WikiLeaks cables: A guide to Gaddafi's 'famously fractious' family US embassy cables shed light on Gaddafi family – including son Saif al-Islam, who vowed in TV address to eradicate enemies The leader of the Libyan revolution presides over a "famously fractious" family that is powerful, wealthy, dysfunctional and marked by internecine struggles, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. The documents shed light on how his eight children – among whom rivalries have sharpened in recent years – his wife and Gaddafi himself lead their lives. Muammar Gaddafi The patriarch, now 68, was described by US ambassador to Tripoli, Gene Cretz, in 2009 as a "mercurial and eccentric figure who suffers from severe phobias, enjoys flamenco dancing and horseracing, acts on whims and irritates friends and enemies alike." Gaddafi has an intense dislike or fear of staying on upper floors, and prefers not to fly over water, the cables add. Safiya (nee Farkash) Gaddafi's second wife travels by chartered jet in Libya, with a motorcade of Mercedes vehicles waiting to pick her up at the airport to take her to her destination, but her movements are limited and discreet. Hosted a banquet in the Bab al-Azizia compound on the occasion of the anniversary of the revolution that was festive but not extravagant. Hails from Benghazi, the centre of the rebellion in eastern Libya. Saif al-Islam Second-eldest son. Presumed heir-apparent in recent years who warned of civil war when he addressed the nation on Sunday night. A trained engineer who promotes political and economic reform and backed NGOs under the aegis of the International Charitable Gaddafi Foundation. Has PhD from the London School of Economics. "Saif al-Islam's high-profile role as the public face of the regime to the west has been a mixed blessing for him. Has bolstered his image but many Libyans view him as self-aggrandising and too eager to please foreigners," the US embassy said. Escorted the convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi home to die in August 2009 "and persisted in his hard-partying, womanising ways, a source of concern in a socially conservative country like Libya". Cables claim at odds with siblings Muatassim, Aisha, Hannibal, and Sa'adi. Sa'adi Third-eldest son. "Notoriously ill-behaved Sa'adi has a troubled past, including scuffles with police in Europe (especially Italy), abuse of drugs and alcohol, excessive partying, travel abroad in contravention of his father's wishes Former professional footballer (a single season with Perugia in Italy's Serie A league, he owns a significant share of al-Ahli, one of the two biggest soccer teams in Libya, and has run Libya's football federation). An engineer by training, Sa'adi was briefly an officer in a special forces unit. Used troops under his control to affect the outcome of business deals. Owns a film production company. Reported to have been involved in crushing the protests in Benghazi. Muatassim Fourth-eldest son. Father's national security adviser and until recently a rising star. In 2008 he asked for $1.2bn (£739m) to establish a military or security unit akin to that of his younger brother, Khamis. Lost control of many of his personal business interests between 2001 and 2005 when his brothers took advantage of his absence to put in place their own partnerships. Described as "not very bright" by Serbian ambassador. Gets on badly with Saif al-Islam. Hannibal Chequered history of unseemly behavior and public scuffles with authorities in Europe and elsewhere. Arrest in Geneva over alleged beating his servants led to bilateral spat with Switzerland, in which Swiss were forced to back down under threat of withdrawal of Libyan investments. In December 2009, police were called to Claridge's hotel in London after staff heard a scream from Hannibal's room. Aline Skaf, now his wife, was found to have suffered facial injuries but charges were not brought after she maintained she had sustained the injuries in a fall. Fifth eldest son. Khamis Gaddafi's sixth son and the "well-respected" commander of a special forces unit – 32nd battalion or Khamis brigade that effectively serves as a regime protection unit and was reportedly involved in suppressing unrest in Benghazi. Trained in Russia. Aisha Daughter who mediates in family disputes ands runs NGO. Reported to have financial interests in a private clinic in Tripoli, one of two trustworthy facilities that supplement the unreliable healthcare available through public facilities. Lionel Richie was flown to Libya several years ago to sing at her birthday celebration. A younger adopted daughter, Hanna, was killed in the US bombing of Tripoli in 1986. Muhammad The eldest son, but by Gaddafi's first wife. Heads the Libyan Olympic committee that now owns 40% of the Libyan Beverage Company, currently the Libyan joint venture Coca-Cola franchisee. Also runs general post and telecommunications committee. Saif al-Arab Least publicly known of the eight children. Reportedly lives in Munich, where it is claimed he pursues ill-defined business interests and spends much time partying. Like all the Gaddafi children and favourites is supposed to have income streams from the national oil company and oil services subsidiaries. A seventh son, Milad Abuztaia, is an adopted nephew.

