War of Folly in SSC by Dr. Mohamed Musa http://wardheernews.com/Articles_11/March/Mohamed_Musa/27_War_of_Folly_in_SSC.html For Somaliland, the war in SSC is not only unnecessary and costly but is also counterproductive. This war is also very destructive for the people of SSC. And like the previous wars in Somalia, the end result is predictable: More loss of life, destruction of property, and further political fragmentation of the Somalis. In the 20 years of claim to independence, Somaliland has achieved very little in development. Any visitor to Hargeisa immediately notices the debilitated conditions of its roads. Public services, such as education and health care, are almost nonexistent. If a school is needed to be built in a certain community, the application is submitted to a foreign aid agency, instead of the Somaliland Education Ministry. Anyone in Somaliland who needs a routine medical diagnosis must travel Addis Ababa, Djibouti or some other foreign city. The Finance Minister of Somaliland and other dignitaries are among those who have recently made such a trip. More than 50% of the workforce in Somaliland is unemployed. The majority of the residents in Hargeisa cannot get running water in their homes, and those who do, have to wait days for their turn. The taxes at the port of Berbera are the highest among the Somali ports. As a result, most of the merchants in Somaliland import goods through the neighbouring port of Bosaso. This is reason that once bustling city of Berbera has become a ghost town. Despite these and many other challenges faced by the population under the Somaliland administration, the politicians are eager to spend Somaliland’s meager resources on a war of attrition in the SSC. According to a minister in the current Somaliland administration, close to 70% of Somaliland’s budget is allocated for security. Presumably, the larger chunk of the security budget is spent on men and armour to maintain garrisons in SSC. This is pure folly. The argument put forward to justify this folly is that bringing SSC under the Somaliland administration will strengthen Somaliland’s quest for international recognition. Given the recently Somali history, this is madness. The regime of Siad Barre had far more firepower and resources than Somaliland. Yet it failed to put down the insurgency that led to its fall. The error that Siad Barre made was that he tried to solve a political challenge by a military means. Somaliland is today committing a similar mistake. The people in SSC regions do not share the grievances that are the basis for the secessionist ideology in Somaliland and they are as difficulty to be subjugated into submission as were those in Hargeisa and Burao in the late 1980s. Somalis don’t like to be ruled by people and regimes they don’t like. Therefore, Somaliland’s military campaign in SSC is in effect counterproductive. It will harden the resolve of those who already oppose Somaliland. Furthermore, the longer the conflict drags on the more likely that the minority in SSC who currently support Somaliland will be driven into the opposition camp. As a consequence, the military campaign in SSC will achieve nothing other than destruction. Resolution of this conflict is good for both Somaliland and SSC. It will allow Somaliland to spend more of its meager resources on such things as digging more wells to supply water for residents of its capital. And it is good for the people of SSC. The SSC regions are among the least developed of the regions of the former Somali Republic. With this conflict over, the people there can start spending their resources on development. A negotiated, peaceful settlement, if pursued, will lead to the best outcome for both parties. How can a negotiated settlement be reached? There are three possible choices: 1) Somaliland persuades the people of SSC to join it without change of its current orientation; 2) Somaliland and SSC part ways; 3) Somaliland changes course and pursues establishment of inclusive non-secessionist Northern administration. These all seem hard choices given the prevailing mindset of the politicians, but the alternative is more bloodshed, suffering, and hatred between the brotherly peoples. This must not be allowed to go on.

minus the music the lyrics are amazing..

haha I KNOW....subhanalah I have to go back to my promise..I slipped a bit!

InshAllah I'll return to Mogadishu at a time of peace and stability and best believe I'll be building a seaside house near the shores of Lido. awww that is a beautiful pic u posted of that shore. Would love to build a house right there too...alle dalkeena ha nugu celiyo ..quruxdiisa iyo caqli daranteeda isma laha..

lol ma fahmin luguma raaago lagama raago maxa la dhaha tan kale it is gnna be my day so who gives ...if i choose to sit their for 5 hrs and hear that buranbur lady praise me so be it!..as fr the man malintaas waxan isla so gaadhnay after uu xiiiqey lmao... haye walaal dnt let me take the attention away from your post. Loved that poem too even thou it needs u to read couple times to really get what hes getting at...and since Bob elabrated makes sense...allow dalkeena asago nabad ah nugu celi wixi shar wadana naga xijaab ameen.. habeen wacana...gotta finish off my assignment. salaam

lol music waaba xaraan marka maxa arooskaga xaraan ugu bilabasa...shan saac o lugu amanayo ayaan doran laha hadaladan anuu so qoran laha ..

Gobsanaa Gabdhahayagu is a nice poem..thanks Bob...walahi any wedding I attend my favourite part is the buraanbur when they are praising the couple and their family and the cities they hail frm.......if i had a say i would tell them to have buranbur instead of 2 hrs ..four hrs..or the whole aroos LOL.. salaam

^hahha just sharing facts walaal.....runtu waxa layidhi has its way...anyhow im done with this thread ...waaban ku xiiqey ma darbi ayad wax ka dhadhicin karta taasi wa maya lool..habeen wacan!

I persnally dont know who would waste their time and rate anyone in a negative way i mean if u dnt like a cmment move on...beside i dnt even bother praising someone let alone write a negative one lol...but then again some of ur comment do make ppl go "subahanalah muxu so qoray inanku lol"...bt if u dnt fear allah dnt fear anyone and dnt let any negative comment get to u..

