There are news reports of small skirmishes on the border!

Originally posted by NGONGE: quote:Originally posted by Norf 1: Come on now. Somalis hate for the sake of it. No reasons involved. I just don't like them winning the African Cup! Don't care for the topic but this comment of yours is WRONG, Norf. Egypt won it SIX times and will probably win the next one too. I haven't seen them in the 5 World Cups I have seen but I have seen those they tend to beat in the final Hope they make it to SA next year. Have to admit they do have a good team.

^Why not inform him and us? How do Charter schools perform vs normal schools?

DAVID CAMERON, CONSERVATIVE LEADER "It's obviously a completely unacceptable thing to say and it's right that he has apologised. "I think it's important that in the great institutions... we root out attitudes like that. That has to go right across the institutions." Asked whether the Army should take further action against Prince Harry, Mr Cameron said: "He's made an apology and I think it's apparent he's clear about that, and that's enough." AKI NAWAZ, MUSICIAN AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST "This word has caused massive offence to our community and people, not just recently, but for years and years. "To somehow paint Prince Harry as being naive or innocent is just absolutely a horrendous analysis. He's been brought up in a privileged background, had the best education, travelled the world. "It's absolutely disgusting and I think he should be dismissed from the MoD. We don't accept these things, we've had to live with this for 40 years. "This is not taking a politically position, this is having some kind of moral decency towards people from different communities. I mean all I can recall is through my youth being at concerts and skinheads at the back sieg heiling, calling me the 'P' word. "The Ministry of Defence says it aims to tackle racism, well here's your best opportunity to show us what you actually want to do about racism." RICHARD FITZWILLIAMS, ROYAL WATCHER "I would say to those who would see the language that he used and are naturally much offended, look at the context in which it was made and remember that it was three years ago. "There's no question that he's undergone a journey so far as his own character was concerned. He was a real wild child, then overnight he became a hero - as the press would have it - for being in Afghanistan for 10 weeks. "A line has got to be drawn under this and we've got to move on. Of course it will embarrass a lot of people and there is no question that he deeply regrets it. "On the other hand there's the swastika incident, people remember that, that's the problem with these incidents, they stick in people's minds. "Though I think the News of the World are blowing this up somewhat out of context, because if you look at the actual footage, that is the test of it. Was he intending to be offensive and insulting? I don't think so." NICK CLEGG, LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LEADER Mr Clegg told Sky News: "He shouldn't have used those words, it will have caused considerable offence and has obviously caused him a considerable amount of embarrassment. "He has apologised, quite rightly, and I think we should now move on." Asked if he would fire a member of his senior team for using such comments he said: "I would almost certainly have to yes. "But it is not a question of whether Prince Harry can be fired, he has apologised, he has apologised profusely. I think we now have got to draw line under it, but it has obviously caused considerable offence." INGRID SEWARD, MAJESTY MAGAZINE "I think it was a private video, he was talking about a friend of his, they were having fun and they were calling each other nicknames and I think it's been taken out of context. "Yes, it would be very offensive if Harry went around calling people Pakis in a racist way, but this was not meant, you know, it was meant more of a nickname. "I mean, Harry's mates call him Ginge or Ginger - that could be equally offensive to people with red hair." MOHAMMED SHAFIQUE, RAMADHAN FOUNDATION "Anybody who uses derogatory terms such as the 'P' word and other words are obviously from a different age. "He is trying to portray this image of being caring like his mother, who was a great woman, or his father who's a person who's widely respected across the world. He's a thug." PATRICK MERCER, FORMER TORY SPOKESMAN Mr Mercer was forced to resign as a Conservative spokesman for suggesting that being called a "black *******" was part and parcel of Army life for ethnic minority soldiers. He says this incident is very unfortunate. "Whatever went on inside the platoon three years ago - perhaps it was friendly banter, I have no doubt at all that the Prince was on very good terms with the officer from the Pakistan army who was in the same platoon with him. "[but] the fact remains that he is a prince of the blood royal and he must know that everything he did and does is under intense scrutiny at all times. "All I can say is that in the intervening two or three years... he's done the country, the army and the Royal Family an immense amount of good and I very much regret any damage that these careless, thoughtless, pointless, silly comments will have caused him." KHALID MAHMOOD, LABOUR MP, BIRMINGHAM "This might have been said in a light-hearted manner but ultimately it's offensive to a lot of people. "He needs to understand that this is not acceptable, especially in light of the office that he is going to hold in the Army and as a member of the Royal Family." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7822723.stm

