Posted on 09/27/2006 10:08:01 AM PDT by ncountylee
KISMAYO, Somalia - Men in machine gun-mounted trucks Tuesday quickly dispersed hundreds of women protesting radical Islamic fighters who have taken over this strategic port town and much of the rest of southern Somalia.
At least 20 women were arrested, according to relatives of the demonstrators who spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared reprisals. The trucks carrying the men were flying the black flags associated with Islamic extremism.
The protests came a day after the militants opened fire on demonstrators, killing a teenage boy. Also Monday, Hassan Turki, a leader of the Islamic militia, for the first time acknowledged his forces had been bolstered by foreign fighters he called “our Muslim brothers.”
The group’s strict and often severe interpretation of Islam raises the specter of Afghanistan’s ousted Taliban militia, and contrasts with the moderate Islam that has dominated Somali culture for centuries. The United States has accused the Islamic group of sheltering suspects in the 1998 al-Qaida bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden has portrayed Somalia as a battleground in his war on the U.S.
“While foreign fighters are in our town, we will continue these protests,” Hawo Ugas Farah, one of Tuesday’s demonstrators, told The Associated Press. “We don’t need international terrorists hiding in our country and killing our children.”
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Somalia like Gaza is an open sewer filled with filthy vermin.
I am sure we will hear from NOW, the ACLU and Amnesty International any minute now...
"At least 20 women were arrested"
Wonder why the Islamist are so fond of rape? Is the Islam the official religion of rape?
Well for rape, a woman must deny consent. But under Islam, it seems women are more like property and have no say in any matters so rape doesn't exist. It's simply what happens. And a woman who is raped is considered a adulterer for tempting the man. Why do you think muslim societies forbid women to be in public without a male relative? The male relative is to protect her from the rest of the animals. So, in a nutshell, yes, it is the religion of rape.
These are brave women, I'm afraid many will be murdered for the defiance of the ICU. When will we stand up for the rights of the oppressed in Darfur and Somalia? Will we wait until another 3,000 or 30,000 americans are dead?
I am an optimist by nature but the last few weeks have been a downer.
"The trucks carrying the men were flying the black flags associated with Islamic extremism."
They don't even pretend to be the good guys. Muslims need to just shut up about Islam being a religion of peace. They are killers and they know it. We ought to laugh at anyone who protests that Islam isn't to blame for terrorism.
LOL!
Do today's "journalists" have to be able to pass a 6th-grade writing test?
I want to see those guys riding in a truck that's mounted on a machine gun!
The filthy vermin are flying black flags.
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