I don't know about the other nomads, but I have become more then tired of the one-sidedness of the politics sections these past months. Back to the topic: HELLO Landers? How have you guys been? What is Somaliland upto? Who is expected to succeed NSS Commander Riyaale and so on. War maxaad u carateen baan naiwaydiiyay? Soo laabta! A change of scenery is dearly wished upon this section! Ayoub, Sami, Lander, Gediid, and the rest of the crew, war imaada dee.

I have an honest question for my fellow nomads eagerly expressiong their predictions for the future. Maxaad is kugu xaaresaan? Isn't Gan. Jaamac Dheere and Col. Barre Hiiraale both of the same sub-clan you feel you must liberate Kismaayo from? What difference does it make to you, since obviously it isn't adeer Morgan or the new person you were boasting about this week, coming and being king there again? And my last question that might instill a wound or two to your ego and pride is....ah forget it, I have no wish to rile all you folks on me again

Rahima whatever happened to Miss Garbaharey, I dare say living happily ever after to the cousin huh? Salaantayda gaarsii :cool: So HORN-May it is. goobta iis keen -its me and you for SAAR iyo GOOBILE haye shuba lacagta [big Grin] Oh! HORN you know who is gonna be TIRINAYAA BURAANBURKA [Wink] (hint: yep, the one and only M____ D_____ former Seattle resident [Razz] ). till then-keep it real. Goobile it is then dear cuz. Edadeed M_____ D_____ was always a legend in that sort of stuff, or so I heard But what good will she say about Garbaharay? I heard she hates the place

Where's my good pal Tolstoy/(Oodweyn )? Are my predictions not coming true? Is Ethiopia finally helping ice their relationship with good ole uncle sam? All I can say is, it will have positive repercussions in Somali internal affairs.

Ethiopia expels US poll officials The Ethiopian government has expelled six officials from United States organisations helping to prepare for general elections due in six weeks. They were given 48 hours to leave because they did not have a permit to work and were interfering in local matters, an Ethiopian official said. One of those expelled said the government was aware of their work. They were working for the US aid agency, USAids, on voter education ahead of the 15 May poll. 'Surprised' Those expelled, from the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute and IFES, have been in Ethiopia for between one and two months. One of them, who did not want to use his name, told the BBC's Mohammed Adow as he packed his bags that the government's decision had come as a surprise. He said they had been working closely with the Ethiopian National Elections board. "I am very surprised and disappointed because my understanding is that they were all aware of our projects. We had approached the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington months before coming over and we thought that our work here was appreciated," he said. Arrests But a senior official at the ministry of foreign affairs denied his government's knowledge of the presence of the officials and what they were doing. He said they had started setting up offices in the capital, Addis Ababa without the permission of any government institution. US embassy spokesman Robert Arbuckle called the expulsion "shocking". He however said it would not affect the commitment of the US to helping all parties involved in the elections. Beyene Petros who heads the 14-party opposition coalition United Ethiopian Democratic Forces said the expulsion was "a very bad sign". He said the government's excuse was "flimsy", because the officials had gone to help. Earlier this week, 15 people were arrested for allegedly registering children as young as three years old to vote, polling officials said. Some 25 million Ethiopians are able to vote in the 15 May parliamentary and regional assembly elections. MPs then choose a prime minister. Some 35 political parties will contest the polls, although to date the elections have always been won by the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.

I don't see the need for Gedonet to make a big deal out of this. It's a symbolic title for godnessake!

^ Adeerow buugi kacaanka ha iga sugin. Hanti-wadaaga fikrad aan u adkaysani karo maahan, inkastoo mar mar isticmaalkeeda aan cuderdaar siiyo Adeerow shaarka qaybsigiisa cilmi la garanwaayay kuma saabsano ee waa mid aad diiday inaad garatid Xaalada is badashay, la soco baan ku idhi. Boosaskana aan kala badalano see sidaa u hadlaysid anigay igu mudantahay, sidaan u hadlayana adigee kugu mudantahay inaad u hadashid Sheekada ma xirnaa mise ma ku laablaabanaa ilaa aan ka noogno.

