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90Countries of the Equator
If you were asked to name all of the countries that the equator goes through, could you do it? You’d probably think of some of them but would you get them all? Ecuador may be the one that instantly comes to mind – because of the name. ...
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76A'maal Nuux - A story of Hope
A'maal Nuux of Toronto Canada is an R&B performer who has had great response to her songs placed on youtube. Words Revealed, her first release, and With You her follow up single.
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84The movie, Black Hawk Down as seen by a cynic and the very real tragedy that is Somalia
I've long avoided watching Black Hawk Down. I hate war. I hate movies about war,particularly movies that glorify war. I had just spent several weeks in research preparing to write a paper on the tragedy of Somalia, so this time, given the opportunity I watched it.
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82Kenyan Forces Attack Somalia's Al Shabaab
Kenya is a relatively peaceful country except for some internal conflicts like the post election violence that took place during the 2007 general elections. But of late Kenya military forces have been deployed in war torn Somalia to hunt down al shabaab insurgents, in a mission dubbed ‘operation linda nchi’ (operation protect the country). Kenya has in the past restrained itself from attacking Somalia despite continued provocation.
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69Hardcore Combat Movies - A Review by Former 82nd Airborne Paratrooper
I come from a long line of military men. My genealogy was traced back to before the founding of the United States. The part that is amazing to me, and that I am proud to be a part of is the fact that each man...
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80Modern Pirates, Somalia
Modern Pirates in Somalia, machete carrying blood thirsty killers, who do not think twice about shooting victims in the head. These Somalian Pirates are the modern day version of Blackbeard, the worlds most notorious pirate, only he was a gentleman...
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70Somali Pirates - Good Guys or Bad Guys ?
I was watching a TV show the other night and they were talking to an actual Somali pirate. The guy talked about how the Somalians used to make a living mostly from fishing but they can no longer fish the waters off their coast because of a) the...
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69Somali Short Stories Series: The Lion And The Meat
Once upon a time there was a long draught in Somalia and the beasts in the jungle were starving to death. After many technical meetings chaired by the king of the jungle, the lion, the last meeting on how to...
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79Somalia Background and a Context for Medical Treatment
Somalia is unique in that it is composed of a single, homogenous ethnic group that shares a common language and religion (Lewis, 1996). The universal language is Somali and Arabic is the second common...
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74World Refugees 2009 - Lord, I AM My Brother's Keeper!
This article represents a small overview of the results of research I have been doing on the world's refugees - who they are, where they are from, how many of them there are, where they are living, why they have been forced into their refugee status, who is helping them, what conditions they are living in, and what their prospects are.
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