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  1. Here's another made in 2003 Secondly, this war, in essence, is much older than us or even our fathers, its echoes are symbolised by the Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II's plea to his Euro-Christian brothers in 1891, utterring "Ethiopia has been for fourteen centuries a Christian island in a sea of pagans". Funily, by then he didn't categorize Somalis into clans and regions, but for him all Somalis were "Pagans". However, the same emperor's descendants are the ones whom we look upto and hope mercy from, what a pity. Let me not drag you into that area right now but the fact is once a snake always a snake, and the ethios haven't forgotten about old enmities and grudges, they dwell on the hatred they hold against us. Ethiopia had pursued her on goals inside Somalia and will continue to finish what emperor Haile Sallase described as "The Unfinished Business" that still continues to dominate Ethiopia's strategies, just as it use to be in the days of "Scramble for Africa". Interestingly, when the Europeans scrambled for the rest of Africa, Ethiopia in turn had scrambled for Somalia and her dream to enlarge Abbyssinian empire become true with the help of her christian brothers. What a shame to this day we fail to see this union between Ethios and Europeans, while calling europeans to mediate between us. Either way, what we've read from history books or heard from our parents will be nothing compared to what Ethiopia intends for Somalia. Below is alittle touch of reality and possibilities... Ethiopia's geo-political strategy - Elimi-Nation of Somalis and Somalia from history There is a surety, and all of you have noticed that Somalia has now been divided into fiefdoms, and all these divisions are DIRECTLY or INDIRECTLY supported by the Ethiopian regime. Their strategy is to help Somalis seek autonomy from Somalia and form small, militarily ineffective regional governments that adhere to Ethiopian political and cultural ideology, whilst at the same time infiltrating our traditional values with an imposition of Ethiopian models of livelihood. This way the substance of the culture would be undermind by the strong ethio-influences, germinating from several places such as media and presence of a state that is client to Ethiopia. The outcome is deadly, or may i say THE END OF SOMALINESS. When a war of this level is waged against an entire de-centralised society, the result is erosion of basic principles that enforce law and order. The foundation is already being set for this kind of war. Statistically, many households in the provinces that neighbour Ethiopia, there is an employment of many ETHIOPIAN housemaids, who are likely to influence the mental growth of our offsprings; making them familiar with ethiopian values. So far, this is the most worrying factor, it is a war for the hearts and minds of the local Somalis. And as globalization spreads, ethiopia is likey to be successful in spreading her war in ways we wont be able to notice. It is not a wonderment to see a decline of patrioticism within Somalis because we're being systematically targetted by not only Ethiopia but by also the christian world. Insofar, it hasn't been dificult to figure out why so many Somalis are being shipped out of refugee camps in kenya and other neibouring countries. The reasons of shipments of such a large number of Somalis only constitute what some call "a historical ideological war", which as a result would make more Somalis become adaptive to western values, and it is more likely that we would see many Somalis relating to western (christian)values, which creates a possible increase of ethio-sympathetics in Somalia. By the time many of us go back to Somalia, there surely would be a clash of ideology. What threats Ethiopia poses cannot be comprehended by one or two writtings, but hopefully I wish you see things from my my angle once. source here
  2. And not the only one. This forum is littered with others that have come to pass. It feels strange. The other side of the coin, I believe, is unmistakably 'sensibility'. While sentiment is crucial in uniting and emotionally motivating the entire populace to concerted action against injustice, without the guidance of sensibility on the part of leaders, sentiment is prone to short-sightedness, which would certainly lead us into pitfalls. Thus, what is currently needed is a presence of 'vision' in a leadership that sensibly plans for the country's long-term, strategic goals. There is absolutely nothing to be gained from sentimentally, which, although good in its own way, is insufficient in the face of many practical difficulties that hinder or reduce the effectiveness of the war for re-liberation. I believe these practical problems have been evolving for a long time, and not overcoming them means ineffectiveness and failure. What we must consider is that: In historic terms, we currently live in a period of time in which we have been severely weakened by a twenty year old civil, making us the most vulnerable nation of today's world. And Ethiopia, as a state that has always followed and monitored our general social conditions for centuries, waiting for the right opportunity to invade, has used our self-inflicted vulnerability and occupied us. Additionally, our long-standing clan hatred and antagonisms have given Ethiopia the golden opportunity to territorially dismantle our country into fiefdoms. Thus, fighting Ethiopia, while the country is in this dire state, becomes that much more difficult and even the sentiment of 99% of our people now seems to be in vein. And it is for this reason that we must now critically plan for an alternative route to re-liberation. - The other difficulty that also faces us is in nature global, in that were we to hope that global sentiment would be sympathetic