Peace caravan v1.3: absorbing alshabaab peacefully in Sharif’s Somalia.

[xiinfaniin]

Sh. Sharif will most likely be the next president of Somalia. When that happens, those of us who saw in this man rare quality of leadership, when others dismissed him as naive and gullible, will be pleased and joyful. The work of reviving Somali republic will not end with Sharifs’ inauguration, however. It will start with it. To move forward, and to avoid past mistakes, we suggest following guideposts.

 

1- Recognize Alshabaab for the sacrifices they made to resist and liberate Somali lands.

2- Implement a transparent confidence building measures before engaging alshabaabs

3- Adopt a strategy of gradual integration, instead of quick assimilation of alshabaab forces into the national security.

4- Resist the temptation of using terror labels to demonize alshabaab in seeking support from outside world.

5- Allow a grace period for genuine reconciliation to take place.

 

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Gobonimo ninkii doonayyaa geel ma cayrsado'e

Waxaa loo gol leeyahay waa gundhiga dawlad gooniyaha

Gidaar qaran waxaa lagu dhisaa gogol heshiiseedee

[Gabbal]

The real question is, and you know this better than most, is it a case of Shiekh Sharif absorbing Al Shabaab or Al Shabaab accepting Shiekh Sharif?

[Fabregas]

A bit too late for all that. I suspect shababs and the other armed groups wouldn't want anything to do with 4.5 clan formula, joining somali warlords and sitting under the shade of foreign African tanks; the very things Sheikh Shariff sent so many young Somalis to die and fight against in 2006.

[xiinfaniin]

^^Waa markaagii.

 

Horn, that's partly true. But what's not true though is that alshabaab is bunch of inflexible warriors. With a legitimate and genuine leadership this divide can be overcome. This time the pressure is on Sharif to come up reasonable compromises. He needs to take the initiative and frame the issues adeer. That’s how politics are engaged. Let others react to your initiative.

 

Of course Sharif is not the leader of the nation yet though we are hoping he will become one soon.

[Gheelle.T]

Either way, don't you think he is the center of the equation ya horn? If they accept him doesn't that mean they agree with him too?

 

In any case, if he becomes the next president as Xiin predicts and implements all of those point xiin wrote above, then the man is a political generous that we Somalis rarely see/have.

[Fabregas]

Originally posted by xiinfaniin:

^^Waa markaagii.

 

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My wise uncle, I am telling you the truth and the reality, don't flip the debate to poster.

[xiinfaniin]

Originally posted by Abu_Diaby- Al Falastini:

A bit too late for all that. I suspect shababs and the other armed groups wouldn't want anything to do with 4.5 clan formula, joining somali warlords and sitting under the shade of foreign African tanks; the very things Sheikh Shariff sent so many young Somalis to die and fight against in 2006.

^^Abu, either you are ignorant about the details of 2006 war, or convenient revisionist of the history of 2006 war. Sharif did not order armed wing of the courts to go to war. The war was niether planned nor prepared for. It was they who initiated the fight in an effort to prevent any deal with the tfg while Ethiopian forces were present in Baydhabo. The consequences were clausal and far-reaching.

 

But that was yesterday. Today we have different realities to deal with. Sharif knows it, so does alshabaab. Soon you will hear change of rhetoric and attitude from both sides.

 

But the measure of success should not be whether two sides do not fight each other. Rather the real yardstick for success especially for Sharif is whether he wins over alshabaab and convinces them to be part of a national government. Not necessarily all of them but significant part of them. equally important is how he chooses to deal with the holdouts, and what strategy he implements to exact national reconciliation.

[Chimera]

I think Ngonge should start worrying about your 'crystal ball' xiin

[xiinfaniin]

^^I know he already does

[NASSIR]

Go Shariif Go.

Xiin, I see the reason Nur is running for the Presidency is to vacate the premier position. If so, would Siilanyo or some reputable person from North west fill it? Most likely. This move would at least repress the chronic suspicion and distrust of some camps.

[xiinfaniin]

^^watch Dr. Galaydh for the pm post.

[nuune]

V1.3, all the way to peace, will there be another version soon to replace this, it seems things are progressing in Jabuuti but not in Xamar!

[Abwaan]

Ilaah baan khayr ka sugeynaa...xaalku ma sahlana...koox lacag la ordeysa, koox qabyaalad la ordeysa, koox jago la ordeysa iyo kolleey koox daacad ah baa Djibouti iskugu tagtay...balse wanaag waa ka soo bixi karaa ee halloo duceeyo...kolleey waa wax Soomaali wadato in kastoo gogosha caalamku u dhigay. Oo Itoobiya albaabka ayey ku ooyneysaa waa taas maantaba Maxamed Dheere xabsiga ka sii deysey markii ay aragtay in fikraddii Baydhabo halla iskugu tago oo hallagu shiro ay fuli weysey,kolleey Itoobiya carqaladdeeda ayey la taagan tahay.

[Thierry.]

he's got juice

 

[AYOUB]

Xiin, the Ethio troops are still in Baidoa.