Sky Posted February 27, 2005 http://hafza.com/page79.html i think this is serious, everybody is talking about it. i think i underestimated this. AWDALNEWS EDITORIAL= "The second blow came from Puntland whose Machiavellian warlord had first played the tribal card to dismember Somaliland and throw its territorial integrity into a perpetual doubt. With Abdillahi Yusuf Ahmed now buoyant with his newfound power and international recognition as the leader of Somalia, there is no doubt that he will make his priority to stymie Somaliland’s ambition for nationhood. The establishment of the Horn of African Free Zone (HAFZA) in Puntland is a step to tighten the noose on Somaliland’s dying economy and force it to fall into Ahmed’s lap like a ripen fruit.........." ARTICLE= Editorial: How much longer can Somaliland survive on armchair politics and empty stomach? http://www.awdalnews.com/wmview.php?ArtID=4881 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OG_Girl Posted February 27, 2005 The link doesn't work! Salam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted February 27, 2005 As the smoke clears up and the moments of truth becomes apparent, Men smelt the coffee and is all fears around, but question is Why right now????? Like Mohamed Sa'id Sahaf quoted Bush "Every thing is according to the plan".... yeah there you have... back to one nation again, is that something to be feared about? Hope they make change, a valuable one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sky Posted February 27, 2005 og girl dont know what the hell youre talking about. the link works just fine. qorsheel true that and amiin to them making a positive change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted February 27, 2005 Thanks Sky for that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garyaqaan2 Posted February 27, 2005 afcores the sit works.thanks for the info bro. The first blow came from Djibouti, which has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to be the gateway for the exports of livestock coming from Somaliland. It also handed over its customs and ports to the Emirate of Dubai to develop and manage them in an attempt to acquire ultra-modern equipment and implement advanced IT infrastructure solutions, thus eclipsing Berbera’s role as a potential rival the same way that Djibouti had eclipsed the flourishing port of Zeila in the early 20th century Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted February 27, 2005 All this wheeling and dealing is taking place while Somalilanders are engaged in a mudslinging and cutthroat political squabble on the leadership of a hungry nation. It is no wonder that many of the Somaliland people who in the very recent past couldn’t stomach to hear the name Somalia or Mogadishu have to follow with unprecedented enthusiasm the developments of the Somali government formed in Nairobi. After living almost a decade and a half in the political twilight, Somalilanders are not only demoralized and beaten by the travails of finding their daily bread, but some of them have started to question about the viability of issues that they felt were so sacrosanct to even think about questioning them. If the conversation of Somalilanders in the coffee shops and their rush to meeting delegations of the newly formed Somali government could be taken as any measure, one can notice a change of tone and a softening of the position of the most die-hard Somalilanders towards any reference of association of their country with Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NASSIR Posted February 27, 2005 however, Hargeisa and all other Somaliland towns for that matter have no town planning, no roads, no services, no sewage system, no water supply, no reliable electricity, no health services and no source of income with 90% or more of the community relying on assistance from relatives in the diaspora and the whole able-bodied population unemployed with no hope of economic or political salvation in sight. AwdalNews Editorial. I wonder why there is less concern for this deteriorating infrastracture? Is there a corruption or mismanagement on the side of Hargeisa administration to confront these problems or they just are waiting others to come and help maintain their roads and sewage system? I wonder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oda_Nobunaga Posted February 28, 2005 This is good finally there is self reflection and critizism. This however does not mean that Somaliland will just wither away and die, its the opposite. If we can come this far with an unbelievably corrupt and disfunctional governemnt, imagine what can be done with a half decent average government. the greater the challenge, the greater the glory Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites