The new radio transmitter has gone on air today (Monday) on test basis with high frequency and is expected to be listened across the nation. The new radio transmitter has frequency of 100KW has begun to cast its waves across the country in the hope that this news will be welcomed by ordinary Somaliland citizens who were willing to get radio that reaches the entire country. This will quench the thirsty that local ordinary people have knowledge for what is going on in their country and Somaliland people in the diaspora will have the opportunity to hear the what is happening in their native country. The new radio transmitter can be tuned in the following frequencies SW1 and SW2-41KH. Somaliland’s ruling party pledged during presidential campaigns that if given the chance for the country’s leadership, that they will bring radio to the country heard across the country.

Saleebaan Xagla-toosiye Oo Munaasibad Soo Dhaweyn Ah Loogu Sameeyay Magaalada Caynaba, Kana Hadlay Mawqifkiisa Somaliland. Wefti uu hogaaminayo siyaasiga Saleebaan Ciise Axmed (Xagla-toosiye) , ayaa maanta gaadhay Magaalada Caynaba ee gobolka Saraar, iyada oo si weyn halkaas loogu soo dhaweeyay. Weftiga Xagla-toosiye oo ka koobnaa madax-dhaqameedyo iyo waxgarad ka soo jeeda beeshiisa , ayaa waxa qaabilay wasiiro ka tirsan xukuumada Somaliland , guddoomiyaha xisbiga mucaaradka ee UCID , madaxda gobolka Saraar , hogaamiyayaasha dhaqanka iyo qaar ka mida ganacsatada deegaankaas . Saleebaan Xagla-toosiye oo hadal kooban ka jeediyay soo dhaweyntiisii ,ayaa sheegay in weftigoodu ay soo qiimaynayeen deegaamada beelaha ay deriska yihiin, isla markaana ay wakhtigan taageeri doonaan nabad ka islaaxda Bariga dalka. Waxa uu sheegay in sakhsi ahaan ay soo jiiteen sida au dhaceen wada hadaladii dhexmaray Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya,iyada oo ay muujisay rejo ah in Somaliland nqon doonto dal madaxbanaan , isla markaana ay beeshu ay go’aansatay in ay nabad ku noolaato ay kale ay ood wadaagta yihiin. Waxa kale oo iyana halkaas ka hadlay wasiiro ka tirsan xukuumada , guddoomiyaha xisbiga iyo madax dhaqameedyada gobolada Sool, Buhoodle iyo Saraar,kuwaasoo dhaweeyay jidka cusub nabada gobolada Bariga.

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War-murtiyeedkaas oo lagu faahfaahiyey heerarkii dhexdhexaadintu soo martay iyo go’aanka laga soo saaray khilaafka dhismaha warshadda Sibidhka Berbera, waxa isagoo dhammaystiran uu u qornaa sidan; Salaadiintu iyaga oo ka duulaya in warshad Sibidh laga hirgeliyo Berbera waxay ka hawlgaleen in la isku soo jiido labada dhinac, lana mideeyo muruqa, maalka iyo maskaxda, waxay ku dhaqaaqeen tallaabooyinka hoos ku qoran; ? Waxay kalsooni waydiiyeen labada dhinac ee khilaafku ku dhexjiray ee ah Berbera Cement Company iyo Saaxil Cement Factory, iyagoo labada dhinacba siiyeen kalsooni, isla markaana caddeeyeen inay aqbalayaan go’aanka Suldaanka Guud iyo Guddi uu Guddoominayo ay soo gaadhaan. Salaadiintu waxay ku wargeliyeen dawladda Somaliland inay dhexdhexaadintaas gelayaan, kalsoonidana haystaan, taas oo dawladduna ku dhiirigelisay inay xal-u-raadiyaan khilaafka warshadda Sibidhka. Salaadiintu iyagoo xog urursanaya waxay kulamo gooni gooni ah la yeesheen waxgaradka, aqoonyahanka iyo ganacsatada Somaliland oo ay ka mid yihiin guddiyo hore isugu xilqaamay inay khilaafkaas xal ka gaadhaan. Salaadiintu waxa kale oo ay la kulmeen dhinacyada khilaafku ka dhexeeyey, iyagoo si gaargaar ah ula kulmay ganacsatada labada dhinac ka kala socda (Berbera Cement Company iyo Saaxil Cement Factory) Salaadiintu waxay labada dhinac u soo jeediyeen in muruqa, maalka iyo maskadaba meel la isugu geeyo, lana dhiso warshad keliya oo cusub oo weyn oo casri ah, taas oo sida wax loo wada yeelanayana ay salaadiintu u soo bandhigeen labada dhinacba. Nasiib-darro waxa genafka ku dhuftay go’aanka salaadiinta, isla markaana si cad u diiday dhinaca Berbera Cement Company, halka dhinaca Saaxil Cement Factory ay soo dhaweeyeen isla markaana ay aqbaleen go’aanka Salaadiinta. Salaadiinta Beesha Subeer markay u caddaatay in warshadda Sibidhka ee Saaxil Cement Factory ay ka mid yihiin qaar badan oo ka mid ah ganacsatada waaweyn ee reer Somaliland. Salaadiintu iyaga oo ka duulaya mabaadi’da wadahadal, wax-wada qabsi iyo iskaashiga ay ku soo caano-maashay bulshada reer Somaliland. Iyagoo tixgelinaya waajibaadka iyo masuuliyadda waddanimo ee faraysa in dhaqaalaha dalka iyo khayraadkiisaba laga wada qaybqaato, lagana ilaaliyo wax kasta oo dhabar-jebin ku ah horumarka dhaqaale ee Somaliland. Iyagoo tixgelinaya baahida waddanka iyo gaar ahaan ta magaalada Berbera u qabto mashaariicda noocan oo kale. Iyagoo maskaxda ku haya shaqo la’aanta baahsan ee dalka ka jirta iyo sida mashruucan oo kale wax weyn uga tarayo shaqo la’aanta ka taagan dalkeena iyo ta degaanka Berberaba. Iyada oo la baajinayo lacagta adag ee inagaga baxda Sibidhka dibadda laga keeno oo shacabka ku joogga qiimo qaali ah. Salaadiintu waxay soo saareen go’aamadan hoos ku qoran; 1. Waxaannu u soo jeedinaynaa xukuumadda Somaliland in sida ugu dhakhsaha badan ugu fududayso hirgelinta dhismaha warshadda cusub ee sibidhka ee shirkadda Saaxil Cement Factory ay doonayso inay ka hirgeliso deegaanka Gobolka Saaxil. 2. Waxa kale oo aannu xukuumadda Somaliland u soo jeedinaynaa inay shirkadda Berbera Cement Company ay xor yihiin inay dhisan karaan warshadoodii sibidhka, isla markaana ay dawladdu u fududayso wixii hawl ah ee kaga xidhan. 3. Waxa kale oo u bannaan labada shirkadood inay midoobi karaan haddii ay dan u arkaan. 4. Waxaannu shacabka reer Somaliland gaar ahaan shacabka Gobolka Saaxil u soo jeedinaynaa, kuna baraarujinaynaa inay soo dhaweeyaan cid kasta oo maalgaashi ku samaynaysa dalka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland iyo Gobolka Saaxil, isna garab-taagaan. 5. Waxa kale oo aannu u soo jeedinaynaa ganacsatada iyo muwaadiniinta Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ee gudo iyo dibadba ee danaynaya maalgashiga warshadda Sibidhka inay wax la qabsadaan labada shirkadood hadba kii ay door bidaan ama dantooda u arkaan.

