Well i imagine that nixes the anti-semite observation. What does IIRC stand for. You must be another one of the acronymist around here.
Suggest everyone watch this week's Frontline if you can - "Ambush in Somalia". All interviews with Rangers - very good. Shows how Bin laden set us up in Somalia by US using compromised intelligence. They were all scared. Looks like the Taliban MAY have used the same tactics here.
They thought they had Aidid and his generals in one place - went in - nothing there - when they came out, s**t hit the fan for many hours.