Here's something folks may want to know . . .
“The fighting appear to be the fiercest yet between militiamen allied to the Somali Council of Islamic Courts (SCIC), which controls most of south-central Somalia, and Ethiopian-backed government troops. The SCIC has been steadily approaching Baidoa in recent weeks and has taken most of the surrounding towns and villages.
Salad Ali Jelle, the government's Deputy Defence Minister, told Reuters yesterday that 'war could start any minute because we are so close to each other'.
Many analysts and diplomats in Nairobi see a full-scale conflict in the coming weeks and months as inevitable. Though peace talks are scheduled to resume in Khartoum on Friday, a government spokesman said that they were 'a waste of time' and both sides have continued preparing for war.
With Ethiopia firmly backing the government - it has sent at least 6,000 troops into the country, analysts believe - and Eritrea taking the side of the Courts, the looming conflict could plunge the entire region into turmoil.”
…You can read the rest HERE.
Seeing as how Ethiopia is currently making incursions into Somalia that are more in our interests, vis-à-vis the war on terror, than Israel's summer assault on Lebanon (as distinguished from its attack of Hezzbolah -- which to be frank wasn't that helpful either), crazed wild-eyed hippies like myself think that maybe we should be doing something about it that Bush and Co aren't . . . Like maybe backing them publically or giving them more aid financially or . . . what's the word I'm looking for . . . REALLY helping them! (NOTE: No, 1,800 trainers scattered across an area larger than Western Europe doesn't count).
God forbid that we should have policy that didn't give one group of jihadist the breathing room to recover and re-arm while we're focused on another group.
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