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One day last week attitudes toward General Mohammed Farrah Aidid suddenly changed.
JUNE 14: “He’s no hero. He’s basically a thug.” — JOE SNYDER, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN
JUNE 14: “He’s basically a thug.” — U.N. AMBASSADOR MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
JULY 15: “A terrorist and a criminal … ” — ADMIRAL JONATHAN HOWE, U.S.N. (RET.), U.N. REPRESENTATIVE, SOMALIA
OCT. 11: “The thug Aidid stands in the way of peace.” — U.N. LEAFLET DROPPED OVER MOGADISHU BY U.S. HELICOPTERS
OCT. 19: “He’s a clan leader with a substantial constituency in Somalia … ” — DEE DEE MYERS, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
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