The thing I wanted to note in this story, besides the fact that I loath the mufsid Shabaab, is that they were able to get a VBIED into the compound to detonate. Who was the security manager of that facility, because obviously they dropped the ball. Have they not witnessed the attacks in Pakistan or when the UN was attacked by VBIEDs in Iraq–where is the memory of that? You must control vehicles, and you must treat each one as a threat until they have been searched. And the searches need to be happening far away from the people.
You would think that this would be common sense, no matter who is running operations out there. I just shake my head when I hear about ‘vehicles or people’ slipping past security and detonating. If care was taken to prepare the defense and implement a best industry practices security plan, maybe this kind of thing could have been prevented. My guess though, is yet again a organization (the UNPD) was paying peanuts, and they got monkeys. Pay the money for quality security professionals and security equipment, and give your employees the best shot at survival out there. It is the right thing to do, and to me, your number one priority is to protect your people so they can do their good work. –Head Jundi
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Suicide attacks kill dozens in Somalia
Three car bombs attack UN, diplomatic and government institutions in the breakaway Somaliland region
Wednesday October 29 2008 17.14 GMT
A wave of synchronized suicide attacks on UN, diplomatic and government institutions in northern Somalia killed up to 31 people today.
Three car bombs detonated in Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway Somaliland region. Another two vehicles exploded in neighbouring Puntland, which, like Somaliland, has been relative peaceful compared to the rest of the country.