lool@Ducaysane You asked a good question. Just like Xawaalah, libraries will use qabiil identification if they want to distribute these books widely. But this time thought i suspect only schools will be allowed to borrow books. The rest would probably read only

w/p

Xizbul Emperor Anna Waykan is the first i heard

Interesing that this could be even entertained.

NY Times article

Many thanks to Boston Globe for exposing its readers to the Somali tragedy. It's ugly. But it needs to be seen, and pondered upon.

alla maxay xamar bur-burtay!

yeah... i am even begining to think he is Warranle's brother in teh anarchism ideaology.

Baraf waa kuma? Allah wax san ugu bedelo dadaalkooda

Political exclusion creates cause for armed conflict in Somalia Ninka weyn argument waa sidan: 1- Ethiopia's withdrawal was an honorable departure Borrowing Aweys's reasoning in opposing (i dont know how else to put it) Ethiopia's withdrawal becuase it was achieved through dailogue between somali parties. Before Ethiopia withdraws, Aweys and Culusow seem to have wanted to defeat it regardless of how that might have achieved or whether it was even practical for such an outcome to be hopped. 2- Sharif supported impunity, and the dismissal of any investigation of Ethiopian/TFG officials accused of human rights abuses and war crimes Here Culusow is voicing his disappointment in the fact that revenge has not been exacted on other Somalis who participated in the Somali conflict. He wanted retribution for what happened in Xamar last two years. But poor Culusow forgets if Somalis go down that road, retribution for what happened in Xamar last two years would not be enough for some. There were equally horrendous crimes committed against innocent Somalis in Xamar in the last 18 years. Some even point out that Culusow was a happy member of the winning side of the conflict prior to the emergence of Islamic courts.

^^Pirates are found in Somalia's high sea, not in my world yaa xaaji . For PL admin it is an oppurtunity to perform, and show the world that local problems can only be tackled with local solutions. They requested $25 M from US. Thier reported trip to US to discuss the issue is positive sign.

^No mine is not a rabbit punch. A&T cidduu taageeraa ma guulaysatto . Kuuma fiicna inuu ka taageero, u yeero Ayyoub or someone else awoowe

^^Security issues i guess. This one is located near the great Isbahaysi Mosque if I remember it correctly. It's not far from Radio Mogadishu and The presidential Palace. ==================== ================ Boqore oo sheegay in baarlamanka Somalia si deg deg ah loogu dayactiri doono xaruntii hore ee golaha shacabka Qaranka Cusmaan Cilmi Boqore oo ah Guddoomiye ku xigeenka 2-aad ee Baarlamaanka federaalka Somalia ayaa maanta shaaca ka qaaday iney soconayaan qorsheyaal lagu dayactirayo xarunta golaha shacabka Qaranka, ee magaalada Muqdisho si loogu qabto shirarka Baarlamanka. Cusmaan Cilmi Boqorre waxaa uu sheegay in kulamadii baarlamaanka ay u istaageen sababo dhinaca nabadgelyada ah iyo Xildhibaanno fasax ku maqan iyo kuwo howlo shaqo loo diray awgood, ayna dib u bilaaban doonaan dhowaan marka guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka oo howlo shaqo ku maqan uu dib ugu soo laabto magaalada wuxuuna intaa ku daray Boqore in dayactirka xarunta golaha shacabka dhaqaalaha ku baxaya ay bixin doonto Beesha Caalamka. Shirkii ugu dambeeyay ee uu baarlamaanka Somaliya ku yeesho Xaruntii Gaadiidka Booliska ee magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxaa lagu weeraray madaafiic hoobiyayaal ah, kuwaasoo oo ay waxyeello ka soo gaartay dad rayid ah oo deganaa xaafado u dhow xarunta Gaadiidka Booliska iyo ciidamo ka tirsanaa Booliska DF oo halkaasi ilaalo ka ahaa, waxaana wixii xiligaasi ka dambeeyey aan qabsoomin wax kulan ah oo baarlamanku uu iskugu yimid.

