Kismayo has to be retaken, for the loss of that vital city will cut Al-Shabaab off from their patrons; the Superclass of rich terrorist leaders that is supporting them from Saudi Arabia and the wider region. The major ports in the South are already under government control, if you combine this with sealing all the borders, and boxing them up in the middle of the South, while continuesly putting pressure on them, Al-Shabaab will not be able to maintain their current strength, and high-ranking members and their men with nationalist tendencies could be swayed to join the government.

No doubt the Neo-TFG is the only all-inclusive Somali power that has a vision, and is fighting for our people's best interest. The UN has no excuse anymore, there is a effective anti-corruption committee in place now, and mr Gettleman needs to get himself updated, for government soldiers & police officers are receiving their salaries, and rubbish/rubble is being cleared! Many of these shady individuals who have been profiting from the conflict are finally feeling the heat.

Insanity! Epitome of female beauty!

xiinfaniin;711785 wrote: Chimera, adeer it is about conflict resolution/management. Assume you are an initiated elder in the affairs of the ummah, sitting under acacia tree. Village folks come to you for mediation. They identified the parties in the conflict: x, y, and z. The conflict is about a control of a piece of land. x has .9 percent, y has .06 percent, and z has .04 percent. z tried every conceivable method to expand its control to no avail, and so did y. It is an stalemate. Put your biases aside, and be as impartial as you can possibly be, in this situation what would you do, ya The Judicious Chimera. Remember your task is to settle this thing, that is what the village folks want. Just for a second, forget the real names of the disputing parties, just use the variables in the equation: would you ever ignore the x in the conflict? No Xiin, I wouldn't, in fact I made a recent topic in the Camelmilk Debate section wherein I highlighted that roughly 30 men in Somalia are holding hostage around 10/12 million people, because if they wanted, they could today create peace by simply coming together as brothers regardless of their political views. This would be the ideal solution, however Al-Shabaab have repeatedly shown they will not come to the table despite any compromise that is offered. Therefore if I have been tasked with creating lasting peace, and being aware that this can't be achieved as long as X continues to ignore any olive branches offered, then I'm left with no choice but to back Z as it expands its territory, capacity and popularity. Daandurreey;711809 wrote: hahahaa. Adiga ma xishooneesid? cabdulahi yusuf established the best army the nation ever had since the fall of Siyaad Barre. if you want to be biased (i know you like Mr. Cheese) but don't be so obvious cunuga. xataa his enemies give him credit for that. Adiga isku xishood ninyahow, you're a grown man waving your Poms Poms for an elderly man who doesn't even know you, much less care how hard you defend him on the internet, markas iis diji sxb. Secondly there was no real disciplined army to speak off under Yeey's term, just a barbaric Ethiopian mercenary force, and every month hundreds of government troops deserted to Al-Shabaab with their uniforms and weapons, today its the other way around, with Al-Shabaab losing many recruits to the Neo-TFG. As for me being biased, i'm not sure what you mean with that. I have no petty clan relations with Farmaajo, and in fact the amazing progress he has made in various parts of the country has yet to affect my petty clan. I support him because he seeks to uplift the Somali World, my people! He's not working for a petty clan, degaan or regional administration, no his agenda transcends all of that. Even your hero Yeey has nothing but praise for the new PM and calls the new cabinet the best Somalia has had in decades.(Its obvious that your political views are determined by what your chieftain thinks and supports, and not your independent mind, so there you go.)

I had a dream where all my pearly white teeth had randomly fallen out. I woke up in the middle of the night with a panic-attack and only calmed down when I could still feel them in my mouth. "It was just a nightmare" = best feeling ever.

Very interesting post brother Centurion, welkom terug! I will give a more suitable reply when I find the time Insha-allah! Somalina, that's more like it. Though its highly unlikely Engineer Hashim has the resources to realise that project, the Somali people however as a whole can achieve similar and far greater projects if only "progressing" was as popular as the things that hold us back. "Horumar" should be our national motto, that is if we cared about the younger generations currently growing up, or given birth to.

