Note: I am watching SOMALIA ON THE interNET:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=SOMALIA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=MOGADISHU
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=ISLAMICCOURTS
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ON THE NET...
Thanks to a Special Emailer for the following links:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=87&art_id=qw1166476323538B254
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_on_re_af/somalia
http://www.shabelle.net/news/english.htm
http://www.garoweonline.com/stories/publish/cat_index_27.shtml
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=somalia
ADDING to post no. 872 1 link:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_933.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Mon Dec 18 2006 21:42:26 GMT-0800.
SOMALIA
June 05, 2006
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=kenya
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754610/posts
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_923.html
Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Mon Dec 18 2006 21:46:09 GMT-0800.
KENYA
August 10, 2006
This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to Kenya at this time due to ongoing safety and security concerns. This supersedes the Travel Warning of December 30, 2005.
The Department recommends that private American citizens in Kenya evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing terrorist threats and the limited ability of the Kenyan authorities to detect and deter such acts. Terrorist actions may include suicide operations, bombings, attacks on civil aviation, and attacks on maritime vessels in or near Kenyan ports. U.S. citizens should be aware of the risk of indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in public places including tourist sites and locations where Westerners are known to congregate, as well as commercial operations associated with U.S. or other Western interests.
American citizens in Kenya should remain vigilant, particularly in public places frequented by foreigners such as clubs, hotels, resorts, Western-oriented shopping centers, restaurants, and places of worship. Americans should also remain vigilant in residential areas, schools, and at outdoor recreational events, and should avoid demonstrations and large crowds. In addition to the terrorist threat, there are continuing incidents of criminal activity, including carjacking, robbery, and other violent crime, especially after dark.
Americans who travel to or reside in Kenya despite this Travel Warning are encouraged to register through the State Department’s travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. The U.S. Embassy is located on United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya; telephone (254)(20)363-6000; fax (254)(20)363-6410. In the event of an after-hours emergency, the Embassy duty officer may be contacted at (254)(20)363-6170. The Embassy home page is http://kenya.usembassy.gov.
Updated information on travel and security in Kenya may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. For further information please consult the Consular Information Sheet for Kenya, the East Africa Public Announcement, and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, which are available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website at http://travel.state.gov.
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=SOMALIA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=MOGADISHU
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=ISLAMICCOURTS
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747324/posts?page=872#872
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1756173/posts
"Fighting Erupts In Somalia-Government Troops, Islamic Militants Clash"
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Posted on 12/20/2006 3:50:28 AM PST by Flavius