Venezuela's Hugo Chavez wins 3rd term, vows to deepen socialist revolution In Venezuela, Hugo Chavez won another 6-year term as president of the oil-rich nation with official results showing the socialist leader garnering 54 percent of the vote. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. By NBC News staff and wire reports Updated at 8:35 a.m. ET: CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez scored a comfortable election victory that could extend his rule to 20 years and vowed to deepen his self-styled socialist revolution after a bitterly fought race against a youthful rival who has galvanized Venezuela's opposition. Tens of thousands of ecstatic supporters thronged the streets around the presidential palace in downtown Caracas, pumping fists in the air and shouting Chavez's name after the former soldier beat opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by more than 9 percentage points. "Viva Chavez," screamed 15-year-old Samuel Urbina as he rode in a car filled with relatives. Advertise | AdChoices However, Chavez only got 135,000 more votes this time around than he did six years ago, while the opposition boosted its tally by 1.85 million. Capriles also narrowed Chavez's margin of victory to his smallest yet in a presidential contest. Chavez won 54 percent of votes compared to Capriles' 45 percent, according to Venezuela's National Electoral Council. In 2006, Chavez's margin of victory was 27 points. Turnout this year was around 80 percent. Capriles, a state governor, had accused the flamboyant incumbent of unfairly leveraging to his advantage Venezuela's oil wealth as well as his near total control of state institutions. Replica sword The new six-year term will let Chavez consolidate his control over Venezuela's economy by extending a wave of nationalizations and continue his support for left-wing allies in Latin America and around the world. It also cemented Chavez as a dominant figure in modern Latin American history. Follow @NBCNewsWorld "Truthfully, this has been the perfect battle, a democratic battle," Chavez thundered from the balcony of the presidential palace on Sunday, waving a replica of the sword of independence hero Simon Bolivar. "Venezuela will continue along the path of democratic and Bolivarian socialism of the 21st century." PhotoBlog: Chavez wields Bolivar sword at victory rally Supporters dripping with sweat strained to catch a glimpse of Chavez from the street below the palace while dancing and drinking rum. More Venezuela coverage from NBC News It was an extraordinary victory for a leader who just a few months ago feared for his life as he struggled to recover from cancer. Chavez spoke little during the campaign about his fight with cancer, which since June 2011 has included surgery to remove tumors from his pelvic region as well as chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He has said his most recent tests showed no sign of illness. According to Venezuela’s constitution, if Chavez were to die within the first four years of his term, then his vice president, Elías Jaua, would serve as president only until a special election is held. But if the president dies within the last two years of his term, then the vice president would serve as president until the end of the term.

He doesn't believe in clan federalism.

Eritrea calls for lifting of sanctions, rejects U.N. accusations Reuters – 16 mins ago UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Eritrea has asked the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions against it after a recent U.N. experts' report showed that the tiny east African state had cut its support for the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab militant group in Somalia. But in a letter released on Monday, Eritrea also slammed the report - which probes violations of arms embargoes on Eritrea and Somalia - for "falsely accusing the government of Eritrea for violations that are not substantiated with solid evidence." The Security Council imposed an embargo on Eritrea in 2009 over concerns its government was funding and arming al Shabaab - charges Asmara denied. The U.N. experts' report released in July said that support has evaporated. Eritrea responded in the letter to the 15-member council, dated September 27, saying sanctions should be removed as "the initial and principal accusation concerning Eritrean support to al Shabaab has now proven to be non-existent." "The admission is acknowledged with obvious resentment and uncalled-for caveats, omissions and 'rationalizations," he said. "The (U.N.) 'monitoring group' does not have a case against Eritrea." "The events over the past year have clearly shown that it is in fact Ethiopia that is actively engaged in destabilizing Eritrea," Eritrea said, rejecting claims by the report that it remained a destabilizing influence in the region. The Red Sea state has previously rejected these allegations and has called for the replacement of the panel's members over what it calls their bias in favor of its arch-foe Ethiopia. Eritrea, which declared independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a long war, is routinely accused by Addis Ababa of supporting Ethiopian separatists. Eritrea says the accusations are false and aim to tarnish its reputation. Ethiopia and Eritrea had another war from 1998 to 2000. The two countries' border disputes have yet to be resolved. Asmara has blamed Ethiopia for the sanctions drive against it and the rivals have frequently clashed as they seek to influence events in Somalia, where Ethiopian troops are among African forces fighting al Shabaab. "The (U.N.) group's report is an attempt to not only to create a wedge among friendly nations but also to unjustly penalize Eritrea by falsely linking it with several armed groups," Eritrea wrote. Al Shabaab has controlled much of southern Somalia since 2007, imposing a strict version of Islamic law in areas under its control. But over the last year it has been forced out of the Somali capital Mogadishu and other parts of the south by the coordinated military operations of U.N.-backed African troops. Last year, the monitoring group alleged Eritrea was behind a failed plot to bomb an African Union summit in Ethiopia, had bankrolled known members of al Shabaab in Kenya and had been involved in the smuggling of weapons through Sudan and Egypt. As a result, the council prolonged the arms embargo and assets freeze on Eritrea, in addition to a travel ban on some officials, amid an escalation in operations against al Shabaab by African Union, Kenyan and Ethiopian troops and their Somali allies. Matthew Bryden, the monitoring group's coordinator, told Reuters in July that Eritrea was lobbying its allies at the Security Council to push for a removal of the arms embargo, but he said other Council members were reluctant to do this.

