Kenya: How the U.S. Scared Off Idi Amin From Bombing Nairobi After Entebbe Raid

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When US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Guam, sailed to the Kilindini harbour on Friday, December 10, 1976, the only thing Kenyans noticed was the formation spelling on its deck: "Kenya 76".

Had anyone known that the mission was about scaring Uganda's Idi Amin, it would have earned international attention. And as Kenyans attended the December 12, 1976 Jamhuri Day celebrations, they did not know that behind the scenes were credible intelligence reports on possible terror attacks by President Amin that day; the reason why the US Navy had brought three ships to Mombasa.

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