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| Somalia: PM says, we have the right to use Ethiopia against Islamists |
| 2006-12-19 |
| (SomaliNet) Somali’s interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has revealed on Monday that his government has the right to make an ally with Ethiopian government to fight against Islamists since they are receiving help from the rebel of Ethiopia – amid today is the deadline of the Islamic Courts’ ultimatum given to Addis Ababa to withdraw its troops from Somalia otherwise would face the prospect of war. Mr. Gedi, who recently attended the Great Lakes summit in Nairobi and returned to Baidoa, made the statement in today’s parliamentary session in which he was answering questions from MPs over his government’s work for the last three months. He briefed the parliament about the recent summit by the African head of states in Abuja, Nigeria. “The African Union leaders were too much worrying about the situation in Somalia and saw it as disease broken out in Somalia and then could spread to whole Africa continent, therefore the AU leaders agreed to take decisive steps to prevent the disease before spreading.” Gedi said the AU officials undefined the only way to avert the risky from the Islamic Courts in Somalia is to support the transitional federal government to restore peace and stability. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Big-jim: Different set of Great Lakes. They're referring to Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria, and Lake Tanganyika. There are three or four smaller lakes in the same area. They all border Kenya, Uganda, or Tanzania, and sometimes all three. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-12-19 16:31 |
| #1 The Great Lakes Summit? In Nairobi?! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-12-19 15:04 |