Trump and Kushner are isolating Saudi Arabia . If this crown prince does not change his direction, he could destroy the kingdom.

if this is true Khayre is in big trouble.

C/laahi Yusuf has made mistakes in his early years, yet while he used the Ethiopian army to defeat the Islamic courts, he knew the Ethiopian plans more than others. As soon as President Yusuf took over MOgadishu, the EThiopian government immediately started to undermine his efforts to build Somali army and dismantle the opposition. A man familiar with Yusuf C/laahi told me in 2007, that he had power and prestige while he was in Baidoa or when he was in his way to Mogadishu, but as soon as he took over the capital , the Ethiopians opposed his plans immediately and begun to weaken him. No we all know the main reasons behind the Meles plan. C/laahi Yusuf Puntland ayuu hagaajistay, laakiin fikirkii sare ee ah in Qaranka la soo celiyo kama uu tegin oo waa kii markiiba u gudbay hawshii sare. Taariikhdu sidoo kale waxay sheegaysaa Adeerkay Daahir Rayaale in uu rabay in uu Soomaali wiiqo.

I saw these thread but forget somehow to open and read it. We thank Mr. Deeq for bringing to us these articles from the region. First of all, this so called natural gas wells are located in Somali Galbeed. In 2007, the EThiopian government had tried to establish a project to mine the gas but had abandoned after the Chinese workers were abducted and KIlled by the ONLF. IT was never accepted by the locals and the profits were supposed to enrich only the TPLF crooks. Then the Chinese left for good. Meles never gave up and after Siilaanyo come to power he took with him to China and told the Chinese that the pipeline for the liquified natural gas will travel from Somali Zone to Berbera. The Chinese listened but did not take any action. In 2012, when Somalia left the transition period to Federal government , the Chinese realized that without the Somali government , all these projects are just a future plans that depends on the stability of the region. Also, with the ethnic issue of Ethiopia flaring up , we should not allow anything that gives oil and gas revenue to the TPLF regime. Even now, this project is many years way, and there will be no shovels in the ground for years to come. On the other hand , those of you who visits Djibouti might feel better when you compare to other Somali regions, but not much has changed in many years. It is the most expensive island in the world, and $1000 dollars will not be enough for a middle class family. State controlled electricity costs between 300-$400 for family, and water is scarce. Geelle is renting the whole country for foreign military. America alone pays up $70 million a year, add that to the CHinese, Spanish, German, French and the Japanese. THat alone is up half a billion. This country is getting rich on the so called war on terror and the instability of Somalia. Unemployment is 60%, and no economic activity can take place without the permission of his wife. The people of Djibouti really hate the wife because of her strong tactics of extortions from businesses. Muuse Biixi people were also looting Djibouti for many years. All the projects that has been built in Hargeisa is financed by Djibouti banks, Some eve take the money and run away, including the chairman of the Coca-Cola plant that cost over $20 million dollars. The Geele Family are partners on the the Coca-Cola plant that cost 20 million dollars while partnering with a man by the name of Ahmed Geelle Arab. This man who owes the plant and other major buildings and Hotels in Hargeisa , Ahmed Geele Arab, left Djibouti in the middle of the night and came to Hargeisa. Geelle issues an arrest warrant , but the hargeisa elders are trying to resolve the issue. People said that he defrauded money from Geelle family and transferred his wealth to Dubai and Hargeisa. In a sense Djibouti is a family Business. Sometimes people think that by keeping the people poor and destitute, they might not be able to challenge his dictatorship which will be twenty years old in 2018. It is a city state with over $600 million budget , yet there is no cheap water or affordable electricity in a city where the temperature hits 45 degree celsius. I do not buy this deal. First you must extract the gas, build the pipeline and then sell to Djibouti.

Well, many Somali tribes who thought that by forming a tribal enclave will amount to finding gold in the Somali civil war were mistaken. There strange thing was as many of us were traveling through Addis to reach the home land , they treated us like kings. They wanted our money , and our country as the same time. Since We are still alive, we must dig ourselves out of our own grave.

