FOREIGN HELICOPTERS SKY HUNTING SOMALI LIFE Somalia -Has Somalia wildlife been defined as terrorists? Are the ostriches, gazelles and warthogs harbouring terrorists? From late of 2008 up to the present foreign helicopters patroling warships in Somali waters have been poaching and stealing wildlife from the coastal villages in North Eastern, Somalia. Farah Ahmed an elder in Eyl district told Islamonline.net, IOL. Elders and nomadic families of the coastal villages in Puntland, a self-declared state in northeastern Somalia, are suffering from foreign helicopters that are hunting and stealing wildlife on the outskirts of the villages in coastal areas. The most targeted areas by the flying poachers are Nugal, Karkar and Mudug regions. “Foreign helicopters are poaching and stealing wildlife from the coastal villages. They are terrorizing the nomadic families, and this is affecting their livestock. Many children have been lost after being terrified by the planes,” said Mohammed Yusuf, another elder in Gar’ad Village in Mudug region. Jim'ale. Freelance Journalist in Nairobi

Originally posted by Mr.Paragon: What's the connection with Ceel-Afweyn. PS: I cant see photos of Cowke. Why? Originally posted by Mr.Paragon: What's the connection with Ceel-Afweyn. PS: I cant see photos of Cowke. Why? Eelafwayn was the former base of Ade's ousted militia at the time of his conflict with Abdillahi Yousuf. Mr. Diyaano was one of the commanders with Ade in that town. From a part-time rebel commander to a full serviceman.

InshaAllah, when we have a government of national union, a much-needed focus on infrastructure projects shall be possible. Btw, there have been similar major road works done through a voluntary and non-voluntary basis in Buraan area in the south and the northern mountaineous Geeldoora road of Sanaag.

Originally posted by Xaq: Nairobi is the ceremonial capital of Somalia - A place for Somali leaders meet and greet other world leaders and representatives. Jabuuti is the diplomatic capital - A place to hold negotiations, conferences and seminars. Adis ababa is the real capital - the place where the decisions are made [/QB] Xaq, it's better to make statements you can back up with facts in case you are asked to illustrate. Your audiences are not always Somali.

Originally posted by Dabshid: quote: Originally posted by ThankfulSP: Just a random comment but... The man in the background with the black baseball cap, is PIS Head Osman Abdullahi. SO that is the head of Ashaadu La dirir? [/QB]That's just an infamous nick coined by the anarchists in control of the main Somali media. The man keeps Bosaaso safe and secure. You can only learn from the recent explosions targeted at the Puntland's factors of production and installations.

Originally posted by Juje: quote:Originally posted by Cowke: [qb] Juje, Duke just thinks everyone is a clone. Let him think that. We need to put our efforts into Bossaso. Remember Farole won't, he will be taking care of garowe only. Indeed, don't trust Farole. [/QBBe careful Cawke. Don't ruin the reputation and unity of Puntland by making such silly and divisive claims. Beautiful shopping center.

So you can't have your cake and eat it. You can't call the wadaado Religious pretenders and Islamic warlords and yet pin your hopes of the reconquest of the Xabash protectorate of Puntland on them. Lol. That is how a learned distaste does away with your capacity to make rational thoughts. It's obvoius Meiji has passionate distaste for reer Puntland. Duufaan, please clearly define for us where "SSC" and Puntland seperate? If your insinuation is the clannish sense of the word, then you have lost the plot. You have to be coherent and honest in your thoughts about geographical references. Otherwise, it leads to further desperate confusion and mischaracterization of identity just like the secessionists' illusive cards. Sanaag is by majority reer Makhir strongheld base as well as western Bari. Sool as well as southern Sanaag and the District of Buhoodle in Togdheer are by majority Dervish strongheld base. Therefore, my position has been since we have seen centrefugal forces of nurtured and entrenched disunity within the Gerad's centralized governance of reer Sool and "Somaliland" bankrolling local agents to do its highest bidding as it seeks a bigger bargaining chip, we should be fair enough to clarify the issue of Sool and Cayn from that of Sanaag, majority of whom are now rallying for Gen. Ilka-Jir's platform for Puntland. We shall try to restore Puntland to its original purpose and create legitimate political parties that should lessen the clan friction until a government of national union is within a viable reach.

Aside from Sool and Sanaag being a radical unionist, it seems they have four blocks under force de majeure in their land compared to the three blocks of the North-western. And why there is only one block on the other side of the artificial border?

Here Mr. Dirshe has presenred his critique to Hosh's premise that Norway as an advanced country extended its technical, legal and financial assistance to both Kenya and Somalia out of a humanitarian gesture. Mr. Dirshe privides an important argument with evidence that the submission of the Memorandum was not required of every country by the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Thus under the circumstance, Somalia, being a failed state and under a bloody conflict has never been in a position of advantage from the perspective of national and economic interest to sign up any treaty or submit MOU on her continental shelf. http://www.hiiraan.com/op2/2009/sept/why_patriotic_somalis_reject_the_mou_between_somalia_and_kenya_ a_fact_check_on_hosh_s_article.aspx

Yaa dad walaala ah isku direy. Ilaahow kuwan sharkooda na mooti.

