Emperor Posted January 16, 2008 Rayale’s Visit to Washington DC: A diplomatic or a non-Event Event By Faisal Roble Jan 14 , 2008 News Analysis ______________ For some time now, the highly touted visit of Rayale, president of “Somaliland,” a region that has unilaterally declared secession, but still unrecognized, remained an enigma to both his friends and foes. At the airport, not more than four Somalis reportedly were waiting to receive him. This is a far cry from how this trip was initially promoted - a visit dealing with bilateral talks on “Somaliland’s” recognition by Washington. According to reliable sources, including the US state Department, Rayale’s visit to the United States is a personal business. To which Somaliland Times adds, “The State Department has confirmed that about one year ago the US government received a request by Mr. Rayale for permission to enter the US for medical examination.” Not quite so. Still unclear is whether he used a Djiboutian or Somali passport. Owing to his KGB secret service training (he was part of Barre’s notorious National Security Service-NSS), Rayale is good at outdoing his foes and keep them guessing his next move. That is exactly how he did with this none-event US visit. Worried that he may lose his presidency to an angrier and hungrier opposition party who lost the 2003 elections by a thin-razor margin only after it was “rigged”, Rayale would not leave any stone unturned to win it again, even if it takes a large-scale inter-clan conflict. Like in 2003, on October 15, 2007, Rayale unexpectedly ordered his militia to invade Las Anod, a *********** stronghold and a city that effectively disarmed its otherwise gun *** residents. Despite that the city has fallen to “Somaliland’s” hand with ease, the invasion has galvanized the *********** and potentially could trigger a larger scale clan war which could prove difficult for Hargaysa to sustain. “We will defend our honor and land from our traditional rival clan until a stable national government is in place,” says a *********** intellectual and businessman in Dubai who wants to remain anonymous. A similar sentiment was first expressed by Mohamoud Qaybe who published an op-ed piece in 1994 before he converted to the secession cause. After Las Anod's invasion, a Washington post article December 4, 2007, by Ann Scott Tyson, “U.S. Debating Shift of Support in Somali Conflict,” where a careless Pentagon [AFRICOM] official expressed rather strongly his department’s eagerness to shift policy towards “Somaliland’s” recognition, a comment the undersecretary for African Affairs, Jandey Frazer dismissed outright, added more fuel to the prospects for this conflict. Precisely so, because Rayale and his poorly informed advisors mistook this typically speculative reportage as a policy shift by the US and intensified their aggression against peaceful communities. The arrival of Rayale in Washington on January 11, 2007, could not have come a worse time; it coincided with a renewed conflict in Las Anod. With “Somaliland” preemptively attacking clan militia, there are no known fatalities so far. However “Somaliland” media reported that 28 clan militia from the Dhulbahate side, including the cousin of Mohamed A Qaybe, former speaker of “Somaliland” parliament, have been captured by Hargaysa. Reliable sources inform me that “Somaliland” troops could not have done this without receiving an unexpected strategic hand from a group of Ali Geri militia (***********) who had change of hearts in the middle of the war. Analysts in Hargaysa speculate that Qaybe’s presence in Boohoodle, a town not too far from the conflict area, could be a factor in Hargaysa to have the upper hand. Qaybe himself belongs to the Wacays Aadan sub clan. This ***********-“Somaliland” conflict has two dimensions, says an analyst who is knowledgeable about the region. In the short term, says this analyst, it pits different sub clans (pro- and against-Somaliland) within the *********** family. In the long run, however, it would grow into an open conflict between ***** and ***** clans in the region, possibly involving more ****** clans outside the immediate conflict area. It is highly likely that Jandaye Frazer would meet with Rayale as part of her courteous diplomatic gesture. One can be certain that she would reiterate the official US policy that recognizes only one Somalia. The undersecretary would likely tell Rayala to stop destabilizing Somalia and take his troops out of Las Anod district. In 1998, when the late Egal met former undersecretary Susan Rice, his conversation about recognition was cut short when the secretary herself showed him a map denoting locations of different territories occupies by Isaaqs and ****** clan, respectively. One would expect that this current secretary may do the same. Timing is bad for anyone coming from Africa to Washington and specially those preaching sectarian politics. The Kenyan lesson in the last few weeks is instructive in that politicians in sub Sahara Africa would do anything, including mayhem, destruction and death, to become what Chinua Achebe called “the big man.” The undersecretary, who vainly spent precious time in Nairobi since this new conflict sparked in Kenya, should read Rayale and his mantra about “Somaliland” democracy like a single mother in Kansas reads between the lines of used car sales man verbiage. Rayala would have done all of us a favor not by visiting the beltway, but by staying in the region putting out the fire he had fanned. Faisal Roble, Email:fabroble@aol.