This article was poster in September, 2008. According to a source with intimate knowledge about the affairs of the hilltop palace of Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia, who is not willing to be quoted due to the sensitivity of the issue, Meles has commissioned a committee of Somali specialists early this year to come up with a strategic analysis and a menu of options with respect to Ethiopian national interest towards Somalia. The committee chaired by Ethiopia´s foremost expert on Somalia, Dr. Alemu Tekede, minister of state for foreign affairs, comprised senior officials of the ruling EPRDF, several military generals and security and intelligence officers. According to the source, after five long months of deliberations, the committee submitted to Meles a well-thought-out \"red\" dossier containing confidential policy proposals in last August. The committee of experts persuasively argued that the reconstitution of Somalia to its pre-1991 status would not serve the national interest of Ethiopia. Furthermore, the committee emphasized the possibility of landlocked Ethiopia becoming \"sandwiched\" between two hostile countries, i.e. Eritrea in the north and Somalia in the south, underlining Ethiopia´s vulnerability to gruesome civil-war and disintegration if the current Ethiopian efforts in Somalia fail and the country fall back to the hand of ousted Islamic forces. The committee further emphasized the possibility of Ethiopian Muslims becoming influenced or radicalized by Somalia´s Islamists which could ultimately ignite a devastating religious war in the country. The committee recommended the following propositions: 1 A two-state solution for Somalia along the pre-independence colonial boundaries. The committee suggested the Ethiopian government play a lead role in advocating for the international recognition of the breakaway republic of Somaliland. 2 Southern Somalia (former Italian Somaliland) to be divided into four federal regions in line with ethnic based Ethiopian federal system, namely, Puntland, Hawiyeland, Jubbaland and Rahanweinland. 3 The Somali region of Ethiopia to be \"isolated\" from the rest of Somalia, and limit to the extent possible commercial and traffic links between the Somali region and Somalia. According to the source, Meles has discussed the proposed two state solutions with Rayaale Kahin, the president of Somaliland, Abdillahi Yusuf, the president of the TFG, and with Mohamed Gedi, the prime minister of the TFG, in separate meetings held in September in Addis Ababa. While Mr. Yusuf rejected any discussion on the subject, Mr. Rayaale has praised the initiative and committed to deploy ten thousand Somaliland troops in Mogadishu to work with Ethiopian military forces to help quell the growing insurgency in the Somali capital. Mr. Rayaale also assured Meles that Somaliland will help Ethiopia in subduing the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a Somali rebel group based in the Somali region of Ethiopia. According to the source, Mr. Gedi began to entertain the two-state notion after the rift between him and Mr. Yusuf reached to a point of no-return, though he reportedly rebuffed the idea in the initial discussion back in September. The relationship between Yusuf and Meles has deteriorated since, according to this knowledgeable source. Subsequent to the September discussion between Meles and Rayaale, a Somaliland delegation comprising ministers of foreign affairs and finance and chief of staff of Somaliland army held several meetings in Addis Ababa with Dr. Tekede and the chief of staff of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). The Somaliland delegation has agreed to send an advance team of military officers to Mogadishu to pave the way for the eventual deployment of Somaliland troops in Mogadishu and to extradite to Ethiopia members of the Ogaden clan residing in the territory of Somaliland. Ethiopian government believes that the ONLF is drawing support from Ogaden businessmen and some segments of the Issaq clan who largely hail from the Togdheer region of Somaliland. In light of these discussions, Somaliland was given the green light to secure the borders of the former British Somaliland. According to the source, Meles has taken into confidence members of the Ethiopian opposition parties who have fully endorsed the proposed two-state solution for Somalia. With the blessing of the Bush Administration, Ethiopian troops invaded Mogadishu and much of southern Somalia in last December. They were successful in overthrowing the radical Islamist dominated regime of the UIC and in installing divided and unpopular TFG. His troops bogged down in the messy quagmire of Mogadishu where the remnants of the ousted Union of Islamic Court (UIC) continues to wage Iraq-style bloody insurgency, Meles is understandably frustrated with the apparent failure of the internationally recognized but toothless fledgling Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in pacifying the tumultuous Somali capital. The Somali experts in Addis Ababa view the two-state solution as a vital long-term strategy for Ethiopia´s national interest.

