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2007-01-10 Africa Horn

More Than 50 Die in U.S. Strikes in Somalia

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Their donkeys, their camels, their cows, theyve all been destroyed, he said. And many children were killed.

Note the order of priorities.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-10 01:53|| 2007-01-10 01:53|| Front Page Top

#2 News of the air strikes set off fresh waves of anti-American anger in Mogadishu, the battle-scarred seaside capital of the country

real estate salesman, "and then rioting ensued and much vandalism occured which resulted in a net drop in property values from $200 down to $125."

customer, "for each house?!"

real estate salesman, "No for the whole city, Mogadishu."

/hear all weak, tri da Wienerschnitzel

Posted by RD 2007-01-10 02:30|| 2007-01-10 02:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Yawn..... Task Force Ranger and the 160th's old recored still stands, per the piece count, 700 Sooomali militiamen dead (maybe as many as 1500 if you count the suspected drag-aways), 1000-4000 WIA in the battle for Mog.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-01-10 05:04|| 2007-01-10 05:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Yum, wienerschitzel! And the picture is just precious! But why do the Islamists think attacking the building that once housed the ministry of skins and hides will result in their own little Reconquista? And why was there once an entire ministry just for skins and hides, anyway?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-10 07:15|| 2007-01-10 07:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr Dakhani/Daskhani (excellent editing, NYT!) sure has accurate and graphic info ~~gathered from his undisclosed hiding place under a child's bed~~....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-10 08:21|| 2007-01-10 08:21|| Front Page Top

#6 TW: You're thinking like a westerner. They didn't say they were animal hides! Could be the Ministry of Skins and Hides (of the enemies of the jihadis).

Posted by BA 2007-01-10 11:30|| 2007-01-10 11:30|| Front Page Top

#7 The boom of rocket-propelled grenade fire echoed through the city center and touched off a two-minute gunfight A two minute firefight?

Just enough to get a good 30 second feed for the nightly news.

Posted by john">john 2007-01-10 14:17|| http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]">[http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-10 14:17|| Front Page Top

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