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Remember that "victory" against Islamic Terrorism in Somalia?
Published Wed, Mar 21 2007 7:37 AM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics, War on Terror, Media
Remember that "victory" against Islamic Terrorism in Somalia back in December? The New York Times was all over it, declaring that somebody (Ethiopia) knew how to do it better than the U.S. I said back then that the Time's was premature in calling it a victory.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Masked men believed to be Islamic militants dragged the corpses of two soldiers through the streets of the Somali capital and set their bodies on fire Wednesday during fierce battles with government forces trying to consolidate their control of Mogadishu.
Medical officials at Mogadishu's three hospitals said they had recorded at least seven dead and 36 wounded by early afternoon in some of the heaviest fighting in Mogadishu since the Islamic forces were driven out in December. Dahir Mohamed Mohamud Dhere of Medina Hospital said doctors there were treating 36 wounded government soldiers.
I'm waiting for the times to demand that Ethiopia "bring home the troops".
A similar scene grabbed the world's attention after Somali militiamen shot down a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter in 1993 during a failed American mission to capture a warlord. The images of American troops being dragged through the streets led to the eventual withdrawal of U.N. forces and years of anarchy in Somalia.
So is "Black Hawk Down" supposed to be the equivalent of Viet Nam for Somalia?
Somali leaders have said in recent weeks that they were preparing a major offensive to stop the growing insurgency.
How long before the New York Times, terrorist sympathizers that they are, starts calling it a civil war?
It still strikes me that events in Somalia parallel what took place in Iraq to a remarkable degree. The differences in the media coverage stand out to me though. The New York Times had its "Mission Accomplished" moment back in December. It looks like my predictions of a "quagmire" came true.
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