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Somali Islamists say told by God to fight Ethiopia
...and I think we all know which God they're talking about.
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamists whipped up howling mobs religious fervor against Ethiopia on Monday, telling demonstrators God had commanded that they fight troops sent into the country by Addis Ababa to oppose their advance. "We are telling Ethiopia that we are ready to die," said Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, a senior Islamist in charge of defense.
How ready are you, Sheikhy?
I've been thinking of turning him into a pillar of salt, y'know...
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"We've been commanded by God to fight you," he said at a rally of hundreds of mostly young men and a few veiled women at a football stadium in the Islamist-controlled capital.
But I'll stay back here and relay the messages from God. Go get 'em, boys!
The demonstrators set fire to an Ethiopian flag to cries of "God is great!"
Ah, yes. We've seen this movie before. Many times.
Ain't I, though? You oughta see me do the Charleston!
-God |
At the same rally, Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed also condemned the Ethiopian presence, but suggested his movement may resume stalled talks with the government. "The Islamic courts are ready for talks against the use of force or foreign troops," he told the crowds.
I told him to say that, too.
-God |
Witnesses say Ethiopia has moved thousands of troops across the border to protect Baidoa, provincial base of Somalia's interim government, against Islamists who have seized Mogadishu and a large swathe of the country. Traditionally Christian Ethiopia fears a hardline Muslim state on its doorstep and possible Islamist aspirations to claim its southeastern, ethnically Somali region of Ogaden. The Islamist-organized protest came as a group of Somali legislators urged the Ethiopians to leave the country. It was the first recognition from within the Horn of Africa's interim authorities of a military incursion by Addis Ababa.
Damn. How much popcorn can we eat?
Here, lemme create some more.
-God |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-24 |
