Did you fall and hit your head when you were little? How did we get from Habashi and Maxkamado to discriminating against kidz in Mogadishu? BTW, I goy my American citizenship because of what Mogadishu did to me when I was a child in Hargeisa. Ta wali maku xisaabtantay. Waxba ku hadli mayside iska aamus. saaxiib.

European 5,000m silver medallist Mo Farah became only the second Briton to lift the European cross-country men's title with a stunning win in Italy. What is this got to do with Somalia? He's running for UK.

Incase you didn't know, Somaliland has nothing against Habashis. Ethiopian airline comes there 7 days a week and there is an Ethiopians embassy in Hargeisa. It's all about money. I was only concern for the poor people in Somalia..I could careless who wins and who loses. Adigi=ui sidii aad cabdalihai yusuf iyo xabashida ula xisaabtami lahay bal ka fakar waxba Somaliland kaagama 15 ahee. waa cajiib...

Xox, I think these poor people deserve better. This cat and mouse game with Somali “politics” isn’t helping any one. The average Somali citizen including women and children are those who suffer the most. Every body else left more than a decade ago and became facilitator from abroad.

^^^Not long ago, people were jumping on the ICU Bandwagon. These people thought Somaliland will be run over by these so called wadaado over night. They created propaganda videos to discredit the good people of Somaliland. Now six months later, these very people are wishing the Habashis to do the same after they got their asz kicked. Politically when all this is said and done Somaliland will benefit form it in a great deal. Watch it.

Originally posted by xox ogaal: nayuus he can say that but he can't stop them doing what they want Don't blame the kid. He is new to the game.

Originally posted by Qudhac: but the problem i have my friend is that i see, Ethopia, TFG, ICU and the scattered warlords as "kab iyo xaarkeed" i dont really see jihad or anything like that i just see two sets of power hungry groups running wildly and each with his helpers.... I agree with you there!

Caqli xagar aka duke of Garaawe Go wash your hands. Although you didn't fire a single shot (coward but acting brave in cyber world) you killed more people by spreading non sense propaganda.fadhi ku dirir fooqal fadhi ku dirir.. You were keep saying Habashis are only here for limited counseling activities and I told you a month ago it will be Ethiopian air graphs over Mogadishu bombing civilians Now I’m telling you, Habashis will retreat and It will be a civil war. Don’t you change your nick when that happens.

Originally posted by me: ^^learn how to spell the word first. Mind is terrible thing to waste dawg. How else would I spell "tutoring"? The simple way of teaching you how to behave, talk and write in public…Now where is my money son?

For tutoring you? Not yet. Tell your mom I need my money.

Couldn't be better. How about you?

Go burry your self. I wouldn't be talking if I were you. 16 yrs of killing each other and now this.

Wadaada waxa uga fudud iyago yidhaa waxxan la dagaalamaynaa TFG oo ann awood iyo wax tar toona u lahayn umada soomaaliyeed. Adiga oo jabhada dal ma difaaci kartid waayo massul kama tihid wadankan aad dafacysoo caalamkaad la hadlasanaa waxay kuu arkaa Jahad la mida kuwii hore oo maamul doonaa inaad caawinimimo caalam oo diblaasiya ka heshaa ma suurtoobayso. Nimankan wadaada waxaa ku haboon inay dib isugui noqdaan oo ay daraasad ku sameeyaan waxay siyaasadooda ku qotonto. Way ka xumaatay oo markiiba waxay isa siiyeen awood iyo guulaa aan dhaxal gal ahayn. Inta ay aflagaadata iyo gujada dadka ku bilaabayaan ama aay Khat joojin iyo waxaan loo joogin wakhtiga iska luminayaan waxay ahayd inay siyaasad dabacsan dadka kula socdaan oo raxariisle tusaan inay waxay TFG u qaban wayday u qabanayaa dabadeed siyaasad DIBLAMAASI oo qabaw ayay ku qabsan lahaayeen Cabdilahui Yey iyo xabashidana kaga takhulisi lahaayeen. I agree with him in one regard, this “CIVIL WAR” between Puntland and ICU will last a long time. It will rejuvenate the warlord system in the south. They should know better. This isn't a war between two countries. There is no front line. Ethiopia is fighting you inside of your own homeland. However you looked at it, Somali people is gonna suffer more casualties.

