It's important to understand what happend in Somalia in the early 90's. The events of Somalia are the main reason for the lack of American intervention in Rwanda. Somalia is the most dangerous country on the face of the planet. It is a country that has lacked any government for over a decade. These people are under educated, under fed, over stimulated, over armed and severly traumatized.
Today the UIC has gained control over most of Somalia, implementing some sort of rule of law. I have little faith this will last. As differences arise within the UIC, perhaps between Islamic hard-liners and more moderate voices within the militia they will settle their differences as they have for a long time, with guns. The only hope for Somalia is a brutal strong armed dictatorship. I hope the Islamic hard-liners dominate the country in the same way the Taliban dominated and pacified Afghanistan during the 90's. Although they may implement a draconian rule of law Somalia is not a nation ready for dialogue. They need a brutal and powerful dictator to terrorize and pacify the different warring factions. If the UIC can't consolidate their hold on Somalia, I fear the Somali's will face many more years of lawless anarchy.
I've got one more comment to make. I hate, absolutely hate, when first world musicians say things like "fuck the police". You hear it all the time in the mainstream music industry, they glorify violance and violant disregard for the law in their music. Fuck them. Let's see how well they do without any law. We live in the richest, safest nations on the face of the earth and we have assholes like 50 cent posing with tiny hand guns, pretending to be "hardcore". I have a hard time beleaving he could glorify violence if he had grown up in Somalia. The worst ghettos in NYC are safe havens compared to Somalia.
K'naan's a somalia rapper living in canada now, and he's got some great lyrics that sum it up.
from "Smile"
"You gotta keep in mind man, I grew up in Mogadishu. The only law was gun law and we don't walk with pistols (for real). You'd get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environment, cause how will you be heard when them big boys is firin'?"
from "What's Hardcore"
listen to the song here. (scroll down, theres a link after the ads)
"I walk with three kids that can't wait to meet God
lately, that's Bucktooth, Mohamed and Crybaby,
what they do everyday just to eat lord have mercy,
strapped with an AK and they blood thirsty...
So what's hardcore? Really, are you hardcore? Hmm.
So what's hardcore? Really, are you hardcore? Hmm."
People in the first world should appreciate what they have.
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