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2006-12-22 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 An Associated Press photographer saw 19 bodies

Did he actually take a photo of the bodies as proof? Perhaps the photographers name was police captain Jamil Hussein who, as we already know, exists (wink, wink,nudge, nudge) and can be trusted implicitly to tell us the truth.

Posted by Scott R 2006-12-22 01:02|| http://five24.net/index.php/photos]">[http://five24.net/index.php/photos] 2006-12-22 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Is GREEN HELMUT GUY gonna be there????

Posted by ARMYGUY 2006-12-22 06:37|| 2006-12-22 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 "Analysts believe Ethiopia may soon raise the stakes by deploying attack helicopters in support of the government."

Ethiopia's got attack helicopters? Ex Soviet? Al Quaeda was pretty tough on those in Afghanistan back in the day - but maybe that was by using US Stinger missiles, which hopefully the Somalians do not have. Can't imagine they won't have Chinese equivalents though - or will soon.

Will some 'talented outside observers' be helping the helos with tactics and targetting? And pilotting?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-22 07:44|| 2006-12-22 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 No wonder they can't find Jamil Hussein in Baghdad, he's in Mogadishu ...

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-12-22 08:27|| 2006-12-22 08:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Soon to be reporting from Kigali, Ouagadougou, and Brest.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-12-22 10:17|| 2006-12-22 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 The Ethiopians were well supplied by the Soviets during the Junta period, including a fair number of Hinds, T-55s, BMPs, MiGs and the like. They have had issues since the fall of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Communist Junta with spare parts, but they have been working hard in the past decade to rectify that situation.
And any Stingers that Al-Q got during the Soviet War in Afghanistan were stolen from or sold by the other groups that the West supported. Besides which, you won't want to bet your life on the launcher batteries from that period, 15 year shelf life.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-12-22 18:13|| 2006-12-22 18:13|| Front Page Top

#7 aQ got NO stingers in the Afghan war as they Afghans wouldn't allow the Arabs in to join the fight. Binnie and pals stayed in Peshawar talking the talk and spreading the moolah, but few Arabs were actually fighting.

Posted by Brett 2006-12-22 18:21|| 2006-12-22 18:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Where do we send our donations ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-12-22 18:36|| 2006-12-22 18:36|| Front Page Top

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