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'''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: | '''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: | ||
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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]].’<ref>Interview radio Democracy Now, 2007-03-02</ref> | 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]].’<ref>Interview radio Democracy Now, 2007-03-02</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Safari Club== | ||
| + | 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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| + | ==South Africa== | ||
| + | The South African mercenary group [[South African Institute for Maritime Research]] was involved in the 1990 coup that toppled President Siad Barre.<ref>http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties</ref> | ||
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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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| Location | Africa |
| Type | nation state |
| Interest of | Mark Huband, Stefan Kirchner |
| Member of | African Union, Arab League, Organisation of African Unity, UN |
| Subpage | •Somalia/President |
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]
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Safari Club
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]
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Clark | 2 March 2007 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Somalia - Famine for Profit | webpage | 13 August 2011 | Nile Bowie |
References
- ↑ Interview radio Democracy Now, 2007-03-02
- ↑ https://reciprocalcontradiction.home.blog/2021/01/08/world-commerce-corporation-the-safari-club/
- ↑ http://londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/1114/cia-and-mi-linked-to-assassinations-in-the-congo-in-sixties
- ↑ https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/11/21/trump-drone-war/
