Originally posted by Adam Zayla: I have never seen a Somali lady that was taller than me and i'm 6'1 but i have seen non Somali ladies who were were taller or the same as me and they were Dutch - one of them was my gym-class teacher - for a youngster like me back then she looked very intimidating/scary at times There is somali girl in this area that is around 6 feet 6 inches tall sxb.

Originally posted by Cara: ^Now you're a little short on the brains department. Wasn't that your theory? not short, just perhaps not as sharp as short person like Northerner.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton on Saturday will officially suspend her campaign for the presidency and "express her support for Senator Obama and party unity," her campaign said Wednesday. Sen. Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she will let her supporters and party leaders decide her course. 1 of 2 The Clinton campaign said she will make the announcement at "an event in Washington, D.C.," where she will also thank her supporters. Sen. Barack Obama and Clinton were in Washington on Wednesday to each address the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The candidates ran into each other at the AIPAC conference and had a brief chat, Obama spokeswoman Linda Douglass said. "She's an extraordinary leader of the Democratic Party and has made history alongside me over the last 16 months. I'm very proud to have competed against her," Obama told the Israel lobbying group. Obama became his party's presumptive nominee Tuesday and will be looking to unite Democrats divided by the long and contentious primary season. "I am very confident how unified the Democratic Party is going to be to win in November," he said in a Senate hallway Wednesday. iReport.com: Obama/Clinton -- dream team or nightmare? Some say that putting Clinton on the ticket might fit the bill for uniting Democrats. Clinton lavished her opponent with praise Tuesday, saying he ran an "extraordinary race" and made politics more palatable for many. Watch how the primary played out » Prominent Clinton backer Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, thinks the New York senator could have been "far more generous" during her speech Tuesday night after it was clear that Obama had clinched the Democratic nomination. Rangel, the senior member of the New York congressional delegation and an early supporter of Clinton's presidential campaign, said Wednesday that Clinton should have been more clear about what her plans are. "I would agree that after the math was in before her speech, that she could have been far more generous in terms of being more specific and saying that she wants a Democratic victory," Rangel said on MSNBC. Don't Miss iReport.com: Can you see Clinton as VP? Who could join Obama on the ticket? Press hails Obama the 'giant slayer' Bob Johnson's letter to Rep. James Clyburn (PDF) "I don't see what they're talking about in prolonging this," Rangel added. "There's nothing to prolong if you're not going to take the fight to the convention floor. ... I don't know why she could not have been more open in terms of doing up front what she intends to do later." But with some Democrats clamoring for her to join Obama on the ticket, and with the Democratic National Convention -- and thus, the official anointment -- still more than two months out, the senator from New York gave no hint as to her plans. See VP prospects' pros, cons » She again invoked the popular vote, saying she snared "more votes than any primary candidate in history," but primaries come down to delegates, and according to CNN calculations, Obama has her beaten, 2,156 to 1,923. Even the White House seemed convinced of Obama's victory. White House press secretary Dana Perino said Wednesday that President Bush congratulated Obama on becoming the first black nominee from a major party. She said his win shows that the United States "has come a long way." Clinton vowed to keep fighting for an end to the war in Iraq, for universal health care, for a stronger economy and better energy policy, but she didn't indicate in what capacity she would wage these battles. That, she said, would be up to her supporters and the party brass. See what lies in store this fall » The party's best interests were high on the minds of party leaders Wednesday, as Sen. Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and DNC Chairman Howard Dean called on Democrats to focus on the general election. "To that end, we are urging all remaining uncommitted superdelegates to make their decisions known by Friday of this week so that our party can stand united and begin our march toward reversing the eight years of failed Bush/McCain policies that have weakened our country," said a statement from the four. Billionaire businessman Bob Johnson, a close Clinton adviser and friend, said on CNN's "American Morning" on Wednesday that Obama could best forge party unity by offering Clinton the vice presidential slot. A day after the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana, Johnson sent a letter to House Majority Whip James Clyburn to lobby the Congressional Black Caucus to endorse Clinton as Obama's running mate. Saying Clinton would "entertain the idea if it's offered," Johnson said, "This is Sen. Obama's decision. If the Congress members can come together and agree as I do that it would be in the best interest of the party to have Sen. Clinton on the ticket, they carry that petition to Sen. Obama." Watch how the world reacted to Obama's win » "This is not a pressure. This is elected officials giving their best judgment," said Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television. Johnson's letter to Clyburn says, "You know as well as I the deep affection that millions of African-Americans hold for both Senator Clinton and President Clinton." It continues, "But most important, we need to have the certainty of winning; and, I believe, without question, that Barack Obama as president and Hillary Clinton as vice president bring that certainty to the ticket." Watch Johnson urge Obama to pick Clinton » Johnson is one of many influential Clinton supporters who have raised the prospect of her joining Obama on the ticket. They say she has solid credentials and wide appeal, exemplified by her popular support in states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio, which will be crucial to a Democratic victory in the fall. Obama and Clinton spoke by phone for a few minutes Wednesday. He told her he wants to "sit down when it makes sense" for her, said Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs. Clinton said that would happen soon, Gibbs said, but he also said Obama did not raise the issue of the vice presidency. Clinton campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe confirmed that there had been "absolutely zero discussions" on the matter. The Clinton campaign issued a statement saying she was open to becoming vice president. "She would do whatever she could to ensure that Democrats take the White House back and defeat John McCain," the statement said. E-mail to a friend Share this on: Mixx

