This was the Somalian protest against an Ethiopian invasion into their country- an invasion which is publicly backed by the USA because they see the Somalian rebel leaders as dangerous terrorists associated with al-Qaida.
UK, London. Somalian anti-Ethiopian/US invasion protest. 2008
UK, London. Somalian anti-Ethiopian/US invasion protest. 2008
UK, London. Somalian anti-Ethiopian/US invasion protest. 2008
UK, London. Somalian anti-Ethiopian/US invasion protest. 2008
The Bush administration sees the Somali rebel leaders as dangerous terrorists - potentially part of the 'Axis of evil'. Meanwhile when natural disasters occur, China is the first to pledge aid...
Only time will tell how long parts of Africa are made to choose sides by America and/or China in a worrying parallel with what has already happened in much of Asia.
One thing is clear though - the stories of the people involved need to be told, and the situation in countries like Somalia, Syria, Iran etc needs to be analyzed properly by independent media so the global community has as much of an idea what is really going on as possible.
SOMALI NEWS CHANNELS:
Somali news in Somali language:
http://www.somaaljecel.com/ Somali news in Somali and English:
http://www.mareeg.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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