Somaliland?

[NASSIR]

Somaliland

 

AbdulRehman Hassan

22 Jan, 2007

 

Unyielding Yamamoto spirit is the only means of survival for this fever; getting double or nothing is its motto; and Faisal Ali Warabe is its defining face and the central character. The northern secessionist saga is still puzzling the minds of the concerned and the spectators alike.

 

It gets extremely clumsy when men's career path defines nation's destiny and not the other way around. The force behind this relentless separatist crusade is based on wolfish hunger for power. It drove the secessionist leaders into this humiliating, pitiable, and reprehensible state of madness. Theirs is a disgraceful road never before traveled by any Somali. They are very overt about their admiration to the colonial past.

 

How many lines of ethics should be crossed before one's inner soul finds peace with a downfall of this magnitude? Anyhow, the separatist idea was originally proposed by individuals with clear intentions of using the North as a stepladder to Mogadishu based top leadership positions of the nation. For example, Ambassador Abdirahman Tuur denounced the separatism after he became the "President" of the northern enclave. Also, M. I. Egal didn't believe in it wholeheartedly. He was just waiting the right time to change uniforms. The disclosure of his plan to keep the nation together was always delayed by the on going hostilities and the lack of peaceful political means in the south, and eventually was cut short by his death.

 

The separatist leaders are not only lacking a reasonable argument for their claim, but they are also stripped of character and conduct. Putting the starred-blue in flames was act of evil orchestrated by deplorable thoughtless fools. Why? For what reason? Who is in fight with them? They denied our rights to some parts of our land and deported many Somalis from Hargaisa. Who gave them the right to do that? Is it not criminal act to deport a citizen from his/her own homeland? With all that swallowed without a single word of response, and with their legitimized selfishness kept unanswered, the separatist leaders further provoked the Somali people by burning the unifying symbol of the nation to ashes - The flag that we owe a lot to, but is in debt of nothing to anybody.

 

At what base for separation? According to Mr. Faisal Ali Warabe - the leader of one of the two main opposition parties and the self-proclaimed mouthpiece of this disastrous wasted effort of separatism, it's his people's ethnic background that is different from the ethnicity of the mainland population. His relative viewpoint was better demonstrated by Mr. Mohamed Hirad. Mr. Hirad's factual and analytical highlights can be accessed from the following Wardheernews link.

 

According to this reference, Somaliland is exclusively for Mr. Faisal's clan, and by the way, that is a perception shared by all SNM sympathizers. But the separatist-sketched-map of Somaliland covers more clans than Faisal's clan. In Faisal's point of view, it's technically their fault to be where they are. "Sorry! God had placed you on my way. I was meant to have this land and I will." How can he accept them, while they share lineage with his enemy – the mainland people? The whole reason for the secession was to cut contacts with this very people. They are not in SNM sympathizers' list. However, the sad fact for Mr. Warabe is that, these other clans make no less than half of the population within the territory claimed by the separatist. The above discussed is the only explanation for their argument of becoming a sovereignty nation. Again, the question is: at what base for separation?

 

The separatist group is desperately playing their ugliest card as they hope and lobby for the continuation of lawlessness in Mogadishu. Just recently, they received the returning warlord Mr. Muse Sudi Yalaxow with red carpet during his transit stop at Hargaisa. Some other warlords made unexplained frequent trips to the enclave. It's becoming obvious that, the separatist group is just taking the first baby steps of establishing its anti-peace operatives in Mogadishu.

 

To better their chances of achieving their ill-fated objectives, they are very determined to keep Mogadishu busy and burning. In his recent interview with one of the web based radio talk shows, Mr. Warabe said, "We are both from the major Erir tribe and we discussed some brotherly affairs", referring to his meeting with Mr. Yalaxow – a Mogadishu based warlord. His real intent was to convince Mr. Yalaxow to undermine the relative law and order brought to Mogadishu. The northern separatist group that high jacked the will of the good northern people, breath one and only one thing, which is tribalism. They have no vision for nationhood. They have no feeling for the constant fear, and lack of security faced by millions of families in elsewhere in the country.

 

I was appalled to see some Kenyan and European parliamentarians naively bought into the laud separatist propaganda and therefore, paying visit to the secessionist outpost. How will these respected legislators justify the behaviors and actions of this extremist junta? Why didn't they visit Sool, Sanaag, and Awdal and genuinely facilitate a safe environment where people can express their true opinions without fear from Faysal Ali Warabe and his armed clansmen? A run away clan can't force another clan of equal power to jump over the fence with it. Recognition to the northern enclave will open the gates of hell and will serve no purpose whatsoever.

