^^Kashafa, bes lol. Reading that was hilarious. I am sure bro Horn will some day come to his senses and see things clearly. Caaqil: Bro, my guess is that you hate the IUC because they have succeeded in smoking/humiliating a warlord who sheeko xariir says is related to you. Waxa na waaley soo sheeko xariiradaas ma aha sxb. From a young age sheekooyin la soo dhoodhoobey ayey nagu shubayeen but it takes some efforts to cut through these tribal bullcrap. Waan u duceyneynaa intaa weli sheekooyinkan ku dhex lunsan.

^^ I think he is suffering from Dementia or what NGONGE use to call 'lack of comprehension'.

^^ OK! Let off some steam? Good. Now entertain the kids, Didi . Brown, no one knows who Togane attacks... he comes at clans randomly. This time, however, he has shown what every Somali ought to do when the nation is faced with non-Somali and traditional enemy such as Ethiopia. At least we should give him that; patrioticism.

Do you know that Tigray is still now the poorest state in ethiopia along with Afar? Can you imagine how long it takes to recover from famine and starvation of that magnitude? Lol, so what are they doing in Baidoa? Scavenging?

^^Ku gartey, Xiinoow.

^^lol@Shalanbood. They should start assessing the grounds. Where to dig the hiding holes, thanks to Saddam.

^^^ I hope so Che. It is not very advisable to believe that we 'the kissing cousins of' Anglo-Saxons lol. Many odds against it I say. But I have trust in my kinsmen to come to the gurmad of Somalis against Tigree iyo inta kabaha u qaada.

Which world does an overthrown government continues to rule? Tell us and we will send more dictators there- we got plenty of them inAfrica you know .

Loool Xiin, sxb aniga sidaan uga helay Togane's piece ma uga heshey. Walaahi he couldn't have spoken at a better time and with better words. [edit]In which language do you feel most creative yaa Xiin?

Right, after reading that, I am getting back to poetry myself.

Read at your own risk...Tribalists might get offended. Especially, my fellow kismen .

^^Amiin Xiin. Maxkamadaha oo ka war bixiyay qasaaraha dagaalkii Maanta Mogadishu 21, Dec.06 ( Sh.M.Network) – Maxkamadaha islaamka Somalia ayaa waxa ay sheegteen guulo ay ka gaareen dagaalo qaraar oo maanta ka kala dhacay deegaanada Idaale iyo Daynuunaay ee gobolka Baay, iyadoo maxkamadaha islaamka ay sheegeen in ay la wareegeen deegaanka Idaale. Shir Jaraa'id oo Mas'uuliyiin ka tirsan maxkamadaha islaamka 5:00 tii galabimo ee maanta ay ku qabteen xaruntii Villa Baydhabo ee magaalada Muqdisho ayay ku sheegeen qasaarooyin ay u geeysteen ciidamada dowladda Ethiopia ee dagaalka kaga soo horjeeday ciidamada maxkamadaha islaamka. Sheekh Shukri Abu Zeynab oo ka mid ah Mas'uuliyiinta maxkamadaha islaamka ee loo xilsaaray ka hadalka dagaalada ayaa sheegay in ciidamadooda ay dileen ilaa 203 askari oo uu sheegay in ay Ethiopian yihiin, isagoo intaasi ku daray in tirada dhaawacyada ay intaasi ka badan, loona daad gureeyay magaalada Baydhabo. Waxa uu intaasi ku daray in ay qabsadeen ilaa 4 baabuur oo kala ah labo dhashiike, hal 37 iyo hal Ural ah, iyadoo uu sheegay in askartii la dagaalameysay ay ahaayeen askarta kumaandooska wadanka Ethiopia oo aysan ku jirin wax Soomaali ah sida uu hadalka u dhigaye. Qasaaraha dhinacooda ayuu sheegay in ay kaga geeriyoodeen ilaa 20 askari, ayna ka dhaawacmeen, ku dhawaad 60 askari, isagoo sheegay in iyagu aanu waxba la aheyn oo muslimiinta qasaaro iyo guuloba ay u diyaar garoobeen. Deegaanka Idaale oo uu tilmaamay in uu yahay deegaankii ciidamada Ethiopia ay saakay kaga soo duuleen ayuu sheegay in deegaankaasi ciidamada maxkamadaha islaamka ay u dhaafeen dhinaca Baydhabo ilaa 5KM. Waxaa kale uu sheegay in dagaalkaasi la isku adeegsaday hubka nuucyadiisa kala duwna, ayna sidoo kale qabsadeen hub fud fudud iyo mid culus intaba, isagoo beeniyay jiritaanka maxaabiis lagu kala qabsaday dagaaladii maanta. Dhinaca Daynuunaay ayuu sheegay in aanu dagaal aad u culus ka dhicin, isla markaana ay jireen dagaalo goos goos ah oo la isku adeegsanayay madaafiicda goobta. Shabelle Media Network Somalia E-mail us: info@shabelle.net Shabelle Webmaster: baabul@shabelle.net