I think you need a genuine intelligence officers that are not part of the local conflict. It seems the boys at intelligence department , the bodyguards, and the local militia are familiar to one another. I would empower a well trained investigative police and create military intelligence from zero. Many intelligence members are also former Al-shabaab members and Maxakamado. THey were recruited to infiltrate Al-shabaab, but most of them might have blood in their hands or could be connected to foreign intelligence. Knowledgeable people told us long ago that the intelligence agency NISA drows salary from the FRench, the UAE and even EThiopia, so I would appolish that agence completely. Besides intelligence means covert not uniformed officers. THeir job is clandestine. I think these events are an opportunity for the government to eliminate the old guard.

Maakhiri, The Somali nation must be bigger than a propagandist like Calsow. He will neither help his tribe nor the Somali people. C/qaybdiid spoke well and allowed the system to take it's course. It is not about Farmaajo alone now, it is about us Somalis. Midida qofka daabka haya ee taladu ka go' do waa in aynu taageera oo toosinaa markuu qaldamo.

I guess we could assume that the raid against C.shakur was sanctioned by the government.

Mooge, Airplanes travel 35,000 feet or more than 1o km high. Waraabe will not be able to see what is happening in that altitude. besides, the day they shoot down an airplane , they will be doomed. If I were Farmaajo, after Mogadishu is stabilized my next move will be to demand not only the control of air space but also land and sea. No ship will dock any Somali territory without the permission of the government. I will make an excuse of checking chemical weapons imported by EThiopia through Berbera and demand the inspection of all ships in the Somali waters. Some people think that this unending " Xadhig Jiid" by Somali tribes will end just by talks is misguided. You got 50 ministers and 97 members of parliament in Hirshabeele, 170 members of parliament and Guurti in Somaliland; 52 ministers and 66 members of parliament, and if you add Jubba Land , Southwest , plus the 320 in Mogadishu representing both houses , how can any resource reach the people. In mogadishu alone, you got 320 parliamentarians , 200 generals and five dozen ministers. Maxaa ka soo hadhaya marka midwalba dhawr kun oo doolar, waardiye iyo shaqaale u baahdo. This country needs real revolution.

