couple of interesting facts.... 1. today is North Korea's 65th anniversary. 2. Daggers can cost up $10,000 in Yemen. interesting little report on AJE today.

nothing is this transparent. either this is a formality because the contractor has already been chosen or it's a gimmick. judging by PL's ability to ''shock and awe''. i don't know what to think.

Mad_Mullah;976643 wrote: HAG = not a tribe. HAG = H (tribe name) Action Group. They are a group of people that are trying to make it so that one tribe rules over Somalia. I have no problems what's so ever with the normal people. i thought the HAG was a trinity of sorts. controlling a large swath of land from Galkacyo to Jubba Dheexe. please don't tell me wa wax kale, i'd be devastated. :cool:

Mad_Mullah;976654 wrote: What qabeel do you think you're from? They'll keep you for 3 months max. lol. abti, the kidnapped were white, ma garatay? the HAG are innocent people and don't mean harm for anyone. you ought to let them be, maha? i couldnt trust Puntlanders. they are sinister. i'll sleep in the house of the HAG but i couldnt eat their food, dee (because they will EAT everything without considering anyone else, maha? :p:D). i'll eat with the puntlanders, though. there appears to be a fiscal conservatism about them but i couldn't sleep in their house, ma garatay?...(cyanide poisoning....how mysteriously orchestrated :p). i'd trust reer Baidoa and the biyomaal though. they seem very nice and genuine. reer Boroma are the greatest people in the somali-speaking world, walahi. i trust 3 people in Hargeisa and 2 of them are reer Borama. 2/3 majority.

Nin-Yaaban;976651 wrote: Waryaa Alpha, sxb take care of lil Mo nin yahow. I had my older brother's lil daughter over at my apartment (she's 1.5yrs), and it just made my life little more bright. Just puts things in little prospective. waa ruunta walahi. he's a awesome kid, abti. seeing him today made me realise i need to start planting my seeds, you know. i just need to find a decent qurbo chick or even a semi-local chick from middle-income countries like Saudi or Malaysia. balse, there's no point in putting all your eggs in one basket, maha? ;)

doesn't look very touristy, does it? wouldn't want to get kidnapped like those two journalist for 15 months......... and end up having to write a best-seller.

Alpha Blondy;976538 wrote: it's the 40th day (Afartan-bax) of my little nephew today. i'm going to buy him some nice clothes and go to his party. he's growing so fast. mashallah. i have very high expectations of him. i want him to become an accountant. he's very bright, this one. so as tradition has dictated those before me and will dictate those after me and indeed after little Mo.....i reluctantly put the little weasel-faced danyeer on my shoulders for his afartan bax celebrations. this is an ancient duriyaada tradition, apparently. i didn't know about this until earlier this African evening, you know. how could i have missed this most important pillar of our community.....still learning new things everyday, ma istidhi?. i was a little bit worried for the little danyeer because he's only 40 days old, can y'all believe that? it seems like it was only a month ago he was born. i was chosen because, i reckon, it had something to do with my calm personality, ma garateen? there was a foul little kid present at the ceremony. i hear he got the foulnimo from the man who held him on his shoulders some 3 years ago, according to the local gossip. i wonder if little Mo will become like his uncle Al.......a D-list celebrity on a last heist sort of mashruuc in these arid lands? the little danyeer will be lucky to become like Al but i suppose he has to write his own epic story. i wouldn't want him to become like me anyways. i wonder who carried me on their shoulders? i'd love to torture them for giving me the most sterile personality of all time. p:p

i'm sick and tired of losing or misplacing things. if this is lost and i might as well be finished. this is not good.

^ dun!

