Gobolka Mudug Xarfa | The seat of the chief of Northern Mudug Geed oo ku hor taagan albaabka tuulada Heema | 20 miles north of Gaalkacyo En route to Gaalkacyo | The Steering wheel is British style but Somalis drive on the right side, so you can imagine its life threatening to pass another car. Faras magaalaha Gaalkacyo Gaalkacyo has grown, Cumar Samatar High used to be at the outskirts of the city, now its in the middle of the city. Now this is the outskirts, it is a one-hour walk to finally reach downtown from here.

Gobolka Karkaar Goronyo iyo Gorayo | Wild Ostriches along the road. Geelo daaqaya Agagaarka Qardho

sorry for the small size Gobolka Bari Buuraha Golis Laamiga isku xira Boosaaso iyo Garoowe Buuraha Karkaar | Karkaar rangelands

yippie!

This is the most ridiculous thread I have ever seen. The poster sure confused too many people. Even some of those that did answer his question didn't seem to get it right.

Someone's religion is a private matter no doubt. But I don't see a problem in trying to ask Ofleh what's up with his anger towards Allah. He's our muslim brother after all and if I'm not mistaken we look out for each other, including each other's Iimaan.

Originally posted by Rain: [ DAMN THE MAN IS SO FREAKIN HOT--THEY WONT LET ME LINK HIS PIC HERE.] Sexy people are so discriminated against. Anyway...here is a pic that doesnt do him justice. Why so surprised sis? My azz would be banned if I posted a as good as naked woman. Consider yourself lucky. Besides, LMAO @ his Micheal Jackson nose.

Originally posted by Athena: ^ I guess its safe to assume he adores Brad too. You like giving me a hard time dont cha? Seriously, I thought he was only worshipped by Asians, women and men alike loool. Hmm... guess I was wrong.

Loool I can explain. You know izz like, well...because... No actually I cant explain it. Zephyrine you busted me damn it! Athena, I know you're enjoying this! Xaasid! This is the last time.....

Walahi can tell you some ppl have gone crazy. I always go to weddings for some free food (like everybody else!), but this one time like 2 years ago. There was a wedding in the mercury hotel, a cousin of mine was getting married. I was sitting there with family and friends at one round giant table in the centre of the room. I looked around and saw this giant delicious cake, waiters serving unlimited drinks and somewhere in the corner food. I felt my mouth watering, prepared mentally to double my bodyweight that night and assumed my position. Well...things didnt go the way I liked it to see it. The food turned out to be seafood. Say what?!? Seafood? Have they been dropped as a baby or something? No you cannot come with seafood aka shitfood to Somali people. People asked what the hell was going on. Turns out that it was either xaaraam meat or seafood. Ok, good excuse. So I went to the buffet and this girl I know for ages advised me to take crab only. Ok, I took the crab. I told her: "It betta be good!" "Trust me!" She said. Huhhh!!! Only one bite made it possible to almost spit it out. You can understand I didnt finish it. After the lucky couple and their immedeate family got their cakes, the rest of the room ran for a slice of cake like Somali Civil War all over again. The women coming my direction stampeding like elephants. Heck, to make a traumatic experience short, I got overrun and somehow I was the last in line and before I knew it. No cake for moi. The girls as always looked beautiful though. Well, there were some hideous looking creatures but overall they looked fine. Funniest part was when the white girls that were serving us drinks were dancing with us, while the Somali girls were dancing with themselves. kix kix kix You shoulda seen their jealous faces! So much so that some way or another one Somali girl and a white girl managed to fight in the parking lot. kix kix kix but thats another story. LMAO right now remembering it.

Originally posted by waryaa_liibaanow: quote:Originally posted by Zephyrine: Sing, sing, sing... " Bollocks to Poverty" Who the hell is this guy anyways? Good question. Maybe one of the backstage crew or those folks that had to clean up the mess afterwards.

Video Clip No. 1 Video Clip No. 2 Somalia: Recovery effort aims for better basic services than before tsunami Somalia: Recovery effort aims for better basic services than before tsunami Somalia is a very poor country, riven by civil conflict. For a Somali child, the chance of surviving to adulthood is among the lowest in the world, as is the likelihood of getting an education. This child lives in an a temporary shelter outside the village of Hafun. Priorities for improvement In addition to providing low-cost housing, water and sanitation, health services and relief supplies, UNICEF has made improving education a priority. The organization is helping reconstruct schools and train teachers to deal with the traumatic after-effects of the disaster, and providing support for road restoration. “When all that is put in place, the affected areas of Puntland will have a quality of life that might be considerably better than for a lot of other people in Somalia,†Mr. Morch said. “The challenge will be then to extend the services from the tsunami-affected areas to a maximum number of Somali citizens.â€

Originally posted by Athena: ^ I know its bad pic and even unclear.... but.... He is just a beautiful man. I dont think I heard or understood or even if it really mattered what he said. The fact that he was there was good enough. Are you girls crazy? Ive never seen such an ugly human being in my entire life! Look at him, he looks like he never heard of vitamins.

