AYOUB Posted February 21, 2009 Special Representative for Somalia Mr Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah. Photo/MICHAEL MUTE By HENRY OWUOR in NAIROBI Posted Tuesday, February 17 2009 at 17:52 UN special representative for Somalia wonders why the Somali conflict was not being treated like other conflicts such as Congo, where suspects have been sent to the Hague for trial. There is a need to set up an international commission to address killings carried out by Somalis against their fellow countrymen, says a UN special representative for Somalia. Such an initiative, says Mr Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, would overcome the conspiracy of silence currently evident over a country that has known no peace for close to two decades. “The Security Council needs to adopt a resolution allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to handle impunity or war crimes committed by Somalis against Somalis. The conspiracy of silence over Somalia must end, you cannot just main, kill and torture and get away with it.’’ Speaking at his office in Nairobi, Mr Abdallah wondered why the Somali conflict was not being treated like other conflicts such as Congo, where suspects have been sent to the Hague for trial. He said the international community ‘‘is treating the Somali conflict as if it is tired of it’’. “Somalia is defying logic and the international community is defying the conflict and conducting studies instead of looking for a solution,’’ he added. Mr Abdallah, who is the UN’s top diplomat on Somalia, wondered why a country that has been in conflict for 18 years was still considered as a humanitarian crisis. He said Somalia’s problems were political and the country was a major threat to its neighbours in terms of refugees, denied trade opportunities and a security problem as seen in the cases of piracy along its coast. He said: ‘‘Piracy is not just affecting ships, it also increases prices (of commodities) and is also a potential environmental hazard if any of the ships such as the Saudi tanker,’’ was to be blown up by the pirates. However, Mr Abdallah said that there was hope for the country after it elected a new President, Mr Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who is a former leader of the radical Islamic Courts Union. Sheikh Sharif’s election followed a deal signed in Djibouti between the country’s transitional government and moderate Islamists. The Djibouti deal is open and any group can add its signature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted February 21, 2009 Did he apologise for his slur on the Somalia media by comparing them to the Rwandan genocide radios? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted February 21, 2009 ^But that's true, what role do most of the Somali media play apart from fueling the conflict? Yusuf Garaad comes to mind... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted February 21, 2009 ^^ Ironically, most Somali web sites didn't report his calls for ICC probe. Maybe they wanted to show him how counter-productive his calls for "reporting ceace fire on Somalia" were. As for his calls for ICC probe on Somalia, I don't know how that fits with his calls for a "government of national unity" - which means the inclusion of war-criminals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allamagan Posted February 21, 2009 What a bad timing! and what a comic person he is. On one hand he calls for a "government of national unity" presumambly a lethal cocktail made of the good, the bad, the ignorant, the arrogant and the ugly and on the other hand he is calling for international criminal court probe on somali conflict. This is nothing but to facilitate this ongoing Project Somalia by the UN which its main objective is for Somalia never to stand on its own feet again. Furthermore, its not secret that UN cashes in on the use of somali airspace/seawater.. a multi million lucrative business!! only less than 5% goes back to Somalia, so who needs the return of a failed state? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted February 21, 2009 Originally posted by Emperor: ^But that's true, what role do most of the Somali media play apart from fueling the conflict? Yusuf Garaad comes to mind... He compared the SOmalia media the Rwandan Genocide radio for simply reporting the aminsom massacre. "They should have a months amnesty on reporting", he said. That was a disgrace and I think he should make an apology. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted February 21, 2009 ^Then I misunderstood it brother, if that come out of him in relation to the AMISOM incident, then he should apoligize....However, I though he said it in the context of the long tow decade Somali civil war and the role of the Somali media... