Somalia

The following links provide eye witness testimony by many of the participants in the Mogadisciu crisis.

Col. Kenneth Allard (ret.) is the author of Somalia Operations: Lessons Learned. He served as the technical advisor to Frontline for the program on Somalia. A good overview.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/interviews/allard.html

Ambassador Robert Oakley had served as the American Ambassador to Somalia and was called out of retirement to serve as the US political advisor in UNISOM I.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/interviews/oakley.html

Admiral Jonathan Howe served as Boutrous-Ghali's Special Representative for Somalia.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/interviews/howe.html

Ambassador Walter Clarke served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the American Embassy in Mogadisciu from March until July 1993.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/interviews/clarke.html

General Thomas Montgomery (ret) served as the Commander of US forces and Deputy Commander of UN forces.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/interviews/montgomery.html

Gen. Anthony Zinni served as the Director of Operations for UNITAF (Unified Task Force, Somalia)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/interviews/zinni.html