Battle for Lifes

In 1992, United Nations decided to step in the Civil War in Somalia which claimed thousands lives. The warlord, General Mohamed Farrah Aidid was a highly intelligent analyst, strategist and militant mastermind with most powerful army in hands amongst his rivals at that point in time. Victims of war starved and died in tremendous number. Dead bodies were in abundance all over the country.

The ruthless warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid of the Black Sea embraced his belief that starvation and killing was the mean of unity and sustainable peace. This was true in many historical events all over the world. Seizing the humantarian supply to the refugees was a mean to earn the supply to his army with neccessities and arm. He also earned his support throughout the city of Mogadishu and majority of the other areas in Black Sea of Somalia.

On the other hand, United Nations embraced the belief of democracy is the mean of unity and sustainable peace. This was true in many historical events, too. Nevertheless, UN soilders were trained professionally and only the elites, the best of the best will be involved in special tasks.

In the attempt of the UN to capture the most powerful warlord of Black Sea on 3rd of October 1993, 160 elite soilders were sent the city of Mogadishu where the warlord inhabited. Convoy of helicopters, vehicles and fighting tools went along by the UN troop in such mission.

However, the assault had been noticed and the defendent's force had fully prepared and equiped for the arrival of the UN soilders. Battle field started with the fall of the first black hawk helicopter. To the defendents, such assault was intepreted as an invasion to their land and the saviour, the warlord of the Black Sea. To the assault, the move was for saving the civilians who were victimised, straved and killed as a result of the civil war. Eagleness for survival and anger for the loss of the love one prevailed in both sides. Even the Somalian children and women took up the arm and fought against the invaders. However, what made a difference in the battle has been analysed as follows:
1) UN troops were professionally trained and equiped with the best tool in the battle.
2) UN troops were lead by a group of military analysts and strategies who coordinated the respective forces systematically and strategically with careful and sharp consideration of the big pictures and the smallest details.
3) Adoption of superior analytical and supervisory tool and technology to closely monitor and analyse the rivals and their military actions.
4) The UN force who entered the danger zone comprised of mainly the American Delta Force, the Best of the Best in America. The hardship and challenges in their tough training has led to development of strong ties and brotherhood amongst the soilders. Unlike the rivalry forces with loose structure and unity, the brotherhood amongst the UN Delta Force led to undefeatable teamwork given the disasterous circumstance.
5) The inner strength amongst the elites in the UN force led them to self actualisation in the strange land of Mogadishu whom they did not have any advantage geographically, meteologically and in human relationship.
6) Unlike the rivals, all these disadvantages offer a disasterous ground for breakthrough and a sense of achievement in self actualisation which is indescribable and could be proud for live. Imagine, the soilders can fight with their fingers broken or bodies injured by bullets. The adrenaline level rose their physical and mental capabilities to the fullest. To them, they would rather choose to died gloriously instead of to live with dismay and regret.

Although this was the most severe fight of the US troop after the Vietnam War (1959 - 1975), the death of the American soilders has been minimised to 19 soilders in the retreat in comparison of the rivals with death reaching more than 1,000 gunmens.

Lotus grows in the muddy water. Its values originated from its ability to thrive and flourish in uninhabitable grounds to most plants. Indeed, the Lotus breaks though the muddy ground with their leafs and flowers uncontaminated by the nasty mud.