President, I dont know when,but the article i posted says that the money will be paid by IC.

Mr Ali also told reporters that his staff are expecting new equipments from Djibouti that will enable them to expand and construct a new highway for Egal International Airport to give motors better access. Good plan

A positive move. Where is Oodweyne the man had different strategy to combat piracy

Abtigiis & Tolka oo NGONGE bari taaraya waa sign of defeat for the old man

The pirate kings of Puntland By Mohammed Adow in Puntland, Somalia Monday, June 15, 2009 They don't wear eye-patches or peg legs and you won't find any parrots perched on their shoulders, but they are no less pirates for that. Twenty-first century piracy Somali style is a far cry from the swashbuckling, sea dogs of old but, in recent months, they have captured both the headlines and the public's imagination. Their high seas hijackings have also forced the media to focus on Somalia, arguably the globe's most neglected tragedy. But who are these men and what drives them to carry out such audacious attacks? I set off to Puntland, the semi-autonomous region in Somalia's north-eastern corner, to find out. Puntland is one of the poorest parts of war-torn Somalia and it is home to most of Somalia's dreaded pirates. The pirate's ranks have been swollen by many of the region's youths - drawn by the potentially huge profits of one of Somalia's most successful, if unconventional, business enterprises. Faced with limited options and even less optimism for the country's future, the young pirates care little about the risks they will run at sea. In Garowe, the capital of Puntland, I met a well-known pirate; Abdirashid Ahmed - nicknamed Juqraafi or "geography" - still flush from a recent hijacking. Ransom negotiations Abdirashid and his colleagues had just taken receipt of a ransom payment of $1.3m after capturing the Greek ship MV Saldanha in February. Smartly dressed and driving a Toyota four-wheel drive, he cut the perfect figure of prosperous young Somali. "It took us three months of negotiations with the boat's owner before we came to an agreement over the ransom money. "We initially asked for $17m but compromised and accepted $1.3m when we realised it will take a long time to get more out of the shipping company," he tells me. Juqraafi tells Mohammed Adow that desperation, not greed, drove him to piracy However, it was desperation, not greed, he claims, that pushed him to throw in his lot with the pirates. "We are driven by hunger, just look at our country and how destroyed it is. We are people with no hope and opportunities, that is what is forcing us into piracy," he says. Successful ventures like Juqraafi's have turned piracy in Somalia into a self-financing local industry. Pirate cells operate in well-organised groups, drawing in members of extended family networks. "Those who have been paid a ransom sponsor the other pirates. For example, if a group is holding a ship and they're paid ransom and then another ship is captured, the first group will fund the second one till they too get ransom payment," says Juqraafi. The piracy industry is controlled by criminal gangs who recruit local youths and take the lion's share of the profits. They are also well-armed with weapons ranging from Kalashnikovs to rocket launchers. Sharing the spoils And every pirate cell, says Juqraafi, has clear policies and guidelines for everything it does - including sharing the ransom. "The financier is usually a businessman who sponsors the pirates and gets 30 per cent of the ransom. The pirates get 50 per cent," he explains. "The remaining 20 per cent is given to the poor and all those who, in one way or another, help the pirates on shore and this includes local government officials who expect bribes from every successful venture." About 20 per cent of ransom money goes to the poor and those who help pirates In their search for ships, Somali pirates have spread themselves across thousands of square miles of water, from the Gulf of Aden at the narrow doorway to the Red Sea, to the Kenyan border along the Indian Ocean. When they started out, Somalia's pirates cast themselves as the "Robin Hoods of the sea" - defenders of the nation's fisheries. The country's tuna-rich waters were repeatedly plundered by commercial fishing fleets soon after the country's last fully-functioning government collapsed in 1991. Somali fishermen turned armed vigilantes, confronting fishing boats and demanding that they pay a tax. But what began as a deterrent to illegal fishing has today become a free for all. "These youths are capable of anything," Dr Ahmed Abdirahman, a university professor in Puntland, says. "If the world does not come up with a solution to piracy, its going to take a far worse turn," he warns. In 