Maakhiri1, You hit the nail in the head. I have a friend in this town who manages and part owner of Hawalla. His small down town office is managing and transferring millions of dollars a year. They ave branches in every town in Somalia. People from Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and most of east Africa are using their service. Their success is based on trust and the kind of people they hire. They hire the best people from every community they operate. They could deliver salaries of the soldiers and government employees through their system. The only organized people who could deliver any services are the private companies. The idea of giving the salaries of the soldiers to general and carry in his bag is outdated. Give everyone an ID, and let him go to the Hawalla office and collect his salaries at the beginning of the month. The bank should transfer the funds directly to them. They could do even more. I would sit with Dahabshill and Amal companies and ask them to deliver services and forward the invoices latter. Business people usually appreciates the opportunity to do things and will deliver honestly. If you ask a restaurant owner to prepare 200 plates of rice a day, he will not only do the job, but would appreciate the opportunity and will not cheat to do.

I think Holac put it correctly. The media narrative get us blind sided even me. My objection was that since the racist were using this Turkish campaign to further their xenophobic agenda, I thought , it might have been better to wait after election. Any way the corrupt and racist masks of the Eurepean countries are coming off openly as we speak. Today , the EU court have decided that employees are free to fire and discriminate Muslim women wearing Hijaab. Can you imagine a court trying to discriminate what kind of clothing a person is wearing. This is the land were every thing and any thing is allowed except Muslim rights. It looks Turkey and Erdogan just helped us see who they really are. We should all remember that most of the crimes of 20th century was committed by European countries . Today Erdogan talked about the Sreberica massacre and said "“We know the Netherlands and the Dutch from the Srebrenica massacre. We know how rotten their character is from their massacre of 8,000 Bosnians there.” here is the description of that massacre: "What happened was the worst massacre since world war two. 8,000 innocent people were machine gunned, And in that fleeting instant, between seeing the guns trained on them and being cut down, they realized the terrible truth. In an act of barely believable savagery, the soldiers fired on the defenseless men with every available weapon. Grenades and bazookas were even used, filling the room with acrid black smoke. With wounded men writhing and groaning, and blood oozing over the straw, it was like a vision from hell" "Here is what the western media said about the 400 coward Dutch peace keepers,I "ts besieged residents were supposedly under the protection of a UN peace-keeping force, comprising of 400 Dutch troops. With their World War II weaponry and lack of strong leadership, the Dutch were hopelessly ill-equipped to perform this task. They were also hidebound by ludicrous rules of engagement which made them powerless to fend off the Serbs" The Dutch are A NATO member with he latest weapons yet that is how the western media was describing while they were watching the massacre. No one persecuted them. The so called Haig criminal court is in Dutch territory. If Erdogan ever said any truth about something this is the truth. Finally someone is telling openly the evils did by Europe as late as 1995. Also, the Dutch are in general people of evil and sick character. The Boers who slaved and made apartheid in South Africa for eighty years were Dutch origin. No wonder. Peace Action, you are correct. Rather than wait Obama or anyone else , Turkey should have cleaned their back yard five years ago. When it's comes to Saudis and the Gulf, I do not expect from them any thing good. My only beef with Obama was not about his non intervention policies ,but the lies and the constant destabilization of African and middle eastern countries through proxies and drones. I am anti Trump and for that reason I should live Obama alone for now.

