Abdul Ahmed III’s Faulty Logic: From the moment that Rachel Carson penned the Silent Spring, celebrated book that has inspired many environmental scientists, the accidental birth of the irreversibility theory of ecology has came to dominate in the scientific literature of nature. From the perspective of shared ecology, Rachel Carson’s observation of defiled spring season by human abuse neglect, social scientists learned the importance of human behaviour and the impact of their environment. Decades later, the pioneering work of irreversibility of ecology has made immense contributions to the ecological protections and human awareness. Yet Abdul Ahmed III and his colleague’s seminal work on irreversibility of human social organizations, its dynamics, entropy, and political orientations is neither pure science nor a credible social science. This theory has been tested in our physical/environmental world, but yet to be proofed in our social world. As we shall see in the later part of this piece, this theory particularly defies the common sense of Socia-political affairs of the Somali society. At the outset, Science of irreversibility is new to anthropologist and other social studies as a subject and as discipline. It is also a subject that we are proud of its contributions to society as the planet we live in becomes unpredictable from human predators. But is science of inertia applicable to the dynamics of human organizations to create or destroy political associations? More specifically, is reversibility theory applicable to future predictions of the make up of the Somali state? The answer is no because humans are recumbent to construct or destroy ideas as they see fit. What is science then? According to Webster’s definition, Science is “knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world." The bold emphasise is mine to illustrate that the physical world has certain relevance when it comes to general truths. In a nut shell, irreversibility is true in the physical world because it deals with substances, metals and other elements of nature not to mention time and space. In other words, if nature is deformed, given the human pressure that exist, it is certain that we see, listen or observe a remarkable or unremarkable scenes of a changed world. Let us also see what philosophy says about irreversibility. From metaphysical standpoint of what exists, to revisit the scepticism philosophy of the 19th century Europe, Physical world exists and is tangible while ideas do exist but is not corporeal. If Abdul Ahmed III’s argument is proof me the Somali state (some form of central authority), then that idea has yet to materialize. But If Abdull Ahmed III is arguing that there will be no Somali state in the future with strong or loose central authority, then he is dead wrong no matter how clever he makes his presentations from the new experiments that sounds more like pseudo scientific rather than a pure/conventional social Science No one can save us from people like Lenin or Karl Mark to fashion a superficial economic or social ideas that alter geopolitical landscapes of the world. Similarly, capitalism world of extreme nationalism in yesteryear is now promoting globalization and borderless society. Contrary to Abdul Ahmed III’s irreversibility theories, we have seen French dominance under Napoleon; the rule of Holy Roman Empire ; and the Prussian principalities in Europe that all reverted back to tribal living arrangement under the banner of nation building with the new inventions of flags and demarked borders. Furthermore, ultra nationalism of Europe that pitted Franco-German rivalry that had reduced Europe into rubbles in the early part of 20th century is now shifting toward ideas of shared immigration, common markets, shared currencies and host of other visions for United Europe. This example illustrates that men is not subject to irreversibility theories that are relevant to the psychical world, but is guided by philosophical interpretations of laws of governance, manipulation of ideas and moral doctrines of social orderliness how ever one defines. The hypothesis that lifting the borders in Europe will bring harmony among Europeans only exists in the minds of present leaders. Also, it is no secret that some European countries led by England, to prove more solidarity with Anglo Americans, are showing defiance for complete unionization. That is why England opted for Maastricht treaty and still in more isolated position in this project designed by Franco-German alliance in post war Europe. Abdul Ahmed and his team should have emphasised how ideas are powerful in shaping or reversing human associations, co operations, negotiations, conflicts or conquests. In more extreme example, Ahmed and his team would have a difficult to stop Marshal Tiito, if he rises from his grave from the mausoleum in Belgrade, to bring Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Serbia