Alternative View 2006 - for john schou

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24.12.2006 Forbes 13 Ethiopian fighter jets bombarded the Somali town of Belet Weyne ... The US accuses
the group [Islamic courts] of having ties to al-Qaida, which it denies
25.12.2006 BAZ 13 Äthiopien hat den islamistischen Rebellen in Somalia offiziell den Krieg erklärt
25.12.2006 MSNBC 13 Ethiopia bombs Mogadishu airport
26.12.2006 Guardian 13 Ethiopia today pressed on with its offensive against Somali Islamists and
threatened to seize Mogadishu
27.12.2006 ABC 13 Attacking at dawn, Ethiopian and Somali government troops on Wednesday
drove Islamic fighters out of the last major town on the road to the Islamistheld
capital
27.12.2006 NY Times 13 US signaled its support for the Ethiopian offensive in Somalia, calling it a re-sponse
to ―aggression‖ by Islamists who have since the summer been conso-lidating power
in the country ... The American military has for years trained Ethi-opian troops at
bases in the eastern region ... ―The press must not be allowed to make this about
Ethiopia, or Ethiopia violating the territorial integrity of Soma-lia,‖ the [Am.] guidance
said ... This year, the CIA began a covert operation to arm and finance the warlords
... When the payments to the warlords shifted the military balance of the country in
their favor, the Islamists started a strike against the American-backed coalition and
ran it out of Mogadishu
28.12.2006 BAZ 13 Die somalischen Regierungstruppen sind .. in die Hauptstadt Mogadischu
einmarschiert ... Zuvor hatten sich die islamischen Milizen aus Mogadischu
zurückgezogen
29.12.2006 Telepolis 13 Äthiopien marschiert in Somalia ein - Wie ein neuer Konfliktherd geschaffen
wird
30.12.2006 Berlingske 13 Det er ikke forbudt for danske statsborgere at gå i krig sammen med islamister
i Somalia eller andre steder. Blot de ikke overtræder krigens love
31.07.2005 14 Other Arab states
05.01.2006 Jordan Times 14 Jordan's Parliament approved a controversial agreement that the Kingdom
signed with the US, giving American citizens and personnel immunity against
prosecution for war crimes
03.04.2006 Telepolis 14 Ab Sommer 2006 dürfen Frauen selbst einen Ausweis beantragen – aber
schon das Ausweisfoto wirft in der konservativen saudischen Gesellschaft mit
Schleierzwang Probleme auf
19.04.2006 BAZ 14 Die jordanische Regierung hat einen geplanten Besuch des
palästinensischen Aussenministers Mahmud Sahar in Amman abgesagt.
Zuvor hatten die Behörden einen regen Waffenschmuggel durch Mitglieder
der Hamas aufgedeckt
19.04.2006 Haaretz 14 Hamas on denied "provocative" claims by Jordan that [it] had stored weapons
on its territory ... [inofficial:] the cancellation of Zahar's trip was due to
American and Israeli pressure on Jordan to avoid contact
06.06.2006 Asian Times 14 [USA] is courting the Gulf monarchies with the same proposal it offered them
15 years ago after the first Gulf War - purchase US weapons worth billions,
and Washington will protect you against your Persian nemesis
25.06.2006 BAZ 14 Die in Somalia siegreichen Islamisten haben einen von den USA gesuchten
Geistlichen zum Chef ihrer politischen Versammlung gemacht: Scheich
Hassan Dahir Awejs wird wegen mutmasslicher Kontake zum Terrornetzwerk
Al Qaida als Terrorist gesucht
05.07.2006 X 14 The U.S. military is stepping up operations in the Gulf of Guinea to enhance
security in this strategic and resource-rich region, the commander of U.S.
European Command's naval surface combatant warships told the Pentagon
Channel
25.07.2006 Reuters 14 "If the peace option fails because of Israeli arrogance, there will be no other
option but war," Saudi state TV quoted the king as saying
12.10.2006 Haaretz 14 Like many Arab countries, Morocco also longed to see Hezbollah waving a
white flag. The more moderate and liberal forces in the Arab countries had
hoped that the war would help them in their struggle against Islamic
fundamentalism
04.11.2006 Haaretz 14 Egyptian Police have retrieved 1.4 t of explosives buried ... a cache of 1 t
found 30 km east of Gaza was to be smuggled across the border ... A second
cache of 400 kg found east of .. Ismailiya appeared to be for Egyptian
militants
04.11.2006 Haaretz 14 Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates have
announced plans to embark on programs to develop nuclear energy ... The six
countries have expressed a desire to build civilian nuclear energy programs, which
are permitted under int. law {except when Iran does it}