Horn Of Africa--The Next Battleground

CHUQ

SH*T! Who said this before?

Sept. 17, 2007 issue - America is quietly expanding its fight against terror on the African front. Two years ago the United States set up the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership with nine countries in central and western Africa. There is no permanent presence, but the hope is to generate support and suppress radicalism by both sharing U.S. weapons and tactics with friendly regimes and winning friends through a vast humanitarian program assembled by USAID, including well building and vocational training. In places like Chad, American Special Forces train and arm police or border guards using what it calls a "holistic approach to counterterrorism." Sgt. Chris Rourke, a U.S. Army reservist in a 12-man American Civil Affairs unit living in Dire Dawa, in eastern Ethiopia, says it comes down to this: "It's the Peace Corps with a weapon."

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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

It's been a battleground for quite a while ,but by ignoring it we just let it get to the point that it's too little too late in many areas.
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CHUQ · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:24 am Post subject:

It has been a prob for awhile, but it has been a minor irritant to Wash, but that will change soon. The players are lining up and are preparing for the big BANG!
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CHUQ · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:51 am Post subject:

War drums begin beating louder.

Somali Islamists and opposition leaders meeting in Eritrea have joined forces in a new alliance to overthrow Somalia's transitional government.

More than 300 delegates, including Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, have approved a constitution and central committee.

A spokesman said the new movement will be called The Alliance for the Liberation of Somalia.

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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

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Somali Islamists and opposition leaders meeting in Eritrea have joined forces in a new alliance to overthrow Somalia's transitional government.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Laughing

Sounds like trouble.
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