Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Somalia: The TFG/Ethiopia likely to derail the Djibouti Peace Accord (Somali Press Review)
As demonstrated by the deeds and actions of Ethiopia in the past, it has always played an outside spoiler in all the past Somali peace agreements and perpetuated the Somali crises for the past 17 years and illegally invaded Somalia on December 2006. In his response to this invasion, Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia stated that "Our defense force has been forced to enter a war to defend [against] the attacks from extremists and anti-Ethiopian forces and to protect the sovereignty of the land." This could not be farther from the truth, as Ethiopia has been Somalia 's perennial enemy and its desire to cause eternal crisis in Somalia is its chief objective....more..