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2006-02-23 Africa Horn

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-02-23 01:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Gunfire follows truce. Night follows day.

Posted by Bobby 2006-02-23 07:36|| 2006-02-23 07:36|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the traditional Somali way of celebrating truces...

Posted by tu3031 2006-02-23 09:49|| 2006-02-23 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Eating or better yet, chewing khat, often lead to gunplay.

Posted by Happy 88mm 2006-02-23 10:05|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2006-02-23 10:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Gunfire...hell, that IS a Somali truce.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-02-23 12:20|| 2006-02-23 12:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Since we did not finish the job in Somalia in the 1990s, we will eventually have to go back in there and clean up the mess. Just like with Iran, the infection can only be allowed to fester so long before it has to be lanced or it will kill the body.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-02-23 15:54|| 2006-02-23 15:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Whew! No mention of the P word, yet.

Posted by .com 2006-02-23 15:58|| 2006-02-23 15:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Puagmire!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-02-23 16:39|| 2006-02-23 16:39|| Front Page Top

#8 ROFL!!!

Damn, lol. Left myself wiiiiiide open.

Posted by .com 2006-02-23 17:00|| 2006-02-23 17:00|| Front Page Top

#9 :-) This fighting is all understandable. A warlords' death has left ownership and operation of the Dirt concession wide open!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-02-23 17:26|| 2006-02-23 17:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Are there actually reporter or stringer types in Mogadishu to report these stories?

Like WHY?

Posted by 3dc 2006-02-23 17:47|| 2006-02-23 17:47|| Front Page Top

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