Deceitful Melese Zenawi

Zenawi must be impeached for taking many Ethiopians into War and committing War Crime in Somalia! EthioSun, Voice for the Voiceless

The Somali opposition has commented on the news about the ‘urgent’ Ethiopian withdrawal from Somalia saying they dashed the Ethiopians’ hopes.

We destroyed the Ethiopian dream and taught them an unforgettable lesson, the spokesman for the Somali opposition, the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC)’s military wing Al-Shabaab, Abdi Rahim Isse Addow told a Press TV correspondent.

The comments came a day after Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said the Ethiopian troops were to leave Somalia and withdraw their support for the country’s interim government.

He had said the pullout was bound to take place even if the Somali government was incapable of standing on its own two feet.

The Al-Shabaab spokesman added that they were elated by the news about the pullout which would mark a turning point in Somalia’s recent beleaguered history. He noted that Ethiopia brushed off the international community’s advice against (the 2006) Somalia invasion which the troops carried out with US encouragement.

Somalia is too great a nation to fall to Ethiopia. We form an independent state which won freedom a long time ago added the spokesman who had earlier vowed they would fight off the Ethiopians even throughout the holy month of Ramadan.

The Ethiopian premier had promised the troops would stay in Somalia until they realized all their military objectives but criticism of Ethiopia’s abuse of human rights in Somalia became an international scandal, forcing the country to consider withdrawal.

HN/HAR