C/Yusuf Resign!!!! and who suggests that The general of cyberkudirir no not him now, why so fast?. But there remains a a valid question whos there to step in? You know what. i suggest The general have acquired lessons enough to take up on this job and as his location seems to imply From "PUNTLAND" i vote for him. GO general its your turn, its your right. inta kalena waa naaibiin( The famous phrase Of naaib)meaning DEPUTIES qofkii garanaya aa garan.

may Allah rest his soul in peace. Amiin.

well said Mr red sea. i can see beryahan turubkii qatar aad kunoqotay saxib keep up brother

J. Peter Pham, Ph.D. July 6, 2006 egular readers of this column know that I have long warned the against giving Africa the short shift in the war on terrorism, pointing to militant Islamism’s rise in Sub-Saharan poorly-governed countries and singling out the case of the former Somalia. It gives me little comfort to be vindicated by events. On June 5, amid heavy fighting, a well-armed Islamist group calling itself the “Union of Islamic Courts†defeated an ad hoc coalition of “warlords†purportedly financed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency and belatedly cobbled together as the “Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism,†seizing control of Mogadishu, the former Somalia’s largest city and sometime capital. Taking a page from the playbook of a group eerily similar to them, the Taliban of Afghanistan, the Somali Islamists tried to put a moderate face forward in the person of their spokesman, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad, a former high school geography teacher. And, again like the Taliban, they found willing apologists in media and academia, who were quick to reassure Western audiences that the Somali Islamists were really an indigenous law-and-order group and enjoyed widespread popularity because they emerged to provide governance and social services in the absence of any functioning state institutions in the territory of the former Somali Democratic Republic—the area of the Republic of Somaliland which, dissolving its union with the former Somalia, reclaimed its separate sovereign independence, being an exception—since the collapse of the Siad Barre dictatorship more than a decade and a half ago. Alas, as I noted in my testimony last week to a joint hearing of the Subcommittees on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations and International Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the U.S. House of Representatives, the facts tend to get in the way of this benign interpretation. The forces of the Somali Islamists, like those of the Taliban before them, were reinforced by foreign jihadis, including Arabs, Afghans, Pakistanis, Kashmiris, Palestinians, and Syrians. Of course, we have long known that foreign terrorists have found refuge in Somalia. For example, three foreign al-Qaeda leaders indicted for the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and who are believed to also be involved the 2002 suicide bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, that killed fifteen people and a simultaneous attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner—Fazul Abdullah Mohammed of Comorros, who figures on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists†list with a $5 million bounty on his head; Saleh Ali Salih Nabhan of Kenya; and Abu Taha al-Sudani of Sudan—are being sheltered in Mogadishu by Somali Islamists. The longstanding links between Somali Islamists and al-Qaeda were verified by no less a figure than Osama bin Laden himself who, in an audiotape released on a jihadi website on June 30, acknowledged—pace the apologists for the Islamic Courts—that the Somali Islamists are seeking the establishment of a Taliban-like state where terrorists might find haven. The importance of that bin Laden attaches to developments in Mogadishu is attested by the threat which he made that if the U.S. and its allies deployed against the Somali Islamists, they would face attacks in their own homelands at a time and place of al-Qaeda’s choosing. Then there is the “inconvenient truth†of the arms being stockpiled by the Somali Islamists. According to the Monitoring Group set up under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1407 embargoing arm shipments to the former Somalia, on March 5 of this year, the Islamists were shipped, via Eritrea, 200 boxes of Zu-23 anti-aircraft ammunition, 200 boxes of B-10 anti-tank ammunition, 200 boxes of DShK anti-aircraft ammunition, 200 boxes of Browning M2 50-caliber heavy machine gun ammunition, ammunition for the ZP-39 anti-aircraft gun, 50 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 50 light anti-armor weapons, 50 M-79 grenade launchers, and communications equipments to be mounted on “technicals.†This was followed two days later by a consignment of 1,000 short-version AK-47 automatic rifles, 1,000 pairs of binoculars, 1,000 remote-control bombs, 1,000 anti-personnel mines, and ammunition for 120mm mortars. To put this arsenal into context—and appreciate its offensive nature—none of the potential foes faced by the Islamists within Somalia use military aircraft or tanks. Finally there is the literal skeleton that the Islamists (and their apologists) just could not keep in the closet for long, Sheikh Hassan Dahir ‘Aweys, who emerged as the chairman of the Islamists’ decision-making council, the majlis al-shura. ‘Aweys was a colonel in the corrections service of Siad Barre—that is to say, he was probably a professional torturer given what Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other human rights organizations have documented about the prisons of the regime he served. Later he became vice-chairman and military commander of al-Itihaad al-Islamiyya (“Islamic Unionâ€), an outfit that regularly appeared on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations until it inexplicably was dropped last year (maybe someone at Foggy Bottom bought at face value the group’s self-proclaimed dissolution). While his name may not resonate with many Americans, ‘Aweys was a big enough fish to make the cut onto the list of 189 terrorist individuals and organizations specially published by the U.S. government after 9/11—as well he should have. Among the pearls of wisdom this “spiritual leader†has dispensed since then, the following are some choice morsels: “We must be wary of actions of non-believers who want us to follow their leadership.†“The Western world should respect our own ideas in choosing the way we want to govern our country, the way we want to go about our own business. That is our right…can influence all of my people with the faith and our religion. The existing government is not an Islamic one and we will be having our own Islamic faith and we will be very strong in influencing our people.†“I’m telling that if IGAD or the UN were impulsive to send troops to Somalia, there would be bloodshed and a new destruction.†“We will fight fiercely to the death any intervention force that arrives in Somalia.†“Democracy is contrary to Islamic teachings...Democracy originated in Greece and it allows the public to control the government…It is anti-Islam.†“We must follow the rule of law laid down by Allah. I do not think Somalis will oppose the adoption of the rule of Allah…America is not our God and they are not our leaders. We feel much more superior than America. We are people who believe in Allah; let them do whatever they want.†The last quotation was from ‘Aweys’s “inaugural address†on June 27 after he was installed as head of the majlis al-shura, the Islamists’ governing assembly, in Mogadishu. And lest someone think this is just empty rhetoric, ‘Aweys has the men around him to try to implement his grandiose plans. His close relative and military commander is one Adan Hashi ‘Ayro, who trained in Afghanistan with al-Qaeda before returning to his country after 9/11. ‘Ayro is a cold-blooded killer with a number of terrorist hits to his “credit,†including four foreign aid workers in Somaliland, ten former Somali military officers, and most spectacularly, Abdul Qadir Yahya Ali, the internationally-respected founder of the non-governmental Center for Research and Dialogue in Mogadishu, who was killed in front of his family last year. Another close collaborator of ‘Aweys is Hassan Turki, who was responsible for subversive activities in eastern Ethiopia and who is closely linked with al-Takfir wal-Hijra (“Excommunication and Exodusâ€), a group so extreme that it considered Osama bin Laden too moderate and tried to kill the al-Qaeda leader in 1996 when he was living in Sudan. In the more than a decade since the withdrawal of American and other international forces from Mogadishu, U.S. policy—if there is something coherent enough to be called that—with respect to what was once the Somali state has been one of neglect, coupled perhaps with the wish that the troubles and troublemakers would somehow go away. Well, that hasn’t happened and now we have ‘Aweys and Company to confront in the geostrategically sensitive Horn of Africa. It is now time for a fresh approach. First, the U.S. needs to reinforce its force capacity in the region and give the respective combatant commanders (Somalia is in Central Command’s theatre, the nearest component of which being the Djibouti-based Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa) the authority necessary to deal with the situation even as other options are pursued. Second, America must enhance and strengthen cooperation with legitimate, democratic, and secular forces in the region who are willing and able to stand up against the common enemy, including both governments on the frontlines of the Somali Islamist threat like that of the Republic of Somaliland as well as civil society actors within Somalia itself. Simply put, ‘Aweys and the threat he represents are not going away—at least not without a firm push. — —FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor J. Peter Pham, Ph.D., is Director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University, and an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He has written for a variety of publications, and has testified before the U.S. Congress and conducted briefings or consulted for both Congressional and Executive agencies. ©2003-2006 FamilySecurityMatters.org All Rights Reserved