Farmaajo did the right thing this time around. It is correct to go ahead of the story. Waa Mu'aamaro loo baahan yahay si cad in looga hortago oo la fashiliyo. Someone is cooking something to derail this government, and we Somalis should not allow this. In sports, this kind of mistakes are called " unforced errors". Something that you could and should avoid at any cost. Looking this events, I came to realize that President Farmaajo is winning and he might be successful to bring Somalia out of the political hole. If he avoids the Abyssinian stooges for help, and comes back to his " Somalia , Somali baa difaacaysa" he will have our full support. You should know that our primary enemy is Ethiopia, and now the Emirates. Within ten months, this government has achieved great goals including the control of the Somali air space. People around the enclaves are crying about the success of this move. Somali prisoners were released from around the world, the Turkish army is building the Somali army, and by looking the efforts of this government, Khayre and Farmaajo might bring Somalia from the political hole if they avoid these unforced mistakes. When you are traveling and trying to reach a destination, you must not be distracted by others, or those you meet in the way. Did you ever hear the saying that " The dog barks , but the caravan goes". Ha isku mashquulin muranka qabaa'ilka , sobobtoo ah Qabaa'ilku wax badan ma rabaan dantoodana ma garanayaan, waa dad lagu guurayo oo mararka qaarkood dantooda cadow ku ah. o . Adiga waxa lagaa rabaa, in aadan safarkaaga hakin oo meeshii aad ku socotay aad gaadho. Haddi aad ciidan qaran dhisto, oo budhcada hubaysan aad gabood u diido, wiilasha Al-shabaab ee la qaldayna, aad badhna dagaal kaga adkaato, badhna la heshiiso, argagixisada caalimigana gabood u diido, shanqadha siyaasigu way iska dhamaan. Lately we have been listening people like CAlasow complaining about the "H" clan been dominated or their taxes used by everyone, yet if you analyze carefully, it is all plot to mislead the people. I know who is pushing this idea for destructive reasons. Few weeks ago I was having a coffee with few guys, and a freind from Burco suggested to a guy from Galmudug who was complaining about being targeted by Farmaajo and Khayre and he told him: " waar miyaad dawlad iyo waxan la idiinla iminayo aad iska daysaan oo inta Gaalkacayo iyo Marka u dhaxeysa inta aad xidhataan aad dawlad goboleed cusub ku dhawaaqdaan, dadkan Soomaalida ee idin imanayana ay goboladoodi ku noqdaan oo ay hargeisa , GEdo iyo degaanadoodi tegaan. Maxaad u Biilinaysaan dadkan , idin kor fadhiys". The Galmudug guy nooded and said, as soon as Farmaajo government is finished we are no longer preoccupied about Somali government , and you guys, Somaliland could leave if you wish. I told him that , the Galmudug and the "H" in general became rich of the Somali state and government, and without that you could be any other place inhabited by a greedy clan. I told him about hospitals. schools, and billions of dollars of infrastructure spent in Mogadishu. the Turks and others. He did not realize that the Somali government from 1960-1990 built only "Banaadir iyo Labada webi", the rest went to Berbera and Hargeisa. They became rich of the Somali state and capital. I told him, do not listen to the SNM guy who want to dismantle Somalis. After few heated argument, he told me , " waar ma nimankiinan reer AWdal ee SNM ta Ina Biixi footka siiyey ayaan wax ka dhegeystaa" The so called domination of others is totally false. The prime minister is from "H" block, so does the army chief, the former intelligence chief, the Governor of Banaadir, and most of the police commanders and others. Plus, they have all the advantage of the national capital . Imagine a person from Ceerigaabo or Zaylac who never had anything from the Somali state other than the Somali Hood and the sovereignty of the nation. Some people think this calculated attacks including the latest against Qaybdiid are either the growing pains of the Somali state becoming accountable through this misadventures or the enemies of Somalia are really scared and want to create a tribal war. This latest moves by UAE and their paid " Dabadhilifs" made me think my criticism of Farmaajo and Khayre. I do believe now more than ever that the success of this government could pull Somalia out of the political disaster. We must take stand at this juncture of the history and side with government against the plotting of those who want to derail the Somali nation. President Farmaajo must not allow to be distracted by small nuisances from the tribes and instead focus on the major things of defeating our enemies. Iska jir kuwa karinaya dagaal qabiil ama in ay partimaameed ka dhigtaan reer gaara. Arrintan Cabdi Qaybdiid waxa ay qaawisay kuwii rabay in ay adiga iyo beesha H/G madaxa isku galiyaan. I also feel that some guys from MOgadishu especially the Cali Geedi community might be plotting to get the prime ministership for themselves in order to create bigger problems. Mr. Khayre must ignore the impulse to crush the opposition and keep what he was doing which was build institutions. When I look back the " Qalbi Dhagax " affair, the raid of C. C/shakur, and this latest raid, I come to realize that this president is trying to do the right thing and others are trying to derail his efforts. AS patriotic Somalis we must stand with Farmaajo now and help him succeed.

Millions of dollars were were collected for the drought relief in Somaliland. That money is in the hands of the government and other groups tasked to help the people. Other than few food rations to the displaced , so far nothing has happened. No one is digging any wells, and no one is creating jobs. Of course those who looted the public land purse are enjoying in Hargeisa, but the poor people of Somaliland is devastated by skyrocketing inflation and huge unemployment. Thousands of youth are leaving Somaliland to MOgadishu and to the high seas. How about for those who tasked to create jobs or regulate the labour market? Here , the minister of labour is bragging about her efforts to collect garbage from the ministry building. She thanks the useless TV guy for broadcasting her great achievements. Every Thursday is a cleaning day for the ministry. She could have hired a full time employee to maintain the building and collect the garbage, yet this is one of her great achievements. Nolow marwo wasiir. Ma maqli jirtay qawda maqashii waxna ha u qaban. In this other clip you could see the ministry of mineral and water resources. A huge building that cost millions, yet that money could have dug hundreds of wells for the needy. This is a good example of the false image of the Hargeisa government. Here again the false rig pictured at the office. What they need is small office to manage the resources and the crew who are tasked to dig wells and reservoirs to hold water for the rural people.Most of their job should be technical and field work, instead of fancy offices. Now, in this bottom clip , a small but effective indigenous relieve organization is doing what that ministry supposed to do with much smaller resources. Again, " Qawda maqashii waxna ha u Qaban. Ilaahayow ummadda ka qabo kuwa aan u naxayn. You be the judge.

Maakhiri, I agree. A small tribe of Tigray highlanders should not be dominating the Somali tiger. Kabaqaadnimo ogolaan mayno. Maybe they are not comfortable with their own skin. Who knows.