And how did Qanyare cheat reer Gedo?

Soo laabtay Maxaa dhacay adeeroo, isla markiibo ma inacday Kaftan waa wax loo baahan yahay Adeeroo waxaad ka hadlayso, iyo ujeedadaada kowdi gartayaa. Mindaa "touch" kii baa kaa dhumay, garan maayo. Raganimo adeer meela badan baa laga helaa, dagaal ka sakow ee . As for ina adeerada kale tabar baanan u hayn! Adeerow adbo dambi ma lihid baan ku dihi! Gardaro iyo xaqdaro in lagaa galay waa wax aan kaa gartay. Laakiin aan kuu sheego sheekooyinka ku saabsan "Galti", "Ilka-Yar", "Aydis", iyo balaayooyinka ku mudan ma jecli inaan galo. Soomaalida siiba qolodeena waxii ka dhex dhacay, waxa hada ka dhex socdo, iyo waxa u soo dhex socdo wax aan labadeena ka badi karno inaysan jirin. Adna ha i eedayn, ana waan ka gaabsan inaan ku eedeeyo. Galab wanaagsan

Adeerayaaloo garbahayga in lala safnayn ee bal mid mid iigu soo baxa. Oo waad u jeedaan difaaca dinacayga calanka ani kali baa hayee. Baashi adeeroo tiri baa "Awoowe waxa aan dadka kale u sheegno yeynaannu innagu isu sheegin", marka maxaa kugu kalifay inaad sheekooyinka dadka kale aa daadicisid inaad iila imaatid? Our whole topic has turned into Kismayo, its contestion, and the recent Jubba conflict, has it not? First, if we are going back back to who has rightful claim to Kismaayo, is it not worthy to note that it was Aw-Same and Ab-Same (I gather you get the drift) that drove the Booran, Oromo, etc from the place in the beginning? If your claim to the city has its origins in recent internal immigration, then do I not have a more important claim to the city then you my friend? I, who was the cause of Somalis first populating the area in the first place? A decade or two ka hor mindaa guryo waa ka taagteen, laakiin ha ilowin ninka carada xoreeyay marka anigu yo adi magacya yar aan kala tirsan jirnay Let me get back to the Muqdisho connection concerning Hiiraale and his camp. Adeerow sure there is political agreements, but Muqdisho domination of that part of Somalia ends when the boundaries of the Jubba are crossed. Adeerow ogow in mid mid loo tirin karo "ciidanka" ka tirsan Seeraar's part of the JVA! Adeerow waxaad doonaysid dhagahaada ka nagulay laakiin wax ay badili karto inaysan jirin ogow! Have no time, but will be back.

Ah my friend Baashi, you have finally stopped speaking of Kismaayo from the third person point of view. It's refreshing to hear you finally ally yourself with your rightful camp. To borrow a page out of your book, let me congratulate you and say good for you buddy for finally making that important leap! As for the "strategist" Hiiraale; he may have commited war crimes to which he is guilty but fool he is not to I. From where I'm sitting, no siree, not a fool to I. If only you knew that Kismayo would be ghost town as of the moment without the large export/import emanating/heading to Gedo region! If only you knew that 70%-75% of Kismayo's port traffic concerns Gedo. If only you knew that the bread-basket and agricultural belt of Somalia lives and thrives on the link between Baardheere/Beled Xaawo to Kismayo. If only you knew the ability to defend one's self doesn't impede on one's intelligence. If only you knew, if only you knew...but of course the "locals" are there to fill you in eh? Keep listening them my friend, for they will feed you the savory words your ear desires. Have lost time, but I will be back to respond to the part about the campaign/present political manuevors.

