Zack, The young man is from a disenfranchised community in the Lower Jubba valley.

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.

Great article, well crafted.

Alle hau naxariisto waxii gacan ka xaq daran dishay.

Isse has criminal convictions in Cheney Municipal Court for unlawful issuance of bank checks in 2005 and minor in possession of alcohol in 2003. Property records show he had at least three addresses in Cheney between February 2005 and February 2007. Source Does anyone else notice a running parallel with all these recruits?

You act as if you have been personally impacted. What's going on?

He had previously left Minneapolis in December 2007 for Somalia Al Shabaab was designated a terrorist organization in 2008. Perhaps the young man has a good chance?

Xaaladu ma sahlana kolkaas

Yaa iga horeeyey? Jb baa? All maxuu ilbaxay ninkaan ogaa. Ka gaar buu yiri intaan lagu dhufan

Originally posted by Fabregas: ^^ that wasn't the subject of the original discussion. The subject of the title is about and has always been about pamphlets found in young deceased Al Shabaab recruits' pockets. Out of everything the Muslim man is to fight for including upholding xaq, against aggression, for God's path, why are these boys fighting for a sexual reason? I am judging this based on the pamphlets found in their bodies which is a summary of verses of a sexual nature and nothing but sexual nature. It is then fair to see the recruits have been enticed with sexual gratification. Nothing even about fighting for xaq!

By blowing yourself up in the middle of crowded marketplaces you are then working for maidens with full breasts? Are the young men working for God or the maidens is my question and if the latter is their intention, what has Islam said about intention and receiving what you intended for? Inamal acmaalu bi niyaati. If the concept and intention is for God, dar Alle, why the need for sexual gratification to entice the young men to subscribe to Al Shabaab's ideology? Enough so they are carrying these pamphlets in their pockets! Can you also tell me what the Qur'an says about suicide for any reason?

Electoral Crisis Underscores Broader Human Rights Concerns The Somaliland government's disregard for the law and democratic processes threatens the territory's nascent democracy, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The administration of President Dahir Riyale Kahin has committed human rights violations and generated a dangerous electoral crisis. The 56-page report, "‘Hostages to Peace': Threats to Human Rights and Democracy in Somaliland," says that Somaliland's government has helped create a measure of stability and democratic governance even as Somalia has remained mired in armed conflict. But Somaliland's gains are fragile and currently under threat. The administration of President Riyale has regularly flouted Somaliland's laws and has twice delayed elections that were originally scheduled for April 2008, through processes of questionable legality. A further delay of elections, now slated for September 2009, could prove disastrous for democratic rule in Somaliland. "Somaliland has spent 18 years trying to build stability and democracy, but all its gains are at risk if the government continues to undermine the rule of law," said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "The electoral crisis has laid bare the need to create functioning government institutions that will respect human rights." The Human Rights Watch report is based primarily on a two week visit to Somaliland in March 2009 in which researchers interviewed government officials, opposition leaders, civil society activists, local analysts, and victims of human rights abuses. Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 after the demise of Somalia's last functioning government. No country has recognized Somaliland's claim of statehood. Human Rights Watch takes no position on whether Somaliland should be internationally recognized as an independent country. But international actors should engage more deeply with Somaliland, press Somaliland's government to respect human rights and the territory's emerging democratic norms, and provide assistance tailored to bolster key government institutions, the media, and civil society. In recent years the Riyale administration has regularly treated the opposition-controlle d legislature as an irritant, refusing to respect its role in the legislative process or in overseeing opaque government expenditures. Little has been done to build the capacity of the nominally independent judiciary; the lower courts are often incapable of applying the law while the Supreme Court has acted as though it is entirely beholden to the president. Government actions in violation of domestic and international law have directly infringed upon the rights of Somalilanders, Human Rights Watch said. The Riyale administration has circumvented the courts and trampled on the rights of criminal defendants by relying on "security committees" that are entirely under the control of the executive and that have no legal basis under Somaliland law. The security committees sentence and imprison Somalilanders, including people accused of common crimes and juveniles, without any pretense of due process. They regularly sentence defendants en masse on the basis of little or no evidence after truncated hearings in which the accused are given no right to speak. When Human Rights Watch visited Mandhera prison outside of Hargeisa in March, over half of the prisoners there had been sentenced by the security committees, not the courts. The government has also engaged in other repressive practices that are common in the region, but relatively rare in Somaliland. A former driver for the president's family was imprisoned after publicly accusing the first family of corruption, and only released after photos surfaced of the man lying shackled to a hospital bed, gravely ill. The leaders of a dissident political association called Qaran, which challenged the existing three parties' legal monopoly of electoral politics, were sentenced to prison terms and banned from political activity, though they were released before serving their full terms. And Somaliland's leading independent human rights group was dismantled during a leadership struggle in which government officials blatantly intervened. But patterns of low-level harassment targeting journalists, opposition activists, and others are the most common. On numerous occasions government officials have detained, usually for brief periods, individuals who have publicly criticized the government or provided press coverage deemed to be unfavorable. Somaliland's precarious situation in the region has deterred Somalilanders from protesting loudly when their rights are abused for fear of damaging their territory's hard-won stability and its quest for international recognition. Many people told Human Rights Watch that they are effectively "hostages to peace" - unable to confront Somaliland's deepest problems effectively for fear of upsetting the fragile balance that has kept the territory from going the way of Somalia and other countries in the region. The repeated delay of Somaliland's presidential election threatens the foundations of its emerging democratic system. President Riyale has twice been granted lengthy extensions of his term by Somaliland's unelected House of Elders. The election is currently scheduled for September 29, but there is considerable uncertainty whether it will take place and under what circumstances. "Somaliland is at a dangerous crossroads," Gagnon said. "Eighteen years of progress towards democratic governance and general respect for human rights will either be consolidated or endangered, depending on President Riyale's next moves." Report

