^Fasixii wuu kaa dhamaaday dhe

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1383240/Boy-brain-cancer-cured-secretly-fed-medical-marijuana-father.html

NGONGE;716741 wrote: Rageedii. Great player. Hope he does it this year.

wrong place heh

Being a bit of conspiracy theorist this past week has raised many questions. Apparently they're watching the raid live but does Hilary alread have pics of the blood stained bed? Why get rid of the body so quickly? Why at sea? Which sea? Indian Ocean? Do they have a ship there?

Tuujiyaaba la arkay maanta

I wish they moved back a little, it will greatly have helped that situation that was to unfold You should have moved forward. One tends to concentrate more when leading ee idiga maxaa kugu dhacay?

Very presidential.

Being shown on just about every popular Arab channel. We can't even escape it.

^FCO has issued a warning for all UK citizens to get out.

^happy for him. Well taken goal. Still hurts hes in a blue chav shirt

Xaaji Xunjuf;714090 wrote: He speaks arabic inkasto uu ku hadlo afcarabiga Qurunti hore The President is seeing the whole UAE shuyuukh. Good round of initial contacts. LoL@gang sign

Berbera, Somaliland (CNN) -- When you read about anti-piracy efforts off the coastline of Somalia, you imagine huge war-ships slicing through the waters, with terrified sea bandits scattering in their wake. But closer to shore, in the tiny breakaway east African state of Somaliland, it's a different picture. Despite being only a few hundred kilometers down the coast from piracy-ridden Puntland, Somaliland's coast guard operates with more than modest resources. A 20-foot long motor boat in Berbera, the country's port town, lies at the docks, seemingly broken beyond repair. One other coast guard boat - which I am assured is sea-worthy -- is brought out. Soldiers pile on board carrying RPG rockets and AK47s. "As you know, we have only two boats and they are very small boats," explains Issa Mahad Abdi, second-in-command of the coast guard. "The coast is very long and we cannot cover it all but we try our best." Their performance in the water, however, seems to prove that they are more than a rag-tag group of officers. One fishing boat far beyond the breakwater cannot be identified and the coastguard race toward it. After leaping on board and searching the tiny vessel, there is much hand-shaking and everyone is on their way. "That boat came in from the east and nobody knew if they were pirates or local fishermen," Mahad Abdi shouts over the engine as we roared away. "Therefore we attacked it and we found that the boat was a Somaliland fishing boat. So always we go patrolling in this area and when the radar tells us, we attack." But if their target is clearly armed then it's a much less friendly affair, he explains. "When we meet the pirates, several rounds we fire over them. And they are afraid - they only have small boats, very small boats - so they give up. They put their hands up and we catch them, collect their arms, tie their boats and come here." A group of pirates being chased by Mahad Abdi and his colleagues recently came ashore and fled through the coastal plains and into the mountains. The coast guard chased the fugitives deep inland on vehicles and caught them as they got lost. "They don't know the land so it was a ****** place for them to run to," Mahad Abdi recalls, smiling. The success of the coast guard is hardly surprising, considering the career paths of their leaders. Mahad Abdi and his senior colleagues were all members of Somalia's formerly strong navy, based in large southern ports such as Mogadishu and Kismayo. There they served under notorious dictator Siad Barre. Mahad Abdi tells me he trained in the United States with the Marines. His boss, who he says is now too old to be out on raids, was taught in the Soviet Union, a testament to the Cold War that was then creeping deep into Africa. "It was tough training in Texas and Virginia," says Mahad Abdi. "A lot of the men were younger than me and physically it was really tough, but I passed anyway." Since then, these seamen have witnessed the collapse of government in Somalia in 1991, the destruction of the navy and Somaliland break away as an independent state from the chaos in the south. The phenomenon of piracy, however, has given them a new, crucial mission which they are embracing whole-heartedly. So much so that Somaliland's jails now have dozens of pirates languishing in their cells. That one small coastguard boat we patrolled on, Mahad Abdi tells me, has caught close to 100 pirates during the past couple of years. But the coast guard can't patrol constantly. The state - which has not been recognized internationally as a country yet - is deeply impoverished. The coast guard sleep on the floor of their dilapidated headquarters. I had to insist on paying for the fuel costs of our trip out to sea. But they have one secret weapon: local people. Berbera Port is the only economic option for the town, and Somalilanders know piracy on their shores spells disaster. On the docks, one small employment office attracts a huge crowd of men every morning, shouting and pushing to the front, in hope of the only paid work in town that day. This, as well as a history of conflict and opposition to neighboring Puntland -- where most of the pirates are based - means that local people call the coast guard when they spot suspected pirates. "If they are fishermen, rural area people, if they are businessmen, they have a general concept to fight piracy," says Ahmed Yussuf, Berbera's port manager, sat in his office overlooking the ocean. Without local cooperation, Mahad Abdi explains, this strategy wouldn't work. "If we get more boats, we can go wherever the pirates are and we can save the merchant ships," he adds. Limited international aid has been forthcoming, Mahad Abdi says, including 4 x 4 vehicles from the British government, which are used to drive around the port when the weather is very hot. As the piracy problem spirals, so there has been international interest in spending money on private navies. But at the same time many shipping companies have also paid ransoms to pirates to free their vessels. "The money these companies are paid should go to the coast guards," says Ismail Aar, Somaliland's justice minister. "They should be given radars, they should be given communications. We need a communication center to be established here so that we can communicate with Yemen and Djibouti, so we can share information and experiences." Aar argues that ransom payments only compound the problem, encourage piracy in Puntland and undermine the rule of law in the region. He calls for the international community to support the democratic process that is going on in regions like Somaliland, which has seen democratic elections. Piracy cannot be solved at sea, says Aar, and only the rule of law on land can stamp out the problem. But despite the security and political progress in Somaliland, the coast guard need more funds, equipment and training. Berbera does have a tiny university specializing in marine studies - but it has no means of teaching potential coast guards. Mahad Abdi and his most-experienced colleagues are now old men. They are due to retire and the future of their country's coastal waters causes concern. They worry that without them, the pirates could run amok.

