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2006-06-13 Africa Horn

Leader of Islamic forces in Somalia seeks `understanding' with U.S.

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Posted by Fred 2006-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is a time-honored tactic known as "playing to the crowd." To the extent that Sheikh Ahmed and his cronies care about the Western press, it's to the extent that they can dissimulate to it in order to retain just enough public ambiguity to prevent the US off their backs. Keep in mind that Mullah Omar was already too well known as having been in tight with al-Qaeda to be able to back away from it, yet now we have people claiming that one of the people running their camps in Afghanistan (Zarqawi) was somehow irrevocably opposed to their agenda.

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2006-06-13 00:09|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2006-06-13 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 What's with this "US-backed warlord" crap? EVERY article on Somalia has that phrase. Did the US actually back (with money, materiel) the warlords or merely prefer them to the islamists? Dan, anyone know?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-06-13 08:32|| 2006-06-13 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 "Ding dong, JDAM calling"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-13 09:15|| 2006-06-13 09:15|| Front Page Top

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