How much is the monthly wage of the Somaliland forces. That should provide us with clues on their corruptness.

Originally posted by Dhubad.: ^who do you pray to, Louis Farrakhan ? Farrakhan is 100 time better than that arab 'hero' coward hiding in a fox hole. Sleep on that.

I pray every night that there is oil in Somalia.

I concur with the ideas of General Duke. Puntland State has shown itself to be the most responsible and outward looking state of the country. It has the most responsible and capable community inside and outside the country that can take the rein of leadership. The capital of the country and all branches of country, should be moved to Garowe from Mogadishu permanently. We need to build Puntland State to a strong state with a strong army. So we can sort out the mess of the those in the south who refuse to behave, once and for all and bring into the fold the wayward state of Somaliland back into the fold.

I'm starting to admire the Puntlanders they always look normal and civilized not like Somalianders who go out wearing shameful clothes and act like animals in London.

Do we need to further anti-american nonsense on these forums?

The put all the poor women in the back!

More money needed for Somalia, says United Nations * "Encouraging" signs country moving forward By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Somalia's embattled government is making slow progress towards restoring security and public services, but the country remains fragile and will need more aid money in the coming months, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Without significant development aid it would be very hard for the east African nation's interim government to continue trying to end 18 years of lawlessness and improve the lives of its people, said U.N. political chief Lynn Pascoe. International donors agreed in April to provide almost $214 million to Somalia and while Pascoe said there were two outstanding pledges that he hoped would be received shortly, more money would be needed. "I would guess that we would be asking for more money and more assistance in the months ahead. Clearly they are going to need it both for security and also for the social services that the government needs to provide," Pascoe told reporters. Fighting between the government and Islamist rebel groups has killed 19,000 civilians since the start of 2007 and driven another 1.7 million from their homes. Diplomats say the lawlessness on land is a major cause of Somali piracy. Despite foreign naval patrols, attacks on ships by Somali pirates have soared, reaching 148 in the first half of 2009. Thirty-one hijackings were successful, netting tens of millions of dollars for the pirates. An African Union AMISOM peacekeeping mission in Somalia is slowly being bolstered. It is currently made up of about 5,200 troops and will eventually increase to 8,000, Pascoe said. "Nobody obviously wants to sound overly optimistic about Somalia at any time, but the fact is that the strategy is in place and it is moving forward," he said. "You can see the direction that we're heading and that is somewhat encouraging." "Anyone who looks at Somalia would not call the situation anything but fragile," Pascoe said. "But unlike a few months ago when everyone was making dire predictions ... I don't think people are making those assumptions at the moment." U.N. Secretary General Ban ki-Moon's special envoy on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kaelin, said on Tuesday that the situation in Somalia was worsening. Kaelin told reporters he was shocked at the violence internally displaced people suffered in Somalia. He said the humanitarian and protection needs were huge, yet international contributions had declined. Pascoe said that over half the Somali people alive at the moment were children or youths who had never known peace. "More than half the population of Somalia is under 18," said Pascoe. "Anybody in Somalia that is 18 or under has never lived in a country that is not in chaos." "It's so critical that our effort there has to succeed," he said. "We have to give the people there a real chance." (Editing by Cynthia Osterman) http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN27249783

I'm impressed with the Puntlanders here. They look classly and educated not like the Somalilanders crap you use walking the streets of London.

How pathetic this country and people just begging and begging. They can't even draft a law to protect and patrol the waters. What a a joke.

Originally posted by ANTARA: You hate the ARABS yet you gloat over their success. Get your own hotel nigger Last time I checked the country is in AFRICA and they look as BLACK as me.

Yes it is the one owned by the Libyans.

It seems like Khartoum is really turning itself around. This new hotel opened called the Burj Al-Fateh. http://www.burjalfateh.com/baf/home.aspx

Very impressive video.

They said the same thing in the 1980s how we would all be speaking Japanese and how they would be on top. Low and behold it never happened and America is still there. It will be the same thing in 50 years.

We have many Christians in Somalia. Why are discriminating against these people??

What's wrong with being christian?

Let's see now what the breakaway's provinces friends in the west will say to this. One step backwards.

Does anyone about this? I find it a truly stunning natural feature. This article says it is the World's largest bioluminescent area. http://atlasobscura.com/places/milky-seas http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/milkysea.html

It is stunning isn't it. There is lots to explore. I just found a glowing milky sea just off Puntland. Here it is http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/milkysea.html

Well done to Botswana for another peaceful election. Botswana is the pride of Africa and here is why: Botswana is the largest diamond-exporting country in the world. It gained independence from Britain in 1966 – and in 1967 the first diamonds were discovered. This has given the country one of the largest growth rates in per capita income in the world over the past three decades. Economic growth averaged 9pc per year from 1967 to 2006. Most of this was built on diamonds. The country generated more than one third of its GDP and 70pc of export revenue from trading in gems – until the crunch hit. Well done to Botswana. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana

Very very sad news. May he rest in peace.

They more people see this the less support they will have. So all in all, I suppose it will work out well in a strange way.

Do we really need a Iranian source? Please save us this embarasment.

What did I tell you? Never trust them. What is the reason. Somalia does not have relations with Israel when Egypt or Jordan openly trade and have relations with them. Can someone explain this situation???