Somalia Says No To Sharia Law
Somali Islamic state 'ruled out'
The Union of Islamic Courts does not want to impose a Taleban-style Islamic state in Somalia, says their leader.
Sharif Shaikh Ahmed told the BBC they had no political aims beyond enabling the people to decide their own future.
His militia have been seeking to shore up support after taking over the Somali capital from warlords on Monday.
The interim government wants talks, but the Islamic militia says it has now advanced to within 20km of Jowhar, the town where the defeated warlords fled.
The United States has expressed concern at developments.
A State Department spokesman did not comment directly but pointedly said: "We don't want to see Somalia turn into a safe haven for foreign terrorists".
The US was accused of backing the warlords defeated by the Islamists but has neither confirmed nor denied the persistent reports.
Sharia law concerns
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed told the BBC Arabic service that the Islamic Courts were not a movement.
Maybe Somalia should put some effort into feeding their people instead of fighting over sand.
posted by American Crusader @ 5:18 PM
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The Union of Islamic Courts does not want to impose a Taleban-style Islamic state in Somalia, says their leader.
I am going to watch.
And Castro wasn't a Commie.
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed told the BBC Arabic service that the Islamic Courts were not a movement.
I'm skeptical on that one! Hasn't the world been down that road before?
Maybe Somalia should put some effort into feeding their people instead of fighting over sand.
Not gonna happen. Islam promotes a never-ending feud.
I've been to Mogadishu. I'm firmly convinced that county will most likely never have a functional government ever again.
I'm firmly convinced that county will most likely never have a functional government ever again.
Tend to agree.
In fact fully agree.
You'd have to introduce 10 years of martial law and curfiews.
Not only the people that the people forgot all basic human social behaviour they also do not possess any basic skills to support themselves, produce food or anything for that matter (thanks to the international aid).
A nice little nuke would solve the problem for them...
you can thank cut and run murtha for this one too. he's the one that talked clinton into leaving.
Yesterday's WaPo showed the brigade riding around 20 to a jeep--just like in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy.
Here is another article. The information seems to be conflicting, depending on the source. Excerpt:
Nairobi, Kenya (CNSNews.com) - African leaders appear willing to tolerate and even cautiously support an Islamist militia that has taken control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The Islamists, believed to be sympathetic to al Qaeda, want to establish a state based on shari'a law....
More at the above link.
My favourite Somali news site was taken off the Net the very same day the mullahs claimed victory.
How are you doing, man?
Somalia was the first real battle of the war on terror.
Although I have always been a supporter of Bill Clinton, I have to admit that he messed up the war from beginning to the end.
Sbah al nour,
Very interesting blog. i appreciate your criticism.
hes trying to lull the people to sleep, trying to cathc flys with honey not viniger. they are all ready under sharia and the koran its where they get here justification to genocide.
Crusader,
HERE is the latest on Somalia.
Title: "Somalia Believed Headed for 'Draconian Sharia Law'"
Perhaps things wouldn't be so bad in Somalia were it not for Uncle Sam bankrolling a bunch of Death Squads.
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