Somalia

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Group.png Somalia   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
SubpageSomalia/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]

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

PageQuoteAuthorDate
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

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Somalia - Famine for Profitwebpage13 August 2011Nile Bowie
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