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Attackers Tweet As They Assault UN Development Program Compound

Posted by timothy on from the live-tweet-hardly-seems-the-term dept.

Koreantoast writes "In another interesting example of the increasing use and sophistication of social media by non-governmental organizations, the Somali-based Islamic insurgency al-Shabab live tweeted their latest attack, a suicide assault against a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) facility in Mogadishu which left 15 dead. During the event, they denounced UNDP, tweeting during the attack that the UN is 'a merchant of death & a satanic force of evil, has a long inglorious record of spreading nothing but poverty, dependency & disbelief' and proceeded to mock newly appointed UN Representative Nicholas Kay who is to arrive in Somalia later this month. Also of note is their initiation of communications with various press entities including the AP, BBC and IHS Janes through Twitter. Hat tip to Foreign Policy magazine for the story."

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  1. Given the UN's track record in Africa... by intermodal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have to say, I can understand how they would view the UN in such a way. The UN's policies are pretty firm in their pushing of dependence, which is unsurprising given the way the wealthier and more influential nations are able to control it.

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    1. Re:Given the UN's track record in Africa... by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It's clear the spreading of disbelief is the real motivator here. Kill in the name of God.

    2. Re:Given the UN's track record in Africa... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      many use the ancient writings of a madman in a holy book to use as their justification to kill.

      Come on, the words of Adam Smith or Karl Marx aren't that old to be called ancient.

    3. Re:Given the UN's track record in Africa... by Antipater · · Score: 5, Insightful

      All "holy books" call for violence. Except for one, Buddah does not call for it in any instance.

      And yet, Buddhists have committed and still commit violence in the name of their religion. People are funny creatures, aren't they?

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    4. Re:Given the UN's track record in Africa... by gsgriffin · · Score: 5, Informative

      You are mistaken. The Bible records violence (ancient...thousands of years ago), BUT the guidance it gives for followers of Christ (which is in the New Testament) is DEFINITELY not violence. The overwhelming guidance, instruction and command is to LOVE. It goes so far as to command "LOVE YOUR ENEMY". Unfortunately, too many followers of Christ don't fully understand this and fall into an Old Testament view of how they should behave.

      If people really studied what the New Testament is calling people to do, you wouldn't find anything objectionable. It is all about, love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, self-control, forgiveness, repentance, humility, etc... What is wrong with any of that? Nowhere in the New Testament (again, the instructions for followers of Christ today) does violence upon anyone even come into the picture. Read it before making blanket statements.

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    5. Re:Given the UN's track record in Africa... by odigity · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I can't believe I'm seeing genocide advocated on slashdot... and up-voted.

      Do you not understand that western governments, and particularly the U.S. and U.N., have been fucking with the entire african and mid-east region for centuries? Colonization, genocide, propping up dictatorships, mass-depopulation, stealing resources, military occupations, institutionalized rape and slavery...

      How the hell do you justify your "fuck these guys, they're annoying me, kill them all" attitude to yourself? You want them to leave you alone? It's really simple. Leave *them* the fuck alone.

      I don't know how much more of this world I can stand. The ignorance and stupidity and *immorality* of even the intellectual elites of modern society disgust and frighten me.

  2. How it probably went down in tweets by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    starting 2 attack un compound lol #somaliinsurgency
    just killed another 1! he wont go home 2 his family 2nite lol
    guns empty, got 2 reload in the middle of fight #thirdworldproblems
    bullet just smashed through bffs skull! wtf assholes #thirdworldproblems
    just collected friends brain matter from wall, going 2 sell on ebay lol
    just took bullet 2 arm lol eww feel blood running down past elbow
    going in for suicide attack lol! brb

  3. Re:Why... by BitZtream · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And the people who live there aren't doing a fucking thing about it are they? Do you think they don't know who it is?

    Why is it they I'm guilty for standing aside and watching a crime against humanity, but they are absolved?

    If they had such a problem against it, they'd do something about it. They do not. They are only slightly different than the ones actually perform the bombings.

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  4. Followed by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 5, Funny

    I assume they're already being followed by @ObamaDrone.

    Please RT