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Africa Horn
Somalia: Islamists threaten to attack Addis Ababa
2006-07-21
The top security official of the Islamic Courts Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siad known as ‘Indha-adde’ said on Thursday if Ethiopia invades Somalia capital then they would attack Addis Ababa, amid fears of possible confrontation between increasingly powerful Islamic militiamen and Ethiopian forces who entered Baidoa town, to defend the UN-backed Somalia government based there.
A little ambitious, isn't he?
Speaking with the recently defected militiamen from the government, Sheikh Siad Indha-adde emphasized the militiamen to show more patriotism and join honestly to Islamic courts. 130 militiamen originally from Somalia Hiran central region have defected from the military camps outside of Baidoa after they had lacked care from the government. “If Ethiopians don’t spare a peace to us, we would promise to engage a war with them and we will see then the result of that,” Sheikh Indha Adde said adding “I would recommend that Ethiopia should peace initiative with its neighbor country and respect its independence. “We urge again Ethiopian government to withdraw its troops from Somalia and also we ask the international community to press Ethiopia to abstain from interfering Somalia affairs,” he said.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Fred Williamson is "Black Guy With a Machinegun". Tonight at 8 on BET...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-07-21 15:10  

#4  Maybe we can divert them, get them to attack Alan Alda instead...

These aren't the sharpest pencils in the box, y'know.
Posted by: mojo   2006-07-21 14:56  

#3  Ethiopians would probably inter rather than embed obnoxious journalists and fifth-columnists. I don't think they would be concerned about the use of "disproportionate force" and would, as is befitting an Old Testament country, go Old Testament on the Islamists.
Posted by: Glotle Angong2235   2006-07-21 12:12  

#2  Please Jesus, let the Islamists be this stupid and carry out their threat! The Ethiopian Army has access to good upgraded Soviet tanks and light armour, as well as American military aid. Also, the Israelis have a long-standing relationship with Ethiopia and would be willing to sell just about anything the Ethiopians want to buy. And the Somalian Islamists? They get the castoffs of Eritrea and use "technicals" - Mad Max trucks. This would be a glorious slaughter of Allah's Lice.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2006-07-21 01:22  

#1  Ethiopian armies are mass armies. Somalia would be razed.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-07-21 00:19  

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