The United States Should Recognize Somaliland Now

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

The United States Should Recognize Somaliland Now

by greatdarkspot

Share this on Twitter - The United States Should Recognize Somaliland Now Mon Jun 28, 2010 at 10:35:01 AM PDT

In 1991, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia disintegrated into fragments. Within a year, the vast majority of the world recognized the new nations of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Macedonia even though some of these had never been separate nations before and some were involved in brutal wars over borders.

Around the same time, the nation of Somalia also disintegrated. Like Yugoslavia, it had been held together by a dictator and with his passing, it fell apart quite quickly. Somalia had existed as a country since 1960 - it was the union of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland (French Somaliland voted not to join and later became the nation of Djibouti). On May 18th, 1991, the portion of the failed state that had been British Somaliland, declared itself independent under the name of Somaliland. And was recognized by nobody.

 

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So, the question remains, why is that? And why does it remain unrecognized nearly 20 years later? It can't be that there was no history of Somaliland having a separate history from the rest of Somalia. British Somaliland existed from 1888 to 1960. Slovenia went straight from being part of Austria-Hungary to Yugoslavia. It can't be because Somaliland has a border dispute with it's neighbor to the east - the autonomous Somali region called Puntland - we saw MUCH worse in Yugoslavia. Honestly, the only difference I can find is that one country was European and the other was African. And I am just about the LAST person who looks for race as an issue.

 

Look at what Somaliland has done since 1991. They have had two elections that have been recognized as free and fair; the last one just yesterday. In that, they have a better record than many other countries on the same region. They are stable and their economy is growing. They have friendly relationships with their neighbors Ethiopia and Djibouti. The landlocked Ethiopians in particular find it convenient to have a stable, friendly area on the coast to trade with.

 

So why can't we recognize the good job that Somaliland has done? Why are they still yoked to a failed state whose government we DO recognize only controls a few square blocks of it's capital city? If they had recognition, they could get badly needed aid and support from international organizations. They could build their own navy to help defend their coast (the pirates are not based in Somaliland, though the do operate in the waters off it's coast). A Somaliland navy could also help with the massive poaching of the rich fishing grounds.

 

The people of Somaliland have waited nearly twenty years for their due. They should not have to wait another day longer. I would love to see someone ask Hillary Clinton or President Obama why the United States will not recognize this worthy nation.

[xiinfaniin]

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xaaji United States is seldom emotional about a collection tribes holding primitive elections in a failed state called Somalia.

 

It has interest which it guards and invests in...so untill you spell out your strenght particularly as it pertains to said interests, I am afraid you will be posting silly posts like this

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Xiin Somaliland is a real democracy it has proven its self many times. On many occasions it has been acknoweldged by The entire world that Somaliland is a Successful country, even few days back they were debating on a high level why Somalia failled and why Somaliland is so Successful., That should ring a bell my friend

[xiinfaniin]

Xaaji, calm down awoowe for there is a fine distinction between being relatively stable in a turbulent country and being considered a country.

 

Oodweyne I am afraid you have no credibility on this issue for you have been predicting recognition for Somaliland since 2003

 

 

Your claims of inside knowledge on the goings in international affairs have been found inadequate awoowe. So I am just warning this young Xaaji about the ways of the world

[Jacaylbaro]

Yaaa ,,,, maxaa tidhaahdeen ?

[xiinfaniin]

^^Baabu al usluub fii shu'uuni al caalamiyah baa socda Jacayl

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

Yaaa ,,,, maxaa tidhaahdeen ?

ictraafki ba so dhawaday, dabeedna xiin madixi ba xanuunay

[Jacaylbaro]

Originally posted by xiinfaniin:

^^Baabu al usluub fii shu'uuni al caalamiyah baa socda Jacayl

Shu'uunul caalamiya lil cullaam mush lil ciyaal yaa xaag ,,,, Khalliik kida ,,

[xiinfaniin]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

quote:Originally posted by xiinfaniin:

^^Baabu al usluub fii shu'uuni al caalamiyah baa socda Jacayl

Shu'uunul caalamiya lil cullaam mush lil ciyaal yaa xaag ,,,, Khalliik kida ,,

Angry now ?

 

I am sorry Jacayl but I have done nothing to influence on the election in Hargeysa and therefore I could not be possibly held accountable for any rift that impacts your employment

[Muriidi]

to put it bluntly .. they're all hip hop lyrics with (parental-advisory) labels .. things and names that shouldn't cross a descent person's lips ..

 

and this "......"-land is simply wack rap !

 

it only shows how islamic the people of hargeisa region are .. they can't put together a recognizable,provocative ,resignation of a substitute ..

 

.. yep , we're all being silly ..

 

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[Amistad]

Simple: Because Somalia still claims Somaliland as its own, and currently not one state recognizes Somaliland.

 

Criteria for inclusion:

 

The criteria for inclusion means a polity must either: have de facto control over a territory, a population, a government, a capacity to enter into diplomatic negotiations with other states, claim statehood, and lack recognition from at least one state, or it must be recognized as a state by at least one state and lack recognition from at least one state. Here are some noteworthy entities that do meet some but not all of these criteria:

Uncontacted peoples who exercise varying degrees of de facto sovereignty over the areas under their control, but either live in societies that cannot be defined as states or whose status as such are currently too data deficient to be definitively known.

Entities considered to be micronations are not included, even though they generally claim to be sovereign and independent. It is often up to debate whether a micronation truly controls its claimed territory. The permanent populations of micronations are generally small.

 

Foreign relations of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] Somaliland is a de facto independent state,[2] which is regarded by all foreign governments as part of Somalia. The country's self-declared independence remains unrecognised by the international community.[3][4]

Due to its status, the Republic of Somaliland currently has no official contacts with any nation. International recognition as a sovereign, stable state, remains at the forefront of the government's current foreign policy. Other key priorities are encouraging international aid and foreign investment.[5]

 

The position of the Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Conference, and United Nations and the African Union favouring the preservation of existing national borders has so far prevented recognition of Somaliland's sovereignty. An African Union fact-finding mission that visited Somaliland in early 2005 recently published a report that recommended favourable consideration for recognising Somaliland's independence

[Amistad]

Maybe SSL should invite the TFG to Hargeisa to re-group and form the new nation from there? I know that statement will make alot of people angry, but if you think about it, it could work, and has been suggested before. After all, whats in a name? The entire new nation of Somalia could be called Somaliland.

[Saalax]

^^^^^ No thanks the last thing somaliland needs is a extra baggage no offence.

[Thankful]

I think the U.S made it crystal clear that the issue is not there's and NW Somalia needs to bring it up with the AU.

[Abwaan]

Originally posted by Xaji_Xunjuf:

quote:Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

Yaaa ,,,, maxaa tidhaahdeen ?

ictraafki ba so dhawaday, dabeedna xiin madixi ba xanuunay

Siddeed iyo toban sanaad ku dikrineyseen "Ictiraafkii baa soo dhawaada" wax isbeddelana ma jiraan!