I didn't know that RDTF.
That is a concern -- definitely.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2DE1F3DF933A25753C1A965958260
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Aidid's Son Is a U.S. Marine And Served Corps in Somalia
Published: October 10, 1993
A son of Gen. Mohammed Farah Aidid, the Somali factional leader, is an enlisted reservist in the United States Marine Corps who served in Somalia, the corps confirmed today.
Cpl. Hussen Farah, 31, joined the Marines in 1987, training initially as an artilleryman, a spokeswoman for the Marine Corps said.
When the United States began its mission to feed Somalis last December, Corporal Farah, one of the few Marines to speak Somali, volunteered for active duty.
He served as interpreter-translator for the American forces commander from Dec. 18 until Jan. 5, 1993, a spokeswoman said.
He returned to the United States the following day.