Eritrea warns of "consequences" for U.S. in Somalia

[maddezmom]

ASMARA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Eritrea warned the United States on Friday that its involvement in Somalia would "incur dangerous consequences" following a U.S. air strike in the Horn of Africa nation targeting al Qaeda suspects.

Eritrea has in a matter of years gone from being a U.S. ally to one of its staunchest opponents, analysts say, because of what Asmara perceives as Washington's support for rival Ethiopia in a long-standing border dispute.

"President Isaias Afwerki underlined that the turmoil being created in ... Somalia by the U.S. administration through its mercenary agent (Ethiopia) would incur dangerous consequences," a statement on the Information Ministry Web site said.

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The Eritrean government recently accused Washington of being behind the war in Somalia where the interim government backed by Ethiopia routed the once-powerful Islamists in a two-week war.

Asmara has repeatedly denied Ethiopian allegations it sent thousands of Eritrean soldiers to fight alongside the Islamists. Western nations have accused Eritrea of using Somalia as a proxy battleground against neighbour Ethiopia.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12824573.htm

[acmavm]

1. bush** (and anybody else) that thinks we can just go in and bomb a

country is jeopardizing the lives and safety of all Americans. And at a time when, thanks to another of his murderous forays into a county, we cannot defend ourselves like we once could.