Originally posted by [Waranle]: Xiin LOL. Haa geeleena waa isku daaq I am his younger brother Calasoow. Adigu ninkaaan ma col baan idin dhexmaray? Ma geel buu reerka ka dhacay? Seriously, I don't understand how a person of calibre can support this qabiil-infested-gove rnment consisting of caado qaatoyaal. It is with a pity that you are endorsing a government that is based on a primitive structure in anno 2009. By the way could you please answer why you were against Abdullahi Yusuf and now support sheikh Hotel when it is the same mechanisms that lead to their selection as presidents of a defunct nation. You claimed that Abdullahi Yusuf invited Ethiopians, isn't the hotel lad doing the same? 1-1 dheh Abdullahi Yusuf used the hateful tribal militia in his command to bomb innocent Xamaraawis, Sheikh hotel did the same 2-2 dheh. Abdullahi Yusuf was blindly supported by naive somalis; sheikh hotel too 3-3. Marka waxaan u arkaa munaafuqnimo haddii aad taageersantahay dawladaan dhiciska ah. Dagaalada xamar sidii ayaay u socdaan 4-4 dheh Abdullahi Yusuf never engaged the dreaded warlords. Sheikh hotel did. He is supported by Indhacade, maxamed dheere, yalaxoow and the rest of the dogs of war 4-5 What we are witnessing is a bad copy of the Doofaareey process jaalow. Hal booli ah nirig xalaal madhaashaa maandhow? Dawlad qabyaalad ku dhisan oo ka koobaan dagaal oogayaal taageeri maayo. I will barf if I see these recycled arguments one more time. Have been answered a million times. Go see the other posts and stop asking for explanations for stuff that has been explained OVER and OVER again to you.

Originally posted by sheherazade: However, as you said yourself it was graphic in parts and was about vaginas. I made the call to get rid of. Isn't the vagina part of your body? I think it is. Was it porno? No it wasn't. It was a documentary about the way females come to terms with their own bodies. No breaking the forum rules. In other words, you made the call to get rid of something you didn't even watch. Nice going there!

Originally posted by Kashafa: quote: From jump street he was a cia agent. and thats why hes in bed with the ethios Exactamundo. There is no doubt in my mind, no doubt whatsoever, that Mr. Sharif Ahmed is a CIA(or State department) asset.That's a mighty accusation Ka$h. It's like the cherry on top of the cake of disgusting things people have been saying about the President. I sure hope you can back it up. I also hope you'll go live in Somalia if Shabaab ever takes over. Deep down in your heart, you know you'll hate it. Getting your *** kicked for listening to hip-hop lol

lol well a message explaining why it was deleted would have been nice. Sucks when posts disappear like political dissidents under the Shah.

Would anyone like to explain, please? I don't see how posting a link to a controversial documentary is against the forum rules...

The Sheikh of Love! Niiiiiiiiice

Again, evolution HAS been proved scientifically and, again, I don't see how it denies in any way the existence of the Creator.

I guess we'll raise our kids a bit differently

niiiiiiiiiice! Thanks a lot!

Thank you very much for the video Sabriya, I often watch videos like that on youtube. What I don't understand however is your need to "enlighten" me. You honestly think I'm gonna change my mind by watching a video? You underestimate what my religion means to me, and how personal it is. The world would be in better shape if people stopped trying to convince others that their religion is better. I'm Shabeel and I'm a calm person, so I just find it VERY annoying. But in other places, people die over things like that. That being said, I appreciate you being concerned with me and I appreciate you sharing knowledge about the Qur'An and Islam. I would also like to apologize in advance if you found my comment rude.

I wish the haters started coming up with some new stuff, and stopped recycling the same "arguments" over and over again. To NGONGE: the first post in this thread is a prime example of stuff and nonsense. There is NOT ONE SINGLE POINT in there that hasn't been addressed a million times in the past by me or others, like xiin, layzie etc. And we can keep wasting our breath and trying to convince you that the problem is you've interpreted everything Shariif did in the worst possible way (because you are, after all, a Yusufite full of venom), but in the end YOU'LL BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT TO BELIEVE. But don't worry about it! You'll get the president you deserve soon enough. And he'll make Morgan, Caydiid, Yusuf, and every single homicidal maniac in Somalia since 1990 look like a kitten.