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/04/18/ferguson.somaliland.cg.pirates.cnn.html

^What are you doing there? Studying? Be careful saxib.

Tuesday I think. Ps Sergio Ramos dropped the cup from the top of the celebratory bus

Djibouti Air to begin direct flights to Somaliland from Dubai Comments (21)DJIBOUTI — A local travel agency company signed a strategic partnership agreement with Djibouti Air on the sale of air tickets throughout Somaliland on Monday in the Djibouti capital. According to a statement issued by Hargeisa-based Noble Travel Agency (NTA), Djibouti Air will begin twice weekly services from Dubai to the Somaliland port city of Berbera in mid May. “The agreement is very good news for not only the company, but also the entire country,” Abdulqafar Mohamud Isse said, the managing director of NTA. The actual terms of the signed agreement has not been disclosed but NTA says it will become the official representative of Djibouti Air in Somaliland and will be able to get hold of fares, tickets, schedules and travel products including hotel reservation through the airline’s central reservation system. Djibouti Air will be the first international airline to operate in Somaliland since October 2008, when Ethiopian Airlines suspended its direct flights to Hargeisa. The Djibouti government recently received a major private investment to launch the new Djibouti Air as its national carrier. It is a joint-venture between the Djibouti Government and the UAE’s Lootah Group, Ibrahim Saeed Lootah, chairman of Lootah Group, a real estate and construction giant. It made its inaugural flight to Dubai last month and plans six-weekly flights from Djibouti to Dubai while it will launch within the next six months flights to neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Yemen. The airliner currently operates two Boeing 737-200 but according to Gulf News, it has placed an order for a third Boeing 737-300 to help expand its two-class Business and Economy configuration. The 737-300 will be used to serve destinations in Somaliland, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen. The airliner will make its official debut in Somaliland in May, but Thursday was its first median flight when it picked up a Somaliland delegation including the President from Berbera on-route to Abu Dhabi, UAE. Somaliland recently carried out renovations on some of its airports and plans to fully upgrade them in the near future and says the Egal International Airport in the capital is due to close for improvements. Meanwhile, it says it will divert traffic to Berbera airport, which has the longest runway in the African continent (originally constructed by the Soviets then the Americans for emergency landing for its spaceships). Noble Travel Agency was founded in 2006 in Hargeisa, but after a short period it won a lucrative agreement with Ethiopian Airlines, one of the oldest and most profitable carriers in the continent with over 3 million passengers annually. That shortly lived after Ethiopia scraped its flights from Somaliland following the trio-suicide attacks that targeted a U.N. office, Ethiopian consulate and the presidential palace in October 2008. Recent developments are indicative of the increased interest in the aviation market in Somaliland and the region. Kuwait is providing $10m to help Somaliland meet these demands and challenges. Dubai is a home and place of work, as well as a transit point to a large Somali diaspora community who travel to Somaliland and the region. This direct flight to Berbera from a new carrier will be in a position to cater for that market whilst offering greater comfort and a direct flight home. (Report by Hassan Jama, editing by Mark T. Jones) Somalilandpress | 19 April 2011

^I could have told you it was going to be boring. The next 2 games will be boring as well.

What no parties? Heat is back

subaax al khayr ya naas Weekend JB

Interesting.... I will go with the Barca team as that real team didn't win as much. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanstevenson/2011/04/real_v_barca_teams_of_the_cent.html

Where is Africaown? Well done Boorame.

NGONGE;713213 wrote: Personal log: It's the fifth day of his holiday and NG is starting to lose the plot. The natives (and their little female visitors) are making him watch and engage in very childish (not to mention girly) activities. It is my worst nightmare, I tell ya. I'm tempted to cancel my holiday now. As long as you get to sleep in in the mornings (lets be honest thats why you took the break heh).

Do or die for the gooners (or are they already dead?). At least make it harder for Manure lads....

Morning folks. I'm in holiday mode. Must be the weather. Maxaa la waramay?