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2006-01-29 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2006-01-29 01:49|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe they can hijack a few grain ships.

Posted by ed 2006-01-29 02:00|| 2006-01-29 02:00|| Front Page Top

#2 The holy men are too busy harranguing the ummah for being insufficiently Islamic to offer much comfort...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-29 04:00|| 2006-01-29 04:00|| Front Page Top

#3 I suppose it never occurred that all that praying to Allah didn't work so good.

Drought is supposed to be Allah's will?

So obey Allah and die already, don't fight Allah's will and survive the drought sent specificly to kill you.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-01-29 12:22|| 2006-01-29 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Gee, maybe we should send in some UN/US troops (without adequate armourment) and hunt down a war lord?

Posted by Captain America 2006-01-29 12:34|| 2006-01-29 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, send money. Somalia has given soooooo much to the world that we cannot turn our backs on them in their hour of need. Those starving drought stricken warlords desperately need your help to feed and nurture their scurilous bands of murderers and pirates.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-01-29 12:51|| 2006-01-29 12:51|| Front Page Top

#6 If you're that crummy at managing a country, perhaps you need to hire somebody else to do it for you.

Heh. I know that was meant as a snark, but it's really not a bad idea. Hiring a company like Haliburton with large project management experience might be just the ticket for fixing up pissant failed states like Somalia. Expecially if they had some private security for armed ass-kicking.

Posted by SteveS 2006-01-29 15:34|| 2006-01-29 15:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Even the Italians ran Somalia better ...

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-01-29 15:50|| 2006-01-29 15:50|| Front Page Top

#8 at least the Italians made the rains run on time

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-29 16:55|| 2006-01-29 16:55|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm sorry, Frank, but that last comment was all wet.

Posted by lotp 2006-01-29 16:59|| 2006-01-29 16:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Frank, quit yer day job!! LOwayfunnyL!

Posted by RD 2006-01-29 17:11|| 2006-01-29 17:11|| Front Page Top

#11 :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-01-29 17:21|| 2006-01-29 17:21|| Front Page Top

#12 If it rains cats and dogs, they will be eaten...problem solved.

Posted by Inspector Clueso 2006-01-29 17:23|| 2006-01-29 17:23|| Front Page Top

#13 Somalia can rely on it's fellow muslims for support can't it?

Listening...Crickets

Posted by Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-29 18:25|| 2006-01-29 18:25|| Front Page Top

#14 :> Not bad for an engineer.

Posted by 6 2006-01-29 19:00|| 2006-01-29 19:00|| Front Page Top

#15 Are crickets edible SPoD?

Posted by 3dc 2006-01-29 20:19|| 2006-01-29 20:19|| Front Page Top

#16 Bravo, Frank!

Posted by Darrell 2006-01-29 20:23|| 2006-01-29 20:23|| Front Page Top

#17 Are crickets edible SPoD?

I don't know about crickets in general, although my mother was once offered chocolate covered ants as a treat (well, she was living in New York City at the time), but the particular species of locust common in the Middle East is the only kind of insect listed in the Bible as kosher for eating, according to God's commandment.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-29 21:53|| 2006-01-29 21:53|| Front Page Top

#18 Kosher crickets are un-islamic.

Posted by Inspector Clueso 2006-01-29 22:06|| 2006-01-29 22:06|| Front Page Top

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