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Talking Point: "BLACK HAWK DOWN" MOVIE - A HOAX? - PART
THREE
(Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) Oct
24 ,2003 - On
the 10th anniversary and high demand of our respected
readers, the webmaster has re-publish this creative
three
part series
of Talking Points by M.M.Afrah about ... THE TRUE SCENARIO
AS WITNESSED BY THIS WRITER |
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UN Security Council Panel to Visit Somalia on Nov. 11 (Al Jaziira) JEDDAH, 24 October 2003 — A UN Security Council Committee which was established to implement and Somali enclave targets foreigners in crackdown HARGEISA, Somalia, Oct. 23 — The leader of Somalia's breakaway enclave Somaliland on Thursday ordere COFFINS OF SOMALI MIGRANTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ROME (AGI) - Agrigento, Italy, Oct. 23 - The request made yesterday by the consular of Somalia to Italy Bush tells Muslims he disagrees with general's remarks (by tribnet.com) WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday that he disagreed with comments by a top Pentagon general 70 Somalis die during voyage of desperation (Cape Times) (Rome) As many as 70 Somali nationals are believed to have died of hunger and dehydration during their UN envoy condemns aid workers' murder in Somalia NAIROBI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. official in charge of security for Somalia on Wednesday condemn Powell, Kibaki Focus On Sudan, Somalia Peace Talks, Anti-Terrorism Efforts October 22, 2003 United States Department of State (Washington, DC) Sudan has suffered too long, too many people have died. It is now an opportunity for them to resolve British couple murdered at Somali school HARGEISA, Somalia (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed a British couple working as teachers in Somalia as Somali talks delegates slam Djibouti's withdrawal (Reuters) NAIROBI, Oct. 21 — Leaders representing various factions at a Somali peace conference in Kenya on Djibouti quits Somalia talks (Daily Nation) (October 21, 2003 ) Djibouti yesterday pulled out of the Igad technical committee negotiating peace for Somalia, accusin Three Somali delegates at peace talks murdered in Kenya NAIROBI, Oct. 19 (Xinhuanet) Three Somali delegates, among them a member of parliament in the Somali Transitional National Govern Djibouti wants wider involvement in Somalia talks (MSNBC) NAIROBI, Oct. 19 — Djibouti criticised regional mediation in a year-long Somali peace talks on Somali peace talks a laughing stock (DPA , NAIROBI ) Sunday, Oct 19, 2003, An old woman with a Somali flag wrapped around her takes a swing at a member of parliament. U.S. General Backtracks On Anti-Allah Remarks (THIS ARTICLE WAS SENT TO US BY A. DIRSHE) WASHINGTON, October 17 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – A senior U.S. Defense official came under
| Talking
Point: "BLACK HAWK DOWN" MOVIE - A HOAX? - PART
TWO
(Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) Oct 18 ,2003 - On
the 10th anniversary and high demand of our respected
readers, the webmaster has re-publish this creative
three
part series
of Talking Points by M.M.Afrah about ... THE TRUE SCENARIO
AS WITNESSED BY THIS WRITER |
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Hundreds
Fleeing Baidoa ! Baidoa
AllAfrica.com(IRIN)
(
16/10/2003) Hundreds
of people are fleeing their homes and businesses in the southwestern
town of Baidoa after
Muqdisho
oo laga furey waxbarsho sare ! Mogadishu
Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
16/10/2003) Wararka
ka imaanaya Muqdisho ayaa sheegaya in markii ugu horreysay
Soomaaliya tan iyo intii ay....
Somali
peace talks hailed EAS
Thursday,
October 16, 2003
The
Somali National Reconciliation conference has despite various
disagreements achieved five major
Meddling
mars Somalia peace talks (Oct
16/2003) (The
Star)
The
peace conference in Kenya neither reconciles Somali factions
nor does it re-establish a Somali
Italian
Aid Worker in Somalia Mourned NAIROBI
- By
TOM MALITI, Associated Press Writer (
15th October 2003) Several
hundred aid workers, diplomats and Kenyans gathered at a church
Tuesday to remember an....
Kahin
trip set to strengthen Somaliland-Djibouti relations
NAIROBI,
15 Oct 2003
Relations
between Djibouti and the self-declared republic of Somaliland,
northwestern Somalia
Italian
Aid Worker in Somalia Mourned
NAIROBI,
Kenya (AP) Several hundred aid workers, diplomats and Kenyans
gathered at a church Tuesday
Medics
Quit Cushy Lives to Help Mogadishu's Sick
MOGADISHU,
Somalia (Reuters) - A doctor slices a scalpel into AbdiFatah's
bleeding groin to repair a
Talks
in Kenya "on course", says official
NAIROBI,
14 Oct 2003 (IRIN)
Organisers
say the Somali peace talks underway in Kenya are on course,
and contrary to reports, have
THE
FOX & THE HEDGEHOG
(By
Prof. Mahamud Siad Togane togane@progression.net )
(Oct
12/ 2003) The
fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.
