Aamiin to your du'as gentlemen! Ramadan Kariim!

Aug 6th 2010, 13:33 by J.L. | KIGALI THE most serious failure of the aid industry is arguably its dishonest use of figures. Charities are often tempted to exploit the understandable reluctance of the general public to ask impolitic questions such as, how many people really died in the Congo wars. The threat of mass mortality often never materialises. Hungry children sometimes suffer the indignity of being counted twice and then having ghost children added in famished companionship with them, in order sufficiently to bolster numbers for a television broadcaster to take notice. But sometimes the numbers are stark enough that they need no dressing up. The French medical charity, Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF), has gathered data on casualties it has treated in the fighting in Somalia. It claims that most of those wounded in recent fighting in the capital city of Mogadishu have been civilians. MSF surgeons at the Daynile Hospital in Mogadishu have treated 1370 war-wounded patients this year (the International Committee of the Red Cross also has hospitals in Mogadishu so casualty numbers are likely to be even higher). 520 of them have been woman and children. "People are arriving at the hospital with serious blast wounds and high-velocity gunshot injuries," says Dr Naidu Uday Raj, MSF's medical chief for Somalia. Many of those hurt, he says, have sustained "catastrophic" injuries from mortars fired into residential areas. Those with severe head injuries or ruptured arteries do not make it to the operating table. The fighting in Mogadishu comes in spasms, but appears to be getting worse. The latest battle between the jihadists on one side and the Somali transitional government and African Union peacekeepers on the other, last week, saw dozens of civilians brought to Daynile Hospital. MSF says it has treated 6500 war-wounded at Daynile since the return of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamists in 2008. The hospital has 84 beds and the most basic facilities. Source

Originally posted by Kool_Kat: Iyaah! Odayga fuundo ma'aha yaah!!!! Awguuryo...Hayehee, anaga magac masoo tuurtuuri karnee, wiil mise gabar? Eedo KK waa ugu magac dari kartaa labadaba... Xaajiyada safe journey baan u rajeynayaa, insha'allah... Ps, I'm sure NNC wey igu raacsantahay ee magacayada Bajaq, Bajaqoow, Balaqoow see waaye? L-O-L You can bet your bottom dollar on that LOL! You just forgot Buufis and Buufiso. Tuujiye, ilaahey ha u fududeeyo xaajiyada, Insha Allah Kheyr.

MMA, erayga Xamar micnahiisa maxuu yahay? why Moqdishu loogu yeera Xamar?, (there is a reason I'm asking you this question, Wikipidea gave me one version, waa iska fahmeysaa). While I've your attention, can you also explain Waamo micnaheeda. Grazie mille...

What is the deal with you nowadays yaa BOB? Adeerka waa iga daba wadaa maalmahaan, see camal yaa akhii? Kismaayo this, Kismaayo that, na maarsii hal mar please it is getting tiring. Keep in mind that the topic aint about Kismaayo but Xamar Caddeey.

Reer Xamar don't say "Xawaarawi baan ahay"...bal ku noqo mar labaad. Another thread hijacked by BOB.

You are a dirty boy KP, a dirty boooooooy!

Ramadan Kariim and aamiin to all the du'as.

Ramadan Kariim yaa jamaaca.

AUN dumarka dhintey. Samir iyo iiman Allah ha ka siiyo reerkooda. May AS leaders be wiped clean from the face of the earth.

Norf don't hate on Ibra, my €10 million per annum wage superstar. La Liga is truly the best league to watch, after that Seria A, then Bundesliga.

^^ If that statement holds true then Faroole will get what is coming to him soon.

Originally posted by Karl_Polanyi: is for Nina. just the other day, I was watching the episode where he is teaching his friend how to pick up girls on the street... KP, do I owe you rent money or something?

Under him (AUN), we had one flag, one passport, and there was no Dadaab or anything remotely close. Under him, PL administration did not have the audacity of deporting non PLanders from Garoowe and Boosaaso. Let's not start pointing fingers now, for we know what happened to Somalia after he was ousted from power. Barre (AUN) was not innocent, however he is dead now, and I think it is wise to not insult the dead.

"What a piece of work is a man!" Hamlet

I like cheezy once in a while. Enjoy

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Somalia->mental disease

^^^ lol @MMA, you c'mon!

I don't understand why Somalis even bother going to that country. I would rather take my chances in the South with AS than seek refuge in Saudi Arabia. The blame lies with whoever gets involved with an Arab expecting a red carpet treatment or even a drop of kindness. Xaasid cimaaamad iyo qamiis cad soo gashtey oo basal laqaayo qofkii ka raadsado rahmad iyo walaaltinimo waa qof dhintey.

GD you haven't given me an answer to my question!

Arch, where are you downloading from?

Arch order Arabic CDs from Rosetta Stone, Its more interactive, less memorization and you develop your conversation abilities pretty quick. The price is steep but well worth it. My 2 cents.