I don't know who is worse at this point, Glen Beck or Andy. Beck likes being a war monger while keeping that 'feel good feeling' going by packing 'we are thinking about you' boxes at the USO.
When are these morons finally going to come to terms with the level of criminality of the White House and stop patting this administration on the head while saying, "Oh, yeah, the really bad guys are in Iraq and we need to continue to destroy the country no matter how it comes."
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Somalia - Was the USA asked to intervene? My guess is no.
Let's see.
Somalia: Four Killed in an Ambush Attack Against Ethiopian Troops in Mogadishu
http://allafrica.com/stories/200701080231.html
Aweys Osman YusufMogadishu
Gunmen in the Somali capital Mogadishu ambushed an Ethiopian and Somali convoy on Sunday evening. The convoy was passing by KM4 Junction at the center of the town.
At least four persons, two of the allied forces and two civilians, were killed, while a dozen more were wounded after a number of unidentified gunmen threw explosives and opened fire indiscriminately at the Ethiopian and Somali government forces. The exchange of gunfire lasted 10 minutes.
The terrifying sounds of the explosions and gunshots could be heard throughout the southern part of the capital last night.
Although the Ethiopian troops are not so visible in the streets of Mogadishu, ambush attacks against them have mounted lately.
Several times in the past, they were attacked with hand and propelled grenades while passing at south and north of Mogadishu.
Thousands of heavily armed Ethiopian troops backing the transitional government forces seized the capital on 24 December last year when Islamists fled the capital.
This is actually typical of the Islamic Terrorists seen in many other assaults that seem successful. The terrorists literally RUN away from the initial invasion to allow the invading force to 'take hold' and feel as though they have been successful, when in fact the invading force has literally 'fell into the trap.' When the invasion has settled down to somewhat routine rejoicing as seen in Baghdad after the fall of Saddam and the statue was pulled down by a USA tank, the SO CALLED 'insurgency' begins taking the conquerors by surprise and taking the 'morale' away from the invasion. I am sure many solider have experienced the 'relief' of victory only to be fired upon out of surprise to realize the war was just beginning, although it seems like a minor manifestation called 'dead enders' at the time.
Insurgency
Analysts say the insurgency, which is slowly beginning in the capital may be linked to the video message from the second al-Qaeda leader, who recently urged Muslim extremists in the world and the Somali people themselves to attack and kill the Ethiopian troops in Somalia and prevent Western interests in the Horn of Africa.
Literally, this is MORE OF THE SAME failure of the Bush USA military after it invaded Afghanistan. The Afghanistan invasion literally was grossly undermanned and failed. Today NATO and the Brits are still attempting to 'take back' the initial initiative that was supposed to be the victory of the USA. At the time the world surrounded the USA and did everything possible to facilitate that victory, Bush set his sites on Iraq and abandoned the real enemy that the entire world wanted the USA to defeat, namely al Qaeda.
The United States promised $16 million of aid to Somalia. Many African countries were urged to send peacekeeping troops to Somalia as well.
Here is 'the catch.' The donation of monies is a foothold to the justification of a higher level of USA military participation. The good guys. To enter this war by the USA would be more war profiteering without end. The USA has clearly demonstrated they are NOT successful at disarming Islamic Terrorist networks including al Qaeda under the current administration. Somalia promies now to be the 'third' war front for the USA, although, Iraq is really the only war front. Afghanistan has been turned over to NATO and the Brits. It would be good for Russia and China to become involed in Afghanistan to FINALLY defeat the Taliban and wipe out al Qaeda. The USA won't have military competency again until their is a new president.
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Yeah, yeah, Andy, I guess Bush needs to send troops and missiles and all sorts of things to protect Oprah. Oprah is a lovely distration to the real issues of the USA. Africa needs hers to embrace them and I appauld her for it. Admire her for it. But, the question at the forefront of Andy's World complimented by Beck's World is that ... "Will Oprah walk through minefields to become the American Diana to promote war?"
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I think Russia's Putin was recently in South Africa. ? Somalia ?
Let's finish this up.
Vladimir Putin made a trip to South Africa back in September 2006. He took with him the Oligarchs of Russia. He did this to bring about change for South Africa no different than Oprah does her thing.
Putin to Take 100 Business Leaders to South Africa
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2006/09/01/044.html
By Tom Miles Reuters
President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to South Africa next week with around 100 Russian business leaders hoping to build bridges between two of the world's biggest emerging-market economies.
Fresh from hosting the Group of Eight nations at last month's St. Petersburg summit, Putin also has a mandate to tackle development issues such as trade, AIDS and education.
