Las Anod Speaks

[NASSIR]

Las Anod Speaks

Mahmoud Gaildon

November 22, 2007

 

In the aftermath of Somaliland’s capture of Las Anod, and the deafening cacophony that followed, it is refreshing to hear the voice of the people as expressed through their own traditional leaders and elders. The Bo’ameh message is loud and clear: Somaliland must get out.

 

Somaliland’s action is based on the illusion that it is an independent state with legal jurisdiction over the entire former British Somaliland protectorate. There is, however, the opposing view that secessionist Somaliland is nothing more than an illegitimate clannish concoction. And it is no secret that among the people of the North, support for Somaliland, or the lack thereof, falls largely along clan lines. To the overwhelming majority of the people of Sool, Cayn, and much of Sanag, Somaliland’s military venture is an attempt to cow what it considers “unruly” clans into submission.

 

Somaliland’s capture of Las Anod is a gross violation of a rule that, in the absence of a central government, has served Somalis well: non-intervention. In many parts of Somalia, including the North, peace has endured, people intermingled, business thrived, largely through mutual respect and understanding. Where it enjoys solid support, Somaliland has done reasonably well and should be commended for it. But any attempt by Somaliland to subjugate unsupportive regions, in furtherance of its secessionist agenda, is an act of aggression.

 

What is more, Somaliland’s overreaching endeavor to “close the borders” is a simple-minded miscalculation. How its forces can conquer a vast, rugged, and hostile territory, subdue its people, and secure a long-defunct border that stretches hundreds of miles is beyond the grasp of all but the most desperate of minds. What we see is truly the beginnings of a reckless gamble that, if not soon nipped in the bud, threatens to explode into a full-scale clannish warfare and engulf much of the North in bloodshed.

 

Somaliland should make up its mind; a policy that covets the land and alienates the people is bound to fail. To save peace, Somaliland should withdraw its forces and, by this, abandon all claim to the entire former British Somaliland Protectorate. Whether the people of Sool go with Puntland or not is not for Somaliland to decide, for Hargeisa is no more in a position to dictate to Las Anod than Las Anod is to Hargeisa. This is the crux of the matter.

 

 

Mohamoud A Gaildon

mgaildon@aol.com

 

Source: Wardheernews

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

Somaliland will not listen, the boocaame message, is a message for rer SSC

[AfricaOwn]

Does Punland claim all over Sanaag? When you guys say reer Sanaag wants nothing part of of SL where in Sanaag are you guys talking about?

[General Duke]

I agree with NN, and thanks to my old pal Camir for the post.

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

Sanaag minus northwestern ceerigaabo and ceel afweine district

[AfricaOwn]

How is Puntland borders even established? What is it based on?

[General Duke]

Unity, and Somalinimo thats the basis of the Puntland border. Anyone who recognises the TFG and is anti secessinist is part of Puntland.

[AfricaOwn]

I actually googled the puntland map. If the borders are supposed to be based on "Unity" and "Somalinimo" the map should include all of Somalia but the secessionist area correct?

[General Duke]

^^^lool. Its based on unity and midnimo and Puntland, and the south are one or the Federal Somali republic. Its the secessionist who are the problem. Puntland is Somalia

[AfricaOwn]

Originally posted by General Duke:

^^^lool. Its based on unity and midnimo and Puntland, and the south are one or the Federal Somali republic. Its the secessionist who are the problem. Puntland is Somalia

So there is no evidence to support when people say puntland is 1 clan based state?

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

what administration in Somalia is not based on clan

[Fabregas]

Originally posted by Naxar Nugaaleed:

Sanaag minus northwestern ceerigaabo and ceel afweine district

why not north western ceerigabo may I ask? I thought it was all part of Somalia?

[Qudhac]

Originally posted by Naxar Nugaaleed:

Sanaag minus northwestern ceerigaabo and ceel afweine district

this is hypocracy at its finest these are same people who say SL is one clan state YET they are even dividing small town based on their puntland tribe against their hated "SNM gang" tribe, YET at the same time they are arguing for unity and somaliweyn.

 

 

Allow coward hanaga dhiging, no matter how much you hide behind every bush and every excuse in the book you cant help but trip yourself up.

 

are you men or mice have the hearts to say what you believe and give this tiring smokescreen a break, you aint fooling no one.

[AfricaOwn]

Originally posted by Qudhac:

quote:Originally posted by Naxar Nugaaleed:

Sanaag minus northwestern ceerigaabo and ceel afweine district

this is hypocracy at its finest these are same people who say SL is one clan state YET they are even dividing small town based on their puntland tribe against their hated "SNM gang" tribe, YET at the same time they are arguing for unity and somaliweyn.

 

 

Allow coward hanaga dhiging, no matter how much you hide behind every bush and every excuse in the book you cant help but trip yourself up.

 

are you men or mice have the hearts to say what you believe and give this tiring smokescreen a break, you aint fooling no one.

Exactly, The reason I asked those question is to show their hypocrisy. The funny thing that really made me "lol" was when duke said the borders of punland is based on "Unity and Somalinimo" Go figure

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

hypocrisy aya ethnka khaldamey,

"same people who say SL is one clan state YET they are even dividing small town based on their puntland tribe against their hated "SNM gang" tribe, YET at the same time they are arguing for unity and somaliweyn."

 

apparently, your the only ones hiding the fact that Somaliland is a clan entity, let me clear up your confusion. Somalinemo has nothing the fact that these states are based along clan lines, whats against Somalinemo is trying to divide the country.

 

Speaking of clans, do you know the acronym that Somalis have created for the Siyad barre regime?

It was MOD and i think you know what it stands for, the Somalis your running from are in Sool, Sanaag iyo cayn, what can you share with them that you can not the rest of the other somalis?

 

as for the division of Sanaag, that division has existed for hundred of years, its not something puntland did. The difference between SL and Pl is that Pl respects other Somalis enough not to come to them with bogas claims about a former colonizer but let them decide what they want to do. Pl never goes beyond Kalkacyo in the south and buhoodle in the north west because its wise enough to learn from what has been going on in Somalia for the nearly two decades. instead of mocking that wisdom, you should learn from it.