Mesa College Student wins prestigious award in science competition‏ SAN DIEGO–A 26-year-old refugee from Somalia and San Diego community college student has bested some of today’s top scientific student minds in a highly competitive international science competition. Mohamed Musse, one of our four Mesa College students who presented research at the 10th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), held in November in Charlotte, North Carolina, was the recipient of a prestigious award for his poster participation. Mohamed’s research project and poster entry was called “Micro-Purification of Phosphofructokinase-1.” His entry competed against 154 research abstracts submitted to ABRCMS in the Biochemical Sciences, Biochemistry category by students from top universities and research institutes. Only twelve awards were given in this category. Mohamed’s winning entry was based on experience and research he gained during a summer internship working at UCSD under the guidance of Dr. Percy Russell and Anita Williams, who supervised his research. It was in Dr. Russell’s laboratory that Mohamed learned about research, and acquired experience in advanced lab techniques, and purifying proteins in a micro-scale. The award consists of a gold medallion, a certificate of recognition, and monetary scholarship. Mohamed is a student at San Diego Mesa College and a scholar in the college’s Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program. “This is an outstanding achievement and accomplishment for Mohamed, for our College, and for our UCSD research mentors,” said Elizabeth J. Armstrong, interim president of Mesa College. According to Ed Alexander, Mesa College chemistry professor and Bridges program director, research abstracts were competitively submitted to ABRCMS. Only 150 students from ten unique divisions received poster presentation awards. Of these, only nine were awarded to community college students, and Mohamed’s entry was the only award given to a community college student in the biochemical sciences division. This was the first time a Mesa College student presentation has won an award in that division. “The accomplishments of Mohamed and all our Bridges students are a tribute to the outstanding quality of education afforded to students by our faculty at San Diego Mesa College,” said Dr. Alexander. The Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at Mesa College is a science education program designed to support the success of community college students from underrepresented groups or populations affected by health disparities, who plan to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree in biomedical, behavioral or related sciences (www. sdmesa.edu/bridges). The program is funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). ABRCMS is the largest professional conference for biomedical and behavior students. This year’s conference attracted approximately 3,100 undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, faculty and administrators. The conference serves as a key experience for participants, and to the development of young scientists. San Diego County News

xiinfaniin;711458 wrote: Farmaajo had shown a much needed courage in his cabinet selection, but unless the political in which he is fated to operate changes I dont see him succeeding. I am not the one to believe foreign troops will defeat alshabaab. In the long run, absent of any political settlement, alshabaab will prevail against foreign intervention. All the current offenses, and the gains they made (if any) are sustained by AMISOM. Perhaps we need to remember that Ethiopian troops under Abdullaahi Yusuf term, made much larger gains but did not last because there was no a Somali capacity to sustain it. Al-Shabaab as a group was far more popular during their campaign against the Ethiopians compared to their current status. They had most of the population on their side, and young nationalists from across the diaspora went back to join what they considered a "just cause". All of that momentum is out of the window now. They alienated people when they started burning the blue flag and enforced Talibanesque customs on the populace. The recent poll by the independent medium; Mogadishu Media House is evidence of that, the vast majority support the government. As for Somali capacity; you can't compare the Yeey era where Somali soldiers didn't receive proper training or salaries with the current loyal army that has been established and that continues to grow in strength. The recent advances made in the deep South were primarily done by government troops. Now that there is a steady flow of funds coming from multiple large revenue makers like the sea-port and the airport, the government has alot more money to work with, and will eventually purchase jets and tanks, making the need for foreign forces obsolete. This combined with a faltering image will be the end of Al-Shabaab. I look at Al-Shabaab, and I don't recognise anything Somali in them, when I look at Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug and Farmaajo's team I recognise myself in them on multiple levels, even if I disagree with them on certain issues. Al-Shabaab feels completely alien to me. Let's be honest, though I have been only following the situation back home since 2006, backtracking history has shown me Farmaajo's team is the best government Somalia has been blessed with in two decades(outside of the six months of ICU peace ofcourse). For the first time I see REAL progress, the type of progress that isn't just on paper, but the type that's actually benefitting the locals back home, shouldn't that be the most important factor in this whole circus? More has been done in the last 100 days than the last 1000 weeks.(the conflict has been going on longer than that!) I want Somalia out of this "sick man" situation so it can stand proudly on its own two feet and start focusing on progressing our people.

President: Hawa Abdi Prime Minister: Farmaajo Speaker: Fatima Jibriil/Asha Abdallah Supreme Capital: Majestic Mogadishu Regional capitals: Garowe, Hargeisa, Galkacio, Kismayo, Merka

What a degenerate topic, why not join the myriad of pathetic supremacists' websites out there and be their personal propagandist in their desperate campaign to demonise the Somali people? You never see "Koreans behind bars" on a Korean forum, never a "Moroccans behind bars" on a Moroccan forum, yet here we are. Glorification of degenerate losers, how sickening. Interesting my foot!

