^^LOL, I could not agree with more.

paragon, support is support XOX, Im Confused, how does what I have said proof that the government was behind this? Duke, did really admit to it. This people are becoming more and more silly by the day. by the way , such admition was not necessary, any sane person could see that they are the only possible suspects.

XOX and Paragon, no one is denys that ethios are there but how can expect these terrorist to admit that they are being helped by eritrians? Should we send people, they just might blow them up. Really, you have no more proof for your claims of ethios then eritrians. lets be fair, shall we?

Naxar, ah! I see you have been brief [smile] . 'Terrorists are blowing up people; they are here, they are there - they are everywhere !! Help, please help, Meles'. I guess that is the hymn sheet given to many TFG supporters. Well, have I got news for you, Naxar. There are no terrorists, I tell. The bombs in Baidoa are imitations, very bad ones at best, engineered by none other than your protector Meles Zenawi. You must know something I don't becouse there have been several terrorist acts. Among them the multiple attempts on the lifes of the president and Prime minister along with these suicide bombers. Regardless of who the are ( highly doubt meles is baidoa blowing things up)the fact that they are there is really indesputable so forgive me if I find your reponse a little silly or even miss cleo-ish. It is unfortunate they are under ethiopia occupation Hyporbole all ways kills a discussion. There is no occupation. inviting Gaalo (thusly becoming Gaala-raacyo) and keeping silent while bombs are targeted at innocent civilians. So you see, I don't need any help son. In fact, I have this feeling that your conscience is calling out for help! It is reflecting its own condition to others- they have a term for this syndrome, Naxar. I read it in some book! [big Grin] If the government that called for the assistance of ethios,to defend the government from those moryans mind you, is Gaallo-raac, what would you call those who asked for the Eriterians. Using you reasoning, every group in Somalia would be a "Gaalo-raac". Addressing the problems of Somalia, my friend, requires a little less naivete.

I dooon't know, which is more unislamic: people blowing themselfs up and taking other muslims or my "Uncle" whose close to meles. If you really have to ask, you may need more help then I thought paragon.

believe it or not, everything that happens in Somalia is not caused by ethiopia. I have said before and will say again, those terrorist in xamar are taking Somalia down a taliban like road. How sad that Somalia is being turned into a jihadi front and all some of you can think of is Ethiopia. How sad that some of you fall for the propaganda of those terrorist who say they are fighting for Islam yet blow themselfs up and other muslims in the name of religion that tells people not to cut green trees let alone kill other muslims. At the end of the day, Islam is in no need of their or any other human's defense and killing your self is one few sins whose punishment is eternity in hell.

The Vice President of The Puntland State of Somalia, Hon. Mr. Hassan Dahir Mohamud returned to Bossaso this afternoon after short trip to Ethiopia. Mr. Hassan told reporters at the airport, that during his visit to Addis-Ababa he met different high ranking officials from the Ethiopian government and they discussed the commercial trade between Puntland and Ethiopia and other social issues. “Our mission to Ethiopia was successful, the Ethiopian government and Puntlland will work together as a partners in areas such as commercial trade, social economics, and security. We are good neighbors and we will continue to be that” said the Vice President. The vice President and his Delegation were welcomed at the Bossaso Airport, by some members from the Puntland cabinet along with local and municipal government

