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2009-06-18 Africa Horn

Mogadishu police chief among 22 killed in clashes

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#1 "A stray mortar landed on these young men who sought refuge in our house"

"The rifles and grenade launchers? Oh, those - all the young men in Mogadishu carry them. Y'know , like those iPhones."

Posted by Pappy 2009-06-18 10:53|| 2009-06-18 10:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Kenya should take over the Dadaab camp and begin training everyone over the age of ten to fight. Supply them with rifles and ammunition, and let them decide whether they'll live as animals in a pen, or go home and clear a piece of land for themselves. There are more refugees than armed soldiers from all the clans combined. Let THEM solve the problem of who is going to be their leaders in the time-tested manner of open warfare. Whatever government the end up with will be far stronger for having been the result of having to actually work for it. WE may not like it, but it's not our government.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-06-18 14:06|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-06-18 14:06|| Front Page Top

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