don't have time to dig but Ethiopia under Meles had tremendous development,yes still poor but ahead of every African country in terms what it accomplished last decade.Isias meanwhile turn to be stiff,unbending and dictatorial who refused to listen anyone otha than him.His self reliance didn't get off the ground when he could've managed in such small population.Remember he attacked some islands near yemen,jbouti,ethiopia and am not sure sudan few yrs after independence.Think full of ego...you would think after 30 long yrs of fighting he would be ahead of his time.

Most eriterians fed up with Isias,its referred as the north korea of Africa.The country plunged into disaster after anotha,politically isolated,militarily defeated and economically in shambles....producing almost the biggest refuges in Africa now.Ethiopia on the otha hand shining star of Africa.....Led by 2 men fought along on the same side against the Derge but differ in their pursuit of greatness.Meles was really much ahead of that stiff Isias who definitely didn't bother to take note of earlier African dictators like the one he toppled. Eriteria will give in post Isias regime.

in 20yrs all the horn countries will economically be very much inter dependant rendering any possibility of military conflict obsolete.Isias has no vision.

only 3 black African languages broadcast in BBC, hausa,swahili and Somali. Is Somali really the 3rd largest language in Africa?

actually English could be said second language of Somalis today.See some claim Arabic as second language,but no one buys,sells,communicates in neither Arabic nor any otha language beside Somali. don't put extra on what we all know.

wondering where these guys live claiming that majority of Somalis understand Arabic or every subject in school taught in Arabic. Total nonsense, not even 1% speak ,understand Arabic, go take you camera & talk to thm in Arabic in any town, forget villages.unless ofc you grew up in the gulf which itself tiny. Suspecting these posters r Somali Arabs

guleed_ali;990347 wrote: I adhere to the strict laws of shari'a and comply my family to do the same. I thought we already settled the debate that no nation is currently implementing true shari'a in it's entirety because it collides with the personal interests and political desires of their leaders. But the basis are there just needs some tweaking and I hope that the message reaches all of them the same way it reached the people of Quraish 1400 years ago. [[[[ In other words if this forum were taking place anywhere in Somalia you wouldn't be able to full express yourself the way you are here. I on the other hand would be the same on or off the net. ]]]] sorry for double post...computer cheating on me. in your last sentence,,NOT so , people back home striding forward for complete freedom of thought as already exist WITHOUT insulting religion,,,but anyhow you getting pragmatic, KUDOS:D

guleed_ali;990347 wrote: I adhere to the strict laws of shari'a and comply my family to do the same. In other words if this forum were taking place anywhere in Somalia you wouldn't be able to full express yourself the way you are here. I on the other hand would be the same on or off the net. not so and since the people back home turn down sharia law, anyhow you getting pragmatic.....Kudos:D

guleed_ali;990338 wrote: Can you openly drink and call to religions other than Islam. Or are the laws of Somaliland highly correlated with Islamic beliefs? Now you getting to" r the laws of Somaliland highly correlated with Islamic beliefs"....wow boy your armor cracked.From strict adherence of Sharia to are they correlated. you coming to your senses my friend ,there is always some correlation between religion and its people and I'm glad you come off your high horse.

guleed_ali;990324 wrote: You're flip flopping between sharia' and script we started talking script then talked shari'a and now we're talking script. You see why people are saying you're trolling? We have differing views but don't try to instigate hatred out of people.... hahaaa making your idea go thru in anyway possible thru verbal gymanistics.....reread what you all been saying. how can anyone deal with you guys if not calling a spade a spade. Fine , official script in somalilands is Latin & there's no sharia law in any somalilands.You can talk one or both as you like.

^^^ in Somalia the Somali script is the official one and nowhere seen any otha.The system of gov't is thru ballot box in Somaliland & parlemantary in Mogadishu...these implemented by masses in the country & not disporas...we both know that.

you can come to every thread in droves with profanity but alas you can't change anything.Somali people have their destiny in their own hands and no arab wannabe can change that; keep shouting out to each otha:D

^^^ you guys into something else.....go make it Arabic & impose sharia on Somalis....til then you can keep writing.