Originally posted by Mr.Paragon: Yah! Shame shame! On them ofcourse. Not us Peripherilanders. Great article Isse. Adiga iyo Che, sheekadii Dayniilaadan wadaan. Makhirians and Burtinle-landers are core P-landers. Che, saxib, Boston reerka waa ku badan yahey baa la yiri ma runbaa. Asxaab baddan baa ka leeyahey.

Lol Good Zack is mad nowadays.

Originally posted by The Zack: LOOOOL@by my uncle. Talk about tribalism... Yeah I agree Xudeedi is off the mark this time to use as reference, "the father of the nation. The carrier of wisdom..I see him as a Grand Warden of a Gulag" as Nuraddin Farah would write. :B

This was a special report published by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. See how it remarkably captures the current political climate. Real the full Report Today all Somalis agree that any national government that comes into existence must be a representative democracy with every region exercising autonomous control over its own affairs. This consensus may prove to be a political watershed. The days when regions and localities routinely transferred their own resources to Mogadishu for the benefit of the ruling class without receiving developmental programs in return are history, even though an alternative administrative model has not yet been worked out. The Somali people deserve the support of the international community, and in particular the Islamic world, to help them chart an equitable, democratic system of government. The proud history that shaped the Somali national identity deserves no less. The goal of all Somalis is to restore traditional self-respect and lawful enterprise and to become self-supporting, instead of panhandling the West to freeload on foreign aid. To do so, Somalis must decide where they want to fit in in the present world order. Do they wish to adopt secular governmental administrative mechanisms in an effort to become part and parcel (or an appendage, depending on one's viewpoint) of the wider Western civilization? Or do they wish to seek an alternative system by working toward the creation of a society within the rules of the shariah (deductive reasoning included), restore traditional values and turn to the Islamic approach to governance? One way or another, they must choose.

I think this news article sums it all up. As much as people would like to distort his words for political reasons, it's wise and fair to give a faithful representation of his words. Faroole dismissed the alleged extraordinary rendition of innocent people from the ****** region. "Puntland is home to many people with diverse backgrounds," he said. "The State hosts thousands of IDPs from the south, thousand other citizens of the Somali Republic, and Somali-speaking individuals and families from the Zone Five Region of Ethiopia," Faroole explained. "But as President of Puntland, I will not allow our regions to be used as a launching pad by an armed tribal organization and risk the destabalization of our neighboring countries," the president reiterated. Faroole claimed to have obtained documents that the five men in detention had been members of an ONLF group directly trained by Eritrea. "Puntland will not be used as a launching pad by any armed tribal organization" Faroole

Originally posted by Koora-Tuunshe: Wasiirkii hore ee Gaashaandhiga... kadib jabkii dagaalkii Dhahar Waqaf "lafahayaga ayaan lasoo orodney, waxaan istaahilaa in la igu abaal mariyo maadaama aan bad baadiyey ciidanka qaranka, oo dhahar lagu raamsan lahaa" Horowo----Wargeyska Ogaal Lol. Saxib iyagii baa hada kala daadsan oo nacaybka dhex yaala aad ka aragtaa hadaladii suldaankii beesha Galbeedka Bur'o ee uu ku tilmaamey Siilaanyo the epitome of Hitler and his party Nazi. Yaa u sheega in reer Bariga ay meel fog wax ka arkaan, dabkooduna arliga dumuq ka siinaaya.

A great analytical post by young Cawke. Keep it up.

I used to visit Puntlandgov.net but it hasn't been updated for a while.

Originally posted by Koora-Tuunshe: Mr. Somali: Marka hore mahadsanid... Malaha waxaa kaa maqan oraahdii ahayd Majority Rules. Ma ay jirto meel hal qabiil deganyahay, laakiin codka waxaa iska leh, hadba meesha kii majority ku ah. Taana waxaan u malaynayaa inaan isla garaney. Xaaji Xunduf: Maya waan aqristaa xitaa kuwa mujaahidiinta xitaa waan aqristaa Qaar reer Somaliland ah baa hada yiraahda war mujaahidiinta ha oranina, reer galbeedkiibaa diiday magacaa oo mamnuucey, haloo daayo reer koonfureedka iyo qolyaha Alshabaabka. Dhanka kale Arinta Sanaag iyo dhabta waxaa looga leexleexanayaa waxay tahayna sheeko yar ayaan kusoo gabagabaynayaa oo dhex martey Shabeel iyo Habar dugaag.... Kadib markii uu Libaax cuney Shabeel caruurtii... Shabeel ayaa ilmihiisii waxaa cuney libaax, kadib ayaa shabeelkii yimaadey. Wuu baroortey wuxuu yiri war yaa ilmahaygii cuney? ayuu weydiiyey Waraabihii. Waraabihii ayaa ka jawaabey oo wuxuu yiri waxaa ilmahaagii curey Libaax.... Shabeelkii ayaa yiri maya maya maya ma cunin Libaax. Shabeelkii ayaa misna habar dugaag oo dhan weydiiyey, waxay ugu jawaabeen waxaa ilmahaagii cuney Libaax. SHabeelkii ayaa wuxuu weydiiyey libaaxii, war belo kugu dhacdaye, ma adigaa ilamahaygii cuney... Libaaxii ayaa kusoo jawaabey oo yiri haa anigaa cuney... Shabeel ayaa markaas yiri maya maya maya adiga maadan cunin... Daanyaarkaas geedka saaran ayaa ilmahaygii cuney... Hadaba Sanaag cidaad doonto weydii, they will tell you the same thing. Ama siyaasadee ama si kale u dheh, ama diid. orodoo habar dugaag weydii [/QB] Koora waad iga qoslisey. Koley sidaan u haysto AllPuntland waxaa u geysay isticmaalka "Sanaag-Bari" aqoon la'aan ee maahan ku dayoo "Somaliland".Anagaa naqaan Hargeisa ee waa iney naga wareestaan. Markey noqoto xagaa iyo Hobyo iyo Xamar, markaa AllPuntland/AllMudug halaga wareysto.

