Illustrative artwork for the song. Napalm. White Phosphorus. Radioactive fallout. The basic building blocks of democracy. Pictures like this capture only a fraction of the agony and horror inflicted on the masaakiin masses of the world in the unholy name of 'enlightenment'. There are a million Somali Phan Thi Kims, huddling under trees for shelter, courtesy of this wonderful thing called democracy and it's close cousin, nation-building. And now, that the benevolent UN troops are on the way, liberation is finally at hand, right ? Peace and stability is around the corner, right ? These selfless soldiers of world peace will ensure that the terrorists are defeated and that those paragons of compromise and statesmanship: Nur Cade, Shaykh Sharif, M.Dheere, A/Y and Co are rewarded with the stewardship of the new and budding Somali Republic, right ? Just reading about their feats of generosity makes you want to stand and salute the brave men and women of the UN, right ? Viva the UN! Viva Shaykh Sharif! Viva Nur Cade! Viva Abdullahi Yusuf! Viva the Somali Republic! Peace and Stability! Reconciliation! Dialouge and Power-sharing! *goes off to the bathroom and vomits*

^^ To the heinous charge of qaacid, I plead guilty. But this crime is also being committed everyday by the figures you just quoted as 'sources of authority and knowledge', as if to say, "if these great scholars agree with me in accepting and tolerating the Tigray/TFG alliance, in submitting and surrendering to occupation, I have an excuse" Adeer, rationalization kaama saarayso god-ka, nin-kasto oo maanta fadhiyo, without a reason, is a weak, dunya-loving coward, no matter how many cimaamds he wears or how many ayahs he has memorised. but that's a topic for another day, let's not hijack Norf's thread.

@Baashi. Thanks much, ol' buddy ol' pal. Intaas oo keliya aa kaa rabay. I appreciate the direct answer. Waqtiga aa igu yar ayaantaan, but we'll further flesh out your line of thought and the inherent contradictions soon inshallah. P.S. Sheikh Gacameey, Sheikh Abdullahi Cali Salad, Sheikh Dahir all fall under the classification of: Qaacidoon. Ask Xiin what it means, asaga aya kuu sharaxaaya tafseerka They said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch) You go fight, Anaka, we will sit here and watch, and wear cimaamads, and expound about the intricacies of wuduu, xaydh, and nifaas, and fall in love with the sound of our own voices as we give lecture upon lecture about how many hairs constitutes a beard and how much water is needed to make ghusul.

^^ Doesn't matter, Gun-ka. You still agree with Duke's gloating thread about the martyrdom of a thoroughbred, a man of honour well-known among the Somali community in Canada, Shaykh Aasbaaro, Ilaahay Janada haka waraabiyo. This is why the Resistance will never stop untill men like you, on the ground, are on their knees begging for forgiveness and mercy. We are in the business of creating a New Somalia, and your despicable collaborationist ilk are not welcome. Yield, or bear the consequences.

North, You came here with a sincere effort and have acquitted yourself admirably. Dadka muran meesha uu soo fadheestay, what they are looking for is a 'gotcha!' moment. Don't give it to them. It's as if they're saying: "We're in the mud(by being flag-waving Tol'ka enthusiasts), and so must you!" Tell them that some of us(Umada Soomaliyeed) haven't been raised, fed, and weaned on cuqdad, inferiority complex, and Tol'ka BS. Tell them that some of us, though we may differ on matters political and idealogical, unanimously support the bedrock universal principles of armed military resistance against oppression and occupation. Tell them that some of us don't give a crap whether our Tol jumps off a cliff or not. Somaliland would be in great hands if principled men like you were at it's helm. Baashi, answer the question yourself, fat old man: Before the Al-Shabaab can come up North, they first have got to pass through Galkacyo, Bosaaso, and Garowe. Will you support them in their campaign to cleanse Puntland from the dhabo-qoodhis that now rule it and provide supply lines and bases for the Ethiopian army. Yes or no, put up or shut up. Watch him come back with six sigma terminology: inta bay ka dhacthay, xaga bay ahayd, sidaan baynu rabnaa.