WHile Dahir riyale and his pal Cawil are are touring African Nations Little do the masses back home know about the just passed resolutin by The united Nation Security Council which i believe can hardly be undone by this supposedly solicitation for recognition From African nations. TO : Suldaanka ,Qudhac,Xarago,Ayoub,Red Sea not forgetting Oodweyne and alll interested parties. PLease Ill like your Opinions About this. Is it As bad as it looks Or just Another Resoulution like the many violeted UN resolutions? Source: United Nations Security Council Date: 10 May 2006 Print E-mail Save Somalia: Resolution 1676 (2006) adopted by the Security Council at its 5435th meeting, on 10 May 2006 (S/RES/1676)The Security Council, Reaffirming its previous resolutions and the statements of its President concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular resolution 733 (1992) of 23 January 1992, which established an embargo on all delivery of weapons and military equipment to Somalia (hereinafter referred to as the “arms embargoâ€), resolution 1519 (2003) of 16 December 2003, resolution 1558 (2004) of 17 August 2004, resolution 1587 (2005) of 15 March 2005 and resolution 1630 (2005) of 14 October 2005, Reaffirming the importance of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia, Reiterating the urgent need for all Somali leaders to take tangible steps to continue political dialogue, Reiterating its strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Stressing the need for the Transitional Federal Institutions to continue working towards establishing effective national governance in Somalia, Commending the efforts of the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in support of the Transitional Federal Institutions and welcoming the African Union’s continued support for national reconciliation in Somalia, Taking note of the report of the Monitoring Group dated 5 April 2006 (S/2006/229, annex) submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 (i) of resolution 1630 (2005) and the observations and recommendations contained therein, Condemning the significant increase in the flow of weapons and ammunition supplies to and through Somalia, which constitutes a violation of the arms embargo and a serious threat to the Somali peace process, Concerned about the increasing incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia, and its impact on security in Somalia, Reiterating its insistence that all Member States, in particular those in the region, should refrain from any action in contravention of the arms embargo and should take all necessary steps to hold violators accountable, Reiterating and underscoring the importance of enhancing the monitoring of the arms embargo in Somalia through persistent and vigilant investigation into the violations, bearing in mind that strict enforcement of the arms embargo will improve the overall security situation in Somalia, Determining that the situation in Somalia constitutes a threat to international peace and security in the region, Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. Stresses the obligation of all Member States to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992); 2. Expresses its intention, in light of the report of the Monitoring Group dated 5 April 2006 (S/2006/229, annex), to consider specific actions to improve implementation of and compliance with measures imposed by resolution 733 1992); 3. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) of 24 April 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “the Committeeâ€), to re-establish within thirty days from the date of the adoption of this resolution, and for a period of six months, the Monitoring Group referred to in paragraph 3 of resolution 1558 (2004), with the following mandate: (a) to continue the tasks outlined in paragraphs 3 (a) to © of resolution 1587 (2005); (b) to continue to investigate, in coordination with relevant international agencies, all activities, including in the financial, maritime and other sectors, which generate revenues used to commit arms embargo violations; © to continue to investigate any means of transport, routes, seaports, airports and other facilities used in connection with arms embargo violations; (d) to continue refining and updating information on the draft list of those individuals and entities who violate the measures implemented by Member States in accordance with resolution 733 (1992), inside and outside Somalia, and their active supporters, for possible future measures by the Council, and to present such information to the Committee as and when the Committee deems appropriate; (e) to continue making recommendations based on its investigations, on the previous reports of the Panel of Experts (S/2003/223 and S/2003/1035) appointed pursuant to resolutions 1425 (2002) of 22 July 2002 and 1474 (2003) of 8 April 2003, and on the previous reports of the Monitoring Group (S/2004/604, S/2005/153, S/2005/625 and S/2006/229) appointed pursuant to resolutions 1519 (2003) of 16 December 2003, 1558 (2004) of 17 August 2004, 1587 (2005) of 15 March 2005 and 1630 (2005) of 14 October 2005; (f) to work closely with the Committee on specific recommendations for additional measures to improve overall compliance with the arms embargo; (g) to assist in identifying areas where the capacities of States in the region can be strengthened to facilitate the implementation of the arms embargo; (h) to provide to the Council, through the Committee, a midterm briefing within 90 days from its establishment; (i) to submit, for the Security Council’s consideration, through the Committee, a final report covering all the tasks set out above, no later than 15 days prior to the termination of the Monitoring Group’s mandate; 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary financial arrangements to support the work of the Monitoring Group; 5. Reaffirms paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 of resolution 1519 (2003); 6. Requests the Committee, in accordance with its mandate and in consultation with the Monitoring Group and other relevant United Nations entities, to consider the recommendations in the report of the Monitoring Group dated 5 April 2006 and recommend to the Council ways to improve implementation of and compliance with the arms embargo, in response to continuing violations; 7. Further requests the Committee to consider, when appropriate, a visit to Somalia and/or the region by its Chairman and those he may designate, as approved by the Committee, to demonstrate the Security Council’s determination to give full effect to the arms embargo; 8. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

No, Dr. Pham is not hallucinating, as he wonders here, but he is, indeed, writing this baloney! And, it is only perfect that he is, himself, wondering why he is doing so—right there, in his own statement! I am not surprised by his mentioning of Qat, a substance generally consumed in Somalia, and most traditionally in “Somalilandâ€. Perhaps he wishes to subliminally intimate that he knows something special about “Somalilandâ€â€”therefore, suggesting a depth of knowledge about the culture of the people. That makes me conclude that he has tried the substance, which is offered to anyone which the Hargeisa leadership gets in touch with Just as usual Cheap insults i cant believe even such of his calibre couldnt avoid this what then expect from the rest?

Cali Daacuun “In Somaliland ay go’do waxaa mas’uul ka ah C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo beelaha Digil iyo Mirifle Muqdisho War murtiyeed uu soo saaray xildhibaan Cali Max’ed Axmed (Cali daacuun) oo ka tirsan baarlamaanka gobolka Banaadir, ayaa u qornaa sida tan:- Xubnaha ku sugan Baydhabo wey mudan tahay siyaasiyan in wax laga qoro, waxna la iska weydiiyo sida ay ku noqdeen inay yihiin mas’uuliyiin Qaran, waxaa dhab ah in aaney xubnahaasi ku iman doorasho shacbi ama la oran karo waxay heystaan kalsooni umadeed sida ka dhacda caalamka. Lama dafiri karo inay yihiin wax ka yimid ama ay magacaabeen dowladdihii hogaaminayay shirkii Kenya ka dhacay, kuwaas oo kala ahaa dowladdaha IGAD, sida Kenya, Jabuuti, Itoobiya iyo kuwo kale, sidaas owgeed go’aan kasta oo ay gaaraan kooxda ku sugan magaalada Baydhabo inaanu aheyn kana turjumi kareyn rabitaanka shacabiga, waayo wax ay iyagu dhisteen ma aha ee waa wax dowlado dhisteen. Dadkii keenay isku darka ayaa ka hadli kara midnimada Soomaaliyeed, waa wax laga xishoodo inuu C/llaahi Yuusuf uu ka hadlo Somaliland iyo waxa ay rumeysan yihiin ee ay la baxeen, waxaa haboon in wax aanu wax ka qaban kareyn inaanu waqti iskaga lumin anigoo og inuu marti u yahay beel ka mid ah beelaha Soomaaliyeed. Maah maah-baa oraneysa (Maba dhalane dhowrteysan ogaa!!!), dowladda Itoobiya inay safiir geysato gobolada Waqooyi ma ahan wax lala yaabo ee waxa ah in lala yaabo kooxda ku sugan Baydhabo oo garan weyday waxa dowladda Itoobiya ay ka rabto Soomaaliya. (Ninkii Ruuga isku dhuftaa isagaa u dhutiya!!), waa jirtay in ay midoobeen Waqooyi iyo Koonfur sanadii 1960-kii, waxaana ka dhalatay dowlad la yiraahdo Jamhuuriyadda dimuqraadiga Soomaaliya, sida laga war qabo waxaa bur buray dowladdii ay ku midoobeen ee aheyd, (Unitery System) waxaa xusid mudan shirkii Kenya in uu ahaa mid la arkayay in dalka lagu kala goynayo waxaana u sahlay C/llaahi Yuusuf oo raadinayay madaxnimo iyo beelaha Difil iyo Mirifle oo aaminsan inay qabaan cadaawad beelaha ****** waxayna ku adkeysteen in la qaato (Federaal Sytem). Waxaa halkaa ka baxay heshiiskii midnimada Soomaaliyeed waxaa kale oo run ah in cid matesha gobolada Waqooyi aaney jirin waayo, waa rag iskood u soo shaqo tegay raga haatan ka mid ah maamulka ka jira Baydhabo. dulucda qoraalkeygan si weyn ayaan uga xumahay in dalku kala go’o balse haddii ay dhacdo waxaa ka mas’uul ah kuwii ku doodayay waxa Kenya lagu dhisayaa dowlad Koonfureed waana tan keentay in madaxweynuhu uu noqdo Koonfur, guddoomiyaha baarlamaanku uu noqdo Koonfur wasiirka koowaadna uu noqdo Koonfur, si kastaba wax ha u dhaceene waxaa la gudboon baarlamaanka ku sugan Baydhaba siiba kuwa u dhashay dalka la magac baxay Somaliland inay si cad uga baxaan waxa ay maanta ka mid yihiin. Cali Max’ed Geeddi iyo C/llaahi Sheekh Ismaaciil waxaa haboon inay is casilaan, labada nin waxay muddo dheer ku taamayeen warbaahintana ka sheegeen dowladda Itoobiya waxay rabtaa dowlad Soomaaliyeed waana walaalaheen taasi waxay noqotay (Hal bacad lagu lisay). Madaxweynaha ma rabo inaan faalo dheer ka bixiyo waayo, dhiigiisa iyo caqligiisa ayaa ah Itoobiyaan, waxaa xusid mudan isagoo astaan Qaran huwan inuu ciidan saraakiil ah kula kulmay Godeey lagamana yaabo inuu ka hadlo waxa ay wado iyo khiyaamooyinka u qarsoon dowladda Itoobiya. Sababtoo ah heshiiska ay wada galeen C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo Mele Zenawi wax kheyr ah kama soo socdo waayo Itoobiya waxay ku leedahay C/llaahi Yuusuf abaal waxayna ka dhigtay waxa uu hadda sheeganayo waxaana khasab ku ah C/llaahi Yuusuf inuu u abaal gudo dowladda Itoobiya fuliyana heshiis yadii ay wada galeen kolkii uu u ololeynayay jagada madaxweyne-nimada. Dowlad kasta oo adduunka ka jirta waxay ilaashaneysaa danaheeda waxaa cad inaan Soomaaliya aaney ka jirin wax la yiraahdo (Nooc dowladdeed) sidaas ayaa ku kaliftay dowladda Itoobiya inay Somaliland u magacowdo safiir wakiil ka ah danaheeda waxaa kaloo xusid mudan in cid ilaalineysa danaha Soomaaliya aaney jirin waa wax qof kasta oo wadani ah kana dhashay Soomaali uu ka noxo hoggaan xumida u soo hoyatay shacabiga Soomaaliyeed. Xildhibaan Cali Max’ed Axmed (Cali daacuun) oo ka tirsan baarlamaanka gobolka Banaadir

