Somalia: From Black Hawk Down to black hole
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A peacekeeper from the African Union mission to Somalia stands guard as patients line up to access medical attention in Mogadishu, Jan. 29, 2009. Somali presidential candidates were seeking to persuade lawmakers meeting in Djibouti that they can bring stability to a nation riven by feuding militias, rival Islamist insurgents and killing. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)
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