The Zack;710296 wrote: Frodo Baggins, a frequent traveler LOL

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to retire from this topic before I give the impression I'm like him(I probably already have) lololol, Polo shirt, Polo this Polo that. Wax waalan

Lol, war that dude got connections!

Liqaye, I squat 70kg, but have never tried higher, because I would like to have a more powerful lower-back before I go a level higher. Keep it up bro! Rudy awoowe, you belong to the old generation of chicken legs with size XXXL or Michael Jackson trousers. Don't hate on the younglings, for we dress for our beauty-queens, not our pals at the Maqaayad; a hot steamy room full of intoxicated men, talk about being in the closet, JEEZ!!

Garowe looks great! Didn't expect it to look so nice. Another Somali economic hub on the rise! Somalis need to stay clear from expensive and wasteful skyscrapers. Just look at Ivory Coast and many others, they have fancy buildings but you will also notice that these same buildings are only half-full with people and businesses etc, while a building in the US or Taiwan that is 4 times as high is completely filled. This is simply a waste of electricity, and money that these same African cities could have spend on cleaning up the surrounding slums, creating enterprises or building new roads. Somali cities when given proper care and investment are completely unique and capable of standing their ground against cities in Greece and Spain, arguably countries with the most spectacular and unique waterfronts in the world. Give me a rebuilt Mogadishu - a tropical picturesque antique city & "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" - any day over all these haphazardly built and empty chrome & steel nightmares dubbed "great cities". Majestic Mogadishu This is the type of architecture we want to invest and construct, in a rebuilt Mogadishu, everyone from Kathmandu to Timbuktu will know that this is our city; HQ of the Somali people! Today most African cities look-alike. This would look epic on Mogadishu's waterfront.

Haha, no wonder the male members are staying clear from this topic. or they're simply not well-dressed, and have no wardrobe to speak off, hmmm.

You only live once! Here's Iman wearing such a dress: Something like the dress below (but not so low to the ground) is EPIC! We only need one sister to sport such a dress and it will be mimicked by millions. Ofcourse ideally they would be sporting this in our rebuilt cosmopolitan Capital, once the most romantic city in Africa! I think have laid bare my romanticist side a bit too much in this topic! See ya

Vin Diesel vs The Rock!! :cool:

Juxa;709076 wrote: ^^lol Chimy whatever you do please dont wear skinny jeans I don't intentionally, but all that squatting has made legs grow immensely and some of my pants are super tight around the quadriceps area. After browsing a few bodybuilding sites, I realised this is a common phenomena. Combat pants are the solution: with some Polos and tops and = Summer time!

Ms MoOns;709506 wrote: ChiChi, schat, you are not weird in my eyes. Chichi is a female dragonball Z character; the wife of Goku lol. I can understand where you're coming from. I do agree with you, we should not be limited when it comes to our abilities. Exactly, god bless the future Somali ballerinas & Formula -1 drivers. Every individual is unique. That's why ''cute'' can mean something entirely different to someone else! In this age where Men increasingly are resembling women, and women are resembling Men, some old-fashioned feminine cuteness on a lady is very welcoming. But just one remark: Do you think you're idea of dresses in Lolita style is age limited? It might look cute and adorable on little girls, but I simply can't imagine me walking around the streets dressed like a Lolita character. lol. Not really, Lolita is based on adult fashion from the 19th century Late Baroque/Victorian periods. I however was suggesting a Somali influenced Espana dress. I still maintain my previous stance that such a dress would look amazing on a sister, but unavoidably you will have a few heads turning indeed lol.

After all the xenophobic crap directed at Br CDOOO, he is still here. Welcome to the family.

