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02-08-2002, 09:39 AM
'Black Hawk Down' doesn't tell whole story
Movie about Somalia military disaster leaves out Clinton episodes
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By Jon Dougherty
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com
A new film about the ambush of U.S. special operations soldiers during a mission in Somalia nearly a decade ago leaves out important "behind-the-scenes" details that few Americans have ever heard, according to an author and military researcher familiar with the battle.
Tom McKenny, co-author of "The Clinton Chronicles" – a book and video exposing alleged Clinton-era scandals – said the film, "Black Hawk Down: Leave No Man Behind," doesn't quite do justice to the 100 U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force troops ambushed in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 3, 1993, by forces loyal to wanted warlord Mohammed Farrah Aidid.
"The American public has never been told some of these things," except as relayed by McKenny several years ago in "Chronicles," he said.
Relying on first-hand accounts and interviews with the family members of soldiers involved in the so-called "Battle of Mogadishu," McKenny said the movie – which is No. 1 at the box office this week – does a good job of depicting the bravery and mettle of American troops under fire. Eighteen troopers were killed during the 18-hour battle, and 73 were wounded. An estimated 500 enemy were killed, according to reports.
But it just doesn't tell the complete story, he says.
Little-known details
On Oct. 3, a force of about 100 Rangers and Delta Force troopers rappelled from more than a dozen Black Hawk helicopters into a building complex in Mogadishu, after several Cobra helicopter gunships sent missiles into
Whole Article Here (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26263)
Movie about Somalia military disaster leaves out Clinton episodes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Jon Dougherty
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com
A new film about the ambush of U.S. special operations soldiers during a mission in Somalia nearly a decade ago leaves out important "behind-the-scenes" details that few Americans have ever heard, according to an author and military researcher familiar with the battle.
Tom McKenny, co-author of "The Clinton Chronicles" – a book and video exposing alleged Clinton-era scandals – said the film, "Black Hawk Down: Leave No Man Behind," doesn't quite do justice to the 100 U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force troops ambushed in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 3, 1993, by forces loyal to wanted warlord Mohammed Farrah Aidid.
"The American public has never been told some of these things," except as relayed by McKenny several years ago in "Chronicles," he said.
Relying on first-hand accounts and interviews with the family members of soldiers involved in the so-called "Battle of Mogadishu," McKenny said the movie – which is No. 1 at the box office this week – does a good job of depicting the bravery and mettle of American troops under fire. Eighteen troopers were killed during the 18-hour battle, and 73 were wounded. An estimated 500 enemy were killed, according to reports.
But it just doesn't tell the complete story, he says.
Little-known details
On Oct. 3, a force of about 100 Rangers and Delta Force troopers rappelled from more than a dozen Black Hawk helicopters into a building complex in Mogadishu, after several Cobra helicopter gunships sent missiles into
Whole Article Here (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26263)