Dagaal khasaaro badan oo ka socda duleedka Baydhabo ayadoo dayuuradaha quamaatiga u kaca [helicopters] lagu daadguraynayo dhaawaca dawlada iyo Itoobiyaanka December 21, 2006 at 11:45 am | In | 16 Comments Dagaallo khasaaro badan gaystay ayaa weli waxay ka socdaan duleedka Baydhabo ayadoo ciidamada dawlada oo ay taageerayaan Itoobiyaanka iyo ciidamada Maxaakiimta Islaamiga ay hataan si aan kala go’ lahayn ugu dagaalamayaan bariga magaalada Baydhabo, gaar ahaan deegaanka u dhaxeeya Baydhabo iyo Moodamoode. Magaalada Baydhabo daafaheeda Bari waxaa si wayn looga maqlayaa guuxa madaafiicda culus oo ay labada ciidan isku garaacayaan. Waxaa la arkayaa dayuuradaha quamaatiga u kaca [helicopters] ee ay leeyihiin ciidamada Itoobiyaanka oo dhaawacyo ka soo daadguraynaya jiida hore ee dagaalka oo ku degaya dhawr goobood oo uu ka mid yahay garoonka dayuuradaha ee Baydhabo. Degmada Buurhakaba waxaa lagu dawaynayaa oo loo qaadayaa dhaawacyada ciidamada Maxaakiimta Islaamiga . Dhinaca Iidaale ee xigta Diinsoor waxaa sidoo kale ka socda dagaal qaraar. Dagaalkan dib u bilowday oo socda maalintii labaad ayaa waxaa uu u muuqdaa mid aan waxba la isula harin. Baidoa.com ------ Diyaaradaha Qumaatiga u kaca ee Ethiopian-ka oo maanta dhaawac ka daadgureeyay Baydhabo. Published: 21 December, 2006 12:33 Diyaaradaha Qumaatiga u kaca ee Ethiopian-ka ayaa lagusoo waramayaa in ay dhaawacyo ka daadgureynayaan garoonka diyaaradaha magaalada Baydhabo,kuwaasi oo kuso dhaawacmay dagaalada ka soconaya deegaano dhowr ah oo ku yaalla gobolka Bay. Goob joogayaal ku sugan ayaa sheegay in ay arkeen ciidamada Ethiopian-ka oo dhaawac ah isla markaana laga qaadayo garoonka magaalada Baydhabo,waxaana ay intaasi ku dareen in Ciidamada Ethiopian-ka ee la qaadayo ay yihiin kuwo dhaawacooda uu yahay mid aad u daran. Dadka reer Baydhabo ayaa ka walaacay diyaaradahasi oo u maleeyay in ay duqeyn xagga cirka ah fuliyaan,hayeeshee waxaa ay ka warheleen in diyaaradahaasi ay yihiin kuwo dhaawac daad gureynaya balse aysan aheyn kuwo dagaal. Arrimahaasi ayaa kusoo beegmaya Xilli Saraakiil uu kamid yahay Ibraahim Shukri oo Muqdisho maanta shir jaraa'id ku qabtay ay sheegteen in 70 ciidamo Ethiopian ah ay ku dileen dagaal ka dhacay Idaale,waxaana uu intaasi uu ku darayaa wararka ay sheegeen in raga ay laayeen uu ku jiro sarkaalkii hogaaminayay Ciidamada Ethiopian-ka. Jibriil Nuur Alghamidi Wakiilka MaraCadey - Mogadishu

I can just imagine Adeer Yussuf coming to his senses and singing to himself Qalinle's: "waan kuu waramayaa kaa waaban maayee nafteydaay ma ogtahay waxii jirey iyo ruux lasii jiidey wehel sooma celisee wakiyoo talaabada waanigaa wahsanayee adigoo werwerayaa xaley waabariistee waqalkiyo daruuraha layga wacey dushoodee inta weer cad lay xidhayoo warmo lay la dhacayaa... " Time for real self-revision for the so-called TFG is due, things are not as rosy as expected. And more unfortunate is that the Ethiopians seem to be 'breaking bones on each other'. Their cut and run policies are costing dear the poorly trained TFG militia.