A supreme example of where athletics can take an African from the famine and strife-racked Horn of Africa. Born in Somalia, for whom he ran at world level, educated in the US where he began his coaching career, employed in England and Sudan, Aden is now national coach in Qatar, where pockets are deep enough to buy world-ranked athletes and coaches – perhaps even the 2020 Olympic Games. Aden's current quest is for Olympic medals in London and nothing would be sweeter than coaching a medallist in an event in which he once competed, and in a country whose running tradition he unashamedly admires. Aden, raised in the era when Britain dominated middle-distance running, talks in near-reverential tones of Bannister's sub four-minute mile, and of his legacy, the triumvirate of record-breakers: Coe, Cram and Ovett. But that power-base has changed, and he has helped shift it. The world marks at 1500, 2000 and 3000 metres, and the mile, are all Arab-owned, having passed through the hands of Said Aouita, Noureddine Morceli, and Hicham el Guerrouj. The latter still holds three of them. Aden, an Arab, coached Abubaker Kaki of Sudan to two world indoor 800m titles and compatriot Ismail Ahmed Ismail to Olympic two-lap silver in Beijing – Sudan's first ever Olympic medal. Ismail is among the favourites in the Pan Arab 800m final tonight. Kaki, the only man who seems capable of challenging Kenyan world record-holder David Rudisha, is on a more intruiging mission. He is flying today to Kenya to try serious altitude training for the first time, reveals Aden. Kaki rarely runs 1500m, but in his first high-profile attempt at the distance as a senior, he clocked 3min 31.76sec this year, in Monaco – a time which would have won every Olympic final. "Kaki will run both the 800 and 1500m in London," confirmed his coach in an exclusive interview. "The 800 is first, so he can do both. We will try a few 1500m races of course, but his first serious attempt, this year, surprised even me. "I thought he would run around 3:35, and would have been very pleased with that." So Kaki is heading to Kenya to find the missing ingredient. His best over 800m is 1:42.23, the fourth fastest of all time, while David Rudisha's world mark is 1:41.01. "Kaki has never really tried altitude," says Aden, "so this is an experiment. He is going to Iten [breeding ground of a slew of Kenyan Olympic and world medallists]. It will be the first time Kaki has trained in the same home territory as Rudisha. "He only ever did a little altitude, three years ago, in Yemen. One week, and he didn't like it much. This time he is determined. He came to me and said: 'I need to do altitude.' "We are working on closing the gap on Rudisha. I hope it's not a mistake. I always say not to try something new – if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But we have all agreed we are going to take the risk." Aden discovered Kaki when he was 14, before which he was a footballer. "He was doing cross-country, in Khartoum," he said, recalling how he had sprinted to the front before finishing 25th. But Aden noted an economical style, and a year later Kaki was one of a team which won five medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships. Significantly, his first medal was silver in the 1500m. In 2008, Kaki set world junior records indoors at 800m and 1000m, and an outdoor 800m record, all inside just two months. "But Rudisha," notes Aden, "came from sprinting. The first time they were at a championship together, the East African Championships, Rudisha ran 100m, 200 and 400. Kaki ran 800 and 1500. "Kaki has more in strength while Rudisha has more pure speed. So Kaki has to work on his strength a little bit more. For 1500m he needs more aerobic development." Hence the altitude. "Aouita started all the Arab middle distance thing," says Aden, doing himself some injustice. He himself ran in the heats of both the 800 and 1500 at the first ever world championships in 1983. Fifth and 11th in heats did not trouble Cram, who won 1500 gold there, but that was Britain's first and last world title at the distance which they once dominated. Aden also competed in the Los Angeles Olympics, with a mile best of 3:56.82 before building his coaching career. He steered another Somali, Abdi Bile, to relieve Cram of the world title in 1987, and was his mentor when Abdi beat Coe in the 1989 World Cup final. Son of a nomadic herdsman, Bile still would go walkabout with a sack of rice on his back for months in the desert, on holidays from his US collegiate scholarship, studying marketing. His victories over Cram and then Coe really marked the beginning of the end for the British tradition. Aden recalls Somali picture houses being packed for weeks to watch Abdi's victory. Bile himself laughs at the recollection and said the news film accompanied some dud movies and the fans only woke up for the race. "Every athlete who comes to me to be coached, aks me to coach them to do 800 and 1500 now" says Aden. "Arab youngsters look at Aouita, Abdi, El Guerrouj – all these guys, and they have started a tradition in the Arab world. When I started here, every Qatari wanted to be a middle-distance runner. So I think this tradition is going to carry on for a while." Aden was the 2008 IAAF middle-distance coach of the year, but this year won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Sports Excellence – judged the best Arab coach in any sport. What if Qatar or Sudan strike gold in London next year? An oil well, perhaps. But whisper it quietly, Aden still has a hand in Sheffield, where he once worked. He helps advise Mukhtar Mohammed, who ran 1:45.90 this year and won European under-23 bronze. He is now No.3 in Britain, and on course for 2012 himself. interview Inspired by the great Britons, a celebrated coach is taking middle-distance running to a new level in the Middle East, writes Doug Gillon

