i thought it was the other way around. people have been complaining about ethio and government troops presence in residential areas bringing the "resistance" to fight in those areas. which ever the case, why do you believe that is the case?

Afqudhac is from Ceerigaabo and col dayr is from Cayn region so how can you say that " the people in Sool are Somalilanders and no one is occupying a land that is not belong to him ,,, All the police, military personnel, government officials, etc. working in Sool region are originally from that region ,,, tell me if they are occupying their own land ,,, they've the right to believe what they want and welcome to the land of democracy ,,," As for People of Sool changing their mind, is all you can piont to sandulle and xaabsade? I am no social scientist but trust me, thats not the way to gauge or ascertain an entire peoples opinion.

people are killed in places all over the world yet are they described as unstable. Philadelphia Pennsylvania, now nick named killadelphia pistolvania has a much higher murder rate then Mogadishu yet you don't hear anyone talking about its unstable.

cowardly act indeed, further more i don't get why some here praise the killing of people only to complain tomorrow that so and so was arrested.

Two questions 4 u JB, was col Dayr sent to cayn by puntland or is he from there? Two, how do you know people of Sool changed their mind and decided to join Somaliland.?

how is he important? Correct me if am wrong but is he not a business man in va?

whats the question?

why should they, fire should be fought with fire.

LOL, puntland is only claiming Sool, Sannag and Cayn, this guy is talking about sheikh yet your agreeing with him? not only that, he has basically said that this Somaliland republic you guys keep talking about does not exist or was that just me. See, what wrongs with the few SSC men who joined the secessionist is their inconsistency, in the same breath is telling people it does not exist and to join this non existent entity. Also, they are all after profits. I for one wish them luck because the only loyalty these people have is to money, giving me hope that they can be bought back (Not Khaawi though, he is of no political importance).

true, true, true!

People taken from their homes or kidnapped while visiting their towns like col Dayr can not be called POWs. Where in the world do you kidnapp people and call them POWs. Slanders, we accept the fact that you occupy Las Anod with fools like xaabsade and sandulle, that you kidnapp civilians and journalist, that you shoot old ladies and their children who protest in the streets. we accept that the residents las anod are now refugees in Tukaraq, garowe, xudun, taleex and buhoodle and that you have shut the only hospital in las Anod and arristed its doctors. to be honest, we accept that because we all know what happens in war and we all expected this if Sland captured LA and truth be told, releasing few people or any thing else you may do can make for the first sin of invading your neighbors. So who are you people bringing this none sense here want to trying to sell this bs about SL is doing this or that? Beenta iska yareeya people because at the end of the day ur going to only fool your selfs. People like xaabsade will leave at the first sight of better job offers as they have done before and the people released today will take up arms tomorrow.

lol, i don't know how difficult it could be to tell an actual dollar from one printed on regular paper.

toure, guess shaikh inda cade was not a war lord and that the people who attacked baidhaba were actually trying to join the government.

until they are replaced by other peacekeepers or the government can provide security for the country by themselves, yes!

the Faith you have in Somalis, xoogsade, is a blind one. We have nothing to go on but what you believe because Somalis have shown an ability to destroy more then biuld anything from the extrime of those in xamar who destroy for the sake of destroying and those in waqoye galbet who have managed rebiuld an airport in hargeisa. and what you say is at best a half truth. When those wadaads were courts in mogadishu cutting of the limbs of poor kids who stole to survive and telling children to stabb people to death, some of us objected. when they attacked the government and other administrations, Somalis in bay, bakool, hiiraan, puntland and jubba not only objected but took up arms. Second, this government did not "kill us" to make Somalia part of ethiopia but to defend itself and Somali's only chance of returning to statehood. need i remind you that a minister was fired for saying ethiopia and Somalia might have a common passport one day. all in all, if this is true, i have hunch its another stuped move by the prime minister like freeing those criminals that will come to bite him in the neck.

SXB, its all ways been between Somalis but what is this freedom you are expecting? freedom to kill each other? knowing all that the past two decades have thought us, what leads you to believe that Somalis are hell bent on keeping anything?

even the republicans will vote for Obama, watch MSNBC people and all the conservatives and republicans praising Obama.

no one in their right mind will pick a republican this year, especially when the to front runners for their party are a morman and a lunatic obsessed with what he calls "islamo fascism" and agrees with bush on Iraq. There is no doubt, and you guys can take this to the bank, that who ever wins the democratic ticket will win. clearly though, the conservative hatred of Bill clinton can bring a lot of conservatives to vote republican especially knowing they will get two for the price of one now: Billary Clinton.

beenta badan is why we are in the hell that is somalia today. little less of it people, and more truth.

"It was worth the sacrifice, all the bloodshed, and the misery will be forgotten, people will focus on supporting honest leadership if there is one after the Ethiopian withdrawal. " Why do we fool ourselves people? the ethios have vacated here or there will not make any difference. I actually think making the troops more mobile will make life harder for those dowladiids and terrorist instead of sitting in some factory in xamar. by the way, even if they were to leave, what are you people celebrating? a three way war between the government, "shababs" and the asmara groups? what on earth is are you expecting that makes it all this bloodshed "worth it", and you call warlords dhiigyacab. Che, isn't Yusuf your adeer too? I thought that term was used for all people from puntland or are you a bostonian. Lost puntites always confuse me.

what are they hunting, rocks?

isqarxis! the history of rer who? And you want Sool, sanaag, cayn and awdal to join you, make up your mind people.

war dukow, the Isins in Garowe said they are ready what is this nonsense about meetings and reconciliation? is that not what brought them to caynabo and then adhi caadeye? Che, the prostitue among the SSC leaders is xaabsade lets not generalize. others are either nobadies like Sandulle or elderly men who have to feed their families like qaybe.

daymn, you beat me to that!

moqdishu "had fallen to and collapsed" an observation nearly two decades behind if you ask me. say a stupidh shidh like that just doesn't make me want to read the rest but a good title.