Meanwhile in Somalia

The War on Terror is ragin in Somalia too. A group of Islamacist fanatics attempted to take over all of Somalia last year. They initially won the capital, and then were rebuffed by a coalition of Ethiopian and other African allies.

Now the fanatics seem to be losing ground, as they are in Afganistan and Iraq and Pakistan, so it's time in my estimation to start talking about elections and democracy and freedoms. Postponing this talk is the first step to despotism.

clipped from www.alertnet.org Police say 49 insurgents surrender in Mogadishu "Forty-nine fighters from al-Shabab surrendered to the authorities in Mogadishu this morning," said a police officer who asked not to be named. He was referring to the military wing of a sharia courts group ousted from the capital last year. He gave no other details, and insurgent leaders could not immediately be reached for comment. Somalia's government and its Ethiopian allies face a persistent Islamist insurgency in Mogadishu. Rights workers say fighting in the capital killed 6,500 people last year African Union (AU) troops from Uganda sit on top of a tank as they patrol past Madina hospital in the south of Mogadishu February 6, 2008. At least 20 people killed ...