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| Africa Horn |
| Ethiopia "technically" at war with Somalia -Meles |
| 2006-10-24 |
| ADDIS ABABA (Rooters) - Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Tuesday Ethiopia was "technically" at war with Somalia's Islamists since they had declared jihad on his nation. "The jihadist elements within the Islamic Courts movement are spoiling for a fight. They've been declaring jihad against Ethiopia almost every other week," Meles told Reuters in an interview. "Technically we are at war." |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #10 lol - thanks "Brian" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-24 18:54 |
| #9 Combat NASCAR! (You know you'd watch) |
| Posted by: Brian France 2006-10-24 18:50 |
| #8 Perhaps his "technically at war" simply means that only combat between Somali and Ethopian "technicals" will take place. I have an idea.... |
| Posted by: Brian France 2006-10-24 18:49 |
| #7 It also means that if anyone gets a picture of Ethiopian troops killing jihadis somewhere in Somalia, the Ethiopians have the "technical war declaration" as cover for the operation. It breaks down to, "Well, they started it. We are just defending ourselves." Also lets some of the Ethiopian Special Forces serve on the line with the Somali government troops, since they would simply be allied soldiers in a war. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-10-24 18:37 |
| #6 Perhaps his "technically at war" simply means that only combat between Somali and Ethopian "technicals" will take place. I suppose this means that Dodge and Toyota are major players in the Horn of Africa's arms race. |
| Posted by: mrp 2006-10-24 16:59 |
| #5 CJTF Horn of Africa has done many humanitarian missions in Ethiopia, Yemen, Kenya, etc. I suspect that sometimes the aircraft and those on board have other things in mind, as well. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-10-24 16:43 |
| #4 Seem to be getting awfully close to Djibouti and we all know what's there. Seems to me all these guys in Chad, Somalia and Ethiopia ought to get a geography and sense of imminent death lesson. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2006-10-24 16:36 |
| #3 A non-state actor can't declare war on a sovereign state? Yes, they can. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-10-24 13:14 |
| #2 If they are "technically" at war, then the appropriate declarations have been signed on each side. Oh, what's that? A non-state actor can't declare war on a sovereign state? |
| Posted by: gromky 2006-10-24 12:56 |
| #1 Hopefully the Ethiopians are receiving some assistance, so that when push comes to shove, the Islamists will notice peculiarly high casualty rates on their side. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-10-24 12:36 |