Word: somali
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Shortly after the U.N. called a halt to its unsuccessful search for Mohammed Farrah Aidid, the Somali warlord emerged from hiding to celebrate with thousands of shouting and dancing supporters. In addition to dropping its $25,000 reward for Aidid's capture, the U.N. announced the release of eight of his aides. The gestures are intended to encourage Aidid to join in negotiations that Washington now hopes will end the country's clan warfare. U.S. special envoy to Somalia Robert Oakley met with Aidid after he came out of hiding. Said Oakley: "The U.S. realized we made a mistake getting...
...Haiti is the intensely negative reaction that most Americans direct toward immigration--and especially toward the huddled masses of Haitian refugees. Perhaps the most conspicuous sign of the influence public opinion wielded was the presence of reporters and camera operators at the first landing of Navy SEALs on the Somali shore. Either the brass or the Bush Administration--it's still not clear which--must have considered good p.r. as important as the integrity of the operation...
...lack of proper equipment has cost scores of lives. Pakistan sent 5,000 troops who did not have telephones, walkie-talkies, flak jackets, tear gas and even batons. Gear was eventually provided by other countries, but not before some of the poorly protected troops died in ambushes, and Somali civilians were killed when soldiers without riot gear fired their guns to dispel angry crowds. The U.N. has yet to organize an efficient communications network or stockpile enough rations. At one point food and water for the peacekeepers dropped well below a week's supply; someone had miscounted the number...
Seeking to create momentum in negotiations in Mogadishu, U.S. special envoy Robert Oakley declared himself "moderately encouraged" after meeting with various Somali clans and factions, despite one outstanding stumbling block: the U.N. warrant for General Mohammed Farrah Aidid's arrest, which the warlord says must be rescinded before he sits down at the table...
...Somali Clans Battle...