2008 alone, more than 120 pirate attacks occurred in the Gulf of Aden, far more than in any other year in recent memory. Pirates 'net $80m' Experts say the Somali pirates netted more than $80m, an astronomical sum for a war-ravaged country whose economy is in tatters. At least a dozen vessels and crews are currently being held hostage off the coast of Somalia. Puntland's few jails are overflowing with convicted pirates As on every issue in Somalia, public opinion on piracy is sharply divided. To some within the community, the pirates are amoral thugs bringing yet more trouble to their shores. But to others and, arguably, they are in the majority, these modern-day buccaneers are heroes who are robbing the rich to feed the poor. Nowhere is the support for piracy greater than in the town of Eyl, Somalia's modern-day pirate capital. Hidden between rocky hills, isolated and lacking good roads, Eyl is the perfect pirate hideout. Contrary to our expectation of prosperity in Eyl, we were confronted not with palaces but a few crumbling houses - a clear indication that the millions of dollars earned from the lucrative business of hijacking passing ships are not invested in the town. Public support Despite this, Said Elmi Mohamud, a 55-year-old Eyl resident, began to defend the pirates to us even before we had stepped foot out of our vehicle. "I know you are here looking for our heroes," he declared. "I don't call them pirates – they are our marines. They are protecting our resources from those looting them... they are not criminals" Said Elmi Mohamud, Eyl resident "I don't call them pirates – they are our marines. They are protecting our resources from those looting them. They are not criminals." Pirates moor their captive ships off Eyl's beaches and use the town to supply both them and their hostages with food, water and other necessary provisions. While in Eyl ourselves, we watch from afar as the Dutch-owned MV Marathon was held by pirates a little further out to sea. Rows of battered boats lie scattered along the beach. They are used by the pirates to shuttle between the port and the ships at sea. And whenever word spreads that another ship has been hijacked, activity in Eyl moves up a gear. There is a lot of money to be made and nearly everybody in the town is anxious for a cut. Elders stream into the town to arbitrate disputes between their young clansmen as gold-digging women flock to Eyl from far and near to get themselves a pirate. But not everyone in Eyl is happy about piracy. "We hate the pirates but can do nothing about them. They are more powerful than us," Mohammed Khalif, one of the town's Islamic leaders, says. "Even the international naval powers with all their warships and weapons have not been able to control them." 'Lots of killings' He also laments the negative impact piracy has had on the town. "They have troubled us a lot. They have brought us alcohol, commercial sex workers and massive inflation. Lots of killings also take place here," Khalif says. As piracy in Puntland has become an international issue, so pressure is increasing from within to take action. Many young Somalis are tempted by the potentially huge profits of piracy Abdirahman Mohamed Mahmoud, Puntland's regional president, took office in January on an anti-piracy platform. He says fighting the pirates is high on his agenda. He sends his fledgling coastguard to sea and, at night, soldiers mount roadblocks in all of Puntland's major cities. But Mahmoud says he needs more help to tackle what is now an international problem. He is critical of the international community's approach to combating piracy, saying they will never successfully defeat the pirates without collaborating with local forces like his own on land as well as at sea. About 15 international naval vessels, including three American navy ships, patrol Somalia's pirate-infested waters, many under an American-led anti-piracy task force. Most of the patrol vessels are concentrated in the Gulf of Aden and, as a result, the pirates have adapted, simply moving further into open seas. "We need just a small fraction of the money the naval fleets are wasting now to effectively combat piracy. I think they are not interested in fighting piracy," Mahmoud says. Religious leaders from all over Puntland have also embarked on a mission to battle the buccaneers. And what better place to try to reform pirates than in Eyl. At the town square they hold an assembly. Their sermons focus on the vices the pirates have introduced with the money they earn. But not far from where they are preaching, business is brisk. At Eyl's restaurants, women eagerly serve the pirates, their accountants, middlemen and negotiators. Their four-wheel drive vehicles are never far away. They are, undoubtedly, the kings of Puntland.