Originally posted by PlayMaker: quote:The only thing he can play is Video games Wel doesn't that count for something.. Hey Jay you kind of pick and choose what you are quoting me on, there is no denial the lakers championships was a team effort but at the same time you can not deny kobe was just as lethal as shaq, and i can't believe you bring the airballs back, c'mon the kid was just out of high school..17yrs old man!! Hey talking about games, arenas had sweet revenge last night after the suns coach cut arenas from the olympic team arenas said he was gonna drop 50 on them and that is what he did..I like it the fact he wasn't trying to sugar coat it or anything he said he wanted to beat this guy because of what he did to him in the summer..after the game he said one down one to go..N.Mcmillan you next buddy.. hehe, but I am sure PM has game Don't be fooled yaw, the old man can still hold his ground..bring it..LazieG that little jay of yours is not gonna work here, my boy just-A-B will swap that of the air.. All I was saying was Shaq was Batman and your boy Kobe was Robin in those championships with the Lakers. Things were different in Miami last year. Clearly. Wade was the Batman and Shaq was his sidekick. BTW, Did you see those idiotic comments Kobe made about Gilbert Arena’s performance against the Lakers? He called his 60 pts outing LUCKY. That "liitle boy" is a sore loser! Layzie, I watched the Lakers to see what you saw in them and I couldn’t find it baby. I was so happy yesterday that Kobe and his overrated coach were embarrassed on national television. Phil Jackson is dissing Shaq like he did to Kobe couple of years ago. What is wrong with this guy?

