The relationship between the Hargeisa based sessionist and Djibouti was based purely transactional. There is no strong foundations to keep it. One day they are the enemy of the Habro, then the next day they are Walaalo. The same goes with Irir Samaale, Lafta Naga, and now the beloved Axmaar. Despite years of preferential treatment, if you ask ask the Hargeisa clique about Djibouti, the would swear that their neighbors were always their arch enemies. Finally, HSM had declared Goonogoosatada as a threat to national security like Al-shbaab. We presented a document way back in February to the threat of that entity in terms social cohesion, economic development and national security of the Somali people including those in Hargeisa and Burco. Constant arresting of Somali visitors at airport by wearing Somali flag arm bands or a blue Dirac, sent both men and women to jails. In return they have created enmity and mistrust among Somalis. In terms of economic development huge swaths of land in the region containing gold, mineral and other resources could be developed just like those controlled by Al-shbaab in the south. Finally, we emphasized that this threat shouldn't be confronted because more powerful states than Ethiopia could take over Zaylac and Berbera which might lead total colonization of the homeland. Waxaan aad uga hadalnay khatarka goonigoosatada Muuse Biixi hogaaminayo oo saameyn karta jiritaanka dadka Soomaaliyeed. Yet, due to the Muqdishu Xadhig Jiid and never ending quarrel might have led them to overlook our concern. I hope HSM and company had seen the light now and we could see eye to eye about Hargeisa threat. The first order of the president should be the firing of the separatist ambassador in Mogadishu deputy premier Saalax who is appointed By Biixi, and then go from their and fire the other ambassadors in foreign capitals. We could finish this thing before the fake elections.

Warya Ina Rayaale, Save whatever left of your honor and stop protecting Muuse Biixi. Maalina cheeg been ah buu kuu soo dhiibi oo deked been ah ayuu ku dhihi dhagax dhig, maalin Addis buu kuu kaxayn. Gaajada haysaa weynaa. He is 80 year old and he still hungry for few pennies. Ilaahayow ceebta astur.

Xaaji, The democrats are corrupt, by they are not stupid. Italian say" Never fear Rome, the serpent lies coiled in Napoli". In terms of conspiracy and treachery the democrats are experts while Trump is blowhard who doesn't understand the great game. Debates usually take place after convention when the nominee and his deputy are crowned. In order to get rid of Biden , they proceeded to hold the debate early in order to expose the weaknesses of Biden and hold the convention and nominate a new candidate. Trump was duped and has accepted the debate and killed Biden last night. Now, a new candidate , most likely Gaven Newsome of California who is 30 years younger than TRump will step in the cage and defeat Trump. He should have waited the debate until August, but felt on the democratic trap. Even the way CCN conducted the debate was very strange. The headlines from mainstream media is " Biden should quit". Even the New York time wrote an editorial demanding his resignation.TRump is cooked.

Allah ha u naxariisto.

Carafaat, I know you are a decent guy and could break bread anytime. Sorry for the late response. I am really offended , how could you compare with old f.art Xaaji Xanjuf. He is delusional and would sell his mother for Ixtiraaf.I know I went to overboard in my critic of the Mogadishu based Habro. I definitely agree with you that Fowsiya X. Aadan is a shining star among the Somali politicians , especially among women. All her achievements that you stated are true. She is pioneer and did help her community in Hargeisa. I hope she is different than the douchebags like Maareeye, Deputy Saalax and others who are freeloaders who contribute nothing. THey were picked by Buurmadow. Anyway good luck to Fowsiya.

Old Xaaji proved my point. neverles, this honorable lady should quit and stand down. You can't wage a campaign without coordinating with the Somali government. If you don't have the backing of the your government, it would be another parallel campaign by a warlord who want to be in the limelight. Both Djibouti and Kenya support their candidates, and Somalia for some weird reason has decided to throw her under the bus and favour Djibouti. It is OK to expose HSM, you done your speech and now go home sister. We already have enough undercover separatists in the cabinet, courts, banks, and other important positions. I know HSM has huge sympathy for the " Goonigoosato"and has done more than any president to promote their cause, but at the moment he needs Omar Geelle to challenge Abiy Ahmed . It is that simple.

