Simple answer. He's a Somaliland agent. That the Somaliland administration is capable of planning and carrying out such a heinous act is not up for debate. What I expect from the more decent people of Somaliland is a strong condemnation of their administration.

Since you are the 'expert' in this, mind explaining the variations in the genetic make-up of Somali-Ethiopians and Somalis from Somalia. A person from Gaashaamo and his cousin in Burco or Cerigabo are different in their DNA? Or one from Af Dheer and his cousin in Af madow? How did one group of the same family on the other side of the border end up different? This is total bullshit.

Xabad, how is a distinction made between Somali-Ethiopians and Somalis from Somalia proper?

Xabad that is very true. I think it has something to do with their Orthodox faith. They rarely brush. The Habeshas who prescribe to other forms of Christianity like Catholicism or Protestantism are different.

How do you make the distinction between Somali Ethiopians and the other Somalis? They are in different columns in the table. Almost every Somali clan can be found in Ethiopia. Sxb this is just fake and it doesn't make sense at all.

You really want Al-Shabab defeated? Cut off their financial flow. A lot of business people are forced to make payments to Al-Shabab through intimidation and threats. Even some government and NGO workers pay a fraction of their salary to Al-Shabab. This is common knowledge. How do you stop that and guarantee the safety of these contributors and their families? Tough..

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> Abdiweli was a NISA agent ?! Yet he is smuggling a bomb laden laptop on board a civilian plan. So demonic and irresponsible. Truly no one can be trusted in Mogadishu. My theory as to why Al Shabaab succeeds time and again is it appeals to the deep anarchism-nimada iyo nihilism-nimida natural u ah Zoomaalida. That is why it will never run out off collaborators, sympathizers and supporters. You bet he was excitedly pacing the aisles waiting for news of the flight, so he could jump up and down upon confirmation he had helped take part in blowing from the sky women and children. He may not even be wadaad xagjir ah himself, the point is they revel in destruction and violence. You have a good understanding of the people. Sometimes I wonder if completely replacing them with a different set of qowmiyad is the only salvation...or perhaps altering our genetic make-up by flooding the country with a different group, like the docile Oromo for instance. There is an all-round utter and complete failure. Ummada soomaaliyeed qumaati bey u fashilmeen.

My goodness! Look at those malnourished urchins running around in "protest". Maybe this Arab tycoon would have helped feed these villagers?

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> Armaaba round 2 loo bahanyahay sxb, seeing how the usual culprits have returned the kibir and edeb daro that was snuffed out. A corrective bitch-slap is needed once in a while for wayward saqajaan to set them straight. You are a very sick man.

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> 90's was serious bitch slapping time for the likes of Tilamook. Referring to the massacre of innocent Somalis (mostly women and children), looting of Somali property earned and built by hardworking Somalis from all regions of Somalia and the raping of Somali mothers and daughters as "bitchslapping" is extremely unfortunate.

Galbeedi, you and the others, especially those who refer to their fellow Somali brothers as "Hutus" need to visit Mogadishu. It will change your perspective on a host of issues once you set foot in that city. The Somali people at the airport and the city of Mogadishu are the friendliest Somalis I have ever met. I'm saying this as a person who is not from Southern Somalia. Some people are stuck in the 90s. SMH!