Yonis,, Somaalidu waxay tiraa ninka gawrac gartiisana sii. This men were the smartest people among their generation. They were far from being " Seeraale" ama dad xoog iyo xeeled ku galay jaamacad. Of course they have certain political weaknesses like many of us, yet, if you allow me, I have a different take of their shortcomings. Galayr was one of the early Somali students who got scholarship in America and graduated in 1965, over fifty years ago. Few years later he got his masters . So, he wasn't someone who jumped fences to reach great heights. In early seventies he was managing more than 10% of the Somali GDP as the head of Sugar production and other factories in Jowhar with thousands of employees. Now, let us get to the problem Galayr facing today. He did not create KHaatumo by accident or to lift his people from chronic political disagreements. He and Siilaanyo were friends for more than fifty years. In the early eighties, he, Siilaanyo and other who called themselves reformers but could be power hungry opportunists, tried to takeover the country through a well crafted scheme which was presented to Siyaad Barre by others. The letter was taken to Siyaad Barre by Dr, Maxamed Aadan Sheikh, a fearless reformist. They asked Siyaad Barre to appoint a prime minister to manage the affairs of the state , and they suggested Ahmed Siilanyo as their man. All those who advocated for reform including those who wanted to separate the Somali Revolutionary socialist party and the president were arrested in what Siyaad Barre called, " Laba kaclaynitii kacaanka". Fortunately, for those two, they were not on the list. Siyaad Barre called Ahmed Siilaanyo and sent him to London and asked him to dismantle the currently proclaimed SNM organization in LOndon before he could do any changes. Siilaanyo came back and told Siyaad Barre that he was unable to achieve his mission. Remember, Siilaanyo could have joined that movement while in London , and he could have escaped, yet he came backback. Through his intelligence Siyaad knew everything already and he discharged Siilaanyo from being a minister and appointed him as an adviser. Finally, Siyaad found out about both Galayr as the main character behind the scheme, but before he was arrested, he got a tip from Ahmed S, Daffle, and he left the country hasty. Galaydh commandeered a small airplane full of the salary of his agency and employees and landed in Kenya. Siilaanyo went to London after he was sacked. For two years, these two were wondering around Europe and East Africa to create something of their own. It was not until ate 1984, Siilaanyo went to Ethiopia ans started from the top. What I am getting is that Galaydh is a very smart guy, but unfortunately he is trying to resurrect something that could have been done some 35 years ago. The man he was trying to ally himself in order to create a new entity that could eventually join the union with a northern alliance , is old and senile that need to be cared. When Galaydh was rooming in Taleex country side , it was a well planned journey to eventually join Siilaanyo and wage their know scheme to be irrelevant in the Southern led Somali politics. Ma maqli jirtay markaan tabar hayeyna tal mahayn, Imika oon talo hayna tabar ma hayo. That is the dilemma Galayr is facing. His old buddy Siilaanyo is gone, and the new " Madax Faluuq Jabhad' could not understand Galyaydh or his game. THe problem is he could not let it go. He can not leave history in this way as the man who sold Khaatumo. I would like to send a message to Mr. Galaydh that not all is lost. If he comes back to us one more time, we will forgive him. We could build something different with stronger legs that could easily defeat the new Jabhad. Ninku Seeraale iyo nin geel raaci waayey ma ahane jar baa loo dagay. By the way, Hargeisa has mastered these deceptions. Someone told me that the former president of AWDal State who was celebrated and fested arounfd the world is quitely living in Borama nad married to a girl from Gabiley. THey said " Masaajidka ayuu iasago go' Shaala xidhin oo cidna granayn ku tukadaa oo dadka iska qariyaa. Sida dadka loo gato way ku ilbaxeen. Samatar is ten years younger than Galaydh and as Holac said, he has a comfortable life. He treated like star when he goes to Hargeisa. He has tenure in his university and drows good salary. Also, he is far from "Seeraale iyo dad xeelad jaamcad ku galay" . He was top in his class in Amoud, and as an 18 year old, he was number one in the exam to be a radio Mogadishu broadcaster. just after few years in Radion Mogadishu, he also won the top in the exam to join the BBC Somali service. By the way in 1969 or even 1972, those men like Mustaphe Xaaji, Idris Hassan Diiriye and others would read the English news and translate in Somali while reading the English text since the Somali language was not written. Today, the Radio announcers both in BBC and V OA could barely read Somali without hesitation. He became a dean some 25 years ago in a white dominated college, which is rare in the Somali circles in those days or even now.. Markaa nimanku Seeraale ka dheer ee xaaaldan siyaasda ee Soomaalida cusub ayaey ku wareeren. Samatar by nature is more westernized, and will never feel comfortable of a system were an elder or Suldaan appoints the ministers like Hargeisa. By the way, MMA, I heard that few days ago he was in transit in London , and he could be home in Minnesota already. Waxaan rajaynayaa waraysigii uu Soomaaliland ku baabin lahaa. Ilayn waa xadhig lama sitaanee. Isaga iyo Galaydh ba waan cafinaynaa waana soo dhawaynaynaa haddi mashruuci Soomaali weyn ay halkii ka wadayaan.

