Saturday, February 03, 2007

Somali Islamic Leader Wants Peacekeepers Out

Sounds like a reasonable request, considering wherever peacekeepers tend to go, mayhem follows. In this case though, I wouldn't trust this clown for one minute.

NAIROBI, Kenya: One of Somalia's top Islamic leaders warned on Saturday that the deployment of a foreign peacekeeping force will only fuel growing insecurity in the country.

Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed told The Associated Press he wanted talks with the interim government to help foster peace in the anarchic African nation.

Sheik Ahmed, who was seen as a moderate within the Islamic movement ousted by Somalia's government with the help of Ethiopian military forces earlier this year, spoke by telephone from an undisclosed location in Kenya, where he sought sanctuary.
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Sheik Ahmed said the Islamic movement leaders, some of whom are accused by the U.S. of having links to al-Qaida, are alive and in constant touch with each other.

"We are ready to talk with the government," he said. "We are seeking peace, reconciliation and Somalis to solve their own problems through dialogue."


Again with the dialogue. Have him call The Pantsuit. She plans to end war. Maybe she'll have a chat with him.


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