<cite> @galbeedi said:</cite> A Somali businessman, who lives in the oil country , recently went home and came back this week. He is a well grounded businessman who cares much about Somalia in general and wishes permanent stability for all. He is not known to harbour any clannish attitude and usually does not speak in hyperbole manner. As our friend Alpha said the other day, I am a political junkie who tries to follow the ball and tries to collect info for those who may have observed things differently. A politician, high paid NGO expatriates and local Damjadiid boys who flourish in the chaos theory, would not have a good judgement of what is going on, so I seek to speak to the lone observers who compare and collect real information which usually contrasts the conventional wisdom. By now we all know business is booming in Mogadishu, whether it is looted money transformed as sky scrappers, private security contractors working with NGO's or other developments implements by the good Turks and others. Enough with the adjectives , let us listen this reliable eye witness: 1- Who is in charge of the entry points. He says when I landed in Hargeisa airport, my passport was checked by a Somali officer, and after few minutes I proceeded to my business in the town. The same goes scenario takes place in Galkacayo. Again a Somali officers checks my document and all is well. He was in Gaalkacyo just after the political war instigated by the Galmudug and Puntland politicians. I asked the mood in Gaalkacayo and he said " almost everyone is armed, people are walking with their guns in the public squares, yet you do not feel afraid". As he explained, it does look like a Republican state were citizens are allowed to carry weapons in public. In other words these guns are great equalizers, where all are armed, yet no one dares to disturb the peace expect when politicians like C/kariin Damjadiid of Galmudug and Gaas tries to make the news. One of the advantages of, local non affiliated public, having guns is that no Al-shabaab or unknown assailant will try to stage a murder. If an Al-shabab commits a terror act ,he could be quickly apprehended by the locals. Of course the usual " aano Qabiil " and revenge killings of Gaalkacayo happens time to time. In Mogadishu, he said " when you land at the airport, a Ugandan officer will check your passport. having them stationed in the airport perimeter is one thing , but to check your document while a Somali officer is there only symbolically , while doing nothing , really surprised me". Having travelled from Hargeisa , Gaalkacayo and Mogadishu, for him this, was the first indication of a false Somali government that couldn't do basic things. . I didn't read passed this. I understand people type all sorts of bullshit bias talking about qabiil and developments in their region et cetera but this? This blatant lie?! I have used Aden Adde airport exactly 10 times in the last 8 months alone. Yes 10 times! I have used both the old terminal and the newly built one and no SINGLE TIME was a Ugandan checking my passport when I arrive at the airport. In fact I remember the first time I arrived it was a lady who took my fingerprinting and eye scan and I remember feeling so good just being able to talk Somali inside an airport to a Somali hijabi lady and the only thing foreign about that encounter was the 50 USD fee I paid. It's different when you are leaving Mogadishu. Ugandan soldiers are stationed outside the airport at the perimeter and they check the passport and ticket, not far from them are Somali soldiers who also do the same. In fact you can't bypass the Somalis, they check you first. It's different when you are used to them and they don't bother, you just say salaam and go passed them but the Ugandans are very professional and irrespective of how many times they have seen you, they will still have to check everything again. Once you reach the actual terminal entrance and inside the airport, it's all Somalis sxb. I know most of the immigration guys personally. There are many Ugandan soldiers inside the airport compound. I have also seen Djibouti soldiers but there's no interaction at all. They check you outside of the airport when you are leaving and that's it!

<cite> @Haatu said:</cite> Yeah you're right. My Somali was poor before. Crash course? I simply spent time in NFD. I learnt from the people. Spending time in NFD made you quote sayidka and taught you Somali? Yaan been la isku sheegin sxb! Have you ever seen NFD person talking about gabay in your whole life? Ilaahayba uguma talo galin dadkaas gabay iyo waxaad ka sheekeyneyso :-D

I can hardly tell you guys apart, especially the mudug folks. Stop it already waryaa, dadkan waa abtiyadaa iyo walaalahaa :-)

<cite> @Asad Ahmed said:</cite> ciidan need his head checked in mental ayslum,his cuqdad for koonfur is amazing,i can image his frustration,i hope he gets what he wants peacefully with out insulting my south people. Cidan is quite conservative in his views. You should go to Hargeisa and I swear people actually believe that Southerners are subhuman. The narrative in the North is just unbelievable, followed closely by Puntland. The latter though have mastered the art of political correctness...but the belief is not very different.

This is a "Look In The Mirror" thread for that absolute jerk Cidan, and those that support him on the pretext of free speech. I shudder to think what would have happened to Koonfurians if there was a string of attacks carried out by them in Hargeysa over the years.

Xabad I suggest you google "Atheist's approach to depression"

Strange stats indeed. Many of the terrorist activities especially suicide bombings are carried out by people who are natives of Somaliland. I am not counting the dead leaders Ina Godane and Afghani. Diaspora returnees from Somaliland are increasingly coming to Mogadishu to kill innocent people, seriously. There are so many INGOs in Hargeisa, their ministers and members of parliament walk around freely without security but these guys won't dare attack them or other western interests in Somaliland. I find this very strange. - The Central mosque bombing - a Somaliland lady - Makkah Al Mukarrama bombing - A Burao boy - The recent Jaziira palace attack - A Borame man - Very recent Lido massacare - Mastermind is a Borame man - The Sayid Hotel bombing - Another Burao man The list goes on. Oh and the latest Daallo airlines explosion is said to be orchestrated by a Somalilander on a fcuking wheelchair!. Now, if anyone here has ever been to Aden Adde Airport you will attest to the fact that it's scary enough flying in those crap planes where the runway is so close to the ocean...and the focker was going to take the plane down in mid-air!

