Jalaqsan! Anagoo idil umaleynmayo inaan labaatanaadkii dhaafey! Weli Sodomaadkii dhuldheer ayaan u aragnaa; laakiin hade waxaa sharaf noo ah inaad nagu matasho Odayaal. Afkaaga caano dhey ah lagu qabey-- amabase wixii kaloo aad kasii jeceshahay inaad dhanto

Jamaal I demand such a copy Sire. Thank you. Nabad Sophist

books, books and more books! and oh yeah, sipping tea in those old English Cafes behind Haymarket reading my newly acquired books.

War ileen tanoo kale, Soomali ayuun baan islahaa kobtan baad ka akhriye, laakiin hade hayaankeygii waxaad moodaa in kudeg degey. Baashi iyo raga lacaana maala, war hade toloow maad Soomaliga noogu noolaataan oo afka gaalka meehaan ka joojisaan. Rag waa kii ilduufa, laakiin indheergarad waa kii kagarqaata ilduugkiisa. Nabad Sophist

Baryahaanba Baashoow waa anigii baadiyow galaye, Bartamaha ugma jirin oo waa anigii baylahoo tageye Baasuukayaal iyo Baroonbaa bogox kasoo yeerey Oo buulkii baraagaha lahaa baasay oo buday e Beerlaxowsi iyo waanwaan warkaas laga wawa beri e. Afartaas sidii Waran laridey meel ma aqubadsiiyey, Baantoobi maayee wiil belo beerka ma usaarey Ma burqamey sidii baarqab boocame jooga Maansada hadeey baashow baarka sare gaadho, Maqaamkaad ka sheekeen jirtiyo hadhadii meel dhow laga meero Oo masaladaad tiraah lamaherin waayo Oo adoo mirey habeen hadii meel xun lagugu maago Marsan weeye maandhoow hadal aan meelna loo marin’e Bal kafiirso maansada ileen rag waakii baraaruga e Baashoow hadaad baarqab tahay Bari kasoo Maaxay Oo Biidhikaalihii kakorey oo wiil belo ismoodey Bal isbanbaani oo ha beelhoofin ileen will belaad tahay e, ---- Kaftan wanaag weeye arintani.

Mutakalim penned down "I suppose this is but one of the many medicore attempts at comicality you perform. If only you were witty..." Such a shot will never miss its target! LST, my dear fellow what has prompt you to initiate this thread? perhaps after......! oh well, one should never cease to let his mind to wonder. Nabad Sophist PS: LST, send me an email; there are things that needs our attention.

