7/9 your right about separating the ideology of socialism, and the practice, but it does not serve it justice when Mao is exemplified as the quintessential socialist leader. He failed, and was even chastised by others for tainting the doctrine Socialism denies private ownership, and puts it in the hands of government.It is an admirable ideology to the naked eye, for it tends to emit a robin hood like aura. Take from the rich and give to the poor, equality for all. Unfortunatly this has yet to be the case. Corruption at the higher echelons has lined the pockets of individuals and contradicted the whole theory of equality for all. Would you rather see an individual get rich through innovative imagination, or a general whose wealth comes from laundered money he funneled to off shore acounts, whilst preaching "Equality for all" ..

X-quizit...I can't genuinely take seeing her in pain ...You provided the answer to sidestep this delicate question, that might offend alot of ladies A real man "HUSBAND" would want to be there to experience the pain and joy w/his wife...He would want to be the first person (other than the doc/nurses) to hold his precious son/daughter I guess i must have missed the latest edition of " how to be a real man and husband 101 for dummies.

Socialist regime which caused a war or over thrown another regime all in the name of Socialism and for the sake of their own interests I guess China’s aggressive invasion and illegal annexation of tibet, is a media propagated hoax as well. It makes you wonder how come most of the greatest leaders the world has ever known were Socialists? Maos rise from peasant to revolutionary to chairman of what some may consider the most powerful political party is inspiring. Attaining that feet alone is what makes him great, not because he was a socialist Lets look at this from another angle other than genocide (majority of which occurred during Chiang kai shek reign, Mao's predecessor) Mao was notorious for silencing dissenters who criticized the communist party policy’s, and censored speech.Can you refute the fact that he objected to freedom of speech, especially when it came to criticizing the party? I wonder if Bush would sentence me to hard time in a maximum prison if I went on the howard stern or rush Limbaugh’s radio show and said *obscene* the republican party? Read Mao’s book of quotations “The Little Red Book†and you will get a whiff of the cult like indoctrination he spewed.

Nothing could make me go within 10 feet of the delivery room, im sorry. As far as the whole "appreciate" thing goes I would bend over backwards for her and be at her beck and call 24/7 when shes out the delivery room, and setlled in a reguler room....

Xoogsade. Cagaarshoow is called yellow fever. Yellow fever when full blown causes liver damage and is known as juandice. Still waiting on an answer on Wiyeer

Ill jump on this bandwagon... XUUX= Foolxumo..(is xuux slang mase an actual word?) Xareed is rain water...what is Wiyeer?

well unfortunately, we are not training our ladies the right way hence, all this unnecessary kibir!! Bal amuurtan eega.....You train pets, not women

i have been raised in the west and now i am experianceing difuculy understanding the somali dialegt Professor, if its any consolation your not alone in this dilemma. P.s. Keep up with the ilma baro posts,you might learn a thing or two ( even though it might not be "appropriate" somali litreture) ..ilma baro kaftaan bey iga tahaay ( i hope i got that right)

Hilarious that hes being depicted as a "great leader". He is just another power hungry egomaniac. After 20 plus years he's still clinging on to the presidency. He's ingeniously stringing the masses along with empty promises of land redistribution, whilst lining his pockets and those of his sidekicks. Idi amin ought recieve 2nd place for banishing the indians to monopolize the economy for ugandans, if land re-distribution is the criterion platform for mugabe's award ( thats how absurd i think this notion is)

SMH.....Nice one, you had me fooled. I actually fell for it....I guess thats what i get for surfing the net waiting to get off work @ 4.00 on a friday afternoon.

This topic had me thinking backwards, and i looked for a somali word that has been "assimilated" into the english language. There is one word that is pure reer miiy somali that has been taken from us..(at least they give us partial credit for it ) Albeit its not a common word or phrase it's roots hail from somali lingiustics, and it's in the english dictionary. Its a species of gazelle indigenous to somalia. Gerenuk - An African gazelle (Litocranius walleri) having long legs, a long slender neck, and backward-curving horns in the male. In somali this is spelled or pronounced garanuug, and is a pure somali word.

Allah u Naxaristo.. Shooboro,yeah i also heard about him relocating his family from vancouver. I pray and hope that everything works out for them during these difficult times.

WD, wrong quote my mistake, Just cause she doesnt fit the mainstream "somali" look doesnt mean she aint somali. From djibouti to ogadeeni to juba region your going to find people with different features.

This photo was taken fifteen days before the death of the Sultan of Sokoto. He had reigned for more than fifty years. At the time of his successor's coronation, who was chosen by a council of "king makers", a conflict erupted. Two royal families disputed the choice; the consequence: one hundred deaths. According to "news watch", a large daily Nigerian newspaper, the power of the Sultan of Sokoto is such, that most of the Nigerians questioned would rather be Sultan than President of Nigeria. Abubakar Sidiq was not as rich as other soverains of this country. He earned annually about 1 million naira( $200 000 ). But with this income, the Sultan had to support his suite of eighty-six people, and feed one hundred and fifty grand children. He is a successor to "Shehu" Ousman Dan Fodio, the founder of the Fulani Empire of Sokoto, legendary in all of west Africa. A pious moslem, Ousman Dan Fodio preached from town to town, the return of pure islam in all the Hausa kingdoms of northern Nigeria.

she's a disgrace she called black man, the disgrace of Allah's production!!! You my friend, are a prime example that arrogance diminishes wisdom.

Lmao@ #4....

So he doesn't particularly qualify for being a lackey for Ethiopia, especially since he is not scared of criticising Ethiopia and get jailed for 6 years too. So gimme a break! WD If you want to fanaticaly advocate for him, thats your prerogative, but get your facts straight. He was not jailed for criticising ethopia. ***Ruinous fate intrudes when a dimwit rules supreme***

Lmao...this is hilarious. The olympic commitee and their whitch hunt for dope scandels will definetley be scrutinizing her.... Regardless of her being 8th, im damn proud of her....

The older the berry the sweeter the juice....mase was it the blacker the berry... 7 walaal if he's "insensitive", being vindictive will not resolve anything.If anything it will result in long lasting emotional scars.

I capture your turf And rename you Sissy the smurf ! LMAO...Salafi regeedi, I thought you were bluffing at first, but you came back with a mean uppercut.

He was two kilograms overweight....Maybe he has a diet problem. Maybe he could have had some problems in preparation I wonder if this would have been even mentioned if he went ahead with the fight. Amazing how technicalities come to light when there's conflict.

lmao@dugaage Diamante wlc walaal and enjoy your stay

Lol@Ngonge....the name says it al This thread has becoume repetitive with nobody coming up with any solid or convincing reason why dictator C/Y should be president Saxib, go correct that to smith and wesson ..not western

Ha, aint we getting touchy .....Waxan u heysti WD nin kaftaan miraan oo qosol badaan, in aad tahaay waxaan dhan maarka aad bilaweesay…laakin I see your reasoning and judgement is truly blinded by clan loyalties, and possibly something else ....

LMAO...Yeah that was definatley a spanking. Its still to early for this thrashing to hinder their chances of a gold medal many favour them to take.