We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.

Classified, You have raised a good question. In my opinion Somalia should remain part of the Arab League. The Arab League is a major organization in the region where Somalia is situated. Therefore it is important that Somalia has a voice in that organization, so that Somali interest can be better served. The Arab League is no different that AU or IGAD or the OIC. I am not an Arab, but it is in the interest of Somalia, that we are represented in that organization. In our current situation, I can imagine the resentment that we have for our Arab neighbors. But lets remember, its politics and we should work for our Somali interest and not not expect and inch of goodness from anyone, its a dog eat dog world. Leaving the Arab league will leave us voiceless in a major regional organization. Also if we (Somali's) get the opportunity to join the International Whaling Organization, or the Society for the management of Antarctica, we should join with our knife and fork ready and take our share. Its not about race, religion, culture, friendship, its about interest!

Xaaji Xunjuf;968910 wrote: Siyaasada iyo kaftanka dee wala wadayaa oo taasi joogsan mayso , balse waxay somalidu isku hayan u malayn mayo kaftan SOL lugu joojiyo iyo siyasad ka hadal ba wax ka badalaysa wa aragtidayda. Waan filayay in aadan joojin karin balwadan. Balwad aad u adag weeye in la joojiyo.

Xaaji Xunjuf;968903 wrote: ^^ Wax wanaagi ma jirto laakin maxa laga qaban kara Wax qabadka adiga iska bilaaw. Hadii aad wanaag dooneysid. Ilaahayna ka baqaysid. Fitnada aad wadid jooji. Fitnada aan ka hadlayo waxa weeye waxa aad maalin walba webkan iyo kuwa kale aad ku qortid. Waxan aad adiga iyo kuwa kaleba qortaan, kaftan maaha. Ka sukoow naftaada, ereyadanin dad badan ayee habaabinayaan, oo ay naceyb ku beerayaan. Wanaaga ka shaqee, xumaanta iska daa. There is something you can do about it, right?

Xaaji Xunjuf;968896 wrote: It means inay tabta ku nooladan. Tabtani wanaag miyee ugu jirtaa adiga iyo inta eheleda kuu ah?

Xaaji Xunjuf;968887 wrote: ^^ Wey kala adagyihin wasee la so kala dhex galay African union troops iyo waxyaalo kale. Lama rabo inay dhinac guuleysato conflictka Somalida. So what does this mean for dadka Somalida ah hadii aan la rabin inuu dhinac guuleysto?

^^and who would that be?

^^Who can win?

Yesterday for the first time in a long time I watched Somali News. The first news clip was on the burning of ballot boxes in Qardho. The second news clip was on the burning of ballot boxes in Gaalkacyo. The third news clip was on a IED that was used in Kismaayo. The fourth news clip was on a group that was attacking soldiers in Mogadishu. The fifth news clip was of a famous Sheikh talking about the situation in North West Somalia, RRU troops attacking residential houses, cabinet reshuffle and clan meetings. What I understood from these clips is that: 1. No one is winning 2. All are loosing 3. As long as Somali’s don’t want for their fellow Somali’s what they want for themselves the situation will get worse.

Pity the Nation -Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. -Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own wine-press. -Pity the nation that acclaim the bully as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful. -Pity the nation that raises not its voice save when it walks in a funeral, boasts not except among its ruins, and will rebel not save when its neck is laid between the sword and the block. -Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking. -Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpetings, and farewells him with hootings, only to welcome another with trumpetings again. -Pity the nation whose sages are dump with years and whose strong men are yet in the cradle. -Pity the nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation. Khalil Gibran. THE GARDEN OF THE PROPHET. London, Heinemann (1934)

@Baashi, Interessting piece, but how would this work in the case of the Somali civil war? Any examples of this brutality cascade or circles of friendship? Or how this might work.

He kicked at some greek guy, he didn't even hit him. Now its costing them the game Greece 1 - Nigeria 1 ...and the Greeks are going strong.

It was deserved.....by the Mexicans to equalize....after being denied the first goal.... 1-1 is not too bad.

You protest too much

War deg deg ah 2 garab oo ka kala tirsan Jabhada SNM ayaa dagaal ku dhex marayaa Magaalo Madaxda Gobolka Togdheer ee Burco, dagaalkan ayaa bilowday abaaro 01:00 Duhurnimo ee saacada Geeska Afrika. Sida ay u xaqiijiyeen dad goobjoogayaal ahaa wakhtigii uu dagaalkani qaraxayey waxa ay sheegeen in Garabka SNM ee Dowlada sheegta Ciidamo ka tirsan oo Police ay si kedisa weerar ugu soo qaadeen Xaafaad October oo fariisin u ah Garabka SNM ee Mayalka adage e ku abtirsada Siilaanyo. Dagaalka ayaa ku faafay inta badan Xaafadaha Bari ee Magaalada waxaana hada ku gacansareeya garabka mayalka adag ee uu hogaamiyo Siilaanyo lama oga khasaaraha dhabata ah hase yeeshee inta la ogyahay waxaa dagaalkaas ku dhaawacmay Ciidama farabadan oo Police ah oo ay ka mid yihiin Taliyihii Qaybta Plocka Bariga Burco dhimashona waa jirtaa inkastaan la carabaabin waxaana la sheegayaa in mar dhow ay dagaalka ku soo biirayaan Ciidamada Milaterigu oo iyagu hada ka soo talaabaya dhinaca Woqooyi ee Magaaladaas, shacabka Deegaankuna wa ka qayb dagaalkan inkasta oo aanay isku saf ka dagaalamyn. Waa dagaalkii ugu xumaa oo ka dhaca Magaalaad Burco laga soo bilaabo sanadihii sagaashameeyadee oo mar beelaha deegaankaasi isku dagaaleen habar habar, wakhtiga Dagaalku uu ku soo beegmay oo xasaasi ah ayaa iyaduna sii hurin doonta xiisada colaadeed maadaama lagu jiro ololihii Doorashda Madaxtinimada Maamulka la magacbaxay Somaliland.