maxaa hadhay hadda mar haddii walaalaha muqdhisho aiy kalaqayb gali doonaan dabal degga iyo farxadda maalintii may 18 aiy kalasoo noqdeen xorriyaddooda taliskii qabyaaladda kudhisnaa oon weli quusan, horaa loo yidhi dawaco meel aiy macal uga baratay................ I believe that the somaliland republic would always be there for its bretrens in Mogadishu and all other somali bretrens who are free of envy a pure jealousy for no apparent reason. with those few remarks i hereby say Soomaliland hanoolato, Xamarna ilahay nabad hakusoo dejiyo aaamin. Magaalda Muqdisho oo dad badani uga diyaar garoobayaan xuska 18 May maalinta gooni isu taaga Somaliland iyo fadhi ku diraradda oo ay hareeyeen Safiirka Itoobiya u magacaawday Somaliland Posted by: qaran Magaalda Muqdisho oo dad badani uga diyaar garoobayaan xuska 18 May maalinta gooni isu taaga Somaliland iyo fadhi ku diraradda oo ay hareeyeen Safiirka Itoobiya u magacaawday Somaliland . Jaaliyadda Somaliland ee Magaaladda Muqdisho ayaa u diyaar garoobeeyso xuska 18-ka may oo ah maalintii Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ku dhawaaqday Gooni isu taageedda dowladnimo. Marka laga soo tago Jaaliyadda Somaliland ee Muqdisho waxaa socda dhaqdhaqaaq xoogan oo ay wadaan Shacabka Muqdisho guud ahaan,kuwaas oo ay ugu diyaar garoobayaan ka qaaybqaadashadda Munaasabadaha loogu dabaal degayo 18-ka may,maalinta madaxbanaanida Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland. " Cadawga Somaliland waxaanu leenahay cagta ka hoos,waxaana kala qaybqaadan doonaa Xuska 18-may oo ah maalintii ay calanka Nabadda qaateen,ee ay iska rideen heeryadda Gumeystaha iyo isnacaybka"sidaasi waxaa yidhi Marwo Xidde Cali jaamac oo ka soo jeeda beelwaynta ****** ,kana mida Haweenka ku ganacsatadda ee caankaa. Mr Xidde waxay ku nuuxnuuxsatay in Reer Somaliland ay gaareen horumar iyo bareere,ay ku faani karaan Shacabka Geeska Afrika,sidaas daraadeedna loo baahan yahay in loogu hambalyeeyo dulqaadka iyo isu samirka ay ku hanteen dowlad wanaaga. Dawaaradda Muqdisho ayaa maalmahii la soo dhaafay ku mashquulsanaa ,tolida Calanka Somaliland,si maalinta Xuska loogu dhejiyo wadooyinka Magaaladda Muqdisho. Inkastoo guud ahaan u diyaar garoowga 18-ka May Muqdisho ka socdo,hadana goobaha ay isugu yimaadaan garcadka ee lagu fadhi ku dirira,waxaa hareeyay Safiirka Dowladda Itoobiya u soo magacaawday Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland,kaas oo qofba si u turjuntay. " Safiirka Itoobiya u soo magacaabatay Somaliland waa biloowgii aqoonsiga,waxaanse ka walwalsanahay qayla dhaanta ka soo yeeri doonto Puntland iyo qolooyinka ku kira dowladda Mbagathi ee sheeganaya Somaliland,nimadda"sidaasi waxaa yidhi Xuseen Cali Nuur oo ka mida odayaasha caanka ku ah gorfeynta siyaasadda Geeska Afrika iyo guuxa ka soo baxa . " Dulqaad badan bay samaysay Somaliland,horumar lagu faani karana way gaartay,sidaas daraadeed waxay ila tahay in la soo gaaray xilligii ay kasban lahayd mirahii ka soo go'ay beertii ay tacbaysay 15-ka sano"sidaasi waxaa yidhi Cali Sharmaarke,oo ka mida odayaasha dhaqanka ****** ee Muqdisho. " Ninkii Cabdilahi Yusuf ahaa miyuu ka baxay faraha Itoobiya,war ileen tanoo kale,isagiina wuxuu leeyahay midnimadda Somalia waa Muqadis,qoladii Mbagathi ku dhistay ee Itoobiyaanka ahaana,safiir ayay u magacaawdeen Somaliland,taas oo u macna ah inay aqoonsadeen,mindhaa Proff Geeddi ayaa kaga dhaw Cabdilahi Yusuf Itoobiyaanka waayoo,isagu hore ayuuba u aqoonsaday oo sheegay inuu raali ka yahay hadii beesha Caalamka aqoonsanayso Somaliland"sidaana waxaa ku fadhi ku diriray Muxudiin Eebow oo ka mida dadka Muqdisho laga xiiseeyo hadaladiisa. Dahir Abdulle ALasow Waagcusub Muqdisho Somalia Source Waagacusub

good pics Nazir. I liked that pic of fruits display. Iam curious though are they imported ??if yes from where? cause I have been hearing alot of arguments that Somaliland cant exists Without Fruits and Vegs From South.

