In-your-face boards baa lasoo qaataye waa sidee, miyaan laxishooneyn? Waar ninku magacii Soomaaliya ayuu meesha ku taagan yahay ee isku xishooda, dee, dadyohow.

^Controversial, you. Stop dragging the good name of Somaliland through the mud. Like or loath it, economic strangling works. But, Russians are playing a clever game of diversifying their economic allies. They're opening up new frontier in economic front, South America and so on. And you're right, some EU states are still exchanging stuff, but For how long?

^If economic embargo is ineffective, why then are the West using it against Russia? This works. Getting masses to get on with it is the difficulty. You add yourself to the mashruuc, dee.

Ciidan is right in his assertion that US, WEST are hypocrites. When Iraqi forces were bombing Fallujah areas, mainly Sunni dominated, they did nothing. We know about Assad, whose government's atrocities were the birth of ISIS et al, gassed people, nothing was done. Now, that IS is making inroads into important parts of Iraq, they suddenly become US target. It's double standard. Period. Whether one likes IS or not is another matter.

As Saxaaf-ow waa arki doonaa.

Brought to you by Hormuud.

Maybe history is writing itself. The Jews will either get their wish of cleansing Arabs or at some point, the consequences will have a boomerang effect. Would the Arabs ever turn into Japanese, I don't think that would be the case.

Maxaa iska quseeya adult offspring iyo waalidkood oo laysigu qaban? Besides, and this is my point of view, having seen Somali kids losing their ways in the West, i would rather that they join Jihadi groups.

Wonderful. If only she had her hijab on. Good on her for preserving her father's story in written form. I think it is the duty of the young generation of today to conserve our oral tradition thus far into written form so the following lot can easily access it.

Ciidan, you do hv a point, but this is my question, if Israelis could stand their ground in face of 350mn odd Arabs, why not Palestinians? I know what they are facing today is far stronger than what the Israelis faced, but I believe they should take the difficult option, that is to stay and see them out. Given what they are doing today, all the signs are there for their eventual departure from the land.

^SAUDI, EGYPT, ET AL, are playing a game of eliminating Hamas, therefore are on the side of Israel. This is not a hearsay, it's the reality. What an era we are living in!

^^MAAY MAAY is Somali, in fact, it is the source of the Somali as we know it today.

I was just wondering Baraawe is 260km from Mogadishu, yet with all the military and financial advantages of Mogadishu gov't, not to mention the 20k strong forces of Somali and foreign soldiers, the Youth are relatively not bothered, giving their sermons in broad daylight, probably are busy organizing their next deadly attack without worry. So, shouldn't these forces be making these so-called ragtag militants hide in the bushes or are our country and Its people being made into a 'big brother ' programme? I mean, come on! This must be a joke, wallaahi.

Nimanyohow, waa is naqaanaa oo Somali politics are dog eat dog game of tribal monkey-like chest beating, fuelled by reer hebel are trying to steal our prime resources, in this case, everything that comes with being the largest and most powerful residents of the capital town. People whose interests lie in having the capital in their backyard would spin the relocation of the capital as a thefty from their tribesmen. And I do believe that many who are pushing this agenda aren't driven by 'the nation's interest ' but Stealing the limelight from reer hebel. Solution in my humble opinion is work honestly hard in getting solutions that bring back the peace.

'Inamal mu'miniina ikhwa'. That is why We bother Xabad. Somali/Islam are one and the same. We care about them, not because they are Arabs, but they are muslims and therefore are one of us. Period.

It will be a curse at this point.

Why do African And Asian teams bother taking part in the world cup? Can't see the point. They will never win it. Can't afford it, etc.

It's a family gov't, man. Run by the family and run for the family. Despite the postings of Mohammed Saeed As Sahaaf, i.e, Malistar and co.

^Good God, you're full of hatred. Waar Somali sidaa uma kala, wax walba oo dhacay, dad walaalo ah beynu nahay.

^Second that.

^Their brother is already there, according to news reports.

^That, brother, is a huge task. The good dictator model will easily accomplish the building of good schools, health system, infrastructure etc, because nobody dare oppose him/her. And if this said dictator is visionary, they'll be able to build foundation for good governance, if not, after few generations of highly educated and competent people, model can be corrected through peaceful means a la Tunisia. Question is, can we ever find such person from a pool of small minded, personal interest driven people?

^Title says different. Not every Somali is an Arab, or has genes of arab origin. We are Afro-Arab, some Somalis are completely indigenous, while some might have Arab Genes.

The easiest solution might be to create 'guriga Garcasta",set them their salary and whatnot, and then use them for the good of the country. Garcasta are well past the point returning them to the villages. Dictatorship is the way forward for Somalia. But We need good dictator, that's good for the country.

IS baanu u sheegeynaa Shiinaha, iyagaa amuurta la xaalayn.