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One of the [[Safari Club]]’s early major operations was the support for [[Mohamed Siad Barre]]’s government in Somalia during the [[Ogaden War]] against [[Ethiopia]] (1977-78). The gambit, for the Safari Club, was to break the relationship between Somalia and the [[Soviet Union]] – and it certainly worked, at least at first. In the aftermath of the initial invasion, the Soviets dropped support for Barre and began to back Ethiopian forces. In the longer-run, however, Ethiopia won out over Somalia, leading to a decline in Barre’s power.<ref>https://reciprocalcontradiction.home.blog/2021/01/08/world-commerce-corporation-the-safari-club/</ref>
 
One of the [[Safari Club]]’s early major operations was the support for [[Mohamed Siad Barre]]’s government in Somalia during the [[Ogaden War]] against [[Ethiopia]] (1977-78). The gambit, for the Safari Club, was to break the relationship between Somalia and the [[Soviet Union]] – and it certainly worked, at least at first. In the aftermath of the initial invasion, the Soviets dropped support for Barre and began to back Ethiopian forces. In the longer-run, however, Ethiopia won out over Somalia, leading to a decline in Barre’s power.<ref>https://reciprocalcontradiction.home.blog/2021/01/08/world-commerce-corporation-the-safari-club/</ref>
  
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==Drone Strikes==
 
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The Trump administration conducted its first drone attack in Somalia, on November 9, 2017.<ref>https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/11/21/trump-drone-war/</ref>  
 
The Trump administration conducted its first drone attack in Somalia, on November 9, 2017.<ref>https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/11/21/trump-drone-war/</ref>  
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==Emigration==
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Yusuf Abdi Ali was able to enter the [[US]] even though he was sought in [[Somalia]] for [[war crimes]] in the [[2010s]]. Ali was found and interviewed in [[2016]] in Dulles International Airport near [[Washington D.C]] where he worked as security guard, passing background checks. The airport where [[American Airlines Flight 77]] departed on [[9-11]], seemingly still not up to the highest security standards the US was said to have "failed" on 9-11.
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Ali was arrested in Springfield in [[2022]] with the help of [[ICE]] and other [[Homeland Security]] agents in [[Virginia]] regarding his reported [[war crimes]] which according to [[CNN]] was a list of things including extrajudicial killing; [[torture]]; cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and arbitrary detention.<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/us/accused-war-criminal-works-at-dulles-airport/index.html</ref><ref><https://www.fox5dc.com/news/former-somali-army-officer-accused-of-torture-arrested-in-virginia</ref>
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Group.png Somalia  
(Country) Sourcewatch WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Somalia (orthographic projection)-Blue version.svg
Flag of Somalia.svg
LocationAfrica
Typenation state
Interest ofMark Huband, Stefan Kirchner
Member ofAfrican Union, Arab League, Organisation of African Unity, UN
Subpage•Somalia/President
War torn country in Eastern Africa, was still attacking passing ships with "pirates" in the 2000s.

Somalia was on a list of seven countries which retired 4-star general Wesley Clark (former supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe 1997-2001) stated the US military had plans to invade:

In 2001, in the Pentagon, a general told me : ‘I just received a classified memo from the Secretary of Defense: we will take seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finally, Iran.’[1]

Safari Club

Jeremy Scahill Gives Red Cross the Location of Secret Somali Prison Used By CIA, Urges Probe

One of the Safari Club’s early major operations was the support for Mohamed Siad Barre’s government in Somalia during the Ogaden War against Ethiopia (1977-78). The gambit, for the Safari Club, was to break the relationship between Somalia and the Soviet Union – and it certainly worked, at least at first. In the aftermath of the initial invasion, the Soviets dropped support for Barre and began to back Ethiopian forces. In the longer-run, however, Ethiopia won out over Somalia, leading to a decline in Barre’s power.[2]

South Africa

The South African mercenary group South African Institute for Maritime Research was involved in the 1990 coup that toppled President Siad Barre.[3]

Drone Strikes

The Trump administration conducted its first drone attack in Somalia, on November 9, 2017.[4]

Emigration

Yusuf Abdi Ali was able to enter the US even though he was sought in Somalia for war crimes in the 2010s. Ali was found and interviewed in 2016 in Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C where he worked as security guard, passing background checks. The airport where American Airlines Flight 77 departed on 9-11, seemingly still not up to the highest security standards the US was said to have "failed" on 9-11. Ali was arrested in Springfield in 2022 with the help of ICE and other Homeland Security agents in Virginia regarding his reported war crimes which according to CNN was a list of things including extrajudicial killing; torture; cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and arbitrary detention.[5][6]


 

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Wesley Clark“In 2001, in the Pentagon, a general told me : ‘I just received a classified memo from the Secretary of Defense: we will take seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finally, Iran.’”Wesley Clark2 March 2007

 

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Document:Somalia - Famine for Profitwebpage13 August 2011Nile Bowie
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References

  1. ↑ Interview radio Democracy Now, 2007-03-02
  2. ↑ https://reciprocalcontradiction.home.blog/2021/01/08/world-commerce-corporation-the-safari-club/
  3. ↑ http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties
  4. ↑ https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/11/21/trump-drone-war/
  5. ↑ https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/01/us/accused-war-criminal-works-at-dulles-airport/index.html
  6. ↑ <https://www.fox5dc.com/news/former-somali-army-officer-accused-of-torture-arrested-in-virginia
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