^^^ Yup, seems stupendous how drugged we've become on this herb. Now that it was restricted, its consequences are becoming undone on us while revealing a web of others who sucked the nation's blood dry. Kenya's flight ban (though it was meant to be detrimental) proved a blessing in disguise. More than anyone else, it is Kenyan farmers that are touched deeply by the ban of the herb and it is Somalia that is saving money (and lives). Somalis say 'God khayaano ha qodin, hadaad qoddana ha dheerayn, ku dhici doontaase mooye', which roughly translates to: 'Do not dig a trench of deception, but if you do, don't dig it deeper, lest you yourself fall in it'. This is what was done by Kenya. 'Ka xaaxaabi hee' .

^ He just came to his senses, maasha-Allah. Now, towbad keen ayaa u dhiman like Qanyare

Flight Ban Takes Heavy Toll On Khat Farming The Nation (Nairobi) NEWS December 20, 2006 Posted to the web December 20, 2006 By Muchemi Wachira Nairobi For the past three weeks, Mr Joseph Kirigia has been watching his three-acre miraa (khat) farm in dismay, pained that the mature twigs are going to waste. Traders at maua town prepare miraa for export but have nowhere to sell now that the Mogadishu ban still haunts them. The 55-year-old man has been unable to pluck the twigs from his tall trees as other farmers are doing - not to sell them but to save the trees from possible destruction. "It's too much work for an old man like me. My children are small and heavily dependent on me. I cannot afford to hire labour for a venture that is not immediately rewarding," he says. Since planting his miraa shrubs more than 15 years ago, Mr Kirigia has been relatively prosperous in Ngawene village of Igembe division, Meri North district. He had a monthly income of Sh35,000 to Sh50,000. "It was enough to feed myself, wife and nine children. But this month I have not earned anything as there is no market for the twigs." Nonetheless, he should pluck the overgrown twigs to allow the trees to sprout new ones. Otherwise, the thick twigs will ruin his trees. Plucking the trees is costly as the twigs will be destroyed. This is what many miraa farmers in Meru North district are doing. But with four of his children in primary school, and the cost of their upkeep high, Mr Kirigia has more pressing matters than plucking useless twigs. Fortunes began to wane for the farmer, and for many local residents, a month ago after a ban was slapped on miraa flights to Somalia, followed by outlawing of the twig in the capital Mogadishu and other areas controlled by hard-line Islamists. The Government barred flights to Somalia early last month over security concerns. Then a prohibition was imposed on miraa by Islamist courts that control the capital and many parts of the country. It is like the drying up of a permanent well. Convinced that it is a secure source of livelihood, many people in Meru have not constructed a reservoir - an alternative to miraa trade. For instance, farmers in Meru North district rarely intercrop miraa with food crops. "We receive good money from the herb, which we use up immediately, convinced that there will be more the following month as long as miraa is available in the farm. Things have now changed," he says. Not just miraa farmers are affected. As the crop is the economic mainstay of the district, all the other sectors are affected. There is too little money now to go around. The chairman of Nyambene Miraa Traders Association, Mr Julius Mwereria, says the crop fetches at least Sh64 million annually. "It is the main source of livelihood here," he notes. Since November 12 when the Government banned flights to Somalia, life has not been the same for local people. Even supplementary businesses are suffering. Hotel and restaurant owners in Mutuati and Igembe divisions say their ventures are collapsing. "We might have to close down soon," says the proprietor of Al Sadiq Hotel in Maua town, Mr Abdirizak Maalim. The hotel was established by his family several years ago. It is heavily dependent on miraa business. Brokers, transporters and other dealers converge there to arrange for transport of miraa to other parts of Kenya and the world. Some of the twigs are transported to Nairobi, Mombasa and other towns, but about 80 per cent are taken to Wilson Airport for flight to Mogadishu. "Until last month when the ban was imposed, we had many customers. They used to come at any hour, even at night. But today we have less than five clients," Mr Maalim said last week. Maua is the district headquarters of Meru North. The impact of the ban is not as high here. In the densely populated Mutuati division, many people are now idle. Yet so big were its bazaars on market days that one would confuse them for political rallies. The trading centres of Meru North district, together with Maua Town, attracted investors from all parts of the country who set up impressive businesses. The situation is radically different now. Bazaars are still visible in the centres of Mutuati division, but minus huge volumes of customers. "We idle the time at the market, hoping for work or other opportunities to come up," says miraa broker Stanley Kubai. He is usually based at Laare trading centre. He says a number of people who depended on miraa trade have now turned into crooks. "Robbery is on the increase, unlike the case when trade in miraa boomed." "We are still selling miraa to Mombasa and Nairobi, our next big markets," says Kubai, 39. We must look for other markets or businesses for our upkeep. At the nearby green grocers market in Laare centre, one of the women traders, Bridget Kananu, said: "I have sold only 20 bananas since morning. It is already 2pm. She said she sold at least 1,000 bananas a day early last month when miraa trade was prosperous. "Soon, I might be unable to bring up my six-year-old child," she said. Miraa grown in Kaelo is sold mainly in Europe, but traders feel the pinch as some of it went to Mogadishu. Officials of Nyambene Miraa Traders Association say the European market is not as reliable as the Somalia one. "The main problem is transport (to Europe). One has to charter aircraft, which is very expensive, as Kenya Airways does not transport miraa," said Mr Mwereria. A hotel owner at the market, Mr David Ithalii, 44, says there has been a sharp decline in business over the past three weeks. And miraa trader Abukaridere Mohammed, who operates between the centre and Nairobi, says he has lost Sh8 million due to the ban. "I had sold miraa worth that money (Sh8 million) when the ban was imposed. The money is yet to be sent to me." The 50-year-old man from Garissa district owes miraa growers in the area Sh3 million. On December 6, officials of the miraa association appealed to the Government, through local district commissioner Athumani Shauri, to look into their plight. If the ban on flights to Somalia is not lifted by January, they said, they would need relief food. They said miraa is the local cash crop. Many parents will not be able to pay schools fees for their children, besides proving them with other material upkeep. On December 7, Mr Shauri relayed the traders' concern to Eastern provincial commissioner David Jakaiti. He said families' incomes had dwindled while crime was on the rise. "Farmers are plucking overgrown twigs for destruction, lest the trees slump or fall owing to unwanted branches. It is an expensive exercise," Mr Shauri said.

