For Lasting Peace And A Unified Response
To Extremism And Terrorism |
Testimony House Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
Presented by H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole)President
of Puntland State, Somalia |
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Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole) President
of Puntland State, Somalia |
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Good afternoon Chairman Payne and Members
of the Committee. On behalf of the people and Government of
Puntland, I wish to express my gratitude to the Subcommittee
for drawing attention to the grave situation in Somalia.
Extremism threatens peace and stability not only in Somalia,
but also in the surrounding region.
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Background Briefing on U.S. Assistance to the Somalia
Transitional Federal Government |
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Background Briefing by a Senior Department Official |
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Washington, DC
June 26, 2009
SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: Thank you all very much
for coming this afternoon. I know that many of you are very
interested in what is happening in Somalia today, and most
particularly interested in the U.S. position with respect to
Somalia and why we have, in fact, taken that position.
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