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Ethiopian PM: Islamists from Britain, Canada captured, hurt in Somalia
Victoria Times Colonist ^ | 1/9/07

Posted on 01/09/2007 9:22:55 PM PST by Valin

PARIS - Ethiopia's prime minister said in an interview published Tuesday that suspected terrorists from Canada, Britain, Pakistan and elsewhere have been among those taken prisoner or killed in the military operations in Somalia. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was quoted by French newspaper Le Monde as saying that he didn't know the exact number of prisoners in Somalia "because it changes constantly." "But many international terrorists are dead in Somalia," Meles was quoted as saying. "Photographs have been taken and passports from different countries have been collected. The Kenyans are holding Eritrean and Canadian passport holders. We have injured people coming from Yemen, Pakistan, Sudan, the United Kingdom."

A spokeswoman at the British Foreign office said it could not confirm reports that British passport holders have been involved in the fighting in Somalia. But she said her government was in touch with Somali and Ethiopian authorities and would continue to look into such reports. The spokeswoman spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with Foreign Office policy.

Ethiopia forces invaded Somalia last month to prevent an Islamic movement from ousting the weak, internationally recognized government from its lone stronghold in the west of the country. The U.S. and Ethiopia both accuse the Islamic group of harbouring extremists, among them al-Qaida suspects.

© The Canadian Press 2007


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: somalia

1 posted on 01/09/2007 9:22:57 PM PST by Valin
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To: Valin

They should execute them on the spot.


2 posted on 01/09/2007 9:26:14 PM PST by pissant
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To: Valin

Those pesky Brits and Canucks............


3 posted on 01/09/2007 9:26:58 PM PST by umgud (The profound is only so to those that it is.)
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To: Valin

No world war there. Just move along.


4 posted on 01/09/2007 9:29:09 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Well, it's 2007. Time to get ready for 2008.)
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To: Valin
Ah, whisk the injured off to a top trauma center. After they've recovered sufficiently, set them up with agents and arrange spots on all the MSM talking head shows. /s

Tell the SOBs they'll wish they'd died, and throw them into some " super secret CIA prison ".

I'm sure the bleeding hearts will wail and moan about these slugs.

5 posted on 01/09/2007 9:30:36 PM PST by csvset
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To: Valin; pissant; umgud

Take the Canucks out back and shoot them! It's personal ............. FRegards


6 posted on 01/09/2007 9:31:22 PM PST by gonzo (I'm not confused anymore. Now I'm sure we have to completely destroy Islam, and FAST!!)
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To: umgud
I do believe that's why it's called the Global War On Terror. The downside of globalization is you can have breaffast in London and be fighting in Somalia that evening. 48 hours after you leave Waziristan you can be almost anywhere.
7 posted on 01/09/2007 9:33:13 PM PST by Valin (History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
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To: csvset

They already are.


8 posted on 01/09/2007 9:35:00 PM PST by pissant
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To: Valin


Hurt????...Why aren't they dead???


9 posted on 01/09/2007 9:36:06 PM PST by NickatNite2003 (From the Man from Hope" to the wife who snarls "Abandon All Hope!")
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To: csvset

I would hazard a guess that they are being talked to as we speak. and a number of them will end up in your Caribbean retreat from the stress of jihad.


10 posted on 01/09/2007 9:36:14 PM PST by Valin (History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
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To: csvset
er...trauma center? Oh, yeah, that's where you get the HIV+ transfusions and are allowed to rest in ultra hygienic surroundings...er...
11 posted on 01/09/2007 9:51:45 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Valin

What's wrong with these Canadians? If they want sharia law they can stay in Canada and wait a few months.


12 posted on 01/09/2007 10:15:30 PM PST by oldbill
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Enemy combatants, can you imagine what Ethiopia's version of Gitmo is like?


13 posted on 01/09/2007 10:18:31 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Democrat Happens!)
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To: Mike Darancette

can you imagine what Ethiopia's version of Gitmo is like?

No cable TV? :-)


14 posted on 01/09/2007 10:38:49 PM PST by Valin (History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
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To: oldbill

I'm late responding to a few posts which I found interesting or disturbing and this is one of them.

First of all just because these pieces of **** held or hold Canadian passports doesn't make them Canadian in the eyes of the majority of Canadians. As far as I am concerned the majority of these people don't want to be Canadian and will never be seen as Canadian. Most likely they weren't even born in Canada and are only present to receive what is free and not to give back anything in return.


15 posted on 01/11/2007 9:46:51 AM PST by aCDNinUSA
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To: Valin

I hope they throw them in a room with Cindy and Medea B.


16 posted on 01/11/2007 9:49:02 AM PST by dforest (Liberals love crisis, create crisis and then dwell on them.)
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