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2006-12-28 Africa Horn

Islamists hand over weapons to their clans

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yoohoo, MADONNA, they a'dunnit.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-28 00:50|| 2006-12-28 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 eight months unprecedented peace and security brought by the Islamic Courts Union.

Just in case the turbans are still reading this shit

Now lets get sum Khat!

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-28 05:50|| 2006-12-28 05:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Er, does this mean that the Courts are disbanding, or are they pulling an Uncle Joe & trying to get the clans to buy into a defense of Mogadishu? Or am I completely misreading this 'un?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-12-28 08:00|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-28 08:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Whoops, never mind. Wow, that was like the shortest war since '67.

If the Pentagon is serious about recruiting foreigners, I think we've just seen a pretty good argument for Ethiopian recruits.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-12-28 08:05|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-28 08:05|| Front Page Top

#5 'Unprecendented security', my rear end. The warlords never gave in, as seen by the fact that they're coming out of retirement awfully damned fast. They were just waiting for the right moment.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-12-28 08:40|| 2006-12-28 08:40|| Front Page Top

#6 I like the sound of those revenge killings. Who has the popcorn?

Posted by Excalibur 2006-12-28 12:51|| 2006-12-28 12:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Mike - it seems taqiyya works between muslim clans as well as it does with foreigners. Why are we surprised? If I were the Transitional government, I'd ask the Ethiopians to stay awhile, until I could get a functioning national government up and running. Of course, that may take forever...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-12-28 13:13|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-28 13:13|| Front Page Top

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