Hmmmm is there a book about his travels and his encounters in Somalia?

About Sadam, well THE WINNEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRR TAKESSSSSSS IT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

Speaking about people kicked out of Africa, Roman legionaires from Africa were stationed in the Roman border area in Germania. Those soldiers mixed with the locals. So those big Germans have African blood. And Schwarzenegger = Black N(i)gger. The germans in those area show allot of African features.

Yeps....as predicted. Th only person that would defend Cade Muuse's corrupt administration. General Duke maybe its time you wished the people of Puntland a better leadership then Cade Muuse's incompetence. Don't be blinded by qabyaalad. Stand for whats right, Cade Muuse is corrupt we can all see that, it does not make you less of a regionalist if you say he is corrupt. You can still support Puntland and wish the people all the best while you demand accountable leadership.

Originally posted by Caamir: Me, please spare us the insidious prediction to divide the people of Puntland. Cade is an incompetent president and Inshallah he will learn his mistakes, but the people are always the power behind his authority. They can unseat him anytime. I have been hearing these remarks as Monarchy. OK Caamir, how am I being insidious I said exactly what you said. I said he is incompetent. I said that his leadership has been divisive and I said I am worried about this talk about a Monarchy in Puntland. So how is what I said and what you agreed with insidious prediction to divide the people of Puntland.

Your emotional outburst here is either convincingly bogus or extremely delusional. That is the best thing I ever heard from you. NGONGE your slipping man, your slipping. In the other tread I saw you gaining morals and now we are discussing how we can make things better. Wow your full of suprises.

^^hahhahahahahahaaa, deereeye wuxu!! A little google search and this is Buuhoodle. Never been there but I heard the war transformed it.

Dear Ngonge, In a reality as harsh as today's Somalia the flag is one of the few symbols of hope. It towers above the savageries that we have put each other though. It stands for ideals that still need to be implemented. It stands for unity that is illusive today. It stands for the peaceful co-existence of the Somali nation. It is a pipe dream to you, to me its a symbol of the Somalia that could be. It reminds me everyday for what we should aim for. I do not have to explain to you what our flag stands for or its symbolism. The flag is an idea, its an expression of that idea on a piece of cloth. My question is don´t you think that insulting the ´cloth´ also the insults the idea of us living together, working together and building your Somalia and our Somalia. A Somalia in which we are all free, a Somalia that would tolerate a person like Qudhac even if he insulted our flag, a Somalia that would tolerate you wearing your pink tank top and holding your boyfriends hand. A Somalia that is just and respects each one of us no matter what qabiil or region we hail from. A Somalia that does not tolerate the subjugation of its brothers and sisters in Ethiopia or Kenya. A Somalia that wants to contribute to this world and advance humanity. Qudhac´s insulting of our flag would in any other day be laughed at, but today it is no laughing matter. We don´t have much left our statehood. We have burned our country, we have made our people refugees, we have killed each other and put each other through unspeakable atrocities. All we have left is optimism, all we have left is ideas, we have little hope in an almost hopeless situation. Many brothers and sisters have given up on Somalia. NGONGE I was warned about you and that you are one strange character. I know you enjoy playing the devils advocate, but have you not noticed that today you are standing at Goliaths side. David is Somalia and Somalinimo. If you enjoy supporting the underdog then switch sides, if you enjoy kicking them while they are down my question to you is why bother. Our flag is our ideal on a piece of cloth, insulting the piece of cloth is insulting the ideal.

^^ Reminds me of Horn and Allamagans talk couple of weeks ago. Secondly if we talk about 'someones´ land then where is Gelinsoor. So Somalipride, maybe you should take it easy and wish our people peace well being instead of playing the qabyaalad card. Honour your login name and make Somalia proud. We are all the same people, its time we stop this qabyaalad. Hate only creates more hate. Lets fight for justice instead of qabiil. If we support justice then it will only create more justice. I am not saying that the ICU owns justice. If Puntland wants to fight the ICU then weapons and money alone won´t help it. Puntland has to change from within and gain the moral high ground otherwise its lost. Puntland will not fall because of outside pressure but it will crumble from within because its people are not satisfied.

^^ for someone that doesn't care you are spending allot of time apologising for that guy. Hypocrisy and lies go hand in hand right?