UN
Security Council postpones mission to Horn of Africa region:
official
NAIROBI
(AFP) Oct 12, 2003
A
visit by a UN Security Council team to the Horn of Africa
region to look into violations of an arm
The
pen is mightier than the gun
Sunday
October 12, 2003- Mogadishu
University and an affiliated school network have done more
to rebuild the morale of Somali
Somali
bodyguards arrested over thwarted VIP trip
MOGADISHU,
Oct. 12 Officials
of Mogadishu's Islamic courts arrested 10 bodyguards after
they stopped a former Somali
‘Effective
Govt Will Help End Terrorism’ WASHINGTON
DC, Salad
F. Duhul, Special to Arab News (
10th October 2003 ) US
President George W. Bush has said the formation of an effective
Somali government will help....
Specter
of Somalia Haunts U.N. Role in Iraq !
Mogadishu
- By
William Maclean ( (Reuters) (
10th October 2003 ) Charred
engine parts overgrown by cactus are all that remain today
of two U.S. Black Hawk.......
FEATURE-Medics
quit cushy lives to help Mogadishu's sick !
Mogadishu
- By
William Maclean ( (Reuters) (
10th October 2003 )
A doctor slices a scalpel into AbdiFatah's bleeding groin
to repair a botched circumcision.
Thousands
of Would-Be Refugees Languishing in Dire Conditions !
Aour
Aousa centre,Djibouti - AllAfrica.com(IRIN)
(
10th October 2003 ) Thousands
of would-be refugees are languishing at a transit centre,
some 100 km southwest of ....
Muqdisho:Golaha
Samatabixinta Soomaalida oo shirey !
Mogadishu
- Xasan
Barise - BBCSomali.com (
10th October 2003 ) Wararka
ka imaanaya magaalada Muqdisho ayaa sheegaya in Khamiistii
uu isbahaysiga Cusub ee Golaha..
Residents
say Bantus might not adapt (Midlands)
(Fri,
Oct. 10, 2003) (The
state.com) Many
people in the Midlands say they’ve heard the Somali Bantus
slated to move to Columbia don’t
Thousands
at risk of malnutrition in Sool area
NAIROBI,
10 Oct 2003 (IRIN) - Thousands of people in northern Somalia
are in need of urgent humanita
Efforts
To Jump Start Somali Peace Talks (Oct
09/2003) (VOA)
(Nairobi)
Mediators
in peace talks aimed at restoring a government to war-shattered
Somalia, say they are
Somali
leader blocked at airport (Oct
09/2003) (BBC)
(Mogadishu)
Militiamen
have prevented the head of Somalia's transitional national
government, Abdulkassim Salad
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE : (CRD) in partnership with Somali Business
Groups / Civil Societies .... (Oct
09/2003) (Mogadshu-Somalia)
On
October 9, 03, Center for Research and Dialogue (CRD) in partnership
with Somali Business Groups
Mediators try to repair troubled Somalia talks
NAIROBI,
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Mediators trying to restore government to
chaotic Somalia sought on Wedne
2
Arrested for Killing Italian Aid Worker
ROME
-- Two people have been arrested in Somalia in the shooting
death of an Italian aid worker ther
FEATURE-Spectre
of Somalia haunts U.N. role in Iraq
MOGADISHU,
Oct 8 (Reuters)
Charred
engine parts overgrown by cactus are all that remain today
of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopter
Somali
War Children Explore Life Without Guns
MOGADISHU
(Reuters) - It's an insult to ask Somali teen-ager Mohammed
Ali whether he can use a gun.
Senior
UN Relief Official Calls On Somali Factions to Ensure Safety
of Civilians
United
Nations (New York) A
senior United Nations relief official today expressed shock
and outrage over the murder of an
Somali
gunmen kill Italian aid worker
HARGEISA,
Somalia, Oct 6 (Reuters)
An
award-winning aid worker, nicknamed the Mother Teresa of Somalia,
has been shot dead in the break
| Talking
Point: HOOYO LA’AANTA….(Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) Oct 6,2003 - Our
women are now trying hard to break the glass ceiling
in politics. They are once again in the center of
attention, a jumpstart to play a bigger role in a
rebirth Somalia in the field of state affairs and
leadership. |
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No
new Horn border commission ! New
York, BBC
News (
3rd October 2003 ) The
United Nations Security Council has rejected an Ethiopian
request for a new body to decide on..
