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2006-12-27 Africa Horn
ETHIOPIAN TROOPS SEEKING TO SPLIT COUNTRY
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Posted by Brett 2006-12-27 15:29|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Maybe Ethiopia will take over Somalia and make a greater Ethiopia.
Works for me.
Posted by wxjames 2006-12-27 15:50||   2006-12-27 15:50|| Front Page Top

#2 I am down with that too so long as they kill their leaders and convert Somalia to Christianity.
Posted by Excalibur 2006-12-27 16:24||   2006-12-27 16:24|| Front Page Top

#3 those that don't wanna convert can march east to Mecca
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-12-27 16:27||   2006-12-27 16:27|| Front Page Top

#4 I worry about my soul because I am truly enjoying the destruction of the Somalia warlords.
Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-12-27 17:01||   2006-12-27 17:01|| Front Page Top

#5 LOL Cyber Sarge!
Posted by RD 2006-12-27 17:14||   2006-12-27 17:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Ethopian forces have sustained heavy losses... because they entered Somalia without armoured vehicles, just trucks, and they only have light infantry... On the 22th, Tipper posted an article about moving Ethiopian tanks into battle. What happened? Were they all destroyed or did the referenced losses occur before armor was sent into battle?
Sheik Mohamoud Ibrahim Suley claimed that his forces had destroyed four Ethiopian tanks outside Baidoa by Dec 25th.
Posted by GK 2006-12-27 17:36||   2006-12-27 17:36|| Front Page Top

#7 the director of the Rome-based Globe Research security think tank, Nicola Pedde, told Adnkronos International (AKI).

and if you can't trust Rome-based think tanks, GK, whoya gonna trust? I for one, trust facts on teh ground. Those facts say the troops aren't advancing that far/fast without transport and support, including artillery and armor, however light....
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-12-27 17:42||   2006-12-27 17:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Is somebody in the WH/DOD paying attention? I'd feel a lot better if the ICU were complaining aobut foreigners.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-12-27 17:58||   2006-12-27 17:58|| Front Page Top

#9 "Is somebody in the WH/DOD paying attention?"

My guess is that there are DoD personnel on scene.
Posted by crosspatch">crosspatch  2006-12-27 19:24|| http://crosspatch.townhall.com]">[http://crosspatch.townhall.com]  2006-12-27 19:24|| Front Page Top

#10 In fact ...

Here's a link.
Posted by crosspatch">crosspatch  2006-12-27 19:38|| http://crosspatch.townhall.com]">[http://crosspatch.townhall.com]  2006-12-27 19:38|| Front Page Top

#11 FG: and if you can't trust Rome-based think tanks, GK, whoya gonna trust?

This guy Pedde seems to be for real. He's written on a number of other geopolitical topics as well. Why would an Italian know anything about or have any sources in Somalia? Because part of Somalia used to be Italian territory. My feeling is that the Ethiopians are just another Third World military. If they advance quickly, it's the result of indifference towards casualties, not skill.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-12-27 19:39|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2006-12-27 19:39|| Front Page Top

#12 I remain skeptical. If (unbiased?) reporters aren't there, I take all news with a saltlick. This is so fast developing, I figure old bias's substitute for analysis
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-12-27 20:00||   2006-12-27 20:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Let's say the SOCOM commander had friends in Somalia oct 3rd, he once commanded the 160th of Blackhawk Down fame. No there has been a JTF HOA there for a few years, very quietly doin HA/CA work. I smell payback.
Posted by not a troll 2006-12-27 20:16||   2006-12-27 20:16|| Front Page Top

#14 Let's say the SOCOM commander had friends in Somalia oct 3rd, he once commanded the 160th of Blackhawk Down fame. No there has been a JTF HOA there for a few years, very quietly doin HA/CA work. I smell payback.

gawd i loves the smell of a good wiff of grape.

payback's a'biyotch!

ยป:-)
Posted by RD 2006-12-27 20:34||   2006-12-27 20:34|| Front Page Top

#15 One of their divisions is advancing towards Kismayo

Makes sense. When they lost Eritrea, Ethiopia lost it's ports. An Indian ocean port would be a nice replacement.
Posted by phil_b 2006-12-27 20:42||   2006-12-27 20:42|| Front Page Top

#16 My feeling is that the Ethiopians are just another Third World military.

That's what I thought, too.
Posted by Benito Mussolini 2006-12-27 21:20||   2006-12-27 21:20|| Front Page Top

#17 As of this post [Guam time], claims of heavy Ethiopian losses have still not been verified either on the TWO CNN's + FOX. In addition, GLOBAL RESEARCH has been labeled by many Conservative blogs as PRO-DEMOLEFT/ANTI-US.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-27 21:53||   2006-12-27 21:53|| Front Page Top

#18 Given a choice between a third world army with MIGs and HIND helicopters or one armed with Toyotas ... which would you choose?
Posted by Closing Sheager2309 2006-12-27 22:19||   2006-12-27 22:19|| Front Page Top

#19 The Islamic Courts Union has surrendered and the leadership resigned.

More here at Bill Roggio's blog.
Posted by crosspatch">crosspatch  2006-12-27 22:38|| http://crufty.blogspot.com]">[http://crufty.blogspot.com]  2006-12-27 22:38|| Front Page Top

#20 #19 - the courts got a freakin' union?

Don't they know the trend among workers today is to decertify unions?

(Though I doubt they actually work.)

One can only hope they're decertified with extreme prejudice.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2006-12-27 22:47|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]  2006-12-27 22:47|| Front Page Top

#21 If the Ethiopians' legendary hunger is now one for victory over the geographical turd better known as Somalia, I can only wish them all saeity.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2006-12-27 22:53||   2006-12-27 22:53|| Front Page Top

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