Somali News Wararkii ugu danbeeyey Somaliweyn - Hargeys - 29/11/06 M/weyne Rayaale oo xadhiga ka jaray dhisme cusub oo loo dhisay Baarlamaanka Somaliland M/weynaha Jamhuuriyada Somaliland Md Daahir Rayaale Kaahin ayaa maanta xadhiga ka jaray dhisme cusub oo loo dhisay Baarlamaanka Somaliland, kaasi oo ka kooban laba dabaq. dhismahan oo ah mid ay maalgeliyeen midowga Yurub isla markaana ah lacagtii ka soo hadhay doorashooyinkii Baarlamaanka Somaliland ayaa la isla gartay in lagu dhiso gurigan oo aad u qurux badan isla markaana u badan xafiisyo ay ku shaqayn doonaan gudi Hoosaadyada Baarlamaanku. Xaflad aad u balaadhan ayaa galabta loogu sameeyay xarunta hoolka shirarka ee Baarlamaanka kaasi oo ay ka soo qayb galeen M/weynaha Jamhuuriyada Somaliland Md Daahir Rayaale Kaahin,Gudoomiyayaasha labada Aqal ee Wakiilada iyo Guurtida,wasiiro,xildhibaano iyo marti sharaf kale oo badan, hadal kooban oo uu halkaasi ka jeediyay Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Somaliland Md C/raxmaan Maxed C/laahi ayaa waxa uu kaga hadlay sida ay ugu faraxsan yihiin dhismahan aadka u quruxda badan ee ay la kowsadeen isla markaana ay gudi kastaaba leedahay meel u gaara iyo xafiis gabi ahaanba qalabaysan. Waxa kale oo uu Gudoomiyuhu ka hadlay xaalada haatan ee Baarlamaanka oo uu sheegay in ay meel fiican marayso isla markaana ay hada gacanta ku hayaan Barnaamijyo badan oo tababaro ah oo la siinaayo Xildhibaanada iyo Mudanayaasha. Waxa dabadeed halkaasi hadal isna ka jeediyay M/weynaha Jamhuuriyada Somaliland Md Daahir Rayaale Kaahin. M/weyne Rayaale waxa uu sheegay in uu ku faraxsan yahay in uu xadhiga ka jaro dhismahan aadka u quruxda badan leh, waxa kale oo uu sheegay in loo baahan yahay in xildhibaanadu ka faa`iidaystaan Barnaamijyada iyo tababarada loo soo wado ee uu sheegay Gudoomiyuhu in ay u furi doonaan Mudanayaasha Baarlamaanka Somaliland. Intaasi ka dib waxa uu M/weyne Rayaale soo kormeeray dhamaan xafiisyada cusub ee loo dhisay Baarlamaanka Somaliland. Abdirahman Mahamed Hassan (Xudeyfi) xudeyfi4@hotmail.com Somaliweyn Media Center JAMAAL IBRAHIM MAXED HARGAYA mustaqbal7@hotmail.com tel 002522-405388 mobile Google Web You Domainame November 29, 2006 Somalia Somalia US masks ’invasion’ of Somalia with peacekeeping plan- Eritrea Somalia U.S. may be heading for new setback in Somalia Women fighters at the Mogadishu rally Somali Islamists claim clash with Ethiopian troops Somalia Ethnic Somalis Threaten to Destabilize Eastern Ethiopia Somali Islamists: We will bring in foreign help Somalia Somali Islamist Leaders Warns Against African Peacekeepers Women fighters at the Mogadishu rally Ethiopian ‘clash’ with Islamists Sending African troops into Somalia ‘would trigger war’ Somalia Kenya’s Muslim Leaders Will Not Cooperate in War Against Somalia Somalia US eyes regional peacekeepers for chaotic Somalia powered by http://www.somaliweyn.com more news >> Somaliweyn Media Center (SMC)

XOX, I must disagree, power sharing is not the salution. The salution is kicking all anarchist out the country. Where were you these few years, we have been trying to figure a power sharing forumla for the past 16 years and we have found the only one that will work in Somalia, what sort of power sharing are you talking about? One based on rerligion or ideology or clan representation. I am fear there is no sharing between the first two. further more, as soon as there is power sharing between the benadir based UIC and The TFG, what will you to another "peoples uprising" in juba, bari, bay or waqoye galbet? enough with this power sharing nonses, power is being already shared. By the way, like I said, there will be no need for ethiopian support once the sanctions are changed. There would not be in the first place had it not been. also, you have right disapprove of your government but an armed opposition based on who is in the government is treason anywhere but Somalia. for these terrorist/wadaads

few pionts i feel need to be cleared up: ethiopia is not an issue because when the sanctions are lifted, the TFG will get peacekeepers from all over the place and there is no need for "frontline" states. Dishonest discourse only leads to false conclusions. Why some oppose the the easing of the sanctions is not to stop arm flow, Somalia is awash with arms, is because they want to handicap the government but this embargo was not for that purpose. If some of you anarchist want to stop the government from establising security, please say so instead of pretending you all of he sudden care about arms flow into Somalia and that this embargo has accomplished anything other than violate the sovereignty of Somalia.

how odd that this people protesting today against lefting of the arms embargo all took weapons to the rally. Am I the only one who found this Ironic? How retarded do have to be to do something like this. honestly, the government could not have asked for better PR then the pics of these gun toting jihadis declearing jihad against Somalia's neighbors and asking international terrorist to come to Somalia.

