False Prophets: A lesson for the ill-informed columnists.

[Sophist]

Interesting read.

 

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False Prophets: A lesson for the ill-informed columnists.

 

One can not help but chortle as to the surfeit of articles commenting the uncertain predicament Sool and Sanaag had found itself—or rather a self- induced quandary one might say. Reading some of the articles published in this fine website, I could not help but write this brief note stating the objective facts in this bothersome issue. As man whose interest in Somali politics (and political history for that matter) goes deep into his veins; it would be rather absurd to be silent about the grave mistakes made by the likes of Mr Absiye- such an action would either allow the writer to be in false bride or worse bewilder and misguide the well meaning readers of Somali websites.

 

These articles embark on with analysis that commence with a rather false premise; that is the widely held view that there is constitutional or shall we say conventional legal principles that bind the people of Sool, Sanaag and Eyn (Eyn: formally Western Togdher- Buhodle) to current administration in Hargeisa. This apparently stems from the fact that *********** was part and parcel of the former British Somaliland. This of course is perpetuating misinformation which is partly the result of lack of erudition of the political history of the area concerned. Also to allow this sort of fallacious information to spread is the crime committed by none other than those who are from these regions.

 

As history teaches us; the first serious resistance to colonial rule in Africa begun in Somalia. The Darvish resistance lasted more than two decades from 1898 to 1920 which forced the British colonisers to employ series air strikes against that Noble resistance which fought for the dignity, integrity and most of the Unity of Somali people. As you read the letters that Douglas Jardine penned down in his Book The Mad Mullah of Somaliland; the long dead emotion of Somali-hood engulfs the sensory emotions rending you feel like a child whose mother left him for uncertain period of time. Such were the cause that more than hundred thousand of Dervishes and the sympathetic tribe members perished. Of course from then on, the colonisers had free will to do whatever tickled their fancy. According to Mr Jardine, the British administration was confined to the areas where ***** people resided- Hargeisa, Berbera and Burco.

 

Interestingly, these columnists omit the fact that *********** had never signed a “treaty” with the British colonisers (or as my brethrens in the north west would like to say British protectors since the area was a protectorate) where the Isaak had done so in the earliest opportunity. Where does this legal binding comes from? Since there has never been an accepted government of the British over these lands it confuses me where this legal binding arises from? If coercion is legally binding then that would have been understandable.

 

The other false accepted premise is that of cultural ties with isaak where there is only Blood ties with ********** . This is clearly unadulterated lie. Granted the loudest of the *********** share land with the Isaak, but the majority does not. For example, Nuur Axmed, Ugaasyo, Qayaad, Baharsame, Cali Geri, Hayaag, Yahye and many more sub clans of *********** (a sizable majority) have no cultural or land ties with Isaak but they indeed share lands with ********** and ******** . In fact the first two clans reside partly in Garoowe with Isse Mohamoud (********* Subclan) rendering them to have similar “culture” . Whereas most Nalaye Ahmed share lands with Warsangeli. Consequently, this seeming division of interest is an utter fabrication from the Isaki camp.

 

What the Hargeisa camp need to realise is that it would be incongruous for those whose forefathers had lost defending the very thing they are campaigning for (division of Somalia) would not indeed let it happen. It makes no rational sense why they would want to break away from the rest of Somalia.

 

Further, the arguments that there are self selected politicians like Fuad Adam Adde who support Somaliland then surely they must represent *********** is just an argument that holds no water. Cisman Kalun, late C/raxman Tur and Gen Jama M Ghali to mention a few are strongly apposed to Somaliland’s secessionist but it is widely accepted that they don’t represent their kinsmen. Isn’t there a double standard here. It seems these commentators are bliding themselves to the real facts on the ground.

 

In conclusion, as I write these words I am sitting in a Internet Café in LasAnod and it pains me greatly to see our intellectuals being silent from advocating and enhancing our political beliefs.

 

As we say in Las Anod, if the Unity of Somalia is not Sacred then surely that of the former British colony is nothing to speak of.

 

 

Adam Jama Afxakame

Laascaanood, Puntland, Somalia.

[Baashi]

Afxakame has a point. Britain was a colonial power then whose aristocrats and queens's officers made decisions for their subjects. That is not the case today. Today independent Somalis are masters of their destiny. Sool and Sanaag Barri residents are part of Puntland for they don't want their people to carry two passports under two different flags. Why would they want to do that. Only "laba-garaadle" would entertain such hallucination. That is not going to happen.

 

Likes of inna Adam Adde are "laba-garaadle" as the poet eloquently put it:

 

Sida gaari raadklii, ninyahow gees walba u jeeda,

Ninyahow labada ganni ee aan is galin jeeb isugu geeyey,

Ninyahow shaley anniga ila joogey ee Godey ka sheekeeyey,

Walee laba-garaadloow kaama guro sheeko.

 

And kaama guro sheeko was the response he got from the "issimo". That response should be repeated loudly for others to hear it clearly.