RedSea;687775 wrote: Faysal Ali Warabe does not chew khat nor smoke, sxb. Aside from his public outbursts, he is a decent man. OK. I blame this Qodax dude, its his fault we are talking about Waraabe in a Muqdisho thread. Good move by TFG, start building what you can, the rest will come.

LOOOOL the dude really got upset.

Nobody made fun of his accent per se, we were just commenting on his lack of ability to combine two sentences together. Adam made a good point, it had to be the nervousness. On another note, he didn't answer three big questions he was asked. 1. He was asked about the TFG-Saracen agreement, he didn't answer the question. 2. He was asked If Ciid Baddal represents Somalia at the UN or not, he didn't answer that question. He said there is an "ambassador"???? and that he was with him today. 3. He was asked if the government will extend its mandate on August, 2011. He also didn't answer that question. He sounded nervous and scarred in this press conference, he wasn't even sure how many days he was in office. 49 days or 50 days? LOL. I am sure he will do better next time.

^looooool@he likes addiss ababa more than he likes xamar. I blame the qaad and too much misinformation by qudhmis. Anyways I see no issue with Xamaris helping out reeq waqoyiga with rebuilding gabiley.

It sounds like u r taking about Buubaa and his co. I agree those aren't reliable specially when they lose their jobs in the TFG or in Northwest Somalia.

^loool@you.

Socotaye allow nabadeey.. dhandhaan dhandhaan...

McDonald's employee fired for letting Peterson use the restroom An assistant manager at McDonald's was fired after allowing Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson to use the bathroom while the restaurant was closed. While working the late-night drive-thru shift at 3 a.m., a female employee encountered a man standing outside the window who asked to come inside and use the restroom. After a little while, she realized it was the popular Minnesota Vikings star and opened the door for him to come inside and use the facilities. (The seating area at the restaurant is normally closed during the late-night hours.) [Related: 'SportsCenter' anchors high-five over coach's firing] One week later, the mother of three was fired for the offense. "He's a public figure... I know him better than some of the maintenance people that come in and out," she told The Consumerist. "I never thought in a million years that that decision was going to cost me my career." Jeez, McDonald's. It's not like she was letting in Brett Favre(notes) or Bryant McKinnie(notes). He's Adrian Peterson, the most famous Vikings player of all! If you can't do a solid for AD, who can you? There's a silver lining at the end of these golden arches, though: After the local media reported on the woman's termination, McDonald's gave her back her old job. [Rewind: Army colonel in Afghanistan fired for criticizing PowerPoint] Let this be a lesson to all you fast-food employees keen on handing out favors to famous athletes. It doesn't matter if Tom Brady(notes) walks through those doors; he has to pay $0.39 for supersizing just like everyone else.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Somalina... Dee Jaceylbaro knows better and understands that posting an article written by a "Somalilander" who is an asylee in Ethiopia aint that popular in this part of Somaliaonline. So he opted that part out intentionally. Good catch, gabadha, good catch!

Jacaylbaro;687595 wrote: Warkaasaa i deeqa ........... what is in it for you? Didn't know inaad xarash u heysid Tunisia or Carabta overall.

^LOL@eeboow. Saying "eeboow" in Reer Waqooyi accent is hilarious. Meles will be the next Bashir, mark my words folks.

H.E. Dr. Kadafo Mohammed Hanfare, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Ethiopian Embassy in Kuwait and Mr. Assefa Delil Hassen, Minister-Counselor of Political Affairs at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C. have defected to Canada and the United States respectively. The high level of defection comes following the country’s 2010 sham election that gave the ruling party (EPRDF) a whopping 99.9% victory and transformed its leader, Meles Zenawi, into a de-facto emperor of Ethiopia. Zenawi, who has been the leader of the ruling TPLF since 1985, is famous for effectively setting up “proxy ethnic PDOs.” His morally reprehensible strategy of garnering loyalty by fomenting collective hatred among various sects of Ethiopians is putting the country on a dangerous path. A master at manipulating the West, Zenawi is intent on systematically restoring the full backing of his constituents from Tigray, six percent of the nation, at the expense of poor Ethiopians in other parts of the country. From 1994 to 2006, Ambassador Kadafo served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia first in Nigeria and then Sudan. During his assignment in Khartoum, Kadafo was also accredited to Libya, Chad, Central Africa Republic and Niger. From 2006 up until his latest defection, Kadafo served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to Kuwait, where he was also accredited to Kingdoms of Bahrain and Qatar. Ambassador Kadafo is from the Afar ethnic group and has a PhD in International Relations. Mr. Assefa Delil Hassen is a senior diplomat from the Gurage ethnic group. He joined the ministry of foreign affairs early in 1983 and has an M.A in International Politics. He has served as political affairs officer at the Ethiopian Embassy in Brussels, working under Berhane Gabrekiristos, an influential ethnic Tigrean and a close confidant of Emperor Meles. Assefa also served as cabinet affairs officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the 2005 election crisis, he was assigned the duty of political affairs counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The specific reasons and details of their defection are yet to be verified, but analysts suspect that the defections came after the duo lost hope in TPLF following the embarrassing May 2010 election results. Efforts have been made to get a reaction from government authorities, but to no avail. To their colleagues, both Ambassador Kadafo and Mr. Assefa are known for their humble personalities. Some 100 diplomats have defected since the controversial 2005 election in which 199 people were gunned down, 763 civilians were injured and more than 60,000 arrested. Source:http://www.opride.com/oromsis/ethiopia/842-kuwait-dc.html

