Posted on 12/10/2008 5:47:34 PM PST by Righting
Somalia: Islamist Leader in Hiran Region Declares 'Jihad On Ethiopia' AllAfrica.com, Washington December 10 2008
The top leader of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militia in central Somalia's Hiran region has declared 'jihad' on Ethiopian troops amassing along border towns, Radio Garowe reported Tuesday.
Sheikh Abdirahman Ibrahim Ma'ow, the ICU chief in Hiran, told reporters via a telephone press conference that Ethiopia does not support the interests of the Somali people.
"I urge the Muslim people of Hiran [region] to join the jihad against Ethiopia, because the enemy of Islam has returned to our (...)
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Are we allied with Ethiopia?
We HAVE them (unofficially..), fighting the Islamists in Somalia & in Eritrea!
To a certain degree since the overthrow of the horrible Marxist Mengiste regime. More importantly perhaps this pronouncement obviously reflects a belief that these jihadists will be backed by Iran with all its oil wealth.
We should really encourage Iran to overextend itself as far as possible and take away even more of their oil revenue.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest Christian countries on Earth. They are indeed our allies in the war against Mohammedanism and have been at war against the Mohammedans since the 7th century. They are magnificent people.
Well, I was kinda hoping for a stronger commitment so we could lay waste to the jihadists.
Logic says... that we have to ally with ANY ANTI JIHADISTS on the planet, I am no Hindu, but we "need" India in this, the same goes to Thailand (I am no Buddhist, but they fight Jihadism too, in the south), etc.
Yes, it will be interesting to see if the One cozies up to those in Islam sworn to destroy us and refuses to work with one of the world’s oldest Christian nations. Before Mengiste’s coup, we were very close to Ethopia, having many communications facilities there. This should be telltale for the One. By the way, in the twentieth century the Ethopians, under Haile Selassie, handed a severe defeat to Mussolini’s fascist army on their land, the only black African nation to defeat an Axis power on their own.
Read Isiah Chapter 18.
I have always favored democratic India over intermittant military dictatorship Pakistan.
I think that the Christians, Buddhist and Hindu peoples who are willing to tolerate each other should be natural allies against the Islamists who aren't willing to tolerate any of us.
We should bolster Ethiopia’s battle against the jihadists. indeed, their battle is our own..
Well said, so is Israel - victim of fascistic Islamists!
Great reminder, God bless!
Israel may just be the best friend we have. For about 40 more days.
I hope Israelis vote for Bibi... in any case they will always be WITH us in our fight for freedom.
My concern is not so much “Will they be with us?” as it is “Will we be with them?”
Didn’t the Ethiopians already kick the Somali’s asses once?
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