Paragon We should bring it back, imagine if all those Somali youths who terrorize you folks in East London got put into the Military, it would do wonders.

Duke loool. I like the idea that one should not fear this government because it is run by locals? Thats fantastic. of course its fantastic saxiib why would someone like Prof Addow propogate violence in Xamar when his University is located there, it makes no sense.

I have always propagated mandatory military service and Inshallah Somalia should follow that route. We are a small population and need every man to protect our borders and sovereignty and it also beats obesity and idleness.

I missed it last night, Ibti what do I care I am enjoying the entertainment.

^^I understand your concerns saxiib, however again you don’t have to fear this government, not only can they coexist but the government can help Mogadishu society in its progress. The President, education Minster and Interior Minster are men from the city who have worked with the civil society of Mogadishu before and are willing to do it again. If you want to defeat the extremist groups that roam around the city, then support the single entity that has the capacity in bringing alternatives to them. Character change in governments play a crucial role in changes of society, the current leaders got rid of Ethiopia, if that’s not a gesture of goodwill from them then I don’t know what is.

Meiji lay off the Federal government saxiib the heads of it are local men who want he best for South so adeer you don’t need to fear it. I think bringing foreign troops is a bad idea as it would give opposing the government incentives to continue the struggle, even if they come they won’t be effective, locally trained forces (10,000 proposed in Djibouti) would be a better idea.

First I can’t speak for the new brother Meiji, in my view as I said there is no official organ that represents Mogadishu and the surrounding areas, however common folks are united in local ideals which is the foundation behind any region. The local folks are formulating a regional state Second question what do you mean united? that every tom dick and harry believe in the same thing

What is the unity you're talking about in Mogadish where hundreds are dying everyday coz of war between groups, warlords and others ? Lool JB you over do yourself saxiib, adeer the city hasn’t been this peaceful since summer of 2006, everyday groups are uniting behind the banner of governance, the only armed group who are killing the locals is incidentally led by a man from your region so spare us the pretentious talk. Meiji saxiib these folks want you to call it Banadirland and create a website with .org I dont think there is an official Mogadishu society but common folks who want no violence in their streets and don’t want foreign troops in their city, they can lobby the government (which they are doing) and it should listen to their concerns.

Tragic incident, but I am proud of the resilience our people show inshallah they will be back on their feet

^^There you go let the dust settle now,

Malouda is one of the worst players in chelsea side I blame him for france failure in the Euros. Arshavin not fitting in AT you are starting to worry me saxiib

Liverpool look very good, gents we will help win it by taking 3 points at the theatre of dreams Liverpool 1st Arsenal 2nd Man U 3rd Chelsea 4rth this is how it will end Norf I told you about Arshavin also see him on interviews the guy is a joker saxiib

Come on Ngonge We all know that if you keep it tight against Liverpool for 60 mins they will calm down from the hyper frantic start and loose the game even Fake Madrid got back in the last 20 mins. Bayern are without their key stricker klose for 6 weeks and Barca play better football than Chelsea who will beat you with Drogba and the man of the moment Essien

United are shouldnt be difficult, when Fabregas and Ade are back its game although i am sceptical about our center backs. For entertainment purposes I hope to see liverpool through. Final Arsenal vs Barcelona :cool:

wicked draw for Arsenal, Nuune, Ngonge and Norf unlucky lads looks like an early exit unless you can stop Essian the machine

After all these years I am just a nomad I cant seem to get to that 1000 post no matter what I do.

Not long before the draw I am hoping to avoid Barca and Chelsea the rest are fair game

Good Move in future this man should be taken before war crime courts

Yesterday it was the Kenyan hospital visit, the day before his walk is not a presidential walk, today he is to dark and he ought to not visit Rwanda. It all comes with the territory the President is at the helm of the most prized seat in the Horn of Africa and we will always have those who oppose him for what ever reason. As with regards to who he should talk to Xiin is right, Al Shabaab is the main opposition group and just like Abdullah ibn Abbas (ra) brought several thousands of the Khawarijites back under the rule of Ali (ra) our Ulema is doing the same. Ngonge some of his finest negotiators are in heated debates with Al Shabaab on a daily basis so be patient for results saxiib.

^^ I didn’t say it wasn’t a political blunder (If I was him I wouldn’t have gone there) it just the significance of it which is next to nothing. It is in the same category as when Tony Blaire sat on Football focus pretending to know the game, it wasn’t the blow the Tores wanted and this one wont do anything.

I hope Liverpool knocks out Madrid they are the most boring team in the world. Gents you all saw Eduardo sublime finish the other day Arsenal are back in the business end of the season, only Barca can stand in our way

A classic case of making a mountain out of a molehill.

By Peter Clottey Washington, D.C Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Somalia's council of ministers is expected to be meeting Prime Minster Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke today to discuss ways of implementing Sharia law. The move is expected to weaken Islamic hard-liner insurgent groups, including al-Shabab. Described by Washington as a terrorist organization with links to al-Qaeda, al-Shabab has refused to recognize the new unity government, threatening to take control of the country and fully implement Sharia. President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed recently agreed to institute Sharia in response to rebel demands. The fundamentalist code generally demands a separation of unrelated men and women, bans music, requires women to envelop themselves in public and demands that men wear beards. Council of ministers member Abdirashid Irro Mohammed tells reporter Peter Clottey that the application of Sharia will take the country a long way toward ending ongoing bloodshed. "Today we have a meeting with the prime minister as council of ministers, and I think the agenda will be the performance of the 90 days of our government. And we will also discuss how we will apply the sharia law," Mohammed pointed out. He said discussing the implementation of Sharia law is new to most of the members of the council of ministers. "Hopefully, this is new for us, although we are Islamists. But we need to discuss seriously as council of ministers the way that we can apply the Sharia law. We will discuss the modalities we can use, whether in the stricter sense or the way it has been implemented in other Islamic worlds. But if we will accept as council of ministers the ways to implement the Sharia law, then we will send it to parliament. Then parliament will also have it take on discussions and deliberations to either accept or reject our proposal. But hopefully parliament will approve of the proposal to implement the Sharia," he said. Mohammed said the discussion on ways to implement the law aims to end escalated insurgent attacks. "The reasons why we are going to apply the Sharia law are two things. First of all, the Somalis have been fighting for a long time, and we will like to stop the bloodshed because our opposition from the Somali community in and outside Somalia are requesting for the implementation of the Sharia law. And that we will hope as soon as we approve of it, the opposition will join the government, and the bloodshed will be over," Mohammed noted. He said the government is also taking a cue from average Somalis who have been appealing for the implementation of Sharia. "The other reason why we are going to apply the Sharia law is that you know as we are all Somalis and our community is requesting and asking the government leaders every time that one day there will be an application of the Sharia law. So we have to work with the demands and request of our people and that is the second idea that we are going to apply. And it is a demand of our people," he said. Mohammed said there is an agreement between the government and the opposition that once Sharia is implemented, the other opposition forces will team up with the government in its effort to ensure a stable Somalia after at least 18 years of ineffective rule. "I think most of our opposition forces, especially the hard-line one, have an agreement with our leaders like the president and prime minister that they will join the peace process as soon as the government implements the Sharia law, except al-Shabab. For us, we are thinking about local issues, but al-Shabab is always connected with the international Islamic policy and I think most of the group's leadership are not Somalis and are from outside," Mohammed noted. He said the new Somali administration will take full liability for the implementation of Sharia law. "The Sharia law and the implementation of our religion is the responsibility of our government, and the government will take the responsibility of the Sharia law. And the government will also take responsibility of the whole Islamic religion and for the Somali religion," he said. In February, Somalia's President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed accepted a proposal by local and foreign religious leaders for a truce with hard-line Islamists and the implementation of Sharia. The religious leaders mediated between the government and its foes that escalated their onslaught against the new president, who was elected on January 31. The hard-line al-Shabab militia and other Islamist fighters have waged battles against the government and its allies and vows to fight on until all foreign forces in Somalia withdraw and Sharia is imposed. So far, African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) whom insurgents also repeatedly attack are the only foreign troops in the country since Ethiopian soldiers pulled out last month. Meanwhile, an opposition leader has accused President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as an "Ethiopian stooge, a traitor to Islamists." Source: VOA, Mar 10, 2009

^^Lool I am sure he will pick himself up and try again, Lets hope he is one of those experienced Asian men that you described to us in E road and how fathers prefer them for their daughters instead of the fresh grads

What are you on about saxiib you just arrested one of my MP’s, from where I come from we call that a deliberate aggression. Now do the sensible thing and release the man.