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Africa Horn
Islamists prepare to fight Ethiopians
2006-12-20
We're really "powerful" as all get-out and we're almost ready 'n stuff. Just about. We're getting there. We'll be attacking purdy soon, now. That expired deadline was the Call to Allan for the infidels. They failed to heed it so we're just waiting for Allan to show up and give us a glorious victory thingy. Almost there. Just about. Purt' near. The earth will, like, quake beneath 'em. No really. You just wait 'n see. Here it comes. Don't blink or you'll miss it.
AFP, MOGADISHU
Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 -
Somalia's powerful Islamists said yesterday that they were finalizing plans to fight Ethiopian forces deployed in the lawless country as a seven-day ultimatum for Addis Ababa to pull out its troops was due to expire.

But as Islamic fighters and government troops, backed by Ethiopian forces, girded for an all-out war, the Islamists said they might not attack immediately.

"The decision to attack the Ethiopians was already reached, but we are now in the last stages of preparing for the full-scale war," top Islamic commander Mohamed Ibrahim Bilal said.

"I cannot say we will start fighting today or tomorrow, but we expect a heavy war as long as Ethiopians stay inside our territory."
Mohamed Ibrahim Bilal, top Somalian Islamic commander
"I cannot say we will start fighting today or tomorrow, but we expect a heavy war as long as Ethiopians stay inside our territory," added Bilal, who commands Islamic fighters in frontlines near the the the government seat in Baidoa, about 250km northwest of the capital Mogadishu.

"I have heard about people saying the Islamic courts have halted their plan for jihad, this is baseless statement, we shall never renege on our promise to fight Ethiopian invaders," he said.
Well okaaay then.
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#5  Can the Ethiopian Patriarch call for a Crusade?
Posted by: Excalibur   2006-12-20 18:45  

#4  Operation Mogadishu Doom commences.

Bounce the rubble (rabble?)!

Courtesy: Halliburton African Population Control Group

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2006-12-20 13:44  

#3  5th Special Forces Group still in Iraq? 3rd (or other) 're-tasked'? (Obviously anyone who knows had best not be saying.)
Is the extra carrier group in the Indian Ocean really going into the Persian Gulf? Or the next sea to the south?
Similar situation to Afghanistan, but without the Pakistani complications. Similar approach to resolution?
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-12-20 12:57  

#2  Operation Horn of Africa is about to enter the shooting phase.
Posted by: Anon4021   2006-12-20 11:25  

#1  Hold me back! Hold me back!
Posted by: Fred Sanford   2006-12-20 06:58  

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