[Flavius]

afganistan was fractioned by the various clans, taliban united the groups via religion and created the 911 atmosphere

same scenario, another forsaken land

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Islam vs the rest of the World, continued (until the rest of the world wakes up).

[cripplecreek]

US officials have told AFP the group has received US money and is one of several it is working with to contain the threat of Islamic radicals.

Screw containment, kill the animals.

[TexasTransplant]

I suggest we send Bill Clinton to Negotiate in Person!

[Flavius]

Somalia Islamic militia after capturing the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, May 25, 2006. (Shabele Media/Handout/Reuters)

Somalia Islamic militia guard Sahafi Hotel after it was captured from those of the counter terrorism alliance in Somalia capital Mogadishu, May 25, 2006. Fresh clashes between rival Somali militias spread across Mogadishu on Thursday, killing up to 30 more people in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation's worst violence for years, witnesses said. REUTE

[truemiester]

Was there in fall of 1992, before the major American involvement on the ground. Flying in food to NGO. Mog was a SH**hole then. No roofs and everything stripped. After a battle the 'technicals' would pull in front of the NGO 'hospitals' (Bidoa), move the Westerners out, go in and shoot the sick and starving in the beds, remove the bodies to the street and place their wounded in.

Somalia is a dump. The most homogeneous country on the planet, (98% are the same tribe, religion, language) and they cant get a long. Who cares.