Tallaabo, You are correct about European nations denying a foreign campaign especially tens thousands of people waving foreign flag withe their country. Also , the rise of right wing populism must be considered . He should not created tensions like this. Having said that these Turks in Europe are not refugees or migrants. Most of them were recruited by European nations looking factory workers in the seventies. The issue of the constitutional change was in the works since AK party was elected. Presidential system is the perfect solution for Turkey. In Italy were Somalis copied their parliamentary system in 1960 is unstable and quarrelsome. From 1945 to 1990 , Italy had almost 40 governments , some did not even last six months. A country like Turkey were democracy and multi party system is fragile , combined with their ethnic minorities and other problems originating from he middle eastern culture and region demands stable and strong presidential system. Further more when minority parties get gridlock and no one is able to form the government, the army usually intervenes to bring stability. In The presidential system, the president will intervene if there is no agreement. The French also have the presidential system and eve though two or three parties may form the government, the president has the power to solved or co-habit with them. Turkey have opened embassies i more than 39 African countries, their economy grew 4 to 7% every year and in Africa , Turkey is reaching out. Trade with Africa was around $7 billion in 2005, this figure surged to $17.5 billion in 2015. They are joining the Shagai counsel, they are opening trade routs in the old silk road. The Turkey is located between Asia and Europe, and all gas pipelines, trade routs and business must go through them. Hence , great powers must have strong political system and unified leadership to build and achieve things. Among the top 250 building companies of the world 47 of them are Turkish. In America today nothing could be done by the governments yet the are thriving-- for now. Look at the heath care issue. They have been debating for thirty years, Obama did move the buck little bit to insure some people, and now Trump want to throw away and start over. AS the richest country in the world they could simply do universal health care for everyone like Canada, but today America debates twenty four hours in the cable news. Imagine rather than powerful president who could move things, if America had a prime minister with coalition government in the parliament. Turkey and others can not afford the American political foot ball. Turkey will be great power just by their location, resource history, hard work and the large educated and nationalist population,. Great powers need strong and stable government. Just like Brazil, China , you need a continues economic policy of more than a decade to achieve big goals. Here in Canada the ruling party was trying to change the Canadian electoral system or what we call: first pass post system, to proportional presentations were everyone got the percentage of the vote which translates votes. After examining the system they decided to keep the winner takes all system for fear of fragmentation and gridlock. . If three or four candidates divide the votes, the one who got the largest vote will be elected , even though it is not the majority vote against others. Look in Israel were they have five or six parties to form the government. It seems we Somalis or people with the middle eastern and African background always find themselves in the opposite extremes on any given issue. Here some of you liberals always look down those who have different way of thinking in terms of governance and democracy. I am one of those who believe there should be a middle ground of pragmatism both in the Turkey and other places where peaceful and democratic Islamic oriented parties exist . So far, the AKP party is following the rules of democracy. Turkey was more democratic under AKP than any other government before . For all these years , especially from 2002 until early 2015, Erdogan never killed one single person in Turkey. Anatolia was destabilized politically and economically by a group of organized sect who were hiding behind Islamic charity and education. They stole university , military, police and judiciary entry exams and enrolled their people inside the government without notice. They falsely accused top military officials for organizing coups and arrested more than 120 colonels and generals. After exhaustive investigations they were all cleared by the Erdoga government . Most of you guys probably did not study or know the history of Islamic sects and movements who manifested themselves both in culture and political power throughout the centuries. The group headed by Fathulla Gullen are called "Baadiniya". In order to achieve their goals they conceal their identity. The military coup of July 15, 2016 was not staged by the military or it's top leaders. It was organized and staged by the Gulen movement who were preparing to the take over of Turkey and many other countries in central Asia. After the coup Mr. Gullen was trying to land in Istanbul and became the great leader just like Khomeini. He had schools in 80 countries in collaboration with probably American intelligence for the purpose acquiring power in future. He was state within state. They infiltrated every where and they were the persecutors, judges and the police. That is why Erdogan and his government is probably paranoid. The heroism shown by the Turkish people should be celebrated by the world. This was the people's power of the 21st century, yet many wanted the reclusive Ayatollah Gullen to succeed, but we Somalis who suffered many years without hope stand with the people of Turkey and we are grateful of his heroic visit to our country during the famine. The problem is, Turkey is a wounded tiger these days. The Kenyan in chief, Obama made both Turkey and the people of Syria venerable. He was talking about deposing Assad for five years without arming or helping the Free Syria Army to defeat ISIS and Assad. All they did was arm the Kurd and unleash millions of refugees that threatened Turkey, Europe and other places with their sheer numbers. Obama has threatened the safety of Turkey by doing nothing . " Soomaalidu waxay tidhaahdaa waar ama na dil ama na noolee". At least people will know Trump is going to get you so you prepare, unlike the Kenyan. Finally last August Turkey had enough and invaded northern Syria and did what they should have done five years ago. Their airports, soccer stadiums, night clubs and stations were bombed with hundreds of people dead. The presidential system will bring more stability to the country. The western media should stop demonizing Erdogan who is elected in an election conducted freely and fairly , at the same time , Erdogan should calm down and prepare the next Turkish leader who will make Turkey even greater than him in the future. He should know that after four years, he must relinquish power to the next generation or he will be even greater target for the media and others.

Holac and Maakhiri1, thanks for the nice words. Just would like to add that does anyone know the names of the ministers who lead some of the biggest portfolio's like interior, security or defense?, I don't think so. They were Damujdiid boys appointed to oversee the regional issues of the president. The reason we do not remember them is they have not done any thing worthy, life changing or tangible that we could remember. That is what you get when you surround yourself with the Jamaca. America with all its knowledge and experience hires experts from different political spectrum to find the right people.

Imagine a mine with dark features whose parents were born in Indonesia , colors his hair blond and want to be Nreo-Nazi. This racist and small time neocon called Wilders wont go far even if he wins. These small nations of Europe could not survive without trade in the Muslim world and other countries of the world. Turkey is too big a country to worry about the Danish or the Dutch. Also, I would like to mention that Erdogan should not have pushed either Germany or the Dutch at this election year. Chancellor Mekel has shown her humanity for the fleeing Syrians last year by accepting a million refugees, and now she is fending of some racist right wing elements that is trying to unseat her. If I ware him I would have waited until the Dutch election in March 15. Yet all these undemocratic moves by Europe is really embarrassment for their values and it shows their weaknesses. The Turkish Nation have over 10 million citizens of Turkish origin continental Europe. 500,000 in Holland 500,000 in Britain , mostly Bulgarian Turkish. 3-4,000,000 i Germany Turkish minorities live in former Ottoman territories of Macedonia, Kosovo, Bylgaria, Romania, Sebia, Kosovo, Bosina and western Greece. More Turkic speaking people live in Azerbajan, Krygistan, and central Asian countries. Any way , this is a big nation who will be one of the biggest powers within five years. Erdogan should speak soft and carry a big stick like real powers. I know he is in a lot of pressure and foreign powers are trying to destabilize Turkey by using Kurds and others. If they survive the year of 2017, they will be unstoppable. They are Somalia's biggest ally and friend so we must stand with them.

