^^^ My head is hurting

^^^ Welcome to somalia

^^^ Since I seem to be caught in a crossfire I would say A&T do not waste your time debating with some who would boil down your entire philosophy to clan. This is the mire they wallow in and cannot stand it when principles and circumstances other than your geneological tree inform your opinions and views.

That sounds really foul A&T how can a camp of recuperating freedom fighters be attacked by a group who claim to be comrade in arms with the ONLF, if nothing that is terrible P.R. Besides the al-shabaab have temporary control in the area and would have been better served in creating a joint operations structure with the ONLF in the lower jubba. The war will be won in ethiopia as is so obvious. Why create bad blood now?

Well with every one in the TFG wanting them there how can Meles refuse. Ethiopia heeding the call of Nur Cade and others

Hehehe 4.5 has evolved even into matters of god. 4.5 wives from now on is called for every muslim who can bear the financial burden.

I thought that the initial reports were false. In this case if they are indeed truthful there would have been other ways of reaching the same conclusions as things stand at the moment although many have railed against the qabiil basis of the ONLF severely limiting its capabilities in western Somalia, the actions of Turki although acceptable in theory have in practice will cause considerable problems in the long run. Let us read more on why you think it was a good move by Turki and Jabiso.

Do people vote for that position as well in somaliland? Really I do not know waayo waaqoyiga doorasho uun baa laga maqla.