Why the United States Should Recognize Somaliland’s Independence By Peter J. Schraeder The United States government should officially recognize the independence of Somaliland, a moderate Muslim democracy in the Horn of Africa. Such an argument may seem counterintuitive at a time when tensions are rising in the region. But I submit that it is precisely because of those rising tensions that it is time for the Bush administration to act, especially if it is truly serious about democracy promotion, counter-terrorism, and curtailing the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. Why does Somaliland deserve U.S. recognition? First and foremost, it is important to recollect that, after achieving independence from British colonial rule on June 26, 1960, Somaliland was duly recognized as a sovereign entity by the United Nations and thirty-five countries, including the United States. Several days later, on July 1, the independent country of Somaliland voluntarily joined with its newly independent southern counterpart (the former UN Trust Territory of Somalia that was a former Italian colony) to create the present-day Republic of Somalia. Somalilanders rightfully note that they voluntarily joined a union after independence, and that, under international law, they should (and do) have the right to abrogate that union, as they did in 1991. Examples abound in the second half of the twentieth century of international recognition of countries that have emerged from failed federations or failed states, including East Timor, Eritrea, Gambia, and the successor states of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The same legal principle should be applied to Somaliland. The political basis for Somaliland’s claim is that the voluntary union of 1960 was derailed in 1969 by a military coup d’etat in Mogadishu that ushered in more than two decades of brutal military rule under the dictatorship of General Mohamed Siyaad Barre. Himself a southerner, Barre destroyed the foundations of the north-south democratic compact, most notably by unleashing a murderous campaign (bordering on genocide) against northern civilians that resulted in more than 50,000 deaths and created over 500,000 refugees as part of a widening civil war during the 1980s. Even after Barre was overthrown in 1991 by a coalition of guerrilla armies, including the northern-based Somali National Movement (SNM), northern expectations of a government of national unity were dashed when southern guerrilla movements reneged on an earlier agreement and unilaterally named a southerner president, which in turn was followed by the intensification of inter and intra-clan conflict in the south. Nearly thirty years of unfulfilled promises and brutal policies ripped the fabric of the already fragile north-south political compact. A “point of no return” had been reached for Somalilanders intent on reasserting their country’s independence. In May 2001, a popular mandate was given to dissolving the union, when a resounding number of ballots cast (97 percent) in a national Somaliland referendum favored the adoption of a new constitution that explicitly underscored Somaliland’s independence. Somaliland deserves recognition if the Bush administration is truly sincere about promoting democracy in the wider Middle East. In sharp contrast to southern Somalia where instability and crisis have reigned and in fact intensified in the last fifteen years, Somaliland has established a democratic polity that, if recognized, would make it the envy of democracy activists in the Muslim world. The essence of Somaliland’s successful democratization was captured by U.S.-based International Republican Institute and the National Endowment for Democracy in convening a September 2006 panel discussion on Somaliland. They wrote that “Somaliland’s embrace of democracy, its persistence in holding round after round of elections, both winners and losers abiding by the rules, the involvement of the grassroots, the positive role of traditional authorities, the culture of negotiation and conflict resolution, the temperance of ethnicity or clan affiliation and its deployment for constructive purposes, the adaptation of modern technology, the conservative use of limited resources, and the support of the diaspora and the professional and intellectual classes are some of the more outstanding features of Somaliland’s political culture that are often sorely lacking elsewhere.” Somaliland also deserves recognition from a purely U.S.-centric national security perspective. The Somaliland government and population embody a moderate voice in the Muslim world that rejects radical interpretations of Islam, including that espoused by various portions of the Council of Somali Islamic Courts (CSIC) currently in control of Mogadishu and its environs. It would serve as a bulwark against the further expansion of radical ideologies in the Horn of Africa by offering a shining example (along with Mali and Senegal and other predominantly Muslim Sub-Saharan African democracies) of how Islam and democracy are not mutually exclusive, but rather mutually reinforcing. Somaliland leaders are also eager to cooperate with the Bush administration in a variety of counter-terrorism measures, including working with the Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) based in Djibouti. They are currently prohibited from doing so due to U.S. legislation that prevents cooperation with unrecognized Somaliland authorities. The critiques of the pro-independence position are numerous, but don’t stand up to close examination. One strand of thought is that Somaliland is not economically viable. This position is reminiscent of claims made by Europeans