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Somalia: Addis regime calling the shots in Baidao Fri. December 22, 2006 11:31 am. - Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (SomaliNet) Somalia interim government insider told SomaliNet that the federal government has signed a conditional protection contract with Ethiopia after the Islamic Courts consolidated power in most southern and central Somalia. Under this protection agreement, Ethiopia will be involved in all aspects of Somalia government’s day to day business as long as its services are needed. Semi-autonomous Puntland is part of the protection agreement and is partially financing the war. A delegation led by Puntland president visited Baidao earlier this week and met with government officials for talks on many issues including the current situation of the country. Now, the war with the courts has started and Ethiopian soldiers are dying on the frontline, the stakes are much higher than when the initial deal was reached. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia is now running the weak Somalia government that’s confined in Baidao. This close ties with Ethiopia gives the Islamic Courts a way to recruit young men since Somalia and Ethiopia have unresolved border issues and fought many wars in the past. The Islamist motto is Ethiopia wants to dominate Somalia so that we never question the vast land and people it annexed after Second World War. However many blame the Islamists for Ethiopia’s indirect Somalia invasion. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...