Somalia - "Life despite war" (Oct.2009)
For 18 years Somalia has been at war with itself.
"We've really seen everything: hunger, death, everything," says one Somalian, looking at the ruins of capital Mogadishu.
With the city embroiled in a turf war, and civilians constantly caught in the crossfire, 18,000 shell-shocked Somalians have fled.
"The bullet went in her neck, she cant move," says one nurse about a 12-year-old girl i
More..n this Somalian hospital. They have space for 80 patients here yet they treat over 200 despite threats from Islamist insurgents accusing the doctors of treating unbelievers.
There's a semblance of organisation amongst Mogadishus ruins. One large building without any windows is the nerve-centre of the Somali army. Even if they are wearing the caps of Spanish football team, Real Madrid, and their entire fleet has been stolen by pirates, the Somali Navy are optimistic.
Somalia's government now controls about 1/3 of the country -- their gunmen are armed by the US who fear Al Qaeda's arrival. Yet the deputy Prime Minster says that Al Qaeda is already here and that the West has failed them:
"All of the military of Iraq, of Afghanistan, haven't been able to defeat them, so what do you expect from a country, which has never been given the same support?" he asks.
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Over 50,000 have moved to my state of Maine (Poplation 1.2 Million) They general are very respectful and hard working people. Their families operate communally in regards to income. When one family member needs a car, they all pool money. That's how they have maintained such a stable co-existence here. These people are coming from a horrific place.
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "ghastlyghost" Premium
this damned GOOGLE ad here ... the pop-under that adds TWO POP-UPS that MUST be closed before you can close the GOOGLE ad!
It's is almost as bad as the progressive socialist democrat fascist laws they are truing to pass FORCING citizen to BUY their perferred products
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "spadata" (R)
The Wild West of East-Africa.
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "goidies" (R)
It's is almost as bad as the progressive socialist democrat fascist laws they are truing to pass FORCING citizen to BUY their perferred products
What!!!...you don't like McDonald's cheeseburgers?
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "goidies" (R)
It's is almost as bad as the progressive socialist democrat fascist laws they are truing to pass FORCING citizen to BUY their perferred products
Or Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "goidies" (R)
Just another islamic shit hole like all the other muslim nations
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "kcto" (R)
Maine has that many jobs available? Seriously, what are they doing for a living in Maine, which has an 8.5 percent unemployment rate?
Beautiful state though. I miss the two years that I spent living in Wiscasset while working at Maine Yankee.
Posted Oct-30-2009 by "HuntGather" (R)