Samafal Posted December 19, 2018 20 hours ago, Tallaabo said: You know very well that it is not Puntland's fraudulent claim of our Eastern regions which is in the way of Somaliland's international recognition but rather it is the African Union's fear of seccessionist movements and its policy against the break up of its member states. First of all it is not fraudulent claim but rather legitimate claim. One thing that is true about Somalis that everyone agrees with is they have always been territorially tribal, and the idea White man came colonised and partioned you by force is foreign and illigitimate to us hence not understood. Secondly, the lack of recognition for our separatist in the North is many and complex and I don't think you can pin down to one thing. But the fact that parts of your claimed land is a war zone and disputed exasperate the recognition matter further. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tallaabo Posted December 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Samafal said: First of all it is not fraudulent claim but rather legitimate claim. One thing that is true about Somalis that everyone agrees with is they have always been territorially tribal, and the idea White man came colonised and partioned you by force is foreign and illigitimate to us hence not understood. Secondly, the lack of recognition for our separatist in the North is many and complex and I don't think you can pin down to one thing. But the fact that parts of your claimed land is a war zone and disputed exasperate the recognition matter further. I agree with you that Somalis are territorially tribal but can you see how you are contradicting yourself here? Somaliland's Eastern regions are occupied and governed by the clans that own it. It is also those clans who have made the political decision to be part of Somaliland. So Puntland has got no legitimate claim or any right to rule those regions. It is not your land. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites