 CAIRO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Arab League members called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in member state Somalia and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
| The foreign jihadis landing by plane and ship aren't considered 'foreign forces', you see, so they don't have to pack and ship. But the Ethiop infidels certainly do. |
In a statement issued after a meeting of permanent representatives, the Arab League Council urged the transitional government and the Islamic Courts Union to return to peace negotiations in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
| Because that was going so well. |
"The council called on the Somali parties and Ethiopian forces to cease fire immediately, comprehensively and completely and to spare the Somali people more victims," it said. "It called for the withdrawal of all forms of foreign presence from Somali territory, to prepare for implementation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1725."
| Does anyone find humorous the Arab League calling for enforcement of a UN resolution? I don't recall them being this upset about all the ones Sammy used to violate. |
The council represents the 22 members and works by consensus.
| And there's one consensus, believe you me. |
The U.N. resolution endorsed African peacekeepers to help prop up the interim government in Somalia and also urged the authorities to pursue peace talks with their Islamist rivals.
| 'African peacekeepers'? Good idea! I know where we can find some. They were just next door, but now they're closer! |
The Arab League has been trying to mediate between the government and the Islamic Courts but the last rounds of talks have been postponed because of deep disagreements.
| As in, they wanted to kill each other, and now they've had their chance. |
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