Somaliland Politicians: Lack of Sensitivity and Political Acumen By Mohamed F Yabarag March 24, 2011 The recent phone interviews conducted by some obscure individuals from North America with certain well known Somaliland politicians, including the man at the top of everything, Ahmed Silanyo, has unearthed the lack of acumen and political sensitivity at the heart of Somaliland’s political elite in Hargeisa. How come such politicians of a high stature, at least by local standards, can be so naïve by talking to complete strangers and bare it all for them on a very, very sensitive issue at a very, very sensitive time? If confirmed and I am not doubting the authenticity of these tapes, this is incompetency at its worst level. For a few days, I ignored the whole story that was doing the rounds in almost all Somali websites, including those of Somaliland assuming that it is one of those slanging matches between local politicians on one side and SSC and Somaliland on the other. But then I became interested when the story refused to go away and tempted to have a look at these interviews in great detail to see their authenticity. To my astonishment, I found that all voices in the interviews were very familiar, except that they were conducted by men who are purporting to be representatives of Somaliland activists in North America. With amazement and disbelieve, I repeated listening to those interviews all over again and again only to find no fault at them. The voice of the president is as crystal clear as ever and too genuine to be doctored by some form or another. Faisal Ali Waraabe is as at his usual rant and raving, accusing the president of incompetency and lack of a clear leadership, among other things. Mohamed Kahin, probably under the influence of khat, has even gone further to talk in frankness and in greater detail on almost every question thrown at him by his interviewer. We are not talking here about some rookies and some hopeful politicians. We are talking about the bulwarks of Somaliland politics; people who have been around since immemorial. And in the case of president Silanyo, we are talking about a man who was involved in politics for almost half of a century. In addition, the fact that government officials have failed to refute this story shows that these tapes are genuine. I am sure there are too many red faces in Somaliland’s corridors of power. Had this happened in a normal country where the law of the land and government institutions are respected by all as opposed to clan interests, heads would have been rolled by now. The chief of cabinet, Hersi Toriile, would have been the first to be shown the door, as he dismally failed his duty to recognize the identity of the interviewers. Now, there is stone silence on the issue in the government and its supporters. Had this been doctored, we would have seen the presidential spokesman, Mr. Cukuse, doing his usual rebuttals. Why Somaliland politicians are so naïve and insensitive? Despite the existence of three political parties in Somaliland, the real powerbase of support for politicians lies with their respective clans, meaning if a certain politician crosses party, almost all his clansmen will desert the said party. In effect, most electorates have no allegiance for political parties but for their clansmen in these parties, which effectively make these parties redundant and meaningless – they only exist by names. In the scandal surrounding these tapes, politicians in question were on the wrong assumption that they were talking to their lot – their clansmen. This is more evident in the case of Faisal Ali Waraabe interview, where the mention of his sub clan has done the simple trick that was needed to obtain information from him. The overdependence on clanship in Somaliland had gotten the better of any other system that would have spotted such a hoax interview. So long as people are identified on the basis of their clan rather than their political persuasion and allegiance, such things will become common in Somaliland. In addition, there is also a great deal of incompetency in the staff of president’s office, including his advisers. He seemed to have recruited people who have never run an office, let alone a whole country and who are largely brought in because of their unwavering support for the Kulmiye party during the election campaign, which brought Ahmed Silanyo to office. For a government not completed a year in office, there seems to be more problems and scandals than solving the country’s mounting political and socials difficulties. Mohamed F Yabarag E-Mail:Myabarag@yahoo.co.uk Related Articles: * Falcelis: Sirta SSC Heshay: Been Casriyaysan!! Wq. Cali Cartan * Sirta SSC Heshay: Been Casriyaysan!! Wq. Maxamed Baashe X. Xasan Source : WardheerNews

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Shabaab weli ma bislaan,..waa curdun...qaydhiin ah...