Xuseenow jigraar lama hadlee jaalkay baa tahaye, Adaan iga jadeer wicin markuu Jaahilkii didaye, Jaanhooy adaan qaban markuu jiitay gacalkaaye. Ragga gaalo jeefaafi waa ehel jaxiimaade, Jahannama inay gelahayaan waygu jaamaca e, Adaa jamalka soo raray markay janan u guureene. Junne weeye ruuxaan ahayn jaadka aad tahaye, Dadkii kale ka jeestaye adaan jaari kuu ahaye, Waxaan kaa jarreeraynayaa sanadan jiilaale. Sagal jiidan caad jilicsaniyo jarar hillaacaaya. Onkod jow leh daad soo jirmaday jahada oo xiintay, Jowjowlihii xalay sidii jibin u guuxaayey, Jirka da'ay jallaysaha gugii hara jidhaamowday, Jidhimada afkaa marahayiyo jababka ceegaaga, Jaqaqarida geedaha noqdiyo xamashka oo jiiqle, Sidii jaawo dhane loo shubaan jeelka ka bi'ine, Waxaan kugu jalbeebinahayaa jow*****i gabaye, Jawiskayga maqal caawa waan jalalabaayaaye. Jundigii xigaaliyo anoo jooga gurigayga, Anigaan jareexiyo xumaan juuq la ii oranin, Anigaan rag ii soo jirfaday jil iga qaadaynin. Anigoo jalaalada dhigtoo diinta jibanaaya, Anigoo jameecada galoo jaarrun xaruntayda, Anigoo wixii aan jantaba jimic la siiyo. Jamradii adduunyada anoo jimicnimow haysta, Karuur jagagaclayniyo anoo jaanka fuudahaya, Anigaan jarraysimo hunguri la iga jeeqaaqin, Jaanjaani baa iga khatalay johoraddaydiiye, Hawo nimaan ka jigan baan ahoo jiiro dheer koriye, Waxaan ahay nimaan jare aqoon sida jaguug awre. Jawaabtii *****eten kolkay jalawdii ii yeedhay, Inaan joro ku sii dhaho hadday igaga jeebnaatay, Jiidaha Ilaahay haddii la igu jeeraarshey. Xaga jiqa jaleefaniyo qurac, jinow wax heeraaya, Jiqtoolaha galooliyo sarmaan jarafku xiimaayo, Jimbac surad leh, jiiqo isku baxay, jiica iyo siiqda, Jillab xanafle jowdheer qallalan, jabi xanuun weyn leh, Jirma qodax leh, jiiqjiiq wax mudi jeerin iyo yooco, Jirda badan jiroon iyo qaroon, jaaluf iyo seeri. Jafka hawka guuraha waxaan jar iska xooraayey, Wuxuu jeeni calafow libaax igu jibaadaayey, Raadkaan ku jiillaa wuxuu daba jadeemaayey, Jaldhaftiisa qoobka ah waxaan dib u jalleecaayey, Jaajuurka geesaha waxaan jilayey ruuxayga, Waxaan jaamagaarkii cabsida jimanka buuraayey, Wiyil joof leh iyo yey waxaan jirif ku keynaanshey, Jinni qabe shabeel ihi wuxuu igu jalaacaayey, Juq waxaan u soo iri dugaag jalabutaynaaya. Wixii gaade jimiq soola xuli juhunkii ii muuqday, Jititaha hortayda ah waxaan jaaha kala leexday, Wuxuu jiinka ii maray midgaan jilibka tooxaaya. Kobaan jeesna ooliyo waxaan jarar ku aynfaaday, Jawi lagu harraadiyo waxaan omos jibaaxaayey, Jugleey igu dhawaaqdiyo wuxuu galowgu jiiqleeyey, Jid abaara oo kulul waxaan hilin ku jiillaaday, Juunaha xagaagii wuxuu jaaha iga leefay, Jeedaaladii wuxuu indhaha jiitay aragoodu. Jarmaadiyo carraababa waxaan bari u sii jeeday, Xagla jalaqle laafyaha waxaan jagac ka siinaayey, Jiitada masaafada waxaan jimiyey tooxeeda. Jaldhiskayga saydhadu waxay jac iga siinaysey, Jiriiricada ooga waxaan jararacoonaayey, Cagta jeerarkeediyo waxaan boqonta jeedaashey, Jalfiska iyo qonofkii waxaan jag isa siinaayey, Jiljilladiyo seedaha waxaan jaa'ifo u geystey, Jirridkii xabaallaa wuxuu jabiyey suulkayga, Jirriqaa abeeriyo waxaan gocondho jeexaayey, Janqaraara socodkii waxaan jaynaf macaluulay, Jidaashaan u yeellaa wuxuu jiirku iga suumay, Jilbis halaqa iyo good waxaan jaanta kala booday, Wixii aan ku joogsaday abees jilifle oo duuban, Maska jirirqleeyaa wuxuu jiiris igu dhaafay, Jambareera dhicidii waxaan jiifka qaban waayey, Hadba jimicsi iyo taah waxaan jilibka soo laabay, Jidiindhowga qabatoon waxaan jiilka rogi waayey, Waxaan jiidha waaberi kacoo jalafsadoo luuday, Jarmaadada aroortii waxaan juhul madoobaaday, Waxaan dhegaha jawgii ka baxay jibindhow moodaayey, Wixii aan jajuub galay, waxaan jawray badankeyga, Rabbi baygu jeefaye wxaan jululay ruuxayga, Jaldhanka iyo baahida waxaan jalaqa heemaarshey, Haddaan boqor jawaab iiga iman bad uma jeeleene, Jeclaantaan u qabay baan jaankii badihiiye, Jirku ima xanuuneen hadduu joog i leeyahaye,. Jeer baa Ilaah ii qadaray jiirahaan maraye, Jiidaha in meel loogu wado jaahil baan garane, Waxse igu jirrabay waa ninkii jookha ii lulaye. Cayuun jalalowlayn iyo raggaan jeer fardaha siiyey, Jaamuus lo'aad iyo raggaan jimir aruu dhiibay, Ammaan lacag jiriidaw furoo jeebka uga buuxshey, Waxaan gool jinaad weyn qaloo joome uga gooyey, Xeeryaha jiriidha leh waxaan jaari ugu qaaday, Waxaan ramag jimiimici murkaha uga jufsiinaayey, Waxaan ila xir jeexya leh aroos jalalmluu hooyey, Jirjir malaba iyo foon waxaan jil uga yeelaayey, Waxaan jaawiduu shiday intaan jalamaduu shaahshey, Nimankaan jalbeebtooda gole jurux ka dhawraayey, Inay jaxar abaal iiga dhigi laabtu jirin mayne,, Jasadayda Eebbaan ka helin taloba waa jeere.

