I am even more impressed cabaas and his men agreed to self-reformation. Go'aan fiicanay gaareen. Sounds like their decision will cool the nerves of those who were offended before and took the court's take-over of Kismayo too personal. Let us hope we hear many more good news like this. Allamagan Gedo wadaado ma sii horeeyaan? Sahan ma lasii diray lol?

Wow! I never believed someone with as good a heart as this lady was part of the defunct TFG parliament. May be I shouldn't be so hasty in condemning these parliamentarians collectively. It is difficult for many to trust this TFG. Nimankaan waa na xanuujiyeen aragooda iyo muuqaalkoodana meel dhaawac ah ay danqisaa. They represent what is and was wrong with our country. Their mere names can depress people. Soomaalida waxay nasiib ku yeelatay aniga inaan awood ku leheen waddankii and that I don't hold sway on the courts cause kuwaan agtooda ma mari leheen neceebaan u qabo.

Miskin, They haven't gotten the chance to do that in full capacity yet. Warlords are planning a come back and the TFG doesn't want these guys to be successful either. Whatever they could have done, the war drums are the loudest noises people can hear.

Waa loo baahan yahay qof mayal adag iyo mid kale oo qunyar socod ah inay isku ulajeeddo noqdaan oo hal meel wax ka wadaan. Both serve important objectives although I don't see what evidence people who blame Uweys for being a hardliner have. Can somebody post something he said which proves his hardliner stance? Shaqsi ahaan waxba kama qabi aniga inuu xagjir yahay, I just don't see how some of you constantly say that about him without showing any evidence. May be the evidence waa qabiilkuu ka dhashay so there is no need to provide anything or from his itihaad days(just remembered). Goormee interviewga dhacay aan dhegeestee hadhoow the been-beensiida? Was it the morning one on 28th? Libaax-San-Kataabte Sheekh shariif fasaxuu u heestaa inuu aabihiis siyaarto

^ Your bias it too encompassing. Are you saying the entire clan conspired to have Abdirashid killed?

Inshallah saxib. Don't forget to say that.

The odds were stacked against them. I wish these brothers were on the side of the courts so this process of warlord exiling could speed up a little and their guns were aimed at where it belongs: To Amxaaro and their stooges in baydhabo.

Khilaaf soo kala dhex galay C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo Cali Max’ed Geeddi.. 30-ka bishan ayaa waxaa Magaalada Khartuum lagu wadaa in uu ka dhaco wajigii saddexaad ee dib u heshiisiinta u dhexeysa dowladda Federaalka ah iyo Maxaakiimta Islaamiga ah, hase yeeshee ragga u kuurgala siyaasadda Soomaaliya, waxay sheegayaan in shirkaasi uu qarka u saaran in uu burburo, kaddib markii midba midka kale ku eedeeyey in ay mas’uul ka tahay jabinta qodobadii horey loo gaaray. Warar aanu ka helnay Magaalada Baydhabo waxay sheegayaan in khilaaf xoogan uu soo kala dhex galay Madaxweyne C/llaahi Yuusuf Axmed iyo Ra’isul Wasaare Cali Max’ed Geedi, waxa uuna khilaafkaasi yimid kaddib markii C/llaahi Yuusuf uu soo jeediyay in heshiis toos ah oo aysan cidna dhex dhexaadineyn la galaan Golaha Maxaakiimta Islaamiga, isla markaana ay Dowladdu u guuruto Muqdisho, waxaase arrinkaan ka carooday Ra’isul Wasaare Cali Max’ed Geedi oo sheegay in uusan marnaba heshiis la gali doonin Maxaakiimta, isagoo ku tilmaamay inay yihiin kooxo argagixiso ah. somalitalk

A/Y is ready for talks to save his seat Odaga finally got the message and wants to send his waziirs to Khartoum contrary to duke's wish. Golaha wasiirada oo guddi u saaray shirka Khartoum Let us hope the courts go there too before the final showdown and Baydhabo take-over if negotiations fail. As usual, the TFG will go there half-interested and in denial of their servitude to Ethiopia. They should at least have the decency to openly say they welcomed Amxaaro because they were afraid. Rajada ma fiicna but trying is important. Inta ciidamo shisheeye TFG-da ka daba ordeyso nabad ma jirto and to their disadvantage.

But baydhabo businesses can suffer as well. I wonder how effective this will be in punishing the TFG alone.

Allamagan, abtiyaashay waa laba qolo oo wada dhashay isna dhalay, hooyaday walaalaheed are of course my uncles. Don't stoop low as to question people's parents. As for how life has been for them, I know that from first accounts. Xiin kurbo weynuu idinku haayaa adiga iyo horn. I don't see him as anything other than a brother who thinks in terms of principle even if some of the political views he holds undermines that of his clan. It takes courage to go against the clan when they are wrong. My clan is devided as well, some opting to support warlord qeybdiid while the majority are supporting the courts. This is how it is today, relatives devided on issues. So is your clan as well, devided. Ninkii qabiiliiste ahaan jiray wuxuu hadda weli daba socdaa qabqable and iyo niman qasaaro ka talis ah, and for those somalis who were tired of clan bigotry, they found a cause to rally behind.