Washington's allies in the TFG promised to pass oil laws that would allow foreign oil companies to return to Somalia, but now all of that is uncertain, notes Mike Whitney. "The Ethiopian invasion, which was sanctioned by the US government, has destroyed virtually all the life-sustaining economic systems which the population has built for the last fifteen years." - Abdi Samatar, professor of Global Studies at the University of Minnesota. Up until a month ago, no one in the Bush administration showed the least bit of interest in the incidents of piracy off the coast of Somalia. Now that's all changed and there's talk of sending in the Navy to patrol the waters off the Horn of Africa and clean up the pirates hideouts. Why the sudden about-face? Could it have something to do with the fact that the Ethiopian army is planning to withdrawal all of its troops from Mogadishu by the end of the year, thus, ending the failed two year US-backed occupation of Somalia? The United States has lost the ground war in Somalia, but that doesn't mean its geopolitical objectives have changed one iota. The US intends to stay in the region for years to come and use its naval power to control the critical shipping lanes from the Gulf of Aden. The growing strength of the Somali national resistance is a set-back, but it doesn't change the basic game-plan. The pirates are actually a blessing in disguise. They provide an excuse for the administration to beef up it's military presence and put down roots. Every crisis is an opportunity. There's an interesting subtext to the pirate story that hasn't appeared in the western media. According to Simon Assaf of the Socialist Worker: "Many European, US and Asian shipping firms – notably Switzerland's Achair Partners and Italy's Progresso – signed dumping deals in the early 1990s with Somalia's politicians and militia leaders. This meant they could use the coast as a toxic dumping ground. This practice became widespread as the country descended into civil war. Nick Nuttall of the UN Environment Programme said, "European companies found it was very cheap to get rid of the waste." When the Asian tsunami of Christmas 2005 washed ashore on the east coast of Africa, it uncovered a great scandal. Tons of radioactive waste and toxic chemicals drifted onto the beaches after the giant wave dislodged them from the sea bed off Somalia. Tens of thousands of Somalis fell ill after coming into contact with this cocktail. They complained to the United Nations (UN), which began an investigation. "There are reports from villagers of a wide range of medical problems such as mouth bleeds, abdominal hemorrhages, unusual skin disorders and breathing difficulties," the UN noted. Some 300 people are believed to have died from the poisonous chemicals. In 2006 Somali fishermen complained to the UN that foreign fishing fleets were using the breakdown of the state to plunder their fish stocks. These foreign fleets often recruited Somali militias to intimidate local fishermen. Despite repeated requests, the UN refused to act. Meanwhile the warships of global powers that patrol the strategically important Gulf of Aden did not sink or seize any vessels dumping toxic chemicals off the coast. So angry Somalis, whose waters were being poisoned and whose livelihoods were threatened, took matters into their own hands. Fishermen began to arm themselves and attempted to act as unofficial coastguards." (Socialist Worker) The origins of piracy in Somalia is considerably different than the narrative in the media which tends to perpetuate stereotypes of scary black men who are naturally inclined to criminal behavior. In reality, the pirates were the victims of a US-EU run system that still uses the developing world as a dumping ground for toxic waste regardless of the suffering it causes. (just ask Larry Summers) In fact, the dumping continues to this day, even though we have been assured that we're living in a "post racial era" following the election of Barak Obama. Unfortunately, that rule doesn't apply to the many black and brown people who still find themselves caught in the imperial crosshairs. Their lives are just as miserable as ever. ETHIOPIA'S PLAN FOR WITHDRAWAL In 2006, the Bush administration supported an alliance of Somali warlords known as the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) that established a base of operations in the western city of Baidoa. With the help of the Ethiopian army, western mercenaries, US Navy warships, and AC-130 gunships; the TFG captured Mogadishu and forced the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) to retreat to the south. Since then the resistance has coalesced into a tenacious guerrilla army that has recaptured most of the country. The Bush administration invoked the war on terror to justify its involvement in Somalia, but their case was weak and full of inconsistencies. The ICU is not an Al Qaida affiliate or a terrorist organization despite the claims of the State Department. In fact, the ICU brought a high level of peace and stability to Somalia that hadn't been seen for more than sixteen years. Political analyst James Petras summed it up like this: “The ICU was a relatively honest administration, which ended warlord corruption and extortion. Personal safety and property were protected, ending arbitrary seizures and kidnappings by warlords and their armed thugs. The ICU is a broad multi-tendency movement that includes moderates and radical Islamists, civilian politicians and armed fighters, liberals and populists, electoralists and authoritarians. Most important, the Courts succeeded in unifying the country and creating some semblance of nationhood, overcoming clan fragmentation.” The Bush administration is mainly interested in oil and geopolitics. According to most estimates 30 per cent of America's oil will come from Africa within the next ten years. That means the Pentagon will have to extend its tentacles across the continent. Washington's allies in the TFG promised to pass oil laws that would allow foreign oil companies to return to Somalia, but now all of that is uncertain. It is impossible to know what type of government will emerge from the present conflict. Many pundits expect Somalia to descend into terrorist-breeding, failed state for years to come. The latest round of fighting has created a humanitarian disaster. 1.3 million people have been forced from their homes with nothing more than what they can carry on their backs. Over 3.5 million people are now huddled in tent cities in the south with little food, clean water or medical supplies. According to the UN News Center: "Nearly half the population is in crisis or need of assistance....Continuing instability, coupled with drought, high food prices and the collapse of the local currency have only worsened the dire humanitarian situation in recent months. The UN estimates that 40 per cent of the population, are in need of assistance. In addition, one in six children under the age of five in southern and central Somalia is currently acutely malnourished." (UN News Center) The war between the occupying Ethiopian army and the various guerrilla factions has steadily intensified over the last two years. Fighters from the ICU, Al-Shabaab and other Islamic groups have moved from the south to the vicinity of Mogadishu where fighting could break out at any time. It's "game-over" for Bush's proxy army and the transitional federal government. They cannot win, which is why the Ethiopian leaders announced a complete withdrawal of troops by the end of the year. By January 1, 2009, the occupation will be over. In a recent Chicago Tribune article, "US Appears to be Losing in Somalia", journalist Paul Salopek sums it up like this: "(Somalia) is a covert war in which the CIA has recruited gangs of unsavory warlords to hunt down and kidnap Islamic militants...and secretly imprison them offshore, aboard U.S. warships. The British civil-rights group Reprieve contended that as many as 17 U.S. warships may have doubled as floating prisons since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks... "Somalia is one of the great unrecognized U.S. policy failures since 9/11," said Ken Menkhaus, a leading Somalia scholar at Davidson College in North Carolina. "By any rational metric, what we've ended up with there today is the opposite of what we wanted." (Paul Salopek, "US Appears to be Losing in Somalia" Chicago Tribune) The CIA has done its job well. It's created a beehive for terrorism and the potential for another catastrophe like 9-11. Currently, negotiations are underway between the guerrilla leaders and the TFG over a power-sharing agreement. But no one expects the talks will amount to anything. The moderate ICU may regain power but the country will still be ungovernable for years to come. At best, Somalia is a decade away from restoring the fragile peace that was in place before Bush's bloody intervention. Mike Whitney lives in Washington state and can be reached at fergiewhitney@msn.com