Residents in the city of Beledweyne, the capital of the province of Hiiraan are facing a new reality today after fighters belonging to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) seized control of the city hours after Ethiopian troops withdrew from the city. For the first time over a year, ICU fighters are openly patrolling the city streets Leaders of the ICU addressed residents of the city in an open court at the city centre where angry residents looted the city’s offices before the arrival ICU forces The fanatical looters and anarchists are at again! As soon as the peace-loving law-and-order imposing Ethiopian troops withdrew, the crazed mobs of anarchism desecended upon the symbols of authority and governance with greedy looting. We must bring in more foriegn forces to tame these beasts! We must bring in the Saudis! We must bring in the UN! We must pledge allegiance to Nur Cade, Abdullahi Yusuf,(and in a ceremonial post)Shakh Sharif! Sheik Hussein Gagale who was commanding the forces that took control of the city today said that it is a happy event that they are with city’s people who have been forced to endure humiliation and exploitation at the hands of colonial forces. On the other hand he chided the youth of the city saying “there are thousands of youth in front of me at this moment so why have they stayed silent when women, children and the weak among you have been humiliated by the enemy forces. I see that as a weakness of [islamic] faith in young people” said Sheik Hussein Gagale Eye witnesses confirmed to HOL that the ICU forces captured a man who was using a cell phone and speaking Amharic language. Reports say that the man had Ethiopian identification papers although he is an ethnic Somali . It is not known where the ICU forces took him Hadootee kanoo kale, markee qoorta loo dheereeyo, halkaan bay tacsi oo gogol dhiganaayaan. "Barbaric! Human Rights violation! Zees is not Islam! Zees is not the rules of war!" The whereabouts of the regional Governor and mayor of the city of are not yet known although some reports say that they have gone with Ethiopian troops who have vacated their main base at Jante-Kundisho. After the conclusion of the speeches by the ICU leaders, some residents and leaders of ICU forces together toured the various districts of the city chanting Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar The tide has turned, victory is around the corner, within arm's reach. And now, once the writing on the wall spells out doom and gloom for the Ikhawatul Khawana wal Khanaazer, they would speak to us of compromise and surrender, of defeat and dereliction of duty, just so that the warlords could enjoy a 'dignified exit'. I got a dignified exit for you: It involves a Qurac tree, a piece of rope, and crowd of witnessing thousands. "Sic semper tyrannis" "Thus ever to tyrants(and traitors)"

^^ That's the spirit. I like your new tone, duqa. See, as long as you're not a supporter of the Tigray/TFG alliance, wax waa wada qaybsankarnaa. Doesn't matter if we got political or ideological differences, we can work it out, feel me ? Tigray/TFG alliance supporter = renders you beyond the pale, for obvious universal reasons that i don't need to repeat. Anything else = we can talk, negotiate, wada-hadal, maa fee mushkila. One Somalia, indivisible, under Allah's(SWT) Xukm, with liberty and justice for all, is the goal.

^^ Dhaaf, Horn-ow, he's only reflecting his background and upbringing. Waraa Dabshid, I get around, dawg. Dubai is like my home away from home away from home. Makugu imaanaa ? Sidaas'na ma uu hadli kartaa then Baac'nimada iska dhaaf ee su'aashayda ka jawaab: Is Cabdul-Zenawi Yusuf a secessionist or warlord ? If neither, what is he ?

