^That raises more questions than answers-imagine Duceysane reincarnated as desert rat

Horta, wat's Nuune's on FB. He could be on my list and wouldn't know.

LooooooooooL@DD..You owe something horta.

^I fall right in between that range

MS.DD...Interesting. .hmm Nuune...Is that an observation you made or verifiable fact? Duceysane....No mini skirts.There's nothing mysterious about them.

^ Paragon....Np,but shares your own observations

Most women on the train whose legs are crossed usually have left leg over the right leg. Everybody on Facebook says everyone else is good looking, sexy, MashAllah, or Grrr when commenting on each other's pictures. Most young men on trains ignore the older women who are standing by playing with their Iphones, Ipods, or what every electronic gadget they have. Waiters at Indian joints constantly walk around with jugs of water waiting to ambush you as soon as you put your glass of water down. When talking about politics at fadhi kudidir sessions, the type of "discussions" is determined by Qabil make-up. For example, if there are men from Bosaso,Hargeysa, and Mogadisho. The discussions would be about how miserbly are things, and how Qabiil/warlords are destroying our land. Hargeysa folks leave, and the discussions takes new tone, so on and so forth. Con't

Originally posted by Ms DD: I am not a man (at least i hope not)..but Che's link.. a place i never knew i had ached LoooooooooooL...Tell me about it.You should seen me. I was on the subway when I was reading this. As I was reading the story, I almost..well I don't wanna disgust you. Let's say I could have been arrested for lewd behavior. Paragon-Waa inaa lagu celiyo ninyahow

Mintid-You use the term "occupiers" pretty loosely. My village if I have one is not important in the grand scheme of things, but uniting Somalia under one authority is. Al-Shabaab and co offers the chance for one group reigning over all of Somalia from Zeylac to Ras Kamboni.So, I had to choose, I will definately go with Al-Shabaab.

Imagine this happening to a guy...It scared me silly, and forget about NGONGE

But merely, a real sense of anger is building up in our heart , particularly when we see the mendacity that the jihadist seemed to be pulling in down south of Somalia. You mean a sense of frustration at your own failures to deliver the masses to the promise land. You could project all the anger you have towards south (Aweys, Al-Shabaab, Puntland, and anything that came before them), but the fact remains for the past two decades your future and faith were in your OWN hands, but you did little to change your stars, and sadly enough it wasn't from lack of trying.So, Oodweyne a day wish Aweys and Al-Shabaab offers last hope for world to notice this " moderate democratic Muslim country "!! Hence, rest assure, dear lad, that, if they stop hiding behind a "suicide bombers" and like, they really would not stand a chance against regular army such as that of Somaliland , indeed You well know conventional army and I'm giving you the benefit of doubt in actually calling Somaliland forces a regular army, are not equipped to deal with "terrorists" effectively. And this argument would have carried more weight if it wasn't for the forty plus thousands better trained, better equipped, and better financed (Yankee dollars) Ethiopian army that could not subdue the Al-Shabaab and likes, not mention the Somali stooges,thousands Ethio intelligence and occasional Yankee air support. Mind you, I wouldn't credit Al-Shabaab alone for ousting the Tigrays though others perceive otherwise. Not every conflict plays out the same way since there are different variables, and three variables might work to your advantage. The first being your tribesmen who bind together more than other Somalis in times of great adversity,the second being young disposal able bodies that know nothing but the idea of Somaliland, and the last variable is the resources coming from the diaspora. There would be external factors, but as history shown us, those tend to do harm than good. whoever put them out of their misery will be the "prize-winner" of the horn. If I only had crystal ball

Originally posted by Mintid Farayar: Very soon, the barbarians will be at the gate! And we will need our full energy in that direction. Seems you are itching for fight-perplexing!

^So, you would massacre an entire people cuz of one man-gets to show, but the movement is bigger Shangoole and Aweys, and believe me your own cousins would be doing the fighting

^LoooooooooooooL...e motional, no my friend, but bit excited about the possibility of Shangoole at your doorstep

As expected, the 'international community' is leaving Sharif and Co hanging-I already see a call for new rounds of peace talks between hardcore "Islamist" and the "moderate Islamists-one more reason for these organizations to stay relevent in the Somali saga.

Duke, I don't understand you and Emperor. You want Sharif government so Yeey could be vindicated, yet you do not want to see Al-Shabaab taking over the country....Loooooooo oL..It's conundrum I tell you.

Who the f is Iman to even talk? Cougar-pirates really shouldn’t be talking. Granted, I am sure Iman is dating the sexiest pirate in all on (sic) Somalia blacksnob The liberal left has insisted on making the Obama’s celebrities as opposed to world leaders. They have insisted on declaring that both Barack and Michelle Obama are all things to all people, including THE MOST attractively beautiful people there are. Michelle Obama was even included in Maxim’s Top 100 hottest women of 2008. Does the First Lady of the United States aspire to be identified as one of the ‘hottest women’ by a men’s magazine along with models, sex kittens and actresses? I would hope not. rightpundits Poker-Everybody has accent, and there's nothing wrong with, but seriously she should have just kept to herself though I do believe Michelle is not all that great looking, but true accomplishments wise, Iman has nothing on Michelle.

reactions from Huff Readers photo Iman is full of crap. I can't remember her EVER having been portrayed as a "house n---er" That is an American problem. Maybe she is trying to identify with American blacks, but this woman has always been presented as Ethiopian royalty, cultured and exotic--all of which she is. Michelle Obama is a woman with "IT." Classical beauty? Who cares. The whole charismatic package is what has made her a star. The only style error I've seen her commit was that horrendous choice of black/red dress she wore on the evening of her husband's nomination. It played terribly to the cameras, and someone should have helped with that choice She is Somalian, not Ethiopian.