Salam Cambaro, This is indeed a worrying development for the Somali people of Puntland. The leadership of Cade Muuse has been very divisive. I don't think I have to tell you all the failed policies of his administration, the corruption and nepotism. Puntland used to be a source of hope for Somalia, in terms of security and economic developments. Puntland has also always stood for the re-establishment of the Somali state. Ever since Cade Muuse took over the office of president of Puntland, we have seen him allow the occupation of Puntland territories by the Secessionist militia. We have seen were greed took him when he had the skirmishes in Maakhirland. The shady deals with the Australian company. The Ethiopian troops stationed in Gaalkacyo today that came on his invitation. And now these totalitarian methods. Cade Muuse hasn't shown the leadership that was expected of him. He has let down the Somali people of Puntland. When I compared him with Qanyare, I was talking about the greed and the shady deals he made, only a person of Qanyares or Muuse Suudi's caliber would make deals like that.

Not many countries have a history as long, rich and diverse like our country. It is sad that not many people have investigated our history. It is even sadder that we mostly rely on others to tell us about our history. It is time for us Somalis to take interest in our own history. Thank you for this topic Dave. Any historians, archaeologists or anthropologists on SOL or are we all economists (faraxs) Bio-chemists ( xalimo's). Originally posted by David_Letterman: Ibn Battuta We traveled by sea for fifteen nights and arrived at Mogadishu. It is a town endless in its size. Its people have many camels, of which they slaughter hundreds every day, and they have many sheep. Its people are powerful merchants. Maybe its time that Mogadishu regained its old glory and became a merchant city once again. Somalis are good in business because its in our genes, we have always had it in us. Dubai should better watch out, we will catch up soon. But if want to catch up we need to loose this narrow minded attitude of qabyaalad and racism. we should open our doors to people from all over the world ( ONLY IN MOGADISHU THOUGH!! yes a redneck never looses its spots) Mogadishu should become a cosmopolitan once again. Originally posted by David_Letterman Kiblui Khan the Mongol Emperor of China and the grandson of Ghengis Khan heard of the trading Empire in Mogadishu and send an envoy to establish trade links and to negotiate a release of an earlier envoy that was send by the Emperor and held captive in Mogadishu -China's encounter with africa yeps kidnap, hijack, piracy. Not much has changed on that front. If you don't know where your coming from you won't know where your going and you wont know you are. With a history as rich as ours we don't need an identity crisis. Even Ibn batuta pointed out. That we are not Arabs. When he said Originally posted by David_Letterman: We went to the Grand Mosque to pray. When the sheikh came out, I greeted him. He said to me, in Arabic "You are most welcome. You have honored our country and given us pleasure.'' Why was it important to him to mention that the sheikh said it Arabic? could it be because most people didn't speak Arabic.

^^Dear appologist, Justs see for yourself where it goes.

