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WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT TOXIC WASTE IN SOMALIA?

SomaliNet Forum (Archive): General Discusions: Archive (Before Dec. 16, 2000): WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT TOXIC WASTE IN SOMALIA?
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STUDBOY

Sunday, December 10, 2000 - 12:18 pm
Brothers and sisters how can we get our voice heard as a somali nationals living in exile by International communities to stop this.

We Gotta to do something about this...it is matter of life and death.






Panafrican News Agency

December 10, 2000

Tervil Okoko
Nairobi, Kenya

Two large ocean liners are drifting along Somalia's coastline loaded with what locals suspect to be toxic waste, a Nairobi-based weekly newspaper reported Sunday.

The Star of The Horn said while the contents of the tanks remain a mystery, locals from the area have expressed fears that the tanks are similar to ones that have been used by some European waste disposal firms in the past to dump dangerous industrial chemical waste.

The papers quoted reports indicating that the tanks were marooned in the coastal area in Ceeldheer District in central Somalia and have been drifting along the coast near Ceeldheer and Ceelcadde.

According to the Mogadishu-based daily, Ayaamaha, the tanks are said to be very close to the coastline and residents have asked the authorities to promptly act on the issue.

The reports come barely a week after a committee, appointed by the Italian parliament to probe the dumping of toxic waste, released its report linking the Mafia to unlicensed dumping of waste in Somalia.

The report revealed that the criminal organisation now controls 30 percent of Italy's waste disposal companies including those dealing with toxic waste.

The companies, said the probe report, are now dealing with about 35 million tonnes of refuse each year and are making 6.67 billion US dollars annually.

Most of these waste is being dumped in caves or buried under farmland while the rest is deposited along unmanned coastlines as it is the case with Somalia.

The probe further linked the Mafia with radioactive waste that was dumped in Somalia in the early 90s, and which was reported to have affected the Italian soldiers serving in the UN peacekeeping force in Somalia.


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MAD MAC

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 03:32 am
Studboy
I think some of the data is suspect - esspecially the figures. But the jey is to idenitify where the waste is. If you have relatives who know where illegal dumping is taking place, if it is nuclear waste is can be traced to the original plant. The new Somali government would have an excellent case to make against the Italian government for reperations if that were true.

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Anonymous

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 05:48 am
give me a break about new government! they are the ones who deal with the mafia in Italy to make somalia a dumping ground for few dollars.

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Basra

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 06:42 am
StudBoy

Thats terrible,we should write an email to the world environmental org.
How can we find more information about this Italian firms,and see if they business in mechandise,we can Boycott their products.This is Disgusting.

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Mercutio-

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 08:53 am
BASRA LOL
BOYCOTT WHAT?
GIVE UP PASTA AND MACARONI YOU HAVING A LAUGH.

THE MAFIA DON'T USUALLY HAVE A SHOP SIGN AND IF YOU CONSUME RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL THAN BY ALL MEANS PLEASE BOYCOTT.

ON THE SERIOUS SIDE LIKE MAC SAID IF SUCH OPERATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE THAN IDETIFYING THE CULPRUTS IS NOT HARD TO FIND.

ONE OPTION I CAN SUGGEST IS TO FIND THE DETAILS OF GREEN PEACE AND BOMPARD THEM WITH LETTERS AND EMAILS, THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH TYPE OF THING, GREEN PEACE ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING CHARGES AGAINST ANY COUNTRY TAKING PART IN ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPING.

LETS JUST PRAY IT IS NOT NUCLEAR WASTE.

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MaMaSita

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 11:02 am
Good work studboy. bravo although you dumbed me!lol.hey prettyboy where ya been? i've not seen ya in the chat room lately.come over there this weekend if you have time.

that nuclearwaste i say it is sad reality.


(one of your former cyberwife.lolololol)

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Arawelo

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 11:05 am
Here we go we have an excellent Lawyer of course Mad Mac. the case can go to court okey i will prepare the papers today.