White, self-indulgent man is boasting about how he was offered girls by these people and how conveniently their nose is flatter and mouth protruding so their knife won't cut their lips or nose off when eating meat. Lemme add how he sticks his oversized nose into Somali business. Damn it I thought it was forbidden for outsiders to take part with shirs and who the hell offers his daughter to a Gaal ? Yep, yep, I love this programme! Cuz you know what they say, not: "Once you go black, you never go Back!" but: "If its White, you know its Right!"

True say, instead of people screaming about "inactions", "war will happen!" and "this government is dead!", give this new infant government time to do it right and be careful. After all this is our last chance even if new peace talks are to occur. Let C/Y and Geedi do what they were chosen for in the first place. Let them take the time to secure funds, build up local support, establish itself as thé Somali government, plan strategies and policies and implement them. PS: Its funny that the people that were screaming "huuhaa C/Y is going to attack, wage war, take revenge etc." are also complaining about his socalled "inactions". Why? You want this government to fail so badly? Nobody cares if you have a sick hate for C/Y (For goodness sake go to therapy before it consumes your life. Oops too late!), but don't be so xaasid to deny Somalia to regain it's normalcy, let alone it's lost glory. Guul iyo Jano!

That was a huge spectacle! Some cousins of mine in Columbus went to the concert in Philly. There were like a million ppl damn! Know lets hope the G8 summit in Scotland will be affected by this mass cry for help for Africa. Make History Poverty!

'Special interest' nations The following are the 35 countries the U.S. Border Patrol considers of "special interest" because of alleged sponsorship or support of terrorism, according to internal data provided by Border Patrol sources. Illegal immigrants apprehended from these nations are subjected to criminal database checks as well as additional investigation from immigration or FBI investigators with federal Joint Terrorism Task Forces. The nations are Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen.

Somali kidnappers now demand Sh38m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Philip Mwakio and Mathias Ringa The Somali warlords holding eight Kenyans are demanding a Sh38 million ransom. Karim Kudrati, the director of Motaku Shipping Agencies, agents for the hijacked ship MV Semlow, said yesterday no progress had been made in efforts to have the eight Kenyans, one Tanzanian and the Sri Lankan captain, who were taken hostage a week ago, released. The vessel left the port of Mombasa on June 23 for Bossasio port (reputed for its safety) in Somalia, carrying relief food from the World Food Programme (WFP). Speaking to The Sunday Standard in Mombasa, Kudrati noted that efforts by his company and WFP to have the hostages released have so far failed. Kudrati said his company and WFP could not pay the ransom since their mission was to deliver the 850 metric tonne rice consignment to Tsunami victims in Somalia. "We are not prepared to part with Sh38 million because WFP was helping Somalis with relief food to save families from starvation. They should release our employees unconditionally," he said. Kudrati urged the UN and the affected countries to intervene to secure the unconditional release of the hostages. He gave the names of the eight Kenyans as Mohamed Shee (Chief Officer), Hassan Sudi, Rashid Juma, Athumani Magore, Gregory Musyoka, Juma Pembe, Juma Rajab and Patrick Ogutu. Others are the ship’s captain, S. Mahalingham (Sri Lankan) and the chief engineer, a Tanzanian, Juma M. Juma. The ship is detained at Hobye, north east of Somalia. Kudrati said this was the first time one of their vessels had been hijacked by Somali gunmen. Three ships have been transporting relief food to Somali for the past 13 years. Meanwhile, families of the eight Kenyans yesterday urged the government to start negotiations with the captors to secure the release of the hostages. The wife of seafarer Mr Hassan Sudi, Mwanaiddi, said she was shocked to hear that Somalia militiamen were holding her husband. She said her husband left for Somalia on June 23, and that the family was now fearing for his safety. "We urge the government and the WFP to seek the release of my husband and his colleagues before something bad befalls them," a tearful Mwanaiddi said. The Seafarers Assistance Programme (SAP) is trying to get a Somali national in Nairobi to enter into negotiations with the warlords. The SAP Kenya co-ordinator, Andrew Mwangura, told The Sunday Standard that their contact person in Mogadishu had given them the contact of a Nairobi-based man, who is said to have influence in the area. "We have received information that the man, whose real identity is still not clear, is personally known to the hostage takers. We want to make him a go-between to negotiate for the release of the sailors," Mwangura said. http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=24310