Among many poems; this is rather fitting in the mood which I am in. Lord Byron comes to my rescue. SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that 's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light 5 Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impair'd the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; 10 Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is SO innocent!

Intaan aqaano aniga keligeey; waxaan hubaa kuwa badan oo kale iney kujiraan. 1.Ali Jaamac Jangeli MP: BA History and Politics from Trinity College, Oxford 2. Goonle MP (Former "Vice President" of Puntland and former head of IMF in Southeren Africa), MA in Econ and from Keble College, Oxford 3. Deeqo CuluJoog PhD in sociology-- one of the first African Women to have gained such a degree-- waa sida ey noo sheegeen eh. ------------ Aqoonyahanadu qofna iney kasugaan dib udhiska Soomaliya ma aha. Ninka and Naagta caqliga usaaxiibka ah, waa inuu/iney la tafaacushaa xaalada Soomaliya kataagan oo aaney ku dhegnaanin some high ideals they have read from "the great" books. Qaran dib udhiskiis ayaa inoo yaala, marka ninkii aqoon isku tuhmaya dhaliisha biyo col dhaanshay-da ah hajoojiyo oo haka qeyb qaato this noble task that is awaiting us all, hadii kale catowka bilaashka ha joojiyo. Tuugadan tirada badan ee doofaarey isugu timi waan in laga dhiciyaa umada. Marka haatan ninkii wax is bidayoow wadankaagii waa uu kusugayaa. Wasalaamu Alaikum.

Nationalist? are you sure these mines were left behind by C/casiis Cali Bare?

He has no English Accent-- though I have been told he was educated at Luton , actually it shows from his accent. But his Somali sounds as though he is one of the literati; that is given i am sure. Togane, he is simply horrid.

He is very articulate; i like the way he brushed off the other "isims".

Nina ninkiis ma dhalo. Xirsi Magan *awoowe* waa nin rageed; caqli nin uu biyo dhigey. I have the pleasure of seeing him regularly. One of the most intelligent Somali elders I have had the pleasure meeting-- wuxuu isoo xusuusiyaa ragii OLOL iyo Maan buuxiye lahaa.

Uuh the ever tribally motivated discussions! With sane mind, one would assume there would be a ceasefire in the cyber space war for the respect of this Holly month; but like their uncles in front lines they unleash fury of great magnitude--- all these are not so cleverly covered with flowery language. Aloow Noo Gargaar. Nabad

Why Mogadishu is the Xudun of Somalia? Maadaama Dawlad inoo dhalatay, Soomali ayaan kucaano maali. Xamar Caasimad waxay u aheyd Soomali oo idil; caasimadnimadeedu ma aanay ku kasban xamar ahaan, laakiin waxa ey kutimi kadib markii ey noqotey mambaca soomali oo idil. Haatan, Xamar hal qabiil baa isugu harey, dadkii kalena kasoo xeershey, marka Maxaa xamar kaduwaya Beydhabo, LasCanod, Hargeisa, ama Kismaayo? Xamar bahalo galeen ayey noqotey, ilaa bahalahaasna laga saaro oo Soomali oo idil ey dareento in ninkastiyi uu dego karo, markaas ayey kusoo noqon doontaa Caasimad nimadeedii hore--- waa hadii wax isbedelaan. Sida loo beeniyey, in hal qabiil xaq uleeyahay in Soomaliya Madaxweyne kanoqdaan, ayaa loo bushinayaa in Xamar sida ey haatan tahay aanay kunoqon doonin magaalo madax. Xeerka wadankana waxaa kuyaala in hadii Xamar ey bahalo galeennimada ey kusii socoto in meel kale lageyn doono Magaalo madaxda.

Machadka Horumarinta Dhaqaalaha iyo Siyaada Soomaliya. ---- Waxaa Aqoonyahanada Soomaaliyeed ee kukala nool daafaha Caalamka la lasocsiinayaa, kadib markii Jamhuuriyadii Sedexaad ey noo dhalatey, in aqoonyahanada Soomaaliyeed xil meel madhaafaan ah ey kasaaran tahay hogaankeeda. Waxa haatan la yagleeyey, machadka kor kuxusan, kaasoo loogu talo galay in uu mambac u noqdo Soomalida aqoonyankeeda. Shaqada ugu horeysa ee uu machadku ku howlan yahay waxa weeye, in uusoo ururiyo, miida aqooneed ee Soomalida indheer garadkeedu kufadhiyaan. Waxaan hada aqbaleynaa sadex mawduuc in wax laga soo qoro, qofkii qoraalkiisuna guuleysto waxaa uu kuguuleysanayaa bilad gunno ah (a prize. Sadexda mawduuc waxa ey kala yihiin: 1. How would the Federal System work. 2. In Diplomatic terms (practicality taken into account) how can this government would deal with the question of Hargeisa; "Somaliland". 3. If Mogadishu currently cannot host this new republic, which of these cities would you think would be best to be a temp capital: Baydhabo,Kismayo or Garoowe; and why? Fadlan, qoraalkaagu yaanu kayaraan 1000 kun erey, yaanu-na kabadan 1500 kun iyo shan boqol. English iyo Somaliba waad ku soo qori kartaa. Fadlan, usoo *** *** maqaalkaaga emailka Siihaya Gudoonka machadkan Shirwa@gmail.com Waad mahadsan tihiin. ISEP

Machadka Horumarinta Dhaqaalaha iyo Siyaada Soomaliya. ---- Waxaa Aqoonyahanada Soomaaliyeed ee kukala nool daafaha Caalamka la lasocsiinayaa, kadib markii Jamhuuriyadii Sedexaad ey noo dhalatey, in aqoonyahanada Soomaaliyeed xil meel madhaafaan ah ey kasaaran tahay hogaankeeda. Waxa haatan la yagleeyey, machadka kor kuxusan, kaasoo loogu talo galay in uu mambac u noqdo Soomalida aqoonyankeeda. Shaqada ugu horeysa ee uu machadku ku howlan yahay waxa weeye, in uusoo ururiyo, miida aqooneed ee Soomalida indheer garadkeedu kufadhiyaan. Waxaan hada aqbaleynaa sadex mawduuc in wax laga soo qoro, qofkii qoraalkiisuna guuleysto waxaa uu kuguuleysanayaa bilad gunno ah (a prize. Sadexda mawduuc waxa ey kala yihiin: 1. How would the Federal System would work. 2. In Diplomatic terms (practicality taken into account) how can this government would deal with the question of Hargeisa; "Somaliland". 3. If Mogadishu currently cannot host this new republic, which of these cities would you thing would be best to be a temp capital: Baydhabo, Kismaayo or Garowe and why? Fadlan, qoraalkaagu yaanu kayaraan 1000 kun erey, yaanu kabadan 1500 kun iyo shan boqol. English iyo Somaliba waad ku soo qori kartaa. Fadlan, usoo *** maqaalkaaga emailka Siihaya gudoonka machadkan Shirwa@gmail.com Waad mahadsan tihiin. ISEP

New Dawn indeed.

Fat chance of that happening? Isn't he the brother of the current Puntland president (acting president) H.E. Ahmed Abdi Hashi?

Sa'da gabey Jamaaloow adigaa saatir ku ahaaye, Adigaa Sanaag iyo Soolal Saaqi u ahaaye, Saarka waa adigii saari jirey samawadoow suuban Maad ka saaqdid beynoow ragwaa kii Sarmaanjiraye, Afartaa sidii Sabeen dhukan saarka ma uga jiidey Saankuu lahaa Samatar saashka ma usaarey Maansadii saaka iitimi sahwi ma kadhowrey Sirqaa hadalkaa soohdee sidii saanad ma udhiibey Afarkalena waa sogootinta wiilka saarka noo-tumey Sarwaaska laguma aqoon Nimankii Simanka ahaaye Maandhow Siyidkii iyo Samatarbaa soohdin kuu xiga Iyagaa daadih jirey maansadaad soori kari weydey Ma silowdey baashow rag waa suuncad iyo saawi Mise Suunaari Sanaageed baa saaka kaa tagey ------- Jamaal, Awoowgey hade waa uu gabyi jirey, laakiin aniga waad iijeedaayoo ma aan soo rogan karo.

Baahbaahinta maansadan waa Anigii berri ka'ahaye Beryahaanba ma ubogin barbaartii boringka aheyde Sidii Bariis baarixey baa laga booradeye Sadexdaas dhextaal ma uga dhigey seerin iyo goon Sudaxdii sanaag iyo ma-usimey saaq iyo seer Sar kalena waa tan aan aan baarqabka u ahaa Baashoow dhiin iyo hadaad bagox ka soo roortey oo biidhikaalihii reer barsuug boobtey hadalkisa Barsanmaayo ee beesaaniyoo buntukhaaga barowsii ----------------------- Ceebey tacaal, bal waxa aan kobtan ku qorey eega. Walee odeygii awoowga ii ahaa kaw buu iga siinlahaa haduu eegatadan arki lahaa cantarobaqashka aan ku qorey goobtan.

Best: Metaphysics Least Interesting: Law, especially Land Law; that is why I will never practice the bugger-- or so I am telling myself right now.

Final year in Law.

They all being, nothing but words.

A Nation in Search of A credible President By Faisal Roble Of the unserious pack that is running for Somalia's presidency (numbering as many as seventy individuals - just as more than sixty candidates officially registered to run for California's governorship during Mr. Davis's recall campaign), very few of them deserve the attention of the nascent Parliament in Kenya who is poised to elect a president on October 10, 2004. Some candidates have reportedly withheld their names due to the $2,000 deposit rule that the Parliament recently instituted. Some of the most feasible candidates in the pack such as Jaamac Cali Jaamac, Cato, who is accused of plotting the killing of 18 rangers and blamed for looting and selling some of Somalia's basic industries for scrap metals, Farah Sindiko, still waiting to answer Olympic officials on corruption charges, Xaaji Yalaxow, Jini boqor, etc., etc.,) are part of the problem than the solution (for an excellent literary description of the destructive role of this group, please see Ismail A. Hassan's article “ Miskiin iyo Ma Naxe). The only thing most of the members of the pack, read "bilaash xaytayaal," or the no-good doers, have in common is their hate of Abdullahi Yusuf. And that, by itself, is not enough to earn them serious votes in the parliament. Similarly, we shall not waste our constrained time and energy on Ina Bubaa, who, for unknown reasons, jumped into the frying pan of the presidential campaign last minute, despite his dismal record as the foreign minister of the TNG and a tarnished image in Somaliland that is an embarrassment to everyone related to him. One candidate that deserves the least attention must be Abdulqasim Salad Hassan, who, by presiding over the failed Transitional National Government (TNG), wasted so much hope of his people and the World community and ultimately corrupted the affairs of this troubled country. And, for him to suggest he would use a decisive - read brutal - force to control his detractors in a press conference only days before the election of a new president borders the behavior of psychopath regretting missed opportunities to kill, destroy and ultimately silence dissention. As they say in Burco's dismissive lexicon, "Iska hadlow ina Igare." Abdulqasim is a spent quantity: his main legacy, besides letting everyone down, is the blood letting war that is currently raging in the Jubaland. His TNG regime defiantly chose to pour capital and arsenal into the hands of the marauding militia of the Juba Valley Alliance and fanned the Kismayo fratricidal conflict, instead of arresting it. Unfortunately, due to his total incompetence, narrow clannish sentiment and his undying dictatorial Siyadist tendencies, the TNG unceremoniously came to a crashing halt before its time expired. And, after all the failure he caused, Abdulqasim thinks Somalis want him for four more years? Simply put, he is delusional and perhaps an indication that Somalia's politics is more complex than meets the eye. Unfortunately, Somalia under Abdiqasim again would mean a land where pirates (AbdiQaasim, Xaaf, etc., etc) earn more praise than priests. A new kid in the block is Engineer Cadow. An engineer by training and a former confidante of Xaaji Yalaxow, Cadow comes into the race with mixed baggage. His past association with the controversial Xaaji Yaloxow will certainly not sit well with many Somali's and perhaps the entire Puntland administration. In addition, his close association with the narrow interest of the ****** subclan and its politics are issues that can potentially be used to attack his campaign. However, his spectacular jump into the race with a lot of fanfare and the reported endorsement by two key foreign states, Djibouti and Italy, could mark a decisive move to find a moderate ****** with a broader appeal than Abdulqasim. As some of his supporters speculated, Italy could use its muscle to lobby on IGAD members to favor Engineer Cadow. Plus, Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh's endorsement of Engineer Cadow and the political skills Mr. Galaydh possesses can weaken Addullahi Yusuf's support base, and make Cadow's candidacy all the more serious. Moreover, a massive movement among Mogadishu's business class may lend him the clout he needs to be a power to be reckoned with. It appears so far that he could as well be the alternative to Abdullahi Cadow and Abdulqasim, where both candidates are from the ****** clan, but does not stand a “China man's†chance. Sifting through the list of candidates, Osman Kalluun is the only person who has the least baggage with the most remarkable vision statement, a plan of peace and reconstruction as well as an outline of foreign policy in the event that he is elected. Although penniless but armed with a strong vision and an enlightened sense of the deep meaning of Soomalinimo, Osman Kaluun is set out to fight for the right cause. With his hands resting on his lap, confidently sitting underneath the now-maligned Somali emblem of the blue flag and the familiar leopards, Osman Kaluun's campaign posters clearly show a man with a mission. He has already claimed his campaign to be a "tabliiq," or a call with a purpose. As such, he instills in the Somali people with a new hope. Wearing an infectious smile over his dark complexion, Osman Jamac, Osman Kalluun, is the kid from that nomadic humble background and, in more than one way, resembles Willie Brown of San Francisco, who with equally broad smile, escaped from the ghetto background - Mr. Brown is a veteran of the Democratic leadership and former speaker of California's House of Assembly. In his long career, Mr. Brown helped empower Blacks in the state. Likewise, Osman Kalluun promises to help this desperate nation tackle its multi-faceted, yet intractable problems of leadership, reconciliation and reconstruction. Born in 1941, Osman Kalluun was raised as a nomad until school age. Upon completion of high school, he went on to study engineering and earned an MS degree from the university of Leningrad. His employment record as the former Chief Engineer (1968-73), and later the Deputy Minister of Fishery, where he instituted many bread and butter projects, establishes him as both a technocrat and a CEO. His brief association with the anti-Barre armed struggle also gives him revolutionary credentials, a virtue only Abdullahi Yusuf claimed so far, but one that Adow and all the other bilaash xaytayaal" or the no-good doers lack. Once he resigned his position as a Deputy Prime Minister in the TNG, Osman Kalluun embarked on a mission to reconcile the Somali people. Just like the late Omar Maolin Hilawle, who steadfastly stood for reconciliation and reckoning, Osman Kalluun showed political courage and independence of thought to defy the narrow confines of primordial identity and defied clanist politics, without minimizing the hurt and mayhem exacted against his people. In the tradition of Nelson Mandela, Osman Kalluun called upon his people to forgive. To this end, he proposes that, as a president, he will institute a truth and reconciliation commission fashioned after the South African experience. Those who loose sight of this candidate's superior sprit of conflict resolution in the interest of Somaalinimo, he called them "Ciil ka ma Korayaal," or those marred in a pity pot. He also articulated a clear program of power devolution from the federal state to semi-autonomous local governments. This is accompanied by the most sweeping foreign policy pledge that no future government of Somalia shall initiate any kind of war against its neighbors. While this instrument recognizes the territorial integrity of Somalia's neighbors, it is also a candid admission that consecutive wars in the region are responsible for the immature death of its first republic. Of all the candidates, particularly the front-runners (Abdullahi Yusuf and Adow), Osman Kalluun is the only one who has the regional and tribal weight to talk to Somaliland and bring its issue to a closure, one way or another. On the contrary, except by coercion, both front-runners are less equipped to start a dialog let alone resolving the Somaliland/***** issue. Moreover, no one candidate is more qualified than Osman Kalluun to undo what the Riyaale administration has done to the ******-***** relationship (Ahmed Hassan, Somaliland.org). Osman Kalluun's affinity with the people of the two sides to the conflict is a plus factor to bring a closure to this internecine regional conflict. It is not conceivable that the Somalia presidency go back again to those with shady record and a negative past. One has to be bold enough to say enough is enough. If Somalia fails again, let those diehard (macangag) leaders who kept Somalia in its misery so far blame themselves. As to Osman Kaluun, he may not "reach to the top of the mountain," but we part with him with Amilcar Cabral's advise on the creation of an effective cadre: Be fair and true to your beliefs, fear no failure and keep your level of confidence high. A protracted "tabliiq" mission to resuscitate the dying statehood of Somalia shall also keep a focus on the transition to democracy. May the children of Somalia, with the help of Allah, keep this troubled nation's fate away from the hands of the pirates? Faisal Roble Fabroble@aol.com Faisal is a City Planner in Los Angeles, CA.