Of course if it is true it is SAD

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DA REAL PLAYA

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 11:38 am
I'VE GOT A GOOD IDEA TO GET RID OF TOXIC WAST IN SOMALIA................ GET RID OF DA SOMALIANS.

HA HA HA

PEACE OUT

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Ice-Man

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 11:41 am
Hi.

Here is how you contact The Green peace their offices.
Washington. USA greenpeace.usa@wdc.greenpeace.org
Toronto. Canada greenpeace.toronto@dialb.greenpeace.org
Rome. Italy staff@greenpeace.it
Paris. France greenpeace.france@diala.greenpeace.org
London.Uk info@uk.greenpeace.org
Sydney. Aus greenpeace@au.greenpeace.org
Brusseles.Bel info@be.greenpeace.org


Please try to send our complain regarding nuclear waste,
be a nationalist once in your life guys

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MADMULAH

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 04:26 pm
Somalia has lately become waste dumping grounds in the past decade. Both Europeans and Americans dump their industrial, chemical and nuclear wastes there. Why wouldn't they? Somalia is too weak to even take notice, so isn't it the perfect time to comitt such international crimes?

I remember of hearing a private American ship being caught off the coast of Canada trying to dump industrial waste there, can you believe it?
I mean Canada is an established country with coast-guards and everything and this ship was trying to beat the odds. The same ship was seen off the coast of Japan trying to do the same thing there. Another well established country. So, what would stop this ship from taking the waste to the coast of Somalia and dumping it there? Nothing! The ship probably did just that.

I believe it is our responsibility to become Enviromentally aware and for once become nationalists(Wadaniyiin) as 'Ice-Man' said.

AWW

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STUDBOY

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 05:03 pm
Thank you all. I will be working on this issue, and will update you how far i reach with those group.
please try your best whatever you can do about this issue.
ice-man thank you bro for the info.
Again Thanx

STUDBOY
DIXON. CANADA

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us marine

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 05:07 pm
to all you. i want everyone take a minute and e mail the green peace. i will do it know. it might need like 1000 to 2000 petition letters. pls we need every and each one of us write to the green peace washington dc office. i will do now in aminute . and let you now, incase i get any reply. which they mostly do.
and if any of you writes and get message pls let us know the response. but we need too many support. brothers it don't cost us anything, it is time to help our innocent loved ones back. they don't know what to do.
keep in touch. thanx ice man for the e mail address.

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MAD MAC

Monday, December 11, 2000 - 11:45 pm
Mad Mullah
I'm not defending illegal waste dumping by any means, but please be careful when you say "America or Italy" or whoever are dumping illegal wastes. I do not believe the US government or Italian government condones this activity. Not to say they don't have some responsibilty. I believe it is perpetrated by criminal individuals and needs to be halted through international action. Strongly recommend people E-Mail Greenpeace and let these do-gooder activists make a go at it. I don't like greenpeace, but I can't deny that in this case they might be effective at combating a genuine evil.

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us marine

Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - 12:59 am
to all of you brothers and sisters.
i e mailed greenpeace they are opening a file for this case and they said they will process this case.
if anyone has questions pls contact them at this number.1800-326-0959.
brothers and sister we need everyone call this number or e mail the washington DC office. we can make a change. this is best time u can do something for ur country.
i will call them in a minute and i will update u. if anyone else has response from any organization pls update us.
inshaalah we will win in this case.for those of you who are ready go to the batttle with me i am ready, i don't care what somalia gorverment says. pls let us save our people. make those phone call. specially for those of you in north America it is toll free number. hope to hear positive response toward my call.

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CONCERNED SOMALI

Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - 01:28 am
COUNT ME IN TOO.THIS IS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR COUNTRY AND PEOPEL BACK HOME.AND INSHAALLAH WE WILL SUCCEED.I WILL EMAIL AND CALL NOW.PLEASE EVERY OEN DO THE SAME.THANK YOU STUD FOR RAISING THIS TOPIC.