Ngonge, You may have started this thread in half-jest, but I believe what you call, ennui, is a serious problem afflicting not only you but many other Somalis/Muslims with too much leisure time, disposable income, and aimlessness on their hands. Hadaba, I am volunteering my services as a board-certified Quack to help diagnose and treat this entrenched malady. Gimme a second while I..... * furtively sneaks into E-Nuuri Softwaano Hospital, where the renowned Heart Surgeon, Nuur-ka Nuur-kiisa, is based. Breaks into the personal office of the great Diktoor Nur himself, steals the white coat, the big okiyaal, and the cimaamad* .....and we're all set. Commencing diagnosis: Here's how I see it: You've achieved your lifelong ambition of: a) wearing a suit to work. b) having your own cubicle. You've got the career, the family, the house, the car. You've managed to grow a respectable pot-belly, the envy of all your peers. And finally, just last year, after spending years and years as an alien resident in a foreign land, you were granted the elusive Sharci. God Save the Queen. You got it made, mayn. On top of the world and allat hotness. But now that ur at the pinnacle of success, now that you have actually peaked, you're thinking to yourself: "This isn't what it's all cracked up to be. I'm feeling empty. As if there's this big huge void, a ball of darkness inside me." And so you trudge on with life, trying this thing and that, far too secure in ur comfort zone of mediocrity, unwilling to make the necessary changes needed to treat this disease(which we shall name shortly). What ails you, Mr. Ngonge, and many of us, is a two-pronged assault by the massed forces of ghaflah & dunya'jacayl and of complacency & resignation If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of ((Allah)) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him Ghaflah, that cruel monster that begets a thousand baby monsters who torment your every waking hour. And so, ur every step and every thought is bedeviled by the Devil himself. Boiled down to it's simplest form, this is the source of ennui, of depression, of aimlessness. But glad tidings awaits, there is a cure for every curse, a antidote for every poison: Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah. for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction Qalbi qalalay biyo in lagu waraabiyo ayoo raboo. Ennui and what not is nothing but a desperate cry for water from a parched heart. Qalbiga iyo Roox-ka(the Soul) waxay kuleeyaheen: "Waraa, Jinoole, inta aa gardening, iyo Yoga iyo balaayo baas aa ku jirtid, war haraad iyo oon aa la dhiman rabnaa, war biyo baynu rabnaa, nagala soo gaar, balo ku qaaday" Athiga'na naf waxaa ka raadinee mafrish lagu qayilo ama minyaro lagu qabto ama sheesha la cabo. Waraa cilada xagaa ma ahan, cilada is inward. Taa waa hal qodob(remember we said two-pronged). Qodob'ka kale, complacency & resignation, waxaa inoo fasiraayo nin xakeem oo la dhihi jiray Thoreau, who perfectly encapsulated the sorry existence of most human beings when he said: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them another version: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation The powerful phrasing bal feeri: Quiet desperation. You're desperate, every fiber of your conscious is begging for release from this routine of hoarding, of greed, of tartan dunyawi. This empty life you lead bereft of authentic meanings of honour & dignity, of service & protection, of duty & dedication is suffocating, so you scream out, in the middle of the night: "Let me be. Release me. This is not what I signed up for. This is not Gobonimo. This is not Ic'laa kalimatillah. This is not Halgan & Xornimo. I want out. Give me Free!!!" But even then, it is a muted muffled cry. Nobody can hear it, not even you yourself, caught in the sticky web of this world as you are. And so, you resign yourself to a lifetime of resignation, of giving in to the status quo, of surrendering your mind and soul.....to fit in...or even just to live. The ideals of your youth dangling out there on yonder horizon, not quite out of reach, a grim witness, every day, to your capitulation. Diagnosis almost complete, we now will explain the course of treatment needed to slay this beast, and we'll also prescribe the medication, all that tommorow, right here from E-Nuuri Softwaano Hospital by your Quack M.D., Kash-$$$-Moni. to be continued.........

^^ How would you classify Cabdul-Zenawi Yusuf ? Is he a wicked secessionist who wants to separate the country or a evil warlord opportunist who has been holding the country hostage for 18 years ?

^ . Abti, I done told you, give me until the year's end. Af-Soomaliga dhan waxaa si fiican uu bartay(writing, literature, etc) '06'kee. You've got like a 30 year head-start. But, rest assured, your reign of waabsi, will soon come to an end.

^ . Abti, I done told you, give me until the year's end. Af-Soomaliga dhan waxaa si fiican uu bartay(writing, literature, etc) '06'kee. You've got like a 30 year head-start. But, rest assured, your reign of waabsi, will soon come to an end.

Great thread, LX. I am now working on deciphering a few words oo jiqda iga galay, but I understand most of it. A few more duruus like this, and I will be ready to mix it up with, Xiin, oo ayaantaan dadka waabis iyo cadaadis ghayr caadi ku hayo. Jariir iyo Farazdaq iyo taarikh'dee dhax'martay ka daran aa soo socoto, ee Xiin'ow, cagaha dhulka dhig.

Great thread, LX. I am now working on deciphering a few words oo jiqda iga galay, but I understand most of it. A few more duruus like this, and I will be ready to mix it up with, Xiin, oo ayaantaan dadka waabis iyo cadaadis ghayr caadi ku hayo. Jariir iyo Farazdaq iyo taarikh'dee dhax'martay ka daran aa soo socoto, ee Xiin'ow, cagaha dhulka dhig.