back to the old Yugoslavia. Nothing could stop humans to buy new ideas and nothing is irreversible in human dealings. What we should pray is to see the irreversibility of people like Hitler, driven by hate to slaughter millions of people to attain their racist agenda. For that kind of occasion, we must consult with our moral principle and say that stopping genocide-- yesterday Jews, today Tutsis----should be irreversible. In the context of Somali politics, I would not delve too much on irreversibility of Puntland and Somaliland for the simple fact that Somali clans are unified when the threats are coming from outsiders (Ahmed has in mind from the anarchy in Southern Somalia), but are in a perpetual and hostile conflicts within their own defined regions (Ahmed conveniently ignores this fact). That is a reality today in both Somaliland and Puntland. Clans in both regions are contesting for power, and if one losses power grip, they tend to disassociate with the defacto union and hence are bound to upset the balance of power. The intricate politics of Sool, Sanaaag and Cayn in Puntland speak louder than our words. In fact, if truth be told, and perhaps this is uncomfortable truth, the expatriates from these regions are currently having a conference in Nairobi on the future destiny of SSC region, which if negotiated settlement of power sharing is not reached, will definitely alter the geographic shape of Puntland permanently. Similarly, a not too distance ago, when electoral commission of Somaliland fumbled the electoral boundaries of Awdal regions, the Awdelites protested this injustice by wrapping themselves with the five star blue flag in a sign of solidarity for federalism. Yes, federalism, and yes a powerful display of Somali flag and not Somaliland flag. Ahmed should know that old chestnut that says politics--- the politics of reversibility---make strange bedfellows! Irreversibility question is not permanent, but a relative subject that is fluid, with a shifting alliance and counter alliance in so far as Somali polity is concerned (another convenient fact that Ahmed ignores). Clearly, the presumption that elders gathered under a shade of tree to form regional entity does not say much about the future of Somalia. I commend that effort because peaceful regions have also been a heaven for brothers and sisters fleeing from Mogadishu mayhem. However, what I strongly disagree is Ahmed’s claim that these regions are separate and apart from Southern Somalia when factual evidence suggest that all regions in Somalia are economically harmonized and socially integrated more so than when the state of the Somali state existed. Only Somalia as whole is severed from the international relations politically and not economically. Somalia as whole is well incorporated into the globalizations as evidenced by the World Bank on their studies of the spin-offs of the civil war in regard to finance (Hawala) and communications (cell phones and Internet). Apparently, within Somali borders, the capital goods move freely and people settle where ever they choose, a piece of evidence that make us proud in the face of difficulties to form central authority. Thus, show me the Somali state (central state) is neither science nor a rigorous study of the concept of irreversibility. Where is the irreversibility that Ahmed is fond of? Perhaps the impassiveness of Federal government of Somalia in the domestic affairs is the sole theory that explains mechanics of entropy-irreversibility in the social dynamics of Somali people in post 1992. According to this theory, it has created a bunker mentality where Somali people segregated themselves indefectibly. Consequently, the current impasse of Somali politics is irreversible. This is a very simplistic political deduction with a separatism flavour, a flawed logic at best, and a dangerous game of rising separatist tendencies from North West and North East of Somalia at worse. Obviously the power of ideas that all humans, no exception to Somalis, are capable of creating new ideas while preserving some old ideas are missing from this theory. In more definite terms, to say that there is only a former Somalia would require the birth of accepted federal government that would, among other things, oversee a clearly stated question of the Union in open and transparent plebiscite. Hence, considering the facts on the ground, if Somali is divisible, so too for Somaliland and Puntland. Before that, we request from Ahmed and his team a reprieve from the declaration of death to Somalia that has been on a life support for the last two decades. To unplug that important oxygen of hope, using empirical data that has been skewed, would amount to academic dishonest. Deka Ismail, Email: dekaismail@ymail.com London, UK ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ninkaan la dhoho inni Axmed saddexaad - soomaalidii torsh bey ka daba qaateen