Report: Clinton to suspend campaign June 4: Hillary Clinton is expected to suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama on Friday. MSNBC reports. MSNBC NBC News and news services updated 1 hour, 17 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will suspend her campaign and endorse Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday, NBC News confirmed, bringing an end to a ground-breaking presidential race. Hours after Barack Obama sealed the nomination on Tuesday, Democrats coalesced around his candidacy, sending a strong signal to Clinton that it was time to bow out. The former first lady told House Democrats during a private conference call Wednesday that she will express support for Obama's candidacy and congratulate him for gathering the necessary delegates to be the party's nominee. "Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, D.C., to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity. This event will be held on Saturday to accommodate more of Senator Clinton's supporters who want to attend," said her communications director, Howard Wolfson. Aides told NBC News that there would be a private staff event Friday in Washington, followed by the public event on Saturday. They said that she would not waive her right to have her name placed in nomination and that she had not negotiated for anything from Obama, such as debt relief for her campaign.

lol...laf canbe...tell with little more details. This somali beat up his wife after his wedding night when he found out that her virginity claims after all the years of their shukaansi was a lie. Ouch. It's better to simply say you have slipped once and now you are better person. What does it mean to be a virgin? Simply if a girl is missing the hymen, it doesn't neccesarily mean she has had intercourse beforehand. There are many things that can break it. A girl can have ripped hymen and still be a virgin. So you know.

Originally posted by Brofessor_Geeljire: Obama, who's African descendants once chased Lions, seemed undetered by the incident. He commented, " the time to change my locks has come, the time to change America has arrived". His wife was unavailable for comment. Close relatives believe she was changing her outfit. wow...hard to believe isn't it?

I am tall individual actually. Right now I stand 6'3". now What?

Hey thanks to you all. Have a nice summer!

lool.. he is very flexible.

That sucks big time. Ceebay tacaal. We have officially hit rock bottom. Shame on Somalilanders who allow this to happen.

How can somalis reconcile when they are not even allowed to sort out their differences? What are the Ethiopians doing there exactly. It's like boxing ring, where you have each side giving their man a back massage before he goes into the match and telling him what to do. That is not the way to reconcile. If this is a somali problem, then somalis without outside interference should be allowed to settle their dispuutes, otherwise it will be another waste of Djabutian space.

Short people are said to be smarter than taller folks. It's actually a saying of the prophet peace be upon him that short poeple have God given brains. You might have heard of the saying 'nimco walba nusqaan leh'. Basically no one has it 'all'. If you are tall and good looking, there are other areas where you lack somethings. On the other hand if you are one of the short poeple, you have up side, your brains in particular. That is how the world works quite frankly.

I spend $40 dollars/day on my SUV. The ***** President of this country was turned down when he begged the Saudis and now we are really screwed. I wouldn't be suprised if the regular price hits $4.00/gallon. On the up side, more spacious roads though, cuz there is less traffic. Everyone is now trying to buy foreign cars, so even a high mileage Toyota camry costs alot of money now days. What a terrible times these are, thanks to Bush and his republic party for screwing us over. vote Obama by the way.

looool...some nomads here are saying you can say to someone you just met 'haye qalanjo oo dhuuban dhexyar'...loool...that is little too much. I wouldn't never say macaan or whatever to someone I've just met. That would be a lie wouldn't it?

Sool iyo Sanaag xaaladoodu waa dagan tahay hada. Mid kasta dadkeedii baa degan wax dhibaataa oo wayna maka jirto. Laakin Somaliland baa katalisa. lol

come guys.

Some day insha Allah I am hoping to move back home. I don't feel settled somehow, because I am far from home. Insha Allah one day though.