World Somalia: Islamists extend invite to foreign fighters 28 Nov 28, 2006, 19:23 Indha Ade, security chief MOGADISHU, Somalia Nov 28 (Garowe Online) - The Islamic Courts Council has extended an invitation to “foreign fighters” from Muslim countries to come join their cause if the 1992 UN arms embargo on Somalia is lifted. “We proclaim to the Muslims of the world to prepare for jihad and we invite Muslims of the world to come inside Somalia,” Yusuf Indha Ade, the Islamists’ head of security, said while addressing a public rally in Mogadishu on Tuesday. Hundreds of supporters rallied in Mogadishu against Ethiopian military intervention and plans to lift the arms embargo, a move proposed and supported by Somalia’s weak, two-year interim government. The government’s authority is limited to the inland city of Baidoa and is reliant on IGAD military support, especially from neighboring Ethiopia. Somalis demonstrate against foreign troops The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African regional grouping that sponsored the Somali peace talks in Kenya, has proposed plans to deploy 8,000 peacekeepers to assist the Baidoa-based government assert its authority. At Tuesday's rally, Islamist leaders, including Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, again rejected any plans to lift the arms embargo and vowed to wage jihad against any foreign peacekeeping force in Somalia. Aside from the Mogadishu region, the Islamist militia is either in full or partial control of 10 of Somalia’s original 18 regions, including strategic southern ports on the Indian Ocean coast. Garowe Online News source

Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC November 28, 2006 Deployment of a Regional Force Needed in Somalia The United States strongly believes that a sustainable solution in Somalia should be based on credible dialogue between the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) and the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC). The continued military expansion by the UIC has prevented this dialogue from moving forward and has created the need for deployment of a regional force. This force will deter further aggression against the TFIs; create the required space for dialogue; and stabilize the situation. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), chaired by Kenya and headquartered in Djibouti, and the African Union have put forth a proposal aimed at restoring stability in Somalia through deployment of a training and protection mission. The sole purpose of this deployment would be to stabilize the security situation by providing protection and training for the TFIs, not to engage in offensive actions against the UIC. The United States supports this regional proposal and views IGASOM deployment as a critical element in facilitating the resumption of credible dialogue between the TFIs and UIC. While deployment of IGASOM is a critical element in reaching a durable solution in Somalia, it is not the only element. As part of a longer-term solution, both parties should be prepared to reach a security protocol, including a verifiable ceasefire and plans for military disengagement, once dialogue resumes. The United States also welcomes the recommendations of the Somalia Monitoring Group regarding ways to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations' arms embargo on Somalia. As we address these and other issues, we continue to work with our partners in the United Nations Security Council and International Somalia Contact Group to seek a durable solution to the Somalia crisis. The United States will remain actively engaged in preventing the continued escalation of tensions inside Somalia, which could spark wider regional conflict in the Horn of Africa if left unchecked. The deployment of a regional force is key in ensuring that such a scenario does not transpire. 2006/1073 Released on November 28, 2006

I did not get a chance to go to the gathering pictured above but I did meet him at the Hilton at Easton where he is staying while speaking with five other Somali elders and I have to say, his one of the most polite Somalis i have met. I have now much hope in his ability to not only unite the elders and the peoples of SSC but also help these neglected regions. If I go to anymore events, I will post the pics that I take.

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US to Propose UN Resolution on Peacekeeping Force for Somalia By Meredith Buel Washington 27 November 2006 The United States expects this week to unveil a draft U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing the deployment of African peacekeepers to strengthen Somalia's weak interim government. As VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from Washington, at least one international research group says such a move could spark a wider conflict in the Horn of Africa. Somalia A spokesman for the U.S. mission to the United Nations, Ben Chang, told VOA the United States plans to submit the draft resolution on Somalia later this week. He confirmed the resolution would authorize the deployment of a regional military force and exempt that entity from the existing U.N. arms embargo on Somalia. As word began to circulate about the proposed resolution, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group released a statement saying the deployment of such a force in Somalia could backfire. The group says an intervention force should be sent to Somalia only if all the warring factions in the country support the idea. It warned such a move could undermine Somalia's fragile transitional government, strengthen the rival Islamist group and lead to a wider regional war in the Horn of Africa. U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack, while not discussing details of the resolution, deflected the criticism. "We have an interest in seeing greater stability in the Horn of Africa," said Sean McCormack. "We do have a strategy. We are working with other interested states as well as neighbors in the region. With due deference to their opinion, we believe we are pursuing the right strategy." Somali Islamists seized the capital, Mogadishu, last June and have rapidly expanded their power throughout southern and central Somalia. The interim government, which is recognized by the United Nations, controls only the town of Baidoa, in south-central Somalia. The Islamists say they are trying to bring law and order to the country, which has been without a functioning government for more than 15 years. The Islamists vehemently oppose foreign peacekeeping forces, saying they will wage a jihad, or holy war, against any foreign troops on Somali soil. Neighboring Ethiopia and the United States both accuse the Islamists of having ties with the al-Qaida terrorist group. The Bush administration believes the Islamists are harboring suspects wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The Executive Director of the U.S.-based Somali Justice and Advocacy Center, Omar Jamal, says he believes his country needs a foreign peacekeeping force to end years of turmoil. "Any existence of a stable government's business is to provide security for the citizens," said Omar Jamal. "I think by that it gives a chance for the government to build its army and police so they can provide a basic service that any government or any state is supposed to provide, which is to provide a secure environment for its citizens." The proposed U.N. resolution for deployment of a regional military force in Somalia has the support of African members of the Security Council. The draft resolution could be submitted as early as Wednesday. web page

