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Parliament Takes on Contractors in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Parliament demanded Thursday that the government immediately suspend the operations of several foreign security contractors because the lawmakers said they had no idea what the contractors were actually doing. While Western officials have recently acknowledged that a number of private security contractors have begun operating in war-ravaged Somalia, little is publicly […]
Wrongful terror arrests: apologies not enough?
December 30, 2010
All 12 Somalis arrested on Christmas Eve on suspicion of terrorism have now been released, though three of them remain suspects. The authorities, however, should do more than merely offer an apology, argues terrorism researcher Edwin Bakker. Wrongfully arrested people sometimes suffer considerable financial and emotional damage. “I once helped two people who had arrested […]
Dutch free last of 12 Somali terrorism suspects
December 30, 2010
The last of 12 Somalis arrested last week in the Netherlands under suspicion of planning a terrorist attack was released on Thursday, the Dutch public prosecutor said. The 29-year-old man is still under suspicion, along with two other Somali men, the prosecutor added in a statement. Dutch authorities arrested the 12 Somali men last week […]
One Somali suspect to stay in Dutch custody
December 29, 2010
Tue Dec 28, 2010 One of 12 Somali men arrested in Rotterdam before Christmas for alleged terrorism offences will remain in police custody for a further three days, Dutch prosecutors said on Tuesday. The others have been released or handed over to immigration authorities but two of those are still suspects, prosecutors said in a […]
Sixth Somalian ‘terror’ suspect released
December 28, 2010
A sixth person arrested in the Netherlands on Friday on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack has been released without charges. According to the Public Prosecution Office, the 32-year-old Somalia is no longer a suspect. There are now six Somalians left in custody out of the 12 arrested on Friday, the PPO will decide on […]
Five Somali men no longer terrorism suspects: Netherlands
December 27, 2010
THE HAGUE (AFP) — Dutch prosecutors said Sunday that five of 12 Somali men arrested on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities were no longer considered suspects. The 12 were arrested in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam late Friday following a tip-off from Dutch intelligence that a number of Somalis were planning to carry […]
Dutch police arrest 12 Somali men on terrorism charges
December 27, 2010
Dutch police have arrested 12 Somali men in the key port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack, public prosecutors said. The men, aged 19 to 48, were detained on Friday on a tip from the intelligence services that they were planning an attack in the Netherlands. There was no immediate information […]
Could military intervention in Ethiopia be justified on humanitarian grounds?
December 26, 2010
… if humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on sovereignty, how Should we respond to a Rwanda, to a Srebrenica – to gross and systematic violations of Human rights that offend every precept of our common humanity? – Kofi Annan The subject of military intervention is not new sphere in the field of international […]
Understanding nature of conflict in Somalia
December 26, 2010
Unlike many African countries, Somalia is one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa. All Somalis are Muslim Sunni, and enjoy same culture and language. They are one tribe with clans and sub-clans. However, Somalia faced most catastrophic war in Africa for last twenty years. There have been numerous attempts, both internal and external at […]
Who is Worse: the Corrupter or the Corruptee?
December 5, 2010
The ultra-capitalist magazine Forbes has published a list of what it calls “The most corrupt countries.”1 The Yahoo page leading to the article read: Topping the list is a nation so unethical that piracy is actually considered a legitimate trade. No. 1 worst country Can a nation be unethical? Of course not. And calling a […]
FBI: Fabricating Terror
December 2, 2010
Why does the FBI orchestrate fake terror plots? The latest one snared Osman Mohamud, a Somali-American teenager in Portland, Oregon. The Associated Press report by William Mall and Nedra Pickler (11-27-10) is headlined in Yahoo News: “Somali-born teen plotted car-bombing in Oregon.” This is a misleading headline as the report makes it clear that it […]
The Fabricated Case against Mohamed Osman ” A must watch video “
December 1, 2010
The FBI arrested a Somali-born teenager in Portland, Oregon for allegedly planning to bomb a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. FBI agents were alerted to 19 year-old Mohamed Osman Mohamud by a family member, who suspected he might be a threat. Agents then set out to catch him in a sting operation; they created a fake […]
“The setting up” Mohamed Osman Mohamud Arrested In Portland Car Bomb Plot
December 1, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Somali-born teenager plotted “a spectacular show” of terrorism for months, saying he didn’t mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested Friday in downtown Portland after using a cell phone to try […]
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