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2006-12-15 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Juba has fallen!"

It just sounds so neat.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-12-15 08:35|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-12-15 08:35|| Front Page Top

#2 That's in the deep south of the country, down towards Kenya, right? Which would put it away from the Ethiopians, Punts, and Somalilanders. Who'd they seize it from, a particularly charismatic branch of vacuum? Associated Khat Smugglers Local 5761?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2006-12-15 11:22|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-15 11:22|| Front Page Top

#3 "Juba has fallen!"

...and it can't get up!!!

Posted by tu3031 2006-12-15 11:24|| 2006-12-15 11:24|| Front Page Top

#4 So, Somalia's "Courts Union" has an armed wing too? Sounds more and more like the Paleos every day.

Posted by BA 2006-12-15 11:30|| 2006-12-15 11:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Are they aided in their fighting by Iranian U-238 prospectors of Lt Grade and above?

Posted by 3dc 2006-12-15 13:17|| 2006-12-15 13:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Islamic leaders addressed crowds of people who rallied in the Salagle announcing that all kinds of drugs including the narcotic Khat leafy is banned and any one who is caught for selling or consuming Khat will face punishments.

Yup. I'm sure they were "rallying" for the courts.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-12-15 17:28|| 2006-12-15 17:28|| Front Page Top

#7 I still think we should quordinate with Ethiopia garantee them Air support with some SOF spotters for when they go offensive. Somalia could be a Afghanistan with a Ethiopia being the N Alliance and the ICU playing the Talibs. Only difference would be instead of mountianous Warizistan their would be a healthy swim.

Either way with very near 0 sacrifise on our part short the actual bombing expense we could get a new ally in Africa and at best crush a Islamist center at worst open a new front to draw off some of those Jihadi's and resources now heading to Iraq/Afghanistan. We have killed a boat load of Sudanese maybe they would go to Somalia instead to die.

Sounds win win to me.

Posted by C-Low 2006-12-15 22:18|| 2006-12-15 22:18|| Front Page Top

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