I'll look out for it, thanks!

sea serpent reportedly spotted in Juba River

Man, it makes me angry to see some of the replies in here. All you cynics, you were against him from the beginning, the Yey supporters because you were bitter about your hero's disgraceful performance, the Shabaab supporters because you were jealous Mr. Popularity got the cake. Like a bunch of ugly kids and nerds in highschool, you cursed the cool cat under your breath and prayed for his downfall. You never gave him a chance. And then came the coup. You were all excited, the opposition fighters swept through Mogadishu, you thought Villa Somalia was about to fall. Like bloodthirsty wolves, you couldn't wait for the blood to start flowing. But you miscalculated. Your rebels weren't strong enough to overthrow the government and end the war. They mellowed down into a bitter low-heat guerilla campaign. They hoped that if enough people die, something will change. But nothing ever changes in Somalia. And especially not in Xamar. A city that has been at war with itself for so long, that its inhabitants have forgotten what it's like to live in peace. Peace is poisonous in Mogadishu, it's undesirable. So let's dance the dead man's dance because any other dance would not fit the rhythm of a city that was once paradise on earth. You cynics got exactly what you wanted. More war, more death, more reasons for you to complain and moan about how everything sucks. Any person with a trace of decency in his heart can see Shariif is a good man. But you DON'T DESERVE a good man. What you need is a bloodthirsty tyrant that will have you rounded up and shot if you even whisper his name.

1) yes 2) yes and 3) yes, but I never really knew what it means, like 99% of Christians. That's until I read an explanation by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, a great friend of all faiths: http://jmm.aaa.net.a u/articles/13459.htm (you have to scroll down about to the middle) So it seems the Holy Trinity is just a symbolic concept, God is still one and indivisible.

A man three classes above his enemies. May God grant him a long and fruitful life.

I am very sorry but evolution is not the "ultimate lie". It has been proved over and over again, through observation of fossils, through genetics, you name it. That being said, I don't see why you can't believe in God at the same time. There must be some force behind it other than natural selection. The complexity of living creatures goes far beyond survival. So I believe in God and evolution. I am a Christian, but I believe Muhammad was the last prophet of God, and that atheists have the right to believe what they wish. You may see contradictions here, but I don't. As everyone else, I am an intelligent human being and I can choose to have my own beliefs. As for the clay thing, I think it would have become pretty obvious after a couple thousand of years that it's a METAPHOR. God expects us to be intelligent enough to understand that. Personally, I don't believe God ACTUALLY molded human beings out of clay. I believe he molded them out of genes. But hey! Everyone's free to think what they want.

He wants them to join him against the government DUH! Who knows what witches brew of a plan he's hatching now?

The government doesn't need tanks, it needs AIRPLANES. And you don't need F-15s either. Some Mig-21s will do. Cheap, more or less reliable, splendid plane. The AK47 of the sky. With a handful of Migs you can easily dismantle all of the rebels' technicals. A skilled pilot can do it even within city limits. Also, you can chase the rebels throughout the jungles, villages and grasslands. With airplanes, there's no hiding.

Originally posted by Hassan_B: It is scientifically proven that women are not as stimulated by physique as men. I'm not very convinced. And even if it is so, I wasn't talking about that. All I was saying is that women want sex just as bad as(and sometimes more than) most men.

Originally posted by Abu-Salman: Of course, like many of his time, he may have been influenced by Western ideology (over-emphasis on secular education, notably when it comes to women etc); with a more Islamic background, he may have become a Somali model in the league of Sh Sharif and others. Secular education is the ONLY kind of education that should be performed by the state. Religious education is for the family and for the individual.

I wonder if there's any children's story books or coloring books in that link. Those are really useful.