War meeshu suufiyo badanaa, yaa MMA. Umal iyo itixaadkiisii waa laga batay miyaa LOL.

Looooool@waraabe. Gaadhigii nimanka ka daateen oo kuwa kale fuuleen kulahaa yacni Siilanyo and his men have entirely changed when they took the office? :d On another note, Haatuf thinks Shabaab is part of the greater D block lol.

Bob, yea do that..leave the snowy weather of dhulka ingiriiska and once visit dhulkii kululaa. Nuune, He went there with some ideas based on research he has already done while in the US but those plans didn't work as planned. Anyways, my point was those people in Nairobi are much richer than the maryooleey in qurbaha big time. Adiga iyo Malika ma ayuuto baa galeysaan? Sign me up dee.

Xaaji LOOL. Saalax, Ceerigaabo rag badan baa isla leh ee rag baa xoog ku heysto dheh.

Oba, waxuusan nabiga sameen, Abu bakar, Cuthman, Cumar and Calina aysan sameen waa bidco. Yaa bilaabay xoolaha la qalli iyo salliga nabiga oo kor kor loo qaado. It has been started 400 years after nabi Muxamed SCW has passed away. Yes, it is bidco bro. Toobad keen, Thread-kanna tir tir.

The dude kept saying that "He will defend his people". The question is when? Las Caanood has been taken years ago, Ceerigaabo was before that. Now it is Kalshaale and Buuhoodle will be tomorrow. I guess he is waiting till Garowe is attacked. Gaboose was very clear when he talked in Burco. "Our border is few kilometers from Garoowe", he uttered.

Oba hana danbaajin adeer. Bidcada hasoo dhajin.

Che, I am sure you will find a decent hotel in Nairobi if you are willing to pay about $100 a night. I would pay that for a vacation that is couple of weeks long. Anything longer than that aint vacation any more, it is more like winning the lottery and not working any more. Nuune LOL I would join you guys if my friend Ali didn't disappoint me six months ago. He saved about $80K in several years from his full time job and went to Nairobi. His intentions were to start some sort of business in that city. When Ali was there for a week and rested well, he decided to start looking for some kind of idea on the businesses that were booming at the time. Before he started dealing with the "big business" owners Ali decided to meet his aunt who owns sandaqad yar oo dahable and other stuff ay ku gaddo. He asked her how much her sandaqad was worth and how the business in Eastleigh is. Guess what, she told him that "business isn't that good these days". She also told him that she had about $110K in cash and about $30k in Dahab and alaabo kale. Ali was shocked and flew back to the US next day.

Nuune, gartay gartay. Even though it is bit confusing, that definitely makes sense now. You sound like you have tried this business before . Che LOOL@student budgets. Dhakhuul waaxid, go and enjoy real vacation in real hotels ninyahow.

$25,ooo? Meesha nimanku maxey ku gadaan tolow. It must be more than mere groceries and bacadle in the place. There is gotta some profit meeshaas.

^ So there are two different demos going on in Gaalkacayo? Somebody else posted this, too. Click here for the link

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;696268 wrote: Alpha, are you sujuu? Don't take offense, just asking lee. Marx sujui ma aha. Keep the pictures coming..

General Duke;696053 wrote: That is just beautiful.

Disturbing story. Wish them the best. P.s. Take it easy, SOL ladies, don't immediately side with the wife. Nobody knows who is telling the truth here.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL .. the dude was dancing for 4 minutes but got knocked in 10 seconds. Skinny a** , ka carar meesha.

^Sawa sawa.. Somalina, Odayga dhowrkii sano ee u danbeesay xagaas wuu usii socday.. arooska hadda ma aha

Indeed. Barbaarta's era is about to head to its grave. "Ninkaas wey ka dhamaatay" ma maqli jirtay, shabaab wey ka dhamaatay hadda.

That is when the good sharif is trying to sound politically correct but in reality, the Golaha beesha is in trouble this time. Intii dhimatay allaha u naxariisto.

So basically members of Golaha Beesha Ha'da have been arrested for the attack. Interesting.