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa ka soo horjeestay muddo kororsigii Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya, wuxuuna sheegay in muddo kororsigaas ay tahay mid aan sharci ahayn. Haddaba warsaxaafadeed ka soo baxay Xafiiska madaxweynaha ayaa u qornaa sidan: Isagoo tixraacaya war-saxaafadeedkii guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka KMG ah ee Soomaaliya uu soo saaray 19/03/2011, waxaan dib u akhriyay qodobbada: 40,41,42 iyo 43 ee axdiga KMG ah iyo qodobada: 70, 72 & 75 ee dastuurkii 1960kii, oo dhammaan ku wada-saabsan: shuruudaha, sharraxaadda, doorashada, muddada xilka iyo arrimo kale ee la xiriira madaxweynaha. Madaxweynaha isagoo dhagaystay talada sharci-yaqaanno iyo khubaro qaanuun ee ku xeel-dheer arrimahaas, waxaa u caddaatay arrimaha soo socda oo kala ah: 1. Sida ku cad qodobka 43-aad ee muddada xilka madaxweeynaha: "... madaxweynuhu wuxuu xilka haynayaa haddii aysan jirin – geeri, shaqo ka tegid, ama joojin shaqo sababo lagu qeexay Axdiga - illaa inta qof kale ee loosoo doortay madaxweeynanimada uu xilka kala wareegaayo." 2. Marka laga reebo sababaha faqradda sare ku qoran, doorasho madaxweyne waxay qabsoomi kartaa oo keliya marka ay dhammaato mudada baarlamaanka, mid cusubna uu shaqadiisa billaabo oo marka hore doorta shir guddoonkiisa. 3. Guddoonka baarlamaanka waxaa la dooran karaa muddada oo aan dhamaanin haddii: shir-guddoonku si wadajir ah isu-casilo ama baarlamaanku kalsoonidii kala laabto sabab kasta ha ku timaadee. 4. Baarlamaanka hadda jira awood sharci ah uma laha inay doorasho u cusbooneysiiyaan shir-gudoonka iyo madaxweeynaha iyadoo waqtigii uusan weli dhammaan, sababaha axdigu sheegaayo ee kor ku xusan aysan jirin. 5. Aqoonyahannada sharcigu waxay qirayaan xataa haddii la isku raaco muddo kordhin cusub sharci ahaan ma aha in loo fasiro ama lagala mid dhigo baarlamaan cusub oo lasoo doortay, mana keeneeyso in hay'adihii dastuuriga ahaa ee dalka ka jira dhismahoodii dib loogu laabto. 6. Nuxurka muddo kordhintu waa waqtigii la qabtay oo lagu dhammaystiri waayay howlihii la isu xilsaaray, sidaas darteedna waqti dheeraad ah loo baahan yahay, baahida waqtiga dheeriga ah oo lagu dhammaystiro howlahaas waxaa u baahan dhammaan hay'adaha dastuuriga ah ee ma ahan baahida baarlamaanka oo keliya. 7. Ugu dambeyntii, waxaa tixgelin gaar ah mudan marxaladda adag ee khatarta ah ee dalku marayo oo loo baahan yahay in si wadajir iyo wada-shaqayn joogto ah looga samata-baxo, oo aan la abuurin laguna mashquulin murano iyo is-qabqabsi siyaasadeed oo fursad siin karta cadowga khatarta joogtada ah ku haya jiritaanka iyo Qarannimada Soomaaliya. 8. Waxaa kaloo muhiim ah in la helo wada-shaqayn iyo is-ixtiraam joogta ah ee dhexmara ha'yadaha dastuuriga ah iyadoo la ilaalinaayo ku dhaqanka axdiga iyo shuruucda dalka iyo in hay'adaha dastuuriga ah cid waliba loo daayo gacanna lagu siiyo gudashada howlaha axdiga iyo shuruucda kale loogu xil-saaray, isla markaasna laga fogaado shirarka jaraa'id oo aan maslaxadda ummadda ku jirin. 9. Waxaa mar kale la xasuusinayaa guddoonka baarlamaanka mar haddii ay dhisan yihiin ha'yadihii dastuuriga ahaa ee dalka, inay waajibaadkooda ka mid tahay inay u hoggaansamaan xeerarka iyo hab raaca sharci-dejinta dalka ee uu baarlamaanku gaaro loo gudbiyo madaxweeynaha Soomaaliya si loo ansixiyo loona dhaqan-geliyo ugana mid noqdaan shuruucda dalka lagu maamulayo. Malik Abdalla Agaasimaha Warfaafinta Xafiiska Madaxweynaha mabdalla@presidency.gov.so Moqdishu, Somalia