Times of Israel. BLOGGER Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden DES survivor born in 1953, to two Holocaust survivors in The Netherlands, and holds a BA in medicine. He taught … [More] The European right-wing extremists have fallen so deeply that they needed to borrow a Jew and a half-blood to lead them! No, this is not like saying – falsely – that Hitler was Jewish – either to discredit the Nazis (if one thinks that Jews are worse than Nazis) or to blame also WW II on the Jews. No, this is not like saying that it should matter in politics who’s a Jew and who’s Asian. But if a person of color who is also a Jew leads a continent to a racist abyss, and he does not hear his internal voice of decency, we should remind him that he’s just as condemnable as any Neo-Nazi; and we should tell the Nazis and Neo-Nazis that he himself is ein Untermensch – subhuman, in Nazi thought – not anything more than the Blacks from Africa and the Muslims from anywhere whom he maligns. (Africa will soon count four billion people who will flood Europe.) Geert Wilder is a Jew. His mother was a full Jewess. If they had been in Europe 80 years ago, his fake-blond hair and his racist talk would not have saved her not Geert from the gas chambers. Nor would his Czechoslovakian wife have made it, who is a Jewess too. But his parents survived in Indonesia. He’s not just a Jew, he’s also a half-blood – yet another embarrassment for racist Europe. But hydrogen peroxide makes his lush thick black Indonesian hair seem blond and so … he’s kosher enough for the Neo-Nazis. He looks and talks like a proud Aryan, and that’s what counts for now. How ridiculous would his hatemongering be if it came from the lips of someone who is clearly a Jew and/or Asian. Unfortunately for proud Jews, he is not a proud Jew. He guides Europe towards a new assault on everyone who is too Semitic or too non-White. When the Dutch parliament recently had to vote for or against kosher slaughter he and his party voted … against. When push came to shove, he was not a friend of the Jews. He claims to be a friend of Israel, but only because he saw in the Jewish State a bulwark against Muslims overrunning Europe. (Well, Syrians did not need to pass through Israel to flee there.) US Neo-Nazis also endorse Trump, although he is for Israel. Apparently, they don’t mind leaders supporting Israel as long is their general policy is to their liking. They probably are mostly annoyed with the Jews around them. Or they assume that Israel can be best dealt with at the end. But maybe I should protect a fellow Jew? In my opinion he has finished deserving the title Jew. Listen to this: Geert Wilders speech @ Koblenz, Germany with English subtitles. Is it just the German that make him sound like Hitler? Or is it the hysterical applause? You might have more objective ears than me. My four Jewish grandparents were all gassed at Auschwitz. Wilders says on this tape: “We politicians are not important. It is not about us. It’s about you, it’s about the voter, it’s about all the people in this room, but also about the country’s millions.” (When Nazis talk about serving the people, they never include Jews, Blacks, etc. as part of the nation.) “Not we, but you are important.” Just guess who said “I myself thank Providence and my Creator not for preserving me—my life consists only of worry and work for my People.” Adolf Hitler, in 1944. Oy vay, when a leader claims to be unimportant and that the only ones who count are his (sic) People. Only leaders full of themselves will make this obvious point, thereby annulling it. Wilders is much worse than President Trump. Trump stands for right-wing US, and his biases are but side-dishes. However, Wilders stands for racism (and nothing else) which is his main dish. When Trump says that he wants to make America great again, that sounds very different from Wilders saying to Germans that we will make Germany great again. Great … again? Very different. And he says it. How ironic that Wilders calls upon Europeans to regain their pride. He’s proud of being a typical European. Except that he isn’t. He’s a Jew and an Indo, more than any other ethnicity. And he will not accept Muslims and Negroes as European, ever. You see how renouncing and lying about one’s own background leads to disastrous behavior? Admitting to his un-Aryan background might do more than making him unwanted in Neo-Nazi circles. It could help him stop being such a bigot. May Wilders become a proud and out Jew and Indo now!

We are all waiting for the prime minister to nominate his counsel of ministers. The constitution allows the him about a month to assemble his ministers and then, the parliament either approves or rejects them as a group. It is not a perfect system in so many ways. Rather than judge the ministers individually by merits, the parliament votes as a block. Lately we have been hearing the consultations the minister is having with Somali tribes residing in the parliament and outside. I really do not understand the idea of satisfying tribes with ministers. With over 300 members sitting in both houses of parliament , almost every Somali clan or sub clan is represented in these chambers. Representation in the parliament is not equal or comparable a vote inside the cabinet. The cabinet should be based on geography (regions) and merit. The so called 4.5 formula will make the cabinet susceptible to tribal pressure and incompetence. If you use these formula and give each group seven ministers, that would make some regions over represented. For example , the D&M , group who is represented in South West region will have 7 ministers from three provinces. while the northern region of Awdal, W.galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Sanaag, might only get four according to the formula. Also , the Puntland region with three provinces , including big cities like Boosaaso and Gaalkacayo may get only two minister after they are divided among the "D" block. I would rather use merit and simple regional formula with each province getting a seat in the cabinet. Also, if you give tribes the veto power to appoint ministers, that will make your cabinet weak and only accountable to their tribes or those who were pushing their nomination. In stable countries political appointees like ministers usually push the agenda of the government through the government ministry, but most of the work is done by professional bureaucrats who are expert in their fields. Since Somalia does not have a well established and functioning bureaucracy , it needs competent and able ministers to organize and build these institutions. I would like to urge prime minister Khayre to reject the tribal pressure and select competent men and women to dig this country from the hole. This mess that we found ourselves for he last two decades was created mostly by us Somalis, and it's only other Somalis who could be able to dig all of us out. While sound, stable politics and leadership guides the affairs of nations , eventually what counts more than any thing else is hard work and vision. Flying around foreign capitals and pampered with false promises will not dig wells in Hiiraan nor will help you deliver salaries to the soldiers in Baydhabo.. Mr. prime minister, it will be about work, work, and work. Few years ago I was a member of local non profit organization assigned to build small port in the western regions of Awdal. We wanted to build small ,hundred feet jetty to help local people for fishing and small commercial boats that would bring goods from Yemen and others gulf countries. Less than $200,000 dollars were the early estimates. We did raise money , and while we were on the process , others suggested that since we were building a port, why don't we build something good and lasting that would probably cost a million and half. For six years, I flew to Minneapolis, Toronto and other places to meet other people who were helping that effort. Add that to hundreds of hours of useless conference calls that takes away your leisure time for weekends . Finally, I decided to quit . We did raise some money, while others have bought and delivered some equipment for the construction. At the end, after six years, , there was no small jetty or any port built. In fact , there was no shovel to the site . No one executed the real work, like giving the contract for someone to fill the sea or dig any thing. in order to do a job, you need a place to do the work and time to conclude, in other words , time and space , otherwise it would became just talk. Those people whom I was working (talking) with were all educated people , but they never created any thing in their lives. They never understood the efforts of executing the job and getting dirty or standing in the hot sun to achieve these goals. In order to live by the high hopes of the people , you must work 16 hours a day. Also, in the third world , the kind of change that we have seen in February 8, 2017 is almost impossible and sometimes unacceptable to the dictators in our neighborhood. Kenya , as a democratic country , may accept the changes in Somalia since they themselves went through some elections, but the despots in the region , including Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda and others are probably terrified . While most of our problems are from our own making, those who would like to take advantage of our situation, either for economic or security reasons will not disappear easily. The Ugandan army has carried a big load to help us defeat Al-shabaab, but no nation in their right mind will be willing to repatriate and bring home ten thousand soldiers who are earning hard currency by their countries standard. Imagine, if these soldiers go home, they will be earning $120 dollars instead of $1200 they getting in Somalia. They would probably stage a coups and try to replace the 30 year rules of Musafeni. Uganda and Ethiopian leaders are already discussing ways to throw sophisticated obstacles in the near future. They will not rush in the short term, but as soon as they smell blood or see weakness, dysfunction or opportunity, they will fill in. A targeted killings never seen since the A/laahi Yusuf government of 2005, has started in Mogadishu for the last few weeks. Innocent people who happen to be just government workers, police officers, former soldiers or just city cleaners (a woman who is a city cleaner was among them) who do not have protection have been killed almost every other day. The bombing that subsided at the end of last year , but are reappearing in faster base targeting markets and vendors. I do not want to be ahead of my self, but there is already a dangerous man sitting inside the parliament. Hassan Sheikh has as much as 80 members of parliament who are loyal to him and he might use these people for his future plans. Hassan Sheikh was worried about Shariif Ahmed and did not expect Formaajo to unseat him. With the Berbera port issue looming and the cash carrying Emirates, any thing can happen. A year and half ago there were efforts to impeach Hassan Sheikh inside the parliament with almost 90 signatures , but some how through intimidation and other methods he survived. If the impeachment of Farmaajo starts within two years, it will be headed by no other than Hassan Sheikh. Mr. prime minister, you need tough men and women to face these Unisom people down the road in few years. When the new secretary general of the united nations landed in Mogadishu early these week, he did make a big statement that almost everyone missed. Of course he did mention the drought and the looming famine, but he also asked the investment of the Unisom soldiers. He never mentioned about Somalia building it's own capacity. Those who expect others to carry their load , will always repeat the same mistakes other made before they left the stage. Their are enough soldiers in the country as we speak. There are trained and able soldiers in Puntland, Galmudug, Jubba and other places. All you need to do is incorporate them, pay their salary and elevate the as national army instead of regional. They will be happy to be paid and employed. The best way to confront this tough issues in the future and succeed is to nominate competent people who will fight with you in the trenches. When Faarax Shirdoon Saacid was nominated, he was given the list made by Damujadiid. He accepted every thing and added his own incompetent allies to fend of the the Damujaddiid assault. . Within six months his government was considered both by Hassan Sheikh and the parliament to be incompetent and week. They gave him even a nickname. They force feed you and at the end will blame you. If you are just worried about getting the approval of the parliament , and swallow the pills that Somali tribes are subscribing to you, definitely you will fail. Consider the tribal interest to be evil and self centered. Follow your conscience and if you fail, there will be no regrets from your side

