Ethiopian Troops Roll Into SomaliaBy MOHAMED OLAD HASSANAssociated Press Writer AP Photo/MOHAMED SHEIKH NORWorld Video MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Hundreds of Ethiopian troops in armored vehicles rolled into Somalia on Thursday to protect their allies in this country's virtually powerless government from Islamic militants who control the capital.The move could give the U.S.-backed Somali government its only chance of curbing the Islamic militia's increasing power. But Ethiopia's incursion could also be just the provocation the militia needs to build public support for a guerrilla war."We will declare jihad if the Ethiopian government refuses to withdraw their troops from Somalia," a top Islamic official, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, told The Associated Press.The neighboring countries are traditional enemies, although Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has asked Ethiopia for its support. Thousands of Somalis have taken to the streets in recent weeks to denounce witness accounts of Ethiopian troops along the border.Somalia has been without an effective central government since warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other, carving much of the country into armed camps ruled by violence and clan law.
Originally posted by DiabloTX We would need only one...Calling Mr. Black....calling Mr. Black...come in Mr. Black!
Originally posted by BlueJ1 Who wants to bet that if Ethiopian forces win they wont leave after its over?
Originally posted by DiabloTX Well, think about it. If you're a Third-world player and wanna make a move, with everyone's attention diverted elsewhere in the world, now's the time to do it.Kinda eerily like the beginning of WWI....
Originally posted by Meatwad Ethiopia has an army??What is it, a number of horses and troops armed with bags of horse crap?
