I think, the ones u see on the internet are called "Surfing Warriors".

Rumors are flying in Xamar that Sharif hotel is gone back to his hotel in Addis for good. So far no one has seen him for 2 days. He was last seen in xamar on Friday, according to this rumor. We will see.

This will be a very interesting scenario. I see a french rescue attempt coming soon. However, it looks like finally solution will be a swap for the somali prisoners in france... A very interesting article indeed that will capture world attention for days. by Mustafa Haji Abdinur Mustafa Haji Abdinur – 26 mins ago MOGADISHU (AFP) – Two French agents kidnapped in Somalia will be tried soon under Islamic Sharia law for aiding "the enemies of Allah", an official of the hardline Shebab rebel group holding them said Saturday. Earlier three foreign aid workers were reported kidnapped overnight in a Kenyan town close to the Somali border by armed men who took them into Somalia. The French agents "were caught assisting the apostate government and their spies, so that they will soon be tried and punished under the Sharia law, they will face the justice court for spying and entering Somalia to assist the enemy of Allah," a senior Shebab officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. "The decision about their fate will depend on the outcome of the Islamic court that will hear the charges against them," he added. The two agents, in Somalia to train the forces of the beleaguered transitional government, were snatched at gunpoint from their hotel in central Mogadishu early Tuesday. On Friday Somalia's Social Affairs Minister Mohammed Ali Ibrahim told a French news channel they were being held by Shebab, who he said may be seeking the freedom of Somali pirates jailed in France. "Both are with the Shebab. As long as they're with the Shebab negotiations will be hard," he said. "The demands are not clear. The main reason for the kidnapping is that certain Shebab have associates imprisoned in France, pirates." French President Nicholas Sarkozy's chief of staff Claude Gueant said Friday Paris did not believe the men were in imminent danger, and had probably been held for ransom. "We're heading into tortuous bargaining for their freedom, and it could take a while," he warned. Fifteen Somali pirates are being held in France after being captured by the French navy in the Gulf of Aden. They are accused of taking part in the hijacking of two French yachts. Earlier Saturday a Somali government official said three foreign aid workers were kidnapped overnight in Mandera, a Kenyan town close to the Somali border, by armed men who took them into Somalia. "We are investigating the incident by tracing the kidnappers," Sheikh Adan Mohamed, a senior official in the neighbouring Somali town of Bulohawo, told AFP by telephone. The nationalities of the three and the organisation for which they worked were not immediately known. "There was an incident and three foreigners were taken away," a Kenyan security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "There was a shootout at their office which was raided by gunmen and they shot a night guard in the head," the official said. "In the process, they took away three people. The people have crossed the border." Foreigners are regularly kidnapped in Somalia, which has been mired in civil war since 1991, and usually freed in return for a ransom. Journalists and aid workers are particularly targeted. Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Geoffrey Brennan, who were snatched on August 23 last year, are still being held by their abductors. Four European employees of the French non-governmental aid organisation Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) and their two Kenyan pilots, kidnapped in early November, are also still being held. Meanwhile Somali pirates on Saturday said they had released a German ship and its crew after being paid a ransom of 1.8 million dollars (1.3 million euros). In Berlin the German foreign ministry confirmed the release and identified the ship as the MV Victoria, flying the Antigua and Barbuda flag, which was captured on May 5 with 11 men on board south of Yemen on its way to the Saudi Red Sea port of Jeddah. Media reports in Berlin said the crew was Romanian. Pirates attacked more than 130 merchant ships off Somalia last year, a rise of more than 200 percent on 2007, according to the Kuala Lumpur-based International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre. The world's naval powers have deployed dozens of warships to the lawless waters off Somalia over the past year in a bid to curb attacks on one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes. http://news.yahoo.co m/s/afp/20090718/wl_ africa_afp/somalia_2 0090718132601

Originally posted by Gabbal: I think I am possibly one of the few, if not the only one, who knows Kashafa's clan and I would have to say more and more I reach the conclusion there is both a religious and a tribal reason for his stances. Now that's the most absurd thing that i ever heard in my life!! Gabbal. This document has nothing to do with clanship u see today.

same ole bs...when the temperature rises, blame the media man! When will African warlords thugs learn that they cant blame their fups when they are the ones who start these types of clan fightings. Very ill moves by these moron thugs.

u know how xalimoos are! when they see a cute xalimoo, they just get julus!! I was reading the other day that her case was resolved and Canada accepted to let her in.

i hear yah! no need shooting them...it will be just a waste of good bullets! lool. lets give them cano geel, may be that will clean-up their clogged systems. indigestion can drive oldies craaazy!

If u read only maryooley sites...then i ama gonna cut u loose since u have limited knowledge of whats happening in this world. I just hope one day that u will see the bigger picture and then wake up from the nite mare that you are in. Good luck homie. I will pray for u. thnx

unfortunately, i dont understand your af somali really..lol, but i do understand your english. That said...this was like a fire cracker in the sky. These pple are not that close to xamar Airport to cause any problems to landing planes. this is just another foot in the mouth of al shabaab. Basically, bad br. They do remind me of Biden sometimes!! :confused:

And where did i say that i personally gave him money!! show me the dizzel homie.

So Mr Somalia, u like the oppression that uncle middle-finger is doing!! lool. Tell us how much u love uncle Middle-Finger! we are all ears!! Now u beginning to stink like a dead fish...lol

Sorry haji, the me was just a typo error! but its true that the state dept refused to me with them. Check the american news websites like New York or La times. U will see it there.

Am I the bi-polar or u? I criticized the goon who wrote the azz kissing letter to him and not Mr Payne in the other thread. About Payne, all i did was point out what the 2nd oldest profession is all about! u feel me. it was just an fyi.

No thats not true...State Dept told him and payne not come to their office. Thats a fact.

fuleey xaarweeyn!! lool

I use to be a big supporter of TFG, but u know how they lost me and many others!! by kissing the Amxaar azz. Now for the shabaab, they are the lesser of 2 evils. For some reason, me wadaads dont get along that said, i amna be the bigger brotha these days and count them as brothers. So far, i see them pple fighting for their country and freedom. I havent seen any clue so far that their are foreign fighters with them! All i hear is cia said this and that! Show me the proof! i mean this pple are fighting every day and u cant show us a proof of what u claim to be foreign fighters among them. Also, mm u been told that this plane was fired on? Can you verify that with pictures?? Plz dont believe everything that tfg propaganda media says. They just cry wolf to much to get lil more dollars.

No he didnt take my money, but i heard that he was walking like a pirate when he was hanging out with Middle-finger in DC lool. U know what makes a politician talk the talk and do the walk!! Lots of cash. No wonder the State Dept didnt wanna meet Mr Payne and Middle-finger!!

This is an azz kissing letter! thats all I am saying.lol Come on! Homie is counting his eggs before the chicken lays them. Where is the beef homie??? what has he done for somalia so far!! Besides, Mr payne is a politician so try not to put too much trust into that. U cant trust a politician. Politicans will take your trust, money and then will screw u! No happy ending there. On the other hand, a ho will take your money, not your trust but will leave you with a happy ending! :eek:

Looks like Mr Payne man's talk is getting better day after day: Here is what he said about Etho and western somalia: "And you have to stop military attacks on the unarmed civilians of the somali region of Ethiopia. You need to have discussions with them so that there can be autonomy." Read the rest of his speech below; http://allafrica.com /stories/20090717054 4.html

Yup, definitely, this is a job for al shabaab since they are experts in drug eradications! and the thug govt aint doing nothing to help these poor somalis. I always wonders why African politicians dont have the brains to confront problems and let their pple rot while they fill-up their pockets with cash! must be the lack of education and wax garaniimo> Ok, to solve these type of ill politics, shouldnt Africans make a mandate, that their leaders should at least hold a PHD from an accredited university before he can run for president and also he should work for FREE!! HELLO. i believe that will solve the problem with non intellectual African presidents, like we have today in many parts of Africa.

Originally posted by sool_boy: Friday, July 17, 2009 In late June, Deputy Information Minister Abdishakur Mire Adan and the son of Puntland's president, Mohamed Abdirahman Farole, told Horseed Media to remove a May 11 article posted on their Web site, according to the editor-in-chief of Horseed Media, Mahad Mussa. Mussa told CPJ the article was a follow-up to two stories written by the New York Times alleging links between the Puntland government and a pirate leader named Abshir Boyah. Horseed Media refused to take the article down. The media company has investigated links between the pirates and certain Puntland officials. Source: CPJ, July 17, 2009 Amazing thing about Afri-politics is that the whole family wants to rule. So whats does Middle-finger's son doing here harassing journalists? So freaking ugly.

Yo Red, so who's the new TFG cheerleader these days? My guess is Xiin! lool. I guess Dukey is... Another one bites the dust these days!

how come u ladies never listen!! its like talking to brick wall..loool

if she gets fat, she gonna hit the road. No buts. Only duuni gals get fat in my book. dont eat 2 much and u wont get fat. Bisinka u qabo..deal..!

we could be looking at a crack problem here! lol