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Mogadishu Falls to Somali Government Troops (citizens wave flowers to soldiers)
Reuters ^
| Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:44am ET
| Guled Mohammed
Posted on 12/28/2006 6:28:18 AM PST by meg88
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:28:20 AM PST
by
meg88
To: meg88
GRRRREAT NEWS! Thanks for posting.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:29:00 AM PST
by
PGalt
To: meg88
I hope Clinton's not advising the Ethiopians to give it back in a few months.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:31:24 AM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: PGalt
Any chance the Ethopians want to take a holiday to Iran?
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:31:53 AM PST
by
meg88
To: meg88
Not only do they have the Islamists on the run, but they did this without any "assistance" from the UN. Good for them, and good for the Ethiopians.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:32:39 AM PST
by
3AngelaD
(ic.)
To: meg88
What? No stories about all the "wedding parties" being interrupted and shot up or bombed? No "baby milk factory" destruction? Where's the ACLU on this? (Yes, it's sarcasm. We need to learn how to fight a war Ethiopian style.)
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:33:48 AM PST
by
MizSterious
(Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
To: 3AngelaD
Watch the UN issue a resolution condemning the Ethiopians for their "unilateralism."
To: meg88
So far, Ethiopia has proven to be a better ally in the war on terror than the French, the Chinese, the Russians, or pretty much any of the non-Anglo 'great powers'. Hopefully, we're smart enough to recognize and assist their efforts.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:34:39 AM PST
by
Steel Wolf
(As Ibn Warraq said, "There are moderate Muslims but there is no moderate Islam.")
To: meg88
Now...how to handle the subsequent terrorism?
9
posted on
12/28/2006 6:35:12 AM PST
by
rhombus
To: meg88
I'm beginning to wonder whether our MSM (television) is not reporting this because it casts the Islamists in a negative light. I know that's a harsh assessment, but why am I only seeing the story on BBC?
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:35:22 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: neodad
Yes and it took a 3rd world army to do in 10 days what Bill Clinton and Les Aspin could not do. I am sure the Ethiopian army did not fight the battles in a P.C. way that our troops are required to do. They go in and kill and break everything in their way and let God sort it all out. If we had done this in Iraq we would not be in the cluster @!$# we are currently in.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:37:11 AM PST
by
reagandemo
(The battle is near are you ready for the sacrifice?)
To: neodad
I hope Clinton's not advising the Ethiopians to give it back in a few months.
Clinton?
The US State Department (Dr. Rice) and UN have already been calling for 'restraint' and 'negotiations'. They can't keep their noses out of these wars. They try to rush in with political/diplomatic solutions before the wars are finished.
One report yestereday did say that the Islamics had surrendered.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:37:20 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: meg88
Maybe the Ethiopians can look east and clean up Sudan next! :)
To: 3AngelaD
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:38:01 AM PST
by
meg88
To: neodad
I would guess that W has advisors somewhere within the advancing force.
There is too much at stake not to offer whatever assistance can be tendered.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:38:36 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. .... you'll run the bill up kid!....)
To: 1rudeboy
I'm beginning to wonder whether our MSM (television) is not reporting this because it casts the Islamists in a negative light. I know that's a harsh assessment, but why am I only seeing the story on BBC?
CNN did have a very brief headline report about the taking of Mogadishu, but little detail.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:39:55 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: meg88
so what this tells me is negotiations, talks, trying to "understand" the islamists didn't work, but when they're threatened with true violence aimed in thier directon they cower, run and hide??
doesn't this go directly against how the rest of the world says we should deal with islamic fanatics? (AND prove violence is the only thing they understand??)
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:41:38 AM PST
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info..)
To: meg88
Islamists sought to march on the government base of Baidoa. That prompted Ethiopia to come openly into the war No, what prompted Ethiopia to wage war was the declaration of war against them by the Islamderthals.
The Ethiopians believed their enemy meant it, so responded in the only manner Islamderthals understand.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:42:15 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(The WOT should have been over on 9/12/01.)
To: 1rudeboy
I would think the opportunity to report on this non-PC battle would trump all reasons to report, but I think this battle was way too dangerous for regular chicken-shiite reporters. No guarantees for your safety if you try to embed with these government troops.
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:42:41 AM PST
by
rabidralph
(Happy New Year, y'all!)
To: bert
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posted on
12/28/2006 6:42:54 AM PST
by
tiger-one
(The night has a thousand eyes)
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