Xiin, Athiga, widaayow, AT&T aaba iskaga camiratay, intoo qadirinaayo cirradaada aaba iska arkootay. Awoowe, ii yara kaadi qadar yar un. At the current pace of progress in my af-Soomali, I will be ready to challenge you and smote you to the ground with a linguistic Sabaaxad sometime in 2010. If you continue to strut and preen like the proverbial peacock, you will force me to redouble my efforts and effect complete mastery of Somali gabay & suugaan by the year's end. Hadaba cagaha dhul-ka dhig intuusan hurricane Kashafa kugu soo kor dhagin, oow kugu haabsanin sida shabeel'ka ugu haabsado sagaaraha. Wayxak !! AT&T, xarfaankaan maa uu dhamaysid, abtiyow. Hal mar asaga dhan uu qubaay, nooh. Cirada iyo cimaamada iyo tusbaxa ha uu bixin. Hal mar jag-jag kasii. Khalaas.

^ Point taken. My bad, checked the archives, and you did not support the tribal conference of last year, so I'm retracting that point. Baashi did tho and since you two hold almost synomous positions(Siamese twins ) , mistake xagaa uu ka dhacay, again, my fault. But you did support Nur Cade, loudly at that. So while I'm answering your 2 questions(working on it), I wanted to get ur reaction to the fact that PM Nur Cade,in his capacity as Attorney General, signed the death order, of 11 of the most knowledgeable and courageous scholars Somalia has ever produced, a crime of epic proportions, one that we cannot do justice to in this thread. Marka, any reaction ? Any change in your thinking ? And how does it influence your reasoning vis-a-vis men like Siad Barre, Nur Cade, Cabdullahi Yusuf, Qaybdiid, etc Feel free to elaborate, cuz it'll take me some time to answer ur 2 Qs.

I am sure that you will, at the end, appreciate Sharif’s good sense of judgment when the Ethiopians are made to withdraw with a single stroke of pen--- a feat sheer bravery alone would hardly achieve I'm already on record saying that I will happily eat my criticisms if the Ethiopians leave in 120 days. Were it so easy to expell the Ethiopians and their followers(juz laa yata'jaza') out of Somalia soil. Will you also pledge to acknowledge your errors, in judgment, and reasoning, if the Ethiopians are still here by Oct. 3, or will you, like your sidekick, conveniently blame the Resistance for 'throwing a wrench in the peace process'. Waa qaldanaa ceeb ma ahan. Pig-headed'ness is. Note: Fadlan, do not question my integrity. I cannot vouch for the rest of your Is-Qancis Brigade(you roll with a dirty bunch, evident from their posts, past and present), but even tho I have vehemently disagreed with you, I have not questioned the nobility of your aims and your good intentions. Let's try and keep it that way.