Faisal Ali Warabe, the leader of the Welfare and Justice Party known as UCID by its Somali acronym, illegally and undemocratically sold the party’s presidential candidacy for the 2015 presidential elections to a former banker named Jamal Ali Hussein. A lot of money changed hands, according to the Somaliland language daily, HAATUF. Not only did Faisal illegally sell this candidacy to Jamal at a price ranging from $350,000 to $1.5 million according to the local press but also he acted illegally without the approval of, and consultation with, the central committee of the party. The agreement reached by the two sides clearly states that Jamal is the “official UCID presidential candidate” for 2015 presidential elections even though he was not approved by any member of the party other than Faisal himself. The former banker who bought the party has already given himself excessive powers. He nominated his running mate for the 2015 presidential election and also nominated the secretary general of the party as well as the party’s shadow secretary of internal affairs. Furthermore, Jamal insisted that he should be given the power to nominate his own 100 members of the central committee whereas UCID will retain 100 members. An additional 51 members will remain as a reserve just incase. This means that Jamal will be voted by the newly-formed central committee as the unopposed presidential candidate of UCID for the year 2015 if the elections go ahead as planned. How can someone who has not even been approved by the central committee be able to nominate himself as the official presidential candidate of the party, pick his own running mate and appoint the secretary general of UCID as well as the shadow secretary of internal affairs? Obviously, Jamal was not approved by the congress which is the highest authority of the party. His nominations are therefore illegal. Faisal who failed his presidential bid twice repeatedly refused to step down voluntarily and make way for someone else. As a result, supporters left UCID in droves as it lost credibility in the eyes of the people. Most of UCID’s supporters joined WADANI, which is a splinter group of UCID. In a press statement, Faisal publicly whined that he spent everything he had [time, money and effort] on this party [uCID] and that he had no property of his own in Hargeisa. Jamal quickly deciphered Faisal’s message, and paid him a princely amount of money to buy the UCID party. However, Faisal still clings to the leadership of the party just in case. Earlier, Jamal officially paid $350,000 into the coffers of the former ruling party UDUB so that he could be officially nominated for the post of the party’s presidential candidate for 2015. However, the former Somaliland president Dahir Rayale Kahin, who was not in the country at the time, rejected the move and took the case to the Supreme Court, which ruled in his favour. As a result, Jamal was kicked out of UDUB following the Supreme Court ruling. Politics have entered a ludicrously new stage in Somaliland where everything is for sale- even the presidency. Jamal is spending vast amounts of money in an effort to persuade the voters to buy his unique “product” – “The Presidential Candidate Jamal” — on election day. This is insanely laughable. Jamal has already written a book called “The Book of Laughter”. Perhaps he could add this funny chapter to his next edition- a chapter titled: How I Bought The Somaliland Presidency and Made Everyone Laugh. Jamal Madar http://somalilandpress.com/somaliland-presidency-sale-32644

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEyZCrtQzb8&t=10m57s Somaliland Blocks 6, 7(partial) and 10(partial) – known as Odwayne Block  22,000 sqkms, enclosing a Jurassic rift basin (size of the Albertine Graben)  9 sampled oil seeps on-block, typed to light oil-condensate  Jacka to be Operator, with initial 50% equity  No previous tenure (pre-1989 Force Majeure)  Existing Petrosoma Resources team in-country; instant Operational capability  Very similar geology to prolific producing basins in Yemen, with 9.8 BBOE discovered or to be discovered (USGS 2002) Odwayne Block Overview 17 Per Block & Regional setting  Nine oil seeps sampled during 2006 field mapping - identified through discussion with locals  Samples analysed by Fugro-Robertson labs in UK  Analysis indicates original light oil or possibly condensate  Same source rock responsible for 9.8 BBOE discovered or to be discovered in Yemen (USGS, 2002).  Up to 40 km migration distance from Odwayne depocentre suggests:  potentially prolific source kitchen  regional migration surface / top seal (halite?) Three NW-SE Jurassic-Cretaceous rift basins, later broken by Tertiary rift :  1. Siham-Ad-Dali (Yemen) = Odwayne (Somaliland)  2. Saba’atayn (Yemen) = Nugaal (Somaliland/Puntland)  3. Say’un Masila (Yemen) = Dharoor (Puntland) Siham-Ad-Dali - Odwayne basin  very similar, genetically related sediment fill to Sab’atayn and Say’un-Masila  Late Jurassic source rocks proven in Siham-Ad-Dali, expected in Odwayne given numerous surface seeps  unexplored on both sides of Gulf of Aden for reasons other than geology Petroleum System elements and timing are in place: with exploration, large oil and gas accumulations highly likely in Horn

