Raila, circumcision and the Luo

Debate is raging among the Luo community as thousands of its men rush to get circumcised after encouragement by Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Traditionally, Luo initiation rites do not include the circumcision of males or females. Instead, the tribe has alternative rituals that have been handed down for hundreds of years. These include the removal of [...]

Battle of Mogadishu Rangers remembered

As chaos reigns in Somalia, U.S. Army Rangers of the Regimental Special Troops Battalion conducted a moral run to commemorate the six Rangers who were killed in Mogadishu, Somalia Oct. 3 – 4, 1993.
72 Rangers ran in combat gear, simulating the Mogadishu Mile that was run by American Rangers and Delta Force Soldiers from a [...]