p. 223 Dan Eldon appears on the scene. He’s an English photojournalist who would later die at the hands of a mob in Mogadishu. Aiden gave him his first break in 1992
p. 226 Aiden in a letter to Lizzie: “Month after month and nothing seems to change, the fighting goes on and still the Somalis celebrate in their violence. It’s as if they don’t hate each other anymore, they just like killing because it’s become a habit.”
p. 227 Aiden comments on duality of Mogadishu…with the war going on, the cultural and daily life side still exists.
In the Bakaaraha market, Aiden buys an Empress Maria Theresa silver dollar. Click on the link, it’s well worth the 2 minute diversion; this coin has a very interesting story.
p. 232 Aiden mentioned a Sierra Leone man named James Jonah who tried to broker negotiations with the warring Somali factions. Unfortunately he treated them respectfully which conferred upon them legitimacy which they didn’t deserve.
p. 233 BP-5 and UNIMIX were among the prized aid items looted by the gunmen in Mogadishu. (I had no clue what these two things were until I looked them) These warlords essentially created/accelerated a famine b/c they knew the aid it would bring.
“There’s no business like aid business” -Gutali
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