Somali journalist says U.S. troops seen in south

[cal04]

A freelance journalist said on Sunday he had seen U.S. troops on the ground in south Somalia working with Ethiopian forces hunting fugitive Islamists.

"They were Americans, I have no doubt," the journalist said, referring to helicopters he saw overhead and personnel he bumped into with Ethiopian soldiers at a military base.

Rumors have swirled for days that U.S. personnel were inside Somalia since a January 8 air strike aimed at al Qaeda suspects believed to be among the Islamists.

The strike was Washington's first overt military engagement in Somalia since 1994.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070121/ts_nm/somalia_conflict_usa_dc_1

[MGD]

1. If Al Queda agents are hiding in Somalia, then we should probably be there hunting them down.

I don't have a problem with this.

[maddezmom]

2. thank you for posting saw a similar report on Al Jazerra TV

this am and at that point I couldn't find anything on yahoo or google.

[cal04]

3. You're very welcome maddezmom. I read it on the Scotsman but I

checked it out on yahoo after. They're always way ahead of us or print what we won't. Thank you for all your posts.

[4dsc]

4. No doubt special forces are there

SO what's the big story. Lets use a little common sense here and know that our special forces are everywhere and places you'd least expect them. I remember a news crew in Bosnia doing a story when an American trooper walked by much to the amazements of the news crew.

[Catch22Dem]

5. Agreed

People need to remember that there actually are bad people and bad situations around the world. So, having these guys in certain places, does not immediately spell disaster.

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[High Plains]

7. Gee, I wonder if these special forces are the ones who called down

...the airstrikes that killed a bunch of Somalia herdsmen and terrorist cows a week or two ago.

The US Armed Forces--making friends everywhere they go.

[Sirveri]

8. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) put down a new award.

Spend more than 179 days in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the horn of Africa You get an award worth two points towards advancement.