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| Jul 28th, 2006 05:28 PM | |||
| Courage the Cowardly Dog | the Somali cabinet minister was assasinated today leaving his mosque, shot in the head by the Islamists. | ||
| Jul 22nd, 2006 06:26 AM | |||
| Courage the Cowardly Dog |
If the islamist the ethiopians are trying to stop are anything like the ones in the Sudan who still practice crucifiction I say more power to the Ehtiopians. If they do well the US backed Somali government who right now is nearly powerless from years of civil war can finallyy regain power. It's kinda funny tha now Lebanon is in a similar situation. They want the Hezballah pary disarmed but they don't havet he force so they allow Israel to go at it and assume control when Isael is done with their version of the war on terror. After all why would moderate Lebanon want Hezballah, a party whose mainly grounded in Syria and Iran to have a good stake in their government. |
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| Jul 22nd, 2006 01:51 AM | |||
| ScruU2wice |
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Apparently Somalia is scarce with rational muslims, since it's a capital crime to miss any of the 5 daily prayers. Quote:
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| Jul 22nd, 2006 01:46 AM | |||
| ScruU2wice |
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| Jul 21st, 2006 10:28 PM | |||
| Abcdxxxx | I think I mentioned in the last post on this topic that Ethiopea has some not too fond memories of bloodshed from their neighbors. They're being preemptive. | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 10:05 PM | |||
| Preechr | Nothing to see here... Move along... | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 08:42 PM | |||
| Big Papa Goat | If one country invades a fucked up country to stop hostile Islamic fundamentalists there, and the one country isn't Jewish, is it still wrong? | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 03:31 PM | |||
| kahljorn | I wonder if they won or lost the struggle. | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 02:16 PM | |||
| KevinTheOmnivore | Mein Kampf is pretty similar, too. | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 01:32 PM | |||
| kahljorn | Somebody who claimed they were a muslim, rather convincingly, told me jihad is really, "an internal spiritual struggle". | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 01:06 PM | |||
| Preechr | The biggest flaw of jihadists is that they never admit and thus learn from mistakes they've made. They never back down, and this makes them entirely too predictable to ever amount to a formidible force in the world. They resemble groups of thugs in a backwater town that are too dumb to keep their gang activity at least somewhat secret and thus out of the view of the police. | ||
| Jul 21st, 2006 12:48 PM | |||
| KevinTheOmnivore |
Ethiopia in Somalia to Stop Islamists http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleV...no=1&back_url= Ethiopia in Somalia to Stop Islamists Somali Islamist leader vows to launch a 'jihad' on the invaders The crisis in Somalia has a new dimension now that neighboring Ethiopia has sent its military into the country to protect the weak interim government from advancing Islamist militants. The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which last month defeated warlords in Mogadishu, and took over the capital, had promised in principle not to attack the interim government. Since the takeover, Ethiopia had made it clear that it would closely watch the situation and would not hesitate to take up arms against the Islamists if they went anywhere near the seat of the interim government, which is based in Baidoa. When the Islamists on Wednesday invaded the nearby town of Burhakaba, Ethiopia decided enough was enough, and announced that it would respond by crushing the Islamists if they didn't withdraw immediately. This followed warnings from the interim prime minister, who alleged that the Islamists were advancing on Baidoa. On Thursday morning, about 100 Ethiopian armored cars, trucks carrying soldiers, and armed pick-ups drove into Baidoa. Some of the troops moved on to station themselves in the strategic region of Gedo. Agence-France Presse reported that the Ethiopian troops received a triumphant welcome in the town, which had feared an imminent invasion by the Islamists. It is estimated that Ethiopia deployed a limited contingent of 5,500 soldiers to help protect the interim government. On the BBC's African interactive program, "Focus on Africa," Ethiopia's minister of information, Berhan Hailu, said Ethiopia finds itself in a position to guarantee stability in the Horn of Africa. "If the Islamic courts led by the jihadists are attacking Baidoa, we have told them we will not let them do it," Hailu explained. Speaking earlier to Reuters, Hailu said that Ethiopia would use all "means at our disposal to crush the Islamist group if they attempt to attack Baidoa." "Ethiopia believes that the Somalia issue can only be resolved through [East African regional body] Igad and African Union resolutions," Hailu added. In both interviews, Hailu refrained from confirming whether Ethiopian troops had actually moved into Somalia. The UIC has been quick to respond to the latest developments. Their leader, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, confirmed at a press conference that Ethiopian troops were in fact in the country, warning that if they didn't leave immediately, the UIC would be forced to launch a jihad on them. "God willing, we will remove the Ethiopians in our country and wage a jihadi war against them," he said. Also on Thursday, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack responded to claims that Ethiopia had in fact moved troops into Somalia. "We have seen the reports and we're watching the situation very closely...We would urge the government of Ethiopia to exercise restraint. Now, the reason for this increased level of tension in the area has been the movement of some forces from the Islamic Courts, in and around Baidoa." |
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