By Abdillahi Dool In April 2005 on a private visit to the Somali Region in Ethiopia, I observed much that was good as well as bad. The Somali Region is now home to many Somalis not only from the area but also those who are attempting to rebuild lives after leaving behind the unrest in Somalia. In Somali inhabited cities such as Jigjiga, Harar and Dire Dawa one can observe many new businesses and properties established by individuals who originally lived in places as diverse as Mogadishu, Beletweyne, Galkayo, Baydhabo or Kismayo. Signs such as ‘Benadir Store‘, ‘Puntland Pharmacy’ or ‘Buuleburde Restaurant’ are common throughout the Somali Region. Development there is spearheaded mainly by private initiatives and endeavors. The day-to-day administration of the region is mainly by Somalis. Millions of US dollars sent to their families, relatives and friends by Somalis from all over the world stream into the region. Such a vast amount of hard currency also benefits the Ethiopian economy and banks. Even though there are no local Somali banks in the region, there are internationally established Somali-owned Hawala (money transfer) businesses operating in all cities and towns and in many villages in the region. Amharic and English are taught in schools but the main medium of education is Somali. Another factor is the presence of a contingent of the US army in the Somali Region. The forces who are stationed in Djibouti drill wells, build bridges and renovate or build schools and hospitals. They also provide medical and veterinary care for the population in towns and in the countryside. The local people are very pleased with their presence as well as with the care they provide. Also their presence has encouraged a better attitude and standard of behavior towards the people of the region from the army of the federal government. According to the US government, the purpose of its army’s presence in the Horn of Africa is to combat terrorism not by waging war but by helping the nations in the region maintain peaceful coexistence and stability. Of course, the best way to fight terrorism is to bring the people on your side. Obviously, this is a huge PR exercise for the US and at least in the Somali Region, it is winning hearts and minds. Similar US army activities may be observed in the Somali districts in Kenya. In the Somali Region people live side by side in peace and harmony. Jigjiga, the capital of the region, is a metropolitan [melting pot] inhabited by Somalis from diverse communities. Cities and towns should never become ‘clan turf’ where individuals threaten or bully citizens from other areas as well as foreigners. Such cities or towns where residents as well as visitors are ill-treated never grow or prosper, not to mention the fact that property loses its value. Other than the encouraging news of the region there are disheartening things too. As in other parts of the Somali peninsula, throughout the Somali Region in Ethiopia there is universal deprivation, neglect and abject poverty. Destructive power struggles and a negative culture caused by jockeying for position are also typical. No sooner is a person appointed than a campaign to unseat him or her is started in earnest. This is a recipe for instability, further encouraging those appointed to make use of their short-lived position as a golden opportunity to put aside capital as security for life after their removal. Such instability is bad for the people as well as the public services. Another destructive factor in the region is the mass addiction to qat which continues to kill the economy, quality of life, social fabric, family stability and the day-to-day running of the administration. Qat is a mild stimulant that can be debilitating, though when chewed occasionally in moderation it is a harmless pastime. The daily mass use of any narcotic involves huge finances, and qat also fuels corruption and the abject poverty that is prevailing throughout the Somali peninsula. The use of qat should never be stopped but it must be regulated. Regulation is one of the many tasks of governance. A military-style total ban on qat will only exacerbate its use. Banning an endemic social problem does not solve it but only creates more serious problems: in the 1980s, the attempted banning of qat in Somalia opened a can of worms that only worsened the crisis and quickened the demise of the state. For instance, one solution could be to limit the use of qat to weekends. A two-day weekend could be introduced as an incentive so that those who chew the green leaf on Fridays could recover on Saturdays and report to work on Sundays. That way the damage which daily mass consumption is causing could be limited. In May 2005, months prior to a general election in Ethiopia, a number of Somali towns, such as Babili, and villages such as Dhagahle, were transferred to the Oromia Region with the consent of the Somali minister in the cabinet and the acting president of the region at the time. Nevertheless, our people believe that this was a politically motivated move to sweeten the Oromo nationality and keep them on the side of the government during the elections. This did not stop the Oromos from supporting the opposition, which it is alleged, has resulted in the imprisonment of many Oromos. Because of heavy rains throughout the region in April 2005, the airport of Jigjiga was damaged on my return journey. I had to take a bus to Dire Dawa and only then take a flight to Addis Ababa. On 27 April 2005, at Babile which is located between Jigjiga and Harar, I had the opportunity to meet two of the town’s elders, Sheikh Abdirahman Abubaker and Abdi Haider Ahmed, who briefed me on the situation forced on them by the new status of the town and on their determined campaign to return it to the administration of the Somali Region. The question is, what future is there for the Somali Region in Ethiopia? Like the train robberies of the 1960s, the days of terrorism, AK-47 wielding and road-mining liberation movements are long gone. What the Somali Region desperately needs is economic development and a better living standard for the people. Some would argue the emancipation of the people should come first. For starters, real emancipation involves development. We live in a small world which is increasingly interdependent. In Kenya, the Somalis enjoy rights similar to those of other nationalities in that country. More of them have access to good schools and enjoy a better future than the Somalis in Ethiopia. This is partly due to the instability created by armed conflict in parts of the Somali Region. The mother of the Somali nation is Somalia and it is hardly surprising that, when the mother is ill, the children cannot do well. The mayhem in Somalia is gravely affecting all aspects of the Somali Region. This is not merely because of the geographical proximity. Once there is responsible government in Somalia, the Somali Region will benefit, not least from the dual attention of a functioning Somalia and Ethiopia. Rather than conflict with our neighbors, as in the past, the new Somali State should seek development for all Somalis in the Horn; otherwise the troubled Horn will incur further instability, which will only consume funds needed for reconstruction, redevelopment and progress. Territorial disputes can only be settled by peaceful means through cooperation, mutual understanding and consent. Only a modern leadership can enable its nation to keep in step with the changing times. Those who exhibit antiquated practices such as clannism are doomed to fail a nation such as ours. At any given time in life there are always opportunities on the table. One should not chase after yesterday’s opportunities and miss those that are available today. The Palestinians were once dubbed by a former US State Department official as people who never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Our nation too, has a history of missed opportunities, and the Somali Region is no exception. In the Somali Region there is an autonomy that is not perfect, but conflict is not the way to fulfill the aspirations of people in the modern era. One must always make use of and not squander what is at hand, no matter how small. In Somalia, because of clannism, the sovereignty and statehood of the country have been squandered without the invasion or occupation of a foreign power. Those who aspire to lead their people must think big. They must first seek harmony and unity of purpose within their people. They must avoid petty things such as clannism, which only fuels division and discord. Nothing can replace genuine nationalism. It is the policy of the current government headed by Meles Zenawi to promote people in Ethiopia to organize and rule themselves as nationalities. In a region inhabited by every Somali community the most appropriate name is ‘Somali Region’. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to a man who threw away precious contents while retaining only an empty sack. The people see through the bankrupt nature of aspirations that are based on clannism. In Ethiopia there are over eighty ethnic and linguistic groups and politics is based on nationalities. What is the point of fragmenting your own people into clans and subclans? The common factor that binds us all is the Somali ethnicity, to which we all belong, not one’s clan, which is a private matter, at times used like an address, which can be helpful. One reaps what one has sown. If you sow maize, you will not reap wheat. That is why the warlords who introduced clannism and discord into Somalia could not rule the country. It goes without saying that power derives from unity and harmony, not from discord. In Ethiopia there is a power struggle for the leadership of the country between the ruling government and the Coalition Democratic Union (CDU) which is drawn from the Amhara nationality and parts of the Oromo nationality. Judging from their political agenda, the victory of this coalition would have severe consequences for Ethiopia as well as the whole region. Some of the aspirations of the opposition coalition, who took all the seats in and around the capital Addis Ababa and in many parts of Ethiopia in the mid-2005 election, are a throwback to the past: for instance, their aim to force Eritrea back into union with Ethiopia is misplaced and dangerous. Once clannism is rooted out of politics, a multiparty system potentially has a better chance of succeeding in warring Somalia than in Ethiopia which has many nationalities, which vie to unseat one another for power. No sooner do leaders from one nationality come to power than a campaign to replace them is mounted. In Ethiopia the power struggle is between different language and cultural groups and nationalities such as the Oromo, Amhara, Tigray etc. Most of these are comparatively united, with common aims and objectives, but not the Somali nationality, which unfortunately is fragmented on clan lines. This is happening for two reasons: because of existing clannism, which is denying Somali statehood in Somalia, and because there are individuals who themselves cannot outgrow outdated clannism in a world where entire nations, such as those of Europe, are shedding national sovereignty for even wider unity. Somalis in Ethiopia fiercely undermine one another and thus under-develop the region. Much of the Somali Region’s budget earmarked for development to the tune of tens of millions of US dollars, is annually returned to the coffers of the federal government in Addis Ababa. So what suggestions are available for the Somali Region? (1) Rather than looking at one another as people from different clans and subclans hostile to one another, we Somalis have to look after one another as brothers and sisters from one nation. Our people in the Somali Region should not adhere to the element of division but show a unity of purpose. (2) Just as in football there are those who play for a nation, a region or a city, in politics there are those who serve a nation, a region or a city. All are important! In the Somali Region too, there are those who choose to serve the people. Unfortunately, there is as yet no leadership with a vision capable of organizing the people, caring for them and giving them a sense of direction. The people merely fend for themselves, while the suffering of the majority is all too evident. The people need to cooperate to get on with their lives, educate their youngsters and look after one another. (3) Development is the answer to most of the ills of the region. Our people in the Somali Region should reject unnecessary conflict for it causes stagnation, freezes progress and underdevelops nations. Already the region has wasted opportunities for fifteen years due to unnecessary factors and the inherent conflict, which also gives some of the authorities in the federal government a reason to clamp down on the region and curtail development. Unused funds returned to the federal government in Addis Ababa have gone to other regions that made better use of the funds. (4) Somalis from Benadir, Puntland, Hiiraan, Baay or any other region have every right to be in the Somali region. They should have equal access to resources like anybody else. (5) Because of the folly of the 1980s and 1990s, further unnecessary and artificial conflicts have been fostered. It cannot be overstressed that our people in the Somali Region and in Somaliland* are brothers and sisters who not only share ethnicity, language, religion, culture, heritage and all the aspects of a nation, but also are geographically contiguous. As Somalis say: Oodi ab ka dhow (The fence of your next door neighbor makes more kinship than kinship). Hargeysa, the capital of Somaliland, is only 80 miles from Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Region. There should be no barriers between Somaliland and the Somali Region and the border must be open for visitors as well as for trade. Hornheritage@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

because labourers would come from the clan and a major regeneration and employment would take place in those areas. The people who are against are useless and totally confused. very funny wallhi this clearly shows the set of somali clan perception of one being a dealer and ruler while other being a laborer is this is this neoclanistic capitalism or just a boastrous gesture?

