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2007-01-12 Africa Horn

'Britons' held after US strikes in Somalia

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Posted by Brett 2007-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'm guessing that none of these "Britons" are called Derek or Roger.

Posted by Omulet Sheagum4208 2007-01-12 00:02|| 2007-01-12 00:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Local residents said that US teams were involved in heavy fighting around the town of Hayo, which is said to be the suspects main base near the Kenyan border.

heh, you couldn't our people out of that fight. I'm sure they're leading, payback! I just wish I was young again and over there, like most of us do.

re. captured "Brit" al-Q combatants: should be able to arrange a "stay over" in Mog...... forever.

Posted by RD 2007-01-12 00:24|| 2007-01-12 00:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Brett - FYI women come after ponies in the scale of importance in Somalia.

Posted by Howard UK 2007-01-12 03:36|| 2007-01-12 03:36|| Front Page Top

#4 England and especially London has had an influx of Somalis move in the last 10 years-Thanks Tony Blair.

I remember watching Black Hawk Down in the Cinema years ago and Somalians shouting out praise when US Soldiers being shot.

Scum the lot of them and as per other muslims most live on the Welfare state and contribute nothing to the economy/community!!!

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-01-12 04:53|| 2007-01-12 04:53|| Front Page Top

#5 ...A thought occurs to me. A week ago, as far as anybody knew, it was just the Ethiopians kicking ass all the way across Somalia and the only people anybody was talking about were dead Somalian islamists and Al-Q.
Now - that we've admitted we're in - suddenly we have stories of 'US teams were involved' and 'US-led action' killing 'Many civilians, including children'.

I'm running out of words for this sort of thing.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-12 06:22|| 2007-01-12 06:22|| Front Page Top

#6 I noticed that too Mike.

Posted by Mark Z 2007-01-12 06:44|| 2007-01-12 06:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Youse guyz missed da point: The civilians were not killed in the proper religious manner, invoking the name of allen and slaying with scimitars.

~~Baby ducks are expendable.~~

Posted by Bobby 2007-01-12 07:24|| 2007-01-12 07:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Indeed, Omulet, shame on Timeonline that the "M" word is tabooed out of Dhimmitude but their media has no second thought about insulting all non-mozzie Asians similarly.

Posted by unicorn 2007-01-12 08:35|| 2007-01-12 08:35|| Front Page Top

#9 I am shocked there were no Canadian passports.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-12 09:20|| 2007-01-12 09:20|| Front Page Top

#10 What not from Detroit? Members of CAIR not doubt. Blah.

Posted by Icerigger 2007-01-12 16:33|| 2007-01-12 16:33|| Front Page Top

#11 I can't wait for the first story about one of these gunnies being from Minneapolis. Its only a matter of time. Prolly have to have a talk with his family.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-12 19:41|| 2007-01-12 19:41|| Front Page Top

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