I post this, but I'm tired of Muslim-hating, agenda-pushing, war-promoting, Zionist-controlled garbage passing itself off as "news." -- but then again, I think you know that.
"Somali insurgents impose Islamic law
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The radical Islamist insurgents who have seized the provisional capital moved yesterday to consolidate their control of the town and announced that they were imposing Islamic law there.
The Shabab, one of the most militant Islamist militias fighting for control of the country, captured the town, Baidoa, on Monday, hours after the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops who had been protecting it.
I guess that's why they committed the war crimes, huh?
Speaking to thousands of spectators at a soccer stadium in the northeastern part of town, the Shabab spokesman, Sheik Muktar Robow, urged calm and ordered an end to the looting that took place on Monday.
"From today on, Islamic Shariah law will be the rule of this town," Muktar said. "If anyone opposes the Shariah, appropriate steps will be taken."
Did you know that Hamas doesn't impose Shariah?
See: Hamas is "Al-CIA-Duh's" Enemy
In addition to Baidoa, a market town that has served as the seat of Somalia's transitional government, the Shabab controls most of Mogadishu, the main city and official capital, and much of the southern part of the country. The Shabab, listed by the United States as a terrorist organization, seeks to turn Somalia into an Islamic state.
Muktar, whose speech yesterday was broadcast on the radio in Mogadishu, also ordered Baidoa residents to turn over any looted property to the Shabab or face unspecified consequences. The offices of the transitional government were looted and ransacked Monday, a witness said.
The weak transitional government had been defended by Ethiopian troops since 2006 and supported by foreign countries in an effort to prop up an effective central government in a country that had not had one in 18 years.
They did it again.
What is this, a New York Times piece?
Yup!