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliThinker Posted January 16, 2008 sorry to get you upset old boy but its both Diplomatic plus its to sure up support for his party for up coming elections lool. This is for you old boy to make you happy oo sorry i mean to make you sad lool. Somaliland President Had a Dinner in the U.S. Department with Dr. Jendayi Frazer and met USAID. Here is the link with the pics peopleeeeee lool http://www.qarannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=564&Itemid=62 its on Qarannews.com Love Somaliland go nation go Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted January 16, 2008 ^Lol as if Qaran news is the holly book... live with your illusion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliThinker Posted January 16, 2008 The pics are right infront of you old boy close your eyes and blind yourself from the truth loool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted January 16, 2008 LOl, how low can you go man, the secessionist President went there for a holliday and travelled with the Somali Passport, Period. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliThinker Posted January 16, 2008 ^^^ If that thought keeps you to sleep at night stick with it old boy. I give you facts you give me fairy tale remarks loool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 16, 2008 lool. Who has he met so far? President Bush, Rice, or even a junior secretary? I can go and visit Washington that does not mean much... Oh please give us facts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunguri Posted January 16, 2008 loooool waar waxaan aad ugu qoslay Qaran news. Waxaan aad ugu qoslay. Sawirka islaanta Jandaye Ferazor. Sawirkaasi waa kii markii ay Baydhaba tagtay surweelkii iyo shaadhkii ay xidhnayd markay la kulmaysy Geedi iyo Abdillaahi Yuusuf. Loooooooooool kii ayuun baa inta lasoo qaaday. Waxaa la dhex dhigay Cook-gii iyo Shaqaalihii Makhaayada cunnada loogu sameeyey What a desperate moment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliThinker Posted January 16, 2008 ^^^ Haters can hate all they want Dukey, but your hero AY Did not even meet Bush lool, Ms. Ferazor is head of the African secation of the state department below Ms. Rice. You lots can put down the big visit all you want with comments but it does not change the fact the President of Somaliland meet with high person within the state department who is in charge of U.S. policy on Africa loool. Somaliland is on the move. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 16, 2008 ^^^lool. Adeer President Yusuf has been invited to talk in the UN general assembly with other world leaders. PM NUR CADE has met Ms Rice and how many Presidents have we met? Adeer you are getting desperate, however note this, you are not the firts secessionist I have talked to. They have been singing the same tune for 10 years. Example last week Riyaale was in the UK, and yet the British government statement on Somalia only mentioned the TFG cabinet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted January 16, 2008 Somalithinker: Riyaale went all the way to Washington uninvited to Fraisers office She came all the way to Baidoa to Yusuf's office, do you see the difference? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliThinker Posted January 16, 2008 ^^^^ Stop spinning stuff like you always do. You been saying for over 4 yrs what the TFG will do with non come to be none loool, Somaliland leader as meet Presidents, meet with high ranking leaders in the U.S. and he represents a stable region in a non stable part of the world. All your hot air talk as done nothing but shown us that you are no future teller lool. He meet the head of the African department in State Department under Rice, he has gone to USAID for development talks and he had large showing by the somaliland community in VA. All and all he did a good showing here. I cant really say that of your TFG lot looool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted January 16, 2008 ^Are you serious mate? Just asking are you being serious? you must be one of the wonders of the world taking secessionism to a whole new level.... The Somali President receives this kind of treatment: Do you want more, that of Hu Jintao, Lol Keep dreaming my friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliThinker Posted January 16, 2008 ^^^ with all that treatment what has that got somalia or the TFG. To date the capital is still a war zone, people fleed all over somalia. There is hyper inflation througout somalia and so far the U.N has not even send no troops to somalia. So yeah buddy all those trips abroad have brought nothing to Somalia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted January 16, 2008 ^Keep your hallucinations.... The TFG in itself is progress, you won't see that, there had been constant progress on every corner, on the ground level they have gained more support and control most of Somalia, on the political side they kicked all Powers out of Somali and now the confussed re-ground in Asmara, the gained support from the IGAD, the Arab league, AU and UN... what more do you expect... Tell me what have the secessionists achieved for the past 4 years when the TFG was non-existant apart from inviting the Homos hugging... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