This is what they should do they should organize a big conference in Somalia and call it Hubka dhigista Beelaha Somaliyeed. It cannot be that bad since there are about 17.000 Amisom forces in Somalia at the moment. There should not be a reason to be insecure since there are African union peace keeping forces the era of warlordism is over. And no clan is at war with another clan that is all something of the past.

DoctorKenney;878363 wrote: We should start with disarming the civilian population in Mogadishu, and then gradually disarm cities like Kismayo and Beledweyne. Maybe political pressure is what we need to disarm ASWJ and RasKamboni and incorporate them into the Somali Army. I support that

DoctorKenney;878356 wrote: First step should be integrating the Puntland Military into the Somali Army. They have the training and equipment and they know what they're doing. But I'm not saying they should be deployed to the South-Central regions, as Puntland is barely stable itself. They should focus on securing their corner of Somalia first. For now lets focus from Galkacyo to raskaambooni where the Amisom is based Puntland has its own issues they have their own security problems if you take away their army it might create vacuum which than will result into instability. In the long term Puntland security forces will be incorporated into the federal army. But for now you need to disarm all these factions there should only be the Somali national army and the Amisom support.

Yeah aswj was allied to the government the same as raskambooni but you cannot have free lance militias freely roaming around the country, ASWJ is in galguduuud in gedo they are armed sufis. And i know it will be hard to disarm them but it must be done.

ASJW and raskaambooni and other various factions need to be dismantled and incorporated into the Somali army. Somalia needs strong federal troops with capable training and with the right equipment.Not clan armies all the federal states can have a strong police force.

Not all Massai carry E1B1B haplogroup that tells you that Masai is mixed ancestry they also carry the Haplogroup A group along with some of the dinka tribes and shiluk and agaws of Ethiopia. Tutsi do not speak an afro assiatic cushetic language they speak a bantu language.

Carafaat war dadka nabad gali they have every right to talk about their tribal homeland in the lower juba.

Che has a point but lets not ruin the party.

Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Jawaari Xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya Nin Kasta Waa In Uu Aadaa Gobadalad Uu Ka Soo Jeedo. Prof Maxamed Cusmaan Jawaari ayaa sheegay in dhawaan Xubno katirsan Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya loo kala dirayo Qaar kamid ah Gobolada Dalka Soomaaliya. Prof Jawaari ayaana sheegay ujneedka ka dambeeya in Wafdi Baarlamaani ah u kala diraan Gobolada Dalka Soomaaliya in ay tahay in Xildhibaanadaas ay tagaan soona qiimeeyaan Xaalada Deegaanada iyo Gobolada ay kasoo jeedaan. Jawaari ayaa xusay in ay sugeyso oo u taalo Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya howlo aad u Culus mudada yare ee heestaan ee afarta Sano ah loona baahan yahay in ay shacabka soomaaliyeed u faa ii deeyaan waa sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka ayaa intaa raaciyay in qorshahooda yahay in Xafiis ka furtaan Gobolada Dalka Soomaaliya Baarlamaanka iyo Xukuumada Soomaaliya si halkaasi hoosha looga wado ,Baarlamanaka hada jiraana uu ka duwanyahay kuwii hore aynna yihiin kuwa Aqoonyahano ah.

