Saturday, January 06, 2007

Cutting and running to Yemen aka hudna time.

Somalia: Islamist leaders in Yemen for talks

(SomaliNet) Senior leaders of the defeated Islamic Courts Union are now in Yemen for talks with the Yemeni officials, as the Al-Khaleej Arabic newspaper based in Dubai, UAE on Saturday. Dr. Abu-Bakar Al-Qureybi, the Yemeni foreign minister has confirmed the arrival of the Islamist leaders. “They came here for talks with the government officials over the Ethiopian occupation in Somalia,” he said. The paper quoted Qureybi saying that it would be a window of opportunity for Islamists to engage peace dialogue with the transitional federal government. (Ed. note: Hudna time)

While Hundreds of Protesters Rage in Mogadishu and gee, what a surprise - all that rage? It's coming from the Muzzie quarter:
``We are protesting against the disarmament and the Ethiopian presence in the country. We cannot accept disarmament under occupation,'' Haeyle Abdulle Hussein, 23, told The Associated Press. ``We will wage a holy war instead.''

"Women in flowing Somali dresses and veils shouted ``Down with Ethiopia!'' as they marched through this ruined seaside town."

"Some Islamic fighters who have been hiding in Mogadishu since the Islamic movement's main force fled last week said Friday that they would heed a call from an al-Qaida leader for guerrilla attacks and suicide bombings against Ethiopian troops."


But, but...it's a religion of peace!