to our cause for we are the wronged party, that doesn't seems to be the case. If anything, global sentiment appears to be working in our disadvantage. Why? Because the United States and Ethiopia have made sure of that. - The third obstacle we must contend with is internal to us as Somalis, in that there already exist many irreparable splits within the movement of the re-liberation front. As brother Thierry has already touched on in one of his posts, there are multiple fronts in the re-liberation movement, some of which (Khalid Bin Walid) coming into existence as recent as three weeks ago. These fronts now total 10, and we are still counting. The older fronts include the different wings of Al-Shabaab (Mogadishu and the Jubbas group), the former UIC (Asmara and Djibouti group), The Jubba Islamic Brotherhood Movement, various Nationalist groupings and so on and so forth. And what is now common knowledge is that these groups or wings follow very different and conflicting approaches in their fight for re-liberation. The main religious wings, such as the UIC and Al-Shabaab, see each other as sworn enemies, let alone their views towards other non-religious and nationalist fronts. These religious wings are increasingly becoming hostile to each other, and further splits or division within them cannot be ruled out. A case in point is the recent creation of Khalid Bin Walid group, whose very aim of formation is said to be a rejection of Al-Shabaab's unilateral closure of Mogadishu Airport. The Khalid Bin Walid group have recently declared that their main objective is to fight, not against Ethiopian occupiers, but to counter Al-Shabaab's monopoly on command and, possibly, violence. So, if that is all it takes another group or front to form, then I must ask you, isn't the situation becoming so chaotic as to expect more catastrophic wars all over again? I hope not. - Another equally serious problem is related to the above point (3), and concerns the future consequences of ever increasing fronts making impossible the joint agreement to table alternative rule of law in post-occupation Somalia. If Ethiopia is successfully defeated and driven out of the country, then the question is, what awaits Somalia that will find itself under multiple factional controls within compartmentalized territories? Another bout of twenty or fourty year old ideological civil way? Such a future is what worries me most, even more than the current TFG and Ethiopian occupiers. Now, at the present time, what we must start planning for is the sort of structural frameworks for stability and governance will be in place in post-occupation Somalia. I strong hold the view that it was our failure to plan ahead is what has led us into civil war, before even Siad Bare was ousted from power. And surely, that mistake has precipitated current Ethiopian occupation. Do we wish to repeat the same mistake? I hope not. As someone who has put a great deal of thought and effort into gaining some insight into our current condition, and the prospects of the future that awaits our nation, my advice is this: be visionary, think beyond today in order to catch a glimpse of the bigger picture while still paying attention to history. - Another dangerous precedent that flows from our previous failures or mistakes of thinking ahead, concerns what I would call the 'lost generation of the war'. this means, the thousands of youths that were born in Somalia during the years of 1991 to the present, who, their short lifetimes, have not known only war and its strife. This generation, which has no tangible social knowledge or social school and semblance of governance structures, have previously fallen prey to warlords and we used to fan the flame of clan-based war. The fact that this generation was a major factor in the continuation of the civil war is not their fault; the fault lies elsewhere I believe. However, during the rise of the UIC and, subsequently, the Al-Shabaab, the radical indoctrination of these youths has dramatically increased, taking a different religious orientation. Thus, this marks the advent of mass radicalization in the fight ( previously) against the warlords, (and now) the TFG and Ethiopian occupiers. Personally, I don't see such radicalization as a problem, if these youths will at later times be institutionalized and absorbed into a future post-occupation state apparatus. But such an institutionalization can not altogether be guaranteed, as there exist future strategic plans to do so. Thus, if such plans are not quickly put in place, then in post-occupation Somalia, we will certainly be in for the continuation of civil. What makes that likely is that it is presently observable that some religiously radicalized youths, and their minders, seem apprehensive toward comprise in reconciling with their fellow freedom fighters, even when peace may solely depend on reconciliation. So, what if these youths and their minders insist that, having sacrificed life and limp in liberating Somalia, they will not share the victory with the rest of the re-liberation movements? Should we then expect another face-off between what before use to be 'freedom fighters' at the expense of an already weary nation? - Last but not least, granted that we overcome all the difficulties I touched on in the above five points, will there a future post-occupation Somalia that is able to survive, for long, the overtures of and interventions of neighbouring countries, and the international community (especially the US)? I hope that we survive and prosper into strong and promising Somalia, amen. But then again, what if it doesn't? Will it not be wise to complete ways to make sure Somalia outlives all its enemies? Think about it. Certainly this is why I and brother Thierry are proposing the acceptance of the Djibouti Reconciliations. source here Just a reminder.