this passport has a smart chip, its an e-passport. very few countries in the world have it. Its silly to say it can or can not be forged yet because god knows what a determined somali criminal is capable of, but we know that it would be piontless becasue the fake one will atleast cost as much as the real one.

lets be honest people, the choice is between Tegre and Tigrinya, not tegre and islamist. At the end of day, tegre or tigrinya, ther xabasha. So if you will brand the government, a childish thing in my opinion, call the islamist tigrinya.

I wish they would have made it the 15 or later, steal might make it though

don't we all have to bring peace and goodwill, How blind do you have to be to consider one clan fixing what multible have been fighting about for 16 years.

As for the "clan courts",I think they are closer to you more than the U.S foreign policy.The U.S views us an African who isn't capable of doing anything for his own.Just thought you should know that. if your arguement was grounded in reality at all,instead of some innate hatred you have for the US, you would have realized that weather or not the US views african that way or not, it is an inarguable fact that we africans can not do anything for our selfs. Only thing we are capable of is to kill and destroy. I think you and Frank are losing it,you need to rethink your positions,and further seperate those who want something good to happen for you over those who don't. honestly, I would have given you the same advice. Like all sane people, puntland government and the transitional governement including the president hemself, we celebrated the success of the islamic courts when they said they were a peoples uprising despite our misgiving about some of the characters in it. Yet when they turned around killing, occupying land, attacking the government, decalring war on neighbors, violating the rights of people and inviting jihadis to a country ravaged by war and famine, all sane people took a step back and started to see them for what they are. there is not doubt in my mind that these people can not be salution to Somalia's problems but will only flame the fire. so, how about asking your self what you have asked me and start questioning who is good for our country and not.

Hmm,sad to not know that one does things for their own interests and not yours.It's called taking advantage of the weak and vunrable like Somalia. red are you saying that stablizing Somalia is an american interest. is it not first and formost a somali interst. In world deplomacy, we must not be shortsighted to decalre we are being taken advantage of when we are really being helped. Statcraft requires that we look for common interst and that is the fastest way to accomplish something.

the caabudwaag take over is a balatent declaration of war. Its clan wars all over again. Do these people know that it is unislamic to say one thing and do another. how many times have told us that they will not attack anyone? How long before we realize the hidden agenda of these moryans. I hope Puntland deals with these people and gives as much attention its giving galkacyo.

friend, first I think Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia are false comparesons. The problem with these two countries is two. In Iraq you have a low level or high, depanding on you piont of view, civil war between Ethinic or religous groups vying for power. along with these are jihadis: fools mostly from the Gulf who have nothing better to do then blow stuff and kill people under the cloak of protecting Islam. Only the second one is taking place in Afghanistan because there is only one major tribe. In Somalia, neither off these phenomenon really exist. There are no more ethnec Groups or clans vying for power because Somalis have come to realize that they must share power equally. An example of this is the 4.5 formula, much demonized by people with no sense of reality, that was implemented in the last this and the prevous intrem governments. As for jihadis in Somalia, we are still not sure but evidence is gathering really fast that they are there funding, arming and fighting on the ground to put in place a radical wahabi government. They are both local (alitahad) and foreign (alqacida). whatever there number, they well not make much progress because somali sociaty is opposed to such people as for as I can tell but are being used by opportunistic moryans whose sole agenda is to rob the nation. Also red, is not about listening to the worlds sole superpower but knowing that it will likely get what it deems its interst are at the end of the day. Should you have a common interest, it most likely means you will succeed. by the way, i never watch fox news, as a liberal democart, they make as much sense to me as somem of you supporters of radicals, jihadis and extremeist.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)