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Basics:
Analysis: How a relief mission ended in a firefight
Background: A defining battle leaves lasting scars

Today's video

Video categorized by speaker

Audio interview clips

Radio transmission clips

Somalia: A Nation in Name Only

A Soldier's View

The mailgram sent to Ranger Spec. Jamie Smith's parents

Gen. Garrison's letter about the events of Oct. 3

Where are they now

Round 1 of Q&A

Round 2 of Q&A

Round 3 of Q&A

Round 4 of Q&A

Round 5 of Q&A

Round 6 of Q&A

Round 7 of Q&A

Round 8 of Q&A

Round 9 of Q&A

Round 10 of Q&A

Round 11 of Q&A

Round 12 of Q&A

Round 13 of Q&A

Round 14 of Q&A

Round 15 of Q&A

Round 16 of Q&A

Round 17 of Q&A

Round 18 of Q&A

Round 19 of Q&A

Round 20 of Q&A

Final notes on Q&A

A Nation in Name Only
An essay in photographs and words

The following clips accompany the photographs of Inquirer staff photographer Peter Tobia in the Somalia: A Nation In Name Only gallery.

The clips are presented in RealAudio format. To download a RealAudio player, head to http://www.real.com/products/player.

Introduction

Peter Tobia introduces the section (45 seconds; 45K)
How they flew into Mogadishu (28 seconds; 28K)
The scene at the airport (25 seconds; 25K)
Security measures (35 seconds; 35K)
How the Somalis reacted to Tobia and Bowden (25 seconds; 25K)

Results of Guns and Fear

Clan fighting's impact on the city (30 seconds; 30K)
Voluntary hospital and its patients (45 seconds; 45K)

Daily Living

The view from the Sahafi Hotel (30 seconds; 30K)
The Habr Gidr clan (35 seconds; 35K)
The translator they hired (30 seconds; 30K)
How he shot pictures with their security (25 seconds; 25K)
The black market (20 seconds; 20K)
Living conditions among the city's inhabitants (30 seconds; 30K)

The Future

What the future seems to hold for the city (54 seconds; 54K)

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