Somali Troops, Allies Prep for Showdown

ABC News ^ | 30 December 2006 | By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN

[SunkenCiv]

Any vessels or aircraft attempting to deliver "humanitarian aid" should be sunk or shot down. Speaking of which...

17 refugees dead, 140 missing off coast of Yemen
(Yemen blast terrorists out of the water)
The Daily Star | December 28, 2006 | AFP
Posted on 12/28/2006 4:46:14 PM EST by mdittmar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1759554/posts

[Fred Nerks]

KENYA C.I.A. factbook:

Religions:
Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2%
note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely...


More muslims is the last thing Kenya needs.

[CFC__VRWC]

LOL! OTOH, the 5th Fleet is on patrol off the Somali coast. Maybe we should encourage a few of them to swim for it so the squids can get some target practice for themselves.

[CFC__VRWC]

Something tells me the Kenyans are being kept well in the loop on all of this, so they can take any necessary steps to secure their border if they see fit.

[Fred Nerks]

thanks, that's a comforting thought.

[Fred Nerks]

LOL! Let them complain to the UN!

[CFC__VRWC]

The Somalis don't want the muslim religion of peace imposed on them either.

According to the MSM, all the Somalis think sharia law is the greatest thing since sliced female genitalia. They're in full-out Muslim cheerleading mode - almost to the point of gushing over the gumdrop trees and all the day care centers the Islamists created before the evil Ethiopians came and stole it all.

[SunkenCiv]

Does the 5th Fleet have ammo for their cannons? Or do they use missiles now? Just askin', no reason...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760250/posts?page=14#14

[SunkenCiv]

Neither Kenya, nor anywhere else. :')

[Fred Nerks]

..on the entire planet...

[CFC__VRWC]

Good question. I'm not even sure which ships are near Somalia right now.

[Moorings]

The Kenyans have a few old scores to settle. One of them being the bombing of the US embassy which hurt Kenyans.

Kenyans can be rather troublesome when they're upset. You don't mess with people who drink blood as a regular beverage. I believe there are a few Masai boys who would like to prove their manhood. The Gikuyu also don't like to be pushed around.

[JasonC]

This is wonderful news, my congratulations to Ethopia on a job well done.

We should encourage such activism by a lot more regional powers, and pull no punches doing so.

[ricks_place]

USS Ticonderoga Class Cruiser(CG-47)

USS Ticonderoga Class
	General Characteristics
Displacement:	9,600 tons
Length:	567 ft
Beam:	55 ft
Draught:	33 ft
Propulsion:	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp
Speed:	30+ knots
Complement:	387 officers and enlisted
Armament:	2 x Mk 26 missile launchers, 88 x RIM-67 SM-2, 8 x AGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 x 5 in, 2–4 x 12.7 mm guns, 2 x 2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft:	2 x SH-2 Seasprite helicopters

[SunkenCiv]

That should do the trick.