I heard the old Kenadiid Abtiyadii waa reer Maakhir. Laakiinse taariikhdiisa waxaa haboon in si wanaagsan loo xuso ee aan'an reer lagu liidin. Good read...

Originally posted by General Duke: Nassir thanks, that was indeed a good read and those who undertsand the past will master the future. Indeed brother. Waa garatey.

Originally posted by Libaax-Sankataabte: It seems the minister is wearing Suldan Shire's signature haramcad hat. I am wondering if the lord came into his name/last name as suggested (landlord) or if it meant something else. Great stuff NASSIR. [/QB] Yes Libaax I was wondering about the traditional wearing of the leopard hat skin of the family. For Britain, Lord is a title given to a man of high social rank as an honour for their services. It was his father that had the title, Lord Aden or Adan Lord.

Here is the full info link Abdiqadir from Norway Diaspora Gen. Abdirahman Ali Bayr (Former Defense Minister) Ugaas Xassan Hilaali Maakhir Diaspora Chairman, Abdiraxmaan Mohamed Ma'ir

AllPuntland is an extremely biased site. What Puntland site would employ "Sanaag-Bari" a term coined by the secessionists. I remember how it completely ignored the Majihan conflict, while now it seems quick to jump into this mostly unreported, unverified skirmish between, perhaps, a paid sneaking agent from the region and his guards. AllPuntland has also completely ignored the key speakers of Maakhir intellectuals at the recent Puntland Diaspora Forum. Instead it went to the extreme end. It's very divisive site and a spin doctor of events. Anyway, most of the sites of Sanaag, Haylaan and western Bari have yet to report this skirmish. We shall know the full details in the passing hours, if it's true.

Koora, Mr. Ali Aden Lord founded the famous North Eastern People Progressive Party (NPPP). During his political career he campaigned vigorously to improve the conditions of Somalis in the 4 frontier Districts from its utter neglect and isolation. He was very much liked and particularly popular in his letters and petitions to different governors in pre-independent Kenya. He raised the bar for economic development and strove to secure a coherent policy of integration. Of special note is the introduction of educational facilities in the region and of scholarships. In mid 1961, Ali Aden Lord and British Secretary for Colonial Affairs met each other in Nairobi and discussed over NPPP's independent platform. He was allowed to attend the Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House in London. At the Conference, Ali Adan Lord articulated Somalis' fear and concern over their political rights as a religiously distinct and minority ethnic group. He pleaded his case that if Britain did not give the NFD the right to self-determination before it handed over political power to Kenya, "the frontier could expect neglect, bad administration and disregard for their rights at best and at worst oppression". For this, he became the sole candidate for the entire NFD and won his seat in the Parliament as a KADU -Independent member. Ali Aden became a member of the LEGCO in 1960, a Legislative Council whose membership had been previously exclusive to white settlers until late 1950s. He was very much aware of the futility of the secessionist platform of NPPP. Nevertheless the concept of Greater Somalia dominated public opinion and he used it as a crucial rallying point for his mandate over what his critics referred to as a "weak grassroots base" because having born, educated and lived outside the region for most of his life, he did not want to be seen as an outsider and collaborator of the colonial designs of Kenya. He used the secessionist platform to address the underlying ethnic grievances. Consequently he filed a number of petitions to the governor Sir Patrick Renison that Somalis be given a greater autonomy in their political, cultural and social affairs. However, it was concluded at the Lancaster House that Somalis from the non-self governing Somali territory of NFD shared a common political destiny with the rest of Kenya despite the findings of an independent Commission appointed by the British Government that Somalis were in favor of an independence and immediate union with Somalia. Though a federal solution was proposed in the Kenyan constitution as an amendment on the eve of Independence, the government suspended the clause and opted for a centralized format in 1964. And Jomo Kenyatta vehemently defended his country's terriorial integrity even if takes using lethal force. He later adopted a long-term policy that the political issues between the secessionist-inspired NPPP and the two major political parties of KADU and KANU be resolved through consensus and mutual respect. HE Interior Minister Aden Lord was a catalyst for the degree of contemporary political participation of Somalis in Kenya.