Somalia –Afghanistan of Africa, HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS the Trojan Horse of Issayas Afeworki

The Afghanistan of Africa:Somalia is taking typical style of Afghanistan: The civil war, fight between former Mujahedeen, poverty and lack of public services. It is true that fighting between Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aways reminds the conflict between Taliban leader Mullah Omer and Al-Qaeda in one side, and Ahmed Shah Masood and Northern Alliance in other side. The disagreements between Mullah Omer and Ahmed Shah Masood triggered over presence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Masood demanded expulsion of Al-Qaeda from Afghanistan and Mullah Omer rejected and considered Osama Bin Laden as Super ´Guest´. Today, in similar manner, the former Mujahedeen of Islamic Courts Union are fighting over the power and leadership of Somalia: A country devastated by civil war and starvation. The western countries described Masood as modern Islamist and blacklisted Mullah Omer as wanted terrorist. In Somalia the world accepts Sheikh Sharif Ahmed as moderate and supports his government, and blacklisted Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. The change of equation in Afghanistan and Somalia is that extremists were in power in Afghanistan, and moderate Islamists are in Somalia.Al-Qaeda used Afghanistan as save heaven to carry out its terror operations. In similar way, Al-Qaeda planned suicide bombing against U.S. interest in East Africa in 1998. Al-Qaeda trains the Somali terror group linked to Al-Qaeda Al-Shabab to carry out bombing and killing in the region...more..http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/102255