Alternative View 2006 - for john schou

What Really Happened Jan_06.xls Seite 149
15.05.2006 Guardian 13 America ends 3-decade cold war with Libya and announces that it no longer
considers the country a state sponsor of terrorism {doubtful honour when
itself given from a terrorist nation}
17.05.2006 MSNBC 13 More than a decade after U.S. troops withdrew from Somalia following a
disastrous military intervention .. the US has returned to the African country,
secretly supporting secular warlords who have been waging fierce battles
against Islamic groups for control of the capital, Mogadishu
24.05.2006 BBC 13 At least 30 foreigners are being held in the Democratic Republic of Congo in
connection with an alleged coup plot. The men - including South African,
Nigerian and US citizens - were working for a security company
05.06.2006 X 13 The United States should co-operate with his government rather than with
unaccountable warlords in fighting terrorism ... the Bush adm. has neither
denied nor confirmed that it is financing the warlord alliance ... financing of
warlord [=] a violation of the UN arms embargo against Somalia
06.06.2006 NY Times 13 Islamic militias declared that they had taken control of Somalia's capital,
Mogadishu, defeating the warlords widely believed to be backed by the US
09.06.2006 Yahoo 13 Washington's concerns manifested themselves in February when it helped
the warlords form the ARPCT, giving the alliance cash and intelligence
support to hunt down extremists allegedly hiding in Somalia.
14.06.2006 BAZ 13 In Somalia haben islamistische Freischärler die letzte Bastion der
mutmasslich von den USA unterstützten Kriegsherren-Allianz erobert
17.06.2006 Yahoo 13 US military vessel picks up defeated Somali warlords from Mogadishu ... No
one knows where they are heading but they said they will be back
17.06.2006 Forbes 13 US-backed [Ethiopian] troops invade Somalia
12.08.2006 ABC-AU 13 South Africa has told white farmers it may seize their properties under the land
restitution program if they fail to agree on a selling price within 6 months
17.08.2006 Yahoo 13 The US and Britain presented a draft resolution to the UN outlining the
deployment of 17,000 peacekeepers to war-torn Darfur, despite opposition by
the Sudanese gov.- is this going to wind up a UN-Led invasion of Sudan in
the name of 'humanitarian interests', or for its oil wealth?
22.08.2006 BAZ 13 Gefolgsleute von Kabila griffen Bembas Wohnhaus in der Hauptstadt
Kinshasa an, in dem sich der ehemalige Rebellenführer gerade mit
ranghohen ausländischen Diplomaten traf. 150 UNO-Soldaten griffen ein, um
die Diplomaten in Sicherheit zu bringen. Kabila und Bemba treffen Ende
Oktober in einer Stichwahl aufeinander
11.09.2006 Guardian 13 leaked communications between US private military companies suggest the
CIA had knowledge of the plans to run covert military operations inside
Somalia - against UN rulings - and they hint at involvement of British security
firms ... foreign involvement in the conflict would not only breach the UN arms
embargo but could destabilise the entire region
16.09.2006 Independent 13 300,000 have died already. Now there are fears Sudan is preparing a brutal
'final solution' in Darfur
25.09.2006 Haaretz 13 Muslim militia forces took over Somalia's strategic southern port city of Kismayo
23.10.2006 Int. Herald
Tribune
13 Tensions between Ethiopia, which backs Somalia's weakened government,
and the Islamic radical group that controls much of the south of Somalia have
been mounting in recent months
03.11.2006 Yahoo 13 Rival Somali factions are preparing for battle after the collapse of peace talks
aimed at averting an all-out war in the Horn of Africa nation that many fear
could ignite a regional conflict
10.11.2006 X 13 US troops are reported to have been seen involving in military movements at
Somalia-Kenya border as Kenya government said it had tightened its security
to protect any aggression from Somalia
23.11.2006 Independent 13 Ethiopia says it has sent "military advisers" - not soldiers - into Somalia. But
the country's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, has promised to send tens of
thousands of troops across the border if the Council of Islamic Courts attacks
24.11.2006 News 24 13 Hundreds of Ethiopian troops reinforced Somalia's transitional gov., hours
after Ethiopia's prime minister said his country was ready for war with an
Islamic movement that had become the most powerful force in Somalia ...
138 trucks carrying Ethiopian troops arrived
23.12.2006 Toronto Star 13 Neighbours are threatening to turn Somalia into a battleground for their old
scores