Word: somali
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton the Brave Internationalist, if in fact he ever existed, has yielded to Clinton the Meek. Instead of taking a decisive turn toward creating a more just and fair international system, the Clinton administration has retreated into a corner, scarred by its rough treatment at the hands of Somali warlords, Serb soldiers and Haitian dockside gangs...
...Colorado Democrat favors economic sanctions against countries that tolerate genital mutilation. But many African-born women who live in the U.S. are opposed. "Sanctions are stupid," says Dr. Asha Mohamud, a Somali-born pediatrician in Washington. "The practice is not being done intentionally to harm anyone. Mothers do it in good faith for their children. If you cut funding to these countries, you are hurting the people you want to protect. The goal should be to improve the economic and educational status of women...
...many African immigrants, unlike Oluloro, still cling to the tradition of their homeland. In Seattle internist Carol Horowitz has treated more than 20 Somali refugees, virtually all with the most severe form of mutilation. Yet, she notes, "some of them say they understand that circumcision isn't done here, and they feel sad about it." Adds Horowitz: "If your only message is that this is barbaric, women who have been circumcised will be less likely to seek the medical care they need. They're not doing it to their children to hurt them. They're doing it because they love...
Sheltered in a warren of houses and courtyards, Bray and his men now faced another complication: more than a dozen Somali women and children who were huddling, terrified, against the walls. Fearing that if the civilians were released they would either be killed in the street or serve as spotters for Somali sharpshooters, the Rangers corralled the Somalis in a back room. Somalis would later charge that the Americans were using women and children as hostages. In fact, say the soldiers, the reverse was true: "We were under such tight rules of engagement that we couldn't effectively return fire...
Washington -- Retired U.S. Admiral JONATHAN HOWE, the United Nations' special representative in Somalia, has been quietly pulled out of that country by U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Howe headed last year's hapless effort to catch Somali strongman Mohammed Farrah Aidid, and even offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to his capture. At the time, Boutros- Ghali vigorously condemned Aidid and called for him to be brought to justice. Nonetheless, U.N. sources say, since Aidid is now considered a key part of peace negotiations, Boutros-Ghali has decided that Howe's continued presence in Somalia would only...