"There is a massive illegal trade - including slaves. I saw a Sabha farmer sell 20 Somali women recently. You can buy one African man for 500 Libyan Dinar [$394]." - Ibrahim Ali Abu Sharia, professor Almost 200 migrants crouch in a sliver of shade in Murzuq's prison yard, sheltering from the harsh Saharan sun. Since late last month, when Libya signalled its intent to crack down on cross-border migration by deporting an estimated 800 Chadians back to the border, conditions are markedly less crowded here. "This is one of the first major government operations," said Jeremy Haslam, head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). "There have been deportations out of Kufra and Benghazi. But this is the first significant deportation operation of 2012." Since the July 7 elections ushered in a new Libyan national congress, discussions around migration and border controls have heated up. Both the outgoing transitional government and foreign interests say they held off implementing policies until an elected government was in place. The isolated town of Murzuq lies in Libya's volatile southwest, bordering Algeria, Niger and Chad. Two major smuggling routes from sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean coast run through Murzuq, its neighbouring city of Sabha, and Kufra to the east. A massive illicit trade of weapons, petrol and food goods move south across porous desert borders, while drugs, alcohol and people are smuggled in. Searching for work These Libyan hubs are also resting points for migrants - most from Chad, Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia - who have survived the gruelling cross-border trek. While some choose Libya as a final work destination, most look to fund the final 600-mile (1,300km) journey north to the coast, and across to European shores. Neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt enjoy special labour agreements with Libya. Tunisians fill service industry needs, while Egyptians will dominate the upcoming boom in construction. Hassan Senussi Takar oversees Murzuq's prison, one of the official, under-resourced migrant holding pens scattered across the country. Part of a militia called "Guardians of the Oil" that are affiliated with Libya's defence ministry, Takar explained their task has doubled. Besides providing security for southern oil facilities, they also apprehend and imprison migrants. "Sometimes we catch them walking 100 kilometres away in the desert, and sometimes we catch them in cars," he said. "The traffickers are Libyan so we don't hold them for a long time, because this could cause problems." Mohammed Adam Lino, Murzuq's local council head, added that the government has given them no support for border control, or development. "There is a university here, but the youth have no jobs. So people from Murzuq and Sabha earn money from smuggling," he said. Inside the prison's fetid cells, three sick men lie on dirty mattresses and vomit into buckets. "There is little food, no water and beatings," whispered 23-year-old Adid from Mogadishu. He has been a refugee for five years and owes $1,500 to smugglers. He said he's lost touch with his family. Although Libya is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, unofficial dictates exempt Somalis and Eritreans from deportation to their war-torn countries. Hope for change Emmanuel Gignac, the head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya, believes policy will change. "The Libyan government will sign the 1951 Convention eventually. They have indicated their willingness to do so. Although it is not on the agenda of the new parliament's first session, it will happen eventually." Before the revolution, migrants made up over 30 per cent of Libya's work force and demand has not diminished. Summer is the peak time for migration flows through Libya, when sea crossings to Europe are at their calmest. In-depth coverage during the vote for General National Congress Outgoing Minister of Labour Mustafa Rugibani explained that a critical priority was to require employers to document their migrant workers by last April. After extended deadlines came and went, Rugibani insists they prefer to legalise, not deport. "Migrant labour is very important to Libya because of our manpower shortage, especially in agriculture, construction and manual labour. Libyans are looking for better jobs - there is a mentality here that there is some work Libyans will simply not do." The broken streets of the neglected city of Sabha are lined with garbage, wilted trees and migrants seeking day labour. But there is a grimmer side to the exploitation. "The European Union and United States should be concerned," warned Ibrahim Ali Abu Sharia, a Sabha University professor. "There is a massive illegal trade - including slaves. I saw a Sabha farmer sell 20 Somali women recently. You can buy one African man for 500 Libyan Dinar [$394]." "We are aware that migrants can be purchased for between 270 and 800 Libyan Dinar," confirmed Haslam. "It depends on the nationality, what type of work and what they are willing to pay." IOM, funded by the European Union (EU), pointed to what they say are current positive steps to forming Libya's migration policy, including the new Prime Minister's inter-ministerial working group on illegal migration, and the Interior Ministry's Department to Combat Illegal Migration. Libya's defence ministry, ultimately responsible for securing nearly 6,400km of land and sea borders, has borne the brunt of public criticism for a hopelessly under-resourced effort. "It is encouraging to see how active these departments are since the elections," Haslam said. "The challenge is operational activities… There is significant room for improvement for the treatment and care of migrants, and systems and procedures for handling migrants. The two go hand in hand." Haslam believes in a visa quota system. This would enable migrants to work within Libya on a specific job and for shorter periods, since they could save money otherwise paid to smugglers. "If you couple this with regulation and monitoring, then you quickly have a system where the employers are accountable," explained Haslam. "So there is better treatment of migrants in the workplace, and there is less of a tendency to overstay because they are being monitored." But how effectively ministries work together to knit a comprehensive migrant policy, inclusive of international human rights law, remains to be seen. On Italian shores In the opulent surroundings of the outgoing transitional Prime Minister's office, Chief-of-Staff Mohamed-Idris Mahmoud Traina adamantly declared: "We consider illegal migration a problem for Libya and Europe. It should be solved together." The Prime Minister's inter-ministerial committee proposes international help in establishing border control systems, equipment, training and maintaining detention facilities. Migrants descend onto Italy's Lampedusa Michael Mann, an EU spokesman, said the EU would seek to engage more "as soon as conditions allow", with a focus on preventing "irregular" migration while improving "regular" channels, addressing root causes and consequences of migration and protecting migrant rights. "The interim government has been overwhelmed dealing with urgent situations almost on a daily basis since its formation and up until the recent elections," explained Mann. "It has therefore been unable to engage in policy dialogue, due to lack of time and human resources. They have also been reluctant to engage in mid-term policies, holding back from regulating matters that could be considered going beyond their mandate." In April, Italy produced an agreement that sketches a willingness to provide Libya with aid to block migrants from Italian shores. Italy vehemently denies resuming its controversial practice of "pushing back" migrants to Libya - declared illegal by the European Court of Human Rights in February - and says they have not brokered an official policy yet. But Amnesty International has doubts. "There should be a long number of steps that the Libyan government should take before an agreement between Italy and Libya should be put in place," says Libya researcher Diana Eltahawy. "Libya should become a signatory to the 1951 Convention, they should have an asylum system, put detention facilities under central government control, prevent mistreatment and abuse," she said. "And they stop detentions and deportations without giving migrants a hearing."

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From: Abdikarim Roble ahroble@gmail.com Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:16:29 -0400 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jul/288 From: Christian Sciberras Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:20:52 +0200 Wait, Visa isn't sponsoring terrorists anymore? From: valdis.kletnieks () vt edu Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:53:34 -0400 Cool story, bro. Too bad you're going after terrorists rather than the *real* threat to our society - those who are destroying our civil liberties and way of life in the name of "protecting us from terrorists". On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 09:16:29AM -0400, Abdikarim Hersi Roble wrote: Contacts: no need to answer to this email address, as it's not ours. If you want to meet us, as always we'll be at Defcon soon, and we hope that there will be a special prize for Dahabshiil, though it's a bit late to propose them to the Powney Awards. We do believe that being an international bank, with really lame security, fake official answers, and real links with terrorists to kill people in Africa, Europe or America (Al-Qaeda), should bring them to a special prize. They deserve it. *We do not forget.* Future: if you want to participate, just share your thoughts or ideas of targets on Internet with the official related proofs showing links with terrorists. Like any skilled hackers, we can have remote access anywhere on earth (gov, telco, comp, etc) as the current IT Security community is just selling dreams and fake products. If you like our values, thanks to support Anonymous iWot (internet War on terror) and put tags like #anoniwot2012 so that we can find your list of targets, your messages, your help, your ideas, etc. You cannot contact us directly, so, please shout enough so that we can hear you. You can just share message to our teams on public spaces, and we'll read them. Before that, if you enjoyed our specific actions against terrorists in Somalia, thanks to really show your support about this Somaleaks operation, with the tag #somaleaks and just wait, as many other places might burn sooner or later. *Expect us.* From: Jann Horn Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:27:20 +0200 Wait, what? You're telling people to publically post that kind of stuff and then assume that they will be contacted by one of you (and not the police or so)? Does not sound very smart to me. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jul/314

