Years of warfare among rival clans causes famine on a biblical scale. 300,000 civilians die of starvation. Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the most powerful of the warlords, rules the capital Mogadishu. He seizes international food shipments at the ports. Hunger is his weapon. The World responds. Behind a force of 20,000 U.S. Marines, food is delivered and order is restored. April 1993 Aidid waits until the Marines withdraw, and then declares war on the remaining U.N. peacekeepers. In june, Aidid's militia ambush and slaughter 24 Pakistani soldiers. and begin targeting American personnel. In late August, American's elite soldiers, Delta Force. Army Rangers and the 160th SOAR are sent to Mogaishu to remove Aidid and restore order. The mission was to take three weeks, but six weeks later Washington was growing inpatient.
Black Hawk Down
Saturday - October 2, 1993 Red Cross Food Distribution Center There. Technicals, nine o'clock. Oh, shit! Did you see that? Chief, we get unarmed civilians getting shot down here at nine o'clock. I got it, Matt. I don't think we can touch this. This food is the property of Mohamed Farrah Aidid! Go back to your homes! Command, Super 64... We got militia shooting civilians at the food distribution center. Request permission to engage. Super64, are you taking fire? Over. Negative, command. U.N.'s jurisdiction, 64. We cannot intervene. Return to base. Over. Roger. 64 returning. Mogadishu BARARA MARKET Aidid controlled territory. Ready, Mr. Atto. Leaving. Sir! Keep driving! I'm going to be late. Call you back.
General Garrison? No thanks. I got one. But these are Cuban. Boliver Belicoso. So is this. Maiami, my friend, in not cuba. I see not catching Aidid is becoming a routine. We weren't trying to catch Aidid. We were trying to catch you. Me? But am I that important? I hardly think so. You're just a businessman. Trying to make a living. Yeah. Selling guns to Aidid's militia. You've been here, what? Six weeks? Six weeks you are trying to catch the general. You put up reward posters. S25,000. What is this? Gunfight at the K.O. Corral? It's the O.K. Corral. Do you think bringing me in will make him suddenly come to you? Make him more agreeable? You know where he sleeps. You pay for his beds, much less his militia. We're not leaving Somalia till we find him. And we will find him. Don't think because I grew up without running water... ...I am simple, General. I do know something about history. See all this? It's simply shaping tomorrow. A tomorrow without a lot of Arkansas white boys' ideas in it. Well, I wouldn't know about that. I'm from Texas. Mr. Garrison, I think you shouldn't have come here. This is civil war. This is our war. Not yours. 300,000 dead and counting. That's not a war, Mr. Atto. That's genocide. Now, you enjoy that tea, you hear? How'd he strike you? Urbane, sophisticated, cruel. Yeah, he's a good catch. It'll take time, but Aidid will feel the loss. I'm not sure time is something we got in great supply. This isn't Iraq, you know. Much more complicated than that. Boss, most of Washington might disagree. They've been calling for situation reports every morning this week. Well, tell them the situation is fragile.
MOGADISHU AIRPORT U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm cliff "Elvis" Wolcott. I'll be your pilot this afternoon. Federal regulations designate this a non-smoking Back Hawk helicopter. Those in Mogadishu frequent flyer program will earn 100 free credits. And as always, the air sickness bugs are in the seatback in front of you. Number one indications are good, Cliff. Put her on two. You're still clear. 64, this is 64. Go to UHF secure. I've got some bad news. "Limo" is a word, Durant. I don't want ti hear about it. It is not a word. It's an abbreviation of a word. "Limo" is a word in common usage. This is the key phrase in Scrabble, my good friend. Common usage. If it's not in the dictionary it doesn't count! It doesn't have to be in the dictionary! It does have to be in the dictionary! When we get back to the base, It's coming off. You touch my "limo" and I'll spank you, Nigthstalker. Yeah, promises. That's a nice beach down there. How's the water? Yeah, it's nice and warm. And it's loaded with sharks.
everyone feels the same way you do. All right? It's what you do right now that makes a difference. It's your call.
『みんな同じように感じている、わかるな?だがその時何をするかで違いが決まってくる。考えろ』