^^Amen, Pi, amen.

lol knowledge of siyaasadda xasaasiga or the politics of sensitivity horn

You just had to mention the Farataag Incident, so ma aha? . I can understand sidaad uga qaracantey markii ina adeerkaa laga been abuurey sxb. Laakiin, these particular battles could have a snow-ball effect brother and no one is yet rushing to report it. I commend Shabelle's caution .

Horn, walaahi you are af-minshaar. Sidaad sheekada dhanka kale ugu rogtay ayaan ka helay. So if Shabelle and Qaadisiya are quiet, the Courts must be losing the war . War maybe they got weary of reporting dagaal joogta ah?

^^ Pi, public show of support is hardly comparable to the theatre of war, or is it? Are you saying Mogadishu Theatre where many women have gathered is a theatre of war? Because that is the closest invitation women got to any kind of theatre. No one (neither the ICU nor the TFG) is yet to invite women (and toddlers to) the real theatres of war. May be your reference to the theatre of war is just a figure of speech?

^^Actually, these particular battles begun yesterday, Horn. If there was a propaganda machine in play, you would've read a post about it. But though you might have wished so, that isn't the case. Just browse the politics section and recount what posts litter it, if you have eyes that see that is .

^^There is a difference between readiness in anticipation of war and participation in war. Do a little research in history and on all nations that have gone to war involving external actors, and you would see a clear pattern; overall national vigilance, unless you wish to restrict the defence of the nation to the duty of men only. Our mothers, and generally, our womenfolk share the same strong feelings towards the nation. It is not something we can hide-and so if they wish to parade in defence of their beloved nation, are we to tell them off for it? No we can't and certainly I can't, maybe YOU can. Tell them no one needs their contributions.

I'd really like to see the religious/ cultural/ practical justfication for women in hijaabs that can't wonder alone but can go to war. You want justification, Cano Geel? (Think) Existential threat, when defence is obligatory on everyone. When threats are in nature existential, you know it becomes untenable to practice the 'luck egalitarianism' for which you seem to advocate. Sir, currently, neither men or women have other options but readiness for defence.