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May 5, 2006
Somalia: "President" Whines About U.S. Involvement
If this is true, as I think it is, it shows the Administration is doing the smart thing in Somalia in fighting the terrorists with thugs. (A note to the bleeding-heart humanitarians: we did not create the Somali situation, it is not our responsiblity to fix it. If Bush tried to "fix Somalia" you would condemn him as an imperialist warmonger anyway.) Somalia, of course, is a nearly-100% Muslim country.
Here is the story: Somali leader slams US on terror
The US is funding a coalition of Somali warlords who earlier this year battled Islamic groups in Mogadishu, Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf has said.Mr Yusuf's spokesman said the funding was fuelling Somalia's civil war.
At least 70 people were killed in the worst violence seen in the Somali capital for several years, when the two groups clashed in March.
US officials refused to comment directly but one said they did not want terror to take root in the region.
Somalia has not had an effective national authority for 15 years.
Reports that the US was operating in Somalia have been circulating for some time, but this is the first time someone so senior has commented on them.[..]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at May 5, 2006 8:42 AM
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