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2006-07-21 Africa Horn

Somalia: Islamists threaten to attack Addis Ababa

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Posted by Fred 2006-07-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ethiopian armies are mass armies. Somalia would be razed.

Posted by 3dc 2006-07-21 00:19|| 2006-07-21 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Please Jesus, let the Islamists be this stupid and carry out their threat! The Ethiopian Army has access to good upgraded Soviet tanks and light armour, as well as American military aid. Also, the Israelis have a long-standing relationship with Ethiopia and would be willing to sell just about anything the Ethiopians want to buy. And the Somalian Islamists? They get the castoffs of Eritrea and use "technicals" - Mad Max trucks. This would be a glorious slaughter of Allah's Lice.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-07-21 01:22|| 2006-07-21 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Ethiopians would probably inter rather than embed obnoxious journalists and fifth-columnists. I don't think they would be concerned about the use of "disproportionate force" and would, as is befitting an Old Testament country, go Old Testament on the Islamists.

Posted by Glotle Angong2235 2006-07-21 12:12|| 2006-07-21 12:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe we can divert them, get them to attack Alan Alda instead...

These aren't the sharpest pencils in the box, y'know.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-07-21 14:56|| 2006-07-21 14:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Fred Williamson is "Black Guy With a Machinegun". Tonight at 8 on BET...

Posted by tu3031 2006-07-21 15:10|| 2006-07-21 15:10|| Front Page Top

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