Xiin, First off, JZK for your advice. I may not agree with it all, but rest assured, it does not fall on deaf ears. Tan labaad, before I answer your 2 questions, I think, at this point in our dialogue, we need to step back and and examine, very broadly, the past 18 months, the developments that came about then, and our respective stances towards them. Markaas aa lakala fahmi karnaa yaa Xaq'qa ku taagan iyo yaa hawadiisu iska raacanaayo. If I recall correctly, last September, a tribal 'reconciliation' conference was held in Mogadisho. Now, it goes without saying that it was a farce, a PR stunt used by the TFG to drum up money and support from the powers-that-be, as if to say: "You want democracy ? Here's democracy. You want inclusion, tolerance, and allat jazz ? Here you go." A farce of a conference even more comical than the one in Djoubouti, cuz it was held under the shade of a T-72 tank. And as if to underscore that last point, at the conclusion of that meaningless shir, the respected, honoured, and esteemed 'Mudanayaal' rioted like a hungry mob. Their demands ? "We were each promised 100 dollars if we attended the shir. Where's our money" Pathetic is too good a word to describe the farce, it's organisers, and the participants. Nothing, absolutely nothing, was achieved. It ended in more discord, more strife, and more hatred. But you, your sidekick Baashi, Jujie, and fellow Is-Qancis peaceniks all supported that farce. Good intentions u had, no doubt, but it is also a testament to your caqli-level and your judgement. Rag'ow bal qora: Waa kow Ka gudub. Not long after that, Ali Gheedi was summoned to Addis and ordered to resign by Zenawi. You know, the same way you would order a dog to sit, jump, and roll over. Zenawi then handpicked a new handmaiden: His Excellency, Honorable Colonel Nur Xasan Xusayn. And in a rare showing of unanimity, the dhabodhilifs, their sympathizers, the Is-Qancis Brigade, and the peaceniks all went apeshit. Waxaa moodaa in ladahay Mahdi'ga aa cirka ka soo dagay. Hyperbolic praise was showered on him from all sides: The annointed Saviour of Somalia:"OMG, he free'd Axmed Diriye, he's a hero ! OMG, there are highly classified intelligence reports(Waxaa la yiri) that say the Ethiopians are unhappy with the level of his servitude, they wish he would increase his obeisance level, and guess what, he refused ! He's a hero, gabartay-tha aa ku daraa ! OMG, he actually said that he would head to Asmara to negotiate before he backtracked and said No, such resolve, integrity, and fortitude, he's a hero!" Saaxiib-kaa Kash-$$$-Moni aa kuu soo haray, instead of bovine herd group-think, what did I do ? Simple: Shaykh Google aa waydiiyay. It's called independent objective research. And the first thing I found out was that upon being sworn in, he immediately flew to Addis, stood before the Etho Parliment and thanked them for all their help and sacrifice that their friendly Army was extending in Somalia. The blood of the innocent civilians, mowed down by Etho mortars and shells, was flowing in the streets of Moga as he spoke. Their Braying Minister.(lacnada ilaahay ha ku sugnaato). This is the calibre of a man that was welcomed by the foolish peaceniks as a 'man of peace'. Now, to his credit, HornAfrique revised his earlier laudatory assessment of the man and acknowledged him for what he is: a rubber stamping Xabashi stooge, even more of a yes-man than Gheedi himself. Waa Ninka dahay, Walaalaheen Xabashada Xaq bay uu leeyaheen inay la dagaalaan Cadowga(referring to the Noble Resistance). And yet to some, he was the key to peace, the Somali Mandela, the textbook definition of a statesman. Now, I could stop here and move on to my 3rd point, but I want to show you, as clear as daylight, why, if u don't change ur ways, u'll always be stuck in the Is-Qancis swamp. diyaar ? Ok. Did you know, yaa Xiin yaa Faniin, that the man who, as Attorney General of the Barre regime, signed the execution papers of the 11 Somali Culimaa in 1978 for daring to speak out, when all others were silent, against the Barre regime, was none other than your Saviour, Nur Cade ? Did you ? Well, now that you know, what has this changed in you ? Let me venture an answer: Nothing. It doesn't matter in your warped reasoning if he killed 11 scholars or 11,000. Weli waa uu sacab-tumi lahayd, as long as he promises to bring back the Somali Republic. It doesn't matter to you the fact that there are documents proving that both Abdullahi Yusuf and Ali Mahdi buried industrial, toxic, and nuclear waste on Somali soil. They are still legitimate leaders in your myopic eyes, because, ostensibly, farcically, and bullshit'ly, they are for this mockery called 'dowladnimo'. Thousands dead. Tens of thousands wounded. 2.5 million stranded as refugees. Capital city destroyed a 2nd time over. M.ooriyaan bandit roadblocks everywhere, preying on the weak and hapless. Words cannot paint the dire and painful portrait Somalia has become. Yet, the peaceniks want to reward the treasonous warlords responsible for this calamity by a) surrendering to the Ethiopians b) accepting them(warlords) as legitimate leaders of Somalia c) recognizing their authority d) forgetting and ignoring the war crimes committed. All of this is advocated for, with a straight face, for the sake of(I can't write this shit without my face wrinkling in disgust) 'Dowladnimo' 'Qaranimo' 'The Somali Republic' Incredible, truly incredible. Which makes one wonder. Forget princples(principles waaaaaa hore laga soo tagay), do you have any boundaries, yaa rajul ? Any at all ? Are there any lines once crossed you will call for that most ancient, universal, and time-honored of concepts: Self-defense, resistance against oppression, liberation against occupation. What will it take you to understand that the problem is not Ethiopia, but the men, the warlords enabled by Ethiopia ? Rag'ow bal qora: Waa Labo Adeer, waxaa maraysaa 2 disastrous calls(supporting Tribal conference, supporting Nur Cade), which have borne out to be complete and total failures by any and all metrics. Markee lagu sadaxayeeo Djbouti farce waxaa garaacoysaa 0-3. And this is the little I remember off the top of my head, iskaba dhaaf hadee aa uu qaato magnifying glass to the Archives. If you were a financial trader at, say, Goldman Sachs, you woulda been sacked way back when. Were you a hedge fund manager, it would have collapsed and you would be responsible for ruining your investors. I'm using money as an analogy tool because nobody tolerates losing money. Hadaba, kawaran qofkee ku ciyaaraayo, gamble'garaynaayo, mustaqbal'ka, taarikh'da', nolosha, shacabka, and Deenta of an entire country ? Ninkaas maxaa ku xukimilahayd ? How, you might ask. How am I gambling with all that stuff, you might say. Jawaab'tee: You are fulfilling Zenwai's master plan for him. Ummada Soomaliyeed waxaa rabtaa inaa uu gacan galisid nimanka for 40 years and counting, bur-burkeeda soo hogaaminaayeen oo ka so shaqeynaayay. You would create a nation of servants and slaves to the status quo. Servants who say "Samcan wa taaca" to anybody with tanks and helicopters. Markaas aa isla fiicantahay, oo waxaaba isku haysataa nin khayr ka talinaayo. Ilaahow nin jaahil ha cadaabin! Don't get me wrong: I believe you have the best intentions when you say the incredible head-shaking things you say. But adeer, as I've told you before, you, and the people that think like you, would purchase illusory security by giving up the most ghaali and priceless of liberties. Sorry, akh. That will never be allowed. Shakh Sharif is irrelevant. Ditto any of the other Shaykhs that signed off on this farce.(Weligaa ma ka fakartay, that the one member that is both a Shaykh and a Professor, Ibrahim Cadow, was absent at the shirqool ? Ka soo fakar!). The cause of liberation, of Somali Gobonimo and freedom, is greater than any personality, may he be the most pious man alive. Shakhsiyaaat sheekeda kuma xirno, ee meeshaas macaweeska yuusan kaaga dhegin. Our position is very simple. The Xaq does not need verbal gymnastics or Six Sigma terminology. Abu Paragon summed it up best when he said: Originally posted by Paragon: Niicda badan hala joojo. 120 days ha nala ka war sugu ayuu arrinku ahaaye, waa maxay taakeysigu? Willingness to extend-ku iyo futuutku waa maxay? In badan baa la yiri waxba ma ogolaataan, balse hadda Shariif ogolaanay inaan ka war sugno, dagaalkoo sii soconaya . We're only trying to give the Diplomatic Front of our resistance movement a chance. And only on these boards. No where else. Marka don't get over yourselves folks, and start throwing in your trade-mark cheap shots. Let's give the Sheikh the benefit of the doubt. That's all we've agreed on thus far. And that's about the only thing we'll agree on so long as the tigree are in Somali soil. Garadaase? Simple. Level-headed. Determined. Our vision is clear, our eyesight steady. We know what must be done and we, Ummada Soomaliyeed, anakoo Ilaahay kaashanayno, will get it done, inshallah.