Madaxweyne Shariif Sheekh Axmed wuxuu sheegay in baarlamaanka hadda jira uusan doorasho u cusbooneysiin karin madaxda dowladda. War saxaafadeedkan ka soo baxay xafiiska madaxweynaha waxaa lagu sheegay inuu daba socdo oo uu jawaab u yahay, war saxaafadeedkii uu guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan soo saaray 19-kii bishan March ee sanadkan 2011-ka, kaasoo ku saabsanaa arrimaha doorashada madaxda dowladda. Madaxweynaha dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa maanta war saxaafadeed uu ka soo saaray xafiiskiisa madaxtooyada ee Villa Somalia waxa uu ku sheegay in baarlamaanka hadda jira uusan doorasho u cusbooneysiin karin madaxweynaha iyo guddoonka baarlamaanka, iyadoo wakhtigii uusan weli dhammaan amma aysan iman geeri amma shaqo ka tegis. Madaxweyne Shariif ayaa sidoo kale war saxaafadeedkiisa ku sheegay in doorasho ay qabsoomi karto oo keliya marka uu yimaado baarlamaan cusub, muddo kordhinta baarlamaankana aan loo fasiri karin baarlamaan cusub. Madaxweyne Shariif ayaa war saxaafadeedkiisa u cuskaday qodobo ku xusan Axdi-qarameedka iyo dastuurkii 1960-kii ee Soomaaliya. Dhegayso war-saxaafadeedka oo kooban: Kobtan guji War saxaafadeedkan ayuu madaxweynuhu soo saaray iyadoo guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan oo maanta ka soo degay garoonka diyaaradaha ee Aadan Cadde ee magaalada Muqdisho, uuna sheegay in doorashada madaxda dowladda ay qabsoomi doonto dabayaaqada bisha August. Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka, ma uusan kala saarin doorashada madaxda dowladda ee uu sheegay midda hordhici doonta. Dhageyso shirka jaraa'id ee Shariif Xasan: kobtan guji Dhanka kale Xidhibaan Maxamed Qanyare Afrax oo ka hadlay arrimaha lagu muransan yahay ee la xiriira doorashada madaxda dowladda ayaa sheegay in sharcigu uu cad yahay. Wuxuu sheegay in doorashada guddoomiyaha ay soo hormareyso tan madaxweynahana ay ku xigi doonto. Dhageyso wareysiga Xildhibaan Qanyare: kobtan guji Si kastaba ha ahaatee murankan la xiriira doorashada madaxda dowladda waxa uu u muuqdaa inuu cirka isku sii shareerayo. VOA

Relax, London. Just be your own. Aim for self actualization.

Cakaara wuu yimid, laakiin dadkii laga dhex dusay aya qaadan la..

Classic flight. Lol

^Why not? Is it that he doesn't listen to Somali BBC? Or....

You have over repeated it, but no body is taking you serious. Wax fahan.

Aliya, that's exactly what I've told our Mad mullah, empty talk won't cut it...thanks for the wise humanly advice.

Some one dig sol archives,...and you will find how many times NFD, and DJab was written in every post.. War dee saas wadan laguma noqdo, waa sharci daro....hmmmmmmmm

Waa qoynkaas, Sensie. Ha u macaanaato.