It seems death is the most profitable industry in Somalia right now...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Sitting on a mat at home between taking orders for arms on his two mobile phones, Osman Bare gives thanks for the riches flowing from Somalia's war. "I have only been in the weapon business five years, but I have erected three villas. I have also opened shops for my two wives," said the 40-year-old, one of about 400 Somali men operating in Mogadishu's main weapons market. "Peace means bankruptcy for us." Despite a U.N. arms embargo on Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation is awash with weaponry from all over the world that has fueled one of Africa's longest-running conflicts. In the latest cycle of civil war, militant Islamists have been fighting the Somali government for the last two years and 18,000 civilians have been killed in the crossfire. Weapons are captured, sold and recycled constantly between both sides, experts say. Many arms have come from Ethiopian soldiers who intervened in Somalia between 2006 and early 2009. African Union peacekeepers have been accused of trafficking arms, and regional bodies say Eritrea -- among others -- is funneling weapons toward the rebels. Weapons are also said to pour across the porous borders of Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia, arriving by plane and through seas infested by pirates who are themselves armed to the teeth. The Mogadishu arms market is just one part of an illicit global arms bazaar. According to Geneva-based research body Small Arms Survey, there are at least 640 million firearms in the world, one for every 10 people on the planet. Only a third of these are in the hands of armies or law enforcement agencies, the rest dispersed among non-state militia groups or the general population. Dealers like Bare say the main Irtogte market, within the sprawling Bakara commercial area of Mogadishu, is holding its largest stock ever, and gunrunners are rolling in money. The risks of being robbed, cheated or shot are high, however, and prices fluctuate greatly. They are at a low right now due to the abundance of supply. "The good thing is that our goods are not perishable," Bare said. "We get a lot of cash, but we are always in terror." Dealers say they can be arrested, or even beheaded by the Islamists, if caught outside the market. "But inside our market, we are cocks. There are hundreds of retailers and wholesalers and each has four well-armed guards." BIG PRICE RANGE He said masked Islamists once picked him up, blindfolded him and took him to a well-known execution house when he was found carrying a U.S. M16 rifle ordered by a pirate. As he was being beaten by gun-butt, a friend with good contacts in the al Shabaab insurgent movement came and rescued him. "The government is better than Islamists -- they do not kill people. They take your property and jail you only for few days," Bare said. While Islamists come to the market for purchases, traders said, arms are delivered to government and other buyers. "We dismantle weapons and then secretly take them to anyone who needs to buy." With the exception of pistols from Yemen, North Korean AK-47s, and hand-grenades from government supplies, most arms are second-hand, the dealers said. One of the cheapest items is an Indian AK-47, at $140 each, but fighters disparage its poor quality compared to the heat-resistant North Korean version ($600) and the light Russian one ($400). At the top of the range of light weapons, the most expensive pistol, Russian-made, goes for $1,000. Hand-grenades go for $25 each, landmines $100. There is no shortage of sources for such weapons. According to a 2006 U.S. Congressional report, about 70 nations produce small arms and light weapons. Most weapons are legally manufactured in relatively large factories, but many are diverted from their intended destination using false paperwork, according to weapons trade monitors. In Mogadishu, the arms-dealers are not the only ones benefiting from war. At $15 for each grave he digs, cemetery worker Ali Osman is in the money every time the death toll goes up. "Sometimes I dig around 20 graves and stay here till evening," Osman told Reuters, while burying a baby. Somali bankers say the more the fighting, the more cash that arrives by wire transfers. "Last month has been very nice to us," said one banker, referring to the flare-up in Mogadishu. The war business also benefits sellers of iron sheets -- they are cheaper than wood for coffins. Garment dealers also have a brisk trade in shrouds. "Rolls of this material are bought when people die like flies," shopkeeper Mohamed Abdi said. "But I cannot say I am pleased with death -- nature works this way." (Additional reporting by Tim Hepher in Paris, Writing by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Giles Elgood and Angus MacSwan)

oops lol the joke's on me