 

AbdulRehman Hassan

Ggablax@gmail.com

 

Source: WardheerNews.

[NASSIR]

Time Tests Man’s Soul; Hatred Overtakes Faisal Warabe’s Soul

Dr. Ali I. Bahar

January 20, 2007

 

In an interview with radio Somaliweyn today, and reported also on WardheerNews, Mr. Faisal Ali Warabe has done it again, asserting that the burning of the Somali Flag in Hargeisa today was justified. “It was a piece of cloth that had no value to us”, he argued. “That flag is like the Nazis’s flag; it is soaked with blood”, he charged. He further suggested that the rest of the Somalis should destroy the blue flag and buy another one. He made these unintelligent statements with no effort of thought process and without any attempt on deciphering on the consequences of what he was about to say.

 

Many Somalis who have once defended this flag and fought for it are still alive and well. Does he even know that millions of Somalis died while defending this flag?

Millions of others maintained their respect and love for this Somali flag, many of them in Somaliland today, and still cherish the history, dignity and unity that this flag symbolizes. Many of us were deeply offended by Faisal’s hate-laden and intolerant sentiment towards our national flag. We feel as if our souls were violated and burned down with that flag in Hargeisa, its birthplace, and are infuriated by such actions.

 

The Somali blue flag has its genuine history and worldwide recognition that is far superior to the SNM-flag. The following is an excerpt of the history of our flag:

 

History of the flagIn 1949 the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) decided that Somalia would be under the former colonial power (Italy) as a trusteeship territory for ten years. There were three other governments who were members of the UN Commission that were sent to Somalia as an advisory council of the trusteeship administration of Somalia. They were Egypt, the Philippines and Columbia.

 

In April, 1950 the Italian trusteeship administration took control of Somalia and the British military administration withdrew. During the early months of 1954, a legislative council had been formed by the Italian trusteeship administration and the advisory council of the UN. The members of the legislative council were composed Somalis, Italians, Arabs and Indians. They had to prepare all laws and legislation concerning the country for the ten years of trusteeship under the United Nations. The members were not elected, but each political party, foreign community or any other recognized organizations were asked to select members. Mr. Mohammed Awale Liban had been selected by the Somali labour trade union. Then members suggested the the Somalia national flag must be adopted by the legislative council in order that the Somali people could get to know their National Flag before independence.

 

When the legislative council agenda reached the discussion on the Somali National Flag, Mr. Liban proposed that only the Somali members should discuss the issue. According to the legislative council's constitution each new proposal had to be voted on by all the council members. Mr Liban proposal was adopted and the Somali members of the council chose Mr. Sheik Omar to be Chairman. The temporary new chairman said that the issue of the national flag would be debated the next day, following which Mr. Liban went home and started to design the Flag. He chose the blue colour to represent peace and the UN and placed a white 5-pointed star in the centre. Each point of the white star was to represent the five Somali regions which had been divided by the colonial powers. The next morning the council session started around 10:30. However, once the chairman had opened the session Mr. Liban requested a chance to speak, which was granted by the chairman. He stood up in front of legislative council members and stretched out on his chest the blue flag with a white star in the centre. As he kept on stretching the flag across his chest, the Somali members applauded and cheered while clapping for five minutes. The temporary chairman made a short speech in which he acknowledged the ability of Mr. Liban whose talent had produced such a beautiful flag less then 24 hours. Mr. Mohammed Awale Liban said the blue color stands the United Nations who help us to reach our dream of independence; white means peace and prosperity; and the star is the five regions of the Somali people.

Faisal H. Jama, 08 Mar 2000

 

Here is an excerpt from the history of the SNM- flag:

 

“The flag that one saw around 1990 belonged to the SNM (Somaliland National Movement). The SNM was the rebel group which started the long war for Somaliland liberation against the former dictator of Somalia, Ziad Barre.

 

Their flag was three horizontal stripes of red, white and green with the Shahada on the white stripe but without the black star. At that time, more than 10 years ago, Mr Egal was not even in the country. There was no single political party. The only political and military organization ruling the country was the SNM. So, after the second flag (white with green disk), the Somaliland Parliament decided to adopt a new and meaningful flag. In memory of the fallen SNM heroes, the Somaliland parliament decided to adopt the flag of the movement SNM, but with some changes. They put the green on top, white in the middle, red at the bottom with the Sahahda on the green and a black star on the white stripe”

 

This flag did not belong to any party but to the SNM which Mr Egal wasn't even a member of. According to the sources, the red color stands for the blood of SNM and the Dark STAR stands for the death of the Somali nation.

