the loser here is Iran. they have 'allegedly' given up their nuclear stockpile. disappointing, really.

what is this Islam?

y'all have no clue about politics, ya? it's all about compromise. no one really fights except in the former Somalia. wax isku fala.

i work too hard these days. work/life balance?

Safferz;987434 wrote: lol alright. When you sync it to Facebook, my cartoon self should already appear but I'm not sure if you'll have to redesign yourself or if you'll get the avatar I made for you. After that it's easy to change the names to Safferz and Alpha

Haatu;987366 wrote: Well of course. First order of the day: Alpha is exiled to Zimbabwe for being too close to officials from the previous regime. Cadale luckily survives an assasination attempt whilst in his house by unknown gunmen on the same night. Power struggles continue as Haatu consolidates more power. School children are now taught to refer to him as Aabo Haatu why exile me? abti, stop fantasising. you don't strike me as someone with a backbone. :mad:

^ actually.......their eyes could be blurred.......causing them to have an accident.

Cadale;987423 wrote: She's a queen. where do you find these sorts of chicks, dee?

LayZie G.;987408 wrote: that's very concerning.

Safferz;987397 wrote: lol I downloaded that app "bitstrips" that makes comics featuring you and your friends, I've been amusing myself with them since... it's only fair that I make a few with Alpha: It looks like us too, doesn't it Alpha? :D;) i'm going to make a nice little sorry about us.

Safferz;987333 wrote: Just trying to clarify the question and understand what you're asking, dee. Are you high, Alpha? Because it's too early and I'm too sober for introspection, I'd like whatever you're on ^ look there's a picture of you and Apo.

Haatu;987329 wrote: Apophis is a what you see is what you get guy

Haatu;987334 wrote: Haatu promptly seizes control and the old law of the day is restored. Gone are the mad feminists and dangerous liberals, in come the good old fashioned Faaraxs with time tested values. qun yar socde qodoxi ma muddo, somaha?

^ that's an omission. it's illegal in many western country ee sida uula soco.

Safferz;987326 wrote: What do you mean by "negate a person's lack of faith"? this is not an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael, ma garatay? what's up with these open-ended sort of questions?

a moment of introspective, if you will does a decedent and immoral society negate a person's lack of faith?

Haatu;987254 wrote: Alpha, I need a Lander to fill the quota. Leave this Habar Qaloocite government and join mine inaar. maxaad no heysa? fadlan si hufan u soo bandhig qorsha. :cool:

Cadale;987234 wrote: Whats up y'all. what's happenin' maxa cusub, inaar?

AfricaOwn;987230 wrote: I reject that claim. In other news, the HA are protesting my government, they say that is not representative. I gave the Gar-and the mother-love members high positions, but as far as we know, Alpha is the only representative from the HA family. I will do something to correct this in the near future. abti, aan howsha kala tuure. ha ka warwareen.

this would've been more interesting if i were a candidate. shame. maybe it's not too late to launch my candidacy.

i've been appointed a minister in 3 different governments (Cadale, Saffz and Africanown).. this can only mean i'm considered a serious politician. to my 3 presidents, i'm forever grateful for the appointments. to my fellow ministers, i say we've got work to do. to the electorate, i say we're here to represent you.

this is madness. sharia enforcers, caadi maha.

Reeyo;987218 wrote: Well yes, since he was made of all the soils of our planet . He being the first human, logically he must be very dark. interesting. i see. lakinse, soils can vary in colour, ma garatay?

Too many dinosaurs The survival of ancient tyrants spoils Africa’s record of improving democracy BETWEEN independence from colonial rule in the early 1960s and the end of the cold war in 1991, not a single African ruler was peacefully ousted at the ballot box, except in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. But since Mathieu Kérékou of Benin and Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda bowed out graciously in 1991, at least 30 African leaders or ruling parties have let their countries’ voters kick them out. Multiparty systems in Africa now far outnumber single-party ones. This contrasts strikingly with the Arab world, where so far almost no incumbent-ejecting elections have taken place anywhere. Yet Africa still harbours too many dinosaurs whose time ought to have passed. Half of the world’s 30 or so longest-serving rulers are African. Some, such as Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, now nearing 34 years in charge, started with genuine popular consent. So did Yoweri Museveni, pictured with Mr Mugabe, who has run Uganda since 1986, but like Mr Mugabe is now loth to let go (see article). Several other old-timers have been in charge even longer. Teodoro Nguema of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea pushed out his even ghastlier uncle in 1979. Angola’s José Eduardo Dos Santos became president, on a supposedly Marxist ticket, in the same year. Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, has presided over Sudan since 1989. None of these grim figures would still be in charge if his people had more freedom. The continent’s biggest democracies, South Africa and Nigeria, have not lately been a compelling advertisement for representative government. South Africa, ruled by the African National Congress since 1994, is in danger of becoming a de facto one-party state. Nigeria’s politics is so corrupt that it gives the D-word a bad name. In both countries large majorities of people still live in penury, despite the rise of billionaires at the top. In the short term at least, autocracy does not seem to hamper economic growth. Some anti-democrats—Ethiopia’s late ruler, the authoritarian Meles Zenawi, is a favourite example—have seen their economies grow faster than those of more democratic neighbours. The increasingly ruthless Paul Kagame has made Rwandans a lot better off. Thanks to oil, Equatorial Guinea and Angola are among the fastest-growing countries in the world. The price of autocracy Yet Mr Mugabe has pauperised a once-rich country, and some of the least-free countries are also the most economically backward. Most of the 300 or so desperate refugees who drowned off the Italian island of Lampedusa on October 3rd were from Somalia and Eritrea, Africa’s worst performers in political participation and human rights, according to the Mo Ibrahim index of African governance. As the index has repeatedly shown, countries that do well in political participation and human rights also tend to do well in economic development. And democracy is the best guarantor of peace, which is the best foundation for growth. Western countries and NGOs give succour to protesters and lessons in institution-building, which is good, but they are losing their leverage. As China provides more grants, loans and trade deals with no tiresome strings attached, aid from the West that is conditional on more democracy and respect for human rights is less alluring to African rulers. So it is, increasingly, up to the African people to demand more of a say in the way their countries are run. For many, earning a living is too much of a struggle to think about politics. But Africans are changing, as computers and mobile phones allow them to argue and complain. Dinosaurs beware: the question is not whether they will demand better government, but when. ----- http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21587787-too-many-dinosaurs ----- interesting.

Reeyo;987131 wrote: Adam translates as black in Arabic does that mean Prophet Adam (s.a.w) was black? interesting.