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted February 21, 2009 Originally posted by Abu_Diaby- Al Zeylaci:He compared the SOmalia media the Rwandan Genocide radio for simply reporting the aminsom massacre. "They should have a months amnesty on reporting", he said. That was a disgrace and I think he should make an apology. Ould-Abdallah's statement "motivates the criminals and warlords who have been committing unpunished crimes against journalists to keep on their merciless war against media" , according to Omar Faruk Osman, head of the NUSOJ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coloow Posted February 22, 2009 This UN(useless nations) guy never ceases to surprise me. In the 500+ parliament that he summoned and blessed in Djibouti there are a number of warlords who are guilty of several crimes against humanity. In addition in the quisling adminstration we find Abdi qaydid, the tesco worker turned butcherer and many more and now he is calling for a probe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted March 9, 2009 C/llaahi Yuusuf iyo intii kala shaqeysay Xasuuqii Shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo ay ku jiraan Saraakiil iyo Mas'uuliyiin Itoobiyaan ah oo Maxkamad Caalami ah la soo taagayo!!. Muqdisho,08,March,2009,Axad,(Hillaac.net) Shir ka dhacay Dalka Switzerland oo ay ka soo qeyb galeen Hay'adaha Qaramada Midoobay u qaabilsan Baaritaannada Gabdoodfalaada Iyo Dambiyada Dagaal ee ka dhaca Adduunka ayaa lagu gorfeeyay Gumaadyadii ka dhacay Dalka Soomaaliya Tan iyo markii Ciidamada Itoobiya ay ku soo duuleen Dalka Soomaaliya 2006dii, Waxana Shirka ka qeybgalay qaar ka mid ah Xubnaha cusub ee Dowladda Shariifka, Waxayaabaha Shirka looga wada hadlay waxaa ka mid ah in la Baaro Caddeymaha la hayo ee Tilmaamaya Xasuuqa Bareerka ah ee Shacabka Soomaaliyeed loo geystay Xilli Beesha Caalamka Indhaheedu ay ka sii jeedeen Gaboodfalladii loo geystay Shacabka Soomaaliyeed Gaar ahaan kuwii Magaalada Muqdisho ka dhacay. Waxaa Caddeymo Kummanaan Kun ah laga hayaa Horjoogayaashii Dagaal ee Dalka ku soo Hoggaamiyey Ciidamadii Tigreega Iyagoo si Bareer ah Maleeshiyaadka Tigreega iyo kuwa ku Qabiilka ah ku Amraya in aysan u kala Aaboyeelin Cid alle iyo Ciddii ay arkaan, Weliba Warbaahinta waxaa u suuragashay in ay helaan Cajallado Maqal iyo Muuqaal ah oo Shaqsiyaad ay ka mid yihiin C/llaahi Yuusuf, Geeddi, Darwiis, Maxameddheere, Jeelle, C/qeybdiid iyo Dambiilayaal kale ay ugu dhaaranayaan Shacabka Muqdisho. Cajaladaha la hayo waxaa ka mid ah C/llaahi Yuusuf oo ku dhaaranaya in Shacabka iyo Dadka Dagaallamaya aysan u kala Aaboyeeleynin oo meeshii ay Xabadi kaga soo dhacdo ay ku Aamusinayaan Madfac, Isagoo ku andacoonaya in aysan oggolaan karin in Shacabka laga dhigto Gaashaan, Sidoo kale waxa la hayaa Geeddi oo ku dhaaranaya in 10km oo Square Xaafadaha Magaalada Muqdisho qaarkood la Gubayo. Isku soo wada duub waxaa muuqaneysa in Dagaal-Oogayaashii lagu shaqeystay Mar Haddii Howshii loo dirsaday laga fushaday markaa Dambiyadii Shacabka laga galay dhammaantood Kaligood Dusha laga saarayo oo Kuwii soo dirsaday ay is beri yeelayaan, Arrimahaasna waxay horay uga dhaceen, Liberia, Iraq, Iyo Waddamo kale, Iyadoo Reer Galbeedka uu Mareykanku horboodo ay Caadadoodu tahay in Qofkii ay ku Shaqeystaanba Marka ugu dambeysa uu Gacantooda ku boxo, Hadduuba soo badbaado. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) Somalia International Summit On War Crimes Held in Geneva 8 March 2009 Geneva — The Human Rights Organizations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have held a meeting on Somali war crimes in Geneva, the capital city of Switzerland, officials told Shabelle on Sunday. Ahmed Mohamed Ali known as (Kiimiko), one of the Somali Human Rights who attended the meeting said that the Human Rights Organizations and ICC heads are talking more about the conflicts and war crimes in Somalia and how the ICC would put on trial to the people committed war crimes in Somalia. Somalia is not member of the countries signed the law of the International Criminal Court for punishing those who commit war crimes in their countries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir-Qalbi-Adeyg Posted March 9, 2009 ^ What about riyaale, instead of being charged for criminal charges for massacring somali's during his tenure in the NSS, he was rewarded with the presidency? But I suppose this is africa, can't really expect much. Anyways, I find this whole international criminal court to be biased nonsense anyways, they only seem to charge people in less developed countries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted March 9, 2009 ^^ The time for singing like a canary is still to come, so hold your donkeys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Libaax-Sankataabte Posted March 9, 2009 He is using this threat to try to bring Al-Shabaab and others to the table. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faarax-Brawn Posted March 9, 2009 He should be fired. He has failed miserably. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
