Somalia Jihad Update
Charles Johnson
Fri Jul 21, 2006 at 8:50 pm PDT • Views: 319
The tiny minority of extremists who’ve taken over Somalia are now calling for jihad against Ethiopia.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An Islamic militia leader whose forces control the capital called for a holy war Friday against Ethiopian troops protecting Somalia’s weak U.N.-backed government.
Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, speaking on Radio Shabelle, said Ethiopia’s decision to send troops to protect the transitional government in Baidoa, 150 miles northwest of Mogadishu, must be met with war.
“I am calling on the Somali people to wage a holy war against Ethiopians in Baidoa,” said Aweys, accused by the United States of having ties to al-Qaida. “They came to protect a government which they set up to advance their interests.”
And remember, before you get all judgmental and Islamophobic, the Council on American-Islamic Relations says the takeover of Somalia by Dark Ages religious fanatics is “a positive change.”
Frank says: