The Media and Africa: The Portrayal of Africa in the "New York Times" (1955-1995)

Eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed and dozens were wounded in a fierce battle in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. Their deaths were a direct outgrowth of the Clinton administration’s handling of a series of United Nations (UN)-sanctioned military interventions in Somalia, which are popularl...

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Published in:	Issue (Waltham, Mass.) Mass.), 1998-01, Vol.26 (2), p.29-35
Main Authors:	Schraeder, Peter J., Endless, Brian
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	African politics Civil wars Cold wars Ethnicity Foreign Policy Actors Geographic regions Journalism Public administration Soldiers War
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Summary:	Eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed and dozens were wounded in a fierce battle in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. Their deaths were a direct outgrowth of the Clinton administration’s handling of a series of United Nations (UN)-sanctioned military interventions in Somalia, which are popularly referred to as Operation Restore Hope. With the Cable News Network (CNN) providing almost instantaneous transmission to audiences in the United States and abroad, the victorious Somali forces not only paraded a captured U.S. helicopter pilot, Corporal William Durant, through the streets of Mogadishu, but also dragged the naked corpse of a U.S. soldier past mobs of Somali citizens who vented their anger by spitting on, stoning, and kicking the body.
ISSN:	0047-1607 2325-8721