We have always known that something was wrong in Puntland and that the idea of Puntland was hijacked by a corrupt group. Puntland has become a mini-dictatorship. Or as Duke rightly pointed out a Monarchy, we all know what a monarchy means, it also means that the people living in Puntland should just say farewell to the leadership of Puntland, because it belongs to a select group of people, maybe even one family. Puntland is no longer a democratic entity waiting for the the re-establishment of the Somali Republic. We have also heard people like Duke contemplate the 'Independence' of Puntland state. Where will this stop. What we are seeing today in Puntland is a glimpse of whats to come if A/Y gets a hold of Somalia. We might see the establishment of a monarchy a concept alien to the egalitarian Somalis. We can also expect to see the corruption and nepotism become official state policies. Do we want people like Cade Muuse and A/Y to rule our country? Cade Muuse and A/Y are no better then Qanyare, Muuse Suudi or Riyaale. Lets stop the hypocrisy. This whole other criminals are bad but our criminal is good story has to end. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wareegto uu soosaaray madaxwaynaha puntland ayaa lagu mamnuucay shirarka siyaasada iyo xisbiyada ma Warkii 06-Nov-2006 iyo Qormadii: yaasiin faytin Wareegto uu soo saaray madaxwaynaha DGPL Gen: Cade muuse ayaa waxaa lagu mamnuucay dhamaan shirarka siyaasada, xisbiyada sida ka muuqada qoraalka wareegtada oo ka kooban 5qodob. Inkastoo lasheegay in qoraalkan ku saxiixan yahay madaxwaynaha puntland hadana kama muuqato astaanta madaxwaynaha DGPL si cadna qoraalkaan looguma baahin waxyaha qaabilsan warfaafinta saxaafadana si toos ah looma soo gaarsiin halka kalia ee qoraalkan lagu soo daabacay waa webka ay isku magacaabay www.puntlandgov.com oo la sheego in xukuumada puntland ay leedahay kamana muuqato astaanta xukuumada ama wasaarada warfaafinta oo ay hawsheedii tahay. qoraalka wareegtadan ayaa sidan u qornaa 05-Nov 2006 Ku : Wasaaradda arr.gudaha,amniga & DDR, Ku : Xeer Ilaaliyaha guud ee Puntland, Ku : K/S Taliyaha ciidanka Booliska, Ku : Agaasimaha guud ee hay’adda PSS, Ku : Guddoomiyayaasha gobollada Puntland, Ku : Guddoomiyayaasha degmooyinka Puntland, Ku : Taliyayaasha qaybaha Booliska, Ku : Taliyayaasha saldhigyada Booliska Ku : Dhammaan xubnaha hay’adaha sharcifulinta Iyadoo la tixgelinayo xaaladaha siyaasadeed iyo nabadgelyo ee qaybo Soomaaliya ka mid ah ka soo cusboonaaday, Iyadoo maanka lagu hayo xaqiiqada ah in Puntland ay tahay geyi nabadeed,nidaam dimoqraaddi ahi ka taabba galay oo wax-soo-saar iyo horumar u gudubtey, Iyadoo la meelmarinayo siyaasadda dowladda iyo mas’uuliyadda dastuuriga ah ee ka saaran kuna waajibineysa sugidda amniga dadweynaha iyo badbaadinta puntland dad iyo dalba, Iyadoo ll fulunayo go’aamadii golaha xukuumadda DGPL, shirkiisi November 02, 2006 laguna qabtay magaalo-madaxda gobolka Mudug ee Gaalkacyo, Waxaan go’aamiyeya fulinta awaamirta soo socota : 1- In la qabqabto,caddaaladdana la hor geeyo koox ama qof kasta oo ku kaca abaabul,kicin,jahwareerin bulsho iyo fidin warar lagu taageerayo kuwa maxaakimta sheegta ee uu yoolkoodu yahay inay Soomaaliya shaar diimeed ku hantaan,iyadoo sida la ogsoon yahay ay falsafaddoodu tahay qabiil ay wax ku xukumaan iyo fowdo ay Soomaaliya ku fidiyaan. 2- In idaacadaha,wargeysyada iyo qalabka kale ee warbaahinta tallaabo sharci ah oo adag laga qaado,haddii ay si toos ah iyo si dadbanba u dhiirri-geliyaan kuwa maxaakimta sheegta. 3- Waxaa mamnuuc ah in shirar siyaasadeed lagu qabto hoteello,guryo iyo goob kastoo kale,iyadoo aan fasax laga haysan wasaaradda arr.gudaha,amniga & DDR. 4- Waxaa la qabanayaa,caddaaaladdana la hor geynayaa ruux ama koox kasta oo lagu ogaado inay Puntland ka dhex fulinayaan barnaamijka iyo ujeeddooyinka kuwa maxaakimta sheegta. 5- Waxaa sharci-darro ah sheegashada urur siyaasadeed ama diimeed,iyadoo ciddii lagu helo caddaaladda la marinayo loona cuskanayo shuruucda Puntland u degsan. Haddaba,waxaa hay’adaha ay wareegtadani tooska ugu socoto iyo dhammaan mas’uuliinta dowladda la farayaa in si buuxda loo fuliyo qodobbada wareegtadaan,iyadoo gacan adag loo la tegeyo ruux kasta oo af iyo addinba iskugu daya inuu wax yeelo nabadda, xasiloonida iyo jiritaanka Puntland. Waxaa Saiixay:Maxamuud Muuse Xirsi Madaxweynaha dowladda Puntland

MMA clearly the guy has had enough time, so can we expect the Mods to take any action? or is this the new SOL where we can all insult each other? If so you know in which direction I will be spitting.

Someone kill the architect! This is not the laas caanood that I remmember. I remmember it as a city with many sandy coloured houses with flat roofs made from stones from the quaries nearby, not these buluketi buildings. Next time go photograph the old town.

^^ War naga tag. Somalinimo YES, Carab iska doon NO. Soomaaliya Soomaalida ayaa iska leh, we are gonna invite hebel iyo hebel mar damba yaa lagaa maqlin. Hadii aad islaamnimo iyo walaaltinimo doonaysid Sucuudiga tag maanta, ha la arko sida walaalahaa ay kuula dhaqmaan. Arag bal walaaltinimada kuu diidaysa in aad HAJKA aadid. Carab iyo cid walba oo umadayna dhibtay, nolosha ayaan ku cadaabaynaa marka aan hoogeena soo ceshano. Mark my words!