[Tupac] Staring at the world through my rearview Just looking back at the world, from another level yaknowhatImean? Starin... Multiple gunshots fill the block, the fun stops Niggaz is callin cops, people shot, nobody stop I wonder when the world stopped caring last night Two kids shot while the whole block staring I will never understand this society, first they try to murder me, then they lie to me, product of a dying breed All my homies trying weed, now the little baby's crazed raised off Hennesey, tell me will my enemies flee when they see me, believe me Even Thugs gotta learn to take it easy, listen Through the intermissions search your heart for a plan and we turnin Bad Boys to grown men, it's on again I give a holla to my niggaz in the darkest corners Roll a perfect blunt, and let me spark it for ya One love from a thug nigga rollin with a posse full of paranoid drug dealers, to the end my friend I'm seein nuttin but my dreams comin true While I'm starin at the world through my rearview (see) [repeat 2X] (They got me) starin at the world through my rearview Go on baby scream to God, he can't hear you I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die (we) Gettin high, watchin time fly, and all my mother******s [repeat 2X] [E.D.I.] Now you see him, now you don't, some niggaz be here for the moment, and then they gone, what happened to em? Well let's see, it seems to be a mystery But all I know I never let the money get to me Stay down like the, truest Thug Life until I check out this *****, I thought you knew this Who is, gonna catch me when I fall or even care to While you thinkin I see you lost up in my rearview Half you, is down with them Outlawz Outcast, left far, I'm through like southpaws But still we keep mashin til our dreams come through Starin at the world through my rearview [Tupac] Now I was raised as a young black male In order to get paid, forced to make crack sales Caught a nigga so they send me to these overpacked jails In the cell, countin days in this livin black Hell, do you feel me? Keys to ignition, use at your discretion Roll with a twelve gauge pump for protection Niggaz hate me in the section from years of chin checkin Turn to Smith and Wesson war weapons Heavenly Father I'm a soldier, I'm gettin hotter cause the world's gettin colder, baby let me hold ya Talk to my guns like they fly *****es All you bustas best to run look at my *****es Now I know the answers to the question, do dreams come true Still starin at the world through my rearview (I say) [repeat 2X] (They got me) starin at the world through my rearview Go on baby scream to God, he can't hear you I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die Gettin high, watchin time fly - and all my mother******s/nigga can die [repeat 2X] [Khadafi] Back in the days we hustled for sneakers and beepers Nine-six for glocks cause fiends hittin up blocks with street sweepers Bless myself when knowin rules to these streets, somethin I learned in school, on some Million Man March shit for the piece/peace True that, only one life to lead, a fast life of greed Criminally addicted, infested since a seed We all die, breed bleed like humans, towns run by young guns, Outlawz and truants, shit's deep Turn eighteen, burn my will when I go Burnt my body with my shotty, or chosin my dough So while you reminiscin all nights out with the crew Smoke a blunt for me too, I'm starin through your rearview [Tupac] Hahahaha, you ain't knowin what we mean by starin through the rearview So since you ain't knowin what we mean let me break down understandin The world, the world is behind us Once a mother****** get an understanding on the game and what the levels and the rules of the game is Then the world ain't no trick no more The world is a game to be played So now we lookin at the world, from like, behind us Niggaz know what we gotta do, just gotta put our mind to it and do it It's all about the papers, money rule the world *****es make the world go round Real niggaz do they wanna do, ***** niggaz do what they can't Starin at the world through my rearview Go on baby scream to God, he can't hear you I can feel your heart beatin fast cause it's time to die Gettin high, watchin time fly, ya know/and we'll be [repeat 4X with vocal fade]

Haatu;976555 wrote: What? He's only 40 days man hating? you ain't got sh!t on Mo. he was already too cool for school from day 1 of day 40, ma garatay?