Somalia: Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal is 'Crocodile Tears,' Says Prof - Samatar Somalia — A Somali intellectual, Professor Abdi Ismail Samatar, who has an American citizenship, described the Ethiopian troop withdrawal as "crocodile tears" saying that Ethiopia is not committed to pull out its troops from Somalia. In an interview with Shabelle Media Network Professor Abdi Ismail Smatar told Shabelle from the United States that the Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia caused insecurity problems in Mogadishu. "If the Ethiopian troops withdraw from Somalia there will not be security vacuum," Professor Samatar Said. Ethiopians are them selves creating security problems, he added. Relevant Links * East Africa * Arms and Military Affairs * Conflict, Peace and Security * Ethiopia * Somalia He also criticized the peace agreement signed in Djibouti between the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia ARS and the transitional federal government. He pointed out that the international community is not doing enough efforts to help Somali people He argued the composition of 250 parliamentarians is not good for Somalia. Professor Abdi Ismail Samatar lives and works in the United States. Somalia: Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal is 'Crocodile Tears,' Says Prof - Samatar

^^ Yes but they have moved into others.

Shabelle: ADDIS ABABA Dowladda Ethiopia ayaa ogolaatay Qorshe ay wadaan golaha amniga iyo nabadgalyada Midowga Africa oo ah in ay sii joogaan dalka Soomaaliya illaa laga helayo Ciidamo Badala. Dowlada Ethiopia waxaa ay si kooban u ogolaatay in ciidamadeeda ay sii joogaan gudaha dalka Soomaaliya illaa ay dalka Soomaaliya yimaadaan ciidamo caalami ah oo badala. Gudoomiyaha midowga Africa Jean Ping iyo gudoomiyaha Gudiga nabadagalyada iyo aminga ee midowga Africa Ramtane Lamamra ayaa waxaa ay magaalada Qaahira kulan kula yeesheen Jaamacada Carabta si ay ugala hadlaa arimaha Soomaaliya. Gudoomiyaha midowga Africa Jean Ping ayaa waxaa uu sheegay in arintaasi ay kala hadleen Dowlada Ethiopia qorshaha ku aadan sii joogitanka Ciidamadeeda ee gudaha dalka Soomaaliya. Sarkaal sare oo ka mid ah wasaarada arimaha dibada ee Ethiopia oo ka gaabsaday magaciisa ayaa waxaa uu sheegay in xukuumada Addis Ababa ay ogolaatay in ciidamadeeda ay dib ugu sii Baaqi yeesho gudaha dalka Soomaaliya maadama qorshaha uu ahaa in ay ka baxaan dabayaaqada Sanadkani,tan iyo inta laga helayo ciidamo badala kuwa Ethiopia. Laakiin sarkaalkaasi waxaa uu sheegay In dowlada Ethiopia ay ka walaacsan tahay in ciidamadeeda ay sii joogaan dalka Soomaaliya oo la waayo ciidamo badala iyo Burburka ku yimid dowlada kmg Soomaaliya. Dowlada Ethiopia iyo wadamada Gobolka Geeska Africa ayaa walaac ka muujiyay guul darada ku timid dowlada Kmg Soomaaliya. Gudoomiyaha Gudiga nabadagalyada iyo aminga ee midowga Africa Ramtane Lamamra ayaa waxaa uu qorsheeynayaan in uu socdaal ku tago xarunta QM ee magaalada New York si uu gudiga Aminga ee QM iyo xoghayaha Guud ee QM ugala hadlo xaalada Dalka Soomaaliya. Sarafka Lamamra ayaa waxaa la sheegay in uu ku saleeyasan yahay sidii dhaqaalo loogu uruurin lahaa Ciidamada Midowga Africa ee AMISOM kuwaasi oo lagu talo jiro in ay badalaan Ciidamada Ethiopia. Gudoomiye Ramtane Lamamra warqad uu horay ugu diray QM ayaa waxaa uu sheegay in dowladaha Uganda iyo Burundi oo ay ciidamo ka joogaan dalka Soomaaliya ay balan qaadeen in ciidamo Gaaraya 850-askari dalkiiba in ay dalka Soomaaliya u soo diraan si ay uga qeyb qaataan ciidamada nabad illaalinta u jooga dalka Soomaaliya. Dadka indha indheeya siyaasada ayaa sheegay in ay taasi suurto galin karto in ciidmada Ethiopia ay ka baxaan dalka Soomaaliya. Saraakiisha Midowga Africa ayaa sheegay in ay wadaan qorshe qarash loogu uruurinayo ciidamada nabad illaalinta ee Midowga Africa waxana dowlada Norway ay sheegtay in ay arintaasi ka soo jawaabi doonto goor dhow. Aqriso oo la soco Shabelle.net Saacad Walba si aad u hesho wararkii ugu dambeeyay ee Soomaaliya.

