History of Lesotho demonstration outside the royal palace in early August 1998 and in an unprecedented level of violence, looting, casualties, and destruction of property. In early September, junior members of the armed services mutinied. The Government of Lesotho requested that a SADC task force intervene to prevent a military coup and restore stability to the country. To this end, Operation Boleas, consisting of South African and (later) Botswana troops, entered Lesotho on September 22, 1998 to put down the mutiny and restore the democratically elected government. The army mutineers were brought before a court-martial. After stability returned to Lesotho, the SADC task
Surrounded by Silence (song) think they are going to be rockstars." In an interview about the criticism, Design the Skyline stated "at first it did not anymore, people don't seem to realize that the "Surrounded By Silence" song was just a demo song and not every band sounds their best on their first demo, you know, and it's crazy how much it blew us up!" Surrounded by Silence (song) "Surrounded by Silence" is the first single by the band Design the Skyline. The song was self-released by the band on March 12, 2011. "Surrounded by Silence" gave Design the Skyline a lot of attention,