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MAD MAC

Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - 02:10 am
Count me in. The token American.

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Mercutio-

Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - 08:35 am
ICE-MAN I FEEL YOU BROTHER.
MADMULLAH THE REAL SOMALIS.

WHEN I FIRST SUGGESTED GREEN PEACE I REALLY THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE NOT GONNA TAKE ME SERIOUSLY.

ICE-MAN THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO GET THE DETAILS BRO.

I HAVE E-MAILED THE UK ADDRESS AND I HAVE ALSO PASSED THE DETAILS TO ALL MY FRIENDS.

I PLANNED TO HAVE A WORD WITH MY I-T TUTOR ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING A POSTER IN THE I-T DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTING MY CONCERNS AND SINCE EVERY STUDENT IN THAT CLASS ROOM HAS AN ACCESS TO A COMPUTER AM SURE SOME OF THEM WILL TAKE THE TIME TO PASS ON A FEW PARAGRAPHS.
PLEASE CAN YOU GUYS DO THE SAME WHEATHER IN UNI- COLLEGE- WORK WHEREEVER YOU ARE STUDYING MAKE AN EFFORT PLEASE, PASS THE DETAILS TO YOUR MATES.

LONG LIVE SOMALIA.

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Mercutio-

Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - 08:52 am
GUYS ITS ME AGAIN DON'T FALL ASLEEP YET OK!!
AM GONNA BE VERY BRIEF.

AS YOU ALL KNOW THESE FORUMS ARE GETTING HITS OF OVER 20000 EVERY MONTH.

IMAGINE THE GREEN PEACE ADDRESS RECIEVING HALF THOSE HITS A MONTH AND ALL OF THEM FROM CONCERNED SOMALIS.

CAN WE WRITE TO SOMALINET MANAGEMENT AND PRESSURISED THEM INTO PUTTING A SECTION ON THEIR HOME PAGE DEDICATED TO THIS TOPIC.

I KNOW ALL THESE ADVERTS ARE GENERATING MONEY BUT THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT AND IT DOES'NT HAVE TO TAKE MUCH SPACE.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!

THE MORE PUBLICITY THE BETTER ( JUST IMAGINE 20000 SOMALIS ALL EMAILING GREEN PEACE- HOW LONG CAN THEY IGNORE US.)

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STUDBOY

Tuesday, December 12, 2000 - 10:40 am
I've got more information about this issue, and it is more serious than i thought it was.

written in somali language I won't be able to translate on time due my hectic schedule, but I will post it, as is.
Please do the best you can, If you can do something about it.


If you have any suggestion I will be glad to do whatever it takes to prevent further damage.

I leave my email for your suggestions.

email: studboy@canada.com

Dixon, Toronto
Canada

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Mercutio-

Wednesday, December 13, 2000 - 09:50 am
I'LL DEFINETLY SEND MY PIECE TO GREEN PEACE!!

DMANNNN THAT RHYMES

PEACE PPL!!!

WE NEED MORE DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS.

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Mercutio-

Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 06:33 am
LIKE I SAID I E-MAILED GREEN PEACE UK AND I HAVE RECIEVED AN EMAIL BACK FROM A LISA RILEY IN WHICH SHE ACKNOWLEDGED MY CONCERNS AND SAID SHE PASSED IT TO GREEN PEACE/TOXIC DEPARTMENT.

THIS IDEA WORKS PLZ LETS BOMBARED WITH E-MAILS.

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Hibo

Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 10:33 am
Stud: that is sad bro.........we should have a say in this.. n by the way we r not exiles... we left the country on freewill... lol.. but hey this is a sensitive matter...n we should join hands.... though ofcouse.. I am late as usual.....lol.. but I will do my share.
MadMac: Any help from u will be great as long as u have no hidden agendas... coz.. of what I know.. Americans never do a favor for anyone.. till there is a interest somewhere.. I hope this is an exceptional one!!

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