SOMALIA-A State In Degradation!

May 24-2009:

Somalia Today-A Failed State:


A state that qualifies to be so categorized MUST have the following attributes:

* An established government, elected or appointed by the commonweal.

* Police Precincts/Police Force institutions to ensure Civil Authority, Protection, and Law Enforcement.

* Social, Municipal, Health, and Energy authorities, to ensure that the essential needs of it's citizenry are adequately provided for.

* A Judicial System/Courts Of Law.

* A National Defense or Military Force for sovereign security or defense.


Unfortunately, Somalia does not have any of those institutions at the moment.

The only So-called authority in Somalia is a President that is confined to The National Presidential Palace, under Heavy Guard and protection, by the last remnants of the Police and Paramilitary that is still supportive of that authority. The Airport is also under it's protection thus far. And the insurrectionists are in control of the rest of the entire country, running rampant with guns blazing, and killing anyone they suspect as pro-government, or anti-insurrectionist.

Employment is almost NILL in that country, and anyone who could operate or survive under constant fear of death, being maimed, raped, or brutally attacked, are still residing in the city and townships of that country. Most of the population have fled the city, and are thousands of miles away in displacement camps. And even here there is no certainty of security for these people.

The United Nations have long left that region for fear of personal harm or death of it's people. And Ethiopia and Eritrea forces sporadically crosses the Somalia border, to assist the President who is under siege, in the hope that they might prevail, (at least in the city), against these insurgents. But that is only wishful thinking, because there is no end in sight to this national crisis.

Derryck.
NYC.