Horn Afrique, That is a great question, abti. One each of us should ask ourselves. I do not have the answer for it at this present time, Ilaahay Xaqa hana tuso oo jidkeesa hanoo sahlo. Capetown, Shaykh Sharif Ilaahay dartiisa aan uu jeclahay. And that is the greatest love: In Ilaahay dartii wax uu jeclaatid iyo wax uu nacthid. Marka Sheekha oon sidaas aniga iyo dhamaan Ummada Soomaliyeed oo jeclaanay, hadoo qalad iyo gaf wayn la imaado, sidee baa dareemaysaa ? Intense disappointment and a feeling of betrayel. How could you yaa Shaykh. Marka hadal-ka kulul dhinaceesa waxa naga keenaayo waa intaa. Anaka Sheekha waan uu ictiraaf'sanahay khayr oo soo qabtay iyo hadathaan xataa khayrka oo wado. Laakin adeer, perfection, al-Kamaal, Eebbe oo keliya ay uu sugnaaty. We are not the Catholic Church that preaches the infallibility of men. As Somalis, we are an egalitarian society, ninkee madax oo qalad galo, gacanta baa la qabanaaya oo kursiga oo ku fadhiyay aa laga soo dijinaayaa. Shaykh hadoo qalad'keesa garto oo ka noqdo, halgan-ka meesheesa ayoo ka wathaa. Laakin marna ma dhacayso, in shakhsiyad darteetha loo istaajiyo Halgan-ka.