during the 1950s with respect to their African colonies, with the aim of delaying independence throughout Africa. In any case, the argument is belied by Somaliland’s creation of a highly self-sufficient, well-functioning economy even though it has no access to the economic benefits that would come with statehood, such as access to loans from international financial institutions. A second critique, typically offered by African policymakers, is that recognition of Somaliland will “open a pandora’s box” of secessionist claims throughout Africa. However, as in the case of Eritrea, which gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, the Somaliland case does not call into question the African mantra of the “inviolability of frontiers” inherited at independence. The north-south union followed the independence and recognition of both the British and Italian Somali territories, and its dissolution therefore would constitute a unique case of returning to the boundaries inherited from the colonial era. Others, especially those connected to UN efforts throughout the Horn of Africa, argue that recognition will derail the UN-sponsored “building blocks” approach to national reconciliation that includes the reconstitution of a central government in Mogadishu. This approach, however, has been an utter failure, as witnessed by the short-lived Transitional National Government (TNG) and its replacement by a Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the authority of which extends little beyond the town of Baidoa. What authority it has is largely due to the intervention of Ethiopian troops opposed to the further expansion of the Islamic Courts. It is time to recognize that the UN-sponsored “building blocks” cannot be stacked together to create a reunified central authority in Mogadishu. A fourth critique claims that the “time is not right” for recognition because it will further intensify the widening crisis between the Islamic Courts and the TFG, and between their respective regional and international supporters. This argument has been heard repeatedly in the last fifteen years whenever efforts at reconstructing a unified central government were thought to be on the “verge of success.” Success has proved elusive over all this time, however, and it is now clear that southern Somalia will remain in crisis regardless of what is done with respect to Somaliland recognition. The most dire prediction of some Somali watchers is that the Islamic Courts movement will emerge victorious in the current conflict, assert its control over all Somali territories outside of Somaliland, and then threaten open warfare with Somaliland to bring it back into the Somali fold. If this should happen, it will likely be too late for the United States or others to intervene in a timely and effective manner to prevent Somaliland’s absorption into an Islamist Somalia. This reality makes recognition all the more urgent. One of the more nuanced critiques of recognition is that loyalty to Somaliland in its eastern districts of Sanaag and Sool is contested, especially among the Warsengeli and *********** clans, and that any movement toward independence would potentially require the redrawing of Somaliland’s eastern boundary – which the leadership in Hargeisa (Somaliland’s capital) is unwilling to entertain. It is important to reiterate that Somaliland’s current boundaries are those of the original British Somaliland Protectorate created in 1884 and the independent country recognized by the international community beginning on June 26, 1960, and therefore have a solid legal basis under international law. The 2001 referendum provided an unequivocal popular basis for the independence claim. One way of resolving this issue, as was done with Eritrea in May 1993, would be to hold a territory-wide, UN-sponsored and internationally monitored popular referendum on independence that would be binding. If, as would be expected, pro-independence forces prevailed, those unwilling to live under Somaliland rule would have to make hard decisions about whether to continue living in Somaliland. . A final critique involves the concept of “African solutions for African problems.” Proponents contend that the United States should wait for African countries led by the AU to first recognize Somaliland. This approach is the topic of a thought-provoking International Crisis Group report, “Somaliland: Time for African Union Leadership,” published in May 2006, and was publicly endorsed by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer in a presentation on November 17, 2006 at the annual meeting of the African Studies Association. Although Frazer’s statement that the United States would recognize Somaliland if the AU acted first was welcomed by specialists on Somaliland, it is unclear when or if a AU recognition process will actually unfold. The encouragement of African action should not become the basis for inaction on the part of the United States. The time for U.S. recognition of Somaliland is now, not only because it is right, but because it is in the interests of the United States. Recognition of Somaliland, followed by expanded engagement by Somaliland with the international community, would serve as a powerful lesson for other countries within the region (not least of all southern Somalia) of the benefits associated with the creation and consolidation of democratic systems of governance. Somaliland would become a model to emulate, and the United States would be congratulated for undertaking a proactive policy in support of a moderate, Muslim democracy. http://www.hiiraan.com/op2/2006/dec/why_the_united_states_should_recognize_somaliland%e2%80%99s_independence.aspx

