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This 3 page paper discusses the Somalia Inquiry into the actions of the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Somalia, and what Canada has learned from it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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paper briefly describes the situation and what the Canadian Forces have learned from it. Background The Somalia Affair "was a Canadian military scandal in the mid 1990s. It began with
the brutal 1993 beating death of a Somali teenager, Shidane Arone, at the hands of two Canadian soldiers participating in the United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia" (Somalia affair, 2006).
For some unknown reason the soldiers involved, like soldiers everywhere, took photos of the torture as it was happening, providing proof of the validity of the charges. The Canadian public
was shocked by the photos and began to demand answers to such questions as why the Airborne Regiment (CAR), an aggressive combat unit, was chosen for peacekeeping duties in the
first place; and how such things could be allowed to happen (Somalia affair, 2006). The inquiry into the incident, which was itself cut short, creating even more furor, revealed fundamental
weaknesses in the Canadian military establishment itself, and in this regiment in particular (Somalia affair, 2006). The Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded immediately after the inquiry (Somalia affair, 2006). Lessons
Learned One of the lessons learned, quite painfully, was that its necessary that high ranking military officials be aware of whats happening within the armed forces they command. In that
regard, one of the most disillusioning findings was the problems occurring within the Canadian Airborne Regiment. There were reports of continuing disciplinary problems within the unit, as well as the
fact that some members of the unit were reported to be white supremacists (Somalia affair, 2006). The regiment comprised a number of companies, each referred to as a "Commando," and
the white supremacists were apparently concentrated in 2 Commando, which had a Confederate battle flag as a decoration on the barracks wall (Somalia affair, 2006). The CAR "consisted of distinct
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