Dr.Gaboose joined the SNM in 1989 and Riyaale has been forgiven by the people of Somaliland. So I guess anyone from your clan (ie Gaboose, Cire, Waraabe) or supports your clan secession ideology (ie Riyaale) is forgiven automatically. Where people like Saado Cali who was the whole time against Siyad barre's government will be insulted and degraded by clan secessionists even though she didnt do anything to the people of somaliland...hmm I see how your logic works. It all boils down to hypocricy. As for Siilaanyo killing thousands of his own people lol@ where did you get that from? Siilaanyo was just a leader of the SNM helping to topple siad bare government he was not a general leading a army. I guess I have to teach you your history. In 1990s Silaanyo started clan war between hargaisa and burco sub clans and he killed thousands of people...now you know it!..history lesson for you.. Nevertheless that still doesn't change the fact most of "SSC" were big time supporters of Siad bare like yourself If you forgave Riyaale who was a senior spy for Siyad barre and even allowed him to lead your clan state..why are we even talking about the people of ssc and who they supported...As for me?? we are getting personal here are you running out of facts lol (cuz u really dnt know me not to mention I was born around that time so how could I possibly supported anyone)... On top of it all, you as a supporter of warlord Silaanyo and his attacks on SSC.. you don't need to complain...!

^Learn your history. Most of Somaliland leaders were big time supporters of Siyad barre..in fact the personal doctor of Siyad barre was Gaboose...And Riyaale was siyad barre's spy & loyalist!!. As for saying SSC is lucky to have silanyo instead of you lol laughable. You clearly do not know anything of silaanyo... silanyo is the biggest warlord and a killer... he killed thousands of people even from his own Clan..!...

posted by salax : SSC did not exist 10 years ago. And majority of their people were either in Somaliland or Puntland so nice try. While so called TFG/TNG has been trying to sabotage the wishes of Somaliland's people since 1999, 2000. Somaliland did not exist 20 years ago. So it doesnt matter when it came to be....and people of ssc were always and still are part of Somalia...as for TFG sabotaging the wishes of somaliland? then find a way to sit and talk with the TFG government. That issue is between Somaliland and TFG. has absolutely nothing to do with the SSC regions. Posted by salax : Aslong as your government is standing infront of our people's wishes. We shall stand against your people's wishes. so now you admit to your xaqdaro...that is not the way to get a recognition. You can't get what you want frm the TFG by attacking and killing innocent people in the SSC regions. And as long as somaliland clan admin does not respect the wishes of the ppl of ssc no one will respect their wishes to separate from Somalia.

It doesn't matter whether we have 3 cities or 4 cities. The message is clear we don't want to be part of Somalia not now and not ever. So i don't understand hypocrites who cry they don't want to be part of "Somaliland" yet support TFG who is against the wishes of the majority of Somaliland's people. No one cares how many cities you have but just stick to them. And, the message of SSC is also clear. They dont want to be part of somaliland clan state not now and not ever. So I dont understand hypocrites who cry they dont want to be part of Somalia yet they support Warlord Silany and somaliland militia who are against the wishes of the majority of SSC people.

^clearly ppl of ssc wont object if silanyo runs for presidential elections of all somalia .....and hence if he wins leads the whole nation ...people of ssc are for somaliwayn midnimo iyo horumar...laakin sadexdayda magalood waan jaranaya o ana raba in al i aqoonsado magaloyinkaagana waan qaadanya khasab oo dadkaaga xasuuqaya meelna kama shaqeenaso..marka sadexdiina magalood cirka la aada..no one gives!.. salaam

^my anger is justified when innocent ppl are being killed in the ssc regions for no apparent reason other than the fact that somaliland is crying for some recognition which no one even cares if they get it so long they leave the ppl of ssc out of it.. and@ mindiya ku haysata cabayada ....dnt worry val if u come across me ull only c my good sisterly side lol..(the mindiyo will be nicely sheathed in the abaya ) salaam

Alf Mabrouk... horumar ayaan idin rajaynayaa.Allah ma3akum!

^^Nice one..wadani somali songs are priceless! dadkiina ugargaara qofwalbo damiir leh oo nool waxaad haysataan dira sidey diintu leedahay ducaaad halaysaan.. Couldnt have said it better..

^^ if u tell something to a somali person. The next person will sugar coat it..before u know it its a new story! LOL..

heestaan caadi ma aha I love it... my fav line, inuu cashaq halis yahay calafkuna wax jira yahay caawa anaa qiray ..allah yarhamhu! but hes amazing!

^^one of my favourite songs of boqol ... the lyrics go something along the lines, bashasr xalaalo diin lagu barbaarsh baarinimo u dheertahay bilaahi bilaahi raali weeyaane..

Subxana allah. how can a married somali woman fall in love with an other guy. Ikraan Carale is married to an other fanan. i dont get why wayaha cusub is just attacking her. the abwan oo alifay heesta said him self that the song is about an other xaliimo who is in love with a guy that lives in Hargeisa. thats true fanaanka wuxu qaadi kara hees cidkale qoseesa..it doesnt have to be a personal experience..

wyre lol yeah hes talented walaalo...guled ahmed heestisaana wa hees wacan mar horaan maqlay! hes talented as well. anyways so what u ppl are telling me is ikran is married to someone n shes in love with another woman's husband? lol sheeko gaalo u egtahay tani. Hope its all bs...

lol walahi dheh...thas some crazy story! did ikran knw him like way before he married falis?

^somaliland baa terrorist ah oo umad innocent ah laynasa...marka waxba khurafaad ha isku shekeen!

Since I shared the one somali song stuck on my head..this English song is stuck on my head .. You cant have one without the other Love and marriage try try try to separate them it is an illusion