Comments for "Did You Know America is also Bombing Somalia?" Video at VideoSift.com

By fissionchips

fissionchips (http://fissionchips.videosift.com) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:15:56 -0700

Though I can't dig up a link, I've seen a timeline showing a consecutive series of bombing operations by the US dating back to Vietnam. Talk about job security for the weapons manufacturers, eh?

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:16:07 -0700

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Terrorism, Somalia, Bombing, Bush Administration' to 'Terrorism, Somalia, Bombing, Bush Administration, al jazeera' - edited by fissionchips

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:43:29 -0700

They've been bombing Somalia off and on for awhile now...Here is just one result if you type it into Google - NYT - Strikes Inside Somolia

By LeadingZero

LeadingZero (http://www.videosift.com/member/LeadingZero) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:53:21 -0700

"'Clandestine' means the war that everybody knows about except the American population."

Noam Chomsky http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20041121.htm

By kulpims

kulpims (http://www.videosift.com/member/kulpims) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:57:44 -0700

"Oh my God, they killed Somalia!"
"You bastards!"

By Fade

Fade (http://www.videosift.com/member/Fade) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:53:10 -0700

yea, not exactly news to anyone who lives outside the US and actually takes an interests in current affairs.

I mean didn't anybody watch blackhawk down? It wasn't completely fictional

By Chaucer

Chaucer (http://www.videosift.com/member/Chaucer) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:44 -0700

well, "normal" somalians should know better than to hang around with the terrorist.

By bcglorf

bcglorf (http://www.videosift.com/member/bcglorf) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:32:26 -0700

sigh

You bomb one embassy and the Americans never let you forget it.

By lertad

lertad (http://lertad.videosift.com) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:24:17 -0700

It's easy to look at it humorously when it's not your country.

By jwray

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:55:17 -0700

How about TRIALS instead of summary execution of individual suspects by sending cruise missiles?

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:26:56 -0700

Well, yes. *humanitarian story here too. Didn't know about the specific targets, which are tragic to the civilians. And talk about ineffective actions, considering all the occupants escaped - so if Intel thought they had found someone worth attacking, they totally screwed up royal.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:26:57 -0700

Adding video to channels (Humanitarian) - requested by Krupo.

By notarobot

notarobot (http://www.videosift.com/member/notarobot) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:46:30 -0700

Is Al Jazeera the most reliable news organization in the world right now?

A friend of mine in the navy thinks so.

By bcglorf

bcglorf (http://www.videosift.com/member/bcglorf) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:11:05 -0700

Is Al Jazeera the most reliable news organization in the world right now?

, they're about as good as Fox. For getting news about middle east affairs they typically have a lot more of the facts than our media, but that's mostly based on target audiences. Watch more of Al Jazeera though and you see the same kind of bias that Fox has.

They did a documentary on Arab unity recently and the biggest disaster they say it has faced is the first war on Israel after it declared it's independence. The reason though has nothing to do with the casualties or the resulting plight of the Palestinian people. The disaster and shame is that they failed to destroy Israel. The tragedy isn't that they tried to wipe Israel off the map, but that they weren't successful.

By bcglorf

bcglorf (http://www.videosift.com/member/bcglorf) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:16:11 -0700

>> ^jwray:
How about TRIALS instead of summary execution of individual suspects by sending cruise missiles?

Because the guy they are going after in Somalia is working with Al-Qaeda to try and take down the ruling government in Somalia. If the government there could get there hands on him for a trial or extradition to the U.S. they'd have already happily done so.

Not saying that it justifies attacks like this or not, but it isn't as simple as sending out the local police to pick him up for questioning either.