Dawladda Jabuuti oo Xidhay Madaxii Ururka Xuquuqul Insaanka Jabuuti. Feb 15, 2011 (QOL) Waxa xabsiga weyn ee Jabuuti habimadii 14/02/2011 loo taxaabay Madaxii Ururka Xuquuqul Insaanka Dalka Jabuuti Mudane Jean Paul Abdi Noel oo bishii hore warbixin ka qoray qabqabashadii iyo dhiibistii loo geystay Muwaadiniin Soomaaliyeed oo ka soo jeeda dhulka Ogadeenya. Warsaxaafadeed ay shalay gelinkii hore soo saareen Ururka Xuquuqul Insaanka Jabuuti ayaa lagu cadeeyey in saqdii dhexe ee habeen hore gurigiisa lagala baxay Jean Paul Abdi Noel. Qabashada Mas’uulkan ayaa waxa ka qeyb-qaatay sida war-bixinta lagu sheegay 5 nin oo madax ka kala ah ciidamada kala duwan ee dalkaas, waxaana kamid ah, Wasiirka difaaca iyo madaxa ciidamada madaxtooyada.

Yementu miyey Jabbaneyaan mise wey barjeeyaan mise wey biyo raaciyaan? Tolow Badh go' ma yaqaanaan? Carab xaraareysan allow hana tusin.

^Dee kan shabaabka ah ee xilka laga qaado hadduu hadlo gacantaa laga jari ama qoorta la goyn. Somalina, Sheekada xaajiga maka heshay .. Marna Subeyr marna Siilaanyo warkiisa umbuu soo dhajin. Waa undercover shabaab supporter.

US cable: Ethiopia govt terrified by ONLF rebels afrol News, 16 February - The low-level conflict in Ethiopia's Oga'den region is far more dangerous to the government's survival than earlier assumed, a secret US report reveals. Government fears for its future. In a diplomatic cable, sent by US Ambassador Donald Yamamoto in Addis Ababa in November 2007 and recently leaked by Wikileaks, it is made clear that the insurgency by the Oga'den National Liberation Front (ONLF) is strongly worrying the Ethiopian government. "Because, the government of Ethiopia's core Tigrean People's Liberation Front (TPLF) sees in the ONLF an image of itself two decades ago when it overthrew the brutal communist Derg regime, Prime Minister Meles [Zenawi] and his Chief of Defence Force, General Samora Yonus, consider it vital to eliminate the ONLF before this insurgent group gains wider support," Ambassador Yamamoto sums up. "It is our assessment that Prime Minister Meles and the government of Ethiopia leadership likely view the ONLF as a long term threat to the survival of the EPRDF government," the Ambassador details, mentioning similarities between the ONLF and Mr Meles' TPLF. The US Ambassador reveals that this assessment is not his own, but comes from the Ethiopian government itself. "It is apparent from our conversations that the Prime Minister, General Samora and other TPLF/EPRDF members view the military defeat of the ONLF now as critical to prevent it from posing a threat to the government in the future," he wrote. The assessment of Prime Minister Meles' fear of the ONLF comes a few months after an ONLF attack on a Chinese oil exploration site and the following brutal counter-attack by the Ethiopian army. Even the US Ambassador - a close ally to the Meles regime - admits the counter-attack had been "extreme, visceral" and "brutal". The US cable also confirms earlier reports by human rights groups, strongly rejected by the Ethiopian government, that the army made "use of extreme force trapping the civilian population b Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi � Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/afrol News etween the insurgents and the government forces." Ambassador Yamamoto also reveals why the ONLF "shockingly successful" attack on the Chinese oil explorers caused so much fear among the Ethiopian leadership. "The attack was an embarrassment for the ENDF, its failure to protect the oil project site and respond immediately against the attackers," he writes. But, apart from prestige, the most important reason was the economy, which is the Meles government's largest success and its main legitimacy to stay in power. The ONLF attack had threatened government's "vision for economic development" by indicating foreign investments in Ethiopia could be insecure. This "posed a fundamental threat to the government of Ethiopia's authority." The US Ambassador finally casts doubts over Ethiopian statements that had defended the brutal counter-attack in ****** with a need to stop "foreign insurgents and extremists." No convincing evidence had been presented to government claims of Eritrean support for the ONLF or a Somali infiltration in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is pressuring the US and African neighbours to list the ONLF as a terrorist group - which so far only has been done by Kenya. Ambassador Yamamoto in 2007 said he did not agree and had "explained to the government of Ethiopia that while the ONLF is not a terrorist group, we recognise the probability that there are some individuals within the ONLF that may be supportive of extremist groups." Ambassador Yamamoto advised government in Washington push Prime Minister Meles towards a less confrontational strategy in ******, where "military action alone will not bring a lasting resolution." More humanitarian aid to the "already underdeveloped and historically marginalised region" needed to be provided, he advised. Source..

Showqi;695426 wrote: Zack is Qodax gone already? Yes, sir! But he is back already, too LOl.