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Rockefeller Foundation Predicts 13,000 Dead at London 2012 A 2010 Rockefeller Foundation document entitled “Scenarios for the Future of Technology and International Development” outlines a scenario which results in the death of 13,000 during the 2012 Olympics. From the document: “The years 2010 to 2020 were dubbed the “doom decade” for good reason: the 2012 Olympic bombing, which killed 13,000, was followed closely by an earthquake in Indonesia killing 40,000, a tsunami that almost wiped out Nicaragua, and the onset of the West China Famine, caused by a once-in-a-millennium drought linked to climate change.” The first worrying prediction begins in 2012 when ‘the pandemic the world had been anticipating for years’, finally hits, infecting nearly 20 percent of world population and claiming 8 million lives. Due to this pandemic, the Rockefeller Foundation outlines how the public will welcome a more authoritative government and a tighter control across all aspects of life, including Biometric IDs for all citizens. The 2012 London Olympics Bombing In the document, the Rockefeller Foundation ‘predicts’ that the decade of 2010-2020 will be named “The Doom Decade”, because of a wave of terrorist attacks, natural disasters as well as civil uprisings and financial collapses. As with other such documents such as those released by RAND and the MoD in the UK, these predictive papers are a window into the think-tanks who help shape world events. Where the documents are always portrayed as simple predictions, it is important to realize that many such papers have been eerily accurate in the past and thus must be considered when such events unfold in the near future. http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/uploads/files/bba493f7-cc97-4da3-add6-3deb007cc719.pdf The 2012 London Olympics Mascots

She was Saudi Arabia’s “Barbie” princess; the pampered granddaughter of the Kingdom’s founder and daughter of one of his most powerful and favoured sons. Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz, however, is claiming political asylum in the UK over fears for her safety back home. The claim, the first ever made by such a senior member of the ruling family’s inner circle, will embarrass the Saudi dynasty and threatens a diplomatic row. Princess Sara, 38, accuses senior Saudi officials of plotting to kidnap her and smuggle her back to Riyadh, having subjected her to a “well orchestrated and malicious campaign of persecution”. She currently occupies a suite and several rooms in a five-star London hotel with her four children and two dogs, guarded by a private security team. “I am very scared right now,” she told The Sunday Telegraph at a secret location. “They know I can’t go back now. There is a threat. That’s a slap in the face of the Kingdom. “I’ve been physically abused. I’ve been mentally abused. My assets have been frozen. They’ve accused me of being in opposition [to them] with Iran, they haven’t left anything. I’ve been crucified in every way.” On Friday, Princess Sara’s lawyers notified the Home Office of her intention to seek asylum. Ministers must assess the truth of the allegations and decide whether to offer her a safe haven – a diplomatic dilemma because Saudi authorities want her to return. Princess Sara has lived in the UK since 2007 after she fell out with her 80-year-old father, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, known as The Red Prince. She says of her relationship with him: “Everything goes back to a certain aspect that I don’t discuss in public. Something happened with my father and he didn’t take it lightly. He retaliated against me and wanted to crush me. I had been his closest; I had been his favourite. It shook my world.” While living first in the Cotswolds, then in London she won custody of her children. She has had a continuing inheritance battle with her older brother, Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, over their dead mother’s £325 million fortune, made up of cash, jewels and property in Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Egypt and Lebanon. She claims she was cut off from her inheritance. Saudi officials have asked her to return to Riyadh to argue her case, rather than air her grievances abroad. Her asylum claim offers an insight into the tensions within the Saudi royal family. With the current king ill, Princess Sara was supported by her uncle, the Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a rival of her father’s. But last month he died, leaving her exposed and seemingly prompting her push for asylum. She grew up in a Riyadh palace with untold riches at her disposal. Asked if she was ferried everywhere by Rolls-Royce, she replied: “I hate Rolls-Royces, I love Aston Martins,” before adding: “Actually I am very grounded.” Her grandfather was King Abdulaziz, the founder of the Saudi state. Her father, a radical and a reformer, was exiled briefly in the 1960s but returned to the fold, and her mother, who died of cancer in 2008, was Prince Talal’s third wife. Among her 14 brothers and sisters is Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund and is one of the richest men in the world. “They called me the little Barbie as I was like this cute little girl who had everything,” recalled Princess Sara of her childhood. “But my British nanny brought me up in a very strict manner. “My branch of the family was always different from the rest of Al Saud – open, controversial and diverse. We celebrate Christmas.” She studied at the King Saud University in Riyadh, and married a royal cousin while still young. She was divorced in her twenties. She worked with her father as he travelled in his role as an ambassador to Unicef, visiting refugee camps where she was instilled, she says, with a need to address injustice. “I just had a feeling my roles as a princess and a society lady and a reformer contradicted each other,” she said. “As a princess you have more obligations you have to take seriously. “It is not privilege. It is work, work, work. I would say I associate myself with Princess Anne [except] maybe different looks.” Wearing a V-neck sweater, leggings and running shoes, Princess Sara dresses like any Westerner and refuses to wear a veil. Her nails are bright red and her hair is in a plait because she has not had time to wash it before an interview that has taken many days – and several false starts – to organise. Two years after she moved to the UK her passport expired, and the Saudi embassy refused to issue a new one. She is threatened with deportation because her visa has also run out. A mystery backer gives her a regular income. “I would like the king to send an envoy to solve all these problems and give me guarantees,” she said, adding that she had nothing but respect for the monarch. A previous attempt to entice her home was a disaster: as she met a Saudi official at the Dorchester Hotel in February last year, her security detail became convinced of a possible kidnapping risk. Their surveillance notes will be handed to the Home Office. She will further argue that she has been subjected “to a litany of serious crimes, including threats, assault, an attempted kidnapping and the attempted abduction of my children”. The motives, she believes, are political. Princess Sara believes forces, acting independently of the king, her father and close family, are behind the alleged criminal acts. She claims that she was assaulted outside the Saudi embassy by an official who tried to grab her arm. The police were not called because the princess was trying to avoid a scandal. She has become the victim of a internet smear campaign questioning her mental stability and connecting her to the Saudi opposition and Hizbollah – allegations she denies. She wants to fight back. “I am not brave at all,” she said, “I just see a cause. I know what is right and what is wrong. I have to stick to it. I want my rights and my dignity back.” Yet she does not wish to challenge King Abdullah’s authority, nor that of Sharia. “I am a threat because I am a reformer from within. My way is the modern Islamic way,” she said. A Saudi princess has caused problems for Anglo-Saudi relations before. In 1980, the British ambassador was expelled and export orders cancelled after ITV broadcast Death of a Princess about the execution of a princess for adultery. Princess Sara is trying to bring up her four teenage children in a “strict but loving environment”. During the interview, one son sent her a text message asking what film they should watch that evening. She is trying to lead, she says, a normal life. The circumstances, however, are exceptional. A Saudi embassy diplomat said: “The embassy has been involved in settling her visa issue and residency issue in the UK. We have tried to settle this issue. This matter is of a personal nature so there is only so much the government can do. It’s not a political matter.”