that is your real name Xalimo?.

Masha'Allah - Something positive. we will continue.

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tolka: BTW, the author alleged Omar is an opportunist, anti-islam, and outright crook. It is not simple charges for a man who holds public office. indeed they are not simple charges - quite heavy on the contrary. but his pettiness got the better side of him and he is swinging for everybody connected with this guy, from Elmi, Beddel, Yey, Sharif etc.

the write had tons of pure proven things to say about his subject but rather chose it to write about in way that came across a tad envious. BTW - is it true what he wrote about Mr Beddel?

he was hoping for the job (as phd holder) and they dare give it to this guy whom he laothes (it seems)

Somalia: Omar Jamal at the UN: A Slap in the Face or Pure Naiveté? 21 Nov 21, 2009 - 12:21:45 PM Earlier this week, Omar Jamal became the newest attraction at the Somali Mission in New York , representing Somalia at the United Nations . He joined two dysfunctional diplomats: Dr. Elmi Du’ale, the reclusive, frail and soft-spoken ambassador, and Idd Beddel , a flamboyant diplomat who is famous for pouring a hot coffee at a fellow coffee shop warrior (fadhi ku dirir) at a Starbucks in suburban Washington. Mr. Jamal, who in 2005 was convicted for immigration fraud and is pending deportation , is a media magnet known for his Islamophobic outbursts at major US cable networks. Since the early 2000s, Mr. Jamal was a lightning rod among the Somali community in the United States, particularly in Minnesota, where he chaired himself at a one-person nonprofit organization dubbed “The Somali Justice Advocacy Center.” Lest you’re fooled by the name, there’s nothing judicious about Mr. Jamal: a college dropout from Toronto with unbeknown past in Europe, Jamal had once described Minneapolis as “ a slaughterhouse for Somalis ” after the city’s police shot a machete-wielding, mentally ill Somali man. The statement was characteristic of Jamal’s knack for grandiosity. Still, his nomination as the “First Officer” at the most important Somali mission abroad confounds every Somali-American, not least because Mr. Jamal has consistently defaced President Sheikh Sharif and the erstwhile Union of Islamic Courts as an “ al-Qaeda outfit ,” but because he’s notoriously incompetent. Jamal’s unfitness for the post is highlighted by the fact that even Abdullahi Yusuf, the warlord he so dearly embraced, has rejected a request by Mr. Jamal to appoint him to the same position. Reportedly, Mr. Yusuf cited Jamal’s status as a loose cannon within the Somali community in Minnesota, particularly the sub, sub-clan that both men hail from. The one-man, nonprofit mascara aside, Mr. Jamal has been habitually jobless. He frequented at the welfare office just as much as he did at the Starbucks in Minneapolis, where he engaged in daily pugilistic shouting matches about the nasty Somali politics. That is as much as he has ever been exposed to the mighty and deliberative art of diplomacy, which is he’s now tasked to perform. Buyer’s remorse President Sharif’s government, which is remarkably weak, has fatally shot itself right on the head by nominating Mr. Jamal to this crucial post. His knack to usurp others, particularly with respect media relations, is likely to enrage the TFG countless times. His superiors, Dr. Du’ale and Mr. Beddel, must be on edge by now. This cantankerous, forty-something man of brash will undoubtedly make some crazy remarks that will force the already besieged government of Sheikh Sharif to apologize, restate or deny. And that will only go so far. Reportedly, the Villa Somalia is already engulfed in buyer’s remorse in response to Jamal’s first statement from the pulpit: “I will help eradicate Al-Qaeda from my country.” Knowing Mr. Jamal as much as I observed him over the years, by that statement he could well mean Sheikh Sharif and all the Kofi-wearing, beard-boasting, regularly-praying, sober clerics who now dominate the TFG. Known in some circles by his initials “O.J.,” Mr. Jamal is unapologetically agnostic, bordering Ayan Hersi type. In Minnesota, he led a brazen charade against imams of mosques and other men of God. He molested the Somali community in his incessant press conferences, name-calling community elders as “terrorists.” During the 2008 presidential elections, OJ and a narrow cabal openly campaigned for John McCain, the Republican candidate, largely to irate the Somali community, which overwhelmingly voted for President Barack Obama. Pirate lawyer? In one of his now infamous media stints, Mr. Jamal summoned the unsuspecting Somali media in early May, and declared that the teenage Somali pirate who was captured after terrorizing the ship Mearsk Alabama for nearly a week is, in his words, “a distant cousin” (a code word frequently used by Jamal to denote clan affiliation), and that the teenager’s family in Puntland had retained him as a “local lawyer.” A local lawyer? Sure, Jamal asserted more than once that he’s a “local lawyer”---whatever that means. Regardless, this madness was too much for Rep. Marty Seifert, a Republican state lawmaker, who introduced a bill banning state money to fund Jamal’s grandeur. Sensing that the winds are truly blowing against him this time, Mr. Jamal instantly withdraw the my-cousin-is-a-pirate-worth- defending card. But he never ceased to be a radioactive member of the Somali community in Minnesota. On another piracy-related stint, Mr. Jamal, a media savvy man, summoned the state press to reveal that he’s working hard to release a Nigerian captain whose brother happens to live in Minnesota. Jamal claimed that the pirates, being the nice distant cousins they are, have agreed in principle to release this captain. The Nigerian brother, desperate for the release of his beloved brother by these marauding criminals, flanked Mr. Jamal emotionless, presumably in despair. A slap in the face When all said and done, it’s NOT Mr. Jamal’s fault that he was given this privilege. It’s the pressure-prone government of Sheikh Sharif that nominated him, notwithstanding his rancorous past. The nomination is a huge slap on the face on those hard-working Somali-Americans who have shown up in droves at President Sharif’s rallies in Virginia, Minneapolis, Chicago and Columbus. In picking Mr. Jamal, the president sent the message that only agitators get what they want, and that honest, decent people are sidelined because they have not unnerved many people to be noticed. Said Shiiq, Ph.D., can be reached at sshiiq@yahoo.com Source

^Salaams Odey Xiin, bal, fadlan noo sheeg sababta u maamul dhan ugu jawaabayo warbixin aan jidhin.