War ninyahow ma suuxdhinyow aad qabta? He was just getting into the spirit of things and i dont feel he ment to offend! Just when we were getting off usual service oo odweyne inuu neeflow yahay la gartay uun baad pre programed response service of betters iyo elder uun baad kuso noqoteey! Wala kaftameyey ee rer miyi nimadha ba ka muuqata.

Becoming financially independent is one of the greatest changes you can make to your life. This is done when you don't need a job, when you have assets paying all your expenses. You become in control of your life. There are many books and much information on how to become financially free so I won't talk about that here. But there is something else I have been wondering... Why did men become, and strive, to become employees forever? It is a fascinating question. The idea of financial freedom is not new. So what possibly could get 90% of the population into becoming wage slaves? Ever since we are five years old, we are put in school. We are then told to do stuff. This will not change until the day we retire (for many men, this is sixty years later). The idea of doing nothing is alien to us. If someone does nothing, hostility and mockery is sent at that person. "Lazy!" they say. The child, since the age of five, then goes through school. He often goes to college where he is told to do more things. After college, he gets a job and keeps doing what someone else wants him to do. After a while, you would think, "Wouldn't he try to get out of the position of being leveraged?" Yes, you would. I never understood why the masses didn't attempt to escape from being a wage slave. The reason why most men never escape the wage slave mentality is because of their woman. During college or shortly after, a man meets a woman. The sparks fly. They end up getting married. This means they must move into some apartment and soon to a house. The bills keep getting larger. And then, the wife gets pregnant and the little bundle of joy comes home. Babies are extroadinarily expensive (and taxing on health and sanity as well). The parents, at least the father if the wife wants to stay home, has to work harder to make ends meet. More babies appear. The husband has to keep working and working and working. The husband will become so accustomed to working that he will feel himself a failure if he doesn't work in some way. He will be incapable of doing nothing. If he retires, he usually dies soon afterward (statistics show many men passing away right after retiring. All that work, and you can't enjoy the little freedom at the end.) I know many men in their 30s with families. I rarely see them because they are always working. They work because their expenses are so high. But they also work because their woman has completely taken over the household. Their household is so dirty, and filled with screaming kids and a fat wife, that they are HAPPY to work overtime. The more they work, the harder it is for them to do nothing. "But DALI," you ask. "Why should one do nothing? Isn't it better to work?" No. The founder of MTV gives this advice to those who are financially able to retire: "Wait one year before you do anything else. For one year, do absolutely nothing. It will be the hardest thing you do in your life." And, sure enough, it is especially if you have been conditioned to 'work' since the age of five. We are all brainwashed in some fashion. I have experience with dealings some professional 'brainwashing' places, these unique 'forums'. The one thing they try to do is to keep you hungry, keep you sleepy, and not allow you to be alone doing nothing. If you are alone doing nothing, you can think. If you think, you suddenly realize what a bogus operation it all is. In many jobs, they will attempt to brainwash you. At one job, after a hard day's work, I want to go home, rest, and do whatever. The job tried to invade that as well, making it almost where I *never* had rest. I said, "To hell with you," to that job. If an employer is trying to brainwash me, I just give them a middle finger and walk out. If you want my work, do it by pay, do it by making the job environment pleasant, do it by some other benefits, but don't do it by 'brainwashing'. It is like they want you to love your 'job' like you would 'love' a woman. Those who have no passion beforehand are vulnerable to this brainwashing. As these men work and work, they lose their greatest assets: time and health. Soon, it becomes too late for them to become financially free even if they do snap out of it. Imagine! A childhood in a mass produced schools, mass produced colleges, mass produced 'jobs', to live in mass produced houses and suburbs (little artificial towns with fountains), and when we die we retire on some 'mass produced' package plan and go to the mass produced nursery homes. That is 95% of the population's life. This is The Way. Women do not question it. Already, they plan and see it. They do not imagine financial freedom and rarely see it for what it means. If you tell a woman you want to become financially free, they will run for the hills. It shows that women do not like rich men, they like rich men they can brainwash. Women marry wage slaves. If you do not want to become a wage slave, don't get married. Your wife will support you in getting a bigger paycheck. But she will not support you in getting a bigger soul. One pattern I noticed is that all the great humanities, the great songs, art, and literature, never came from peasants. It always came from the aristocracy or people funded directly by the aristocracy. To Americans, you know that the 'founding fathers' like Washington were well educated and cultured. But they were that way because they were financially free. Being financially free is not about greed. It is to allow the First Commandment to become true: to be who you are. If you enjoy writing poetry, becoming financially free will allow you to pursue poetry. If you enjoy racing cars, becoming financially free allows you to do that. It is hard to be who you are when a ****** job is in the way. The rich believe the word job means Just Over Broke. People say that wealth changes you. It doesn't. Rather, it changes everyone around you. People who were your friends will grow angry that you 'have money'. They will despise you. It is lonely at the top. As Esther Vilar from her excellent book, the Manipulated Man, describes: "If a young man gets married, starts a family, and spends the rest of his life working at a soul-destroying job, he is held up as an example of virtue and responsibility. The other type of man, living only for himself, working only for himself, doing first one thing and then another simply because he enjoys it and because he has to keep only himself, sleeping where and when he wants, and facing woman when he meets her, on equal terms and not as one of a million slaves, is rejected by society. The free, unshackled man has no place in its midst."

