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2009-01-15 Africa Horn

UN demands Eritrea pullback from Dijbouti border

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Time for the US to help out Djibouti, which has helped the US immensely by allowing us to set up a headquarters there. I'd suggest bombing Eritrean troops along the Djibouti border back to the early "still in the trees, swinging by their tails" era. You know, just as a courtesy call...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-01-15 13:26|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-01-15 13:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Suddenly, the big pullback of Ethiopian troops from Somalia makes sense : Ethiopia lost its only functioning sea port when Eritrea broke off, and now all heavy commerce comes through the ports in Djibouti. Any threat to Djibouti leaves Ethiopia as a totally landlocked country, and Djibouti is the only one of Ethiopia's neighbors that is friendly. Expect LOTS of Ethiopian "volunteers" showing up in Djibouti WITH equipment,if Eritrea moves on Djibouti.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-01-15 18:51|| 2009-01-15 18:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Eritrea used to be staunch American ally, and was single handedly containing OBL when he was hiding in Sudan and trying to export his Jihad to the horn of Africa before 9/11.
Here is what Rumsfield has to say praising them.

This is of course before the Ethio-Eritrea border dispute, and the dimwit bush admin decided with all their wisdom and against international border ruling that favored Eritrea, decided to take Ethiopia's side, as they wanted to use them as proxy in Somalia.
Not to mention using American tax payers money to buy massive amount of arms from North Korea, breaking US/UN sanctions

This is what rightly is pissing Eritrea. Now the same thing is happening in Djibouti, where according the old colonial treaty, the disputed land is Eritrean, but then again American/ French interest is flying against international law, but what is international law when UNSC members have their own interests.

Posted by Dan">Dan 2009-01-15 23:46|| 2009-01-15 23:46|| Front Page Top

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