Originally posted by Che -Guevara: ^Somehow, your pain seems to have lighten up my day, and no, I'm not evil or hate for that matter. C&C....Same weather here on the eastern seaboard. Hi Lily. No, you are just a Xaasid axmaq or if you prefer lily's noun: schaden(german for Shaydaan)+ freude (german for fruitcake)

my weekend was ruined by fish - i can safely say i'll never eat another fish again. weli dhuunta i xanuneysa. imagine one of these being stuck in your throat. i had to go to A&E.

i met this khamis wearing dude (somali looking), who said he doesn't have to pray in Arabic (he wanted to start argument) - i watched the Jamaicans brothers trying vainly to get some sense into him. in attempt to reason with him in polite manner - they kept calling him 'akhi' - to which he told them - that his name is not 'akhi' - his name is John. one of the guys standing next to me shouts out: take him to Maudsley (mental) hospital - but no one asked why he was wearing arab clothes

i met this khamis wearing dude (somali looking), who said he doesn't have to pray in Arabic (he wanted to start argument) - i watched the Jamaicans brothers trying vainly to get some sense into him. in attempt to reason with him in polite manner - they kept calling him 'akhi' - to which he told them - that his name is not 'akhi' - his name is John.

is Johny boy in london? lambeth to specific.

who is pregnant?

FULL LIST OF TEAMS AT 2010 WORLD CUP HOSTS: South Africa AFRICA QUALIFYING: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria ASIA QUALIFYING: Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea EUROPE QUALIFYING: Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland SOUTH AMERICA QUALIFYING: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND QUALIFYING: Honduras, Mexico, United States ASIA/OCEANIA PLAY-OFF New Zealand why does europe has 13 countries qualifiying for the world cup and only six (not including the host) african countries qualify? Africa has more countries than europe - so how do they decide who qualifies and who doesn't? African 53 European 50 Including the Vatican and Liechtenstein. Asia 47 South America 13 North America 23

yesterday i went with a friend to the west of london. there were somalis everywhere - even the asians looked somalis. i sat next to guy who i could have sworn was asian - i was talking to my friend when he joined in the middle of our conversation.

just because you are paranoid does not mean that they are not following or watching you around.

Originally posted by Aaliyah416: oh wow ... Ismahan I agree walaalo.Their parents are to blame. But, it has a lot to do with caruurta somaliyeed thinking that they are "dad madmadow" and I mean "dadka madmadow ee dalkan dagan" and taking the black culture. You would see the same pakistani kids about their age clinging to their culture...knowing who they are...where somali kids have "identity issues". You can note that from their slang dialect/ their clothing that they tend to choose to wear and how they carry themselves....thats my opinion and till we tell somalis kids "madow ma tihidin..ee orda dad iska dhiga oo umadiina dadka wacan ku dayda" we are not going anywhere. my 2 cents. salaam OK Aaliya Cadey! ""madow ma tihidin..ee orda dad iska dhiga oo umadiina dadka wacan ku dayda"" I can’t believe no one is challenging these blatant prejudices – on the contrary the kids shown on the clips were actually imitating the Jackass programme which is not done by “madow” people.

Originally posted by Juxa: soo joog ninka laga waayo, soo jiif baa laga helaa that is a women's proverb

SOL salaan la waa sibir salaag la :confused:

laba odey oo legdemaya - midba macawisti ka dhacday, albeit not before - kii kale sabaaxad la seexday.

Originally posted by Haatu: xoolaha xageey ka yimaadeen? adeer xoolohu qabiil ma leh - taasna waa nasiib wanaag.

that the board of deputies? interesting - should watch it tonight.

Fu-fu ma ogayn inaad midibka indhool ka tahay. bal markale eeg. Ibti - jannada, insha'Allah.

Guul iyo Gobanimo