Kashafa, notwithstanding your usual juvenile immaturity, are you also in it for the sexual gratification? Perhaps the need to feel to belong to something? A sense of ownership and power?

He translated the Qur'an into English. It is official English translation of the Qur'an by the Saudi government.

Originally posted by Fabregas: quote:Originally posted by Gabbal: Tollow maxaa naas iyo in dumarka cawradooda la tilmaamo meesha keenay? It seems the pamphlet is catering to, as has been said before, young hopeless men who despise their stagnation and are looking to be part of something. Sexual gratification is merely a part of that enticement. It's in the Quran bro: wa ka'iba atraba No, it is not. Yusuf Ali says: 78:33 Companions of equal age; WakawaAAiba atraban Source

Tollow maxaa naas iyo in dumarka cawradooda la tilmaamo meesha keenay? It seems the pamphlet is catering to, as has been said before, young hopeless men who despise their stagnation and are looking to be part of something. Sexual gratification is merely a part of that enticement.

Gedo is Xisbul Islaam more so than Al Shabaab. It is the old Al Itihad who do not have transnational ambition that have peacefully taken over. Even so, I cannot say I am displeased or disappointed in anything going on there. The people seem to be enjoying the most peace, security, and even development they have seen since the collapse of the former government and for that the Islamists deserve appreciation is the cry from the local people. But all that is irrelavent. I simply said if Puntland can "resist" where the southern states fell, it will be seen when and if the Islamist cause reaches there. I have a theory and the theory does not include a conventional "shisheeye" army heading into the region. This is why I question the concept of "unity in the face of Islamism" as envisioned by you and Duke at the present moment.

Originally posted by Aw Muuse Ismaciil: Waryaa Gedo lama qabsadeen hadday dadkeedii midaysan lahayeen. Oo maanta Al-shabaab kuma idin daba fayladeen. Yaryarka Minnesota ka dareeray waa inamdii Abdullahi Yusuf ugu dhawaa awoowe. Allow nin aan wax ogeyn ha cadaabin baa la yiri, awoowe arintaanu mid lagu midaysnaan karo maaha. Idinkaa haraye haday idin soo gaarto aanu aragno midnimadiina heerkey gaarsiisan tahay.

I suppose Puntland State is immune to and can resist where the more battle-hardened southern states fell?

I certainly cannot say I am surprised. Even Burco will not surprise me.

If there is a clannist in this topic it is you my old friend Smith. Your whole attack on Xiin is clan motivated.

G'nite sxb.

Bulsho!