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2006-06-06 Africa Horn

Islamic militia has control of Mogadishu

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "...economic power..."

Somalia has an economy? Who knew?

Posted by PBMcL 2006-06-06 01:35|| 2006-06-06 01:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like the citizens of Mogadishu are in for a real fun time. Now go grow that beard and lock the wimmin-folk in the cellar for safekeeping.

Posted by Howard UK 2006-06-06 03:54|| 2006-06-06 03:54|| Front Page Top

#3
Somalia has an economy? Who knew?

They've found qat in Minneapolis, so, yeah, Somalia has a thriving export industry.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2006-06-06 06:09|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-06-06 06:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Mogadishu has been reborn target rich.

Posted by wxjames 2006-06-06 10:25|| 2006-06-06 10:25|| Front Page Top

#5 They've found qat in Minneapolis

In the 1920s they had opium dens -- sweet, smokey rooms full of glamorously languid people. Now we have qat gatheringings, where peasant men from the old country chew masses of greenery in overfull mouths, dribbling constantly down their shirtfronts, and incapable of stringing together a single coherent thought over the course of the day. Ick!

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-06 10:26|| 2006-06-06 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Nothing like sharia law in a hell-hole to make you wish for anarchy.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-06-06 13:03|| 2006-06-06 13:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Qat---It's not just for breakfast anymore.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-06-06 16:28|| 2006-06-06 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Khat isn't grown much in somalia, believe it or not they fly the stuff in from Keyna at around $60 mill a year, 15 flights a day.
YJCMTSU.

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-06-06 19:36|| 2006-06-06 19:36|| Front Page Top

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