Siyaad Barre and his legacy- The failed state of Somalia

[Khadafi]

As times go memories go by fast.  First of all AUN  to the old man. What ever he did, the day will come when he will asked for his deeds. Today while drinking  tea at a Somali cafe,  a  famous  old general    and who was a colonel during Siyaad Barres time and me and a Somali Phd holder in sociology were discussing issues related to covid-19 and how Somalis in Scandinavia has been hard hit by this virus. We all agreed that everything that could go wrong had gone wrong. Somehow the discussion slipped into the recent events of Ethiopia.  The old former colonel  alle cimrigiisa ha dheeriiyo told us Somalia had intelligence  reports it was only matter of time when Menelik' Amhara-centric empire would have severe dissent or dissolve.

He said that he knew that any opposition member to Itoobiya during 70-ties would be screened and be given a hostel and if he needed it (if he was big shot) they would have diplomatic Somali passports.  No wonder why Isayas and Meles , Lencho Letta were all Somali citizens with diplomatic passports.  As the topic progressed   the colonel said despite the dissent against SIyaad Barre. He never thought the country would be in a state of anarchy. When the sociologist asked why.  The colonel said Af-wayne crossed all boundaries. He said he himself had to flee not because of him being affiliated with the clans supporting  Siyaad Barre. He said that once the arms depots were being opened to the people. He knew at that time that it would be impossible to control city.  Mengistu Xayle Maryam, like him or not, he was a half-caste communist amhara. Once the soviet -cuban support slowed down and the armed jabhado were winning he knew he was playing a losing game.

His final orders to the standing Ethiopian army  in 1991 was not to resist the EPRDF entry to Addis Abeba.  Mengistu, had if he wanted set the whole countrey at fire by opening the arms depot in gondar and Bahri-dahar to Amhara civilians. He could have used the ethnic card to gain support but choose not to do so.  Siyaad Barre,  After the so called prominent maanifesto group met him and he assured   hem that he would step down in in a Radio adress Instead chose to make a  radio speach urging the people "Beeraha falla" A bizarre speech indeed to make when USC was at the gates of Mogadishu. He then chose to open the arms depot to certain clans and he 100% tried to use the clan-card to stay in power. You choose, the midget Mengistu  or af wayne Siyaad Barre?   Those who are inclined to intellectually defend him might bring his af-soomaliga campaign but the truth is that the civilian government in 1960-ties had already a commission for writing of Af-Soomali. What Af-weyne did was only to continue with that commission.  Those who who have nostalgia for the glorious 80--ties are mistaken.  AUN jaale madaxwayne Maxamed Siyaaad Barres legacy will be that he chose anarchy in  his lust for power while mengistu chose ethiopian nationalism. The devilish "jabhado" that overthrew him were no better.. They were worse but He was ultimately the one who set the standard for them.

 

 

 

 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

We can't compare docile, supple Xabashi populace to the rigid geeljire mentality of certain maryooleey, who were spearheading the jabhado in 1990.

Dalal badan ayaa madaxweynahooda iska tuuray since 1991 - Itoobiya, Rawaandha, Burundi, Koongo, Koongada kale, Musambiig, Angoola, Jamhuuriyada Bartamaha Africa, Jaad and so on. None of them dalkooda dhulka la simay and jabhada qabsaday had greater plans than qabiil meesha ka saarid. USC, SPM and SNM had zero plans for the country. They did not even have had a firm leadership structure.

USC militia immediately even started murdering anti-Kacaan intelligentia like the late Prof. Abyan in early '91 because he belonged to the wrong qabiil, yet did not touch the staunch Kacaanist Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax. What kind of misguided jabhad was that?

[maakhiri1]

3 hours ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

We can't compare docile, supple Xabashi populace to the rigid geeljire mentality of certain maryooleey, who were spearheading the jabhado in 1990.

Dalal badan ayaa madaxweynahooda iska tuuray since 1991 - Itoobiya, Rawaandha, Burundi, Koongo, Koongada kale, Musambiig, Angoola, Jamhuuriyada Bartamaha Africa, Jaad and so on. None of them dalkooda dhulka la simay and jabhada qabsaday had greater plans than qabiil meesha ka saarid. USC, SPM and SNM had zero plans for the country. They did not even have had a firm leadership structure.

USC militia immediately even started murdering anti-Kacaan intelligentia like the late Prof. Abyan in early '91 because he belonged the wrong qabiil, yet did not touch the staunch Kacaanist Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax. What kind of misguided jabhad was that?

Absolutely true

 

 

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

I think no one wants the  clan dictatorship back apart from  the former Siyaad Barre Supporter remnants. Ilaahay ba daqaadka wadanka ka saaray.