Renovations and modernising projects under way at the Hargeisa and Berbera airports will spur economic growth and make Somaliland a hub for regional transportation, officials say. The Kuwaiti government pledged in 2011 to donate $10 million to renovate and modernise Hargeisa Egal International Airport and Berbera Airport. The money will be used to build new terminals, improve security and ensure the runways can host large carriers, said Somaliland Minister of Civil Aviation and Air Transport Mohamud Hashi Abdi. This grant is the largest amount allocated to airport improvements in Somaliland in two decades. A Kuwaiti company has been granted $1 million of the funds for its advisory role in construction matters, Abdi said. The company estimated the cost of the airports' rehabilitation and will also oversee the implementation process, as Somaliland currently lacks such capacity, Abdi told Sabahi. Abdi said the remaining $9 million has been distributed almost evenly between the Hargeisa and Berbera airports, and construction is expected to be finished in early 2013. Mineral explorer China Hono Group won the tender for upgrading the Hargeisa airport, and its equipment reached the port in Berbera on June 25th, according to Abdullahi Ahmed Arshe, chief of protocol at the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air Transport in Somaliland. Workers started transporting the equipment to Hargeisa on June 30th, and work is expected to begin early this month, Arshe told Sabahi. Strengthening the economy Renovation of the two airports intends to attract global investors, stimulate economic growth and integrate Somaliland into the region. "Airports are the gateways to the country," Abdi said. "How they are built and modernised can lead to economic growth as well as regional integration." Abdi said the investment will ensure the airports can compete with others in the region and the world. "We are in the process of making the airports become regional feeders," he said. "They will also create an international economic hub in the country, especially for Africa and the Middle East." Abdi said within a year, the number of small private sector carriers travelling between Hargeisa, Djibouti and Addis Ababa will increase. The project will expand the existing runway in Hargeisa, construct two new terminals and upgrade security. "The runway of Hargeisa International Airport, which was 2.4 kilometres, will be surfaced with asphalt, which will strengthen the runway capability. This will ensure large planes can land successfully," Abdi said. "In addition, a 13-kilometre perimeter fence will be constructed to improve security." Abdi said the plan is to expand the existing runway to 3 kilometres and build a lighting system to guide planes landing at night. The airport will also be used for generating wind power, Abdi said, with up to $500,000 funded by the US Agency for International Development. "This will enable the Hargeisa International Airport to generate power day and night at no cost," he said. Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Berbera Renovations at the Berbera airport include the construction of a new state-of-the-art terminal with all the requisite facilities, as well as an 11-kilometre perimeter fence, according to Abdi. Ethiopian company Tekleberhan Ambaye Construction started work in Berbera airport last month. The two perimeter walls are of utmost importance to security, Abdi said. "[Currently] airports in Somaliland do not meet international standards, as they lack perimeter walls. People and livestock cross [into airport areas] and this puts planes' security at risk," he said. In April, new security cameras were installed at the two airports, and in June, security equipment donated by the British government was installed to inspect travellers and their possessions, Abdi said. "The closed-circuit television cameras are used for two main reasons -- preventing and responding to accidents and improving airport security procedures," he said. While construction on the Hargeisa runway proceeds, aircraft weighing more than 20 tonnes have been rerouted to Berbera airport, according to Hargeisa International Airport manager Ridwan Ahmed Aden. As a sign of improved security and services, Ethiopian Airlines resumed regular daily flights to Berbera on Sunday (July 1st). Flights had been suspended since 2008 due to security concerns. Somaliland has so far achieved more than 80% of Ethiopian Airlines' requirements regarding airport security, Aden said.

Somaliland: 100Kw Radio Transmitter under Installation Thursday, 05 July 2012 17:13 HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – The much anticipated nationwide radio transmission will be availed within 40 days. This was revealed by the Director General at the ministry of information and national guidance Mr. Abdirashid Jibril Yusuf during an interview with the Somalilandsun at his offices where he also divulged the Chinese company that sold the transmitter to the ministry has already dispatched 2 engineers who have already commenced work. DG Abdirashid Jibril also informed that another 13 Chinese engineers are on the way thus finalized the construction of a tower and installation of the 100kw transmitter that will finally avail Radio Hargeisa nationwide coverage capabilities, Said he, "Within a period of 40 days radio Hargeisa will be heard not only nationwide but in the entire Horn of Africa region as well" The new transmitter that arrived a month ago has been placed under tight security at the ministry of information compound in Hargeisa pending the arrival of the Chinese engineers. The Chinese engineers were part of the purchase deal that stipulated that the PDF Company from china will oversee installation works to the satisfaction of the Somaliland government represented by the ministry of information and national guidance. According to the Technical director of the information ministry Mr. Ahmed Suleiman who is closely working with the chines engineers since he collected from Berbera international airport in the early morning of last Wednesday, the entire work that includes tower construction and transmitter commissioning will take a maximum forty days. The technical director also informed that the Chinese engineers have commended the condition of the transmitter that has been placed in a specially constructed room since its arrival a month ago. On the hand Radio Hargeisa employees highly applauded the ongoing final phase of having transmissions nationwide. According to Sound engineer Hasan Jama Abi the new enhanced transmission capabilities will enable Somalilanders to stay informed, entertained and educated through the various programs offered by Radio Hargeisa. The nationwide transmission are highly anticipated by Somalilanders all over the country since the current Radio Hargeisa transmitter has a capacity to cover only a distance of 40sq Km radius thus only Hargeisa residents and those in its peri-urban areas receive programs from the national radio station.

HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – Final exams for year 2012 Class eight pupils and form four students commence nationwide today. According to the ministry of Education 11,667 class eight pupils will sit for their final intermediate schools examinations in 98 venues within all districts and regions of the country for five days from Saturday 30th June 2012. . The ministry of education further informed that, immediately the class eight pupils commence exams form four secondary school students numbering 5,846 form four will follow suit in 42 venues within all districts and regions of the country. The 17,531 students sitting for the final exams in 140 venues nationwide at intermediate and "O" level will have 1,263 examination supervisors and invigilators in charge. In an earlier statement from the minister of education Hon Zamzam Abdi the 17, 531 students sitting for final exams this year from primary and secondary schools will be the largest at any given time in the 21 years of Somaliland's sovereignty. She attributed the rise in numbers to the decrease in the rate of drop-outs especially at intermediate level occasioned by the provision of free primary education. Said she, "Since the government of president Silanyo came to power 2 years ago the number of new school registration has seen a substantial increase while the drop-out rate has decreased dramatically. This is attributed to Silanyo's policy of education for all that has resulted in free education for primary school students nationwide". Hon Zamzam Abdi Aden, who wished the class eight and form four students success in the exams, urged them to avoid cheating thus graduate honorably while stressing on the importance of diligence and honest on the part of the selected 1,263 examination supervisors and invigilators. Exam cheating which has been a thorn in the flesh of the ministry of education for a number of years is mostly attributed to supervisors and invigilators who also happen to be responsible for setting the exams as well as marking. The intermediate and fourth form examinations will be undertaken for a week from 30th June 2012.

