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2006-11-13 Africa Horn

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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Spreading Islam by the sword, these guys must be happier than pigs in shit.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-11-13 06:22|| 2006-11-13 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Ugh. I'm confused. Who's backing Puntland, or are they just floating on their own hook. Ethopia's backing the gangsters calling themselves the national government, Etriea's backing both Somaliland and the Islamic Courts, which I guess leaves Puntland trapped in a Somalilander-Islamist strategic pincer?

Sucks to be them.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-11-13 11:23|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-11-13 11:23|| Front Page Top

#3 If I recall correctly, Mitch H., Shieldwolf has said that Ethiopia is supporting Puntland and Somaliland, and that we are supporting Ethiopia.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-13 13:53|| 2006-11-13 13:53|| Front Page Top

#4 There are 1400 US "advisers" in Djibouti, on the western border of Somaliland. They've been training troops in Somaliland and Puntland for the last three years. I don't think the Islamic Courts are going to have the easy time against Puntland they had against the warlords in Mogadischu. I really, really long to see an arclight strike on Mogadischu - about 12 BUFFS in four three-ship cells. It'll take the IC another 20 years just to dig out.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-11-13 14:13|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-11-13 14:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, the US has been quietly supporting Somaliland, Puntland, and Ethiopia for the past few years. And Ethiopia has several thousand "advisors" embedded in both the Puntland and Somaliland armies. Also, Ethiopia has been getting shipments of spare parts for ex-Soviet hardware from a variety of Eastern European countries, often for free. That is one of the reasons I have supported the US providing much more surplus US hardware to the East Europeans : they can then ship ex-Soviet spares stores to countries we need to support, with deniability.
Plus, I would not discount the Israeli aid that has been going into Ethiopia since the overthrow of the Marxist junta several years ago.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-11-13 15:42|| 2006-11-13 15:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Why, you're not the gentlemen I was expecting!

Posted by Blanche Dubois">Blanche Dubois 2006-11-13 16:18|| 2006-11-13 16:18|| Front Page Top

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