Alaykum masalam walale, Halkaana waa lalaayaa maalin walba. Asbuuc kasta 100 iyo dheerad baa laga dilaa. Becuase the Ethiopian qashin forces are ba$tards from the streets of Addis Ababa, they never ran out of 'em nor does their live really worth much.

^Duke and Naxar come on, It's true isn't? The so call logic speaks that it's indeed your best interest that Obama nor any democrat doesn't get elected. When I say you, I don't mean your weekly/bi weekly pay check but rather the interest of the puppet regime which you parade around here with to have a proven anti anything Islam and Muslim Mcain in office? It's clear enough to us that Obama or Hillary will not assist the evil dictatorship regime of Addis and their puppets right? Your local and international political believes aren't consistant. Support Mccain, and he shall deliver the money to Ethiopia to continue to save guard the weak non functioning puppet regime led by your uncle Abdullahi yusuf Ahmed like the current regime is doing. Cool???

^Anigu my habit is hablaha quruxda badan iyo kuwa kaleba waxan ku dhahaa 'qurxleey'. a compliment on one way and niyad dhis on other. on topic: The guy is perfect polotician. They have nothing else on him.

Somaliland is getting tested Insha Allah it shall pass. I have full confidence in my pupils that things will be made right as they have in the past. viva Jamhuriyada... As for Duke, You laugh at all things bad. What gives? You support that criminal puppet regime of your uncle and you seem to enjoy yourself, and now this. ma waxbaa kuu dhiman?

Posted on Sat, May. 17, 2008 07:13 leader: Islamist fighters seize Somali town By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN Associated Press Writer Islamic insurgents in Somalia seized a major agricultural center overnight, sending hundreds of people fleeing, a human rights leader said Saturday. The attack underscored the government's vulnerabilities, as U.N.-sponsored peace talks stalled in neighboring Djibouti. Ali Bashi, of Fanole rights group, said the Islamic Courts Union ousted militiamen loyal to Somalia's fragile government from Jilib overnight and were patrolling the southern town Saturday. Two militia fighters were killed and three others were wounded in the fighting, he said, citing reports from his office in Jilib. Jilib resident Mohamed Sandhere said he saw two dead government fighters near a checkpoint and five others, including two civilians, who were badly wounded. After the insurgents entered the town from several directions, the two sides fought with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. The Islamic militants seized some weapons and equipment from the government side, including four armored trucks, said witness Elmi Ali. Hundreds of refugees were streaming out of the town Saturday. "These people already had fled from fighting in Mogadishu and today again were forced to flee because they fear more violence," Bashi told The Associated Press in a telephone call from the southern Kismayo town. Jilib had a population of about 5,000 before the influx of people displaced from the capital. The town is in a volatile area where two foreign U.N. contractors were abducted months ago. The Briton and Kenyan still are missing. In a separate attack on Saturday night, the head of a Somali humanitarian organization was killed by masked gunmen in Kismayo, a relative told The Associated Press. Ahmed Bariyow, the head of Somalia's Horn Relief organization, was killed as he was walking home in Kismayo. His cousin, Ahmed Yonis, said he was walking behind Bariyow when three masked men armed with pistols stopped him and fired repeated shots into his chest and head. Aid workers are being targeted as the Horn of Africa nation confronts drought and a refugee crisis that will leave nearly half the population of 8 million in need of emergency food aid by the year's end, according to the United Nations. In January in Kismayo, a Kenyan surgeon, a French logistics expert and a Somali driver working for Doctors Without Borders-Holland died in a landmine blast. Somalia's weak U.N.-backed government has been struggling to quash a re-emerging Islamist insurgency. In December 2006, neighboring Ethiopia sent troops that still are propping up the government. Thousands of civilians have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in a burgeoning humanitarian crisis. Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when clan warlords ousted longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned on each other, creating chaos in the Horn of Africa nation. Islamist insurgents have intensified attacks since a U.S. airstrike May 1 killed the alleged al-Qaida leader in Somalia. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in Somalia for the first time in years and said it would consider deploying U.N. peacekeepers to replace African Union troops, if there is improved political reconciliation and security. But another round of peace talks ended in Djibouti on Friday with no more than an agreement to meet again May 31. U.N. negotiators failed to organize direct talks between the government and the biggest opposition alliance, which supports the insurgency. The Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia said it would not be involved in direct talks until the government agrees to a timetable for Ethiopian troops to withdraw. Without Ethiopian support, it is feared the government would fall. Associated Press Writer Mohamed Sheikh Nor contributed to this report.