  3. ^no dictatorship, buuxo. I didn't comment on anything except ask a simple question? Why this trend?
  4. I Am Somalia I am dark red blood coming from my family and country. I am a sad girl who was only a baby when she saw a war. I am a sad girl from where gangsters came at night and stole what- ever they wanted. I am a girl who hasn’t seen her country But I am also a mother who tells her daughter about her country. I am a place where people like to eat meat, and I am a country where some people sell fruits in the street. I am a girl with mysteries behind a door that I don’t know about. I am as big as I can be and small. I am a mango- eating machine. I am Somalian as Somalian I am. by Fatima, 6th Grade source
  5. why has SOL become thus?
  6. Lol. Waan ba ka tirayaa meesha linkigiisa.
  7. No, kool kat. Ninku wuu ka boodsan yahay. Aniga waxaan ku haystaa 'imikana waxaan idin leenahay nacallaa aabihiin ku yaal'. Lool.
  8. English Defence League marchers clash with police in NottinghamViolence as group 'opposed to Islamic extremism' encounter Asian students waving Pakistan flag Buzz up! Digg it Mark Townsend guardian.co.uk, Saturday 5 December 2009 20.14 GMT larger | smaller Article history Violent clashes erupted in Nottingham city centre yesterday between police and members of the rightwing English Defence League. Five hundred demonstrators from the EDL, many of whom had been drinking heavily, marched through Nottingham chanting: "We want our country back." A large number had their faces covered with hooded tops and shouted insults aimed at Allah. Others waved placards which read: "Protect Women, No to Sharia" and "No Surrender". Hundreds of officers, some with dogs, were drafted into control the EDL rally and a counter-protest from Unite Against Fascism supporters. Brief skirmishes between EDL members and a small group of Asian students waving a Pakistani flag were broken up by officers. Earlier thousands of Christmas shoppers had gathered to watch 500 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, march through the city centre. The homecoming parade followed a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, where the regiment lost five soldiers and had dozens of its men injured. An EDL spokesman said that the group had timed its protest to coincide with the parade but a handful of members left a city-centre pub and began abusing the UAF-organised gathering around midday. During the confrontation a group shouted abuse at the Asian students. A 43-year-old member of the EDL, a serving soldier who did not want to be named, said: "We came here to support our lads and the UAF and other militants have turned up. I think it's disgusting. "I look at their protest and there's a Pakistani flag flying with a Muslim symbol." James Newton, from Nottinghamshire Stop The BNP, said: "The reason we're here is because we believe the EDL is clearly a racist organisation. There are people who say we shouldn't turn up, but if we don't it will give the EDL confidence that they can do what they want. Hopefully people who aren't racist will see us here today and think that there are some people who will stand for what they think." Nottinghamshire police made a number of arrests and closed a major road during the disturbances. As night fell, hundreds of police officers escorted EDL protesters away from the city's main shopping streets in a security operation that was expected to cost about £1m. The EDL claims that it is not a racist organisation and is simply opposing the threat of Islamic extremism. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/05/edl-march-violence-nottingham/print