Pirates Seize Aid Ship Bound for Tsunami-Hit Somalia (Update2) June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Pirates off the coast of Somalia seized an aid ship with 10 crew members and hundreds of tons of rice for victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami in the East African nation, the United Nations World Food Program said today. The MV Semlow, carrying 850 metric tons of rice destined for Bossaso in Somalia's Puntland region, was captured June 27 by unidentified hijackers about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of the capital, Mogadishu, the agency said in an e-mailed statement. The hijacking followed a warning by the International Marine Bureau of increased piracy off Somalia. The food was destined for people who are ``still trying to rebuild their lives'' after the tsunami, WFP spokeswoman Rene McGuffin said in a telephone interview. Waves devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean following an earthquake off Indonesia, killing about 300 people in Somalia and leaving 28,000 people still dependent on food from the UN. ``This food was enough to feed them for two months,'' McGuffin said from Nairobi, capital of neighboring Kenya. ``When you lose everything, including your fishing boats, it takes time to rebuild.'' The WFP is appealing to local leaders and elders to intervene and secure safe passage for the ship, she said. ``It's against humanitarian law to hinder the passage of humanitarian assistance,'' the spokeswoman said. ``This is important food that needs to get on its way.'' The rice was donated by Germany and Japan, according to the WFP. Piracy Warning The International Marine Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur warned of an increase in hijackings near Somalia in its report for June 21-27. At least five acts of armed piracy have taken place in the area since March 31, the group said. ``Serious attacks have resumed off the eastern coast of Somalia,'' according to the online report. ``Eastern and northeastern coasts of Somalia continue to be high-risk areas for hijackings.'' The St. Vincent and the Grenadines-registered Semlow on June 22 left the Kenyan port of Mombasa, where the UN chartered it from the Motaku Shipping Agency, the WFP said. The vessel was hijacked five days later off the Somali coast between Haradhere and Hobyo. The ship's captain is Sri Lankan, the engineer is Tanzanian, and the eight other crew members are Kenyan. ``Our understanding is that the crew is safe and the food is still on board,'' McGuffin said. She said the ship is now stationary off the coast near Hobyo, and that she had no details of how many attackers were involved or how they took the ship. In the five incidents of piracy reported off the coast of Somalia since the end of March, hijackers armed with guns and grenades attacked and fired on ships, the piracy center said. In three cases, crew members were held hostage and ransoms demanded, the group said. It warned passing ships to stay as far from the coast as possible. ``Some of these attacks took place far away from the Somali coast,'' the center said. ``Ships not making scheduled calls to ports in these areas should stay at least 50 miles or as far away as practical from the eastern coast of Somalia.'' The piracy center, set up 12 years ago, is financed by voluntary contributions from ship owners and insurers. To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Morales in London at amorales2@bloomberg.net. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aTn1PEMfcycU&refer=asia

reading quraanka till hooyo comes to check on your progress what we gone eat tonite? bariis or baasto? shopping shirring with the famous singer maryan mursal shirring ** must study hard tonite to go to party all nite in the aroos tomorrow ** maryooley getting their groove on somali bantus. will they ever come back to their country? maqaayad soomaali. wash that tiny bit of suqaar on the plate and bamm! time for the next plate.

I believe Somalis still are nationalists, but that strong feeling is overshadowed by clan allegiance. The latter has only increased in importance, since the 80s. I'm a Somali nationalist, I'm always ready to forgive and forget what happened in the past, so Somalia can move on peaceful and united. When there is a batttle to be fought, safka hore baan ku jiraa. Our heritage came with a price. Wether it's the increasing westernization and arabization of our culture or toxic waste being dumped by outsiders. You get my point.

Originally posted by Jumatatu: By the way Sky shouldn't you be worried about the in-clan assasinition in North Galkacyo, the power struggle between the nou and old camps in Bosaso and so forth? :confused: Not at all, unlike the folks of the southern xaafad Baraxley, Northern Gaalkacyo is too politically mature to get involved in another fratricide. Northern Gaalkacyo is finally against all the odds and the numerous savage invasions more peaceful and prosperous than ever before. Albeit developing in a slower rate than Garoowe and Bossaso, developing nonetheless. And its an utmost certainty that they do not want to risk all that just for another meaningless, endless clan vendetta.

Haddad thanks man, I need to keep that in mind next time or just simply bribe the pigs with maple donuts.

Jumatatu, if Suudi, Qanyare etc militias werent seen advancing slowly to Jowhar with obvious cruel intentions on their minds combined with Muqdisho media hatemongering through lies and deceit. President Yusuf would be in Jowhar enjoying a nice evening stroll through the town right now.

Originally posted by General Duke: Bossaso as you know is part of Somalia. An Important city indeed.... H.E.The President is celebrating with the people of Somalia as we speak Not only that brother, but warar lagu kalsoon yahay report that there were good reasons why the people were barred from entrance to Bossaso airport. Apparently there are officials as high as the minister of defense of Yemen celebrating Koowda Luulyo right now in Bossaso who travelled with the president. We'll prolly hear and hopefully see more tomorrow about Koowda Luulyo in Bossaso.