Farax Macalin”Waan Soo Dhaweynaynaa Ra’iisal Wasaraha Cusub Iyo Isbadala Soomaliya Guddoonka sare ee barlamanka Kenya ayaa soo dhaweeyay magacaabista R/wasaaraha cusub ee Soomaaliya. Guddoomiye ku xiggeenka barlamanka Kenya Faarax Macalin ayaa waxa uu sheegay in Kenya ay u hambalyeyneyso R/wasaaraha cusub ee Soomaaliya, isagoo xusay in R/wasaaraha cusub uu wax badan ka qaban karo Xaaladda dalka Soomaaliya islamarkaana wixii caqabad ku ah ee soo faadsaara Kenya ay diyaar u tahay inay kala shaqeyso Dowladda Soomaaliya. Faarax Macalin ayaa waxa uu intaasi ku daray in labada Dowladood ee dariska ah ay ka wada shaqeyn doonaan iskaashi ku aaddan dhinaca ammaanka oo looga hortagayo dhibaatooyin gaara labada shacaba ee Kenya iyo Soomaaliya iyo la dagaalanka Kooxda Al Shabaab oo xiriir la leh Al-qaacidda. Hadalkaani ayaa waxa uu kusoo aadayaa xilli maalin ka hor Madaxweynaha Dowladda Soomaaliya uu soo magacaabay R/wasaaraha cusub ee Soomaaliya kaasi oo ay si diiran usoo dhaweeyeen qaar ka mid ah wadamada Beesha Caalamka.

DEG DEG: Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Oo U Anbabaxay Magaalada Kampala Muqdisho (RBC Radio) Madaxweynaha dalka Somaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta u anbabaxay Magaalada Kampala ee dalka Ugandha. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ayaa ka qaybgali doono 50-sano guuradii kasoo wareegatay markii dalka Ugandha ay qaateen xurnimada. Madaxweynaha oo warbaahinta kula hadlay garoonka diyaaradaha ee magaalada Muqdisho ayaa wuxuu sheegay in safarkiisa uu ku tagayo Magaalada Kampala ee dalka Ugandha ay tahay inuu ka qeybgalo 50-sano guuradii kasoo wareegatay markii dalka Ugandha ay qaateen xurnimada. Sidoo kale wuxuu sheegay in halkaasi uu kulan gaar ah kula yeelan doono madaxweynaha wadanka Uganda isla markaana ay ka soo wada hadli doonaan arimo badan. Safarka Madaxweynaha uu maanta uga ambabaxay magaalada Muqdisho ee uu ku aadan dalka Ugandha ayaa wuxuu noqonayaa kii ugu horeeyay ee uu ku aado dalka dibadiisa tan iyo markii lasoo doortay. RBC Radio

Wafti ka socda Raskanboni oo Addis ababa kula kulmey Cabdi iley Wafdiga ururka Raaskaanbooni ayaa waxaa hogaaminayey Macalin Maxamed Ibraahim iyo madaxda arrimaha dibada ururka Mukhtaar Sahal ,kulankaas oo ka dhacay Hotel Gion ee magaalada Addis Ababa. Madaxweyne Cabdi Maxamed Cumar ayaa sheegay in ay si fiican u soo dhoweynayaan maamulka loo samaynayo gobolada jubbooyinka, isla markaasna ay Ethiopia ay gacan weyn ka geysanayso ayna taageerayso maamul u samaynta deegaanka Jubbooyinka. Madaxweyne Cabdi Maxamuud Cumar ayaa sheegay in nabadgelyadu ay tahay shayga ugu muhiimsan Geeska Afrika , loona baahan yahay in la taageero, waxaana intaas ku daray in dowlada Ethiopia cid walba oo wanaag wax ku doonaysa lala shaqayn doono, wixii Qas iyo dhib wadana meel looga soo wada jeesan doono. Waa markii ugu horaysay ay Masuuliyiin ka tirsan ururka Raaskaanbooni ay safar Shaqo ku tagaan magaalada Addis Ababa, kuwaas oo howshoodu tahay siddii xiriir wada shaqayn ah ay ulla yeelan lahaayeen masuuliyiinta deegaanka Soomaalida , iyadoo si fiican loogu soo dhoweeyey dalka Ethiopia.

