"Somalia is under attack and Somalis must defend their country…Anybody who sides with Ethiopia will be considered a traitor ...... the Islamic courts will lead the people to victory…"-21 July 2006
"We do not negotiate with a government which is being helped by the enemy of Somalia…"- 22 July 2006
"I call on Somalis to be ready for a holy war against an invasion from the enemy of the religion and the country…"-24 July 2006
"From this time on, we will wage a war against Ethiopians inside Somalia…We need anyone who can give us weapons, even a dagger." Speaking to thousands of Somalis in Mogadishu in October 2006
"We are independent, we can't accept Ethiopian occupation, we are neither a risk to Ethiopia nor any other country. That means if Ethiopia invades we will defend ourselves…"-November 2006
"This declaration of war by Meles Zenawi against Somalia is something that shows that they also have the consent of the US…"-24 November 2006
"The Ethiopian forces have massacred people in the areas they have taken…"- 26 December 2006 press conference
"There is no change in the political climate as long as the Ethiopia-imposed government is in Somalia…"-30 October 2007
"Our problem is not with the old prime minister or the new prime minister. Our problem is Ethiopia's occupation…"-6 December 2007
"The Ethiopian forces backing the transitional government mercilessly killed many innocent people, including the people slaughtered at the al-Hidaya mosque…"- 21 April 2008
"Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the president of the transitional federal government of Somalia on Saturday night admitted the Somali army got logistical support from Ethiopian military when they retook the border town of Beled-hawo in Gedo region in southern Somalia.
In a joint press conference by the president and his prime minister, Ahmed said that Somali government is overnight controlling Beled-hawo, calling for Somali army to continue anti Al shabaab fighting". - 7th March 2011