General Caydiid (AHN) was one of the alphabetic Somali movements who destroyed our country with SNM, SSDF, SPM, USC and others. Caydiid was the product of his time. His is actions were that of military general who was trying to defeat his adversaries in military means than a calculating politician. I was not inside the country in 1991, but I heard the harrowing journeys people took to just leave MOgadishu. Innocent people leaving the capital to other destinations were targeted in Jowhar and mostly in the Hiiraan region. Innocent Somalis of every clan other than the USC were murdered without reason. Since I was not there and most of the narratives are from eyewitnesses, I would leave that story to those who were there. Now, let me add my few senses on the political issue of Manifesto , General Caydiid and what followed later. No one doubts that the " Manifesto" were civic leaders and elders who were trying to find peaceful transfer of power from Siyaad Barre to a caretaker government, yet their actions led to the dismantling of the national army, the Mogadishu civil war and the declaration of SNM to separate from Somalia. First and foremost , only an irredentist and illogical Somali would have the thought of defeating the Somali military of 1982. SSDF was a serious threat hat waged a war from Goroyo Cawl, in the outskirts of Borama to Mudug , Galgaduud, all the way to Dolow. With the help from South Yemen, Libya and Ethiopia they were a serious threat to the nation, yet they could not capture other than Galdogo and Balabale with help of EThiopian army. Unlike SSDf, the SNM was regional and their efforts were solely targeted to Woqooyi Galbeed and Togdheer. Despite their huge tribal support and sacrifices, they could not capture one single village . THis is a fact. The USC itself had entered MOgadishu without facing a major war or confrontation with Somali army, and all the subsequent wars that followed did happen after Siyaad Barre left Villa-Somalia. THere should be probably another thread of the useless " Janhado" who destroyed our country. Folks, there is a difference between the overthrow of a regime, defeat of a regime , change of government by violence, and just the destruction of the country. The " Jabhado" especially SNM knew that the only way t change the regime in SOmalia was to destroy the whole country from Zaylac to KIsmaayo. Even some composer prayed for that destruction. Anyway, let me go back to the topic at hand. Every country that was overthrown by armed rebels, those who were commanding the movement took in charge, whether that is Eritrea, Ethiopia , Uganda or Rwanda. Even the SNM commander C/raxman Tuur took in charge of Northern Somalia. Manifesto, despite its good intentions made three huge errors that hunted Somalia for generation. 1- They dismantled the Somali national army. AHN, Dr. Cumar Cusmaan Raabe, A philospher and a man who studied the Somali region for twenty years, had said, the Manifest imposed prime minister Cumar Carte Qalib has done what SNM could not do for ten years which was the dismantling of the national army. After he was appointed prime minister by Cali Mahdi, he went to the national radio and gave an order to dismantle the national army. He said, " The Army members who are in the north must disarm and give their weapons to the SNM guerilla guys, and those in the south must surrender to the USC. " Ciidamadii Qaranka ayuu amar ku siiyey in ay Hubka qabill ku wareejiyaan" . This action, dissolved the national army that could have protected the borders and could have used by the next government for the security of the nation. Patriotic Somalis consider Cumar Carte as the one of the most cruel men in the history, of Somalia who single handedly brought Somalia to its knees, yet his Son was in Mogadishu appointed as deputy premier. Corrupt southern politicians do not even know basic history. Donald Rumsfeld, the American secretary of state has done exactly like that after the overthrow of SAddam Hussein and dismantled the strong IRaqi army that could have been used to keep the order. What followed was the civil war and the anarchy of Iraq. Unlike Somalia, when the TPLF took over the country, they went all the way to the borders, they did not change one single general or even the ministers who were serving under Mengistu. First they pacified the country and consolidated their power, and then slowly changed the military officers without tempering the rank and file soldiers . People who have met him told me that INa Carte Qalib bragged about his success of dismantling the army , and the difficult task of trying to rebuild the Somali National Army. 2-Manifesto was not among the warring factions. As many of you have stated Manifesto was a civic organization that was not part of the warring faction that was fighting to replace Siyaad Barre. THey were not armed. THey were wise