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2007-01-08 Africa Horn

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Posted by Steve 2007-01-08 07:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 50 injured Ethiopians loaded onto a single Chopper? Boy, those Ethiopian choppers must be big!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-08 09:22|| 2007-01-08 09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Get every last one of 'em. Remember -- bin laden was emboldened by the Blackhawk Down incident in Mogadishu, so he thought Somalia would be a good al qaeda base.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2007-01-08 09:47|| 2007-01-08 09:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Indeed these choppers must be large.

As always, it is difficult to sort out what actually happens and what the press says happens.

Somali troops, backed by powerful Ethiopian soldiers and weapons, drove out a radical Islamic group last week that had been in control for six months.

It doubtful the Somalians and Ethiopians are limited by PC rules of engagement or a hostile press--the clean up seems to be working.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-01-08 09:48|| 2007-01-08 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe we should hire out the ethopians for Iraq :).

Posted by Ol Dirty American 2007-01-08 10:08|| 2007-01-08 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 "Boy, those Ethiopian choppers must be big!"

Or those Ethiopians are really small. I know they used to be skinny enough to fit two to a seat.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-01-08 10:19|| 2007-01-08 10:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Venture to say it was an MI-8 which can carry 24 Borscht eatin' Sovs, so yeah about 50 Efee'opians!

Posted by Janos Hunyadi 2007-01-08 11:57|| 2007-01-08 11:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe we should hire out the ethopians for Iraq :).

And London.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-08 12:46|| 2007-01-08 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 There's jungle in Somalia? I thought it was all sand.

Posted by Penguin 2007-01-08 13:47|| 2007-01-08 13:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Theis sounds like a job for...

The Phantom!

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-01-08 15:06|| 2007-01-08 15:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Hell yeah Excalibur!
Like Hessian Mercs!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-08 17:51|| 2007-01-08 17:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Reprint from afore Naw Yars - okay to read again.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-08 21:15|| 2007-01-08 21:15|| Front Page Top

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