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2007-04-25 Africa Horn

Mogadishu violence goes on as Hawiye team issues statement

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hawiye team of fact-finding mission... accused Somalis president Abdulahi Yusuf, his prime minister Ali Gedi and the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi of ordering what he termed as mass murdering of the Somali people.

The Hawiye clan is allied with the Islamists and if anyone is an expert in mass murder, it's these clowns.

Posted by Pappy 2007-04-25 00:13|| 2007-04-25 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Allied or one and the same? Hard to tell, but it doesn't really matter.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-04-25 01:10|| 2007-04-25 01:10|| Front Page Top

#3 According to Al-J, they're 'allied'. More likely an alliance of convenience.

Posted by Pappy 2007-04-25 09:58|| 2007-04-25 09:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Hawiye is a large clan with many subclans in central part of Somalia. Well known subclan, Habar Gedir (Battle of Mogadishu - Blackhawk Down), was the last force resisting ICU before they took Mogadishu last year.

Current TFG interrior minister, Hussein Aideed, is a prominent member of Habar Gedir, as well as terrorist Dahir Aweys (ICU, Al-Itihaad).

I think that situation is much more complicated, and it is questionable who claims to speak in front of Hawiye.

Posted by trenchsol">trenchsol 2007-04-25 10:42|| 2007-04-25 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Hawiye is a large clan with many subclans
I have the feeling that it's going to be a much SMALLER clan, with or without subclans, if they keep messin' with the Ethiopians. The Ethiopians gave the Italians all they could handle during the short time Italy occupied the nation.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-04-25 11:20|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-04-25 11:20|| Front Page Top

#6 My point was that in country like Somalia everyone can claim to speak for anybody else. I don't believe that thos Hawiye, as a whole, support anybody particular.

Posted by trenchsol">trenchsol 2007-04-25 20:39|| 2007-04-25 20:39|| Front Page Top

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