men who were trying to find bloodless change despite the gathering of the storm from the tribal rebels. Siyaad Barre hated manifesto because, the main players of the organization were representatives of the old order he overthrew in 1969. In one of his radio attacks, Siyad Barre said, " Maanifesto , waa Gofaneyaashi Ku Naaxay Kacaaka Iyo Canaasiirtii uu Kacaanku Dartood U dhashay. Roughly means, that they were the combination of two groups, one who , the "H" were those who got rich of the revolution, the other, the Puntlanders, were those who the revolution overthrew. The problem was both Siyaad Barre and the rebels hated Manifesto equally. Rather than replaced by Manifesto, Siyaad Barre would have prefered Caydiid. While their heroic efforts to save the country from bloody war were their great achievements, they miscalculated the zeal of the leaders of the rebels to gain the power through the gun. " Waxa ay isku dayeen in ay si dadban u hor jooog sadaan madaxda jabhadaha ee hamuunta u qabta hogaanka wadanka, sidoo kale waxay damcee in si xeeladaysan ay dalka dagaal lagu hoobto uga badbaadiyaan, hase yeeshee maysan ogayn in kursigani uu yahay mid dhiig badani ku daatay oon si fufud lagu hanan karyn. A man with the barrel of the gun like Caydiid , definitely would not listen , Somali old timers trying to decide the faith of the country through dialogue. 3-Manifesto ignored USC, SNM and SSDF. By nominating and endorsing the crowning of Ali Mandi as a president and Cumar Carte as prime minister, Manifesto not only ignored Caydiid and his rebels, but also the northern rebels who took over the north without firing a bullet in February 1991, after the Somali army abandoned and left their positions after the Cumar Carte proclamation to disarm. That decision , which gabe the power unarmed leaders like Cali Mahdi and cUmar Carte, gave the rebels of SNM to gather in Burco and proclaim secession. Also, the government of Djibouti presided a hasty prospered coronation of Ali Mahdi while there was a war going in the south. In fact, when cali Mahdi came in Mogadishu as a president Caydiid and his men were in Afgooye, Bay and the inter river country side to face a resurgent of Siyaad Barre and other "D" block coalition who were trying to came back after they were targeted by the USC and others in MOgadishu. Most people say that Caydiid did not had a plan to rule the country and if he had succeeded , he would have been a ruthless dictator. Also, one must consider that Caydiid faced many challenges from many sides including the Americans. When the Americans intervened, there was a basic agreement between Caydiid and Cali Mahdi, yet, despite the crimes committed against the U.N peacekeepers, you can not write an arrest warrant and bounty on the head of the man who is leading the largest rebels in the country. That was the biggest political mistake the Americans had done. Who knows , if he was allowed to take charge, things might have been different. The Mogadishu scene disintegrated after his death, and Ethiopia never dared to enter Somalia while Caydiid was there. When Clinton changed the AMerican policy and decided to make a deal, Caydiid went to Addis, and when Meles greated him i his office , he said, " If Africa had lions like you the colonials would never had come to Africa". I consider Caydiid and C.laahi Yusuf as tough men who had faced huge obstacles in life, and when I compare them with today's leaders they the toughest men Somalia had produced. No wonder, after Siyaad Baree took over with his coup in 1969, Caydiid and C/laahi Yusuf were the first people he put in jail. In fact, Djibouti has created many problems in Somalia for the last 27 years. In 1999, then president Cigaal went to Nairobi and met many of his old comrades there. They asked him to convene some kind of a gathering to reconcile the country and he promised to do something. He met Mohamed Abshir In Hargeisa and things were going in the right direction. Then suddenly Cumar Geelle a novice gangster who took over from his uncle a year earlier wanted to increase his stature among Somalis and took over the project and decided to create a new formula which we call today 4.5. He told C/laahi Yusuf, Cigaal and others who running a functioning governments, to leave that and come as representatives of their tribes. We are still sorting out the monster created by Gelle, and opportunists like Galayr, C/qasim and C/raxman Baadiyow., the later wasn't interested in power , but was one of civic leaders consulted by Cumar Geelle. History would have judged Caydiid and many others, if good things came after them, but , with likes of Shariif Ahmed, Al-Shabab and what followed, they could be judged differently than 1991. I wish I would be sitting in Goobweyn or some Somali valley and writing my few senses without the interception of the rat race here in good old Canada.

