Somalia: Warlords Abhor a Vacuum

editorial

Nairobi — IT IS IRONIC, but the Ethiopian military incursion in Somalia, controversial as it is, could be just what the doctor ordered for the stateless Horn of Africa nation.

The speed at which the Union of Islamic Courts is falling apart in the face of the better-armed Ethiopian forces, confirm a widely held belief that the Islamists had nothing concrete to offer beyond sending the warlords fleeing.

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