It seems that things are starting to heat up now and the somaliland democratically elcted parliament is getting tests after the just concluded national budget debate for which alot of descrepancies and faults were exposed from within the budget. but as some say the so DE-facto minister of finance eventually prevailed and the budget was confirmed HOW? this still remains to be known. Now comes this CARE vs Weris debate which is still on the roll. HOW will it end lets wait and see. Mean while lets see what some analyst say about the so puppetry politcs going on in Somaliland. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUPPETRY in politics is an ugly culture In the world of performance art, like the theatre, puppetry is an old and cherished culture. It existed in various forms in most of the ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia in Iraq, Pharaonical Egypt, Minoa in Crete and the Indus Valley Civilization - now Pakistan. In India, sutradhar(a) is an old word which refers to the show-manager of theatrical performances (or a puppet-player), and also means literally "string-puller" or "string-holder". An equally ancient word in Greek, neurospasta, means exactly as the Indian word. The history of puppetry in culture is long and respectful. In the modern world, puppet shows are very popular and appeal to all ages. Articulated Indian figurine Puppets have been delighting children and families for centuries. A puppet show, in its basic form, is a number of small figures of persons and animals which are operated by a puppeteer. To generate the desired motion in the puppet, the puppeteer (or strings puller) pulls strings attached to the figure or sometimes pushes or releases wooden kegs which among the figures perpetuates a certain movement. Puppet shows, which particularly appeal to children, use an array of different and colourful figurines or simply their hands. Special music and voices give life to the puppets and make the show very lively. But the real beauty of a puppet show very much depends on the skills of the operator which is pulling the strings behind the scene. Puppet art is a life-time engagement and its artists train and practice for ever. The most skilful puppeteers produce very delicate and almost life-like motions in their puppets. Untrained or bad puppeteers kill the show and make their puppets ugly. While puppetry in art is a beautiful tradition, it is a despised thing in other walks of life. This is specially so in politics. In general, a puppet, outside its natural context, is used to describe a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform an unpleasant or dishonest task for someone else. Puppetry which conforms to this definition is usually observed in dictatorships where only one person pulls the strings. Other individuals in the arena of a dictator are basically puppets whose performances depend on which string the person behind the scenes pulls. Some argue that in any political system, even in democracies, all politicians are puppets to some degree or the other, since always some head-figure of the system pulls the strings. This may be true, depending on ones point of departure and choice of metaphors, but it is difficult to so simply find similarities between real democracies, with all its pillars in place, and a dictatorship where all real power is in the hands of one person. In performance art, the puppeteer is a trained person who masters his trade. In politics, a dictator usually comes to power by some unfortunate circumstance and rarely is qualified for the job. To cover his or her lack of skill, dictators use crude and violent methods. The puppets in the show make crude and clumsy movements and are extremely ugly. In the end, as history stands witness to, the show dies and its actors, both puppets and puppeteer fade away in disgrace. This little analogy, puppetry in politics, seems to more and more apply to Somaliland. The puppeteer in this show is clumsy and obviously does not own much fantasy, let alone, real hard-earned skill. As time goes by, one really feels sorry for the Ministers in the Somaliland Government, which more and more take the role of bell-boys in a large town-house in Hargeisa. Why back, when the Interior Minister publicly insulted a respectful lady of Somaliland citizenry, many meant the words not to be his own. In fact, some went as far as arguing that the words in the mouth of the Minister were not coming from a man. The expelling of the EU rep in Hargeisa by the Minster of planning and the French Academic by the Minister of Interior are also understood to be similar pitiful pulls by the puppeteer. These were actions which resulted in the defacing of the puppet and disgracing of the country. In later times, The Planning Minister seems to be the receiving end of most of the bad moves. Amina–Waris, a well-known and respected citizen of Somaliland competed for and by merit won a position with Care International in Hargeisa. In the beginning, Care conducted the process of employment correctly. Having become satisfied with the qualifications, experience and personality of the applicant, they sought final clarification from the Foreign Minster, Hon. Edna Adan Dhakhtar, which is their proper counterpart as a foreign NGO. The Foreign Minister, not only green-lighted Amina-Waris’s employment, but also gave the NGO her highest commendations. In a healthy world, that would have been the end of the process but it did not happen that way. From the little I know, The Minister of Planning is personable guy and I do not think there is a bad blood between him and Amina-Waris. Even if there was one, which I do not believe, The Minister could not do such a thing without consulting first with his boss. It seems that someone in the Somaliland Presidency did not like Amina-Waris getting this job, so strings are pulled and some proxy is made to move. This lead to the now infamous campaign by the Minister of Planning. By way of oral messages and in writing, Care is instructed not to hire Amina-Waris. But that was not all. The Somaliland Government campaigned, and still campaigns, for a foreign man to fill Amina-Waris’s position. The Somaliland people are horrified by this very mean behaviour from the individuals in the peoples’ highest place of honour. When the Parliament passed a decision ordering Care to give Amina-Waris the position she earned, or else leave the country, the puppeteer, instead of stepping on to the moral high-ground and clearing the mess, pulls some strings again and this time it results in opening the mouth of another puppet – that of the Propaganda Minister- who accused the MPs of being hijacked by interest groups. Where do we go from here!?

waryaa miskiin macruuf why so much against the evolvement of a taliban regime in somalia led by Pashtuuns of somalia.? Just curious sxb!