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: [QB] Alla ninku dunxumaa ! dunxunmaa waa erey cusub. Okay Jacaylbaro maxaa lasamayn hadii aanu Udub rabin in uu si sharaf leh xukumadu gacmaha ubadalato. Waxa ila fiican in aanay shaqaaqo iyo dhib ukeenin nabada labada dhinacba laakinse ay si nebad leh ku xaliyaan. Qab iyo dagaal looma baahna, dadku wuu iska daalan yahay ninyow wayna iska dageen oo waxa layidhi hadii xabadu dhacdo maanta cid qaxaysaa majirto ee qofkasta halkisa ayuu mawdku ugu imanayaa. Amar xaasil, xisbiga Udub sharcigii iyo xeerkii wuu ku tuntay, guurti na awood uma lahan in ay wax ku daran hadii wadanka dagaal ama aring deg deg ah aysan ka jirin. Waxa ila haboon Kulmiye iyo Ucid ha iska samreen iyakoo dadka iyo dalka udanaynaya iyo nabada qaaliga ah ee aynu haysano. salamu calaykum.

I miss you all gacalisooyin iyo wiilasha ducada qabow. It's been a while since we have exchanged any type of written message. So let us catch up walalayal. How are you? how is life....? I am doing great, some things have changed and some things have not. Peace iyo kalgacayl walaltinimo. Somali cadawgeed hajabo!!! Somalia ha xarowdo. salamu calaykum.

isimadii SSC oo kasoo anbabaxay Garowe iyo ciidamadii Puntland oo ku kala dhaqaaqay Tukaraq. Warkii 03-Apr-2008 iyo Qormadii: Afnugaal News Desk Waxaa maanta kasoo anbabaxay magaalada Garowe ee xarunta maamul Goboleedka Puntland ee Somalia Isimadii SSC ee ku sugnaa Garowe tan iyo intii maamulka Somaliland uu la wareegay magaalada Laascaanood. Isimadan ayaa waxa ay usoo anbabaxeen magaalada Tukaraq ee ku taal wadada laamiga ah ee u dhaxaysa Garowe iyo Laascaanood kana tirsan Gobolka Sool halkaas oo ay doonayaan inay ku qabsadaan shir ay isugu yimaadaan Beelaha SSC kagana tashadaan aayahooda iyagoo kani ka duwanaan doono shirki Boocame3. Shirkan oo ay ku dhawaaqeen Isimadu ayaa waxa ay si wayn uga soo horjeesteen siyaasada maamulka Puntland uu ku dhaqmayso iyagoo ay isimadu iyo waliba shacabkii ku sugnaa Garowe lana siyaasada ahaa Puntland ay ka arkeen Garowe siyaasad ka dhan ah SSC oo ay wadaan Beelaha Gobolada Waqooyi Bari taas oo aysan doonayn inay Puntland dib gacanteeda usoo gasho Gobolka Sool. Siyaasadan oo hadda uun soo shaac baxday kadib markii muddo loo kuur galay taas oo ay Isimadu iyo waliba aqoonyahanadii ku sugnaa Garowe ay xaqiiqsadeen inaan Garowe naf u ool ayna kaligood ta shadaan taas oo markii hore meesha ka maqnayd ayna u arkayeen in Puntland Gobolka dib usoo celinayso iyadoo shirkii Boocame3 uu ahaa mid la jaan qaadayay siyaasad Puntalnd kana hor imaanayay siyaasad Somaliland taas oo ay dad badani ka biyo diideen iyadoo dadku doonayay in labadaba go'aan midaysan laga qaato. Hadaba Isimada SSC ayaa waxa ay wadaan in la isugu yimaado shir balaadhan oo ay Beeshu yeelato kaas oo aan la ogayn halka uu ka dhici dooni iyadoo Boocame uu hor istaagay wasiir Biindhe oo kasoo jeeda deegaankaasi una ololaynayay shirkii hore ee Boocame3 laakiin kan u arka mid Dhulabahnte ku tashayano taas oo siyaasiyiinta SSC ee ku jira Puntland u arkaan inay wax yeelayso. isku soo wada duubo magaalada Tukaraq ee ay isugu yimaadeen Isimada,shacabka,aqoonyahanada iyo waliba siyaasiyiin ayaa waxaa ka dhacday deegaankaasi inay ku kala dareeraan ciidamadii Daraawiishta Puntalnd ee aagaasi fadhiyay iyadoo intii Deegaanada Waqooyi Bari u dhasahay ay isaga baxeen una huleeleen magaalada Garowe kuwii Gobolada SSC na ay isaga soo baxeen Garowe iyagoo hadda ku sugan magaalada Tikaraq. Afnugaal News Desk