I think the prime minster should stop worrying about cabinet formation and should start delivering aid convoys immediately to affected area, especially the south west region , Puntland and eastern regions of Somaliland.

If we wait the Somali government or the regional governments, this famine will be devastating like he one in 2011. The Awdal drought of the summer of 2016 became manageable by the efforts of the local and diaspora communities. Aid was delivered by local organizations directly to people without delay. We must urge the Somali government to use Somali relive organizations on the ground. We have effective indigenous relief organizations in Somalia. Among the best is Mercy international, Amoud foundation and others. Amoud foundation was in our town two weeks ago. Their administrative fee in 9% , that means 91% of the help goes to people. They showed us clips of drought relive delivered to Burtinle, Puntland and other surrounding villages. Here in the villages of Togdheer Amoud foundation is delivering food for 500 families , and at the end of the clip the head village said that they never had seen any relive like from the government or others. Remember the old man Siilaanyo and those who looted the public purse are in London for almost four weeks. They suppose to be on the ground.

I do not want to over kill, but I know their family. Their father was a diplomat and died with plain crush in Somalia in 1981. The whole family is educated. last year when I visited iMinneaplois, I met her older sister who is a medical doctor, and she was managing a healthcare company in the suburb of Minneaplis. They never involved any thing tribal or sectarian, Successful people do not have time for tribal issues. I Could say by far the "Abraar" family is one of the most educated and successful Somali families in north America. Imagine three women all having not only advanced degrees, but also successful profession. We all want to fight corruption, but the best people who could help succeed are hard to find. As they say, the gold is hidden. Also, the best people are busy with their lives. If Farmaajo targets those kind of people , there will hope.

Well , as usual you are complimenting one another by accusing this fine lady as tribal because she visited Hargeisa and dinned with wife of former president Rayaale. Mr.Oodweyne , you mentioned that you saw her once along the wife of Rayaale dinning in Hargeisa. People visit their families as they wish, but busy and professional people usually go home once in a decade, especially those who live in North America. You both agree that by taking a job at the Somali Central Bank in 2012, she is tribal and against Somaliland. That is the most ridiculous and clannish statement to justify your attack on this fine lady. In 2011, Fowsiya Haji Aadan had a political party in Somaliland , which failed to pass for the second round, yet after one year she left for Mogadishu and she became the foreign minister of Somalia. I bet non of you said she was tribal by leaving Somaliland. What a logic. In fact , there was some officials who left Hargeisa while they were directors, and then joined directly the Somali government. Further more , nowadays, I do not think any self respecting professional person would join the incompetent, corrupt, disorganized and family run government of Siilaanyo. Who would join Cakuuse, Cadaani, Biixi and others ? I don't think so.

