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| Get out of Somalia or else, Eritrea tells Ugandan troops |
| 2007-03-21 |
| (SomaliNet) Ugandan troops face a possible “Vietnam” in taking on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia, diplomats warn, with Eritrea now telling President Yoweri Museveni to pull his troops out, the East African Standard reports on Monday. Eritrea appears to have a paternal interest in the fortunes of the Islamic Courts, don't they? With the vanguard of Uganda’s 1,600 contingent of peacekeepers now in Mogadishu, the Eritrean government has upped the ante on the controversial force by telling them bluntly to go home. That's home from Somalia, not home from Eritrea. Closely though I may pore over the map, I can't seem to find any point where Eritrea actually adjoins Somalis. Aethiopia and Djibouti separate them like chaste duennas. Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu told the BBC that unless Kampala withdrew its soldiers, the whole East African region could be destabilised. Good Lord! If that happened... ummm... what would be different? Behind the Eritrean concern is a belief that Ethiopia and now Uganda are acting at the behest of the US. I'm curious as to whom Eritrea's acting at the behest of. President Museveni has already acknowledged that Washington is paying for the peacekeepers. We suspected as much, I think. And cheap at twice the price. Mr Abdu accused Ethiopia of being a US puppet in driving out the forces of the Union of Islamic Courts from Mogadishu, whom Eritrea supported. Ugandan troops have already been shelled by insurgents angry at their arrival and Mr Abdu said worse could follow. Y'know, I'm not a real subtle fellow, but I've got a sneaking suspicion that the Islamic Courts were an Eritrean puppet. I dunno... It's just a hunch... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Aethiopia and Djibouti separate them like chaste duennas. ! Heh heh |
| Posted by: Clyde Threaling1504 2007-03-21 08:00 |
| #1 If Somalia is Vietnam, does that mean Eritrea is North Vietnam. If so, when can we send the BUFFS to visit downtown Hanoi, I mean Asmara? |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-03-21 07:40 |