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2007-03-30 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Try the walking artillery urban renewal project.

Posted by ed 2007-03-30 00:13|| 2007-03-30 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Crowds dragged several dead bodies in uniform through the streets.

Yep, the Somalis tried this a few times when the Italians first occupied Mogadishu in the 1890s. Having come late to colonialism, the Italians had the benefit of British and French experience. They simply moved into the offending neighborhood, burned it to the ground, and shot everything that moved. The locals were slow on the uptake and it took several repetitions for the lesson to sink in. The trouble ended and the otherwise feeble Italian forces controlled the city for another 60 years.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-03-30 03:04|| 2007-03-30 03:04|| Front Page Top

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