I do not see C/raxman Bayleh will be as effective on the issue of bringing Somaliland. If you have seen his interviews, he is very careful when he talks about Somaliland. He does not raffle any feathers. He might be a strong unionist but he is one of those who have dealt Somaliland while he was the vice president of African development Bank and throughout the years , he brought a lot money toward Somaliland. He is hard working , but he is one of those older generations northerners who are more bureaucrat than politician. Let me just say that he has a soft spot. You are correct about Hadliye. To bring the land , you need to be sophisticated and calculating like us. I told you before, If the right guys get the power, within four years We could bring Somaliland without a fire. On Farmaajo, everybody that I talked to says that he is not tough and does not have the deep skills that needed to navigate, but he has the will, passion and love of the country and the people. Like any other president who want to succeed, he must surround himself with able people. Besides, we the believers (ehlul caqiida) through our Islamic tradition, believe that the destiny of gaining power is through the will of Allah (Kursigu Samada ayuu yaalaa ee dhulka ma yaalo). No one is expecting Farmajo to conquer Berbera or impede the business of that town, but major life altering issues like the war in yemen and foreign troops who want to engage another country from our soil is unacceptable. also do not try to be clever with words, you might self declare what you wish , but international rule allows Somalia to be the final decision maker on these issues. Siilaanyo have already entered the union agreement and future discussions both in London and Istanbul in Turkey. That agreement allowed Somaliland to get some cash while pretending to be negotiating. All I am saying loud noise or empty threats from Hargeisa has no weight if you are a Somali leader fulfilling his duties. Any way, as Suldaanka said, we unionists have high hopes, so give as time to enjoy this victory and see what the future holds. Doodan halkaa inoogu soo xidh, waan ogahay oo qolooyinkeenan Landersku niman dhayal ku hadhaya matihin . meelaha SOL iyo kuwa kalaba hawlo adaag oo qaran ayaad ka haysaan oo Jamuuriyada soo difaaca oo xaga internetka ka difaaca amar ah ayaad qabtiin, e.

Distribution business is more than 3 trillion dollars in North America. Rather than operate a retail , you will sell business to business. You need a good warehouse and a sales team. You buy the products from the manufactures, and sell whole sell. For example , large cities like Columbus , Minneapolis have number of groceries of Halal meats, restaurants and other middle eastern shops that sell meat products. The average Somali restaurant cooks one goat a day, combined with beef and other meat products. You could buy whole sale meat directly from Australia and other goat producers and sell to these shops. Frozen meat could be stored for years in the warehouse freezers and nothing will happen in terms of quality or taste. With your frozen truck , you could distribute hundreds of goats of meat and other products per week from your warehouse. The Australian whole sellers will deliver to your warehouse directly in weekly basis. That Somali directed business only. Every company needs to expand and sell their products as a whole sale and reach as many people as possible. Retailing is tough and the competition is throat cutting. Also most companies need a franchisee to distribute., they will train you and supply you with products. In most businesses, I found America to be more flexible and densely populated than Canada. here in Canada , we got only six or seven big cities while the rest are medium size towns. In America almost every state has six or seven cities to do business. Also, unlike Canada, there are no monopolies in certain markets. Actually , when I was in America, in early 2000, I thought to be the best place to do business with less regulation and taxes, although that may change under the leadership of the deplorable. 5-Consulting (engineering) and construction management. It will be difficult for young Somali graduates to open their own businesses in the early years of their career. They have to get the necessary work experience and earn some money to pay back the school loans they owe, but after while they must think big. They are no longer immigrants like as , but as the first generation of Canadian born Somalis, they must look ahead and participate the larger economy. Construction management businesses are available if you get the right connections. Most small or medium size builders could build and manage condo's or small housing projects. Even the larger ones do not own equipment or other expensive tools. There are this companies building 1000 units of condo throughout the city, yet they do not own one single heavy equipment. last year I was chatting with this site manager that I deal with regularly , and asked him about his qualification or if he were an engineer of some sort. He said no. He had 2 year of diploma about construction management offered by the local community college. He told me that his company is running around 20 sites building condo's, duplexes and town homes,and they do not own one single heavy equipment. He said, it would be a waste of time, resource and money if we keep relocating and moving the excavator, the bulldozers , the heavy equipment, forklifts, roofing elevators and so on. Instead, all this work is done by contractors. It is up to them to bring and do the job, whether they have to dig trenches, install under ground plumbing, roofing, siding or finishing products. His job is to manage which one has to come first. If the house is at the last stages, toilet fixtures, laminates and counter tops, and electricians will show up different days. They manage contractors. If the housing market slows down , they will just stop building new ones until the market recovers. Before that house is sold, ten or more contractors will do the various jobs. It is a great way to distribute the wealth in the industry. People with engineering degrees could set up small firms to get contacts and build things for larger companies. It is all involved in trade jobs that our young people need to learn , but have not got in yet. In Canada , the construction industry is 70 billion dollar industry. Before we own small construction companies, we need our young men to enter trade jobs instead of the usual political science and management degrees that do not help them gain full employment. Developed countries means technological development. What we all see is shiny tall buildings, clean streets, working sewage and toilet systems, but all that is through technical and trade knowledge. My biggest worry is that with all the technologies and other life altering modern mechanics that are available in these developed countries our youth are not getting any of that. We do not need liberal arts that does not elevate poverty here or back home. The biggest obstacle for the Somalis is that we do business with out meager savings. When we enter or buy , we use our own saving with no cash flow to use when we face difficulties in the early months. Loans or grants will help you buy the right equipment and lasting assets that sell if the business fails.