... and from the BBC ...
Putin to boost South Africa trade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5314614.stm
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to boost business ties with South Africa on a landmark visit.
He said economic ties between the two nations, both with vast mineral and diamond reserves, lagged far behind the political affinity they enjoyed.
"The decades-long interruption in ties between South Africa and Russia is now history," Mr Putin said.
This is the first trip by a Russian president to the country. Moscow once aided South Africa's current leaders.
South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, received military training and financial support from Moscow during its many years of fighting apartheid.
The reason President Putin wants to redirect the efforts in Africa is because it is proven strategy to stop terrorists. When the quality of life of Islam improves the extremism abates. The confrontation of the Islamic people only leads to greater confrontation that The West cannot defeat. The reason is because The West's troops fight to live and the Islamic extremists fight to die. To bring economic growth to Africa is to secure it aware more and more from terrorist extremism. It was a great idea until Bush decided to launch missiles into Somalia according the 'well positioned' Barbara Starr. Bush would love a confrontation with Russia no matter the soil he 'eggs' on the fight.
The really laughable aspect to the CNN rhetoric surrounding war with Islam is that they see it as a moral pursuit because according to Glen Beck, the Muslim faith has been hijacked from the poor and down trodden Islamic people by extremists. Oh, really. I don't think that is it. You see the Shi'ites have a real reason to be upset as the minority in Islam and their HOLY lineage was nearly if not completely annihilated by Saddam. So, when confrontation erupts it is within an understanding that either the Shi'ites are defending themselves OR someone is attacking them. I don't believe for a minute that the Muslim faith has been 'hijacked' so much as 'stimulated' for war.
That said.
It is fairly obvious what this mess with Bush in cooperation by CNN is all about. See, the 'Surge' into Iraq needs lots more recruits. Where are they going to come from as the 'poor white guys' from the South are mostly 'tapped out.'
But.
The Black guys, the poor ones from LA that need to be reformed by the miltary from their 'gangs' are still 'fresh territory' for ruthless recruiters. So, what does Andy and CNN do? They put a 'Pro Africa' program on starring Oprah and set the stage for what they are hoping is a huge sympathetic response to a necessary war to be conducted in Somalia. But, the catch is the USA military can only conduct that war AFTER fighting the much needed victory in Iraq.
So, during the second 'Hour with Andy' the progress of the most friendly member of the media starts with horride awareness of the wildfires of California. That was just to get everyone's attention.
Wind-driven fire destroys homes on Malibu coast
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070108-1946-ca-socalwildfire.html
By Jeremiah Marquez
ASSOCIATED PRESS
7:46 p.m. January 8, 2007
MALIBU – A wildfire fanned by Santa Ana winds destroyed eight seaside mansions and damaged five others as it spread over more than 20 acres in this celebrity enclave Monday, authorities said.
Flames boiled furiously out of the skeletons of multimillion-dollar beach homes for about two hours until there was little left to burn. No injuries were reported, fire officials said.
Add after weeks of 'taking on bigotry in the USA' CNN knows through market analysis there has to be a lot of African Americans tuning in by now. So, everyone is entraced by the first hour with Oprah and then Andy moves on to the California wildfires, followed by the inappropriate missiles fired by Bush's USA into Somalia while all the time ranting about al Qaeda needing to be destroyed as a nemisis in that country.
Hold the Press.
Al Qaeda is trouble in any country and while the members in Somalia might be 'of interest' don't try to 'sell' the idea that defeating al Qaeda in Somalia is more important or has more brevity than defeating them in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden started his al Qaeda netowrk in Somalia and then moved to Afghanistan where he was protected by the Taliban while experimenting with attack techniques and WMD. THAT, didn't happen and the planning of the attacks of September 11, 2001 didn't happen in Somalia, but, I am sure Andy will make it seem such over time.
So to get back to Andy's World, the al Qaeda display of dominant power by Barbara Starr, then we move to Tom Foreman with his Google Earth maps and all the razzle-dazzle CNN can muster to point to 'the areas of surge' troops to defeat the undefeatable, numerous and vital militias of Iraq. Then there was a lot of 'gaming' to win affection from the audience as Andy is such a 'nice guy.' NOT ! Believe me this is not a 'nice' proram. It's hosptile, subversive and pro-Bush propaganda.I wish someone would impeach Bush and Cheney already. This is getting a bit desperate and dangerous for the USA.
Oh, the question, "Was the USA invited to Somalia to launch missiles?" Nah. But, when a country is seeking fiscal participation and humanitarian relief, I am sure it can be arranged.
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