(It starts with one) One thing I don't know why It doesn’t even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time (All I know) Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away (It’s so unreal) Didn’t look out below Watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on but didn’t even know I wasted it all just to watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to be will eventually be a memory of a time when... I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn't even matter I had to fall To lose it all But in the end It doesn't even matter One thing, I don’t know why It doesn’t even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To remind myself how I tried so hard In spite of the way you were mocking me Acting like I was part of your property Remembering all the times you fought with me I’m surprised it got so (far) Things aren’t the way they were before You wouldn’t even recognize me anymore Not that you knew me back then But it all comes back to me In the end You kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when... I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn’t even matter I had to fall To lose it all But in the end It doesn’t even matter I've put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this There’s only one thing you should know I've put my trust in you Pushed as far as I can go For all this There’s only one thing you should know I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn’t even matter I had to fall To lose it all But in the end It doesn’t even matter

great tune. for those who know.

our concerns are his concerns. vote Mustafa Ali.

a man of the people.

what are his vision? Vision 1. Building Stronger and Safer Communities a. Pushing for better Community Policing b. Reinvest in after-school programming and make sure the provincial government steps up too c. Better funded accreditation programs and rethinking immigrant centers for smarter communities and more revenue 2. Better Infrastructure for a Smarter City a. LRT expansion to the northwest b. Building community infrastructure for more livable communities – from community league ice-rinks to basketball courts c. Work towards healthier roads – less potholes and timely snow removal – for a better functioning and connected city 3. Sustainable Budgets a. Cap property taxes for seniors and low-income individuals b. Control city debt with revenue generation from airport redevelopment and make sure Ward 2 get's its fair share c. Get the provincial government to return Edmonton a fairer share of industrial taxes

who is Mustafa Ali? As a bridge builder, he supported a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club of Edmonton and the Edmonton Somali community. Mustafa has been recognized for his community work, having received the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers award for Youth Leadership and Achievement Award. Mustafa, then, is passionate about making Edmonton a better place, and making Ward 2 an even better place to live in. In his spare time, Mustafa has channeled his passion for mentorship and sports by organizing two basketball programs for youth and volunteers much of his time giving back and supporting local charities. Mustafa Ali is a passionate activist and leader wishing to make a difference in Ward 2. He is guided by a vision to make an impact – on his community, city, and the world at large. At the University of Alberta, where he completed a bachelors in Political Science, Mustafa was involved with a number of student groups in executive positions, and co-founded a student group that collaborated for a large fundraising effort in the Haiti flood relief. He also dedicates his energy to impacting the local youth as well, especially those at high-risk of falling into crime.

this guy should have more exposure like this Warsame guy. this guy seems more competent, you know. good luck Mustafa. we are very proud of your efforts, abti.

it's the 40th day (Afartan-bax) of my little nephew today. i'm going to buy him some nice clothes and go to his party. he's growing so fast. mashallah. i have very high expectations of him. i want him to become an accountant. he's very bright, this one.

Educated with money He's well dressed not funny And not much to say in most conversations But he'll foot the bill in all situations Cause he pays for everything Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money Boys will laugh at girls when they're not funny Paper or plastic, Don't matter she'll have it Vacations and shopping sprees these are a few of her favorite things She'll get what she wants if she's willing to please His type of girl always comes with a fee Hey now there's nothing for free Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money Boys will laugh at girls when they're not funny And these girls like these boys, like these boys like these girls The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

uchi;976520 wrote: Alpha well done for putting Salaax in his place. Your next project should be Garoodi. Naxar Nugaaleed;976523 wrote: Good job @alpha lol thanks for the hambalyos and deep-felt congratulatory congratulations. xamari's have excellent music and cuisine. don't mind Salaax. he has a qalooc in his person. we've spoken via the PM and he shall post no more BS about xamar. xamar shall forever blossom. forever more.

Tokyo 2020 y'all.

Che -Guevara;976488 wrote: You knew it's bad when Alpha tells you isku xishoo. Some here need institutionalized. aboowe, bakhtiga ku xaalaal ah ee isku xishood.

Saalax;976487 wrote: It is about raising awareness, perhaps we have some SOLers who want to be like Mr Habeeb and go back home and help people. dadkan aad sheegaysid ayaab waad walaan ee maxaay uu tari karan dadkoda. Che oo kale, muxuu tari kara? the man is a necrophiliac.

Saalax;976480 wrote: I never said it is a laughing matter, it is a serious matter and awareness is being raised. More doctors are needed. oh yeah? what's this thread about marka?