Originally posted by LayZieGirl: ^hehe, but I am sure PM has game, he said so. ....and you believed him. Did you fall anf hit your head or something! Brayahan waan kaa shakiyay. First the Lakers now PM with killer game. The only thing he can play is Video games. I thought the Nuggets game was going to be televised tonight...what happen?

Originally posted by LayZieGirl: PS:PM, Jay will destroy you with his crossover move. [/QB] No Layzie, that is your specialty. I will be raining threes hoop dreams style.

If you don’t have clear vision and understanding of how to implement your idea, don’t introduce it. It ‘s only gonna create confusion. Hadalkaaga waa laga fiirsadaa!

Originally posted by PlayMaker:[ [QB] The fact is shaq was dominant in his time but than he became lazy way out of shape going into the season and that didn't sit well with kobe Don't try to tell me shaq won a ring with out him, that was all D, Wade and some help from Ref's. I know you hate the dude but don't deny his accomplishment.. BTW guys less talk we could settle this on the court, Me and Just-a brotha against Jay and LazieG?[QB] Shaq has one more championship after life in LA. Kobe didn't make the palyoffs after shaq left. Shaq is million yrs old now. You can’t compare the old shaq and the new Shaq. Doing so will only make you look foolish. I agree D- Wade won that championship in Miami. I don’t think I can say the same thing about Kobe. Three finals MVP all won by Shaq says a lot. You’re defeating your argument by bringing Wade into the equation. Third season into the league and D wade won championship with Finals MVP. Kobe was shooting air balls. Shaq is million yrs old now. You can’t compare the old shaq and the new Shaq. Doing so will only make you look foolish. I agree D- Wade won that championship in Miami. I don’t think I can say the same thing about Kobe. Three finals MVP all won by Shaq says a lot. You’re defeating your argument by bringing Wade into the equation. Third season into the league and D wade won championship with Finals MVP. Kobe was shooting air balls.

^^ Okay you don't like Shalanbood iyo bacad calinteeda. How about Dhuusa Mareeb...?

. I think Shalan bood will be a good hiding spot. ILAAHAYOW hana cadaabin.

Originally posted by Just-A-Brotha: na naga bax.. Lol@naa naga bax... do you need a hug bro? That is a chick talk dawg. quote: "What Kobe is doing is what Michael [Jordan] finally learned to do," says Lakers assistant coach Tex Winter, who coached Jordan with the Bulls from 1985-98. "Michael at one time was worse than Kobe at trying to take over the game. Once he got the idea that it was a team concept, we got much more effective. That's sort of the evolution I see with Kobe right now." This is what.. Kobe's 11 season and he just starting to understand the game like Mike did in his later days with bulls? That statement doesn't make any sense since Michael played 13 seasons total and won his first championship after his sixth season in the NBA. One can say he sure understood the game 4 yrs after he came to the league (soon after Scottie and Grant was drafted) . We can't put the same argument forth for selfish kabe since he was nothing but a side kick in those championships in LA. He needs to warship Shaq and kiss him on the forehead every time he sees him. Not only Shaq gave him championships, he also deflected the media tension away from Kobe. Every body knew it was Shaq's team. The hard questions were asked Shaq not Kobe. The pressure was on Shaq not Kobe. Imagine Kobe dealing with the media in LA? Without Shaq, Kobe would have gone down the worst superstar in the history of the NBA. His mentality alone would have chased him from LA. I wish he was in Philly or NY. The media would have ate him alife. Did I just compare Michael (the best ever) to Kobe? Let me wash my hands. Layzie I blame you on this one. Brother, Layzie looks like that girl Hoopz in Flava of love she also Hoops like her. You better recognize

^^Getting very emotional there..don't you think?

Originally posted by PlayMaker: haha, We have jay changing his color uniform to blue..i don't blame you thou philly sucks big time.. LazieG there is unwritting rules in the sports not to embarass your opponents but george karl try to do just that and it cost him big time, he is gonna be missing two of his best players for 15 games..good job karl, you lucky they did that trade just in time or they would find their self at the bottom of their division. I think the trade will work for AI, it's a perfect fit for him because denver is up tempo fast break team.. Jay Lakers are for real and they bring it everynight especially when you have kobe you know you are never out of it.perfect example the game against rockets down more than 20pts i still have that feeling the lakers had a chance to win and that's what happened..game against Utah samething..there were a lots of good lakers games that i wacthed this season and they were all good games..just try to watch one of these games and you may change your mind about this team.. Yeah, I’m changing uniform. Not because the Sixers suck but my second (Isiah being first) favorite player of all time is playing for another team. Half of Philly fans are jumping off the wagon. I feel sorry for Webber. If the Sixers’ organizations have any class, they would fine a way to put Cwebb in position to win a championship. Trade him for peanutz or buy him out. Play, There are few things I don’t do in life, being a LAKER fan is one of them. I love the game of basketball and yes I will watch the Lakers if they’re on TV but I won’t be ruling for them. It will be funny watching Kobe and AI, teammates in the all star game.

