That the UN Security Council is seriously willing to consider the deployment of international peacekeepers is an indication…

No doubt many an intellectual – Somali and foreign – will reiterate well-rehearsed commentary that Ethiopia’s Woyanne invasion and continued occupation of regional foe Somalia is intended to help restore national order and establish democratic rule. Nearly 17 months after the initial invasion, not only has “national order” not been achieved in Somalia, but the Horn of Africa country has been propelled into a new cycle of political violence that has led to an unprecedented suffering of massive humanitarian proportions. More on The U.S.-backed Woyanne project in Somalia lacks popular support

Fighters reportedly affiliated with the Islamic Courts’ Union have taken control of the southern Somali city of Jilib after clashing with a government-backed militia group.

At a rally today in sunny Portland, Barack Obama spoke to some 75,000 people, according to the campaign. The mammoth crowd stood on Waterfront Park in downtown Portland adjacent to the scenic Willamette River. People even came by boat and kayak to catch a glimpse of the likely Democratic nominee.

By Tsegaye Tadesse (Reuters)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The ‘opposition’ won only one seat in Addis Ababa, and the guy is not even alive, as reported by The Reporter. The election was a total joke. More on Woyanne claims victory in April’s fake local elections

At least 12 people have been killed in the South African city of Johannesburg since Friday in a wave of violence directed at immigrants, police say.

Police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to stop gangs of armed youths from attacking foreigners and looting and burning their property. More on Violence spreads in Johannesburg