You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Africa Horn
Somalia minister denies Ethiopians in Baidoa
2006-07-25
(SomaliNet) The information minister of transitional federal government Mohamed Abdi Hayir known as 'Mareie' has strongly denied on Sunday that Ethiopian troops had entered in Somalia particular in Baidoa town 240km southwest of Somalia. In press conference held in Baidoa, temporarily capital of TFG, Mr. Abdi Hayir dismissed the reports on Ethiopian troops in Somalia territory as untrue and baseless assertion made by the media.
Posted by:Fred

#6  ... the dawn is breaking...
Posted by: Fred   2006-07-25 18:32  

#5  Mohamed Abdi Hayir known as 'Mareie'

Marie?

I thought they frowned on that sort of thing, Betty...
Posted by: mojo   2006-07-25 15:45  

#4  Definitely not OA, I see no Cheerful Service here.
Posted by: 6   2006-07-25 14:35  

#3  Boy Scouts, yep, one and all. Holding their annual Summer Jamboree in Baidoa, complete with AK-47s, 82mm mortars, machine guns, and 106mm recoilless rifles. That Boy Scout Motto, "Be Prepared" and all...
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-07-25 14:28  

#2  This isn't the Islamists. It's the "government".

They're not soldiers. They're... Boy Scouts. Yeah, Boy Scouts. That's the ticket.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2006-07-25 08:36  

#1  Baghdad Bob is back as Mogadishu Mohamed. Good laughs.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-25 07:30  

00:00