Xaruntii Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya oo loo dayactirayo Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya Isniin, June 15, 2009(HOL):Baarlamaan ka ayaa loo dayactirayaa xaruntii golasha Shacabka kaddib markii xaruntii KMG ahayd ee Gaadiidka Booliska uu uga soo guuray nabadgelyo darro aawgeed. Guddoomiye ku xigeenka Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya Cusmaan Cilmi Boqorre ayaa sheegay in uu socdo barnaamij lagu dayactirayo xaruntaas, wuxuuna caddeeyay in dhaqaalaha lagu dayactirayo xaruntaas ay bixineyso Beesha Caalamka. Cusmaan Cilmi Boqorre waxaa uu sheegay in kulamadii baarlamaanka ay u istaageen sababo dhinaca nabadgelyada ah iyo Xildhibaanno fasax ku maqan iyo kuwo howlo shaqo ku maqan. “Waxaan sugeynaa kaliya guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka oo howlo shaqo ku maqan, marka uu yimaadana kulamada baarlamaanka dib ayay u bilaaban doonaan”ayuu yiri Guddoomiye ku xigeenka labaad ee Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya Cusmaan Cilmi Boqorre. Kulankii ugu dambeeyay ee uu baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ku yeesho Xaruntii Gaadiidka Booliska ayaa waxaa lagu weeraray madaafiic hoobiyayaal ah, kuwaasi oo ay waxyeello ka soo gaartay dad rayid ah oo deganaa xaafado u dhow xarunta Gaadiidka Booliska iyo Xaafado kale oo ka fog. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis), Hiiraan Online sxiis@hiiraan.com Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

^^Well put. NG, I don’t see any cult here. If your argument is about shooting down some sort of cult that supports Sharif blindly, then I am afraid this thread is not for me. For the millionth times, our support for Sharif is contingent on his approach, and reasonableness. He has been true to what I believe is the correct approach in going about the Somali conflict. And as long the case remains so, he can count on our support. Now read gabadha caajistay warkeeda, and see to it if you can reason with the pertinent points she has made in her post. As a side note, you really remind me the twelve angry men (the movie), and the man with the cold (a noisy juror) who continues to repeat his prejudices against those in the slum. His deeply held prejudice about the slum kid (the accused) sways him to vote guilty in every jury vote. The facts are before him, other jurors in the room provide him with excellent and superb analysis as to why things aren’t what he repeatedly states they are, yet the man with the cold in that jury room, time after time, casts a guilty vote on the case. Not only that but he has the nerve to lecture others about the validity of his prejudices (slum kids are menace to the society…slums are breeding ground for criminality…those in the slum are liers, so on and so forth.) Why any one does not listen to me? He asks. Why can’t you see what I see? Why don’t you listen to me? I had listened to you. A juror with more privileged background tells him. Now sit down and don’t open your mouth again . Not I am that serous, but you have become annoying as of late. You talk about blind support and false hope, not realizing the absurdity of the 18 year old myth you have been fed to believe. You are asking for accountability and results from 5 months old entity struggling to survive in a tough city in an unstable region yet you confidently tell us that Riyaale’s imaginary egg will in the end hatch. Why the discrepancy awoowe?

Oodweyne talking about intellectual honest! Allah! NG , Apparently you have issue with the man himself, not with his policies, and political approaches. I am sure you would have done the same things you’ve accused of him if your comrade becomes so irrational that he even wants to attack Alaska. So your superficial concerns don’t address the issue at hand. The splinter was necessary for ideological reasons my friend. Sharif was never married to alshabaab or Aweys; it was a political alliance to salvage what is left of the country. He wanted the talks to continue with the tfg headed by Yusuf then. They wanted to enter a conflict with it. They prevailed, the conflict broke out, military and political setback was exacted on both Sharif and alshabaab. Sharif got up and stood up again, rebuilding new alliance, remaining truth to his beliefs that the Somali conflict is more complex then the youths believe it’s. They parted their way. He ascended to the throne (proofing you wrong again) becoming the president of the tfg. He harbored no hatred toward them. He wanted to talk to them. They refused and attacked him, rejecting his reconciliatory approach. That is why the conflict actively continues to rage. What is it in there that you don’t understand NG? Politicians employ (lets face it, Sharif is a politician, not a Sheekh) all sorts of rhetoric to persuade the public to support their side. I am fine with that. It’s expected. It’s the part of the game. I don’t measure men solely by their soaring rhetoric however. It’s the approaches. The approaches they adopt to address specific issues. Walaalow aan wada hadalno intaan is dili lahayn, oo aan heshiis wax ku dhammeyno is the route Sharif took. That’s what we like about him. It’s the correct approach. That itself, coming from the tfg head, is a sign of progress itself. How long will you continue to deny the signs of progress yaa xaaji? Your arguments is hollow and empty because it comments on events two years old while shirking to tackle the current conflict with all its interesting emergent disposition. And lastly, please be reminded that it’s not Sharif per se we support; it’s his measured approach, and understanding of the nature of the conflict we support. And by the way, what is wrong with a geography teacher becoming a president?

NG does not like Sharif. We understand. If true, this news attests to the shift of strategy in the current tfg. -------------------- -------------------- ------- Muqdisho: "80-Taangi iyo laba diyaaradood ayay dawladda soo iibsatay dhawaana Muqdishaa la keenaa" Sarkaal madaxtooyada ka tirsan Muqdisho(AllPuntland )-Sarkaal madaxtooyada ka tirsan oo diiday in aan soo xigano magaciisa ayaa u sheegay shabakada wararka AllPuntland (APL) in dawladda Soomaliya ay dhawaan keeni doonto magaalada Muqdisho hub tayo leh oo ay ka soo iibsatay dalka Ruushka. Hubkaan ayay wararku sheegayaan in uu ka koobanyahay 80-Taangi iyo laba diyaaradooda oo dawladu ay dooneyso in ay ku sii adkeyso cududeeda Miltari. Markabka soo qaaday hubkaan ayaa xalay soo gaaray Dekeda Jabuuti halkaas oo lagu wado in uu ka soo shiraacdo si uu u soo gaaro Dekeda Muqdishoo. Saraakil dawladaa ka tirsan ayaa maalmahan waxay aruurinayeen darawaldii Taangiyada dawladi hore ee Max'ed Siyaad Barre si ay u kaxeeyaan Taangiyada soo socda. Hubkan dawladda Ruushka laga soo iibiyey ayaa waxaa ay ka dambeysay markii heshiis ay kala saxiixdeen wasiirka gaashandhiga iyo saraakil Ruush ahayd oo dhawaan Muqdisho soo gaaray , waxaana arintooda sidoo kale ay ku soo beegmeysa xili la qaaday xayiraadi hubka ee saarneyd Soomaliya. Xafiiska wararka Muqdisho AllPuntland

Sharif is performing astutely under the circumstances. He understands the nature of this conflict, he knows its disputants very well, and he has the full measure of all its parameters. Alshabaab, good Sharif understands, has lost the social support they once enjoyed. They have exhausted all the necessary resource to continue this war. Tactics that alshabaab once used with remarkable success have now lost its bite. That is why Sharif is firmly holding his ground. And in some areas, he is actually making progress. But to fully appreciate Sharif’s performance, one must look at how the relationship between Somalia and the outside world is changing albeit slowly. His foreign and defense ministers have done a superb job presenting a persuasive argument to the world making case not for more foreign troops but for rebuilding Somalia’s armed forces. Even in government’s hour of need, when alshabaab mortars were raining down on its crumbling seat, these two fine ministers insisted on the essentiality of rebuilding Somali army. On the public relations front, Sharif and his government remains recipient of public sympathy. It’s seen as a victim of alshabaab. It’s on the side of reason. Generally speaking, I am not fond of the propaganda rhetoric especially when utilized by government officials in a state of war. But Ina Oomaar’s words go beyond propaganda; they state the truth of the matter. The soft-spoken foreign minister once calmly told a BBC reporter: Somalia and Somalis do not need to continue this conflict. We have suffered two decades of relentless and costly civil war, and we are in dire need to settle this dispute. My government does no employ cheap tricks; we are genuine in our reconciliation initiatives. His counter part in that debate, a fellow called Zakiriyye, mumbled words that lacked assessable meaning. That dual strategy (fighting with all four legs in the struggel to survive while persuading the world to support Somalia stand its own feet, not by sending new foreign troops, but by arming its security forces) is working. If good NGONGE fails to see the brilliancy of such strategies it is only so because he is too close, and attuned to the goings of the secessionist world to realize the promising broader picture on the other side. He is hopeful and trusting when it comes to Riyaale and his admin. Yet he is cynic, sadly too cynic, to see any progress in Sharif’s world. The biases are so clearly palpable, the perspective so narrow, the truth so politically constructed and redefined, and the facts are so compromised… waa nabi baa bah Conflics are not static. They ar dynamic, and constantly changing. And this one is no different. This conflict is at a very ugly stage. But it will end, and the dispute will be settled. The details have no rhythm. It’s about Bakaaraha one day, the Presidential Seat itself another day, the shelling of Airport and AU troops in other days. It’s about Wabxo, and Jowhar one day, the Ceelasha Biyaha another day, and at a police station in Yaqshid in other days. That tedious cycle should not blind us to lose sight of the broader picture in this dispute however. This is about Somalia. Ultimately. And we are nearing the end…the hand of Somalia’s conflict clock is ticking close to midnight. The parties that started it are tired and looking for way out. It’s beyond stalemate now. De-escalation and fruitful mediation will be next insha Allah.

I am glad some people finally saw Sharif’s fully formed teeth. Hopefully his long canines and griping incisors will soon be unleashed to flush hyenas out of their dark den in Xamar. Why did he not show this masculinity before? He was after more lofty objectives, and did not intend to spend energy and time on sham personalities like Aweys and Turk. Listen to him very careful and you would notice that this sage is forced to do this dirty ‘housekeeping’ stuff. Waa tii Mattaan; Rag baan sharad ka furayyee adiga kuma shiddeeeyeene

@waa lagu digtaa ruux hadduu kuu darnaan jirayye Understood awoowe! It’s noteworthy however that the composer of the verses you quoted was a man with no tangible ideology when the matters of the day were considered in the big scheme of things. He was livid with the Master because of petty issues, not because he had something to say about the strategic discussions that were at hand. Yet as confused as Ali was, yours is even more perplexing because whilst Ali was against the movement of Darwishs itself, you, yaa Emp, admit that you are NOT opposed to Sharif’s government. It’s interesting also that you are not, as you submitted, a supporter of alshabaab either! Therefore your posts, my good brother, could only explain your emotional stance on this conflict raging in Xamar. Which is to say, you want Sharif deal with the same forces that former president dealt. You want him taste what it’s like to be the head of a country that lacked government for two decades. It fails to explain however what outcome would you like to emerge. These are matters that few men could be neutral about hence one assumes that you have strong preference in the outcome of the current war in Xamar. Forgot about Sharif for a second. Do you prefer this tfg arrangement be toppled by alshabaab? Or you do wish it to survive. Don’t tell me you don’t care. Because I know you do.