Congressman Donald Payne
Tenth District - New Jersey
For Immediate Release Contact: Kerry McKenney
pril 27, 2007 (202) 225-3436
Mogadishu: Another Darfur in the Making?
Innocent civilians in Mogadishu are being killed and maimed by Ethiopian security forces and the militia of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The atrocities being committed against innocent civilians in Mogadishu are war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is shameful and criminal to use tanks and heavy artillery against civilians.
Mogadishu is another Darfur in the making. It is sad to see that no one seems to care about the untold suffering of the helpless in Somalia. Unfortunately and sadly, the people of Mogadishu are not even allowed to bury their dead relatives and neighbors. We must not turn a blind eye to the suffering of innocent civilians.
Since the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, thousands of civilians have been killed and maimed and more than 320,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. The abuses that are being carried out by the TFG and the Ethiopian security forces are worse than during the dreadful days of the warlords. Instead of working towards peace and reconciliation, the TFG and the Ethiopian forces are engaged in collective punishment of innocent civilians.
In Darfur, despite the failure to end the genocide, the international community continues to speak out against the suffering forcefully. Unfortunately, the people of Somalia continue to suffer while the international community turns the other way.
It is critical that the African Union expedite the deployment of the proposed peacekeeping force in Somalia. The presence of Ethiopian troops is the single major source of the violence in Mogadishu. Ethiopia must withdraw from Somalia and allow the deployment of a peacekeeping force.
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Ninkaan Wuxuu Aad ugu xiran yahay eritrea fiiri links
kan ...waa darfur iyo eritrea sheekadiisa oo dhan
http://www.shabait.com/articles/publish/article_2450.html
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Tiisa Daryeelaa Tu Kale ku Dara Congressman Donald Payne
ran against Congressman Peter Rodino in the 1980 and 1986
Democratic primaries but lost both times. Rodino retired in 1988,
and Congressman Donald Payne easily won his seat in the House of
Representatives to become New Jersey's first and currently only African
American member of Congress ! THE ONLY ONE..dadkiisa
xabsiyada kabuuxa wax ha uqabto intuusan faraha lasoo
gelin arimaha gudaha ee JD-SOOMAALIYA !
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First they sponsor the mercenery and let it happen and now they will act like they didnt know. please this is just double stand. million of somali people are suffering. and they keep the media of the the equation so that nobody knows what is going on in magadishu. Insha Allah we will over come this ordeal and one day we will look back and see the darkest somali history.
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thank you congressman payne. it would have been much help if had condemned this atrocities from before they took place or in the beginning but we still apreciate your standing for whats right now.
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The Somali people appreciate the honorable congress man
in this hour of need and will never forget his brave comments.
This genocide committed by animals who have no human feeling and killing and maiming is their way of life.
may allah subhana wataalla help the somali people.
The future sure belong to those who fear allah and Allahs promise is true.
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