The article below to my opinion was well written and reflects on the somaliland political and economic bubble in crisis. Is the bubble in verge of burstin? Just curious! M Mead Forum for democracy and Community development Ottawa, Canada Did we elect a jelly parliament with no back bone? Before I go into the subject regarding the parliament, let me shed light on the latest news in respect of the position Marwo Amina won from Care and then denied by the planning Minister with the blessing of Riyale and the indifference and corruption of Care! A collective endeavor has taken Place here The beating the liberators of this country has taken thus far from the hands of the back stabbers and Afwaini loyalists whom we insanely entrusted our hopes and aspirations went too far to a level any one from any where even Somalilanders couldn’t endure any more! What happened to Marwo Amina, the wife of the chairman of KULMIYE who was incidentally, the chairman of SNM had happened to me long before her. Riyale and the Minister of planning denied me to take a position I have fulfilled all the requirements and conditions set for. It was a coordinator position for JNA. The president and the mentally unstable Minister of planning called the NDP director Mr. Maxwell warned him to choose one or the other. Dump the whole project or remove Mr. Mead! And not only that, they forced him to let the president nominate all the seven personnel as he chooses, otherwise no deal! The UNDP man caved in and close the deal with that request. And Mr. Riyale and his planning Minister did and did so the way they wanted! When it happened to me I knew it would happen to others. Now we see it happened to Muj. Marwo Amina! For a long time we pretended that we are a democratic government. I think we have to wake up from the long dormancy and sleepwalking and do some thing or die. What the remnants are doing to us, to Somaliland, is beyond believe. I think we have to do some thing or else! I call the concerned Diaspora to do some thing for a sinking country, for a robbed country, for a raped country. This is the lowest instinct it could go! Interfering how citizens get jobs when they get them in the right way. The lowest of the low! “Blame Me not, blame thy selves†this is Allah’s word. So Let Somaliland blame her self with her demise in the hands of likes of Mr. Awil and the NSS crowd in the compound! And adding fuel with fire look at what the jelly parliament did or did not! The point I wanted to dowel on is the disgrace they did and disappoint the people got from the parliament. The new Somaliland parliament dwindled, fumbled and dropped the ball again! First, being the government attack on the group hospital of Hargeisa killing and wounding number of innocent citizens. No one was held responsible for this heinous crime committed by the government and the parliament fumbled there! The second time their action or in action regarding Awil’s budget shocked the nations at large! In their investigation they told us that the budget is illegitimate because it is simply unconstitutional because of the way it was presented, beside the robbery of the nation’s treasury by the government consisted of two and four and one! The one being the guy in Berbera! The two and four are well known to the people! The point is what ever happened to the new guys in our parliament! Their image is tarnished because they are accomplice to the law breaking culture of the government of Riyale and Awil Their actions of breaking the law and bowing before Awil the demon, traumatized the hopeful and demeaned the psyche of the nation. It punched holes the hopes that they may save this most unfortunate people of Somaliland from the predators! The two actions or inactions manifested themselves as irresponsible punch of people! I hate to say that but that is what they have sowed thus far. I hope they will come back with their sense normal. They did not follow the party line; they did not follow their sanity and the nations conscience. They followed some thing else! What ever happened to these people! Awil the demon not only laughed at them but he stepped over their bodies! I can’t believe what I am writing! I can’t believe what have heard! When people strife under the influence of clan inspired thinking to erect the fundamentals of failure in order, and then sit back to see a success out of this, that people are in trouble! Sane people put their best and brightest men in the helm; insane people put their worst and worrisome in the helm. Somaliland belongs to the later! Passing the deceptive Awil’s so called budget is like siding with shameless robbery and thievery! Otherwise where is the money! Millions are unaccounted for as the parliament told us, as we all know. The new guys are telling us the right thing and doing the wrong thing. How unfortunate, how un-nationalistic! Somaliland like a syndrome-battered women returned back to her former batterer, to the remnants of late Siyad Bare. We are watching this unholy dance with the compound facing the group hospital, in anger at times and in despair at other times! Neither is helpful. Action and action alone is what is helpful and that did not happen. “Allah will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their soul.†Somali land has changed that God given grace! Manipulation of the clan jigsaw in its extreme negative aspect and bribing is a vehicle the ungodly uses for the evil purpose pursued! And Awil and crowd used that vehicle! If the devil belongs to a nation and subscribe himself as a Somali, he would cease to be a devil anymore! Instead he would become Mr. So and So, then he would belong to a clan, and that clan would canonize the devil and swear that he is a “saint†and not only that, they (the clan) would persuade or even impose the insolated canonized devil on the people and to the country, and not up to here, the devil tends to rule! They did, and so they are doing just that and we see it to believe it! In the end the country and the people suffer under the clan protected devils. Somaliland is in that web suffering! In our Somaliland, a thief on not being caught generally does not forgo future stealing because he and audience do not identify him with the thieving! They got away with all kinds of deceit and deception, all kinds of evil things! And it seems that is precisely what the parliament did! Being an established deviant also requires one to fend off non-deviants, and this is usually done by managing the information other people have about one’s true picture, by means of disinformation and deception, etc., etc. Anticipations of retaliation by non-deviants, imagined or otherwise the paranoid head deviant lays functional basis by taking advantage – the soft spot and the vulnerability of the masses by way of playing the clan song and open pocket (of public money) to generate his control. The other deviants are ready whenever the head deviant blows the whistle. This automatically fends off the non- deviants voice and figure. The parliament put them selves in that ungodly fold! Those who tend to defend the un-defendable NSS establishment profiting from the poor must belong to those who refrain eating the forbidden meat but enjoys its soup. Today Somaliland is enjoying the soup. They condoned and kissed the “findhicil†which as the saying goes- “mentioning it is forbiddenâ€. Somaliland rejected Afwaini and accepted the remnants and the remnants seem buying the peoples representatives! And the people were let in the cold; so is Somaliland! Would failure be an option in Somaliland or in else where with similar history of Survival from genocide? Aside else where, failure became an option in Somaliland when they installed a government of no vision, the remnants of Siyad Barre there. Surely it is suicidal! Worse yet the parliament felt under their feet, at least as of now. I think Somali landers ought to reflect the bad experience they lived and live now. In that reflection they ought to in corporate it into a new thinking. Somali landers must change to cause change because without change they will end up losers for the second time in their political history. They must choose the right men and women and choose the right course for the nation. We thought we did in our last election but now we are not sure! In the absence of rational thinking people are prone to take a detour towards demoniac and self-destruction. In such situations, clanistic "give me money and i will be your servant", mentality, euphoric attitudes and behavior gets it’s way in the national thinking, and the contest of power grabbing by any means, even without the rule of law, (as witnessed) may make the matter even worse. As the present illegitimate establishment and their lackeys do! The more in tune the people become in this situation, the more they lose control, the more they lose sense of direction and purpose, the more they forfeit their rights, their future and lastly the more they will sing the blues when it turns soar! It may turn sour. It may turn that way sooner or later if not checked, and the new parliament failed to check thus far. I hope they will come back with their sense and save the nation. The strength of a nation (and Somali Land is not the exception) lies on how it faces its difficulties and differences. It lies on how it curbs off and stops robbing the nation! It lies on how it accommodates different opinions and treats different communities in Somali Land in an equal footing, where by the rights of the minorities as well as the rights of the majority are respected and protected. It lies on how it respects the human rights of its people and those of others. It lies on how it respects it’s own laws and legal procedures. Somali Land’s vitality and integrity depends on accountability and that didn’t happen! Today’s Riyale establishment spear headed by Awil made mockery of the above virtues, and most unfortunately the new parliament went into their fold for reasons I cannot comprehend at all! Mr. Awil secured his seat in beating the parliament badly. Before he ventured the business of beating the parliament he was nervious although I don’t believe for a minute that Riyale couldn’t avoid or couldn’t dare to fire him! Reason being that they are two in one and one in two! The ethically challenged, morally bankrupt, criminally known (recorded) conscientiously handicapped, goofs of all strips who are but evil doers must be called back and re-install them in their proper places! Out of public service, Awil and likes first. Only and only then can Somali Land claim (become) to be a viable, serious state worth of recognition, worth of existence, worth of respect, worth of the sacrifices made for it by the living MUJ: and the MARTYRS- it’s true sons and daughters who are strangers to this present Somali Land of FAQUASH, HANGASH and NSS!! The parliament failed to rescue the nation, at least as for now! In today’s Somali Land things work up side down– wrong is right and right is wrong! Those who never helped Somali Land but hurt are heralded and honored as leaders! On the other hand, those who helped and found it after it was lost are ignored and treated strangers! Those who heard the voice of conscience and answered that call are ridiculed, threatened, imprisoned and chased away! Thugs and thieves are running the "lost again" nation, and do so up side down! People are watching confused never knowing what to do! Fear arousing techniques are played and replayed over and over again. This must stop. People must be saved. The land must be mended. The nation must be heeled. The dignity and respect of the people must be restored. Things must be put in their proper prospective. Mr. Awil and his likes must be removed to achieve these virtues, to save the nation and to make Somali land credible nation again. But who will? And the new parliament dropped the ball and allows themselves to be run over by Awil the demon! Looking the other way, hoping for the best is not the answer. It is a manifestation of weakness. Somali Landers must wake-up and stand-up for their rapped and robbed newly found nation! Anyone running for office in this land of ours must show the people their trustworthiness. It is by no mean a rare commodity. Records must be strictly studied. People must ask them to show them the "Gouder". It must be checked twice! What ever is happening to the new parliament? Where is the curse coming from? "Wrong doers insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying rights and justice, and if they see the way of right they never adopt (as the way) but if they see the way of error that is the way they adopt!" Whose country is this anyways? " He who is not concerned on the affairs of the believers (community) is not one of us"(xadeeth Nabawi) that is the only reason I resume writing about our ever worsening affairs otherwise I wouldn’t do it! If not His mercy on us, (on humanity), Somali Landers would die in anger, despair and devastation! What a self-destructive people are we! Fight "FAQUASH" and call back "FAQUASH"! The people in the compound have destroyed all the democratic institutions. Look at the Municipalities, The high court. Look at the parties by passed and most unfortunately and recently look at the parliament failed for two times now!! What is left for us? In my opinion, I believe Somaliland exists only and only because Somalia does not exist and when the later recovers conscience the state of the former would be in question and in great doubt and that is why the present regime in the compound plays time until our brothers recover, and until they hand over, and until then “enrich your self; who caresâ€! That is the game and the new parliamentarians played that game with the evildoers unintentionally for sure but stupidly with no doubt, the game of Awil and Riyale, innocently or otherwise, but what is the difference if the action of not doing the right thing is there! Allah said "And who despairs of the mercy of the lord, but such as go stray". If not that we may never talk about Somaliland. Because how many times we wronged our selves and how many times we entrusted “ FAYTANS†and how many times did we wrote about it and so on and so on! End.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just seven months ago, Ikran Hagi Daud Warsame was a full-time housewife and a bread-winner for her 18-member household in Borame, a remote town in the mountainous border between Somalia and Ethiopia. Little did she know that her next move would take her all the way to the White House for a full-fledged dinner with President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush—something no Somali president has done in decades. Warsame, the mother of nine, made history last year when she became the first democratically elected woman to the 82-member, male-dominated Somaliland parliament. The only other female member in the parliament is appointed. She explained her rapid and unlikely political ascent and described the current state of Somaliland during a March 19 meeting in Minneapolis with some of those who financed her campaign. “We’re in peace and prosperity, and we hope the same thing for [somalia],†she said, standing before a giant Somaliland flag “We need the Diaspora communities to return and invest in our country.†Yusuf Budle, chairman of Kulmiye Committee in Minnesota, a group of supporters from Ms. Warsame’s political party and co-organizer of the event, says that they are proud of her. “We supported her campaign with money and moral,†he says. Recognizing Somaliland Somaliland, a breakaway enclave of Somalia, declared unilateral independence from the rest of the now-ruined republic in 1991, and maintained relative stability, good governance, and free elections. No government has recognized Somaliland as a nation, but the State Department has touted its model more than once. In fact, the State Department has done more than touting by issuing Warsame’s visa to the U.S on a Somaliland-issued travel document. “That is a positive gesture,†says Warsame “But I’m more concerned with introducing Somaliland to our neighbors first, then to America.†That’s because when she met with a Kenyan counterpart in Washington, D.C., during a Women’s Democracy Network conference early this month and introduced herself as a Somaliland MP, she received a blank stare and a painful question “Where is Somaliland?†And when she explained, the Kenyan MP replied “I only heard of Somali MPs staying at 680 hotel in Nairobi and not paying their bill!†(She’s referring to the prolonged stay of Somali parliamentarians in Kenya almost two years ago.) Warsame, out of dismay, extended an official invitation to all five delegates from Africa at the conference to Somaliland. She was among 30 “accomplished women leaders†from around the world who gathered for the three-day conference sponsored by International Republican Institute (IRI) to “foster relationships†and “share experiences.†IRI, a congressionally funded nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing aspiring democracies has done a “comprehensive political assessment in Somaliland†in 2002. Among other programs, the organization helped the parliamentary elections in which Warsame was elected. ‘Kingdom of men’ To get on the ballot, Warsame had to penetrate multiple layers of social and cultural hurdles. First, she had to coax her own family to help her talk to the powerful tribal elders. “My husband was supportive,†she said “and he’s the most important person.†After securing the green light from most of her family, she had to cajole tribal elders, an exclusive-men’s club, to “allow†her to seek party nomination. She got lucky. But then, her party, Kulmiye, the main opposition party, had to assess the risk involved, provided that they desperately wanted to control the parliament and couldn’t afford to lose her seat. She got lucky, again. But just after she was cleared to put her name on the ballot, conservative clerics intervened, citing a revelation banning women from assuming high public office. But moderate clerics came into her defense, though they reiterated that women can’t run for president. Finally, she had to convince the largest and the most skeptical group of people: the voters who never experienced something like this. Warsame, a former teacher and a caretaker of two orphans, said that she turned to the people she built a rapport with: women and youth. “I focused on the youth and told them to vote for me since only 35 years and older person could run,†recalls Warsame, “and I think they did vote for me.†On election day, the unexpected happened; Warsame survived what she characterizes as the “kingdom of men†and became the first elected women in Somaliland and, perhaps, some say, in the entire history of greater Somalia. Whatever she maybe, Warsame has discovered stardom. “She is a trailblazer,†says Osman Sahardeed, chairman of Somali American Democratic Association. Even after becoming a busy legislator in Hargeisa, the capital of Soamliland, Warsame allocates time to mother her relatively young children. On Wednesday evenings, the start of a weekend in that part of the world, she commutes three hours back to Borame over extremely rough roads. Political ambitions Warsame, who serves on the rules and regulations committee of the parliament, says her biggest political ambition is conducive to restoring women’s rights and family justice. “I’d like to end the guilt-assumption of women at court of justice and in the society at large,†she says. “Quite honestly, I’m fascinated with the betterment of women.†So fascinated with women that she is a reminiscent of Arraweelo, a feminist medieval queen who took over power from tainted men and reduced them to render household services while establishing a women-dominated monarchy in what is Somalia today. Before returning to Somaliland later this month, Warsame has speaking engagements lined up for her in Chicago and Columbus on an itinerary that included Washington and Dallas. By Abdirahman Ceynte Hiiraan Online Minneapolis, MN Abdirahman Aynte can be reached

