More war, more of the time

The leader of Somalia's Islamic militias called on all Somalis to wage holy war against Ethiopia on Friday, a day after Ethiopian troops rolled into the country to protect the weak UN-backed government the Islamic group has challenged for power.

Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, in a radio broadcast, said Ethiopia had deployed troops to the government's base in Baidoa, 240 kilometers, or 150 miles, northwest of Mogadishu, to bolster what he described as a puppet regime. He said President Abdullahi Yusuf, his longtime rival, has "been a servant of Ethiopia for a long time."