The question is: Where is the blood of those who died in the hands of SNM? Does their blood count? Tell me which flag is soaked with the blood of innocent people? The SNM-flag or the Blue flag?

No mater how dark the SNM painted the white STAR that represents the five regions where Somalis reside, that will not kill the Somali people and Somali nation will somehow find a way to stand up again.

 

Never a nation has invited destruction upon itself with the eagerness and the ignorance with which the Somalia people have done to themselves. Men like Faisal Ali Warabe, who are utterly consumed with paranoia, are continually preaching hate and stoking the already burning fire. We are being split up into groups doped up with fear, hate and invective, with each group genuinely afraid of being exterminated by the other.

 

Hatred, in deed, is an exploitable human nature capable in obscuring both the ability to reason or critically apply a certain level of mental capacity to process thoughts before you utter them. Hatred and straightjacketed indoctrination in the name of clan have, unfortunately, contributed to the intellectual disabilities and the unconscionable mishaps that Mr. Faisal has demonstrated every time he opened his mouth. Hatred towards the rest of Somalis is a new form of racism advocated by Mr. Faisal Warabe and he left no stone unturned to poison the brains of the young generation in Somaliland with this venom. His formula of blames and hatred constantly feeds the Somaliland pubic with vindictive attitudes towards the rest of Somalis. His political ambitions are entrenched on quicksand of war mongering and violence that he refused to acknowledge.

 

In his attempt to solidify the collective psyche of the misinformed sector of the Somalilanders, he is constantly feeding them a regular and addictive diet of warnings that the other Somalis are about to attack them and could impose dire threats to their existence. His seemingly mysterious memory loss of his origin depicts his reflection on the Somali history and its flag through a self-deceptive narcissistic lens. He seems to be blinded, crippled in his critical thinking and is incapable of seeing himself for what he is. He reminds me of the infamous Cain and Abel myth in which Cain killed his first-born brother, Abel. He is now trembling like an ague at the report that there is a possibility of new government in Somalia again, lest his motives of control and command power become exposed. This is a very dangerous man hewing out for himself in order to strength his political ambition of divide and rule, something even the white man failed to do to the Somali people. People should see him for what he is. HE SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO THE SOMALI PEOPLE.

 

Dr. Ali Bahar

E-Mail:aib_1@yahoo.com

[Jacaylbaro]

talk is cheap ,,,,,,, let them park like a dog as they always do ,,, Somaliland never return backwards ,,,,,,,, what waste of time and energy by writing those fake and groundless articles

 

 

There will be a peace and government in the South insha Allah ,,, and somaliland will be recognized then they've no where to go ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[NASSIR]

Jacaylbaro, how do these articles rest on groundless premises. You can see both authors initially describe details of Waraabe's ballyhoos of hatred and myth as tools of his manipulation. FYI, both authors are from the North and their work is to show how disturbing is the developing events that might have an omen of severe community disintegration.

 

In his attempt to solidify the collective psyche of the

misinformed sector of the Somalilanders, he is constantly feeding them a regular and addictive diet of warnings that the other Somalis are about to attack them and could impose dire threats to their existence.

His seemingly mysterious memory loss of his origin depicts his reflection on the Somali history and its flag through a self-deceptive narcissistic lens.

This is one of the reasons I have seen so many youngesters consumed by irrational behaviour towards their country Somalia. My last encounter was with a quite grown up man who did not even know the history of former "British Somaliland" until I dissected for him how this seperatist movement, which is like a monolithic movement based on one single clan has come to a pretty pass. I really observed change in his face and heart. I would have concured with you if the political situation in the North has close resemblance with the ethnic divisions of Nigeria or even Kenya whereby one tribe is culturally and linguistically distinct from the other despite the colonial adminstrations which lumped them together as one without their consent. Remember, also, that our good old State (the Somali Republic) crumbled, in the main, because of the lack of appropriate national integration and unity consolidation policies. At zero birth of the State, the uniting factors were equal to the disintegrating factors. It all depended on what the postcolonial governments would do for the nascent Republic to survive or die.

[Jacaylbaro]

Bro, don't let them dominate your brain ,,,, we have some loosers in Mogadishu, Baidoa and with the ICU ,,,,,, but believe me no one can dare to come to his home village as they are nothing according to even their own families. The are lucky if they did not get divorced by their wives.

 

 

I personally don't like Faisal as he is not an experienced politician but that is between me and him inside somaliland. People elected him as the chairman of one of the opposition parties so i've nothing to do. He didn't win for the elections means most of the ppl don't support his ideas and views. But he is still elected by some people so it is fine.

