Moderate Elected Somali President; Wants To Correct Radical Interpretation of Islam

Reuters reported yesterday that Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a moderate, has been elected president of Somalia. The election took place in an all-night session of Somalia's parliament meeting in neighbouring Djibouti because of military control of Baidoa by the Islamic terrorist group, al Shabaab. (See prior posting.) Ahmed says he will try to correct the misinterpretation of Islam by some insurgents. He wants to create a new national security force.