HSM is a very dangerous man. I don't care about his looting or the cronies he surrounded with himself, the issue is bigger than that. We might even lose the sovereignty of the country before the election of 2026. Even Abiy Ahmed talked two days ago in the Ethiopian parliament about HSM. He said: “Danteenu Waxay ku jirtaa in aynu ilaalsano dawladnimadeena. Dawlad aan doorasho ku iman oo aan sharci ku dhisnayn mar danbe ka dhici mayso dalka . Danteena Ayaa ku jirta dawlad sharci ku dhisan. Hadii aan jidkaa ka leexano, koley waad aragtaan labada Darif kuwa ina xiga . Qaar danihiii qaran kooda dan gaar ah ku badalanaya Iyo qaar isu hayntii shacabkooda ku fashilmay Ayay noqdeen . In aad dal jira oo lugihiisa ku taagan sii ahaato ma sahlana marka la fiiriyo duruufaha ka jira geeska Afrika. Sidaa awgeed Waa in aynu taxadar dheeri ah yeelano. Who he is talking about when he says, " THere are those who exchanged the interest of their country with personal interest". I think he is talking about HSM.

Trump will be the next president of America. Just after the verdict, in just few hours he raised $6 million dollars. This overzealous presecuter had guaranteed his re-election. Besides, unless you had criminal record, no one goes to jail for this kind of victimless crime. It will be either probation or community service. Other crimes like the Georgia recount won't be even litigated until after the election, furthermore, there is a case before the supreme court which is arguing that the president had immunity while in office, and when he called the top election officer in Georgia, he was protecting his interest. Folks, the major issue here is that two 80 years old men are the only people left standing in America and that shows the decline of the country. When the Soviet Union was declining in the eighties, it was ruled by old men who were tired. Brezhnev was old and passed away in 1982 and was replaced by another old man Yuri Andropov, who died 14 months later, and was replaced by another old one who served only one year, until Gorbachev took over and we know the rest of the story. Two years ago, you had these two and another two 80 years olds running the senate and the house, Mitch McConnel and Nancy Pelosi. Go figure. Thre Democrats are corrupt to core and the Republicans are know nothing puppets. The Irishman Mr. Joe Kennedy is going nowhere with Rabbi Smuthley Boteach as his adviser. The last statesman of America was George Bush senior the rest were created by media sound bites. We need Trump. Guys, real change could only come from the right.

Xaaji, Abiy is bankrupt. Insecurity is soon coming near you in Addis. This MOU will be probably implemented by the next Ethiopian leader when the time is right. It will all depend by direction and character of the Somali leadership in Mogadishu. If they are bold and visionary and think beyond the current squabble, we might even take land from Ethiopia rather thing give them a sea. The weak Jigjiga based Cagjar could even think big and prepare for the future.

Mr. Carafaat, it is easy to figure out who is separatist and who is unionist in Mogadishu. It doesn't take much. There used to be real unionist before this new crop of politicians from Hargeisa. Jaamac Kaluun, Ismaaciil Buuba, Oomaar and Ina Carab Ciise. These people went to Carta and took part in the revival of Somalia. The current crop is even openly separatists thanks to HSM and the paranoid HAG leadership. During the Laascaanood conflict both Maareeye and Saalax openly sided with Biixi despite the importance of Khaatumo project to the union. Khadar Guuleed is a unionist so does few others, but the rest are representatives of the project in Mogadishu. You know we th Awdalites are the least clanish people in Somalia unlike the Habro whose main faith is Qabiil. Why would anyone give land to foreign powers with deadly consequences other than to preserve a clan project? Somalis were too soft for the Somalidiidka for a long time. Gardaro garab og. Woqoyi Galbeed and Togdheer has the same population like Shabeelaha Hoose nothing special. Hundreds of millions have been poured to coffers of Hargeisa with zero institutions working. If we get a real Somali leadership, this project could end in less than few years

naah, actually I met him in person while he was the interior minister. He even publicly denounced Biixi and company. It is probably the reason he was removed from the interior. Furthermore, does anyone even knows other government ministers other the incompetent Tik Tok defence minister. No one knows the minister of finance, interior or even the chief of the military. Ahmed Faqi is the only star of the cabinet just like Dr Bayle was at the Farmaajo government.

This is the best news I heard from Somalia for a long time. Most of the UN envoys appointed to Somalia are members of the British colonial office just like 80 years ago. The last lady Ms. Lang was even a separatists trying to dismember our country. Why everyone of these envoys happen to be British? I fully trust minister Ahmed Faqi. He is probably the most patriotic among the ministers of the current government. He id well while he was the interior minister and the Khaatumo temporary recognition couldn't have happened without him. The separatist within the cabinet, namely maareeye, deputy premier Saalax and the rest are openly saperatrist and HSM welcomes them. We need these bold moves and tough decisions to be independent again. If there is anyone among the entourage of the HSM government who has a great political future, it is Ahmed Macalin Faqi.

