As the situation in Somalia deteriorates and the al-Qaeda backed Islamic Courts Union (or al-Ittihad Mahakem al-Islamiya) consolidates power in the capital city of Mogadishu, the Ethiopian military has crossed the border into Somalia. Approximately 200-300 Ethiopian troops, about two companies including two armored platoons, have pushed upwards to 100 miles into Somali territory. It is unclear if their goal is to secure the lawless border, make a land grab or engage the militias of the Islamic Courts. The Ethiopian government denies reports its military has crossed the Somali border.
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In 2002, a confidential report indicated Somalia contained 17 known operational terrorist training camps (see attached map). The environment in Somalia is said to compare to that of Afghanistan during the heyday of the Taliban. Terrorists from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chechnya, Iraq and the Arabian peninsula are said to be flocking into Somalia to staff the camps or enter training. Camps are said to be training recruits to employ improvised explosive devices (roadside bombs or IEDs) to counter the expected Ethiopian armor. The Islamic Courts are also scouring the Communist-era weapons caches for anti-aircraft weapons, small arms, and explosives.
It’s looking more like pre-911 Afghanistan every day. I’m sure it’s Bush’s fault.
Although I was as disgusted as the majority of Canadians who read about the disrespectful punks urinating on the National War Memorial, I fail to understand why we allowed a dabbling dilettante, who avoided military service while motorcycling around the Quebec countryside wearing a German army Stahlhelm with an Iron Cross dangling from his neck, to figuratively urinate on the whole country from the office of prime minister. Perhaps if we hadn’t done so, today’s youth might display more responsibility.
Sorry wrong thread, having my problems with— lets blame it on the computer, today.
WC:
Although the wrong thread, the sentimate rings true…
As for Somalia, whatever happened to the flying fortresses carrying those incindiary bombs? lol.
[For the lefties: I’m joking. I’m not seriously advocating wholesale carpet bombing of Somalia’s cities… Smart bombs on the houses of terrorists, warlords and other scum would be helpful.]
my brother was an engineer who served with the airborne regiment in Somalia in the 90’s….at one point in the mission, it actually appeared as though they could have some success….then the lefties started screaming…debacle ensued….retreat went the call…and look at the mess we have today…..good job lefties
Don’t worry Kingstonlad,
The lefties have moved on. The won’t be seeing the results of their actions (just like in Vietnam.) They will be looking elsewhere for something else to mess up. If you point out to a lefty the damage caused, they’ll blame it on anyone else. They will never learn.
It’s like our idiot trolls claiming communism was never tried because it turned to disaster and death instead of coming to the realization they were wrong. That thought will never penetrate. They see death everywhere and find excuses why they are still right. They are diseased.
So, terrorists are taking over and we have idiots like Bono {bone head} yelling at us for not sending more money than we earn to help Africa!! Help who??! They got the money for guns and provide the terrorists with a safe place and training area, then maybe the terrorists can feed the masses!
If you try to pull a thorn out of a dog’s paw and the dog bites you, … then that pooch is on his own!!!
I read about the same tactics being used, if not intelligence by these groups. The “Religion of Peace”. Am I the only one who has noticed this? I doubt it very much , including our Socialist vultures
It has the appearance of collusion by these forces for brutality & murder. The sources of weapons are the same. There leaders all defer to Bin Laden. The Money all comes from the same sources .
Yet with all this circumstantial evidence , liberal Socialist yokels still think this is not a world conflict. At least they state as much. If they believe it is another tale.
This is just another theater of the Jihad war. No war is the same. All are fought with arms & styles of the era & type of arms used. They in effect dictate the conflict. The terrorists know we can beat them in a straight fight. So attrition & working on our publics is there real target. Get as many socialists & liberals on there side & they have won. Is there thinking. After all we have meet every expectation of weakness till of late.
The fact that leftist anti Americanism ,& anti-Semitism are the same demons both ideologies preach. Its no surprise to me there in league at worst , abetting & giving comfort to the enemy at best.