Waraa, caawoo dhan ma heesto si aan ula murmo nin waashay oo qabiil ka cararay, marka, ha la arko wixii yimaado mustaqbalka. I pray for all those somalis who are true muslims to be granted success in the field.

Duke, we rely on God and if the courts stay sincere and defend the country from Amxaaro invasion, not only will they win but they will have the support of millions of somalis in the process both morally and otherwise instead of the thousands your uncle boasts from his clan. We shall see who remains for the somali family. While A/Y will fight to rule others will fight to defend the dignity of all somalis, their faith and history which is not tainted with submission to Amxaaro.

Hey bro horn, jut stating some facts and conveying how some of my relatives felt about the take-over. They are happy and feel relieved, not because they are full of hate for their cousins who departed but because the irresponsible members of reer gedo has done them harm saxib. Cadaalada hadii loo hadlo,adigaba ma jeclaateen meel nin inadeerkaa uusan ka talinin oo aan lagaaga baqeynin awoodiisa if the gun ruled. When the gun rules in a town, the only comfortable sections of the society are those who are related to the top man, consequnetly, Barre's immidiate cousins were very comfortable living in that town even if they had no hand in running the city whereas the dukes of the town felt threatened and unsafe. They basically had to tow the line either out of fear or just realizing it is not worth protesting. Seeraar's cousins had more prestige and power in there than them. So be honest saxib, sow xaq ma ahan inay ku farxaan is beddel soo celiyay sinaasho ay la sinnaadaan walaalahood kale? And you know the courts appointed some of your cousins to top positions and the city protested because of that. The courts insisted no clan bigotry and the men will stay put. Tell me that is not raganimo on the part of the courts? Aniga iyo adiga xataa ma kala fogin wada dhalasho, I am a man tied to many clans, a son of all disputing parties saxib Anyway, ninkaanaa iga xanaajiyay duke la dhaho ee ma jecli inaan meelahaan ka qor qoro my private connections. Afkuu wuxuu ka bartay "My clan in Kismayo", guess what? they are my clan too and he doesn't speak for them.

Duke, Kismayo abtiyaashay isbedelkeeda waa kufaraxsan yihiin. The benefits they have gained so far are: - No hired guns for protection. - Walking tall and not looking at the ground in fear of intimidation. - No fear of eviction. - Curving a permanent place for themselves in the future of the city unlike the past seven years where they were nothing but second class citizens in their own homes. And yes, these people with the bright future belong to the same clan as you do but share no values with your warlord mentality. Kismaayo waad maqashay waxaad ka ogtahayna malahan ee Gaalkacyo dhinaca shishe iyo bari ka hadal, and those places aren't safe as well, the wind of change is coming to them.

I am sorry to say this but Mr.Duke, you lack faith in your own kind and because of clan sentiments, you have stepped outside nobility by placing much faith in Amxaaro's aid to your uncle so he can massacre somalis to rule them. The fact is, people choose a dignified death than being ruled by someone who declared his contempt for them by seeking support from Amxaaro. A/Y has no dignity so are his supporters. There is nothing dignified that can be said about them except they will be buried defaced and assured to perdition if they go to war. Dullinimo waxay u tallaa ninka mooday in Amxaaro kursi saari doonto, laakiin waa la isu joogaa, in wait for you ad your amxaro masters are valiant men who chose death over ignoble leadership.

If Muqdisho falls to Ethiopians(which will never happen as long as a single somali with faith lives), it will be as much a defeat to you as it is to other somalis you consider your enemies. May be you haven't read what the average Amxaar is saying above and how upbeat and confident they are in fighting somalis if it comes down to it. They are not singling you and your uncle out as friends obviously. The good thing about Amxaaro is how they hate those who carry their portable toilets or buckets and boots for them more than they hate those who face them in a war. It is well known that they look down on traitors and usually kill them in the end or jail them as they did time and again after they find no use for them.

Red Sea, As I understand it, the people who declared jihad are Cabdi Qeybdiid's supporters and a minority from his immidiate kinsfolk. The only connection to Puntlanders here is the corrupt Cade Muse and his adminstraion who fund Cabdi Qeybdiid's clan wars to keep the puntlanders busy and in fear. The average Puntlander waa iskala ween yahay inuu caawiyo Warlord Cabdi Qeybdiid. Duke A/Y waxba xukumi maayee war xun yuusan kaa tegin.