Heavy fighting erupts in Somalia The Islamists have called for all Somalis to fight Ethiopia Heavy fighting has broken out close to the base of the weak Somali interim government in Baidoa. A deadline from Islamists for Ethiopia to withdraw troops from Somalia or face "major attacks" expired on Tuesday. Residents say pro-government forces and the Islamic militia exchanged mortar fire at Daynunay, 20km from Baidoa. Both sides promised a visiting European Union envoy they would resume talks, but there are fears the conflict will plunge the entire region into crisis. On a last ditch peace mission, the EU's development commissioner, Louis Michel, met government officals in Baidoa before travelling on to the capital, Mogadishu, and holding talks with Union of Islamic Court (UIC) leaders. See map of flashpoints He told the BBC that they were faced with a very serious problem. "Everybody knows that we are not very far from an open, violent conflict with... war," he said. Both sides blamed each other for the fighting. Clashes Islamic commander Sheikh Mohamed Ibrahim Bilal told AFP news agency: "I can confirm to you that heavy fighting has already started around several front line areas." Government commander Ibrahim Batari accused the Islamists of mounting the attack. "There is shelling everywhere... our forces are facing Islamists, hell is going on," he said. Islamic militias have attacked us and the fighting is continuing Salad Ali Jelle Deputy defence minister Q&A: Islamist advance Peacekeeping conundrum "I can hear sounds of bullets, rockets from the side where the defence lines of the Islamic courts and the government are," a resident in the government's military base in Daynunay, southeast of Baidoa, told Reuters news agency. Islamist spokesman Abdirahin Ali Mudey says the base is now in UIC hands, which residents talking to the BBC confirm. Meanwhile, clashes have broken out in Moode Moode - a village off the Daynunay-Burhakaba road. "Islamic militias have attacked us and the fighting is continuing," the government's deputy defence minister, Salad Ali Jelle, told Associated Press news agency about the Moode Moode fighting. There is also heavy fighting and at least one death being reported near Idale, some 60km (37 miles) south Baidoa, after skirmishes on Tuesday evening. Are you near Baidoa? Send us your experiences "Last evening, a reconnaissance team from the government and the Islamic courts clashed [in Idale]," Mr Jelle told Reuters on Wednesday. "But this morning, ground troops from both sides exchanged mortars from a distance." 'Nervous troops' In Baidoa, Mr Michel spoke to senior government figures pressing the need for negotiations to start between the two sides. We don't have troops in Somalia, but as we have said so many times, we have a limited number of military advisers Birhan Hailu Ethiopia's information minister The Islamists have refused to negotiate with the transitional government until Ethiopian troops leave Somalia. Ethiopian Information Minister Birhan Hailu told the BBC on Tuesday that his country was always ready for dialogue, but said the Islamists were not willing to talk with the transitional government. "We don't have troops in Somalia, but as we have said so many times, we have a limited number of military advisers to support the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Louis Michel is pressing both sides to negotiate But the BBC's Adam Mynott says that as he drove to the airport in Baidoa, he was stopped by a huge convoy of Ethiopian military armour. There were about 10 large artillery cannons, several vehicles - clearly marked with Ethiopian insignia - loaded with ammunition and many hundreds of soldiers. He was detained for about an hour by Ethiopian soldiers who appeared on edge and very nervous. Mr Michel's car was not stopped. The UIC has introduced law and order to the capital and much of southern Somalia for the first time in 15 years and denies links to al-Qaeda. But the BBC's Adam Mynott says that as he drove to the airport in Baidoa, he was stopped by a huge convoy of Ethiopian military armour. There were about 10 large artillery cannons, several vehicles - clearly marked with Ethiopian insignia - loaded with ammunition and many hundreds of soldiers. He was detained for about an hour by Ethiopian soldiers who appeared on edge and very nervous. Mr Michel's car was not stopped. Tell me who is in control of Baydhabo...Xabashis or Yey? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6195863.stm