^^^They dont want to invite Somali pundits. The whole thing is propaganda, they are just trying to make a case for invasion in Somalia. The callers were really good, SOLérs in the future if there is a radio on Somali affairs, just call in. Also post your opinions on anti-Somali forums and blogs, let them know your opinions.

Originally posted by NGONGE: How wayward are our young these days? I thought Somalis were over nightclubs, fashion shows and all that nonsense. All this was back in the early days when Somalis were aimless, confused and (most of them) new in these lands. We have evolved since. We now know that clubs are the dens of evil, fornication and alcohol. We know it’s wrong to have Somali fashion shows and ogle at bikini clad girls or half-naked boys. Take my brotherly advice and don’t go to any of these nightclubs, my young sister. You say that you were brought up by white parents (and a good job they did I am sure). However, this is why you sadly missed out on some genuine Somali schooling and advice. You have to drop the Western ways and come back to your people, sister. Why go to a Western nightclub where non-Somalis will try to chat you up, feel you up or even spike your apple juice? Listen to my advice and do what most Somalis do. In a month’s time we will celebrate the End of Ramadan and after all our hard work and fasting, it will be time for us to celebrate. There is bound to be at least three Somali parties taking place somewhere in town. Some of our best artists and singers will be there. Go to one of these parties, sister. They will have Somali music, they’ll have R&B and they’ll even have Drum &Base (lucky you’re not a rock chick, eh?). Go to one of these parties and you can walk in and out with your head up high. You will not have to sneak in like you do in nightclubs. You will not have to worry about your brother, cousin or next door neighbour seeing you there (and if any of them are there, they are not likely to mind anyway). This is a Somali party and no sane Somali is likely to stop you from going to such a party. It’s Eid after all and a girl got to celebrate. Somali mothers would all faint and pretend to be suffering from cardiac arrests if they ever hear that one of their daughters went to a nightclub. So girls, don’t kill your mothers. Stick to your traditions and preserve your honour and dignity by going to Somali parties (hoyo would most likely approve). Besides, instead of wasting your money in Club Rumba, All Nations (is that still open, old Londoners?) or Moonlight, why not give it to Xassan Adan Samatar, Khadra Dhahir or Saado Cali? You know it makes sense. PS Smoking or open consumption of alcohol will still be frowned upon even in Somali parties. Better hide that one, boys and girls. Better still, quit these despicable habits. It’s not good for you, you know. I AM SHOCKEDD!!!! NGONGE and Morals? Its good advice I dindt expect it from you.

I hate my job, I hate all work that I do for other people. The only thing that keeps me going is so that I can save money, so that I can start on my dream project. ( Its a secret, so I wont tell what it is) But to answer your question I HATE MY JOB. but the bills need to get paid. If i get 5 million today, then I will quit instantly and start doing what I love most.

MMA I feel insulted by Qudhacs avatar. I hope that you as a moderator can take action against this kind of behavior. We are not here to insult each other qudhac. So please remove this avatar. Thank you.

Originally posted by Sharmakee: me hows the north kacdoon saxiib Its coming along just fine. About the clan issues, we are all clans. Every Somali that will rule Somalia will be born from a clan. So we can't keep undermining every leader by pointing out the clan he was born from, the best way would be to support people is on their ideologies instead of their clans. If we truly want peace now then we should join or support the ICU and share our ideas with them. We can't just sit around and keep accusing them of being clannish. Its the responsibility of every Somalia to influence the courts for the right direction. I am hopeful when I see wadaad movements in Hargeysa, Burco, Laas Caanood, Laas Qoray, GaalKacyo. It shows us that the people are connected and they are willing to support this revolution. The warlords, The warlord government, The mini-states have had their time, maybe its time we tried something different. We are close, we have never been closer to uniting Somalia since 1991. Allot of things about the ICU scare me but I am still willing to support them. I am tired of this never ending clan warfare. The best way to end this war would be if we all support the ICU today, just like the people in all over the Somali inhabited Horn of Africa are supporting them today. There is this saying that goes, if you want to make a man trustworthy, then trust him.

This video is scarry, it shows us how far gone the country is. This whole arabization. I mean the guys are talking in arabic, teh songs are in arabic, the army commands are in arabic, the woman in the class are being tought in arabic. is it Somalia?

^^Lip plates waa segsiii nooh. Cara don't pretend to be any different from the rest of us. We allllllllllllll sensitive peopleeeeeee

Dadka Aduunyadu wey wada siman yihiin, ilaahay baa na wada samaystay, in aan cidna cayno maaha.