Mr. Iliria, it looks like you spilled the beans. Are you even entertaining to make a deal with Abu Dhabi? They are our competitors, don't produce anything and we could be a free port just like them. Waar bal aduunyadan eega. Waar maxaa hanidii Soomaaliyeed suuqa loo geynayaa.The road to the border could be paved any day and suddenly you got a 10 million customers in your neighborhood. Please don't sell Garacad and just wait few years when the right leadership shows up.

We all hope that is the cae. Why would anyone throw away the only successful Somali project in the last 30 years?

Absolutely no hatred in my heart for Puntland. How could I? Puntland is the guardian of the Somali constitutional system, the check and balance for the Unakaa leh. You might sense some exaggeration on my part regarding the news from the Sheikh, but when thing I learned in Mogadishu is that Somali leaders usually don't make any tangible deals when they meet foreign leaders, except give away what is left of the country. The only thing standing is public assets, like airports, ports and the huge Somali ocean waters. It isn't secret that during Nairobi negotiations between Routu and Abiy, the Garacad port was on the table. I don't in what terms, but was suggested as one of exit mechanisms for Abiy yo get out of the MOU. Anyway, the truth will come out. As the Sheikh says, if you try to deal with those who are trying to control trade in the region, expect a serious damage. Tell me what would Dani give to UAE? the far sheikhs control every port in the Red sea and Indian ocean corridor except Djibouti which they left few years ago, Mombasa and Mogadishu. Aden is gone, Port Sudan is out of order due to civil war and they manage the Egyptian ports. Now please tell us what your buddy Dani has to offer? Haafuun is out of the question other than mineral righta.

We might have been even duped long time ago. I know some Somalis had put their hard earned money, but looking back , the quick manner the money was raised , and the millions still pouring while making probably 10 cents to the dollar, I suspect the Emirates could be the owners behind the curtain. It was a completion of the gulf. Qatar wanted Hobyo and UAE probably raised to the game quickly and beat them for Garacad. Two nights ago C/laahi Dani was in Dubai, but suddenly flew to Addis for an emergency meeting. If the Sheikh is correct, and that is a big if, them a lot of questions will arise from Garacad.

When you have minister likr Mr.Tik Tok as the defence minister expect the worst. This is the most important ministry in the country at this time of war, yet it is led by an incompetent general who got his ranks through irregular militia and defence minister who is cashing in like most of his colleagues. If you want to win the war, why surround yourself with weak and incompetent people?

These marxuums are not killed during the assault of Goojacade. They are killed during the leading months. Some of them were shot probably during clan disputes and buried in these mountains. This Hargeisa project is almost dead, yet we hear every day about taking the war to Laascaanood. I have no doubt that these days the Hargeisa project is nothing but a colonial project to weaken Somalia. If the Ethiopia MOU fails, they might bring others to Bebera and offer to fight the Houthies, just like Abiy was trying to milk the war on terror like Meles Zenawi and make millions.

I think Xaaji (Habro in Mogadishu) and company and his inexperienced students from Damujadiid told him to have his cake and eat it. The state institutions are not as easy as making Qaad deals with Kenyans , it is more complicated.

I was worried about the dysfunction of the unending debate about the elections which is away 2 years from now to drag the country while neglecting the major issues, but I guess I was wrong. The biggest obstacle that will destroy HSM is himself. He want to do everything by himself. The Somali state is bigger than one man or one clan. He surrounded himself with his own students to manage major national issues while neglecting the Somali experts. He is paranoid of other people getting in the system. I couldn't find one single Somali expert or experienced politician among his inner circle or running major portfolios.

He is checkmated alright, albeit in an ugly way. You invite people for dinner and no one shows up. Not even Guudlaawe , Qoor Qoor or Madoobe. Despite his difficult character, C/laahi Dani and his Puntland seem to be the only region to challenge HSM. I guess it is all about having your own cheque book and not begging HSM. If Galmudug and Southwest had money rather than begging HSM, they would probably would stood up to him. Economic independence is the key. As a Kacaanist, I wanted the fool to march all the way to Lowyacado and the Kenyan border. Xuduudahaan soo xidhayaa dalkana waan xoreynayaa. Bal muxuu iskaga dhigayaa wax uusan ahayn? Now he has to vacate all those four chapters and sit down with C/laahi Dani. That embarrassment alone makes him weak. You called him yesterday Hogaamiye, but today he is an equal president. Labadii Madaxweyne ayaa kulmaya. I think both Farmaajo and Shariif Ahmed should sit out from this challenge and let Dani take the fight to HSM and probably replace him.

