Siad Barre wasn't responsible for 1988

[Lionheart10]

He was involved in a major car crash that left him unable to do most of his job. Thus, Mohamed Ali Samatar was given the responsibility of making several decisions. He even admitted to being the mastermind of the bombings in northern Somalia.

[Thuganomics]

The car incident happened late 89 and HRG bombings took place from May 88 and onwards

[Lionheart10]

I'm pretty sure it happened in '86.

[Thuganomics]

I'm pretty sure it happened in '86.

No sxb it happened 89 maybe even 90

[Lionheart10]

AP , Associated Press
Jun. 21, 1986 10:01 PM ET
ROME (AP) _ Somali President Siad Barre has been released from a Saudi Arabian hospital after recovering from injuries suffered in a car accident last month, the Somali Embassy here announced Saturday.
An embassy statement said Barre would return to Somalia in 48 hours.
The 67-year-old president was injured in a car accident near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on May 23. Mogadishu Radio said the president's car overturned in torrential rains. At the time, a Saudi newspaper quoted Saudi doctors as saying Barre suffered head and chest injuries.
Saudi Arabian King Fahd sent a medically equipped airplane of the Royal Saudi Air Force to transport Barre to Riyadh for treatment.

[Thuganomics]

I stand corrected.I swear somebody not long mentioned that incident on this site and I was sure they said it happened very late 80s

[Lionheart10]

It happened in 1986, and it led to a power struggle between members of the SPRC and his immediate family and clan.

[Thuganomics]

It happened in 1986, and it led to a power struggle between members of the SPRC and his immediate family and clan.

Did he diminish mentaly or just phisiscaly.Funny enough I was listening to a report during Samatar's recent court hearings and there was ine man who was qquoted as saying

Barre was against the extreme measures that Smatar was calling for i.e Air sorties against the North bit it was Samatar who pushed for them since he was the Defence Minister

Allahu Aclam though.Laakiin at the end of the day the buck stops with the head of state

[Lionheart10]

I'm not saying he was completely 100% innocent laakiin I even listened to a video on youtube with samatar saying something in broken english like "I give the final order because I was in charge."

[Thuganomics]

I'm not saying he was completely 100% innocent laakiin I even listened to a video on youtube with samatar saying something in broken english like "I give the final order because I was in charge."

That was the tape he denied making and was brought to court along with the BBC reporter that interviewed him

[STARKAST]

You're getting close too their cards Lionheart10.

That airstrike is the key tool for indoctrination for their offspring and is 'key' (worthless in my/most somalis eyes) to secession (a Disneyland obsession)



Prosperity and Unity - My cards.

[Thuganomics]

Thread kasta uskag ku xaara ka waayi meysid WTF!
I'm out of here

[Lionheart10]

You're getting close too their cards Lionheart10.

That airstrike is the key tool for indoctrination for their offspring and is 'key' (worthless in my/most somalis eyes) to secession (a Disneyland obsession)



Prosperity and Unity - My cards.

So are you trying to say it didn't happen or are you trying to say it wasn't an important period in shaping the history of Somalia?

[STARKAST]

History and life is made up of excuses to disguise weakness...The whole SL project.
The reason why a certain clan wants succession (taking other clans hostage on both flanks) is because they can't hold their own weight and DEMAND power which is rightfully theirs - equal power(even federalism is accepptable - which will happen).....So they decided to start a enclave and share power between 1 clan. Pathetic.

[Thuganomics]

Noticed he did not adress neither of Lionhearts questions but rather went off in another meaninglies tangent.Which has nothing whatsover to do with the subject at hand.Typical tactics of the cowerd and the sneak