The fact the Jihadist look at this as a victory & are preparing a response should jolt us all.
This is a world conflict & the lefties had better pick there loyalties carefully. Is class hatred more important than survival?
Trust me. Years down the road there will be treason trials. After this devils dance is over.
funny thing you should mention aid…while in damascus on a supply run in the 80’s….we went to a bazarre to purchase gold…off in the back, in a stall, were bags of food being sold…clearly marked on the bags….gift of the canadian government…guess it never made it the folks who needed it
Muslim Sharia Law: Death to the Heretics and the Infidels. …-
2 Somalis Killed for Watching World Cup
Jul 05, 2006 – Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia
Radical Islamic militia fighters in Somalia shot and killed two people who were watching a banned World Cup soccer broadcast, a radio station reported Wednesday.
The hard-line Muslim fighters, who have banned watching television, opened fire after a crowd of teenagers defied their orders to leave a hall where a businessman was showing Tuesday’s Germany-Italy match on satellite television, according to Shabelle Radio, an independent local station. It said the businessman and a teenage girl were killed.
Hard-line Muslim fighters, who wrested control of the Somali capital from warlords in June, have forbidden people from watching television or movies in line with their strict interpretation of Islam.
Maz, you just reposted the link I provided.
I want to move to Somalia:
“It currently exists solely in a de jure capacity. Somalia has no recognized central government authority nor any other feature associated with an established independent state. De facto authority resides in the hands of the governments for the unrecognized entities of Somaliland and Puntland, and with other rival warlords.
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Since the collapse of the state, Somalia has transformed from what Mohamed Siad Barre refered to as “scientific socialism” to a free market economy.
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According to a report in the APC-EC Courier, published in 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels, “The outside world’s picture of Somalia has been distorted by the natural tendency of the foreign media to focus on bad news” and that “[p]eace reigns in most of the country ” and “as a result regional and local governments have been able to resume working in many areas.” The article quotes former Somalia ambassador to Washington, Omar Mohalim Mohamoud as “Somalis consider themselves born free. To them, the State equals registration, regulation and restriction” and attributes this prejudice against a new central government to the nomadic culture and the bad experiences of the Barre regime.
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There are signs of growth in Somalia. The CIA Factbook says: “Despite the seeming anarchy, Somalia’s service sector has managed to survive and grow. Mogadishu’s main market offers a variety of goods from food to the newest electronic gadgets. Hotels continue to operate, and militias provide security.” Infrastructure, such as roads are as numerous as those in neighboring countries but of much lower quality. A World Bank report states that the private sector has found it too hard to build roads due to high transaction costs and the fact that those who pay road fees are not the only ones using the road (see free rider problem), presenting a problem with recuperation of investment. The thriving telecommunications industry is private, offering wireless service and internet cafés. Competing phone companies have agreed on interconnection standards, which were brokered by the United Nations funded Somali Telecom Association. Electricity is furnished by entrepreneurs, who have purchased generators and divided cities into manageable sectors. In 1989, before the collapse of the government, the national airline had only one airplane. Now there are approximately 15 airlines, over 60 aircraft, 6 international destinations, and more domestic routes. According to a World Bank report, the “private airline business in Somalia is now thriving with more than five carriers and price wars between the companies.” The owner of Daallo Airlines says, “Sometimes it’s difficult without a government and sometimes it’s a plus,” but “Corruption is not a problem, because there is no government.”
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The private sector also supplies water. However, a statistic from 2000 indicated that only 21% of the population had access to safe drinking water at that time. With the collapse of the central government, the education system is now private. A World Bank study reports “modest gains in education.” As last measured in 2001, primary school enrollment, which stood at 17%, was nearly at pre-war levels, and secondary school enrollment had been increasing since 1998.
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Somalia has the cheapest cellular calling rates in Africa, with some companies charging less than a cent a minute. (Telecoms thriving in lawless Somalia).”