Mogadishu Massacre: Hospitals Run Out of Blood, Antibiotics for Victims in Mass Bombing Killing 300+

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Mogadishu Massacre: Hospitals Run Out of Blood, Antibiotics for Victims in Mass Bombing Killing 300+
Rescue operations continue in Mogadishu, Somalia, after two massive truck bombs exploded Saturday, killing at least 300 in the country’s deadliest attack since the rise of the al-Shabab militant group a decade ago. The disaster is being referred to as the “Mogadishu massacre,” and some are calling it “the 9/11 of the Somali people.” The explosions came after the Trump administration stepped up a U.S. campaign against al-Shabab in Somalia.

Meet Tarana Burke, the Activist Who Started #MeToo Campaign to Ignite Conversation on Sexual Assault
Amid the ongoing fallout from sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, a former contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice” has subpoenaed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for all documents relating to her and any other women who have accused the U.S. president of unwanted sexual contact. Activist Tarana Burke, who started the campaign about a decade ago, discusses how this has reignited a conversation about sexual assault with women using the #MeToo hashtag. “’Me Too’ is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me, and it changed the trajectory of my healing process,” Burke says.

 

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3 thoughts on “Mogadishu Massacre: Hospitals Run Out of Blood, Antibiotics for Victims in Mass Bombing Killing 300+”

  1. Lizzy

    Thank you for redressing the balance with this excellent coverage of Somalia and Yemen, dear PW. Felt rather sickened by the huge coverage of Weinstein and his sexploits in the papers and on social media, would have liked to have seen more of that outraged response to the terrible carnage in Somalia.

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  2. Geoff Marsh

    I agree, Lizzy. I think you will find that the coverage of Weinstein’s affairs is typical of the Western media when they wish to distract the public from the fact that the weapons used in this Arabian conflict were supplied by us – the West.

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