Declaration of total chaos
By Michael Tortorello in General Archive
Thursday, Mar. 24 2005 @ 11:39AM
Somalia's wannabe founding fathers convene in Nairobi
Everybody loves a constitutional convention. The wise men full of altruism and profound insights on human governance. The debates over the public good. The brawling with chairs and walking sticks.
In order to celebrate more than a decade of anarchy and statelessness, Somali clan elders have been meeting in neighboring Nairobi for more than six months now to create a new government. (Or should we just say, "a government," as there's no old one to replace?)
