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| Africa Horn |
| Debka analysis of Somali war different than all others. |
| 2006-12-30 |
| This is a quite different story than the other reports we are seeing. I am not sure what Debka's angle is. Hit the link for the full tale as it is worth reading for your own insight into positions. They basicly see 3 things: 1) a war between 2 dictators who are 3rd cousins. Both claiming to be Christian. 2) a proxy war by the Sunni Arabs to test their ability to invest Iraq if the US withdraws 3) the Greater Somali Islamic angle. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #2 I think the dress rehearsal for a Sunni Arab intervention in Iraq angle is pretty tenous. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-12-30 15:50 |
| #1 It's not different at all - just a wide-angle lens on the whole situation. Eritrea is sponsoring the Islamic Courts for the same reason that Israel used to support Hamas - because it sees them as a useful ally* against a traditional enemy. Christian nations do fight each other for non-religious reasons, just as Muslim nations do. * The traditional meaning of ally is simply a nation with which you cooperate for the duration of a conflict. Allies are not friends. Besides, nations have interests, not friends. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-12-30 15:35 |