By Andrew Cawthorne ADDIS ABABA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Tensions between Ethiopia's government and Mogadishu's new Islamist rulers have sparked fear among Addis Ababa citizens of a new conflict, but has also inflamed nationalist passions against traditional rival Somalia. Having taken a swathe of south Somalia in June, the Islamists accuse Ethiopia of sending troops across Somalia's border, have declared jihad against Addis Ababa, and are now threatening to execute two Ethiopians they accuse of spying. For its part, the Ethiopian government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi calls the Islamist leaders terrorists, admits sending military trainers to help the interim Somali government, and has warned it will "crush" any Islamist incursion. The mutually bellicose postures and the build-up of military forces on both sides have raised the spectre of yet another devastating conflict in the Horn of Africa. "We can clean them out," 22-year-old Addis resident Sisay Assefa enthused. "Our air force is the second biggest in Africa. We can control Mogadishu in hours." Nationalism runs strong in Ethiopia, where residents take pride in never having been colonised like other African states. That and its centuries-old rivalry with Somalia -- which has boiled over into war before -- easily arouses the kind of excitement that can overwhelm the reluctance of Addis residents to speak to journalists on the street despite a pervasive state security apparatus. "Of course we are worried about war. Everyone is," said 25-year-old history student Salomon Berhea. "The Somalis are getting more and more powerful. They will attack Ethiopia, and Eritrea will attack on the other side." Eritrea -- Ethiopia's other arch-enemy in the region with whom it fought a border war in 1998-2000 -- has been accused by the United Nations, United States and others of sending arms to the Islamists to spite Addis Ababa. Ethiopia makes no secret of backing President Abdullahi Yusuf's interim Somali government, which has been isolated and rendered virtually powerless by this year's rise of the Islamists and their increasing territorial control. "These people are fanatics, they are close to al Qaeda. They think if they kill a Christian, they will go to heaven," said tour guide Tewodrose, who gave only his first name. "But if they kill these two Ethiopians they have arrested, there will be trouble ... Addis Ababa is the headquarters of the African Union, so we are the capital of continent. Ethiopia has to stand up for the peace of Africa." U.S. INFLUENCE? Random chats with Ethiopians in cafes and streets round Addis Ababa's central Meskel Square found similarly militant anti-Islamist views among the majority -- even those who oppose the Meles government. But some, lowering their voices, had more cynical interpretations of why their nation, the world's seventh-poorest, appeared to be spoiling for another costly war. "We all know the government is doing this for the Americans," said office worker Tadele. "We need their dollars, and they need us to do their dirty work." While Washington has publicly exhorted both Ethiopia and Eritrea to show restraint and not turn Somalia into a proxy war, some analysts have said they believe Addis Ababa has tacit U.S. support to restrain the Islamists' rise, by force if necessary. Traditionally Christian Ethiopia is a key anti-terrorism ally for Washington, which fears Somalia under Islamist rule may become a haven for Islamist extremists. But memories of the recent war with Eritrea, a 1977-78 conflict with Somalia, and the violent 1991 overthrow of former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, are still fresh here. "The last thing we need is more war cripples and more diversion of money to military fronts that should be spent on milk and schools," said a female Ethiopian teacher, who asked not to be named. "I pray it doesn't come to that again." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23789076.htm

Che, intaadan isoo xiganin aan beddelay jumlada in kastoo dadka sheekh lagu sheegay ee meesha ka wacdiyay aan diin ka barteen. The point

Mudug wax diin yaqaano maba ku maqlin ee kuwaan intay ka imaadeen all of a sudden? Mise waa xertii cabdalle iyo cawareere ee xaaraanta ku haysatay meesha? These are the same guys who made Caydid Sr awliyo and served under him offering the blessings he needed to carry on his clan wars. Now they are supporting Qeybdiid this turn around, another warlord of the family who tirelessly works to put together clan militias to war with others. Amxaaro soldiers are dining in their middle daily but that doesn't bother them naturaly. Waxaa u daran qabiil la caabudo. Kuwaan diin waxba kama ogee si deg deg ah wax cagta u mariyo in la helaa fiican.

These guys were nuts going to Muqdisho. Anyway, someone should help us here understand some of the Xabashi words written on these cards if they are readable.

A/Y wasn't issuing false threats then the other day in Nairobi I see. Ma laga yaabaa dagaalkan uu is leeyahay wax xoog ku meel mari inuu noqdo mid u baas baxo baydhabo degganaashaheeda? I don't understand the wisdom behind alienating the locals who have no issues with him at all. May be being independent from him and minding their business, neither attacking him nor towing his line didn't sit well with the warlord in ina Yusuf. We shall see how it ends.

Instead of encouraging women to give up their rights for convinient intimacy, why don't they mention the illegality of forbidding a muslim man marrying a muslim woman just because they belong to different ethnicities or countries? This can eliminate, as someone mentioned above, the need for secret marriages, misyar or friend marriages if it does exist to begin with. To the guys above all smiles and happy about the prospects, it may seem sweet deal to have convinient intimacy any time and anywhere with no effort and legal, however, you have to be robotic, emotionless and uncaring to get yourselves involved in such contracts. I know the light goes on in our heads as soon as "women" are the subject of interest, laakiin dhib la'aan ma aha naagaha. If only the one I manage to own her hand stays fit and is willing to go the extra mile for me when I need her, gives me two boys and two girls, hey, I am done with the rest of the women in the entire world(regrettably). And I can fast in her break days in case I find myself a little over the top and driven. Case closed

^ Jenerale, waa runtaa waxba ma dhicin laakiin waa rabnaa in isbeddel dhaco dhib la'aan. I just don't see how that is going to happen. Sheekh yaashaan xamar booqday waa rajo ku nool masaakiinta, they may be arrested if they go back to PL tomorrow.