Somali elders say four civilians killed by US bombs

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

MOGADISHU (AFP) - US military planes bombed an Islamist-held town in Somalia near the Kenyan border overnight killing at least four civilians, local elders said Monday.

"It was later in the night -- around 3.00 am -- when a US aircraft dropped three bombs into the Dhoble town. They fired at three targets, including two houses and four civilians were killed," said elder Abdullahi Sheikh Duale.

Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, a spokesman for the Islamist movement which is leading an insurgency against the Somali government, confirmed the attack.

"I can confirm to you that the Americans bombed the town and hit civilians targets thinking that they were Islamist hideouts. They used an AC 130 plane," Robow told AFP.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080303/wl_afp/somaliaunrestusattacks_080303072708

[Delphinus]

1. WTF?!

Why the hell are we bombing Somalia? Seriously?

[acmavm]

2. The US sure likes to drop bombs in civilian areas and damned be the

collateral damage. Apparently these people are starting to resent their family members and neighbors being killed.

:sarcasm:

[FalconsRule]

3. Last time I checked

The AC-130 doesn't carry bombs. Sounds like they got something wrong here.

[maddezmom]

4. CNN on now saying Pentagon confirming it was a precision missile strike

:shrug:

[FalconsRule]

5. Interesting...

The AC-130 doesn't carry missiles either. Maybe it was a Predator?

[tchunter]

13. could have been an AC-130 Spooky gunship

although it doesn't carry bombs the 105mm howitzer on board could probably do that damage; still sloppy reporting. And Somalia is a forgotten battle zone in the "war on terror." There is no government and the Islamic Courts are the worst kind of fundamentalist islam but they do provide stability and order in a country run by warlords.

[tabasco]

31. It has a 105mm which could be confused for a bomb.

Somalia is a likely place to use an AC-130 because of zero AA threat.

[countryjake]

33. It was a U.S. submarine fired Tomahawk missile at the target.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/04/somalia.us/index.html

~snip~

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. missile strike in southern Somalia on Monday targeted a man wanted by the FBI, two senior U.S. officials said Tuesday.

It is unclear whether Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan was killed when a U.S. submarine fired a Tomahawk missile at the target, the officials said...

[Magleetis]

6. The worlds

#1 terrorist is at it again. In Africa? Was there a wedding there?

[KeepItReal]

7. U.S. Bombs Somalia

Source: CNN

CNN is reporting a "precision missile strike" by the U.S. military on an "Al Qaeda Eastern Africa" branch location in Southern Sudan.

Local news is saying Civilians have been killed.

No link yet.

[tekisui]

8. Ugh.

US bombs fall all over the world.

[mac2]

9. Somalia is in such a mess they don't even have a permanent

government. They've been "Bush whacked" for their gold, oil, etc. They are to be part of the Mideast Union (all the way down that coastal area rich with gold and oil).

How many countries can they destroy before it is determined Bush is committing genocide Congress...UN?

[izzie]

10. Is this like Germany and Spain?

Or do we just like to find some thing to bomb? All those new air force people need some on hands work I guess. I am sick of wars. It has been like this my whole life and I am over 70's. I am sick of some one always killing some one. .

[maddezmom]

11. U.S. military confirms launched strike in So. Somalia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military targeted suspected "terrorists" in a strike launched early on Monday in Dobley, Somalia, a senior U.S. military official said.

The official, who declined to be named, told Reuters: "We launched a deliberate strike against a suspected bed-down of known terrorists."

He said it was too early to know what damage had been inflicted, including whether any people were injured or killed in the strike launched overnight Washington time (early morning GMT). The official declined to give details on the type of weapon used.

This was the fourth U.S. air strike on Somalia in 14 months.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080303/ts_nm/somalia_conflict_usa_dc_1

[coljam]

12. #3

I think you are in great danger if you are #3 in Al-quida.
More BS where is #1 Osamma bin Ladden, 7 years since 9/11
these assholes need help finding their dicks to take a pee.

[MidwestTransplant]

14. Ahhhhhhhh and Obama was wearing Somali garb on a visit to N. Kenya. He is the enemy afterall

How can I get my donation back?

[Moderator]

15. kick

[DuaneBidoux]

16. Americans fire missiles into Somalia

Source: International Herald Tribune

American naval forces fired missiles into southern Somalia on Monday, aiming at what the Defense Department called terrorist targets.

Residents reached by telephone said the only casualties were three wounded civilians, three dead cows, one dead donkey and a partly destroyed house.

Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman in Washington, said the target was a "known Al Qaeda terrorist."



Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/04/africa/04somalia.php

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This may be one of those little tidbits that slip through the domestic MSM.

[AndyTiedye]

17. They Sure Got Those Terrorist Cows and that Terrorist Donkey

[awoke_in_2003]

23. They found out the cows

were produce quantities of methane gas.

[Amonester]

30. But... but... but... maybe they would succeed in BEATING the USA

in perhaps 10 or 20 years from now with all the WMDs they are THINKING of making (with nothing) someday... - smirk, smirk.

[Birthmark]

18. We attacked Somalia?

So what, exactly, did Ethiopia do to us?

[DCKit]

27. Smartass. I got that.

But you're probably figuring too close. Let's see:

S O M A L I A

M A L A S I O = Malaysia?

L A O S A (s) I (a) = Cambodia? Again?

L I S A + M O = The Simpson's?

M O (n) A L I S A = Art? Artists? The Louvre?

A M O S + A L I = Black Icons?

Remember, they can be off by a country or two in any direction (and it's doubtful their aim has improved) or misspell words in any number of ways - and it's not as if phonetic spelling is going to help anyone who uses the word "new-cue-lur" on a daily basis.

[Hugabear]

29. Could have been Kenya, for all we know

There's no following this administration's logic.

[NanceGreggs]

19. FOX-News will cover it ...

"In a stunning success in the War on Terror, a US missile killed Al Qeada Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 this morning in southern Somalia. Six of the terrorists were wearing cow costumes, while the other two were dressed as a donkey, apparently in a failed effort to escape detection while escaping."

[opihimoimoi]

20. The Bushies needed SOMETHING POZ,,,and this attack sez it all.

Bwahahahahaaaaa

[peacetalksforall]

21. What does it cost to position some army people there and fire missiles?

Would they have to prepare for retaliation? Air cover or something?

DOESN"T THIS MEAN WE HAVE EXPANDED THE WAR ON TERROR TO AFRICA?

What do they call the assistance and backing of Columbians who moved into the nation of Ecuador yesterday or today?

What does Congress say about the spread of the WAR ON TERROR?

[Canuckistanian]

22. Somalia? What about Saudi Arabia?

There is no place on earth where there are more terrorists per square mile than Saudi Arabia.

But for God's sake, let's not bother them.

[Ian David]

24. We killed 3 innocent civilians plus Al Qaeda's number two cow. n/t

[AlphaCentauri]

25. is there a lawyer especialize in animal rights

:sarcasm:

[Hulk]

26. Good Lord, are we bringing Democracy to Somalia now?

[Nihil]

28. Nah, the brave fly-boys just turned left instead of right ...

It's a simple mistake that anyone could make ... :eyes:

[tabasco]

32. It's nice we have whole countries to use for a proving ground.

We are the new Romans and we shall suffer the same fate.

It will be a good thing for this country when we no longer consider ourselves a superpower.