Originally posted by Kamalu Diin: I hope the best for them.....Live in peace and prosperity. and brotherly with state of Somaliland. good neighbour. Com'on, what's with twisting the reality? The secular leaders of those two regions can't stand each other, it was only months ago during the skirmish at Adhi Cadeeye and the threats of war that ensued. It's today brotherly and good neighbour because of the threat of Islamists, but once the threat is taken out of the picture, the old enmity and skirmishes return.

Originally posted by Caamir: He is believed to be the mastermind of the Islamic courts. Who believes that? It's my understanding the Islamic Courts is a natural phenomenon that come into being through a natural process, not the guinea pig of Cabdiqasim Salad.

Originally posted by HornAfrique: I think it is fitting if you separate Sheikh Hassan Dahir and Cabdiqasim from the rest of the group. People can have their own personal opinions and beliefs but as far as we know, these men are not warlords who allowed anarchy to fester and were not controllers of checkpoints and such. I agree with you neither Sheikh Hassan Dahir nor Cabdiqasim Salad is a warlord. They simply do not meet the criteria.

Originally posted by Mr.Red Sea: moreover, this report is propaganda spearheaded by the western media..make sure you don't fall for it. The people who directed this propaganda got it totally wrong. The propaganda might have made a little uproar if it was not about beheading. If the propaganda was about (for example) karbaashing or fining $10 everyone who did not pray, then it might have made a little uproar. But since there is no precedence of beheading even within Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban, almost all people quickly dismissed the propaganda. Morever, one wonders about why this beheading was only reported in Bulo Burto. Why not in Xamar, Balcad, Kismaayo, Afgooye, iwm? If this beheading is a new policy by the Islamic Courts Union, then it would befit to start it in Xamar. Because they screwed up the direction of this beheading propaganda, every future propaganda they direct will be quickly dismissed.

Originally posted by Kulmiye: and a third thought that Muslims in the United States sympathized with al Qaeda, the extremist group behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. According to a new Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll, "More than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East." 911Truth.org

Originally posted by Sheikh Yusuf: Blowing yourself up whether in a car or with a suicide jacket on is illegal and 'haraam' in Islaam, whatever the circumstances. No one can take his or her life for that matter. I am baffled and confused by your above comment. :confused: :confused: :confused: In your previous comment, you encouraged and promised me paradise: Originally posted by Sheikh Yusuf: You might be needed as one of the suicide bombers! Now don't hold your breath boy! Relax, I heard it won't hurt and paradise will be yours. What's with the flip-floppings and contradictions? :confused: :confused: :confused:

Originally posted by Caamir: Those seeking peace, I think, the author is refering to the International community. And what was frustrating the International community before (pre June, 2006) the Islamic Courts Union come into picture? Does the International community even care about peace in Somalia? Why did it only become concerned in post June, 2006? If the Islamic Courts Union are taken out of the picture, will the International community fall back to its pre June, 2006 mode? Definitely.

Originally posted by mystic: Anyways, is this story accurate or not. I doubt it is but, the sheiks should refute this news if it is indeed a lie. Certainly, this story is not accurate. Will it help if the sheikhs refute this news? It's not like the world is willing to listen to them for they have already been condemned, indicted and demonized. This is not the first kind of this news nor the last, expect more in coming months.

Originally posted by Naxar Nugaaleed: it doesn't matter any more, the general is coming, be afriad, be very afriad. It does not matter whether the general is coming or not. The US with all its might and support from a coalition of chickens has been humbled in both Iraq and Afghanistan by a far less-numbered and weaker Islamist foe, and bound for humiliated exit. How does the general compare to the US and its might? Will Somalia's Chalabi or Karzai factor? Very doubtful.

Originally posted by mystic: I was listen to the bbcsomali, and the only thing they said the sheik said was that "Public places such as shops and tea houses in Bulo Burto, about 124 miles northeast of the capital, Mogadishu, should be closed during prayer time and no one should be on the streets, said Sheik Hussein Barre Rage, the chairman of the town's Islamic court." Nothing about beheading, but it seems like the western media is stating something else such as the "Those who do not follow this edict "will definitely be beheaded according to Islamic law," So who is telling the truth, did the sheik said he will behead people who don't pray, because that is not islamic The beheading story was first reported by FOXNews. Go figure!

The takeover of the Al-itihad al-Islami of Mugadishu in June, 2006, and later expansion of its control over much of the south, has been but a great frustration for those seeking peace and reconciliation in Somalia. By linking the Al-itihad al-Islami movement of the 90's to the Islamic Courts Union, A. Hirad is trying to indict and demonize it by reminding us of the US' designation of Al-itihad al-Islami as a terrorist movement or organization. The question is, does it matter which Islamist organization or movement the US designates as terrorist? The answer is NO, because the US designates all Islamist organizations or movements (including grassroot Islamist organizations or movements such as Hamas, Hezbollah, iwm) as terrorist organizations or movements. Do Islamist organizations or movements expect fair treatment from the US? NO. Do Islamist organizations or movements expect fair treatment from Muslims? YES. A. Hirad is a Muslim and it's his duty as a Muslim to express Islamic issues from an Islamic not Western perspective. One wonders about whom the author refers to those seeking peace and reconciliation in Somalia. Are they the leaders of the defunct Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT)? The same leaders who were terrorizing their citizens for more than 1.5 decades? Those that took years to get elected as leaders of Somalia in a foreign country? Those who are openly cooperating with the traditional enemy of Somalia?

Originally posted by Fanisha: Any body here longing for Afweyne? In reality, people long for the past. The past is secured and stored in a safe place (memory, history, iwm). People know the end result of the past, that is what nostalgia is about. But there is no consistency or familiarity in the present or the future. People do not know the end result of the present or the future. The present or the future will oftentimes be compared to the past and people will have a favorable impression of the past. There is a reason why people oftentimes have a favorable impression of the past; because the past was simple whereas the present or the future is getting more complicated. Advancements in the scientific and technological (iwm) fields are to be blamed for that complication. Originally posted by Lieutenant-General Sakhar: Iraq will never recover and believe what I say Should we believe what you say because you possess the power to predict? :confused:

Good article.