Anarchy
rules Somalia (News24)
(03/10/2003)
Mogadishu,
Somalia - Ali Shera and Musa Hussein point to the wreckage
of an American Black Hawk
The
Other Mogadishu: Ruled by the Pen, Not the Gun
(Oct
3, 03)
MOGADISHU
(Reuters) - The pot-holed route from the airstrip winds
through streets lined with wrecked
Terror
fall-out from US Somali failure
(Mogadishu
Oct 3, 03) (BBC)
Ten
years ago, on 3 October 1993, Somalia hit the headlines
when 18 United States soldiers died in a
Somalia:
Surgical care remains a priority
(
3-10-2003 ICRC News )
Somalia
is currently neither at war nor at peace. The participants
in the new peace talks started up
Mogadishu
memories fresh for Easton native
(The
Express Times) (Friday,
October 03, 2003)
FORT
DRUM, N.Y. -- Sgt. 1st Class David Schumacher, an Easton
native, was a young private on Oct. 3
Somalia
Peace Talks Run Into Fresh Trouble
(Thu
October 2,2003)
NAIROBI,
Kenya (Reuters) - Somali peace talks were in fresh disarray
Thursday after a group of power
More
twists in peace process
NAIROBI,
2 Oct 2003 - Members of Somalia's Transitional National
Government (TNG) attending
Security
Council Sanctions Committee to Visit Somalia in Bid to
Boost Arms Ban
(United
Nations (New York))
Members
of the United Nations Security Council committee overseeing
sanctions against Somalia will
Mogadishu
warlords still reign supreme (By
William Maclean) (Mogadishu)
(Oct.
1/03) Clad
in wraparound skirts and flip-flops, 10 Somali gunmen
cradling assault rifles parade for
Arms,
miraa trade keep Somalia aflame
(Comment
By PETER MWAURA on Daily News) (Wednesday,
October 1, 2003 )
United
Nations sanctions busters, miraa-traders, property grabbers
– these are the people who fuel
FEATURE-The
other Mogadishu: Ruled by the pen, not the gun
Mogadishu
- By
William Maclean ( (Reuters) (
1st October 2003) The
pot-holed route from the airstrip winds through streets
lined with wrecked cars and alleys ...
Security
Council Sanctions Committee to Visit Somalia in Bid to
Boost Arms Ban New
York, UN
(AllAfrica.com) (
30th September 2003 ) Members
of the United Nations Security Council committee overseeing
sanctions against Somalia will
Djibouti
camp gets aid to fight cholera
Djibouti,
cnn.com
(
30th September 2003 ) Aid
agencies rushed 28 tonnes of relief supplies to 9,000
refugees at a camp in Djibouti on Tuesday
Emergency
Repairs Keep Hargeisa Airport, Somalia Lifeline, Open
Hargeisa,
UNDP
(Africa.com) (
30th September 2003 ) Emergency
repairs to the landing strip will enable Hargeisa airport,
an important transport link...
'Male
leaders have only created wars'
(September
30 2003 )
Nairobi
- Somali women broke into song and dance to mark Asha
Abdi's decision to declare her
Diplomat
tells Igad to review document (Nairobi)
(Tuesday,
September 30, 2003 ) (Daily
Nation) A
former UN diplomat for Somalia has appealed to the Igad
technical committee mediating Somalia's
FEATURE-Decade
after US debacle, Mogadishu warlords falter
MOGADISHU,
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Clad in wraparound skirts and flip-flops,
10 Somali gunmen cradling a
Ethiopia
Says Djibouti Pullout Will Have No Impact
(September
29, 2003 )
Djibouti
has pulled out of the Somali peace talks saying the technical
committee, which is meant to
A
delicate balance as Somali clan lords dominate talks
(COMMENT
By CHEGE MBITIRU on Daily Nation) (Monday,
September 29, 2003 )
Former
US ambassador to Kenya, Smith Hempstone, once described
Somalis as natural guerrillas.
Talyaaniga
oo korontadii ka go'dey Rome,
BBC
News (
28th September 2003 ) Malaayiin
Talyaani ah ayaa saaka koronto la'aani qabsatey ka dib markii
waddanka ay ka dhacdey ..
Djibouti
pulls out of Somalia talks NAIROBI
- cnn.com
(
28th September 2003 )
Djibouti has withdrawn as one of the mediators in efforts
to bring peace in Somalia to protest
Jabuuti
oo hakad galisey doorkii ay kaga jirtey shirka Soomaalida
NAIROBI
- Yusuf
Xasan - BBCSomali. Com (
26th September 2003 ) Dowladda
Jabuuti ayaa maanta BBC-da u sheegtey in aysan taageeri doonin
shir aysan Soomaalidu u ...
Washington
Urges Somalis to Advance Peace Process
Jeddah,
Salad
F. Duhul, Special to Arab News - (
26th September 2003 ) The
United States has urged all Somalia’s clan-based political
factions to advance the peace.....
Hargeisa
airport averts closure
NAIROBI,
26 Sep 2003 (IRIN) - The imminent threat of closure to Hargeisa
airport in the self-declare
Kenya
names new vice-president Nairobi(Kenya),
BBC
News (
25th September 2003 ) Kenyan
President Mwai Kibaki has named his close ally and veteran
politician Moody Awori as.....
Somalia
Peace Process ( Press Statement by State Department Deputy
Spokesman) ! WASHINGTON
DC, Adam
Ereli, Deputy Spokesman of the State Department (
25th September 2003 ) The
United States commends the ongoing work of Somali leaders
and civil society representatives to
Nin
Somaali ah oo lagu diley Baqdaad !
Baqdaad,
BBC
News (
25th September 2003 ) Qarax
ayaa maanta ka dhacey caasimadda dalka Ciraaq ee Baqdaad kaas
oo loo maleenayo in loo wadey
Merger
of Two Regional Organisations is Proposed !
NAIROBI
- Nation
Reporter - (
25th September 2003 ) The
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) may soon
be merged with the Desert Locust...
SOMALIA’S
ABSENSE FROM THE 2003 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF IMF AND WORLD BANK
GROUPS NOTICED! Dubai
, UAE By
Banadir.com (
25th September 2003 ) The
request of the official delegation from the TNG of Somalia
to participate the 2003 Annual.....
Ethiopia
seeks new Horn ruling New
York, BBC
News (
24th September 2003 ) Ethiopia
has said that it wants a new commission set up to rule on
what it sees as the contested...
UNICEF:
Somalia Has Unique Chance to Halt AIDS !
NAIROBI
- By
James Macharia ( Reuters) (
24th September 2003 ) War-torn
Somalia has one of the lowest AIDS (news - web sites) infection
rates in sub-Saharan....
Annan
believes UN now at “decisive” moment after Iraq crisis !
New
York, Khaleejtimes(AFP)
(
23rd September 2003) The
split at the United Nations over the Iraq war has brought
the world body to a crossroads that
Waa
sidee amaanka wadada isku xirta Muqdisho iyo magaalada Kismaayo?
Mogadishu
BBC
News (
23rd September 2003) Waxaa
maanta la soo afjaray hawlgal laba-geesood ahaa oo lagu sugayey
amniga waddada dheer ee isku
Rare
plants under siege in Africa Addis
Ababa, cnn.com
(
23rd September 2003) Widespread
deforestation and an ever-increasing demand for agricultural
land threaten thousands of
In
ruined Mogadishu, Somalis rally for peace !
Mogadishu
- By
William Maclean (
21st September 2003 )
More than 3,000 Somalis staged a rare anti-war demonstration
on Sunday in Mogadishu, the city that
UN
day of peace to be observed worldwide !
Nairobi,
By
SUNDAY NATION Correspondent - (
22nd September 2003 ) The
world marks the International Day of Peace today. The day
is set aside by the United Nations..
CABDIQASSIM
OO U MAGACAABAY SAFIIR CUSUB SALDANADA CUMAAN !
Mogadishu
- By
Banadir.com (
22nd September 2003 ) Madaxweynaha
Dawladda KMG ah Cabdiqassim Salaad Xasan ayaa dhowaan u soo
magacaabay inuu Safiir....
Why
peace is so elusive for Somalia (East
African Standard) (Sunday,
September 21, 2003)
Somalia’s
interim President Abdiqassim Salat must have had an aim in
mind when he met with faction
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Point: SOMALIA'S SEASON OF DESPAIR…THERE'S ALSO A
BRIGHT SIDE TO IT(Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) (Sep 20,
03) No one doubts that the next President of Somalia will
be in an extraordinary position to deal with-a full plate
of troubles and desolation. I sympathize with him the
more because new and more aggressive faction leaders had
entered into the situation to rock the boat. |
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