Anyone in SOL who comes saying that Shekh Hassan Dahir and his co. are defenders of the word of Allah SWT have an issue they are defending which is anything else but Islam. Thats your opinion isnt it Xarago? or is it a fact? All in all mr xarago In what category would you put Sheikh Cali Warsame of burco and mark you Dahir Uweiys And cali warsame waa xidiid aa igu maqaala ah. From my perspective this is just the begining you never know may be tomorrow itll be bosaaso or burco or even hargeysa you never know.

Not to say that the greater population has no role, as they should voice their opposition and discuss at such events happening on their territory, According to this statement I think Its also high time that we the ppl of somaliland voice our opposition against the events of handing fellow somalis purportedly ONLF to the ethiopian outhority Not mentioning sentencing them to detentions without trial.

good news suldaanka. guul for all somaliland ppl

well well!! with me ill like to add a commentary question to this debate. it goes without argument that whatever published in those european papers were typically blasphemous and of global standard .But when come to my respective somali community within the larger islamic ummah ill like to be enlightened about this please hope someone would give me answears. cause ill put it in the form of analogy. This Family of Faarax left somalia and consisted of six chilren and their parents.They were fleeing from Cawke who would have slaughtered them all cause they belonged to reer xx which killed cawkes uncle. All in All this family ended up in Europe A small Nation Called Denmark. where they were warmly receaved and settled they were assigned all necessary services a family would need. from shelter to health care all for free in addition monthly cash assitance was offered.Compared to the Family of caabade which ended in Yemen where descrimination, imprisonment ,Rape, And all types of mistreatment were met on them. COMIn back to my question and in refrence to that family Of Faarax which aultimately managed to save some of the cash assistance and sent it through Dahabshill to their destitute kins back home. What would you Advice this Family Of faarax to do in order to show their protest aginst Danish Authority. Should they Continue to receave the welfare assistance? What about those faaraxs kins Back home would you Advice them to go out there on the streets and burn Danish Flag. And after That come to Dahabshill and Yell to the attendant . "Meeday lacagtii Denmark iigatimid"? all in all lets be practical somalis. There were protests in both somalia and Somaliland. see thisMagaalada Burco Oo Lagu Gubay Calankii Denmark Somaliland.Org — Burao, Somaliland — 6 February, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magaalada Burco Oo Lagu Gubay Calankii Denmark Somaliland.Org, Burao, Somaliland, 06/02/2006 Waxaa saaka Magaala Madaxda Gobalka Togdheer ee Burco ka dhacay isu soo bax aad u balaadhan oo dareenkooda ay ku muujinayaan dad weynaha Magaalada Burco Taasoo ula jeedadiisu ahayd Qoraaladii iyo sawiradii uu suxufuga reer Demark ku caayey kuma soo ban dhigay Saxaafada Denmark Nebegeenii Maxmed ee suubanaa NNKHH taasoo sababtay gebi ahaanba in laga wada cadhoodo dhamaan Caalamka islaamka oo dhan, Hadaba saaka Waxaa isugu soo baxay kumanaan Qof oo aad shucauurtoodu u kacsan tahay kuna dhawaaqaya alaahu akbar waa in aan u hiililnaa diinteena iyo nebigeenii Maxamed NNHH Waxaanay dadkaasoo boodhadh sitay ay ku Canbaaraynayaan arintaas gefka ah ee Saxaafad reer Galbeedu kla kaceen Nebegeena NNKHH iyagoo Halkaas ku Gubay Calanka Denmarka iyo ka Norway Waxaanay Lug dheer ku so Mareen sharaacyada Magaalada, hasayeeshee waxay markii dnabe isugu yimaadeen Fagaaraha Khayriyada Magalaada Burco. web page