^^Laqanyo is prolly the most interesting speaker who's gonna be there. An actual TFG dhabo-dhilif official in the flesh ! Funny thing is tho, he's been spurned and fired by the TFG, and he's now tryna pull a Caydiid "waa towbadkeenay" joint. Barafasoor, tartiib ninyahow, Naxar haka cabsiinin. Btw, Mohamed Dini is an Scholar, maybe not from Umm-ul Quraa and Madeenah U, but I've seen his lectures, the brother knows the Deen. Naxar, the summit is kinda like a networking meet-up for young Somalis all over N.America. Beyond that, you can call the contact # on the ad for more info.

You should warn your fellow SOLers about your desire to have the people of Somalia subjugated to the government of Mbegathi and its cowardly wanna-be dictator, who will surely go down as the most treacherous Somali of all-time. I wear my colours on my sleeves, unlike some I don’t have to hide my views behind pretentious well-wishing and ‘peaceniking’ for I know there can never be peace without freedom Respect. Even tho we may never see eye-to-eye on the issue of union vs secession, I have more respect for you and your likes than the loudest of the loudmouth'ed Somali'weynist, the cadres of dhabodhilifs and their sympathizers, with all of their double-dealing, backdoor scheming, and wholesale treason of the Somali people. Respect.

Who are this we? Those of us who want to see a stable, and sovereign Somlia, with her territorial integrity unscathed, before this decade ends. Translation: This 'we' will be led by Abdullahi Yusuf, Cabdi-Qaybdiid, Mohamed Dheere, and Nur Cade, among many other peace-loving, reasonable, and patriotic Somalis. Ceremonial posts will be given to the reformed terrorists that join us in a unity government. That will be the extent of our 'grand compromise'. This 'we' of ours is ready to cede and sign away Somali sovereignty to any powerful external actor, be it Ethiopia, the US, the EU, the AU, or the UN. If they have tanks and helicopters, 'we' will make sujood for them. On the other hand, we will (attempt to, spectacular failure thus far) crush and destroy the peace-spoilers, the anarchists, and the Khawaarij who have succeeded in denying us, 'we', the chance to rule. 'We' do not care about that blood that has been shed, the lives that have been stolen, the refugees renting trees for shelter, the genocidal war crimes committed, the 2nd destruction of that ancient city by the sea: Mogadisho, the enduring presence of Ethiopian influence and control, the extradition of Somalis scholars and youth and their torture in secret prisons. All of that means nothing to 'we', us. Everything is expendable for the sake of the Somali Republic and this thing called 'peace and stability', who only 'we' have the right to define. Anybody who opposes us is a warmonger, a terrorist, an anarchist, or a wadaad with too much ambitions. And we will win IA Poor thing doesn't know he's already lost, that he's been throughly defeated with his eyes open. Rag'gu qaarkiisa far waa wayn oo keliya bay wax ku fahmaan. Perhaps the only way Xiin and Baashi will know they have lost, is by seeing the dangling corpses of Abdullahi 'B!tch-slap' Yusuf, Khayrdiid, and Butcher Dheere, hanging from the tallest Qurac tree in Xamar Caday. Only then will they awaken from the drunken stupor that consumes them, that gives them hallucinations of a return to the days of "anaka vs ayaga", a return to the status quo of tribal innuendo and politicking. Defeated old men, like Abdullahi Yusuf, are always the last to see the writing on the wall. Until the grim reaper comes knocking on their bedroom door and says: "Time to go, baby"

Somali Youth Summit July 5th & 6th, 2008. Columbus, Ohio. Pretty interesting lineup: Amiin Amir Artist Montreal, Canada, Dr. Dooli "Lawyer" Toronto Canada, Mohamed Sh. Hassan (Publisher/Scansom Publishing) Mohamed Diini "Islamic Scholar", Abdisalam Aato "Director/Writer/Producer", Yasmin Hamud "Somali Community in San Diego", Abdi fataax Layar Toronto Canada, Najax "Qoraa/Abwaan" Minneapolis Minnesota C/kariin "Dhabo-dhilif" Laqanyo "Ambassador of Somalia to South Africa, Abdukadir Shakib Sh. Ali "Activist" Saleban Said "Author" Chicago Illinois Saida VIP "Qoraa/ Suxufiyad" Belgium, Ahmed Aadan "Arday GTTC N.Carolina" Malik Abdalla "Political/Social Commentator OSU" Ayanle Daad "Blogger", Yasmin "Arday UNC North Carolina", Sahro Siyaad "Fanaanad Minneapolis" C/casis F. Wisconsin, Muno A. Virginia, Farhio Jordan "Actress" Comedians: Happy Khalif & Baariyoow Hosted by Sacdiyo Abdukadir Dhaqane Anybody going ?

