GEORGE W BUSH, PUPPET-MASTER

It's interesting how views of Ethiopia's involvement in Somalia have changed. Here are some excerpts from a 26 December BBC report:

The African Union says Ethiopia has the right to intervene militarily in Somalia as it feels threatened by an Islamic militia operating there.

An official also admitted the African Union had failed to "react properly and adequately" to the Somali situation.
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Patrick Mazimhaka, the deputy chairman of the AU's Commission, told the BBC the African Union would not criticise Ethiopia as it had "given us ample warning that it feels threatened by the UIC".

He added: "It is up to every country to judge the measure of the threat to its own sovereignty."

Mr Mazimhaka said the international community had a responsibility to support the transitional government.

Now there's this from Cameron Duodu in the Guardian:

Can Ethiopia afford to be universally regarded as a US puppet?

Read Duodu's whole article. The leftist-Islamist convergence continues.