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Ethiopian Armed Forces Continue Killing Somalia Civilians  In
the closing months of 2006, at the urging of President Bush,
Ethiopian troops entered Somalia to drive out Islamic
fundamentalists from leadership positions in their nation. The
invasion sent a mainly Christian armed force into a Muslim
nation and the results are what any expert would have predicted–
continued resistance on the part of Muslim resistance groups. On
Friday, Ethiopian troops fired on civilian vehicles and buses
causing the death of over 40 people. According to an eye
witness, Abdirahman Adan, “Ethiopian soldiers in the convoy
started to shoot indiscriminately. I ran away, but when I came
back half an hour later, i saw 38 people that died and 16 were
injured.” In another attack five people were killed when a
roadside bomb exploded as government forces were checking out
the streets to ensure a presidential motorcade was not damaged.
The disaster that is Somalia was certainly