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Africa Horn
Islamic Courts hang it up
2006-12-28
(SomaliNet) The top leaders of Islamic Courts Union in the capital have announced on Wednesday that they resigned and are ready to hand over the administration to the people in Mogadishu to avoid destruction and bloodshed in the city.
"We quit! We don't want to see our blood shed!"
After having crucial and urgent meeting tonight in the capital, the leaders of executive and Shura councils of Islamic Courts Union and deputy leader of executive council of ICU, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed and Sheik Abdirahman Janaqow resigned and issued a joint press statement over the current situation in Somalia particular in Mogadishu. Sheik Janaqow read out the statement through the local media saying: “Since the Islamic Courts Union came to the power in Somalia, it did a lot of significant acts to the people, particular in terms of security, justice, country’s development, improving the inner and outside politics, reopening the air and sea ports and so on,” said in the statement.

The ICU said also in the press release that foreign powers have invaded the country therefore to avoid devastation and fighting inside the capital, the Islamic Courts Union now agreed on the following decisions:
1. It is national duty to protect the sovereignty and the integrity of Somalia and its people.

2. The ICU allows that Somalis should have the option to determine their future and would be ready for taking over the responsibility.

3. The Islamic Courts Union agreed not to allow anyone to create violence in Mogadishu and anybody that is found guilty would be brought before the law and would be taken for the suitable punishment according to the Islamic Sharia.

4. The ICU fighters are responsible for establishing the security and stability in the Somalia capital Mogadishu.

5. Lastly, the ICU is calling on all the Islamic fighters whereever they are in Somalia to secure the stability and get ready in the police stations and other security stations.
The Islamic officials in the capital stressed that it is shame and misfortune that Somalia will again loss their security and peace in which they were brought from starting village, town, city and to country.
Posted by:Fred

#18  #17 Ice - what's the downside?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-12-28 18:57  

#17  I think if we killed most of the Islamic clerics 90% of our troubles with Islam would be solved.

I agree what other religion teaches hatred on the scale of these so called holy men!!!!

Keith Ellison would have a schit fit.
Posted by: Icerigger   2006-12-28 18:46  

#16  Newspaper reports, photos, and so forth. They were thrilled to see their names in print when they were winning, and the memory hole isn't very deep yet.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-12-28 17:08  

#15  TW: Good idea, but since they evaporated into thin air, it is gonna be tough to get them admit they were ever there, much less surrender.
Appears they have even less spine than (fill in your favorite politician's name here).
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2006-12-28 14:09  

#14  I agree with Ptah's reading. Make the ICU leadership formally surrender, then try them for their crimes.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-12-28 11:51  

#13  A victory for khat!
Posted by: Ebbomoth Crolutch4831   2006-12-28 11:06  

#12   I think if we killed most of the Islamic clerics 90% of our troubles with Islam would be solved.

I agree what other religion teaches hatred on the scale of these so called holy men!!!!
Posted by: Ebboluque Omogum5153   2006-12-28 10:58  

#11  BAH! Read more carefully. In typical lib fashion, they declare both their readiness to let the people decide how they are ruled, AND are ready to take responsibility: (I.e. you're free to choose whomever you want, provided you choose US!). Also, they continue to insist on the application of their precious sharia law to maintain order and safety: no hints that they will agree that a different set of laws would
apply.

I'm with tu: track the bastards down, behead them, and put their heads on pikes.
Posted by: Ptah   2006-12-28 10:39  

#10  I think if we killed most of the Islamic clerics 90% of our troubles with Islam would be solved.

I say we do this experiment.
Posted by: jds   2006-12-28 10:38  

#9  So will we be seeing Henna Man and Dishtowel Boy's heads on poles in the near future?
Yeah, I doubt it. But it's nice to dream...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-12-28 08:56  

#8  "We quit! We don't want to see our blood shed!"

Government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari says the Islamist leaders have fled to the southern port of Kismayu.

"The Islamic courts leaders have dispersed into thin air," he said.

Flew the coop; flucked off like the fligeons; cut and run; disappeared up their own fundamental; scarpered; shot through like a Bondi tram - and
forgot to leave a forwarding address.

Posted by: Whiskettes4Hilali   2006-12-28 08:54  

#7  It's amazing how fast they fold when confronted with actual physical resistance, even by a second rate thrid world army. You'd think somebody would notice and apply the lesson to others, say Iran and Syria. And if it worked with them try Pakistan and the Magik Kingdom.
Posted by: Benito Mussolini   2006-12-28 07:47  

#6  I think if we killed most of the Islamic clerics 90% of our troubles with Islam would be solved.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-12-28 07:46  

#5  While priests and other such scoundrels are great at sending children to die, they get very pacifistic when their own butts are on the line.

All the more reason for the Ethiopians to promise not to sack Mogadishu on the condition that the people execute all the IC leaders and leave their bodies in a neat pile outside the city.

Of course, after *that* ultimatum, the IC leaders will demand that everyone else in the city defend the IC leaders, to their last drop of blood.

While whining and begging any foreign power to evacuate the "holy men".
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-12-28 07:32  

#4  There's something half hilarious about declaring Mog an open city.

Atomic Conspiracy opined yesterday that a Hydrogen bomb would do $200 worth of damage.
Posted by: Shipman   2006-12-28 05:53  

#3  Two weeks ago they were chimping: we love death more than the infidels love life. Change of tune.

Now let's get CAIR out of here. They welcomed the Fascist coup.
Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550   2006-12-28 03:40  

#2  Agreed Charles - keep the pressure up and drive the foreign jihadis into the sea. Root them out of the police and other security stations, this is Hudna at it's most basic.

There can be no peace without victory.
Posted by: Robjack   2006-12-28 01:20  

#1  Don't trust them. Keep pressure up until the actual militai's surrender Ethopia, else they will pull a "tater".
Posted by: Charles   2006-12-28 00:04  

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