Allyourbase;990293 wrote: Dude, wtf. . As to your point of us being 'a slave to the cadaan masters' merely by expression an agreement with the Latin choice then I suspect your motives are purely your love for being a slave to your Arab masters. Ha! For them everything Arab Is Islam,and they throw out the window different interests exist between Arabs or between Muslims. Case in point,the gulf states save guard their oil & many times come in line with Israeli interests,they against Husbulah,Iran etc.Egypt has diplomatic relations with Israel while still occupies Golan heights.You can't marry Gulf women when none national ,and that was not the case when were poorer before the oil. This Latin script suites us well and much easier than Arabic.99% of Somalis don't understand Arabic...unless you in khaleej. and if kids learn Arabic words early so too they learn Somali early. and why always the proponents of anything to do with arab or islam come across belligerent & downright nasty We are not arab neither latin.......taking advantage best of both worlds like everyone else.

XX when you told Gar maqaate that Ethiopians still have troops inside Somalia,,then he switched to how much tax they pay.Hahahaaaa:D:D:D These people clever or so they think!

Salute Mandela.

^^^ then why Somalia calls all these African forces including Ethiopia which still inside Somalia.What does that mean, where is sovereignty Mogadishu boasting.The whole world been their last 20 yrs be it soldiers,food, etc. Tears still running down their eyes pleading to Ethiopia come to Beletweyne,Baidabo ,Gedo.Who r they to condemn this meeting.Didn't they have last meeting about kismayo in Addis.....Are these people for real!

^^^ then why Somalia calls all these African forces including Ethiopia which still inside Somalia.What does that mean, where is sovereignty Mogadishu boasting.The whole world been their last 20 yrs be it soldiers,food, etc. Tears still running down their eyes pleading to Ethiopia come to Beletweyne,Baidabo ,Gedo.Who r they to condemn this meeting.Didn't they have last meeting about kismayo in Addis.....Are these people for real!

Good , he was the one braging controling Somaliland airports.Tasted his own medicine....

Somalia neva cease to amaze me! the Americans along with international community was there in 93 to feed & keep peace between thm.Then came the Ethiopians in 2006 invited by Mogadishu leaders,then came Amisom that protects almost every gov;t building,airport,seaport and escorts the president & gov't officials in & out.Then came Kenyans in kismayo area.The Ethiopians r still in parts of Somalia like Beledweyne,Baidabo area etc and cris cross at will. Now they making a shame bunch of Somalis getting together in Somali territory that's making great strides as of late which itself is a very positive environment. More than shame lies where it really belongs....Somalia.Its more embarrassing for someone biting the flag they keep calling for help,,,,Ethiopians.

Somalia neva cease to amaze me! the Americans along with international community was there in 93 to feed & keep peace between thm.Then came the Ethiopians in 2006 invited by Mogadishu leaders,then came Amisom that protects almost every gov;t building,airport,seaport and escorts the president & gov't officials in & out.Then came Kenyans in kismayo area.The Ethiopians r still in parts of Somalia like Beledweyne,Baidabo area etc and cris cross at will. Now they making a shame bunch of Somalis getting together in Somali territory that's making great strides as of late which itself is a very positive environment. More than shame lies where it really belongs....Somalia.Its more embarrassing for someone biting the flag they keep calling for help,,,,Ethiopians.

its good abdi iley is their boss now.

..is that scientific

XX ..... they violent, by product of all those years,,,,they dreaming of one day saying," see we brought SL by force...we showed thm who they r !!!" that mumbo jumbo tough Moryaaan out there.Don't believe in" live let live" that could have saved thm lot troubles.

the refurbishing of Siyaadism been underway for a while.Have you seen last 21 October on certain Somali channels.