Dagaal culus oo Duleedka Baydhabo ku dhexmaray ciidamada Dowaldda Soomaaliya, kuwa Itoobiya iyo Xoogagga Al-shabaab Isniin, Oktoobar 08, 2012 (HOL) — Ugu yaraan lix qof oo dhinacyadii dagaalamay ka tirsan ayaa ku dhintya dagaal culus oo deegaanka Goof-guduud ee duleedka Baydhabo ku dhexmaray ciidamada dowladda Soomaaliya, kuwa Itoobiya iyo xoogagga Al-shabaab. Dagaalkan oo markii hore u dhexeeyay ciidamada dowladda Soomaaliya iyo xoogagga Al-shabaab ayaa waxaa kusoo biiray ciidamada dowladda Itoobiya, waxaana dagaalku uu socday in ka badan laba saacadood oo xiriir ah. "Waxaan ku dilnay dagaalka laba dagaalyahan oo Al-shabaab ka tirsan hubkoodiina waan ka qaadannay. Dagaalku wuxuu ahaa howgal ay ciidamadu sameynayeen," ayuu yiri guddoomiyaha gobolka Bay ee dowladda Soomaaliya, Cabdifataax Geesey oo intaas ku daray inay kala eryeen xoogaggii Al-shabaab. Xarakada Al-shabaab ayaa iyaduna guulo ka sheegatay dagaalka, iyadoo sheegtay inay ku dileen askar ka tirsan kuwa dowladda iyo kuwa Itoobiya, balse dhinac walba ma uusan sheegin khasaaraha kasoo gaartay dagaalka. Goobjoogayaal ku sugan deegaanka Goof-guduud oo 20-km dhinaca Koonfureed kaga beegan degmada Baydhabo ee xarunta gobolka Bay ayaa sheegay inay arkeen maydadka lix qof oo dhinacyadii dagaalamay ka kala tirsan. Iyadoo deegaanka lagu dagaalamay ay ku sugan yihiiin ciidamada dowladda iyo kuwa Itoobiya. Dhanka kale, kooxo hubeysan ayaa ku toogtay bartamaha degmada Baydhabo nin la sheegay inuu ka tirsanaa ciidamada nabadsugidda dowladda Soomaaliya, iyadoo ciidamada dowladduna ay dilkaas u qabteen shan qof. Magaalada Baydhabo oo 240-km kaga beegan Muqdisho dhinaca waqooyi-galbeed ayaa bishii Feberaayo ee sannadkan waxaa qabsaday ciidamada dowladda iyo kuwa Itoobiya, waxayna noqotay degmadii ugu horreysay ee uu booqday madaxweynaha cusub ee Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud.

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^^ No that will not happen there are about 6000 Kenyan troops in Kismayo and about 2000 Somali troops and other tribal militias allied to the Amisom forces.This is not the era of USC/SPM jees and caydiid or the SPM moorgen and gabyo or the JVA barre hiiraale and ismaciil faratag. There are about 6000 Kenyan peace keeping forces in the lower juba tonight they are all under the Amisom command and well equipped.

Somaliland:President Silanyo Opens three days Council of Minister Summit Hargeisa- Somaliland President H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud (Silanyo) has today opened a three day cabinet summit at the Presidential Palace. The purpose of the holding the Cabinet summit was to access the achievements of the current government since coming to office two years ago and to find better ways to formulate government policies which are lagging behind hence overcoming constraints that are faced by the various ministries The Cabinet summit is expected to give opportunity to Ministers from the various Ministries to present their accomplishments for the past two years and also to find future solutions for the constraints and challenges they are faced with. It is expected that the supposed summit to formulate the plans for the coming 2013 and that will provide an insight to the working of the current government

Good on the Puntland leadership this is a step in the right direction lets just hope they accept and cooperate with their prime minster. No need for unnecessary opposition let the new prime minister form his government. And you can judge him than i am sure he will do a great job for Somalia and its people.