Horn, Abaadir ha is xijin friend [big Grin] . That being said I completely agree with you on the posts being opinion from not-so-partial posters. Soo dhaweynta adaa ninka kala leexsaday ee maxaad iga dacaayadeen hadaan qaladkaadi gartoo aan so dhaweeyay Adigu un baa u maleeyay inaan iska kaa xijinaayo As for the rest, atleast you're man enough to admit your weakness, i.e. partisanship On account of that, I have decided to give my due criticism of that interesting play you took the time to put together. Group 1. Coalition of Puntland (it’s entirety), RRA (majority), North Mogadishu sub-clans, and collection of opportunistic sub-clans. The first mistake you made was the one that concerned your "constituency", and therefore the one I had thought you had most knowledge of. In all honesty there isn't a "Coalition" of Puntland in the Doofaarey conference. Are we forgetting that MPs such as Abdulahi Black of SOOL, Asha Ahmed Abdalla of SANAAG, Jiini-Boqor of BARI/NUGAAL (etc), happened to be, although largely ignored by the ignorant Somali media, some of the most important members of the Mucaarad group that you labeled Group 2? I also don't see where you estimated the "majority" RRA to be in league with the so far failed policies coming from the president's office. Aren't men such as Saransoor, Xaabsade, (and now) Sharif Shaykh Hassan very important wings of the RRA? Or is this the case of looking at whom the most recognizable member (Shaati-Guduud) of that entity is currently in bed with? A dismissal that looks awfully similar to the above Puntland analysis. I think you placed North Mogadishu in that camp as a jest, right? Have we forgotten the infamous Al-Haji Muuse Suudi Yalaxow? Have we forgotten Cumar Finish? Or did it seem more favorable to you to label them simply as "warlords" comprising Group 2, and just for the sake of it, throw their strong-holds in Group 1 to enlarge that latter group. Gheedi, my friend, does not represent N. Mogadishu in the very same sense Hassan Abshir Faarax did not represent Puntland during the Carta administration. Group 2. Central Somalia sub-clans, Mogadishu lords, criminal entrepreneurs, one RRA malcontent warlord, nervous and confused JVA junior partners, and clannish militia wrapped with noble Islamic garb. Central Somalia sub-clans includes as much my sub-clan as yours, so be more specific my friend , just a jest ina adeer. In Group 2, I cannot describe you in anything other then redundent. It seems to me like the central Somalia sub-clan you have in mind, the Mogadishu lords, the criminal entrepreneurs, and the Clannish militia wrapped with noble Islamic garb are all synonyms for the HG sub-clan, right? It would be more prudent of you to come out and label them as the most visible opposition to Mbagathi administration. As for the rest of that group, we have already dispelled the myth of the "lone" mucaarad RRA member, so that leaves us with your confused junior JVA partners. If there is anything I applaud the Hiirale section of the JVA for, it is their willingess and determination to stay out of the ruckus going on in Nairobi! I believe that the head distanced himself from the Nairobi episodes, and has instead acted out his true objectives in his current constituency. He has pacified the region as whole, recently having individually secured the peace between reer Afmadow/Bulaale and their arch-rivals, and he is now in the process of strengthening his position through a legitimate regional state while at the same time hosting large number of former military officers of the defunct regime. He has, of course, refused to mention the topics of their discussion. You can call the JVA/Barre Hiiraale section confused, but I will label them for the time being as "strategists". Onlookers: Several sub clans namely Gedo and West Galgaduud (internal weakness and poverty), Upper-lower Juba and middle Juba sub clans (unorganized entity), Somaliland sub clans (at crossroads wrestling with huge political dilemma - e.g internal clannish tension and unmanageable ambitious electoral process). I normally agreed with your "Price" and "Backstage players", so I saw fit to jump to this section. Though I do believe, the "Onlookers" section should have been quadruple the size it is now, I agree with the current members. The sub-clan of Gedo and W. Galgadud, logically, should not be expected to currently be engaged heavily in national poltics. It is, of course, an undeniable legacy of the twenty-one years Mohamed Siad Barre (allah yarxama) and this sub-clan were at the helm of all things high in Somalia. I agree with you on the internal weakness, seeing as how this sub-clan, are not unified under a single leader. Although, I'm hearing reports Gen Xaaji Masselah is en route to Somali peninsula, so I cannot rule anything out of as yet. As for the poverty comment, I don't even the need to reply to that one, seeing as how you are more then aware of the true standings of any part of Somalia.

^^War dee adiga maxaa ku daaray? Ayaamahaan hostile ayaaba noqotay Northernor maybe you should be here more often, cuz Horn meesha ha soo dhexgalin!