Two spheres of life are placed upon the Earth. They exist on top of one another. Where one lives in one sphere, that person cannot see the other sphere. These spheres are the masculine and feminine spheres. As men, we have our systems of beliefs, our moralities, and values. All men share similiarities that it is better to be smarter than dumber, stronger than weaker, and wiser than stupider. But 'smart', 'strong', and 'wise' exist only in a certain context: and that is to work. To accomplish. When men look at women, they wonder how awful their existence must be. For women, in men's eyes, are stupider, weaker, and dumber. Men see women doing menial tasks, and we wonder how they do brain dead jobs. Men think women are very emotional and can be like a frail flower. Some men, when they think they 'understand' women, end up projecting their own male contexts into women. For example, a man thinks his context of horniness is shared by a woman's. He says, "She is just as horny as I!" (whereas her horniness has a tactic involved) Men peering at the feminine sphere is like men on the shore of the world peering into the ocean. They see shadows of movement on the other side and consider that liquid underworld to be mysterious yet pretty shallow. Certainly nothing as complex and wonderous as above! But let us jump into the waters into the Feminine Sphere. As we jump into the water, we realize there is no liquid underworld. We appear on the surface just as when we left but it is a new different overworld. And, likewise, there are women standing on the shore peering into the depths of the ocean wondering what it is like in the masculine sphere. They see the shadows and it seems interesting, a little mysterious, but they too think it is a shallow existence. And they pity men for their shallow existence. The feminine sphere is just as wonderous and detailed as the masculine sphere. Both were created by Nature or Nature's God. Each sex pities the other for their 'shallow' existence. Women do not think men are smart. They may be intelligent, but women will always think they are smarter. The feminine sphere operates in a different morality. For a woman, to be 'smart' is to manipulate others to do work for them. Beautiful women are despised by other women because they have the potential to become very rich. To women, men are stiff creatures who, if they give intelligent talk, are percieved as talking nonsense. There are more practical concerns to talk about such as shopping and sex. Both men and women exist for feelings. But men do not recognize video games, football, or the praise they get from jobs or girlfriends to be 'feelings'. Also, women do not recognize that decorations, shopping, food, and sex to be 'feelings'. When a woman insists on remodeling, it is considered very important to her. But if a man were to suggest a new HD TV to replace the old TV, the woman would think it nonsense and to consider the man is interested only in new feelings. Women see men as weak creatures whose only benefit is that they can work for them. This is why when a woman dumps you, she uses BS language like "Let us just be friends" and all without telling you what is really wrong. She percieves men to be ****** because, let us face it, many men do act ****** around women. To women, religion is totally different than what it is to men. Everything exists in a different context. When a man is with a woman wearing a hot outfit, don't look at her but at the other women on the street. They will be staring daggers into her. Women do not care what men think of her. It is nice if a man turns to look at her. But if a woman turns and looks, then her day is made. Instead of saying a man said something about her, say that a woman said something. She will demand to know who the woman is and what was said. But as for the men? Well, who cares about those shallow simple creatures. "But DALI! History books are filled with great men. And women read those books. So obviously the masculine sphere is superior." Yes, women read those books. But history itself is part of the masculine sphere. The masculine sphere is full of straight lines, of towers, and pyramids. The feminine sphere is full of reflections, of webs, and massagers. Consider the home. Many men design the interior of their home for utilitarian purposes or for cool electronic equipment. Often, it is a black look everywhere (non-reflection). Men do this because it creates a mood within him. A woman sees it totally different and considers the interior of the home a priority. She puts up drapes, carpet, constantly cleans, gets matching furniture, all because it creates a mood within her. Men believe women are all about feelings because when they interact with them, that is all he sees. But women believe the same about men. They see your video game systems, speakers, and fast car and think, "Toys". The problem that has occurred was that somehow along the way, the feminine sphere was proclaimed to be the 'master morality' while the masculine sphere was proclaimed to be the 'slave morality'. Society views a 'man' as only a being that works for a woman. And a 'woman' is a being that holds the leash over a man. When a man thinks of equality, it is a difficult concept. Sure, he knows he should be fair, but he can barely respect women as equals. This is the same for women. They also barely respect men as equals. I am tired of men standing on that shore, pointing at the water, and declaring, "What a shallow existence women are living! They are not fit to live!" It is because on the other side is a woman, pointing at the water, doing the exact thing. Women are very smart. They are just smart in ways men do not percieve as smart (so they just label it 'woman's intuition). Women do the exact same for men. A few are able to travel to the other sphere. But they are always travelers and can only observe. They will never be native to that other sphere. Esther Vilar was one such traveler. Her "Manipulated Men" described women to a T but what she labels as men's hopes and dreams is a little 'fuzzy'. But that is enough. No woman can understand a man well enough as men can (just as men cannot understand woman as women can). But Vilar knew enough of our sphere to communicate. "Manipulated Man" should reveal that there is a looking glass and, on the other side, there is a feminine world that is invisible to us. Vilar gave us a lens to 'see' it. We should strive to sharpen that lens. The better we understand the feminine sphere, the better we understand women.