First of all who is Somalilander?. Opposing the session does not deny people to be native of that land. If the issue is that ,let the separatist debate the merit of the base , then so be it. say loudly that only separatists can debate the matter. I have brothers, sisters, in-laws, uncles and all family in Borama , Gabiley and Hargeisa. . . So, as you can see , we are intermingled (waan isku tidcan nahay), yet that does not stop me rejecting separation. When I say you are young, you really proved me right. The Jaamac C/laahi Qaalib I am talking was elected from Berbera in 1960. He has left the SNL of Cigaal and joined the ruling SYL., and became the first parliamet speaker of Somalia in 1960, You probably thinking general Jaamac Mohamed Qalib, who is a native of Hrgeisa. Cigaal is buried in Berbera, and his family had land and businesses in Berbera. Jamaal might be from Hargeisa, but his ancestral home land is Saaxil. I could be from Degmo Laqas in western Awdal , but you guys identify us being from Borama. On the Visa thing, I hope the Somali president and the government will have a backbone and resist these pressures. In 2015 when Dubai World Port left Djibouti after disagreements with president Cumar Geele, they tried these same tactics, but did not work. They Djibouti passport holders who used to travel through Dubai without visa were denied entry. They called their Ambassador to Dubai and stopped their airlines flights to Djibouti. After while they backed down . This is huge test for the government . The UAE is not a country but a bank.

Barwaaqo, hawshu waa biciidkaa aad sheegtay, Laakiin haddii Addeero cell qodi waayo, reerkuna haraad iyo Gaajo ku jiro, waxa laga yaabaa in reeku u guuro meel daaq leh. Bal guidu ha inoo dambeysa dadka biyaha waraabiya oo wax hagaajiya. Midda kale ma rabo dooda in ay nala dheeraatee waxaan u haystaa " Anagu in aanu idin cafinay". Burco waxaan maqlay markaad xaafad cusub soo degto, derisku dhagax iyo shiid ayey kugu billaabayaan, markaad tidhaahdo siday wax u dhaceena waxay ku dhihi waanu ku soo dhaweynaynaa. Calaa kuli xaal ninkan waalani reer Burco ma ahan. Waa nin mucaarad ah oo arintu ka yare waloocatay. Markaan dib u daawaday waraysitadiisi hore nin macquul ah Siilaanyo iyo waxan uu wada diidan ayuu u ekaa. O serious note our friend Oodweyne is saying the Awdalites are expecting the rescue of Farmaajo. All I can say is that many Awdalites are happy to live with hapless habro at this moment but, who knows , if things does not improve people will always look another alternatives. Wabar was a hapless Suldaan who was not up to the job like any other Suldaan in Hargeisa. God forbid if the unrepentant Muuse Biixi is crowned , I am sure another more serious Wabar will rise up, and our friend might get his wish. In the mean time 'Doodan inoo soo xidha inta aysan inala fogaan.

Maakhiri1 touched little bit about your insinuations that somehow we want the elimination of Somaliland by opposing the Berbera base. If my memory serves better, the take over of Berbers port by DWP was raised in the spring or early summer. At that time , I was one of those who welcomed the modernizing of the port and , also mentioned the oil terminal and other infrastructure Dubai port did in Djibouti. In their effort to sweeten the deal they promised roads and other infrastructure developments. According to some business analysts, "The 30-year contract won by Dubai Ports World will help break up Djibouti’s monopoly on land-locked Ethiopia’s freight and, if it works out, will prove to be economically very lucrative for Somaliland". That was the main reason we welcomed the expansion and development of the Berbera port. Also, for the last few years Somaliland entered many business and bilateral agreements with different companies and countries, and as far as I am concerned, no one raised any issues. The reason issue # 1, came on the debate was Somaliland was introducing a foreign war to the Somali shores. We Somalis have enough wars managed and led by foreign troops, and we have no intention of bringing another religion based and deadly war of the middle east to Somaliland. Now as you said let us concentrate Issue #2 and the base. The main objections of the base by most people is the war in Yemen. The Yemeni coast is at stone's throw from the coastal regions of Somaliland. People in Lughaya, Saylac and Berbera are very close neighbors of Yemen. If the Somaliland administration want to push this issue, it must provide all the necessary documents to the parliament and the opposition to study. I have never seen a draft agreement that needs to be studied and scrutinized being signed by parliament before it's conclusion. Even Sacad Ali Shire, the Somaliland foreign minister , and the only decent and educated man left in the cabinet---he is from berbera, and always good politicians come from that town, including Cigaal, Jaamac qalib, the first Somali speaker of parliament in 1960, vise president Ahmed Yasin, and lastly the Young and educated Jamal Ali Huseen undermined by Faysal Waraabe and Siilaanyo--said the negotiations were still going on. He did sign himself yet, and did not come at the parliament or to the media to push it's signing. Another important aspect of the deal that forces many people to reject is the manner it is sold to people. If the people get some badly needed infrastructure or improvement in their future employment conditions , they would have accepted or tolerated the Huthie missile. All they see is the cronies of the Siilaanyo family making millions at the expense of everyone. Mitid Farayar, you might be a young man who grew up in the diaspora, but those of us who were young in late eighties have seen something parallel in Somaliland that did happen in Somalia. In 1987 Siyaad Barre had a car accident which made him unable to govern and the day to day operations were transferred to the family. That family looted the money and abused the trust which led to the disintegration of the nation. I see a similar scenario here in Somaliland. As we speak president Siilaanyo will be spending one month or more in London and the tribe is telling as that he was in vocation. Since when a leader would visit a foreign country ans spend months without even disclosing his illness. Those of us who have senses have seen his incoherence or his inability to even read simple letters. We see the theft of the public money, the nepotism and incompetence of his cronies, and last but not least the destruction of the public institutions. There is no election in sight, and as we speak , the poor "Guurti" led by "ma Naxe" Saleebaan Gaal will allow him another extension which will make him two terms without re-election. That is why we oppose these base and it's consequences. Somaliland is peaceful and most Somalis would like to keep that way, but peace does not mean the absence of war, it is a peace of mind in many different ways.