  9. Violent clashes erupted between police and members of the English Defence League during a protest in Nottingham, UK on Dec. 5. Around 500 right wing demonstrators - many of them drunk, as the Press Association reports - marched through Nottingham, waving placards with slogans such as "Protect Women, No To Sharia" and "No Surrender" and shouting "We want our country back". Many of the demonstrators had the faces covered and carried the Union Jacks and St George's flags, shouting anti-Islamic slogans, such as "Allah, Allah, who the f*** is Allah?" The demonstration was preceded by a homecoming parade for British troops returning from Afghanistan. The Unite Against Fascism (UAF) group had also organised a counter demonstration in response to the protest. As the local media reports, police separated members of the Nottinghamshire Stop the BNP and Unite Against Fascism from the English Defence League (EDL) supporters. Some policemen used batons and the others had dogs to try and contain the violence. According to the BBC, 11 people were arrested, but other sources report a smaller number. The English Defence Ligue claims it is not a racist organisation and has no links to the BNP. One of its member told the BBC: We came here to support our lads, and the UAF and other militants have turned up. I think it's disgusting. I look at their protest and there's a Pakistani flag flying with a Muslim symbol. Their protest isn't against the EDL, they're protesting against the troops and it's anti-British. They haven't got one Union Jack or St George's Flag. I'm not a fascist, I'm not a Nazi but I am British. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/283269
  10. The saddest thing about the graduates is that they were planned to work in Mogadishu hospitals but were ironically taken to those hospitals dead. It's really a sad thing to live through.
  11. Originally posted by xiinfaniin: ^^Maadeey nin bay is hayyaan and he needs no defense awoowe It's not about him actually.
  12. Maaddeey runtaan jecelahay hadduu yiri ma gefbuu galey? Yaanan gardarro la isku maquuninin, folks. Maaddeey, cidna ma taageertid, waan kaa garanay. Run ahaantii wax la taageero meesha ma jiraan macal Shariifka laftiisa, rajja unbaa noo geeyneysa ma ahee. Al-Shabaab waa musiibo Illaah masaakiinta ku saliday.
  13. Well said, Hunguri. The topic is distasteful.
  14. Which means that their bomb got 'some' of the intended targets (kuwa wax 'galabsadey') marka kuwa 'collateral damage' ku dhintey Allaha u naxariisto. Gartey.
  15. Intii dhimatay Allaha u naxariisto. Illaahoow no gargaar adigaa weyne. I just can't get my head around this tragedy. Why, why innocent students and educators?
  16. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/6719747/Somali-hotel-blast-leaves-at-least-19-dead.html Video at it happened. Allaha u naxariisto inta dhimatey. Waxani waa habaar rabbaani ah walle. Allow sahal umuuraha.
  17. ^Fiqi, gartey. Anna waan u dhimaneynaa haddeey dhiida timaado.
  18. Thanks serenity.... Now I have some invites...
  19. Originally posted by FiqiKhair: War Che, when the Dhahar incident happened the two folks that died in that battle were from the xiji and meydi collecting communities of Waaciye, who felt threatened as the mad came all the way to the laamiga in which Waaciye lies on, the same for Qardho. Fortunately for the Duub guys from Maakhir, the Waaciye boys came in from the mountains weapons blazing one afternoon whilst the 'Qardho boys' hid and were trying to vacate for the coast to sail away to far off places. Are you saying the Dub of Dhahar were defended by the Dash of the Mountains? How so?
  20. So it's not the Makhirian 'Dub' but the 'Dash'? Hmmm. Noted.
  21. ^Runtaan kugu jecelahay Kooleey.
  22. ^Cowke calm down now. Some man gloating in Paltalk doesn't speak for a whole clan, I would hope. As for the explosion and those who died, Allaha u naxariisto. If these attacks in PL are PLanders' expression then they should be dealt with peacefully. Dadka markeey hadal wax ku waayaan ayeey gacan ka hadal la yimaaddaan illeene. Faroole's admin should be willing to sit down with these folks and not feel contempt for anyone. It only breeds more hate.