Operation Infinite Reach retaliation for Embassy bombings in Tanzania (Osama Bin Laden
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Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan (August 1998)
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Operation Infinite Reach
Part of the Post-Cold War era

Pharmaceutical factory in Shifa, Sudan destroyed during Operation Infinite Reach
Date August 20, 1998
Location Afghanistan, Sudan
Result Disputed

Belligerents
United States Al-Qaeda
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
National Islamic Front
Commanders
Anthony Zinni Osama Bin Laden
Strength
Around 10 warships and 5 submarines Unknown
Casualties and losses
None 6 killed,[1]
1 killed
Alleged "tens of thousands" of indirect deaths in Sudan

The August 1998 bombings of Afghanistan and Sudan (codenamed Operation Infinite Reach by the United States) were American cruise missile strikes on terrorist bases in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan on August 20, 1998. The attack was in retaliation for the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania which killed 224 people (including 12 Americans) and injured 5,000 others.

Al Shifa pharmaceutical factory 10's of thousands in Sudan die due to retaliation
Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory
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For the book by Cadi Ayyad ben Moussa, see Ash-Shifa.
The Al-Shifa (الشفاء, Arabic for "healing") pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum North, Sudan was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Thailand.

The industrial complex was composed of around four buildings. It was the largest pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum and employed over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and veterinary use. The factory was used primarily for the manufacture of anti-malaria medicines and veterinary products.

The factory was destroyed in 1998 by a missile attack launched by the United States government, killing one employee and wounding eleven. Critics of the attack have estimated that up to tens of thousands of Sudanese civilians died throughout Sudan as the supply of necessary drugs was cut off[1][2]. The US government stated several reasons for its attack:

Retaliation for previous attacks on US embassies in several African countries.
The alleged use of the factory for the processing of VX nerve agent.
For alleged ties between the owners of the plant and al-Qaeda.
These justifications for the bombing were disputed by the owners of the plant, the Sudanese government, and other governments.


Trent Keegan R.I.P. video
1998 US Embassy bombings
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1998 U.S. embassy bombings
On August 7, 1998, the United States embassies in the East African cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya were severely damaged in nearly simultaneous truck bomb attacks. The bombings killed 213 people in Nairobi and a dozen in Dar es Salaam. An estimated 4000 were injured in the Kenyan capital and 85 in Dar es Salaam.
The attacks were linked to local members of the al Qaeda terrorist group, headed by Osama bin Laden. It was this terrorist incident that first brought Bin Laden and Al Qaeda to international notoriety, and led to the FBI's placing him on the agency's Ten Most Wanted List.

Tanzania FBI adventure
CODE NAME: TANBOMB
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, IN EASTERN AFRICA
MISSION: LOCATE THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY BOMBING

BRIEFING: The bombing of the Embassy in Tanzania killed eleven people, including seven Foreign Service Nationals. Another 72 people, including two Americans, were wounded in the terrorist attack. The Embassy itself sustained extensive structural damage, however since it was located outside of the most crowded area of the city, there was relatively little destruction to other nearby buildings.

The FBI immediately went to East Africa to assist in the search, rescue, and investigative efforts. The exhaustive investigation of the crime scenes, in cooperation with the host countries, included over 1,000 interviews. This investigation was the largest overseas deployment of personnel in FBI history. The FBI named the investigation in Tanzania "Tanbom," combining the words "Tanzania" and "bombing."

Thomson Safari 'corrupt'?
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but the Government prefer the likes of OBC and Thomson Safaris. A parliamentary committee on investigate mission late last year (2009) conveniently found a dead elephant with missing tusks right next to the airstrip of one of these companies.

U.S. company denies ties to Tanzanian power scandal
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President Jakaya Kikwete last Thursday dissolved his entire cabinet over the scandal, having already received the resignation of the prime minister and two other ministers named in the report. The following day, veteran civil servant and freshman legislator Mizengo Peter Pinda was elected as the new prime minister. The rest of the cabinet has yet to be named.

NGOs and Thomson Safaris
Tanzania: U.S.-Based NGO Funds Classrooms Construction
1 July 2009

Arusha — Hundreds of villagers from Karatu District gathered at Ayalabe Primary School on Sunday, July 26 to celebrate the official opening of two newly built modern classrooms and to recognize the support of numerous organisations and a safari company.

A US-based NGO, Friends of Tanzanian Communities (FOTZC), funded the construction of the new classrooms, laid the foundations for several other classrooms to be built, and expressed commitment to work with the district on numerous development projects in the future. FOTZC works closely with the safari company, Thomson Safaris, whose guests often visit schools in Tanzania and contribute to various projects.

Attending the event and visiting Ayalabe for three days on a volunteer project, a group of alumni from Stanford University contributed funds to renovate two other classrooms.

Among many distinguished guests, the honorable Karatu Member of Parliament, Dr. Wilbroad Slaa, attended the ceremony and noted the support of communities and the government in a keynote speech.

"Investment is important in Karatu and in Tanzania," said Dr. Slaa in a later interview, as translated from Swahili. "But we need investors who are transparent and who are willing to support and work with communities."

As a symbol of their support, the village and school leaders gave the honored Thomson Safaris guests from Stanford gifts, such as kitenge cloths. Leaders from Karatu District, Stanford University, Thomson Safaris, and Friends of Tanzanian Communities also made remarks.

Besides building the new classrooms, FOTZC also laid the foundations for three other classrooms. The NGO has also built a toilet facility at Ayalabe Primary School and has many other plans in development for the school. FOTZC also works with Ganako Secondary School and has other projects in the works in Karatu. Members of Stanford University alumni are involved in several development initiatives in Tanzania as well.

Official opening of modern classrooms at Ayalabe Primary School.

Thomson Safaris comment on Trents death
Thomson Safaris comment on Trent’s death- PR Fail.
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Allan
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UPDATE:

•Thomson Safari’s Rick and Judi try to intimidate Brian MacCormaic
•Trent’s notes on what was happening to the Maasai
•Thomson’s shady relationship with the Tanzanian government
•The Observer on Thomson Safaris and Masai treatment
Thomson Safaris is an American-based company that’s been linked to a story that Trent Keegan was investigating before he was murdered, on the forced eviction of Maasai in Tanzania.

Karen Schwartzman, a spokeswoman for the company, had this to say in response to their name being associated with the murder:
“Obviously it’s a tragedy. But the fact this company has had its name associated with this nightmare is another tragedy.”

So according to Thomson Safaris the fact that their name has got muddied is as tragic as the brutal theft of Trent Keegan’s life, the permanent denial his family now endure of their son and brother, and the numbing grief felt around the world by the hundreds of people Trent befriended.

That attitude alone is enough for me to ask, if you’re going on safari, don’t go Thomson Safari.

UPDATE: Karen’s rhetorical flourishes continue: ‘”We have nothing to do with this,” says Karen Schwartzman, a spokesperson for Massachusetts-based Thompson Safaris. “This company continues to be victimized by a number of rumors and innuendo.”‘
Victimised. Rumours. Innuendo. Protest. Too. Much.