Who's running the show horta, and how the weapons fell into Tigray hands?

An 11-year-old Mexican boy has killed six young bulls in a single fight, apparently becoming the world's youngest matador to achieve the feat. He first entered the ring when he was four, killed his first bull calf two years later and has since taken on dozens of animals around the world. His rise to fame has not been without controversy, but the little bullfighter has been defiant in the face of criticism. web page

He had it coming

I agree NOW it is time to lay down the arms, and let common sense prevail. My point of contention has always been there is no peace while your enemy is still amongst you, but now Ethiopia is defeated, I hope we don't turn the guns on each other. There are two important things that needs to happen, inclusion of Al-Shabaab into what ever political process that's undertaken, and exclusion of the discredited warlords from the process. Once peace is secured in the south, the northern and eastern territories could be enticed to join.

Ethiopia withdraws last troops from Somalia By Anita Powell Associated Press Jan 25, 2009 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—Ethiopia has withdrawn all of its troops from Somalia, an Ethiopian official said Sunday, the day before Somali legislators are scheduled to vote for a new president. Bereket Simon claimed the last Ethiopian troops had been withdrawn after crushing al-Shabab -- a Somali Islamist militia that nevertheless remains the strongest and most aggressive in Somalia. The Ethiopian withdrawal began earlier this month. "We have finally come to complete the withdrawal in the last two to three days," he said. "We have been able to crush (Kixkxkxixkxikxix Loooooooooooooool right) the clear and present danger." The Ethiopians chased an Islamist administration from the Somali capital in 2006 at the request of Somalia's U.N.-backed government. Al-Shabab, which the U.S. state department says has ties to al-Qaida, was part of a broad alliance that made up the Islamic administration. But the U.N.-backed government was weakened by infighting and corruption and failed to deliver security or basic services, even with Ethiopian military backing. It now only controls a few blocks of the capital and the parliamentary seat of Baidoa. By contrast, Al-Shabab controls several major cities and on Saturday it launched a suicide attack on an African Union peacekeepers base that killed 14 people. It has threatened to focus its attacks on AU troops now that Ethiopian troops have left Mogadishu. Al-Shabab and other Islamist militias control most of southern and central Somalia. One Islamist faction, which signed an ineffectual peace deal with the government last year, is expected to help elect a new Somali president Monday at a meeting of legislators in the neighboring country of Djibouti. The previous president resigned last month. Al-Shabab, which the Ethiopians claim to have crushed, is one of the other factions that has refused to take part in the peace process or elections. They made substantial territory gains in the second half of last year, but have recently begun fighting other Islamist militias that disagree with their hardline interpretations of Islamic law. The Ethiopians say they will maintain a military presence on their long, porous border with Somalia and reserve the right to re-enter the country if they are threatened. Source:AP

Warlords are being rearmed, but hopefuly Roobow will chase Haabsade out of the town.

Baydhabo: Magaalada Baydhabo oo ay baneeyeen ciidamada Itoobiya & Hub ay ku wareejiyeen Siyaasiin udhalatay Baay iyo Bakool. 25. januar 2009 Baydhabo(AllPuntland)- Ciidamada Itoobiya ayaa baneeyey Saldhigyo muhiim ah oo ay ku lahaayeen gudaha Magaalada Baydhabo ee koonfurta Soomaaliya, markii ay Xukuumada Addis Ababa amar ku siisay in ay ciidamadeedu ka soo baxaan gudaha Soomaaliya oo ay galeen mudo laga joogo labo sanno iyo dheeraad. Ciidamada Itoobiya oo ku hubeysan gaadiid dagaal oo ah kuwa Milateriga ayaa maanta lugu arkayay gudaha iyo daafaha Magaalada Baydhabo, markii ay ka soo baxeen Saldhigyadii Milateri waxaana dadka Magaalada Baydhabo amar lugu siiyay saaka in aysan ka soo bixin guryahooda. Ciidamada Itoobiya ayaa wadada ka baxda Baydhabo uga baxay si nabadgalyo ku jirto, mana loo geysan wax weerar ah, inkastoo ay Magaaladaasi uga tageen cabsi lixaad leh oo ay xalay ku seexdeen dadka Magaalada Baydhabo, oo ah in ay Ururka Al- Shabaab la wareegayaan magaaladaasi. Intii aysan ka bixin Magaalada Baydhabo ciidanka Itoobiya, waxa ay hub aan tiradiisa la aqoon, balse leh noocyada kala duwan ee Hubabka ay ku wareejiyeen qaar ka mid ah Hogaamiyaashii hore ee dalka Soomaaliya, gaar ahaana Maxamed Ibraahim Xaabsade oo horay umaamulayay Magaalada Baydhabo, intii aysan dagin magaaladaasi dawladda Faderaalka ee Soomaaliya. Hubkaasi ayaan la aqoonin macnaha wareejintiisa, waxaana Warar wargal ah ay sheegeen in ay dawladda Itoobiya ula jeeday hubkaasi ay siisay Xaabsade in uu ku difaaco Magaalada Baydhabo oo ay agagaarkeeda joogaan Kooxda Al- Shabaab ciidamo ka amar qaata, kuwasoo ay dad badan cabsi ka qabaan in ay qabsadaan Magaalada Baydhabo ee koonfurta Soomaaliya. Shalay ayay ahayd markii ay Saraakiisha Itoobiya la kulmeen Xildhibaano ka soo jeeda gobalada Baay iyo Bakool, ayna kala hadleen bixitaanka ciidamada Itoobiya & Iskaashi dhexmara Dadka ku dhaqan gobaladaasi iyo dawladda Itoobiya, sida ay ku waramyaan Warar hoose oo ka soo baxaya Magaaladaasi Baydhabo. Askarta Itoobiya ee maanta ka baxday Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa qaarkood ay ku sugnaayeen Magaaladaasi, tan iyo wixii ka dambeeyey markii ay soo galeen gudaha Soomaaliya, ayagoo goobahaasi aad ukala bartay, waxa ayna dadka qaarkood udhaqaaqeen galabta goobihii ay ka baxeen ciidamada dawladda Itoobiya oo saaka ka dhaqaaqay Magaaladaasi. Markii ay ciidamada Itoobiya ka soo baxayeen Magaalada Muqdisho ee Caasumada Soomaaliya, waxa ay hubkoodii kala wareegeen ciidamo ka tirsanaa dawladda Faderaalka ee Soomaaliya iyo Hogaamiyaal caanka ah gudaha Soomaaliya oo uu ka mid yahay Maxamed Cumar Xabeeb iyo rag kale oo ay ciidamadoodu joogaan Magaalada Muqdisho, waxa ayna dad badan ku jaha wareersan yihiin sababaha ciidanka Itoobiya ay hubka ugaga tageen Baay iyo Bakool. F. C. Geylan AllPuntland

Axad, January 25, 2009(HOL): Golaha Isbaheysiga Dib u xoreynta Soomaaliya Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed oo shir ku yeeshay Magaalada Djibouti ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in uu xilka madaxweynenimada Soomaaliya u soo sharaxday Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed. Xubnaha Isbaheysiga Dib u xoreynta Soomaaliya oo shir ku yeeshay Hotel ku yaala Magaalada Djibouti ayaa isku raacay in uu musharaxooda kaliya uu yahay Guddoomiyaha Isbaheysigaas Shiikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed, waxaana shirkaas kadib saxaafadda u aqriyay qoraalka golaha ka soo baxay Prof. C/raxmaan Xaaji Ibbi oo ka mid ah xubnaha ugu firfircoon golahaas. Shiikh Shariif oo isna ka hadlay madasha looga dhawaaqay musharaxnimadiisa ayaa wuxuu u mahadceliyay xubnaha Isbaheysiga ee u gartay in uu musharax u noqdo, wuxuuna intaas ku daray in uu aqbalay in uu musharax u noqdo Isbaheysiga. Xubnaha Isbaheysiga Dib u xoreynta Soomaaliya oo 275 Mudane ku leh Baarlamaanka Dowladda Midnimada Qaran oo isu geyntiisa dhan 550 mudane ayaa wuxuu soo sharaxday hal musharax oo u taagan xilka Madaxweynenimada Soomaaliya, halka dhinaca kale ee TFG-da ay jiraan musharixiin dhowr ah oo xilkaas si is-barbar yaac ah ugu tarmaya. Waxaa jira musharixiin badan oo jagadaas u hanqal taagaya, kuwaasi oo isugu jiray kuwo dowladda Federaalka ka tirsan iyo kuwa banaanka ka ah, kuwaasi oo iyana horay u soo qadimay musharaxnimadooda xilka madaxweynenimada Soomaaliya. Horay waxaa isu soo sharaxay Sii hayaha Xilka Ra’iisal Wasaarenimada Soomaaliya Nuur Xasan Xuseen (Nuur Cadde), Ra’iisal Wasaarihii hore ee Soomaaliya Cali Maxamed Geeddi, Maxamed Qanyare Afrax, Maxamed Maxamuud Guuleed Gacma-dheere, Dr. Cali Khaliif Galeyr, Guddoomiyihii hore e maamulka Gobolka Banaadir Cadde Gaabow, La-taliyihii madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya Yuusuf Cumar Azhari, Jen. Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan oo dhinaca Ammaanka La-taliye uga ahaa C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo musharixiin kale oo iyana isa soo bannaan bixin doona saacadaha soo socda. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis), Hiiraan Online sxiis@hiiraan.com Mogadishu, Somalia

It did well at the Golden Globe..a good indicator how oscars would go. Wasn't the kid actor in Skins (teenage drama) on BBC America? Old Indian timers like Anil Kapoor are in it.

^Just some of us

Nothing Cl, it is just two or three (Ibti) are in odd group...no saksy word to sway you Here's good start though US President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp as well as all overseas CIA detention centres for terror suspects. Signing the orders, Mr Obama said the US would continue to fight terror, but maintain "our values and our ideals". Two days after his inauguration, he also ordered a review of military trials of terror suspects and a ban on harsh interrogation methods. About 250 suspects have been held at Guantanamo Bay for years without trial. At Mr Obama's request, military judges have suspended several of the trials of suspects at Guantanamo so that the legal process can be reviewed. bbc

^Ilaahey naceen is no joke!!! There are other ways of giving good beatdown without invoking the above mentioned!

Qalbi-Adeyg ..Wax kasta xad inee leeyihiin ma fiican.Khayr ha,isa seejin karaamadana iyo ixtiraamka ha,iska qaadin.Waa talo walaaltinimo!!

Originally posted by xiinfaniin : Che, public pranouncements is what politicians do. Nurdin told us he would support Faroole if he loses but walked away at the end. Siilaanyo would break previous promises if he deems them unbenificial for his future, and in this case , for the bigger common good. Yes I am encouraging him You seem to bet on the wrong horse everytime.

^Siilaanyo has publicly vowed to support secessionism. That alone disqualify from any position not that I think he's interested in leading Somalia.

^LooooooooooooooooooL "All American presidents are the same and that we are a playground for their interests" Abu Ali, Cafe Owner, Baghdad.

^You are idealistic!

Why would anyone want another senile old man from old establishment?

I said the FAMILIES of 1000s people would be louder than the families of 100people. Actually, the opposite is true.

KK-You have point there. Does anyone know of any families that actually accuse Riyaale of any murder?. I would imagine it would be easy to try him since he would be easier to indicted for killing specific people with names! In the cases of mass murders, victims have no names, hence the investigation against any member of government engaged in mass murder would have to be rigorious. It would be hard to prove he actually killed specific people, but he will be try under the general law for partaking in genocide.

Ibti-Maybe my ayeeyo was thinking quote, "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." Tragedies on smaller scale hit home hence it is easy to identify and punish perpetuator, but those on larger scale gets obscured in numbers. Hello Ayeeyo

Inauguration security tight; cold taking a toll WASHINGTON — Authorities monitored a rush of intelligence leads Tuesday at the largest security operation in presidential inauguration history, including a possible threat from an East Africa radical Islamic terrorist group. Law enforcement and intelligence officials received information that people associated with a Somalia-based group, al-Shabaab, might try to travel to the U.S. with plans to disrupt the inauguration, according to a joint FBI/Homeland Security bulletin issued Monday night. The information had limited specificity and uncertain credibility, said Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke. U.S. counter-terror officials have grown concerned in recent months about the threat posed by the militant al-Shabaab group and a cell of U.S.-based Somali sympathizers who have traveled to their homeland to "fight alongside Islamic insurgents," the alert reported. Authorities stressed that the warning was posted as a precaution as part of the massive effort to monitor intelligence traffic and check out all leads in advance of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration. Officials have warned that the inauguration poses an attractive target for terrorists because of the large crowds descending on the nation’s capital and the historic significance of the country swearing in its first black president. "As always, we remind the public to be both thoughtful and vigilant about their surroundings, and to notify authorities of any suspicious activity," Knocke said. A senior law enforcement official familiar with the security operations said the Somali alert had been posted to make sure no effort was spared. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about security matters. The official said authorities have been monitoring suspicious chatter referring to the inauguration in recent days, but as of early Tuesday, they felt comfortable with security preparations. There was an unprecedented amount of security Tuesday, with thousands of law enforcement officers from 58 federal, state and local agencies working together. Sirens keening, squad cars and utility vehicles swept along downtown streets even before dawn, racing to cordoned checkpoints as crowds gathered. Knocke said officials consistently monitor all threat information, as they always do. There has been no change in the terrorist threat level, which remains at yellow — or elevated. Law enforcement responded to several suspicious packages and vehicles Tuesday morning, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said. Many of the packages were found in trash bins near check-in points. People who were prohibited from carrying certain items onto the Capitol grounds had to throw the items away to enter. After the swearing-in, spectators tore down some fencing along the mall instead of exiting through designated areas. No one was injured, according to the Park Police, and the fencing was restored. Around 1:30 p.m. there was a bottleneck at 14th Street, a major thoroughfare, where people were trying to find a place to get off the mall. In addition, subway service was disrupted on one of Washington’s main Metro arteries after a woman fell on the tracks at a downtown station. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The Metro subway system was running at crush capacity since 4 a.m. D.C. fire and EMS department spokesman Alan Etter said medical personnel were having trouble getting to people quickly around the National Mall because of the throngs of people, but that everyone who has needed help has eventually received treatment. "Obviously the crush of people downtown is making it very challenging," Etter said. "We’re doing the best we can." © Copyright 2009 Associated Press.

^Malaa meelkale ka galeen hence the nightmares he has of them.

^LooooooooooooooooooL....That already has happen.

Mr Bush was then driven away from the White House for the last time as president