Castro Posted January 8, 2007 DUBAI (Reuters) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf said on Monday there would be no negotiations with Islamists who ruled the capital Mogadishu and large parts of southern Somalia before they were ousted late last month. "With regard to holding talks with the courts (Islamists), this will not happen," he told Al Jazeera television in an interview before he flew to the Somali capital for the first time since he became president in 2004. Yusuf's entry into Mogadishu on Monday capped a remarkable turn-around in the capital after Islamists were routed by advancing Ethiopian and government troops on December 28. Some Islamists have vowed to fight on. But others meeting in Yemen have offered the prospect of talks to ease the country's latest crisis and Washington's top envoy to Africa has promoted dialogue as a way to secure a lasting peace. But Yusuf seemed to rule out this possibility. "We will crack down on the terrorists in any place around the nation," he added in remarks dubbed into Arabic. African and Western diplomats are working on a plan to send African peacekeepers into Somalia to fill a security vacuum when Ethiopian forces who helped drive out the Islamists leave. "We are waiting now to replace the Ethiopian troops with international forces," he said, adding he had no objections for both Arab and African troops to join. Reuters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Xalane Posted January 8, 2007 Nothing new,no government negotiates with terrorists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socod_badne Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Captain Xalane: Nothing new,no government negotiates with terrorists. Terrorists and terrorism don't exist; stop inhaling neo-cons flatulence. It's messing up with your cogntion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Xalane Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Socod_badne: Terrorists and terrorism don't exist Terrorism=a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. Ofcourse u will apprehend the relevance of the term when u become Sober. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socod_badne Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Captain Xalane: quote:Originally posted by Socod_badne: Terrorists and terrorism don't exist Terrorism=a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. NO! That's your definition. Terrorism is not description of reality as is, only reality for you. There's an aphorism unlike most aphorisms which actually says something meaningful, something that resonates with reality. The aphorism I'm refering to is one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Truer words have rarely ever been spoken. People of the same ethnicity, religion, political persuasion can look at violent act and call it terroristic and non-terroristic act. Terrorism is mental contruct not reality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naxar Nugaaleed Posted January 8, 2007 people's opinion, socod, and what the ward actually means are two diffrerent things. There is terrorism and there is state terrorism and believe they both exist. Terrorism is simply the use of violence by a non-state entities for political gain. State terrorism is little complicated because scholars define government as the sole entity that has a right to use force or violence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Xalane Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Socod_badne: Terrorism is not description of reality as is, only reality for you . There's an aphorism unlike most aphorisms which actually says something meaningful, something that resonates with reality. The aphorism I'm refering to is one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter . Truer words have rarely ever been spoken. People of the same ethnicity, religion, political persuasion can look at violent act and call it terroristic and non-terroristic act. Terrorism is mental contruct not reality. [/QB] I think poems belong to the poetry forum.Don't u agree? P.s.Terrorism exists objectively and in fact.This more than once qualifies terrorism to be a reality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Captain Xalane: Nothing new,no government negotiates with terrorists. You mean he doesn't negotiate with "Jihadist"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Xalane Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Wadaad_Waranle: You mean he doesn't negotiate with "Jihadist"? I mean he doesn't negotiate with Terrorists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juje Posted January 8, 2007 There is one individual who lives in Bristol who is completely opposed to the TFG, hence I suggest that they should negotiate with him , in order to bring peace to the country. Come on guys, what is there to negotiate with the 'cimamadyals'...gabalkodi wu dhacey' big time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted January 8, 2007 []I mean he doesn't negotiate with Terrorists. [/QB] If you where brought in front of an islamic court(not the islamic courts) what solid evidence would you have that they are indeed terrorists? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiilo Posted January 8, 2007 WAXAA ISWAYDIIN MUDAN AYAA UMMADDA SOOMAALIYEED TERRORIZE-GARAYNAYAY LAST 40 YEARS? :rolleyes: GO FIGURE:........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Xalane Posted January 8, 2007 Objected the Government!A simple answer,innit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wisdom_Seeker Posted January 9, 2007 Isn’t he making the same mistake the ICU is accused of making, not negotiating? The man is getting hopeful for no apparent reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Castro Posted January 9, 2007 Khartoum was a farce. The war was coming no matter what happened. To say the ICU asked for this war is like saying Hizbollah asked for the war in Lebanon last summer. Invasions are not impromptu events. They're meticulously planned for months if not years. Now that the invasion has turned into an occupation, the planning of the second phase is not as good as the first. "Now what?" the Ethiopians ask the puppet regime. "What do you mean?" is the response they get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites