Messengers from hell

When a swamp isn't dried up and left to rot and ferment, one cannot later complain about the mosquitoes on the corpse. A report by the United Nations revealed recently that during the summer, hundreds of Somali militiamen fought alongside Hizbullah against the IDF in Lebanon.

This is not just about extreme Muslim brotherhood – it is a circular deal, whereby Hizbullah recruited mercenaries to fight against the IDF and in return the Somalis received arms and training from Syria and Iran.

Hell on earth

Over the past few years Somalia has been the closest thing to hell on earth, and I am not referring to the militias. Since 1991, when President Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted, the nation has had no significant central government and has turned into a large, bleeding battlefield between the warring militias that do not refrain from carrying out unspeakable atrocities.

According to estimates, a million Somalis have died as a result of torture, disease and hunger - amounting to 10 percent of the population. The average lifespan stands at 45 years of age. Do we need further proof that the world and the UN are incompetent in resolving problems of this type?

And the situation is expected to worsen. Since the beginning of 2006, one of the militias, going by the name of the Union of Islamic Courts, has become much more powerful. It was originally founded by local business people who sought an authority within the general chaos that would bring thieves and those breaching contracts to trial.

The organization's armed private guard strengthened and its leaders were finally able to overtake the southern part of the country. In June of this year they took over the capital of Mogadishu from a rival militia.

American intelligence sources contend that one of the reasons for their reinforcement is their ties with terror organizations, including al-Qaeda and terror supporting countries.

Prime source of Lebanon fighters

The "Union," headed by Hassan Dahir and listed on the US wanted list, is fighting the "West's destructive influences" and has introduced a radical Islamic regime in the areas under its control.

Movie theaters have been shut down and TV channels are prohibited from broadcasting soccer games. Public executions against thieves or drug dealers are performed regularly. The United Nation's report on cooperation with Hizbullah has indicated that the Union served as a prime source for combatants dispatched to Lebanon.

The United Nations recognizes the temporary Somali government established two years ago, following a prolonged attempt to bring about peace between the warring parties. However, this government lacks governmental institutions and a command mechanism, and has only limited control over the surrounding city of Baidoa.

Would the world unite to dry up the Somali swamps only after terrorists are dispatched from Mogadishu at the invitation of the Iranians for example, in order to carry out terror attacks in the cities of Europe and the US?