Barwaaqo waad salamaan tahay. Waxa la yidhi reer Burco marka aad deris noqotaan ee aad xaafada soo degto, dhagax iyo shiid ayey kugu bilaabaan. Markaad tidhaahdo siday wax u dhaceena waxay ku odhanayaan waa isbarashada hore. Ninkan saaxiibkeen aha ee qaylinayaa ma ahan reer Burco ee waa reer Gabiley oo deris ayaanu nahay. Haddii Siilaanyo ceel qodiwaayo, gabana baas oo Morgan la yidhaahdana isku wareejiyo, waa in meel kale loo baxaa. On serious note , we the diaspora are probably out of touch of the situations back home or the attitude of the people in general. Last summer, a friend of mine from Awdal went to Borama and spent couple of months. His brother was running for top jobs in one of the parties in Somaliland. After he came back I asked about the people in Somaliland and their attitude about session and Somalia in general, and particularly the Awdal region at this moment?. He said people intermingle for trade , education and many others reasons all over the place from Mogadish, to Hargeisa and Borama. He said , " Wax isweydiinaya oo kala go' iyo waxaas ka hadlayaba ma arag, qof kasta noloshiisu eryanayaa, oo qaar waa kuwa nidaamka ku jira oo barqaaqaystay, qaarna kuwaas ayey ku xidhan yihiin, kuwana way dhiban yihiin'. He said , I never seen any hostility from the SNM public toward the AWdal people. There is competition among the elite , among the Hapro and everyone is trying to survive and gain some think from the corrupt system. In other words, the people are smarter than me , Oodweyne or most people who measure things in regional lenses. By the way, I like the people of Berbera. I see their soccer teams going to Camuud or Borama almost every year. They are the only group among the cities who are connecting themselves with other communities. Also, unlike Burco or Oodweyne, they always produce decent politicians and leaders, From Jaamac Cabilaahi Qalib, the first Somali speaker in 1960, to Cigaal, Ahmed Yasin, and finally Jamal Cali Huseen, an educated young politician destroyed by Siilaanyo and Faysal. Let us all help and cheer for the Somali people to rise from the hell hole and do not worry about what comes next.

Che, I saw this tread about business, but the political treads consumed concentration and I forgot about the topic. Let me add my few senses. The engine of the North American economy is free enterprise and ingenuity of the business people. More than 80% of businesses are small and medium side businesses run by dedicated people. I am not an expert of the economy in the larger sense, but I would like to give you some tips if you are interested in owning and running your own business. The longer you operate a business the more successful you became. Doors will open , you learn more secrets and finally , the loans from banks will be easy to access. 1-Food and restaurant business. It s the worst job if you are selling to your Somali community. Most of the food is cooked or precooked before service, and you will experience a lot of waste. usually , there are not enough space in the kitchen or lack of modern equipment makes your job labor intensive. A huge plate of rice, goat meat, mango juice, a bowl of soup, and banana would only sell $10. That same plate with less rice or meat , coupled with style and services , sells $25 dollars at the Boston Pizza. Yet, if you are in to food service and eager to enter, I would suggest a donair shop. A Khums bread loaded with few slices of chicken or beef with tomato, and little sous and fries would sell $10 dollars. They could choose and add their a pope or juice. No dishes to wash and no major other labor is involved. Two or maximum or three employees could run smoothly. Hire a middle eastern chief and you could be successful. 2-Insurance broker. Big cities with large Somali populations need insurance services. All you need is nicely decorated, and professionally looking office. You and someone who will be acting both as a broker and Secretary to help you manage the customers. While insurance rates are almost similar in price, most people, especially Somalis would like to talk to someone and give a comparative prices. After you register the clients, most of other inquiries like accidents will be dealt by other agents from the head office. If you advertise well and show competence and professionalism, you could get large number of Somalis and others. These days, Most Somali families have two or three cars to insure. In the meantime, while you growing your clients, you could operate a travel and ticket agent on the side. It does not cost much to add to the existing business. Do not cell cheap or stand by airline tickets,especially international flights which may cause hardship to the clients and eventually could ruin your reputation. 3-Transportation broker. The oil prices are coming down and the trucking business is getting bigger. China as the second biggest economy of the world is the manufacturing hub of the world. Trump keep musing about China, but an operation manager in my company told me that if ships leaving Chinese ports are delayed 60 days, most malls in north America will be closed. Any way those huge products are moved either by train or trucks. Service industry is always growing in North America. If you are business oriented and fluent in the English language , you could set up small office in the run down area of the city and set up your office to dispatch freights. You do not need to own tractors or even five ton trucks. You could hire an agent to get freights from companies, but also like the stock market, freight forwarding, cargo's and loads are accessed by members through your computer. You could bid and get the load. There are significant number of Somalis who own both short and long haul trucks, but, lack of education and market access, they do not own freight forwarding companies or freight dispatching companies. . Somalis are independent and would not mind the freedom of the highways. I had one here, but I did close after the financial collapse in 2009, also high oil prices of $100 dollars made less profitable for the owner operators. In America, long haul freights from the California carrying fruits could be as high as $6000 one way. As broker, you would take between 15 to 18% of the rate. In these business managers and owners are mostly white people just learned the trick, while most of the owner operators are either immigrates or whites. 4-Cleaning and maintenance. This job is one of the most profitable businesses if the labor market is flexible. You can operate from your house and keep most of the equipment in your garage. Most contacts are owned by other people and if you became the third person, you margin of profit will be small. You can combine by buying some contacts directly , while searching the rest by your efforts. You could hire a local people mostly white girls and guys as agents and find contracts. You will pay them small basic salary and good commissions. They will look new buildings and other offices and get the contact directly. If you could get directly, the profit margins are huge. You could send two people twice a week and they will clean the office. If you get 20 offices, that will be a success. You hire supervisors to run things for you. I use to clean and maintain the largest mall in the city and even hockey arenas in the city. It was difficult to hire people in Alberta. Almost everyone quits and goes to the oil sand and makes three times what I was paying. The minimum wage was 11/hour, yet it was difficult to find people. Finally I sold it to an Indian. By the way, business does have any colors other than green. 4- Distribution This is one of the most successful businesses if you do the necessary research and get some starting capital. will finish tomorrow, i get to go ... My son needs help in his home work......

che, It will take me few minutes to write it all, so wait for second.

