Mike Durant
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I got there early, got sort of where I could see what was going on.
And I spotted the guy as soon as he came in.
I mean, Somalis have just a very unique look to them.
And I knew it was him.
And making sure, did he come with three guys that split up and a couple went somewhere else?
No, he came by himself.
I don't see anything else going on here.
Let him sit for a few minutes.
He's watching his watch.
I said, all right, I'll go down.
So I walk up, and he says, you know, as cordial as he can be, he gives me a freaking T-shirt that has a Somali hand and a Caucasian hand, shaking hands.
And it's got, like, U.S.-Somali National Alliance.
Like, we've made peace with each other.
And he wants me to be an advocate for forgiving the Somalis.
Essentially, I'm summarizing here.
And I'm like, no freaking way.
I mean, you got the wrong guy.
There's wounds here that are not going to heal for a long time.
Not mine.
But, you know, we lost people in a bad way.