Female Suicide Bomber: Al Qaeda Tactics In Somalia

Surprisingly, this today is only the second ever suicide bombing in Somalia. Given the scale of the attack directly on the government building, look for there to be many more.

How effective Ethiopia turns out to be, with our discreet help, of course, will likely determine how long it is before we need to commit troops. What troubles me most is that it could very well be after another large strike here in the US.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A veiled woman and two other suicide bombers exploded cars outside the base of Somalia's weak government Thursday, killing themselves and three accomplices hours after Ethiopia took another step toward war with its Islamic rivals in the country.

Thursday's suicide bombing was only the second in the country's history. But the tactic has been widely used by Islamic extremists in Iraq and Afghanistan, both battlegrounds for al Qaeda fighters.

Officials of Somalia's Ethiopian-backed government blamed the attacks on foreign al Qaeda fighters. Somalia's president, who narrowly escaped the first suicide car bombing in September, has claimed Islamic extremists have drawn up a hit list of top officials in his weak administration.

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[Purple Avenger]

"how long it is before we need to commit troops."

We got 1,500 Marines in Djibouti right now working anti-terrorist operations, and Tarawa is operating in the Red Sea.

http://purpleavenger.blogspot.com/2006/11/other-war-media-is-ignoring.html