Listening to Qur'an does it for me. Try Abdelbasid Abdisamad or Abdallah Matrood, my 2 favorite. Re-evaluate your life Xabad. Just approach this suggestion with an open mind. Do some exercise too. Good luck.

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> <Zakat is not enough to sustain a whole population that wants to be on the dole, let's be real. Only way to get more wealth is plunder another society's wealth by declaring Jihad on them on some flimsy ground. Let's not turn this into another Deen debate, Somalee watch this clip and get to me. You don't expect me to take you seriously with such statements, surely. Zakat can sustain the entire Muslim population if each and every Muslim was paying his/her dues. Take Somalis for example, what do you think will happen if businesses in Bakara market and other parts of xamar were paying their zakat, then Bosaso and Hargeysa and Djibouti etc etc. I can tell you for sure that if business people and or otherwise wealthy individuals in my own sub-clan all paid their zakat, there won't be a single poor person in my jufo. They won't be millionaires but it will certainly sustain them very well. I think you are underestimating things here. Let me watch the clip now and aan kugu soo war celiyo... I stopped it halfway. Education is a right, not a privilege. Most of all, I don't understand how an underprivileged maryooley immigrant can have an argument against tuition-free public universities and colleges..and free healthcare. This is not a debate for this forum sxb. Forget about the very few of us who've had the privilege of a good education and decent jobs. The vast majority of Somalis in the US are poor. I think we are the poorest and least educated of all the African immigrants in the US. Read that link, if you please. It outlines Bernie's plans for tuition-free education. https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> Majority of Maryooley are socially Conservative but fiscally they are socialists, not even liberal. How many times have i been regaled by the glorious Welfare state instituted by khalif Umar. They point to it as the utopia that naturally follows when Islamic rule is applied. Maalka Gaalada laga Ghaniimaysan doono and bayt ul maal will suffice for the needs of all, no believer will work. It has a strong emotional pull as you can imagine. This was wealth from other Muslims' zakat and yes if all Muslims were willing to pay their obligatory share, things would have been very different in the Muslim world. Did you get this crap from an anti-muslim website?

Invest in your future when you can afford it walaal. This is not about few Somalis. The vast majority of our people are poor. Somalis are conservative but there are far bigger issues at stake here and I honestly think they can overlook non-issues like LGBT etc. What is the key word I missed again? :-D Let's just agree to disagree :-)

Defending the blanket insult of entire clans on the pretext of free speech is pathetic to say the least.

<cite> @Illyria said:</cite> You missed the kernel of the post. the operative term was ‘naive’, but you instead opted for the popular soundbite common on talk radio. Shall i start with his being a stern pro-Israel, pro lgbt, pro-choice? dare i continue. And i am not fooled by the boogie man at Wall street. Did i mention he is well past retirement age at 74. Is his signature policy 'free education for all' even feasible? America is not Europe or Canada, and i doubt a self-proclaimed socialist stands a chance. his popularity reflects jitters felt by Dems with Hilary’s past. even 8 years of Obama have not softened up its capitalist leanings. if anything, more than ever, America is now leaning to the far right. check Cruz’s popularity in rural America - and i am not discounting urban America. Political pragmatism is needed. promises are just promises. recall Obama in 2008. how did the 'hope and change' work out? Worse outcome: Cruz at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. I am afraid the astroturf support for Bernie at unis will dissipate or end in tears. We are still waiting for Jaza to deliver. has he? How he managed to claim 84% of 19-34 aga group in Iowas is beyond me. It was a genuine question. Somalis will particularly benefit greatly from Mr Sanders' free healthcare and education. So I'm naturally surprised to see disapproval in a Somali forum, ma garatay? All American presidents are staunch supporters of the state of Israel, so that is a non-issue. As far as his liberal views are concerned with regards to LGBT and pro-choice, this is America not Yemen. I don't know why a Somali person would even be concerned with that to be honest.

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> Interesting. Boqor clan kulaha and they have Bantu blood, what an irony ! As if Bantu blood diminishes royalty :-D