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2005-03-15 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-15 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 peaceful establishment in Somalia

Hahahahaha! That's the best one I've heard today.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-15 1:34:46 AM|| 2005-03-15 1:34:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred would that be Rodan's thinker with an Excedrin Headache?

Posted by Glagum Whavimp7321 2005-03-15 2:14:14 AM|| 2005-03-15 2:14:14 AM|| Front Page Top

Posted by sea cruise 2005-03-15 2:18:09 AM|| 2005-03-15 2:18:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Somalia was a UN stuff up from the begining. Italian Somaliland became a UN trust territory under Italian control and the UN forced it to Join with British Somalia. The civil war still ongoing stems from that decision as Somaliland wants to become/stay separate. Funny how parts of the world the UN has responsibility for become really screwed up.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-15 2:28:50 AM|| 2005-03-15 2:28:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Bram Stoker was way ahead of his time. You invite them and you're foobar. Or someone invites them for ya. Makes no diff.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-15 2:52:44 AM|| 2005-03-15 2:52:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 sea cruse are you on the ghost jet?

Posted by Thath Angort7797 2005-03-15 3:31:10 AM|| 2005-03-15 3:31:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I care. Failed states like Somalia are fertile grounds for training camps for terror groups.

Posted by too true 2005-03-15 8:40:28 AM|| 2005-03-15 8:40:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Well thank God for that UN arms embargo. Could you imagine how many more weapons would be there if that wasn't in effect? Great job UN! Pat yourself on the back and go out for a nice expensive lunch!

Posted by tu3031 2005-03-15 8:46:02 AM|| 2005-03-15 8:46:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Somalia:
Dry, dusty, drought ridden, fly blown, impoverished, feuding clans with plenty of weapons, a perfect Muslim nation

Posted by sea cruise 2005-03-15 9:25:09 AM|| 2005-03-15 9:25:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 When is the point where counterfit money become legal tender? Must be Somalia.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-03-15 10:35:48 AM|| 2005-03-15 10:35:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 When is the point where counterfit money become legal tender? Money is only a symbol of value exchange anyway. It could as easily be quantities of drugs, or weapons.

Think of the exchange, "Ok, 1 Toyota truck = 100 RPGs plus 4 grenades per RPG. And each grenade is worth 10 AK-47s plus a baggie of hashish ... so how much is that beer again?" It would be worse than the British system of pounds, shillings, pence and guineas!

Posted by trailing wife 2005-03-15 12:47:45 PM|| 2005-03-15 12:47:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 TW, you forgot florins, crowns and half crowns (all in circulation when I was a kid).

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-15 2:16:11 PM|| 2005-03-15 2:16:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Phil, have pity! I'm only a simple American girl, used to our simple metric currency. ;-) What I know about the English system is what I've read in Winnie the Pooh, E. Nesbit's tales, and Jane Austen's amusing little novels.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-03-15 2:30:21 PM|| 2005-03-15 2:30:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 UN statistics say Somalia has a population of 7 million. I dread to think there is an additional 3 million kat chewing, islamonazi's to contend with.

Posted by Rightwing 2005-03-15 4:36:38 PM|| 2005-03-15 4:36:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 UN statistics say Somalia has a population of 7 million. I dread to think there is an additional 3 million kat chewing, islamonazi's to contend with.

Posted by Rightwing 2005-03-15 4:36:47 PM|| 2005-03-15 4:36:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Sorry guys, my trigger finger got itchy.

Posted by Rightwing 2005-03-15 4:37:30 PM|| 2005-03-15 4:37:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Go and post three times on DU Rightwing and you will be clean and wholesome, you should also consider and pray on STEWARDSHIP.

Posted by Fr. Kolac 2005-03-15 5:54:51 PM|| 2005-03-15 5:54:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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