There have been two problems with regard to this in the past. Firstly, there was not enough money to support the government, lots of promises but very little delivery. Secondly, whatever money was being delivered was being delivered by third-party organisations: NGOs, international organisations. I feel it is worth quoting this again. This is very true in every sense of the word. Any government (Abdi Qasim, Abdullahi Yusuf and Sheikh Sharif) cropped up by the International community is instantly hamstringed by them. Here Zenawi is more "friend" than enemy in his honest assessment. It should be obvious by now any potential government must seek mandate from its people and must harness their resourcefulness. The UNDP, the International Crisis, aid donor nations, NGOs, AMISOM and other stakeholders bring more problems than solutions-a big reason why Sharif's government would fail.

Zenawi on Global financial crisis and its effects on Africa The President of Liberia [Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf] was in a preparatory meeting for the summit and she said that one of the sources of instability in Liberia has been the very high rate of unemployment among the youth and the fragile peace that they have in Liberia was too fragile for it to withstand massive layoffs among the youth; and that is what she feared would happen as much of the investment that they had been promised had simply disappeared On Washington Consensus the Prime Minister of the UK [Gordon Brown], in a meeting in New York prior to the G-20 summit, declared that the so-called Washington consensus was over and we needed a new development consensus. Now, I doubt whether any African would quibble with that, indeed, many would question whether there was such a consensus, in the sense that it was more of an imposition that a consensus. On inflation in Ethiopia Inflationary pressure is partly a result of the global inflationary pressure that was felt mostly in Africa in 2008. It also has domestic reasons, as our inflation was much higher than the African average. On political dissent in Ethiopia The issue was that, as part of a government reform programme across the various departments of government, including the defence sector, people who for one reason or another were thought to be unfit for the purpose that we have in mind, either because of physical disability or lack of commitment or so on, were asked to leave the army, or demoted within the army. Understandably, those people are unhappy with what happened to them and the only surprise in this is that their unhappiness was expressed in a form that took them to extremes of trying to kill actors in the reform programme in the defence sector and other government officials. So, while it would have been expected for them to be disgruntled and to express their dissatisfaction in some fashion, it came as a surprise that they decided to express it in such a destructive manner. Nonetheless, this was a very small group and they knew what was possible and not possible, so they didn’t even try to organise a coup. What they tried to organise was a series of assassinations to destabilise the government. On the future of Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)leadership The old leadership which was leading the EPRDF during the armed struggle and up to now, myself included. That, to some extent is a sign of strength and it is also a sign of weakness that needs to be addressed and, as I said, the EPRDF is aware of it and is trying to address it. It is not just about X, Y or Z, it is about the whole group of leadership which has been in very senior leadership positions for a bit too long for the health of the party. If there's need for overhaul of EPRDF leadership *wise leader or PR stunt for Western Consumption?* Yes, I think that the next crucial step needs to be taken. Prospects of Peace with the Eritrean leadership One can never say never. People think that the leadership there is headstrong and all the rest. That may well be true but I also believe that that leadership is not suicidal and he is able to read the writing on the wall when such writing is visible. And so the possibilities of changing direction are not zero. But one can never be sure. On the return of Xasan Daahir I think that it is a reflection of desperation and a desire to destabilise a fragile government. For me, it is a sign of desperation for two reasons. Firstly, I think that Dahir Aweys and his team are beginning to feel that they are losing the game in Mogadishu among the Islamists. There are moderate elements of the Islamic movement that are more and more disassociating themselves from his hard-line group and they appear to be eager to stem the tide in that sense. Secondly, the presence of Dahir Aweys in Asmara did nothing to improve the standing of Eritrea in the international community and it appears that they wanted to be relieved of his presence in Asmara as soon as possible. So that, I think, is indicative of desperation as part of the equation. At the same time, I think that Dahir Aweys and his team might think that all is not lost in Somalia and if they strike in time and strike hard, they could stabilise the situation. On the Somalia government and its backers-very honest interpretation of the relationship between the Somali governments (Yeey's included) and the international community. I am not privy to the details but from what I heard from the media, substantial amounts of money have been promised and a substantial part of it is to finance Amisom [African Union Mission in Somalia]. I don’t know how much of it is going to be given to the Somali government. There have been two problems with regard to this in the past. Firstly, there was not enough money to support the government, lots of promises but very little delivery. Secondly, whatever money was being delivered was being delivered by third-party organisations: NGOs, international organisations. This continued to exacerbate the weakness of the government because whatever assistance was coming was not being channelled through government institutions and was weakening them. So I hope, whatever the decision was in Brussels, it will address those problems and the money involved is substantial enough to make a difference. The key issue will be whether the promises are kept and, assuming that they are, whether they will be put through proper channels. Hiiraan Online

^How so?

Who's audience here?

I think lot people wanted to say about the first lady, but are afraid to offend the first black family.

^SYL members would have become warlords?...Amazing

Kashafa-It's easy to pick up gun and fight, any id*ot could do and believe me I seen that, but I do hope they have plan to save this nation, and not just focus on the present. Drink water, no but what they do say and are doing about the ones are drinking muddy waters now?