What is going on with SOMALIA and ETHOPIA? are they allies?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

No its not true that is an excuse of the Currupt Somali government and the Ethiopians. Keep in mind most people on Somalia even the Christians support Islamic Courts.The government is trying to make it a religious issue when in reality its about the Somalis getting sick and tired of curruption. Here Are some facts:
- Somalia is a mostly muslim country.
-Also the Somalian government is extremely corrupt and oppressed its people ..
-Before the Islamic courts took over Somalia was full of checkpoints;and inorder to go passed the government warlords you had to pay them.
-If you wanted to open a business you would have to pay for protection and if you didn't God help you.
-When the Islamic courts took over the Somali people stood together and stopped all checkpoints and helped and stop corruption and crime went dramatically lower.
-They (the islamic courts )told the gov. that they dont want to take over the government they are just sick of the crimes and corruption .
-The Somali government's warlords tried to go about their business of terror but with the help of the Somali people they were all brought to justice.
-They(the islamic courts) have never punished anyone for their religion.
-The Somali gov..wants to dismantle the Islamic courts inorder to go back to oppressing its ppl..so they asked Ethiopia for help since most Somalis dont support their gov. and told them that this is a religious war even affiliating it with AlQaeda which the courts deny..
P.S.If Islamic courts were oppressive then WHY do ALL SOMALIS SUPPORT THEM and not their government..
-Ethiopia has no right to occupy and attack and kill innocent ppl..Its wronge And there is NOO excuse....

IF you want accurate info speak to a native Somali he would know.
I hope this helps remeber not to believe everything you hear ... Source(s) A Christian Somali friend +her muslim Somali husband

Answer 2

In the strictest sense, yes.

Somalia is the one country whose current condition is most closely "anarchy," although at this point it's essentially in the middle of a civil war. The official government (recognized by the United Nations) is in exile, fighting against the Islamic Courts Union, a group which slowly formed in the absence of power in Somalia to enforce (Islamic) laws. The ICU expanded its power and eventually became a paramilitary faction, directly opposing the transitional democratic government.

Ethiopia supports the democratic government in Somalia, and has sent troops into Somalia to oppose the ICU. So, technically, Somalia and Ethiopia are allied, as the "official" government of Somalia is the transitional one. It should be noted, however, that the ICU controls most of Somalia.

Answer 3

LOTS, and it is not new just in the news.
Lets See, if the world is in a handbasket and heading towrds.... it is for sure the road is paved with petroleum prodiucts.
As for Ehti0pia being a Christian country, there are over 70 ethnic groups, only mainly the governing capital that the Christians dominant; the rest of contry being Islamic and many animist native religous groupings. The people in power today are the ones who revolted against the Lion of Judah, Halli Salasi and set up a dictatorship that only after US intervened gae any semblemnce of democracy and is still one of worlds worst violators of human rights.
A country that takes in 60 billion a year by taxing its people on every item they buy, a soda is 75% tax, a man who earned 80 dollars a year pays 10% income and everything over 4500 US dollars is taxed at 85% or more. the country has to p[ay the WTO over 175million a year in debts.Local farmers are starving because of the influx of US grains make ther grains unprofitable.
Watch for the christian /muslim Islamic propaganda to be put forth heavily in next few weeks but in truth it is oil economics.
Somalia revolted agasinst a US backed dictator and the vaccumn left by his defeat led to fractional fighting by area warlords,when they threatend to "NATIONALIZE THE OIL " we intyervened and set up headquaters in Conoco Corporate headquaters and t4eied to assasinate the more moderate warlords but fialied to kill them all.
BlackHawk Down is a fabricated story, the movie recieved over $3,000,000 dollars directly from pentagon and had militry advisors preview all script and changes! THE REAL HERO OF BLACKHAWK DOWN FAME REAL NAME COULD NOT BE USED BWECAUSE HE WAS IN JAIL FOR SODOMIZING A 12 YEAR OLD.
Yes there was a battle formented by US military deliberately taunting the people in Somalia by showing of feet, worst insult you can dfo to them, hanging from choppers as they flew overhead.
Famine in Somalia had already ended by time we got food in and we paid warlords, tow of which now control Somalias government and asked Ethopia to come into country. move that the parliment of Somalia did not approve oif but instead had approved the All African military UN Force to enter without Ethiopia, a move the US would not allow in UN.
As for Ehtiopia being such a benign mnation ? During food crissi they charged the humanitarian agencys a fee of 12 to 42 doolars a metric tonne to unload when the going price in area had been under $4.00 US.
Over 70% of Somalia was under contract to just 4 oil firms who still have offices in country before blackhawk down.
President claimed hunmanitrian but at Offical oil meeting of the four all delegates said it was abusrd and nonsence of famine and it was oil that made them act.
Sorry if this may burst the black and white bubble so predominate in todays US, chriatian vesus Islam.
The Ethiopian military has recived over45 million in aid since year 2003, the man who acts as Defence Affairs forState in Ethipia sis the n=same man who reinstigated the retraining of Ugandan milirtary workdks ourt of Djibouti where CENTCOM has over 1800 military advisors and just last week the President and military announced a new militry wing , AFRICOM.AFRICOM'S STRATEGY IS TO PUT 5 PERMANENT AND OVER 40 SEMI PERMANNET BASES ON AFRICAN CONTINENT.
What we have here is an ongoing Us policy of domination and partial disintrigrtion fo a country or aea for energy strategic needs.
Not that either country is a good guy but just usable.
As for how a famine begins read, "poverty and Famine by Harvard economist Amarty Sen.
Read and study do not jsut take official words as to reason why such and such is good or bad, 'QUESTION THE SPEAKER AND THEN QUESTION TIER ANSWERS'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

No. Somalia are majority a Muslim country trying to impose on Ethiopia. a Christian nation.

Answer 5

Are u new??? they've been fighting for a long time.. The US was in there in early 90's.. ever heard of Black Hawk Down

Answer 6

they are being ethnically cleansed by the Muslims,if your Christian your slaughtered,that was why we were there trying to get food to the people while the warlords horded the food there,but Clinton pulled us out(Black Hawk Down)see the truth

Answer 7

I bet the USA has something to do with the war there. Probably providing weapons for everyone to kill each other as usual.

Answer 8

More fools trying to kill each other,probably in the name of God !

Answer 9

sadly, they are being used as pawns in the Islamist war games.

Answer 10

Seems unlikely since they are bombing eachother.

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/somalia

That's enough to strain any friendship...