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UN Secretary General's Special Representative Condemns | |
2006-05-26 | |
The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Francois Lonseny Fall, today condemned the resumption of hostilities in Mogadishu. As heavy fighting flared anew in the city, Ambassador Fall said he was deeply disturbed by the cost to the civilian population, the wasting of opportunities to reconcile and reconstruct the country, and the impact of heightened insecurity on United Nations humanitarian responses to a severe drought emergency. "Somalia is already at war with nature and poverty on a scale that is difficult to conceive," he said. "The last thing this country needs is for its leaders to be fighting among themselves. I appeal to all parties to immediately and unconditionally hold their fire and respect the needs of the people. This is a time for pulling together, not for pulling further apart. I appeal to those faction leaders in Mogadishu, who are also Ministers in the Transitional Federal Government, to put down their arms and join the political process in Baidoa for the good of the nation."
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Posted by:Fred |
#8 we need to board and search every ship delivering to Somalia - the Islamic Court weapons are obviously coming from Yemen and Saudi. Sink em and arm teh warlords. AQ cannot be allowed to establish themselves here |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-26 23:02 |
#7 Somalia? Concerned about Somalia? My concern for those scumbags ended when the last American soldier left. My only regrets are 1)that we didn't kill more of them when they attacked our rescue mission for the Blackhawk helo, and 2)that they haven't all killed each other yet. Sympathy? No. |
Posted by: mac 2006-05-26 22:29 |
#6 Ambassador Fall? As in "Fall Guy?" |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-05-26 19:35 |
#5 Not of course I think they should be called LEADERS Not that Somalia should be called a country. |
Posted by: SteveS 2006-05-26 13:50 |
#4 yomomma, I thought it was, "One Ton Tomato". |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-05-26 11:20 |
#3 kumbaya |
Posted by: lotp 2006-05-26 06:24 |
#2 hokay--everyone around the campfire sing--"guantanamera" |
Posted by: yo momma 2006-05-26 03:01 |
#1 "The last thing this country needs is for its leaders to be fighting among themselves" UHMMM, isn't this a general discription of the state of affairs since 1992 or so. Not of course I think they should be called LEADERS |
Posted by: Cheaderhead 2006-05-26 01:02 |