Ooweyne, Awdal does not need rescue. some of them are somehow content to live with hapless "Hapro" in these difficult and dangerous times. Yet as we speak those who are not satisfied with the status quo will grow one day. Everyone has high hopes for Farmaajo to improve the situation in Somalia, but it seems a prosperous and peaceful Somalia is a threat to many. When I visited Somaliland in 2011, an aging wise man told me , " Adder 1990, Soomaalidu way wada waalatay meel kasta oo ay joogto oo is gawracday, Anagu hadaanu nahay reer Awdal kuwii noogu xigay oo dadka waashay ugu horeeyey ayaanu soo qabanay oo marada ku xidhnay anagoo is leh , hadhow kuwii kale oo miyir qaba ayaad mar kale isu imaanaysaan, weli waan sugaynaa". He thought after the pacification of Somaliland the other Somalis would come and we would all leave in peace together as brothers and sisters. You keep mentioning Wabar, and I can assure you that was just an experiment. A dry run if you will. He was just A suldaan who was not up to the job, like most Suldaans in Somaliland, but never the less, it was an experiment that sent some shock waves to Hapro. It was a message that the people will not sit by and watch when your uncle Siilaanyo keep looting the public purse. Now everyone knows , if the next one is organized better, it could do a big damage. If that is your wish, who knows you might get it. I do not think that you have to wait that long, because in this part of the world , the next leader is always worse than the one who proceeded him. God forbid if you crown another unrepentant warlord like Muuse Biixi, after 25 as a leader , another more dangerous Wabar will rise. Let me go little bit further. Farmaajo is expected to push a national agenda that is unifying Somalia. It is probably the last hope for many Somalis including many unionists like me. If he does not deliver , a lot could change. Unlike you, we the unionists believe that we can not abandon the blue flag and the union, but if these southern leaders keep messing things and play games with the future of the people, a lot will change. We will not be like CaliK khaliif or Ahmed Samatar. Last December, I was trying to travel to Jigjiga and sit down with Cabdi Illey. I do not like the way he does business , but, if Ethiopia disintegrates we the Awdalites could join the Zone 5, and form a new Super Somali sate which could easily be the largest state in the region. Our combined population would prosper . If we can not get the big nation that we are aspiring to, then we have to form another bigger state and forget about Mogadishu and Hargeisa, since they both failed us. A new Western Somalia with livestock, oil, and huge coastal land could emerge and substitute the southern led Somalia. that would leave the "Hapro triangle " to fight each other until the cows come home. Then the might come to their senses and join our Western Somali state with the failed Hapro and Southern Somalia, and finally achieve the dream of our fathers. that might be just an idea of a disgruntled Awdalite fuming, but it is a thought . We will not be watching the southern gamesmanship and the lunatic SNM who sequestered themselves in 1987, some thirty years ago, waste the future of our young with endless shenanigans.

By the way Che, where is that business tread?. I could not locate. I have some tips for your business enquirer.

I hope Oodeweyne writes short answer this time

The attorney general of the United States , former Senator Jeff -I will make America hate again--sessions, had lied under oath. Just like his crazy friend Mike Flynn, he had met the Russians twice before the election. He probably did on the orders of Trump. The biggest fear of the Trump camp is if an independent persecutor is chosen to lead the investigation. If he resigns within the month, Trump impeachment is getting closer than we think.

It is the same overdrive we have seen lately from our friends here. Farmaajo did not utter one single word , yet, this lunatic says " Haddii aad aflegaada iyo dhacdhaca naga deyn weydo" . There is a huge hysteria taking place in the middle of the " Habro". " If we challenge them and play little pit of hard ball they claim, Galbeedi Somaliland ayuu cadow ku yahay. The Cheese-man is not different than Hassan Sheikh. It was Cuusow who refused to sign the Berbera corridor accord, if you remember, even Samatar mentioned.

Mitid, I am not adviser to Farmaajo or the government yet, but we do believe the success of the Somali government is the success of the whole Somali people. Also, I hope you realize the hardship and the suffering the Somali people facing around the world. Regardless of the success or failrure of this government, it is really a weakness to hope it's failure. Further more, you do not base your future and destiny about what others do. Che said, "By your admission, Somalia poses no threat to Somaliland’s quest for international recognition. Somalia does not have the resource or political influence to thwart Somaliland’s ambition? Che , you are wrong to say a Somali president would not speak out or prevent recognition or the dismembering of the Somali nation. Regardless of who is the leader , whether that is Farmaajo or Hassan Sheikh , it is their duty to prevent that before the final negotiations. Guys, we are in the 21st century. The idea of Somali army or tanks invading another Somali town like Hargeisa is remote., but that does not mean Somaliald can not be confronted peacefully and politically. . Somaliland is very venerable in so many ways and personally, in this treads i do sense that people are using the victim card and other tactics to put pressure on Farmaajo. I hope the president will have a backbone and will not be swayed by pressure. If Somaliland loudly says , it want to separate what prevents the Somali leader from using that same zeal to stop them. If Somalilnd openly seeks recognition, it is the duty of the president to use peaceful , diplomatic, economic and other pressures to prevent that action. The biggest issue here is the Somali leadership does not want to hurt economically or otherwise on the innocent ordinary people. These guys in SOL, do not understand that Somaliland is not only protected but also tolerated by the Mogadishu leadership for the last 20 years, either by their weakness or collusion. I said in these pages last year that if capable men with a backbone took charge in the Somali leadership , Somaliland could be brought to the union without firing one single bullet. In the meantime, If they misbehave , I would shut down Berbera and Hargeisa airports for two weeks. No international airline would land without our permission, and will keep closed until they play ball. Walaahi, it so easy . Well, as I said , now is not the time . We have more fish to fry and clean up the south. So, boys , if I ware you I would not rush for confrontation. Oodweyne, there will not be any " Afweyne iyo SNM" or any other saber rattling. The days of open war is over. We will have more legal and legitimate ways to bring the brothers without firing and bullet.