^Intay konfur ka degi samra dheh, wardigana badiya dhe... Tareenkaaa dhaqaaqay wuu mari doona, anaa og....Ilaahay amarkii..

^Waryee ku fahmaye, xaaji waraabe miyaa loo tumaa mise isagaa raamsada?

Sensie, caawa laantii barakaysneyd ayuu qaniiney, ha u bixin...

^Is Alpha, kan kaa koreeya, talking to Blondy, himself? ,... Mad-mullah,.. you should be doing something about it, become a role model,...and share with us some good news next time.....

General Duke;704797 wrote: ^^^Yeah and you captured some Pirates today. Well done. Shame your Navy was training Nato forces when the ONLF comando unit landed in Zaylac...Secessionist young an old have bad memory.. Lol. Walaahi waa cuqubo, Ilaahay dadkan ha soo hadiyeeyo. Waxaan dhaho garan maayo, xiitaa xaajiyadii ayey siyaasad qabiileed soo galinyaan. Cadaankii ka soo duulay Yurub oon iman, ayey Somalidu taqaanay dhul qeybsiga nina dhulkiisa looguma tegi jirin ilaa nabad iyo wanaag ka dhaxeeyo mooye. Hadda dacar ayaa la isa siinyaa dhiigna wuu qubanayaa markaasaa xaaji iyo suldaan afka inta gacan laga galiyo la dhihi hadal oo sidan dheh. Waa musiibo, in qof weyn oo waayeel ah noqdo victim of clan politics,....

James Bays, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Benghazi, said there is a "thank you" rally taking place there. People have gathered to thank Britain, France, the UN, and Qatar - the reason for it is to thank international nations that have taken part in this air campaign. If you asked those people they'd say they'd like more air strikes until the members of their family, who are opposition fighters, make their way to Tripoli. Every family has someone who has gone towards the front line." Al Jazeera

Siilnayo Allow naga soo gaadh ayuu taagnyahay, inta koonfurtu ka degi ayuu sugi la'ayahay.

Blessed, afku wuu soo tufay. Laantii ayaa la isku haystaa.

Taleexi;704762 wrote: Falcelis: Sirta SSC Heshay: Been Casriyaysan!! Wq. Cali M. Cartan March 23, 2011 “Hubsiimo Hal Baa La Siistaa” Hiilka qoraa Maxamed Baashe X. Xasan u muujiyey masuuliyiinta maamul beeleedka ‘Somaliland’ waa mid taban. Wuxuu si ka fiirsho la’aan ah u beeniyey waraysiyada loogu magac daray Sirta SSC-du Heshay ee lagu baahiyey mareegaha internetka qaar ka mid ah. Mudane Maxamed ma aanu soo bandhigin sababo faahfaahsan oo akhristuhu ku qanci karo, kuna beenin karo warbixinahaas oo aan ka ahayn in ay jirto aalad codka lagu bedbedeli karo oo la macno ah qori qori ku taag. Qaybaha danbe ee warqaddan baan ku xusi doonaa si kooban sida qalabka codadka lagu farshaxameeyo u shaqeeyaan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee Maxamed xaq ayuu u leeyahay fikirkiisa qof ahaaneed balse xaq uma laha inuu marin habaabiyo fikirka dadka ka aragtida duwan. Bal akhriso isagoo dhamaystiran Well written, and balanced article. Cali M. Cartan has also included the original links of The Somali Secret Center, SSC. Thanks for sharing. Now the burden is on Siilanyo's writer, Maxamed Baashe X. Xasan. Silsiladii Sirta SSC, waa say u bilaabmatay.....

Barwaaqo, iyo bash bash, Buuxooy. Waxaa ka danbeeyey dhalashadii Bashiir yare, iyo aas aaskii Somali Secret Center, SSC. Soo dhawoow, hada..

Reuters: Libyan air force no longer exists as a fighting force, a British commander says.