Irish woman reportedly killed in Uganda blast

Nodin

An Irish woman is believed to be among the 74 people killed in two bomb blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala last night.
Somali Islamists are being blamed for the attacks, which saw bomb blasts rip through two bars packed with soccer fans watching the World Cup final.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0712/uganda.html

A tragic incident for all the victims and families.

One wonders if this might lead to a more aggressive mandate for the UN forces deployed in Somalia.

FlutterinBantam

Send in US forces into Somalia and sort the kip out.

Pittens

The US is over-stretched.

FlutterinBantam

Pittens wrote: »

The US is over-stretched.

Guess you are right, anyone else take the cost and responsibility of ensuring world peace I wonder;)

Where are all these responsible nations.

I was in Kampala a few months ago at a rugby ground there, not sure if it was the same one.:eek:

Nodin

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Guess you are right, anyone else take the cost and responsibility of ensuring world peace I wonder;)

Where are all these responsible nations.

I was in Kampala a few months ago at a rugby ground there, not sure if it was the same one.:eek:

If you bothered to read the OP you would have noted the sentence

One wonders if this might lead to a more aggressive mandate for the UN forces deployed in Somalia.

wes

A horrible crime. Somalia is one hell of a mess, but I think if there going to send in more forces, they need to be careful, so as not to make things worse.

dlofnep

Very sad. May she and all others who have lost their lives rest in peace. It's sad that it takes the loss of one of our own to even acknowledge such a loss of life.

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Guess you are right, anyone else take the cost and responsibility of ensuring world peace I wonder;)

Where are all these responsible nations.:

I think you'll find that many countries around the world have been involved in peacekeeping in Africa. You understand that, right?

OS119

wes wrote: »

A horrible crime. Somalia is one hell of a mess, but I think if there going to send in more forces, they need to be careful, so as not to make things worse.

who could they send - UN peacekeeping is bedeviled by 'contributions' from nations whose forces regard UN deployments as an opportunity to engage in child prostitution, corruption, selling of equipment to warring parties, and who regard the mandate as something to be avoided at all cost.

NATO countries are tied up in Afghanistan, India has its own problems with its relationship with 'Islamic' countries and needs more Hindi/Islamic friction like it needs a hole in the head, Chinas's African adventures make the Belgians look progressive, and Russia has more pressing business on its south-western border.

though i can think of one country with well-trained, well equipped forces that adhere to, and pursue, UN mandates, has recent experience of saharan Africa and that isn't doing much right now...

wes

OS119 wrote: »

who could they send - UN peacekeeping is bedeviled by 'contributions' from nations whose forces regard UN deployments as an opportunity to engage in child prostitution, corruption, selling of equipment to warring parties, and who regard the mandate as something to be avoided at all cost.

NATO countries are tied up in Afghanistan, India has its own problems with its relationship with 'Islamic' countries and needs more Hindi/Islamic friction like it needs a hole in the head, Chinas's African adventures make the Belgians look progressive, and Russia has more pressing business on its south-western border.

though i can think of one country with well-trained, well equipped forces that adhere to, and pursue, UN mandates, has recent experience of saharan Africa and that isn't doing much right now...

Right now there are African Union forces in Somalia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia

Presumably, we will see more from the AU.

sarkozy

wes wrote: »

Right now there are African Union forces in Somalia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia

Presumably, we will see more from the AU.

Didn't the bombing happen in retaliation for the presence of Ugandan troops in Somalia as part of AU peacekeeping forces?

wes

sarkozy wrote: »

Didn't the bombing happen in retaliation for the presence of Ugandan troops in Somalia as part of AU peacekeeping forces?

Yes, if I remember correctly, according to Al Shabab, they have made threats in that regard.

Denerick

Such a barbaric act. Honestly, who the **** deliberately targets civilians for their cause? Utter cowardice.

nacho libre

dlofnep wrote: »

Very sad. May she and all others who have lost their lives rest in peace. It's sad that it takes the loss of one of our own to even acknowledge such a loss of life.



I think you'll find that many countries around the world have been involved in peacekeeping in Africa. You understand that, right?

as i was watching the world cup final i had the thought somewhere in the world people doing the same are going to be killed as a consequence of doing so. i felt sad reading about it but even more so when i discovered this woman had been a missionary for 30 years. as the saying goes no good deed goes unpunished:(

FlutterinBantam

Of course there will be plenty apologists for those perpetrators of violence,who murdered a woman who gave her life to peace.

They always spring up.

Denerick

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Of course there will be plenty apologists for those perpetrators of violence,who murdered a woman who gave her life to peace.

They always spring up.

Yep. It'll be something along the lines of 'The US/Israel/British are responsible for everything that ever went wrong in Somalia hence these soldiers of destiny acted out of desperation to defend their liberties against international oppression'.

The Saint

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Of course there will be plenty apologists for those perpetrators of violence,who murdered a woman who gave her life to peace.

They always spring up.

Denerick wrote: »

Yep. It'll be something along the lines of 'The US/Israel/British are responsible for everything that ever went wrong in Somalia hence these soldiers of destiny acted out of desperation to defend their liberties against international oppression'.

I have yet to see one person attempt to defend this attack. I think it's time to step away from the leaky gas cylinder.