This is the first step to exercise Somali sovereignty throughout the REpublic. Anyone can claims an autonomous enclave, yet that does not give them authority over the air space of the Somali territory. People must understand that it was the instability of Southern Somalia that emboldened the politicians in Somaliland. If responsible government took charge of Mogadishu in the nineties, there would never have been this useless debate. Somaliland is flooded with foreign aid which all targeted in one single city called HArgeisa, if hundred of millions were poured in Baidoa or KIsmaayo the result could have been even better. Now, somewhat weak but responsible government has taken root in MOgadishu , and it must exercise full sovereignty over the Somali air space. Technical people could be based in HArgeisa or other places, but the decision must be in the hands of Somali authority. The reason the Turkish agreement was entered was the secessionists signed a memorandum of understanding to start the process of unity. Unless they renounce the secession they should never be allowed to enter any agreements, period. They have been fooling Southern presidents for too long.

Anoo Kale, You are right , he was pushing his Tigre Agenda , and we found out who he was. At the same time , we should not fear to engage those who come here and play by the rules. We are proud Somalis an we should not fear no one. WE must also have tough Somalis like you guys , but also, we should not push out other Somalis to the Hyenas .

This people doing better the so called government.

OLd, Obsever, My apologies. On second thought , as long as the person respects Islam and Somalis in general we must engage and discuss if he brings good topics. I did not like the constant copy and paste of his Oromo bias, but he at least he respects Somalis, and our faith, and that is enough for me. So, we should accept and welcome his presence. Ano Kale, Our friend Holac is the major reason I am in this forum. He is a genuine and a good Somali. He keeps most of us inline. His moderating voice and standing up to truth, justice, and open debate is welcome. without Diverse opinion this place could became " Xidigta October". Holac does not need to state his clan affiliation. No one likes beating the clan thing. It is an ugly thing. I even feel bad sometimes When I push back and point fingers to the clan hegemony of SNM, because I hate fighting for my clannish reasons. As the banner says, let us keep this place to be the most respected Somali discussion place. Holac, Saaxiib we love you around here.

We did not go to court before because at the Borama conference we forgave you for the interest of peace and harmony. Now since you brought back an unrepentant warlord we might initiate those cases again. Bogtii ayaad damaysaa maarkaa waa inoo maxakamad

Ano Kale, i guess since the Russians master this campaign the Wayaane are taking page from them. For them , anything that distracts from their problems is a plus. Raga inaga qabta.

Tilamook told us about this guy long ago, but we are too slow sometimes.

We have cases against Muuse. It can be activated any time. Your heroes are criminals among us. A local friend here in this town, his own uncle was murdered inside the Mosque in Magaala Cad. Among the killers were a man called Cawar Xareed who is also those who killed people between Dilla _Borama in 2009. He is in Jail today, but Hargeisa refused to bring him in the court for fear that he may implicate Muuse Biixi, former Siilnaayo spokesman Saleebaan Dhuxul , Abiib Timacad and others. By the way these were fresh murders the SNM committed against travelers just about 8 years ago. PLease take those false Mujaahid story to the fools in the internet.

Mr. Old Observer, WE had Enough of your anti Oromo propaganda . We SOmalis want to have peace with our Oromo brothers. Please take your propaganda somewhere else. The four million Tigray can not dominate the people of Ethiopia. You can not create war and anarchy among our Oromo brothers. By reading carefully some of your posts, I realized that you are A Tigray propagandist who was trying to sow discord among us. If you are Soomaali please write in Somali, if not, We do not like your pro-Tigray propaganda here. Take it somewhere else.