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Mogadishu, Somalia - Somali Islamists declare 'jihad' against Ethiopia
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | October 9, 2006

Posted on 10/09/2006 2:15:51 PM PDT by HAL9000

MOGADISHU, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Somalia's powerful Islamists on Monday declared holy war against Horn of Africa rival Ethiopia, which they accused of invading Somalia to prop up the shaky interim government.

"Starting from today, we have declared jihad against Ethiopia," Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told a news conference, while wearing combat fatigues and clutching an AK-47 assault rifle.


(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; ethiopia; hornofafrica; islamists; jihad; mogadishu; sharifahmed; somalia; war
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1 posted on 10/09/2006 2:15:52 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000
Lord protect the Ethiopians.

Prayers are needed as we know the west won't have time to care about these people!

2 posted on 10/09/2006 2:17:52 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: HAL9000
Screw That!

That's where the Arc is !!!
3 posted on 10/09/2006 2:18:28 PM PDT by cmsgop ( President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Must Purify Himself in The Waters of Lake Minnetonka)
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To: NYer

"A Kenyan woman collapses after viewing the body of Italian nun St, Leonella Sgorbati at the Consolata Shrine in Kenya's capital Nairobi, September 21, 2006. Sgorbati was killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu last Sunday in an attack that drew immediate speculation of links to Muslim anger over the Pope's recent remarks on Lslam."

4 posted on 10/09/2006 2:20:05 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: HAL9000

ahh yes..the peaceful religion strikes again..


5 posted on 10/09/2006 2:21:10 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info)
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To: HAL9000

Starting from today, we have declared jihad against Ethiopia
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OK, so they single out another country. What's the news anyway? The SATANIC religion of Islam has a jihad declared against THE WHOLE WORLD as our western leaders fiddle and 3rd world countries fall to Islam.


6 posted on 10/09/2006 2:21:29 PM PDT by MadeInAmerica (- If ILLEGAL means Undocumented - Then Breaking and Entering means Unannounced Visit)
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To: MarMema

Ethipia has been around longer than any Arab or Muz. they will be around when the jihad vermin are no more..


7 posted on 10/09/2006 2:27:04 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: HAL9000

Good. Now where do I send my check so that Ethiopia can buy ammo?


8 posted on 10/09/2006 2:28:15 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: HAL9000
Ethiopia was overrun by fascists before, coming out of Somalia, in 1935. Never again.

Regards, Ivan

9 posted on 10/09/2006 2:31:29 PM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: HAL9000

Somali Islamists = Salamis


10 posted on 10/09/2006 2:33:46 PM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: MadeInAmerica

I would think that the Ethiopians could take care of themselves. Although I would give them some modern equipment. They won't be fighting the Italian Army, so spears won't do this time.


11 posted on 10/09/2006 2:34:20 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft
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To: Bringbackthedraft

Give Ethiopia some of our older F14's and F4's.

Or better yet, send over a dozen or so F15's and a few Spooky's. Add in a dozen daisy cutters for good measure.


12 posted on 10/09/2006 2:37:44 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Freedom by its nature cannot be imposed, it must be chosen")
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To: EQAndyBuzz
They don't need f-14's the have the Ark of the covenant
13 posted on 10/09/2006 2:41:48 PM PDT by Walkingfeather (u)
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To: headstamp
Salamis
Hilarious!
14 posted on 10/09/2006 2:42:56 PM PDT by mikethevike (We could use a little global warming up here in MN)
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To: HAL9000

I wouldnt exactly say Somalia's islamists are powerful...obviously Reuters hopes so


15 posted on 10/09/2006 2:45:20 PM PDT by DontBelieveAugPolls
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To: Walkingfeather

"They don't need f-14's the have the Ark of the covenant."

They gonna beat the Somalis over the head with it?


16 posted on 10/09/2006 2:47:14 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Freedom by its nature cannot be imposed, it must be chosen")
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To: MadIvan

But then they kicked the Somali's butt (was it in the 70-ies or 80-ies?). Of course they were the Soviet stoogies and were helped by the Cubans, but still. I hear that the old Emperor soldiers were fighting bravely.


17 posted on 10/09/2006 2:55:01 PM PDT by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: MarMema

What a beautiful cross! God bless the Ethiopian Christians.


18 posted on 10/09/2006 3:27:21 PM PDT by montag813
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To: HAL9000
Image hosted by Photobucket.com where are the Templers when you need them...???
19 posted on 10/09/2006 3:53:55 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: HAL9000

Ethiopa needs Haile Selassie type leaders.

20 posted on 10/09/2006 4:15:35 PM PDT by Wiggins
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