Re: [Biofuel] US shuts down Somalia internet
Why such an old story Michael? 23 November, 2001. I remember that happening and I'm not sure what happened since, but it seems to be working. http://somalinet.com/dir/ Somali - SomaliNet - Somalia: - Internet Directory http://www.arabji.com/Somalia/ Somalia Internet Guide - Somalia's Portal, Search Engine, Directory Yellow Pages Best wishes Keith US shuts down Somalia internet The US believes the two companies also support Bin Laden Somalia's only internet company and a key telecoms business have been forced to close because the United States suspects them of terrorist links. I would say it is very depressing and if I could find any stronger word than that I would say it BBC correspondent Hassan Barise The two firms, Somalia Internet Company and al-Barakaat, both appear on a US list of organisations accused of funnelling money to the al-Qaeda network and featured in a UN Security Council resolution. Both companies have stated they are not linked to terrorists. Along with denying all internet access to Somalis, the closures have severely restricted international telephone lines and shut down vitally needed money transfer facilities. Correspondents say the closure of the companies will have a devastating effect on the country, which desperately needs the services they provide. Desperation Hassan Barise in Mogadishu told the BBC's Network Africa programme more than 80% of Somalis depended on money they receive from relatives outside the country. He said all internet cafes had now shut down and international phone lines run by two other companies were failing to cope with the extra pressure of calls. He also pointed out that the United Nations, local and international aid agencies, as well as the government itself all relied heavily on internet access, now denied. I would say it is very depressing and if I could find any stronger word than that I would say it, he said. He added the impact would be felt even more strongly because the cuts have come during the holy month of Ramadan. Shutdown On 7 November, the Bush administration released the list of 62 organisations and individuals accused of financial links with Osama Bin Laden. Reports say the Somali Internet Company was forced to close when it realised that its international gateway had been cut off. Al-Barakaat, Somalia's largest company with interests in telecommunications, banking and postal services, closed its financial businesses after its assets were frozen. Its international telephone service was then shut down when its international gateway - run jointly by ATT and British Telecom - was also cut off. The company, which has 600 shareholders, is the largest employer in Somalia. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of Somalis depend on it to transfer money throughout the world. Somalis living abroad use it to send money to their relatives back home as there are no other banking systems in Somalia since the downfall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991. Somalia's prime minister has issued a decree appointing a special committee to investigate al-Barakaat, as well as all other remittance companies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1672220.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/africa/1672220.stm ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] US shuts down Somalia internet
...sorry Keith. It was part of a discussion I had with a friend. I became really switched-on about it,looked it up and posted it without looking at the date. MikeKeith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why such an old story Michael? 23 November, 2001.I remember that happening and I'm not sure what happened since, but it seems to be working.http://somalinet.com/dir/Somali - SomaliNet - Somalia: - Internet Directoryhttp://www.arabji.com/Somalia/Somalia Internet Guide - Somalia's Portal, Search Engine, Directory Yellow PagesBest wishesKeithUS shuts down Somalia internetThe US believes the two companies also support Bin LadenSomalia's only internet company and a key telecoms business have been forced to close because the United States suspects them of terrorist links.I would say it is very depressing and if I could find any stronger word than that I would say itBBC correspondent Hassan BariseThe two firms, Somalia Internet Company and al-Barakaat, both appear on a US list of organisations accused of funnelling money to the al-Qaeda network and featured in a UN Security Council resolution.Both companies have stated they are not linked to terrorists.Along with denying all internet access to Somalis, the closures have severely restricted international telephone lines and shut down vitally needed money transfer facilities.Correspondents say the closure of the companies will have a devastating effect on the country, which desperately needs the services they provide.DesperationHassan Barise in Mogadishu told the BBC's Network Africa programme more than 80% of Somalis depended on money they receive from relatives outside the country.He said all internet cafes had now shut down and international phone lines run by two other companies were failing to cope with the extra pressure of calls.He also pointed out that the United Nations, local and international aid agencies, as well as the government itself all relied heavily on internet access, now denied."I would say it is very depressing and if I could find any stronger word than that I would say it," he said.He added the impact would be felt even more strongly because the cuts have come during the holy month of Ramadan.ShutdownOn 7 November, the Bush administration released the list of 62 organisations and individuals accused of financial links with Osama Bin Laden.Reports say the Somali Internet Company was forced to close when it realised that its international gateway had been cut off.Al-Barakaat, Somalia's largest company with interests in telecommunications, banking and postal services, closed its financial businesses after its assets were frozen.Its international telephone service was then shut down when its international gateway - run jointly by ATT and British Telecom - was also cut off.The company, which has 600 shareholders, is the largest employer in Somalia.Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of Somalis depend on it to transfer money throughout the world.Somalis living abroad use it to send money to their relatives back home as there are no other banking systems in Somalia since the downfall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991.Somalia's prime minister has issued a decree appointing a special committee to investigate al-Barakaat, as well as all other remittance companies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/africa/1672220.stm___Biofuel mailing listBiofuel@sustainablelists.orghttp://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.orgBiofuel at Journey to Forever:http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.htmlSearch the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] US shuts down Somalia internet
...sorry Keith. No harm done Mike, I just wondered. It made me cross at the time. It was part of a discussion I had with a friend. I became really switched-on about it, looked it up and posted it without looking at the date. Oh, I didn't think of that. That sort of becomes an impossibility quite early on in my trade, even if they have to do it with a hammer. Or it did do, don't know about these days. Who what where when how and why in the first 25 words, preferably less. You might like one of the examples we were given of a news story intro paragraph: In the beginning God created heaven and earth. It fails because it doesn't cover how and why. Especially why. And exactly where also isn't very clear. But the book's the all-time bestseller anyway, so what is one to think? What the guy with the hammer says I guess. Oh for the good old days of hot metal, sigh... Dangerous thing to say - there are a few hot metal men here and we'll yack if we have any encouragement, it's happened before. But it's hot metal men who know about systems, not these cold-metal whimps of today, and these days they don't even know what that means. (And I'm one of them! LOL!) I knew no good would come of it, now everyone thinks there's an Undo button of Life. Lead antimony and tin, how on earth did we survive all the fumes? Or did we??? What d'you mean off-topic? What's all this biodiesel stuff got to do with Somalia anyway? They ran out of virtual flongs, that's the problem, mumble mumble... :-/ Keith Mike Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why such an old story Michael? 23 November, 2001. I remember that happening and I'm not sure what happened since, but it seems to be working. http://somalinet.com/dir/ Somali - SomaliNet - Somalia: - Internet Directory http://www.arabji.com/Somalia/ Somalia Internet Guide - Somalia's Portal, Search Engine, Directory Yellow Pages Best wishes Keith US shuts down Somalia internet The US believes the two companies also support Bin Laden Somalia's only internet company and a key telecoms business have been forced to close because the United States suspects them of terrorist links. snip ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
