U.S.-Backed Militia Surrenders in Somalia

[Rhino]

U.S.-Backed Warlord's Militia Surrenders in Somalia

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hundreds of fighters who were battling Somalia's Islamic militia in the capital surrendered early Tuesday after a surge of violence that killed more than 70 people since Sunday, officials said.

The fighters, loyal to secular warlord Abdi Awale Qaybdiid, gave up their weapons and trucks to the Islamic militia, said Heyle Abdi, a top Islamic commander. The whereabouts of Qaybdiid were not immediately clear.

The Islamic fighters wrested Mogadishu from a U.S.-backed secular alliance of warlords last month, but Qaybdiid had refused to disarm.

The new violence started Sunday and broke weeks of relative calm under the rule of the Islamic fighters, who have grown increasingly radical since seizing Mogadishu and establishing strict courts based on Islamic law.

"The war was inevitable because nobody can have authority in the city beyond the Islamic courts," Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a top Islamic official, said Monday.........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202894,00.html

[DeclinetoState]

It looks like Somalia is about to move up into--what?--the 11th century.

[Rhino]

Thereabouts.

[Wolfcounsel]

Islam, the "religion" of peace, tolerance, love, and understanding, for Muslims only. All others stand in line to get your throats slit.

[ConspiracyBuff]

What a bunch of losers.....the Muslim's who think they can maintain these "strict" rules, more like unfollowable rules. Didn't they kill 2 people for watching World Cup soccer? I can't fathom their logic.

[Rink]

What a bunch of losers.....the Muslim's who think they can maintain these "strict" rules, more like unfollowable rules. Didn't they kill 2 people for watching World Cup soccer? I can't fathom their logic.

There is no LOGIC when it comes to cults, only 'CONTROL'; control of peoples lives, of what people do, eat, wear, think, live, and breathe.

Thats ALL the adherents of Islam care for, thats all any 'cult' cares for..... is control.

By controlling people in every aspect of their lives they make themselves like unto God and become Godlike assuming unto themselves the power of life and death like God.

Giving them power.

With Ultimate contol they attempt to gain Ultimate power which they think they can replace God with themselves.

Logic plays no part in this, only Control, and godlike power over human beings.

[Beowulf]

Since we get nothing from Somalia of value and have no interests their, who cares!