Interesting commentary Baashi. Though you have your reasons, the piece nevertheless expresses your opinion. Abadir welcome to SOL sxb. It's better not to exert yourself in places their is no need. It isn't like anything written here will change the facts on the ground.

A wise person once said "Doqonu laga raayay, calaacal loo daayay".

The dude is just a confused wolf na'mean. Bad news for Jumatatatata and brotha Horn. Horn :confused: Let's see: Mobb_Deep is back, Duke is on 24/7 propaganda mode, and the rest of the crew is cheerleading. What is this? Morgan vs. Hiiraale III? :confused: Sxb i dhageeso, I could care less about Indhacade. Indhacade adinkaa iigu horeeyay and frankly I believe you're turning the man into a bogeyman :eek: Waxaan ka dhaho ma aqiin, since I don't know anything about the man at all! As for this recent instability in Baydhabo, I don't know the specifics of the problem and I would shoot myself then even believe a word that comes for your camp. So I take the 5th Amendment on that (if you're American you'll understand)

Senior JVA, Inda Cade, Xasan Dahri Aways are all from one clan LOLZ Who's the junior JVA? No one that supports Abdulahi Yusuf can EVER talk about peace and justice. AND we all know the only reason aad u calaacalaysid is because Adeer is president, where was any kalsooni you held for the Somalia at the time Abdiqasim was elected president?

Somalia Militias Fight for Second Day By VOA News 27 March 2005 Fighting in southern Somalia continued for a second straight day between militias run by two lawmakers in a dispute over where to locate the country's transitional government. Reports from Baidoa, located several nearly 300 kilometers west of Mogadishu, say fighters commanded by Mohamed Ibrahim Habsadeh took control of the city early Sunday after heavy fighting against forces aligned with Colonel Hassan Mohamed Nur Shargudud. The French news agency, AFP, reports that at least 15 people have been killed in two days of clashes. On Saturday, witnesses said at least five people were killed. In addition to the location of the transitional government, Mr. Habsadeh and Colonel Shargudud are engaged in a dispute over whether to allow neighboring countries to take part in a regional peacekeeping force. Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.

^^^I was thinking there wasn't any thing to clarify...

Indacade and technicals have become a very common term have they not...? It almost seems trivial, turning people into bogeymans. Naga qalee again, I have read ONLY English-language articles and they all name Haabsade vs Shatigudood camps.

Juma ha igu soo tuurin bro, I just merely asked where Abdulahi Yusuf was during the occupation of Gaalkacyo? I know where the Islaan of Cumar M was and I can tell you,.. but where was Abdulahi Yusuf

3.The USC defeat in GALKACYU he played a major role in and subsequently freed the city from the clutches of Aydeed/Ato and others.. Naga qalee... tell me where again was Abdulahi Yusuf when Galkacyo was freed :confused:

Raula its meeting face to face time, for I too am bringing my presence to my dear cousin's tieing of the knot.. Unlike Ms Word I've been to Columbus on a couple of occasions and I would have to agree that it seemed like everyone knows who you are once upon hearing I was from out of state and being introduced by my family name to unkown relations, atleast half the customers, seriously half the customers :eek: , dining in the African Paradise Restaurant rose up to introduce theirselves to me and tell me how I "grew p" and "what I am doing now" and how is the "old man and old woman". :cool: Waala is arki doono yaah, and be prepared to introduce me to Goobilo for I was told not to attend if I wasn't goin to do my part to liven the wedding up

I'm quite disappointed in the Abdulahi Yusuf supporters...Abdiqasim's camp was much more advanced in making his presidency legitimate international wise. P.S. Maybe Abdulahi Yusuf should hire Abdiqasim's former photographer, cuz the quality or lack of photos at all is disappointing.....Duke don't take it to heart, it's a suggestion for you to take to your uncles inner circle

may be u folks who can run accross the borders, wipe out their hidden nationalities, should be not be yapping about somalia's future!! go back to where you came from and leave SOMALIA TO TRUE SOMALIAS!! MALI4EVER!! amin!! .. What the hell was that supposed to be... :confused: