Positive news. Support is draining away from the TFG, very fast. Does anyone have a english translation of this?

XORNIMO5, you made excellent points. I'm afraid, until Bush remains in power in America, nothing will change, with western support of ethiopia. It's literally will be more than 2 years, before the dynamics can change on this. 2 more years of hell for Somalia. what bugs me, is why the British press, who are up in arms over Darfur, can ignore the situation in Somalia. The Guardian does a brave job, but even it only writes if there are serious clashes. The rest of the world is shockingly clueless about what Somalia is anyway. Where is the Muslim world, to create the chrous of jeers i this late hour. Remains to be seen.

Are you the famous 'halgeel84' by the way, Northerner?

I'm really glad the Guardian is taking notice. On Monday, I sent countless emails to leading Journalists urging them to take up the issue. Mr. Tisdall replied to me this morning. Here is a transcript. I will write a post in the general section on how to contact these journalists, directly in their email. _________________ Dear Mr. Simon Tisdall, Reporter Please, please cover the massacre that is happening in Somalia, right now. A genocide is in the making and no one is taking notice. The American backed Ethiopian army have laid siege to the cpaital, trapping millions of people, without food and water. Artillery shells is raining down and bodieds lies strewn, everywhere. This is a great and tragic tragedy, the story must be told, the world must know what the Ethiopians are their stooges the TFG are doing right now. Please report it. Reply Forward simon.tisdall@guardian.co.uk to me More options 03-Apr (14 hours ago) FYI, I have written my column today on Somalia. It will be published in Wednesday's Guardian newspaper. It will appear on Guardian Unlimited website later today or early tomorow. Simon Tisdall Assistant Editor The Guardian, 119, Farringdon Rd., London, EC1R 3ER, UK +44 (0)207 713 4785

Jacaylbaro thank you for this wise words. I was certainly encouraged by Mr. Silanyo, who came out very strongly against the massacre in Xamar. Sadly, this constant round of bloodletting will not stop, until all Somalis can go beyond tribalism and pettymindness and close ranks and seek unity. I haven't been to Somalia since I was born in 1976. A long time ago, I don't see someone for his tribe, his clan. But I'm aware it is a different thing altogther when you are inside the country.

Great piece, well done.

An absouletly shameful response. I have nothing but viitrolic hatred of this TFG thug regime. Nothing will satisfy me more than to see all of them, murdered.

It will flare up again no doubt. There will be a series of battles. You can't just think that is it and over. The conflict will go on until they leave.

It will flare up again no doubt. There will be a series of battles. You can't just think that is it and over. The conflict will go on until they leave.

I want to salute the brave fighters on the ground in Xamar for defeating the Ethiopians in this battle. Well done and good job.

I don't agree with it. London is full of mosques. It would be better used to spend it on a school. There is plenty of poverty in London, many people just dont care to see, if they move out of zone1.

Dhucdhuc, don't worry about me, lets address the issue. The issue of persistent weakeness in majority Islamic states. What causes it, why does it happen, what has led to it. Does Islam have a part to play in it. I would say strongly it does. These belief in that everything will play out ok, that it is better to die than to live, the fatalism. Worship of the afterlife and penury in the present. Lets see how that has played out in the present existence of most muslims and especially Somalis.

I think Islam is dying. Look at the modern world. No one cares about Islam. It is synnous with torture and killing. I think Somalia would have progressed more if we didn't have it in our culture. What you have now? Somali women raped by Ethiopians. Cold hard reality is that Islam makes you weak. You don't produce anything, manufacture anything, no technology. you wail and pray, but the ground beneath you doesn't move. Then you wonder, why you are all weak and occupied. Today, the whole Muslim world is a humiliation. Steps to make Somalia Strong in the future. Releagate Islam to the lowest level in society. It functions only in places of whorship and charity. Abolish the clan system, forbide discussion of it in any form at state level Invest in EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION Insitgate a pragmatic foreign policy, based shrewdley on self interest Look across the ocean and towards India, as a trading partner and build a strategic alliance

I think Islam is dying. Look at the modern world. No one cares about Islam. It is synnous with torture and killing. I think Somalia would have progressed more if we didn't have it in our culture. What you have now? Somali women raped by Ethiopians. Cold hard reality is that Islam makes you weak. You don't produce anything, manufacture anything, no technology. you wail and pray, but the ground beneath you doesn't move. Then you wonder, why you are all weak and occupied. Today, the whole Muslim world is a humiliation. Steps to make Somalia Strong in the future. Releagate Islam to the lowest level in society. It functions only in places of whorship and charity. Abolish the clan system, forbide discussion of it in any form at state level Invest in EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION Insitgate a pragmatic foreign policy, based shrewdley on self interest Look across the ocean and towards India, as a trading partner and build a strategic alliance

*BOB you know, i think Islam is dying. Look at the modern world. No one cares about Islam. It is synnous with torture and killing. I think Somalia would have progressed more if we didn't have it in our culture. What you have now? Somali women raped by Ethiopians. Cold hard reality is that Islam makes you weak. You don't produce anything, manufacture anything, no technology. you wail and pray, but the ground beneath you doesn't move. Then you wonder, why you are all weak and occupied.

lol. The ones who possess the highest IQ are the brave resistance fighter on the ground right now.

Fact is that Ethiopia has the lowest IQ in the world. 63!!!!! Somalia is a client state of that country, does that make Somalis, have now the lowest IQ in the world??? http://moderntribalist.blogspot.com/2006/11/low-iqs-are-africas-curse.html

They dont care, no one does. They are made of the same cloth as the TFG stooges. The Yemenis have been shouting as loud as they can for the world to take notice about this problem. If the so called authroties on the side, couldn't care, why should they.

The 'entity' will not be recognised. All these people of talking about leaving the union is a dead horse. The UK is bothered about Scotland leaving, Canada with Quebec, Africa? we wont even go there. It will take forever. In a federal state, all states will have their own power to conduct their affairs within a larger entity. They can set their own laws, local tax regimes, compete with each other, basically everything a country would want, short of its own army and foreign policy.

NGONGE, you are not taking the issue very seriously. In all your posts, you write like you are high on something. The fact is that Ethiopians are settling in their thousands in Somalia and you have chosen to ignore it. It is like the Ostricch, that sees danger and sticks its head in the sand. They see nothing on the horizon so they lump themselves with the TFG.

Good article Hunguri. Alot of people are saying that the problem in Somalia is complex and intricate. The truth is that it is further from the truth. The crux really is that you can have the people behind you, if what they are proposing is acceptable and fair. The TFG is not accetable to the people but is imposed.

Interesting information. Dabshid. Ironically, that is how the Jewish first entered the middle east. By cleverly buying land under the noses of the ever foolish Arabs. I dont think reports of them buying land in Xamar are credible. Who would want to be there. When you can go north. What is in no doubt is that thousands have settled here, mainly in the north. Puntland especially. If you go to the port city of Bossasso, you will wonder if you are in Ethiopia or in Somalia. Now, I don't mind foreigners in the land. Once there is authority and accountability, and security. National instutions are build and so on. A government! Hell, more of them can come, if they want. Millions, if they want too. But at the moment, when the country is in shreds. Any foreigners settling in should be forcibly removed and sent back.

Exactly, what my previous post said. Whilst at the same time, more and more Ethiopians are being housed and settled in Somalia. It's happening right now in Somaliland and Puntland. It's all part of a systematic plan to annex the land to Ethiopia and the fulliment of their dreams.

By incremental approach and as the country burns, the Ethiopians in their thousands are settling in Somalia. With enough present, they will annex the country to Ethiopia, that is their plan for thousands of years. The TFG is working towards this process, hand in glove. Information from the reliable Media Monitors service. Here is the link. http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/41853 The TFG puppets in here, with their boring copy and pasting, offer no solution to the Ethiopian question. In fact they ignore, because their goal is to see their clan leader elected president.

Good move by the minister. No group should claim exclusive rights.People who wear the hijab, wear it so they can make a political statement. Therte is no space for this in schools. You want to be treated equally, then claim special rights, does not work.