I just was curious about the end of the saga that ensued in twin cities,MN, USA some weeks ago.As was being anticpated the hearing was to be on 31st of january.can anyone give us the update. Meanwhile in my search for news i came across this somali poem .entittled. CEEBTA DIHIN MAANTA Waxba yuu hadalku ila sii durkine Waxan kusoo duubay Oon uga danleeyahay dadyoow Ceebtan dihin maanta Ee ciinka daaqdee abwaan Duugtay(Aastay) magicisa Ee degelka gaalada ku nool Dawarsigii caydha Markii uu daryeel iyo ka helay Daawo iyo hoyba Isago da’daa shegan oo Duqiyo waayeela Miyuu deriska qoorta u riduu Dayrka uga booday Inta uu hareeraha iska deyey Sidii dacawadii hawdka Dalaq maysku siiyoo ma galay Daaha dhiniciisa Mayska demiyey laydhkii dushiyo Dacalka kii yaalay Ma ku degey sidii danab ku dhacay Darafka ay jiifto Ma duqeeyey meeshii u darayd Diiradana saaray Ma u digay hadday qaylinlayd Qoortu inay duuli Ma dirqiyey nafteedii intuu Dacarta leefsiiyey Ma dakeyeen waaxyuhu yartii Daalka wada gaadhay Ma darooray dhiiguna gondaha Dirica kii dhaafay Sida dibi xareedii cirkiyo Doogba wada haysta Inta uu dinaahiyey ma ciyey Digesho weeyaane Wuu ka degay dantiisiina bogay Oo dib uga naas-naasi Dibaduu u hoydaa sii Ay ladaayacaye Dayixiyo iftiinkana ma maroo Way u daranyiine Dawyada iblayskiyo dhex qaad Duurka iyo caynta Isagoo dugsaday xaafad kaloo Jaad ka dayanaaya Barafkuna ku da’ayoo dardhaday Duufku wada qooyey Oo weli dibnaha ruugayoo Raashin deyiwaayey Daranyiyo ka muuqdaan intaa Diifta waayuhuna Daroogada sideedaa waxbadan Boolis lo diraye Isagaa ilaaqdaba dalbaday Oo u durbaan tumaye Dib intii gacmaha loo xidh-xidhay Jeel la dalaqsiiye Xadhigaba waxaa uuga daran Doobab gaamuraye Nimanbaa durtaba eegta oo Cashaq dilayaaye Degmaduu ka yimidbay rabaan Inay dalxiisane Oo dadab intay soo dhigtaan Doolar laga qaate Ha duryamo sidii ruux dardaran Oo la doorsadaye Xaqa oo dilaaciyo dadkii Dakharka loo geystay Oo libinta daadihinayiyo Xaakin dalabkiisa Daliilkuna cadyahayoo intaa Cajalku uu duubay Diiwaanka taarkii u diray Waa diyaar gebiye Dafiraada waa lagu yaqaan Daalinkoo idile Dacwadiyo bal aan doorkan sugo Roobka di’idoona

[quoteI personally could care less, had they (the secessionist) limited their experimental administration within their triangle cities (Buroa, Hargeisa and Berbera) rather than attempting executing their detrimental land expansion policies and power hungriness. Same old rhetarects. The names of the three Towns and the golden triangle. Horta waa suaal where are the following towns located Mr Mansa? Ceeri-gaabo, Caiynabo. Gar Adag, the famous safe haven for cadde muuse Ceel-afweyn, Not to mention xiis and maydh . are they within this triangle or? To Admin: take note of this the Golden Rule # 1 has been broken here hope the man from timbuktu will be reprimanded

SIYAARO SIYAARO SIYAARO WAA SYAARADII AABAHA SOOMAALIYEED. Waa irir samaali aabihiis.(sh.Abdirahmaan samaali) irir waa neynaasta sh. abdi raxmaan. Waxaa la ogeysiinaya dadweynaha somaaliyeed meel kasta ay joogaan in lagu qabandoono wadanka Sweden, magaalada Gothenberg siyaaradii sh.samaali waxaana loga hadlidoonaa tariiq dii shiiska iyo dad kii ow la kulmay.Qasii dooyinki sh. samaali waxaa kamid ah. Aslaamo cley kom yaa baxro nawaali ab ta dau bi madxi shiisk samaali sheikh Samaale Maxamad oo ah reer Aala bin Caqiil bin Abi Dhaalib oo ah aabaha ay ka soo farcameen somaali badnan keeda ( 60 % )Hada kahor ayaa lago qatay guriga Aadan cade ee ahaa madax weeni hii kowaad ee somaliya. sanadka markow ahaa 1960 waxaana lagu qaban doonaa wadanka Sweden, magaalada Gothenberg siyaaradii sheikh Samaale. Siyaarada waxaa la qabandoona maalinta taarikhda ay tahay 1da mey 2006. Shekha waxaa ka soo farcamay 9 ka samaale oo kala ah 1. Gardheere Samaale 2. Mayle Samaale 3. Xammare Samaale 4. Xariire Samaale 5. Gariire Samaale 6. Irir Samaale 7. Maqarre Samaale 8. Garaare Samaale 9. Yaabur Samaale. wexey isleyi hii *******. Shekh Samaale waxaa lagu siyaarta Yurkud, gobolka Bakool. Sheikha Samaale waa aabaha somaalida waana halka magaca somaalida uu ka soo jeedo. Sheikh Samaale waxay isku waqti ahaayeen Sheikh Maxamad ********* oo ka soo jeedo Umawiyiinta. Waxaa lagala soo xiriiri karaa siyaaradaasi guddiga qaban qaabada oo kala ah Sheikh Abdi Ali iyo Sh. Fuad Xaaji Maxamad A ala-al-Caqiil bin abii dhaalib Ka soo qaybgal wanaagsan iyo gacmo furan oo idin leh caaqilka samaali Sh. Abu Fuad haaji mahamad aala –alcaqiil bin Abdi dhaalib. alaqeliah@hotmail.com Ku noqo beejka dayniilecom @hotmail.com [ January 18, 2006, 03:24: Message edited by: Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar ]

What happened Mr generale Must be upset about something. Something must have gone wrong somewhere in the middle hope youll share it with us here at SOL soon.With me i never expected anything from the bigining remember that famous english adage that goes a decorated donkey still remains a donkey. What did you expected from the very ppl who started it all. Or you believed that political quote jinni ninkii keena aa saara all in all it all ends at the streets where those leaders cant walk comfortably because kabo kadhaadheer aiy gashanyihiin period.

Maleeshiyada ******teeniya Ee Gacanta Ku Haysa Laas Canood Oo Albaabada U Laabay Radio Laas Canood, Xabsigana Dhigay Shan Weriye Somaliland.Org — Hargeisa, Somaliland — 14 January, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hargeisa (Somaliland.org) Wararka aanu hadda ka helayno Magaalada Laas Canood ee Gobolka Sool ee Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ayaa sheegaya in Maleeshiyo u daacad ah Maamulka ******teeniya ee lagu magacaabo Puntland ay albaabada u laabeen Idaacaddii Radio Laas Canood ee xarunteedu ahayd Magaalada Laas Canood, Isla markaana waxay xabsiga u taxaabeen shan weriye oo uu ku jiro Agaasimahii Idaacadaasi Faysal Jaamac Aadan iyo iyo Madaxii Shaqaalaha Idaacadaasi Eng. Jamaal Saleebaan Warsame, waxaa kale oo ay u sheegeen dhammaanba hawlwadeenadii idaacadaasi ka shaqayn jiray inaanay agagaarkeeda ka soo wareegin. Wararka naga soo gaadhaya Magaalada Laas Canood ee Gobolka Sool ayaa sheegaya in Idaacadda Radio Laas Canood ay maalintii shallaytoole ahayd baahisay war sheegaya in ay khaldanayd boobkii ay maleeshiyada ******teeniya ku dhaceen Dawooyinkii iyo qallabkii Tallaalka Cudurka Jadeecadda ee Gobolka ee Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland usoo dirtay, taasi oo Maamulka ******teeniya aad uga gadooday markii ay maqleen warkaasi ay idaacaddu sii daysay ka dibna ay ku dhaqaaqeen inay fadhataystaan dhammaanba qallabka idaacadda xabsigana u taxaabaan Weriyayaashii iyo hawlwadeenadii sare ee Idaacadda Radio Laas Canood. Idaacaddani Radio Laas Canood ayaa lagu tilmaami jiray mid u daacad ahayd Maamulka ******teeniya iyadoo baahin jirtay wararka Maamulkaasi isla markaana aflagaado iyo cay farabadan ku haysay Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, balse Somaliland gudaheeda ayaa aad looga xumaaday warkani dhiilada leh ee Maleeshiyaadka u daacadda ah maamulka ******teeniya kula kaceen Saxaafadda Gobolka Sool. Wixii Warar ah ee ka soo kordha dhacdooyinkaasi sida ugu dhakhsaha badanleh ayaanu idiinla socodsiinayna insha allah MOHAMED ABDI HASSAN (DIRIDHABA) SOMALILAND.ORG, INFORMATION CENTER, HARGEISA Somaliland.org@gmail.com

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