Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
20 June 2009
Mogadishu — The transitional parliament speaker Sheik Aden Mohamed Nor, better known as Madobe, Saturday held a press conference in Mogadishu and asked the international community to send foreign troops to Somalia within the following 24 hours.
The speaker of the parliament talked on other matters in his press conference in the capital, and demanded foreign troops from neighboring countries like Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen, saying that the government's power is on the verge of being defeated by Islamist forces in the Somali capital.
Sheik Aden Madobe said that the decision was approved by the Somali parliamentarians, who agreed to ask the international community to send troops to protect and save the transitional government, adding that the existence of the TFG is at risk.
On the other hand Sheik Aden Madobe told reporters that the fighting against the government is led by a senior leader of Al-Qaeda who is from Pakistan.
He reiterated that neighboring countries will also be attacked and be in a danger if the transitional government is toppled, pointing out that the Somali government is an emergency situation.
The statement of the speaker comes when there is heavy fighting between the government soldiers and the Islamist forces in the north of Mogadishu.
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Another "Foriegn" minister looking for "Foriegn" troops to invade his country so as to keep mr "Foriegn" Minister safe while he finishes looting his country and getting the stash back into US/UK/FR.
Have'nt we had enough of these lying "Foriegn" ministers? They come on the back of "Foriegn" troops loot as much as they can and US/UK/FR media gives them a blind eye.
Really? Do tyou for a minute think any nation in the Horn will be safe once the Al-Qeda terrorists are established in Somalia? Dude rafie... I, as well as many peace loving Africans, believe extrimism has no place in Africa. We can work together witout the influence of lunatic hardliners. If these people are allowed to take over in Somalia, they will endanger the future of Somali childeren. Girls can not attainf=d school, stone people for minor crimes, create a totaliterian regime while those in power and their supporters prosper, the rest die slow.
We have been there. We know how it starts.
What Somalia needs is a government supported by law not guns and fundamental religious fanaticism. Live and learn, Somalia if taken over by Al-Shebab will go back a hundred years, it will wage war on its neighbours whereby drowning any hope of future peace progress and the persuit of happines by its people. Lets face it dude... Somalia is fkd if al-qeda takes over. You better believe it!
ethiopia shouldn't sent army to somalia, b/se why we force our brothers to the war mongered ppl. it is better if we stay ready at the border and use in and out tactic to destroy them as we used. let the war mongers live in the stone erra. i don't know what kind of ppl they are, they bring themselves a dustration!
I think the Somali parliamentary speaker is right to request supporting troops from international communities including the naighboring countries like kenya, Yaman, Djabouty and Eithopia. because there is foriegn fighters are now in Somali teritory to give hand the insurgent who are fighting aganist the transitional federal governemt of Somalia, therefore if international communities dont give helpfull hand to this fragile government its sure that Alqa'ida fights will go in Eithopia and kenya teritories with in days because they will have ports and airports where they can import the military materials and other fighters. the idea is not to say USA and UK are going to capture the somali teritory but its to say the people of Somalis and the somali teritory need helping from international communities.
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