^^^ She is also a pirate. Hater.

^^^^^^ I disagree I think an all inclusive peace talk in puntland would occur before you have a one night stand with Ms. Kiera Knightley.

^^^ Only after going through the appropriate training by the incomparable puntland peacekeepers.

somaliland peacekeepers

An all inclusive shiir done in puntland to be enforced by somaliland peacekeepers. Keep it coming boys.

^^^^ LOOOL

Omar Hashi urges Somalis to support peace talks. Posted: 12/1/2008 3:15:00 PM Shabelle: SOMALIA DJIBOUTI: (Sh.M.Network)-The interior secretary of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia Omar Hashi aden urged Monday Somalis to back The Djibouti peace deal signed in Djibouti. Omar Hashi Aden held a press conference in Djibouti and called for the Somali people to benefit by that opportunity. "We know that there are individuals oppose the agreement, but it is important to know the truth because Ethiopia started to prepare for withdrawal. I encourage every body to join the peace deal." said Omar Hashi. "The world knows that Somali people can defend them selves from their enemies"added Mr.Hashi. Omar Hashi stressed that the Ethiopian troops are committed to withdraw from Somalia and called for the Insurgents to stop the fighting to pave the way for their withdrawal. Ethiopia sent its troops in Somalia in 2006 to fight the Islamic fighters who ruled much of south and central Somalia. Shabelle Media Network - Source of Somalia News

Somali parliament speaker welcomes Djibouti peace deal Shabelle: SOMALIA BAIDOA (Sh.M.Network)- Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nor (Madoobe), speaker of the Somali national parliament, welcomed Djibouti peace deal on Monday after he held a press conference in Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament. "I am very glad of the peace agreement between the transitional federal government and the Alliance for the Le-liberation of Somalia," Sheikh Adan Madobe said. The speaker called on lawmakers in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, to return to the southern Somali town of Baidoa, as soon as possible. About 60 Somali legislators from Kenya arrived in Baidoa on Monday and the speaker requested the remaining ones to return back to Somalia. Most of the Somali parliamentarians have remained in Nairobi following a meeting there in late October with leaders of the regional body, the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on the situation of Somalia. Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords ousted the late Somali president Mohamed Siad Barre.

Shabelle: SOMALIA SOMALIA MOGADISHU (Sh.M.Network)- The Islamists attacked The Somali Immigration Office near the International airport at midnight on Tuesday. Al-shabab claimed the attacks that lasted for about an hour .They claimed that they have inflicted casualties to the targeted places, but the immigration officers did not confirm any casualties. The Islamists also attacked The Kulliyadda Jalle Siyad academy, abase of Burundian troops over night. Residents confirmed they could hear gunfire around the base of Burundian peace keepers. Last year, the AU started deploying peacekeepers in Mogadishu, but the force -- comprising Ugandan and Burundian troops -- has failed to curb the daily fighting which has killed thousands of civilians this year alone. Burundi's Defence Minister Germain Niyoyankana said talks will take place next week with Ugandan officials on the situation in Somalia in the wake of Ethiopia's announcement. Burundi has 1,700 soldiers in Mogadishu.

By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura Sunday, November 30, 2008 NAIROBI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebel movement has slammed a government investigation refuting claims of war crimes against the people of a marginalised eastern region it operates in. Ethiopian authorities on Wednesday said a government-funded probe showed a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that found it liable of abuses during a campaign against the ONLF, was fabricated. "The reality of the matter is that the Ethiopian regime has committed war crimes in the ****** and is continuing to commit such crimes with impunity," a statement by the rebels said. "At the same time Ethiopia is actively engaged in trying to conceal such crimes and the real purpose of these teams that it claims to have sent to the ****** was to insure that no traces are left." HRW issued two reports in June that it said documented attacks on civilians in the arid region, one based on witness accounts and another on satellite imagery showing burnt-out villages during a year-long military offensive. Ethiopia said HRW's claims were fabricated because it found villages that the rights body said were burnt by government troops untouched, and people allegedly killed, alive and well. Villagers and elders also denied allegations of extra-judicial killings, rape or torture by the security forces, the Ethiopian investigators' report said. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government accuses the ONLF movement of being terrorists supported by arch-foe and neighbour Eritrea. It launched the offensive in April 2007 after ONLF rebels attacked Chinese-run oil fields in the remote region also known as Somali, killing more then 70 people. "If Ethiopia has nothing to hide, let it allow free access to international media and independent international investigators from reputable organisations to conduct an impartial investigation," the ONLF said. (Reporting by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura; Editing by Sophie Hares) (Email: nairobi.newsroom@reuters.com, tel: +254 20 222 4717)) (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa.reuters.com/). Source: Reuters, Nov 30, 2008