Its good idea and It would convince many people who oppose federalism on the grounds that its a tribalistic and divisve. However, when you say Galmudug do you mean South Galkio or it includes the whole of South Mudug and Galgadud? is that feasible?

I don't think you can say i will not vote for Tories just becouse they're Tories. You have to always look after your interests and know where your interest lie. Labour as New Labour is no friend of islam, they attacked Iraq without even asking the question if the war was legal and all they cared was pleasing America and Israel. All their policies alienated the moslem community wether it was detaining people for more than 72 days without any concrete evidence. Also, if you think they are for the poor think again. remember about the 10p tax? Th only difference between Lbaour and conservatives in terms of their Tax manifesto is the Inheritance Tax which does not apply to me and you as we hardly got anything to inherit or inherited from! Qat is big problem for somali community as many young people are either in mental hospitals or in prison becouse of it.

Kaalay dowladda Shariif waxay lasocon wayday raggi Southall Fadhi kudirir ugu wayn ahaa baa meesha isugu tagay ileen.lol

I'm voting Conservative becouse they are promising to ban Qat. And also, policy wise they are not that different from Lbaour, Nowadays its about being in the centre and both parties favour this. The country needs conservatives to clean up a big mess made by the labour.

Allah Unaxariisto!!!

War ciyaalkaan yayar oo xaasidnimadu ka buuxdo daya!! War maskaxdiina bukta utira!! These war is waste of human life and people should learn after twenty years that in war no one can win ! especially these two commununities have been there before and no matter how many guns used no community can dislodge the oter and they need to learn to live together peacefully.

May be they are high on Qat? I hear in Somlialnd even the goats chew?

I too took same road taken by Ms DD and found the landscape breathtaking, although you some times wish there were some green scenery somewhere along road. It was a great experience for me and I would recommend it for any one. But please go there with open mind as there's poverty everywhere in Somalia.

Hopefully it will come to nothing

Nice flag. The five star is there; the white bit is the symbol of peace that Reer punt are famous of; the green bit is the prosperity that is to come Inshallah. Kudos to the designers

Allah Unaxariisto intii halkaa ku dhimatay meel fiicana ha ugy badalo. How sad of what became of Somalia!!Yaa Soomaalaa

Does any one have the map of Galmudug state,where is Thiery when you need him?

The best way to support ONLF is to support the stability of Somalia and participate in the efforts of reviving the Somali state. Support PL. Support Sharif. Support SL. Support dialogue and reconciliation. Support the Caravan. Don’t undermine the relative stability of those regions Well said there. Politics is a bad game. There are known unknowns that are not known. Why does Faroole imprison some pirates in Bosaso when they're handed over by the Europeans, but some other roam freely in the towns while even known to the police. He simply can not afford to seem in love with the pirates, sin't it?

Horta nimanka ma liibay mise waa xiranyihiin?

Faroole is out of order by describing a Somali speaking people as non Somalis. As far as we Somalis are concerned the claim for Somali Galbeed is not settled and Inshallah one day our brothers will get their freedom and will rejoin Somalia. That said let us not delude ourselves, Puntland or Somaliland or even the TFG is not in position to stand up to Ethopia right now,without sacrificing their existence, stability and the future of the country as a whole. Adeerayaal let's learn to crawl before we walk the walk, let's get our timing and strategy right. First thing first, we need unity between ourselves. Ethopia is not some kind of untouchable entity, we proved in the past that we can fight them and win but that's if we are united betweenourselves. The only reason why Ethopia dictates things over each entity in Somalia is becouse of our disunity and dislike. They dont dictate things by the barrel of gun, they dictate things by playing the Somalis against each other, take Somaliland and Puntland for example. In the past Puntland have been told by Ethopia to reign on ONLF, as they were using Bosaso port at the time. If Puntland rejected that all Ethopia would do is arm Somaliland, and any opposing entity and make the whole state a war zone in a matter of months. We need to get a practical solutions to our enimities within ourselves fisrt before we get back some dignity.

Congradulation to our sister Barwaaqo. May you become MaRwadii loo aayo oo lagu nasto. And dont forget my share of the 'Sooryadda' otherwise waxay kugu noqon 'Qaan......) All the best.

People calm down, Galkio is as peaceful as any city in the world. Killing of one minster does not change the reality on the ground. You rarely see any one with guns or hear any gun shots. People go about their business as any other city. Tell me a city as big as Galkio is that crimes don't happen.

Allah ha unaxariisto Seefta banaanka. Just wonder why Puntland minsters roam in the city cafes and bars without any body guards as if they dont carry any titles. When I was there I saw minsters eating out in restaurants barely with any body guards. Questions should be asked why such high profile minsters are let loose like that.

Just been there about two weeks ago. The city has grown from village into a big town. My favourire is Bosaaso. Its real cosmopolitan city. I enjoyed my stay there and will do it all over again next summer. By the way they have very powerful internet connection there, much better than thought.

Puntland people will not accept anything less than Republic of Somalia. Succession is not an option and any leader that entertains himself with the idea is committing a political suicide. As some one said before Puntland is not immune to what is happening in the South. Alshabab factor is not even Somalia problem, it is a global problem. Puntland as apart of Somalia should deal with them head on now before the wind of Alshabab hit home. What Faroole need to do? Stop this nonsensical speech deliverings in the west. Build strong military as a matter of urgency and help the TFG defeat the Alshabab once and for all. Then and only then talk about Federalism that can work.

This Sheikh is more concerned of what people call these lot rather than refuting their mad brand of Islam that is more destructive than what could ever be said about them, CAJIIB.

who are these moslem men that you are refering to? Women are being abused in everywhere in the world whereby their rights are denied and physically and mentally subjugated. Its not something reserved for msolem men and even in the countries where abuses such as honour killing takeplaces, this is not so becouse they're moslems but its something inherent in their cultures whether they are moslems or non moslems e.g take Pakistan and India. I listen to the radio on my way to work and I can't believe how ignorant most callers are about Islamic faith. I also see lot of moslems falling for their ignorance and will sweea it as the truth. Somali waxay tiraahda beentii fakataa runtii baa la moodaa. The more we dont challenge these ignirance the more its deemed as the truth.

Never mind liberating the Moslem women, Sarkozy could do a thing or two to liberate his own western women who are pressured by men to conform certain lifestyles as far as going to have plastic surgeries everywhere in their body. Let us put it bluntly, the west use moslem women as a weapon to attack Islamic religion when every other avenue their argument is proven to be baseless, faithless, and most of all logically senseless. It's about time they learn we don't take our lectures from a walking toilet, but almighty god whose revelations we hold dear and whatever they say will tell our moslem women how blessed they are to be moslems.

When you are losing top commanders and minsters on regular basis that says it all. The question is where are the government's foot soldiers? Its not looking good for Sharifka and external intervention is imminent. God help Somalia.

I dont see Alshabaab being stopped by any clan. They're cohesive, determined and motivated and no clan can match that least of all the ones that dominate Mogadishu. They are tired, demotivated and most of all confused whose side should they be. In the end it will come down to old Ethopian invasion and American figher jets to stop these angry young men.The circle and the blight of the Somali people continues.