Posted on 01/02/2007 7:17:08 AM PST by Flavius
SomaliNet) Hussein Mohamed Aideed, the interior minister of the transitional federal government has said on Tuesday the government wants that Somalia and Ethiopia share a single passport and wipe out the boundary between the countries – citing the unity of European countries as one nation and share one currency.
Mr. Aideed who met today with clan and traditional elders in the former presidential palace in the Somalia capital Mogadishu said since Somalis and Ethiopians are brothers and both countries share 2000 km long border my government would suggest to use a single passport in the two countries and unified security forces because there is blood relations between both communities in Somalia and Ethiopia.
“There are thousands of Somali refugees living in Ethiopian and hold Ethiopian passports who can travel everywhere in the world,” Mr. Aideed said.
Hussein Aideed said 60% the Somali refugees are in Ethiopia and argued that nothing can prevent us from joining hands with Ethiopia since they came to help us from thousands miles away.
The interior minister asked the elders to welcome the Ethiopian forces helping the government for restoring peace and stability.
He said the Ethiopians should be seen as friends but not as enemy. “Ethiopia is the only country which supported Somalia out of the problem,” he said.
December 10, 2006, some members of the transitional parliament in Somalia put on view publicly a map which they said secretly stolen from the office of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi in Baidoa. The map shows all countries in African continent with Ethiopia annexing Somalia. But the premier Gedi denied the allegation as false paper.
Somalia has such a sorry government, this would probably be a good idea.
Who's Molly?
Interesting....... could be good could be bad.....
Molly Hatchett?.......
Did I read this correctly? Ethiopia is annexing Somalia?
Good Golly Miss Molly?
well who knows
but you can trust these 3rd world reporters more then anyone in main stream media
This may be Eithiopia's way of accessing the sea.
It's ambassador Richard the Little.
Little Richard?......Molly Pitcher?..or ...Molly Catcher?......
As for Somalia, Ethiopia probably controlled that area at one time. Thing is, currently Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries on the planet, and Somalia is even poorer. It is debatable whether Ethiopia can afford to take over Somalia. However, they would have direct access to the ocean, again.
I don't really care what the reason is, to be quite honest. Somalia is a failed state, and in the process of being consumed by AQ linked fanatics. If Ethiopia wants it, they're welcome to it. They're doing themselves, the region, and us, a tremendous favor. The average Somali certainly doesn't give a hoot; all they know is their tribe and their hometown. If this new government is better than the old one, everyone wins. Except al-Qa'ida. And that's what I call a happy ending.
Sweet Molly Malone? Is she still selling "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh"
well ocean access is huge even for beat up country
but what if ocean has oil deposits,gas,we know they have uranium
one can fix a broken place in a jiffy with that
When do the Somalie refugees go home?
They got a taste of sharia law and are fleeing into the arms of the Ethiopian army to prevent a repeat performance.
Good move.
Hopefully we'll see fewer stories about Somalia Pirates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4409662.stm
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-11/2005-11-18-voa50.cfm?CFID=92334700&CFTOKEN=83035532
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,86072,00.html
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