Man, the man's English sucks big time for someone who lived in this country for more than two decade! Regardless, good press conference, he didn't really answer any of the critical questions he has been asked.

Yo spell NY properly! Good post, BTW.

Kowsar Osman, a Somali girl, talking at the Amnesty International Office in London.

Xaaji wishes nothing but disaster for Xamar and its Dowlad. Learn from South Sudan waryaa, bow down for Somalis and you will be able to secede. Somalia's destruction will keep your enclave in the loop, it aint good for you.

"Ninkii Qeyrii Loo Xiiroow Soo Qoyso" was a popular Somali proverb. Meles and his Ethiopia should now undertstand that there is no power in this world that can keep the people of Western Somalia in that cage any more. Run Meles, run! Run before that ONLF soldier shoots u right at the face!

O.N.L.F Statement On South Sudan Referendum 14 January 2011 In 1981 the OAU committee mediating between Somalia and Ethiopia regarding the conflict in the Og’aden ,declared that the Og’aden is part of Ethiopia. That decision was based on the 1964 resolution of the OAU promulgated in Cairo regarding the sanctity of the African borders left by colonialism. That unjust resolution in no way took into account the aspirations of the people of Og’aden and wrongly portrayed the Og’aden conflict as a border dispute between two States when it is infact a conflict borne from the desire of the Og’aden people for self-determination. Despite the AU turning a blind eye to the plight of the Og’aden people and it's lack of interest in addressing the root causes of the Og’aden conflict, the decision to allow the people of the South Sudan to take a referendum to decide their destiny is a great day for all people denied their rights to self-determination in Africa. President Bashir of Sudan is to be commended for agreeing to this bold and visionary step forward in the interest of justice and peace This vote represents a precedent affirming that there is no longer a moral or so-called legal basis for denying the Og’aden people their legitimate rights to self-determination and that the AU bears a direct responsibility to address protracted conflicts which require a comprehensive political solution especially when those conflicts are based on the legitimate aspirations of African peoples to achieve self-determination. The fact of the matter is that the Og’aden people will achieve their rights through a protracted peoples’ struggle whether the current or future Ethiopian regimes like it or not. It would be appropriate for the AU and peace loving nations to be on the right side of history and address the Og’aden conflict with the same energy and interest afforded the South Sudan conflict. The AU should not wait for Genocide to take on unimaginable proportions before engaging itself in this conflict. The fact that the Ethiopian regime is engaged in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Og’aden is well documented. Og’aden warrants AU intervention now. Og’aden National Liberation Front (O.N.L.F)

Rubbish report that has a lot of loop holes!

Attention seeking will sometimes get you to some crazy points. Mr.UWSLF, u probably read the Ethiopian conistitution, that will be the only book that would tell u something that crazy. P.s. How cool was to surrender to the Wayane?

^Waryaa Qajac Qaldaaan, O'gadenia is the other name of Western Somalia whether you like that or not. It is a simple fact. And like Thierry said, no place in this world got its freedom by surrendering, neither will Og'adenia. Midda kale just because your people were welcomed there in 1988 when y'all were fleeing from Somalia doesn't mean you actually have lands there LOL. The refugee camps of Daroor, Gaashaamo Bari and Harta Sheekh don't count as districts. On another note, the ONLF have a very strong support from real non-OG western Somalis (not your folks who live in Daroor temporarily) in Liban and Shiniile zones.

I have seen this on the local news, he is lucky and he is getting a second chance in this life. The dude was homeless for a decade and now he will be back on his feet, aduunyo!

^ :D Duke, Western Somalia's Somalis have way bigger numbers than your folks in that state and you know that.

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Somalina, at least you and I agree on this: Reer adeerkaa meeshan kuma badna :D.. I am kidding.. Duke, So u went from "Puntlanders are the largest community in the US" to "we are more than the Somalilanders in the states". What a shif there! Nevertheless, I agree that Puntlanders have larger community than the Khaldaanis in the Twin cities. Mr. Somalia, no need to mention those who molest you in California's Orange County every day. You are the one who told us that. LOOOOL@AfricaOwn's cheap shots at the Somalis in Minnesota. They are new to the US to kulahaa, asaga ma asagaa meesha ku dhashay tolow? Calaa iyo Kulli Xaal, I don't really give a damn who is who in this country, if reer qudhuc is the majority so be it!