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| 9. Seeing these "trophy photos" reminded me of Somalia, and |
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Shidane Arone.
 Canadians should remember the name. He was a Somali youth, tortured to death by "peacekeepers" of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, who believed him to be a thief stealing camp supplies. His last words were "Canada, Canada." There was a military cover-up, but when the truth emerged it scandalized the country. Lower-ranked perpetrators went to prison, and the Airborne was disbanded. CBC archives here on the "Somalia Affair": http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-723/conflict_war/somalia/ I believe Arone's story had an added poignancy because we came to learn his name, and have never forgotten it. Americans need to learn some names. |
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