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Abaarso Tech’s Mubarik Mahamoud Paves the Way By Jonathan Starr, Headmaster and Managing Director Mubarik is well ahead of the competition. I met Mubarik 2.5 years ago, shortly after we’d completed Abaarso Tech’s first entry examination, but before the first class of accepted students was to arrive. Mubarik came to see me that day with a friend of his, and spoke to me via an interpreter who was then working for Abaarso Tech. I’m still overcome with sadness when I hear the words, “I am one of the students accepted to Abaarso Tech, but since I can’t pay anything, I want my friend to go in my place.” No price negotiations, no convincing me to accept a poor kid, just defeat. It is heartbreaking to hear that from anyone, never mind a talented teenager. It turns out that Mubarik is a lot more than just another poor Somali kid. On the one hand, even in a country that is considered among the poorest in the world, Mubarik comes from an exceptionally humble background. For starters, he grew up in a refugee camp where his parents still reside. Even after Mubarik somehow worked his way to Hargeisa, locals who claimed he “behaved like someone from the bush”, laughed at him. At the same time, Mubarik’s exceptional intelligence also sets him apart from kids everywhere. It wasn’t long after his arrival at Abaarso Tech that his name got brought up in teacher discussions – he couldn’t speak English but he sure could solve problems. This past summer, just 2 years after enrolling at Abaarso Tech (of course we took him despite his financial predicament), Mubarik received a full scholarship to attend Worcester Academy, a prestigious American boarding school. At Worcester, Mubarik has excelled academically despite taking a rigorous course schedule, he has impressed his teachers, and he’s even made an athletic impact as a track star for the school. Earlier in the year, Mubarik placed 9th out of 10,000 runners in a 5-kilometer California race. He recently scored exceptionally high on the Math Reasoning section of the SAT Exam, and he is hoping to eventually attend MIT or Stanford. While Mubarik’s accomplishments deserve praise, I am writing this because he has achieved something much greater. I have been tough on Mubarik since he received the scholarship to attend Worcester Academy, as he needed to understand that his time in the US is about much more than his own academics and future. Mubarik needed to know that many other Abaarso Tech students in the years to come would want to walk in his footsteps, and accordingly, he needed Worcester Academy and the US to feel that Somali students from Abaarso Tech had something great to offer America. I am praising Mubarik now because he’s done just that. Based on Mubarik’s success Worcester Academy has agreed to award another Abaarso Tech student with a full scholarship for the upcoming school year. In addition, Taft School, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Ethel Walker, and Wilbraham and Monson, a wonderful collection of top US boarding schools, have also offered scholarships to Abaarso Tech students. In fact, the Davis Scholarship that Taft School is providing not only gives a full scholarship for 3 years at Taft, it also provides $20,000 per year of scholarship towards that student’s university education. All together, the scholarships awarded to Abaarso Tech students total over a half million dollars. I hope all the Abaarso Tech students benefitting from these scholarships will remember that none of this could have happened if Mubarik hadn’t faced this pressure situation and performed at the highest level. Now these new scholarship winners owe the same to the rest of the students. We hope that Abaarso Tech students will be receiving a great number of American scholarships in the years to come, and they will always have Mubarik to thank.