Somali Marine fleet: Trawler - $424,359 We need 10 of those = $4 243 590 Fish Freezing Vessel - $1,800,000 We need 2 of those = $3 600 000 The returns on such investments is enormous. The Tuna fish industry has the potential to bring in $6 billion annually. Somali Agricultural Army: Combines - $40 000 We need 10 of those to gather the bumper harvests = $400 000. Farm Tractor - $20 000 - $30 000 We need 10 of those = $200 000 - $300 000. Milk Cooling Tank - $2000 We need 100 of those to become a real heavyweight exporter of Milk = $200 000. Silos - $10 000 / $15 000 The most important component of the post-Harvest period. It is estimated by the Somali Agricultural Technical Group that around 80 000 tons of food falls victim to bad storage facilities every year. That's a significant chunk of the Somali harvest that could be used for a less rainy day. 20 of those would be sufficient = $200 000 / $300 000. 1.7 million Coffee seeds = $426 000 Coffee plantations are a must for Somalia's fertile soil, which can grow anything. Its a mega-industry that keeps on growing, especially now that China is rising on the scene and its people are becoming more cosmopolitan with Cafe's popping up left and right. The figure I have used is from an initiative spearheaded by our Indonesian kin in Bali. All of the above is roughly 15~ million dollars. The dream of creating a self-sufficient Somalia that is a heavy-weight exporter of agricultural products is absolutely within our reach. To be continued.

Aaliyyah;709244 wrote: taasi waa dhab in qofkasta u baahanyahay in uu magaloyinkiisa u madax banaanado suu dhaqaalo magaloyinkiisa u gaar ah u helo suu iskoolu jamacado cafimaad iyo wixi dadkisa u bahnyahay uu sameesto...marka ka dibna somalinimo ha la isku yimaado oo hala moodobo!.. dnt we have provinces in Canada and states in the USA...same story!...degaan ma u baahna in uu degaan kale wax ka sugo! .. salaam The US is 50 countries, each state individually has a high GDP.

"Que's got all the characteristics to become an international star" - Akon (Founder of Konvict Music) "This kid is the future of Somali and British music" - John Kensington (CEO of Invincible Media Group and the Urban Music Awards) The price of fame was simply to big. It takes alot of self-control to say NO to potentially serious money and global rep, not many of us would have done the same, I think.

Good post Som@li, let's be frank; its dumb old men with backward mindsets that are the real disturbers of our harmony. While your personal story set in Dubai is very sad, know that there are also far more common Somali characteristics based on trust, honesty and a sense of community transcending qabiil found amongst us. A cousin of mine in 2006 went to Shenzhen, China and was spotted by another Somali there, they immediately connected and embraced one another as brothers, helping eachother out and giving one another advice about the ins & outs of the country. Why is that do you think? Surrounded by millions of Chinese they realized their own common kinship. That's the spirit we want to capture and let free in our country, for we are a nation that only constitutes 0.3% out of a non-Somali global population of roughly 6.75+ billion people. Yes, re-inventing ourselves is going to be a long and painful process but no country on Earth that is currently flourishing achieved that status with ease. There were civil-wars far more brutal and cruel than anything the warlords could ever inflict upon Somalia, yet those countries bounced back. We can change without having to be forced by an all-powerful government by invoking common sense and hope for a better future. Somalia in the 60s/70s had what was considered a "miracle economy" and was wealthier than South Korea and Malaysia, two modern Asian powerhouses. Today its a whole different story. War is not an answer, it never was and it never will be! Those back home(and some in the diaspora) have to shake off this sheepish mentality of; I'm going to support this warlord, deegaan or regional state based on my stubid qabiil. They can't complain when shit hits the fan and a famine/war breaks out due to the dumb policies of the entities they supported, for you only reap what you sow. We have to be fair though, and give credit to the vast majority of our people back home that live honest lives and are trying to uplift those around them, and progress the country. The real problem is; the forces of Evil are simply better armed and funded than the forces of Good. If we take the example of a large Palace and use it as a symbol for the country of Somalia. If you have living in this palace; 10 doctors, 5 teachers, 12 merchants, a team of good-hearted Technocrat politicians, married couples with children, and lastly 2 corrupt militia-men with devasting military hardware. It's totally irrelevant that those 10 doctors would like to provide medical care, it's totally irrelevant that those 5 teachers would like to provide knowledge, it's totally irrelevant how far and wide those merchants would like to trade, it's totally irrelevant how many progressive laws those politicians would like to implement, and it's totally irrelevant that the married couples with kids would like to see their children grow up/play in a safe environment. For the Palace has been hi-jacked by two nutcases equipped with firepower. In this scenario you have 2 corrupt individuals holding hostage the fate of 50, yet when we look at the civil-war we think its the other way around. This misconception plays into the hands of those that would like to keep us down for eternity.