^^ Brilliant summation, yaa Barafasoor, of the false dilemmas and rationalizations the peaceniks present. They invoke the treaty of Hudaybiyah without knowing(or maybe they do) the conditions and context that led upto it. The Muslims marched to Makkah(not the other way around). They were in a position of strength(not the other way around). The strong can compromise and not suffer, even gain. The weak do not have that luxury. Now, I'm not calling for them to hang from a qhudac tree. Simple asking: can they be trusted ever again? How do I know they won't continue their wadaad ganacisi and gangsterism? How do we know that they won't announce another Shahaado la dirir group sometime next year? How do we know if the resistance disarms, the Warlords won't hunt them down, whilst the UN sits idly? This is the only part of ur post I got a problem with. You make it sound like a family tussle or a tiff between good friends. Brother, these pieces of human excrement are beyond the pale. We may use them strictly in a subservient capacity, ayagoo toothless ah, with no power, for the greater good, but the notion that Abdullahi Yusuf or M.Dheere, or Qaybdiid will ever be allowed in a position of authority is a non-starter. Shaykh Sharif is willing to entertain that notion. The brothers and sisters on the ground reject it, mardood, with no caveats. You ask: How do we know they won't resume their wadaad-ganacsi(which is going on in Pland and Sland, as we speak). I'll answer your question with a question: Are you willing to find out ? Are you willing to take that chance ? Shaykh Sharif apparently is. Xadeeth: A believer is not stung from the same hole twice. Barafasoor, the peaceniks would endeavor, in futility, to try and portray the situation in Somalia as a intractable complex struggle for land, power, and resources. Know why ? Cuz then, we all shoulder the blame, collectively. Not Ethiopia. Not Abdullahi Yusuf. Not Ali Gheedi. Not Meles Zenawi. No,no, no, no. You and I are to blame. The refugees renting trees for shelter are to blame. Somalia and Somalis are to blame. Sheeko xareero-daas ayay rabaan inay naga gadaan. Waraa, meesha ciyaal maa joogo ? War waxaa arki jiray been lasoo qurxiyay, oo dhar loo soo geliyay. Akhyaartaan, bahasha oo qaawan ay lasoo shir tagayaan. Actually, the people who signed this deal live in comfortable hotels too and some of the men who will have grievances with this deal live in the Bushes of Somalia! They have left their wives, children and homes, in order to liberate their homeland. Little sleep and time for luxuries do they get. Yet, this deal stipulates that after 30 days these men will be condemned by the ARS Bingo. Labada Shariif caseer-ka iyo mukayifka 5 star hotels ay ka haleen aan umalaynaa. Sidaas maala rabaa in halyeey lagu noqdo ? Yaa uu sheego, Omar Muktar, Sayyid-ka, and Co all spent their days in the mire and muck of the fields. Been'beentaas Gobanimo laguma gaaro, yaa uu sheego. Gobanimo waa geed harwayn uu ku baxa dhiiga geesiga, ayaa nin waa hore yiri, yaa uu sheego.

Labadan LAND u jajabnaa dadyowga kale, dadkooduna u gacan adkaa I hope nomads can now understand the need to dismantle the dhabodhilif entities of Riyaale and Cade 'Butac' Muse. Somalia burns at the hands of Ethiopian arsonists, and the self-styled Lands celebrate their alliance with the Mother Ethiopia, and aid, abet, and enable it's murderous campaign down South, as if it was business as usual. Nothing to see here folks, move along. But let Djbouti, favourite brothel of the West, get into a fake meaningless tussle with Eriteria, and they issue sanctimonious declarations of support and condemnation. But hey, ain't no biggie. Cuz even though they both traffic in the sale and extradition of Somali citizens, old and young, scholars and mothers, to Ethiopia, even tho they allow Etho soldiers to roam their territory freely, and set-up bases, and use their ports to unload tanks used to destroy their brethren, even in the face of all that, it's all worth it , cuz they are Peaceful and Stable , and that's all that matters in the world Peace and Stability Ilaahow caqli-xumi aa kaaga mangalay. Ilaahow aragti-gaabni aa kaaga mangalay.