Father, worker, leader in exile With his cabinet members scattered all over the globe, Rashid Hersi heads the shadow government of a breakaway Somali state OTTAWA — Meet Rashid Hersi — Barrhaven father of five, part-time mail room employee at the Citizen, president of a self-declared independent state in the Horn of Africa. In between inserting flyers into your daily paper, taking his kids swimming and dropping them at homework club, 43-year-old Hersi has a cabinet to wrangle, a fledgling parliament to consult, a constitution to fine-tune. Awdal State is new, small and recognized by no one. Its stated goal is to seek separation of the region of Awdal from Somaliland, itself a self-declared independent state that broke away from Somalia 20 years ago, and is recognized by no one. Hersi represents a cadre of people from Awdal who want to return to the broader Somali federation. Imagine Quebec separating from the rest of Canada, and pro-federalists in Florida setting up a shadow government to push for Canadian unity. This is not a joke, it’s a political tactic, one to which Hersi and his friend — and chief of staff — Suleiman Douksieh are deeply committed. “We consider Awdal State occupied land,” says Hersi, whose writings on the topic refer to the “deviant and destructive” intentions of the Somaliland militia and accuse them of “heinous organized murders, imprisonment, repression and economic strangulation.” Human Rights Watch issued a report last January critical of the Somaliland government for its weak judicial system and “low-level harassment” of opposition activists and journalists. “The government of Somaliland is getting millions in international aid and people have no idea what is going on there,” says Hersi. “Not a dime is spent in Awdal, and so many of our supporters are in jail.” After the fall of Somali dictator Siad Barre in 1991, Somaliland — a former British protectorate in the north — declared independence from the rest of Somalia. It has a functioning, relatively stable government and over the years it has known far more peace, if not prosperity, than its neighbours to the south. But in recent years tensions within the state have increased and separation movements have grown. Awdal region is on its western flank, along the border with Djibouti and Ethiopia. To the east of central Somaliland is Khatuumo region, which is itself deeply unhappy with the government of Somaliland and whose leaders have taken up arms to make their point. Clan politics are pivotal throughout — the majority of Awdalites are from the **** clan, while the ***** dominate the central region. Many Somali-Canadians in Ottawa are of **** origin. Last November, Awdalites from around the world gathered in London to elect a president and parliament. Hersi was one of four people contending for the top job; according to a statement issued by the Electoral Commission of Awdal State, two candidates dropped out and Hersi defeated his final opponent by a simple majority. Hersi, who says he studied law as an undergraduate in Somalia before coming to Canada in 1992, later drafted the constitution and picked his cabinet. Hersi says he gets calls from people living in Awdal every day, updating him on political developments and conditions on the ground, including the jailing of anyone who speaks up about separation from Somaliland. Every weekend he shoos the kids out of the TV room in the basement of his townhouse and has a conference call with his cabinet ministers. The minister of planning lives in England, minister for information and telecommunications in Switzerland, minister of justice in New Zealand, and his minister of fisheries and ocean resources is based in Edmonton. Also on the call is Hersi’s chief of staff, Suleiman Douksieh, 58, an Orléans network specialist with a background in marketing. Something of an elder statesman in the Awdalite disapora, Douksieh says everyone involved in the Awdal state government is constantly surfing Somaliland news and blogs and talking to supporters back in Awdal for developments. They maintain an Awdal State channel on YouTube, post to blogs and diaspora websites and issue press releases critical of Somliland policies. “This is a shadow government,” says Douksieh. “The Somaliland president has a chief of staff, and I keep an eye on him. Whatever he says or does, I reply. The same goes for the other ministers.” The tools may be new, but running a shadow government in exile is not. Charles de Gaulle organized the Free French from a suburb of London, and even now, Wikipedia has a whole page devoted to the different types of government in exile (Awdal seems to fit in the “alternative separatist governments of current subnational territories” section). Even Somaliland has its own apparatus abroad, including a newly appointed representative to Canada, Ottawa accountant Loula Isman. She says her job is to lobby Canadian officials to recognize the state of Somaliland — an uphill task. “Canada recognizes the state of Somalia and as such, does not accord formal recognition to Somaliland,” according to a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Isman denies the accusations of mistreatment of Awdal, and says everything was fine until an Awdalite president of Somaliland was succeeded by someone from the ***** clan. Now, Isman says, the situation is “very delicate.” “Creating Awdal state is not reasonable,” says Isman, who has lived in Ottawa for 20 years. “Awdal is a part of Somaliland. If they have problems they can sit down and address the issues in a positive way.” In January Hersi and his foreign affairs minister — who lives in Edmonton — visited Kenya, Somalia and elsewhere, where they say they received warm support for Awdal’s efforts to reunify Somalia. Hersi recently booked time off from the mail room to fly to Istanbul, Turkey to join international talks on the future government of the Somali federation. As a result, he missed the big Awdal State celebration that was held on June 6 at the Villa Marconi on Baseline Rd. The effort is a labour of love for all involved, says the president’s chief of staff. “Many of us are spending half our salaries for this cause — with our wives’ support,” Douksieh says. Hersi nods. “We are here physically, but mentally we are there.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have disclosed that the Turkish government would open a liaison office in Hargeisa and that its deputy premier is slated to visit the country soon. In a press circular, the department described the just ended Somali Conference in Istanbul as another foreign political success for the country. “This is the second time the international community have acknowledged the essence of Somaliland when ‘Article 6’ was incorporated into the communiqué”, said the report. The article was that of the London Lancaster House Conference which avered that “facilitation should made for consultations between Somalia / Somaliland” to go ahead as two separate entities. Fifty seven countries attended the Turkish Conference on Somalia. The Foreign Minister Hon. Dr. Mohammed Abdillahi Omar said in an interview that this time round the Turks have made a strong commitment to help Somalis revert to integrity. The meeting took part in three stages whereby the initial one focused mainly on the “road map” such that the transitional status of the Sharif government should make way for a real one, come August. Most of the participants who were involved consisted of the elders and delegates from Somalia. The second part consisted of adoptions of their resolutions. However the third, and most important one for Somaliland, was that amongst the community of nations (57) in which the FM asked the international community not to confuse nor overlap issues of Somaliland with those of the Mogadishu government. He appealed for immediate political recognition for Somaliland since it was justifiable. On the same note, to drive his point home, Dr. Mohammed asked for the adoption of the 6th Article to be incorporated into the resolution in the communiqué, an act that was hitherto accepted immediately thereafter. This underpinned the fact that Somaliland and Somalia were two different entities. According to the press circular, it is about the last time that the issue of Union of Somalia, as something sacrosanct, would rest forever. The conference agreed that Somaliland would receive her grants and associated aid, and it is to this end that the Turkish government will open a liaison office to facilitate the direct help they extend to Somaliland The Foreign Minister was accompanied by both Planning and Mineral Ministers the Honourables Dr. Sa’ad Ali Shire and Hussein Ali Duale

“Arrimihii aanu shirkan Istanbuul u nimid waxay ahayd casuumad iyo marti-qaad aanu ka helay dalka Turkiga. Waxyaabihii aanu u nimidna waxa ka mid ahayd 1-Inaanu Somaliland qeybteeda ka hesho wax kasta oo taageero ah sida dhaqaalaha iyo mucaawimooyinka. 2. Waxa kale oo aanu u nimid inaanu dawladda Turkiga oo u soo banaan baxday inay arrimaha Soomaalida wax ka qabato inaanu u sharaxno kana dhaadhicino himiladda iyo qadiyadda Somaliland. 3- in aanu wadamadda aduunka ee shirkan ka qeyb galay la yeelano shir doceedyo ah kala yeelano arrimaha siyaasadda iyo horumarka ee Somaliland ka socda,”ayuu yidhi Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda oo shirkaasi markii uu soo xidhmay la hadlayay saxaafaddu. Wasiirka oo ka hadlayay qodobadda Shirkaasi ka soo baxay ee khuseeyay Somaliland wuxuu yidhi “Qodobadda muhiimka ah ee shirkaasi ka soo baxay ee Somaliland khuseeya ee aanu filaynay inay nooga soo baxaan waxa nooga hirgalay 1-In balan-qaadkii baaqa ahaa ee ka soo baxay shirkan in dawladda Turkiga iyo dawladihii kale ee shirkan balan qaadka ka sameeyayba ay balan-qaadeen inay wixii dhaqaale ah iyo horumarin ah ay toos u siinayaan Somaliland wixii kaga soo hagaaga mucaawimaddii halkan lagaga dhawaaqay. 2-Waxa nooga soo baxay waxaanu shir la yeelanay Raysal wasaare ku xigeenka Turkiga iyo wasiirka arrimaha dibadda waxay sheegeen inay Somaliland ka furaynayso xafiis qunsuliyad ah iyo xaga horumarinta ah si ay muwaacimadda Turkiga iyo Somaliland u noqoto mid toos ah.3- waxay Somaliland fursad u heshay shirkan oo ay ka soo qeyb galeen lixdan dal inay ka soo jeediso dareenka shacbiga iyo himilooyinka qaranka Somaliland. 4- qodobkii ku baaqayay inay wada hadal Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya yeeshaan wada hadal ayaa ka mid ahaa isna qodobaddii ku soo baxay war-murtiyeedkii shirkaasi laga soo saaray.” Dr. Maxamed Cabdilaahi wuxuu intaasi ku daray inay Raysal wasaare Ku xigeenka dawladda Turkigu uu dhawaan socdaal rasmi ah ku iman doono Somaliland.