This is pure politics. When I was in Nairobi, I heard that Laftagareen will never accept the replacement of Ethiopian soldiers with Egyptians. They said it was a plan to subdue Laftagareen and take the Lower Shabeele. We were all waiting the removal of foreign soldiers from Somalia this coming December and HSM is asking the deployment of new foreign soldiers left and right. Is this guy losing his mend? . Why not just slow down and finish the task you have before you jump from one frying pan to another. Wadankiiba in uu Waashay ayaad Moodaa. He is looking more like a lame duck president who has nothing to lose. He called regional leaders Hogaamiye, passes that article in the parliament, and then reverses himself and calls them presidents in his own letter. He calls for national dialogue and no one shows up. These are the actions of a dithering leader .

It is true. The ballistic missiles hit the base directly more than once. The drone travels around 200k/hour and it takes 7 to 8 hours to reach the target, but the missile is travelling 8-10,000 km/h, usually they lunch 20 to 3o minutes before the the drones reach the sky. Furthermore, as of lately, Iran has developed Hypersonic missiles that travels 10 times the speed of sound and could hit targets within ten minutes. The suicide drones are cheap to manufacture, probably few thousands a piece. Crazy Netanyahu is playing with fire. Israeli airports were closed for the last 48-72 hours with hundreds of flights cancelled. They could hit Iran with cruise missiles, but the strength of the Israeli army is mostly fighter jets and bombers which is difficult to sustain 2500 km away from home. Iran is a 90 million people with vast country and no amount of missile will cause devastation compared to tiny Israel. Iran could bring the missiles to Lebanon and hit Israel proper easily. The Iran regime has been building missiles for 25 years. They even transferred some of the technology for Hamas to build Yasin 105 RPG which devastated Israeli tanks. Uncle Joe says that both Iran and Israel must declare victory and go home. The Ayatollahs had satisfied the Iranian public who were clamoring for revenge and Israel had paid some price but could claim some small success of shooting hundreds of drones with help of US. Yet, the biggest casualty is the so called detrence of Israel to hit their opponents hard and scare them. Iranian president Raisi said from now on any attack will be answered . Hamas has changed everything. The Gaza war will be written in history books for years to come. The stupid Arab press doesn't understand the game and are talking about fake war. They are saying how come Iran has informed USA and other countries about their attack. Fool Arabs don't get the plot. This is a proxy war and Iran has reached the category of huge powers avoiding coalition to fight directly just like the Soviet Union and America during the cold war. Both US and Iran don't want to fight, it is simple as that.

This attack by Iran could be a game changer. The media isn't showing us but the main airbase in the desert was hit. Iran said it did not target population centers or economic hubs. In order to defend the the drones and missiles Israel has to ask the help from UK, US and even Jordan which means it can't defend herself from Iran. The drones were meant to to overwhelm the interceptors which costs a million dollar each. Some reports say that it cost Israel $1 billion, add that to the a billion dollar freight ship sequestered by Iran yesterday from the Strait of Hormuz which supposed to unload the freight to UAE and transit though Jordan and then Israel. That is $2 billion in 24 hours. The USA can't attack Iran. This Iranian local lake called Hormuz is their backyard. 30% of the world oil travels here and if Iran closes the strait, the barrel of oil will be $200 dollars in election year. The American bases in the gulf will be the target of Iranian missiles, the UAE will be quickly bankrupt. Uncle Joe said he isn't interested a war with Iran, but the crazy Netanyahu wish to drag America to fight Iran. He destroyed Gaza and left without achieving anything but the suffering and destruction of the Palestinian civilians. HisbuAllah is there, so is Syria, Iraq and Yemen intact with their forces. When you choose a bloodthirsty man as a leader who sells nothing but fear and hate the result is ugly. in 1994, during the Oslo accord , this neighborhood showed a lot of promise and hope, then Netanyahu and Sharon showed up to tear and the rest is history as they say.

That was stupid and ugly idea to go and negotiate in a foreign country. Ma Huteel Muqdisho ku yaala ayey waayeen. Odayaashu ma kuwii beeshaa? I hope the real issues president HSM traveled was to discuss the so called Wiliam Ruuto proposal for the maritime issues in order for Abiy to get an exit strategy.