 

It seems they exaggurate about this guy ,,, he doesn't have all these power they offered him, he has hardly an influence among the government and population. don't let them make the rat as a lion man. I'm laughing at them anyway.

[NGONGE]

Also, M. I. Egal didn't believe in it wholeheartedly. He was just waiting the right time to change uniforms. The disclosure of his plan to keep the nation together was always delayed by the on going hostilities and the lack of peaceful political means in the south, and eventually was cut short by his death.

[Jacaylbaro]

Funny huh ?????????? ,,

 

 

i'm laughing too ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[RedSea]

This articles are nothing but emotially charged to try to depict negative image over a whole region.

 

These are the pen warlords they speak of,who in time when the Somalis in Southern Somalia are under the occupation of the unmericiful enemy of Ethiopia chose to sit in front of their computer to unleash words words meaning basically nothing but to entertain folks such as the topic starter.

 

I wish they would have used their writing "talents" to become the voice of reason instead of bashing a region which has done no harm to anyone thus far.Somaliland is by far one of the peaceful regions in all Somali lands,no doubt about that in my mind.He depicted as hopeless chicken house in his terms.

 

The two writers would have sounded a lot better if they spent time bashing the real enemies which we share nothing with.

 

cheer on,

[RedSea]

This articles are nothing but emotially charged to try to depict negative image over a whole region.

 

These are the pen warlords they speak of,who in time when the Somalis in Southern Somalia are under the occupation of the unmericiful enemy of Ethiopia chose to sit in front of their computer to unleash words words meaning basically nothing but to entertain folks such as the topic starter.

 

I wish they would have used their writing "talents" to become the voice of reason instead of bashing a region which has done no harm to anyone thus far.Somaliland is by far one of the peaceful regions in all Somali lands,no doubt about that in my mind.He depicted as hopeless chicken house in his terms.

 

The two writers would have sounded a lot better if they spent time bashing the real enemies which we share nothing with.

 

cheer on,

[General Duke]

The separatist group is desperately playing their ugliest card as they hope and lobby for the continuation of lawlessness in Mogadishu. Just recently, they received the returning warlord Mr. Muse Sudi Yalaxow with red carpet during his transit stop at Hargaisa. Some other warlords made unexplained frequent trips to the enclave. It's becoming obvious that, the separatist group is just taking the first baby steps of establishing its anti-peace operatives in Mogadishu.

 

There is change in the air, hence all the hard work of all the Mujahid-SNM's.

Great artilce Camir, thanks mate.

[General Duke]

The separatist group is desperately playing their ugliest card as they hope and lobby for the continuation of lawlessness in Mogadishu. Just recently, they received the returning warlord Mr. Muse Sudi Yalaxow with red carpet during his transit stop at Hargaisa. Some other warlords made unexplained frequent trips to the enclave. It's becoming obvious that, the separatist group is just taking the first baby steps of establishing its anti-peace operatives in Mogadishu.

 

There is change in the air, hence all the hard work of all the Mujahid-SNM's.

Great artilce Camir, thanks mate.

[SomaliThinker]

There is no change just more writers with nothing really to write, writing about their feelings with slogans here and their will not change a cent on the ground back home. I love writers that love to write how this is wrong but never talk about soultions to problems. This writer as issue with somaliland we get that but for the love of all things good, whats the point of moaning and crying about things why dont they put down some ideas on the ground to bridage the gap between the two people. Writers like him just feul the extremist on both sides and makes both people to view each other in lens of anger.

[RedSea]

^Somali thinker,

 

I don't think neither of us would have problem if those words were written by true Pats,men who love their country for the sake of nationhood.

 

These are the pen warlords once again and nothing more than that. Just few years of education is the difference betweent them and some SOL members in here who see things in that way as well.

 

They are basically qabalists,even if the whole world was burning from that direction,they would look they other way,man how much hatred do they have stored in their hearts,yet they pretend to be the "real" Pats.

 

Hirad, who also is good in mouthing off is supporter of the TFG,I wonder where is patriotism has gone when his country was invaded.They really need to not mislead anyone.

 

Dellusional,confused, full of hatred are they not,how can they consider another in those terms?

[Caano Geel]

Lordh save us from the fools

[SomaliThinker]

Caano Geel thank you for posting a clearn example of all talk and no solution lool. You may think its cutie to post cartoons like this, but what it really shows is you are not up for a real debate to finding solutions to somali peoples ills, Plus i can find countless pics by aminarts.com that shows your side in bad light too old boy, but i be big enough not to post it cause it be on my side pointless and not really not stopping the divide that exists in somali culture. Your response with that comment is good direction of the state of how somalis view each other.