Ad war over religion puts UK regulator on the spot David Sapsted, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: January 11. 2009 9:30AM UAE / GMT LONDON // The advertising watchdog in Britain is being challenged to rule on whether or not God exists. In a war of words between atheists and Christians, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is being asked to determine the accuracy of an advertisement stating: “There’s probably no God.” The advertisements began to appear at the end of last week on buses across Britain as part of a campaign launched by the British Humanist Association. By yesterday, the ASA had received more than 100 complaints, most of them saying that the ads were offensive to Christians and other religions that believe in a single God. One complaint, however – from Christian Voice, a fundamentalist ministry – accused the advertisement of breaking the ASA legal code on the ground that, in fact, God does exist. Now the ASA is having to decide on whether it should launch a formal inquiry to try to determine the accuracy of the atheists’ claim. Stephen Green, national director of the Christian Voice, said: “It is given as a statement of fact and that means it must be capable of substantiation if it is not to break the rules. “There is plenty of evidence for God, from people’s personal experience, to the complexity, interdependence, beauty and design of the natural world. “But there is scant evidence on the other side. So I think the advertisers are really going to struggle to show their claim is not an exaggeration or inaccurate, as the ASA code puts it.” By tomorrow, about 800 buses in England, Scotland and Wales will be carrying the advertisements, which read in full: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” A further 1,000 posters are being placed on London Underground stations in a month-long campaign that costs £140,000 (Dh784,000). Ariane Sherine first proposed the atheist advertising campaign in a blog in The Guardian newspaper’s Comment is Free column in June, saying that it could provide a “reassuring counter-message to religious slogans threatening non-Christians with hell and damnation”. But the humanist association took up the idea and sought to raise up to £5,000 to put the posters on London buses only. In the end, they got more than 25 times their target and extended the campaign to the rest of Britain. Hanne Stinson, the chief executive of the association, said the Christian Voice complaint had been greeted with “peals of laughter” from her atheist colleagues. She added: “I am sure Stephen Green really does think there is a great deal of evidence for God – though, presumably, only the one that he believes in – but I pity the ASA if they are going to be expected to rule on the probability of God’s existence. “However, if they do investigate, we will be very happy to respond.” Other Christian leaders in Britain have been much more sanguine about the campaign than Christian Voice, although the Church of England has now launched its own website – thereprobablyis.com – where people can join the debate with their own comments. Fr Stephen Wang, a spokesman for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, said: “I think it is great to get people thinking. I love the idea of this bus winding its way through the streets and someone stopping to think: ‘Mm, maybe there is no God – but maybe there is’. “Many people simply never think about God or religion as a serious question and, if this prods them a little bit, then that’s great. “My only sadness is that these posters betray such a negative view of religion – as if religious believers are walking around oppressed by worry all the time.” The Rt Rev Andrew Watson, the Anglican bishop of Aston, also welcomed the campaign because of the debate it had created. But he added: “I’m a little surprised at the idea on these posters that not believing in God helps us to stop worrying and to enjoy life. “All the evidence is that religious people tend to be more at peace with themselves and with the world, and to live longer than their non-religious contemporaries.” Following Britain’s lead, the American Humanist Association began running advertisements in Washington in November, though the message on the sides of buses was less strident. “Why believe in a god?” they read. “Just be good for goodness sake.” A plan by the Atheist Foundation of Australia to run a similar campaign on the country’s public transport system was thwarted when the country’s largest outdoor advertising company rejected the ads without giving any reason. Spanish atheists will start running an identically worded campaign to their British counterparts (“Probablemente Dios no existe. Deja de preocuparte y goza de la vida”) on buses in Barcelona this week. The Spanish group hopes to spread the campaign to other cities, including Madrid and Valencia, but local politicians are believed to be coming under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church to ban the ads from municipal buses. A spokesman for the campaign described the advertisements as “an attack on all religions”. thenational.ae

LoL If only I had a phone not registered to me

^Thats not the case yet saxib. Still too early but Benitez was only waiting for Fergie to make a comment and BANG he pulls out a list of Fergies comments on refs going back years lol

Prince's apology for racist term See the vid Prince Harry has apologised for using offensive language to describe a member of his army platoon. The News of the World has published video in which the prince calls one of his Sandhurst colleagues a "Paki" in commentary he made over filming. St James's Palace said he used the term three years ago as a nickname about a friend and without any malice. The prince had to apologise in 2005 for wearing a swastika armband to a party, which offended many Jewish people. The video shows Harry while still an officer cadet at Sandhurst military academy. It was filmed in front of other cadets at an airport departure lounge as they waited for a flight to Cyprus to go on manoeuvres. The newspaper said the prince had called the soldier "our little Paki friend". 'Extremely sorry' In a separate incident, Prince Harry is heard calling another officer cadet a "raghead". During a faked call to the Queen, as the Commander in Chief of the British Army, the prince says, "Granny I've got to go, send my love to the Corgis and Grandpa." He finishes saying: "I've got to go, got to go, bye. God Save You ... yeah, that's great." A statement from St James's Palace, with regards the term "Paki" said: "Prince Harry fully understands how offensive this term can be, and is extremely sorry for any offence his words might cause. "However, on this occasion three years ago, Prince Harry used the term without any malice and as a nickname about a highly popular member of his platoon. "There is no question that Prince Harry was in any way seeking to insult his friend." The statement continued: "Prince Harry used the term 'raghead' to mean Taleban or Iraqi insurgent." A man told BBC Radio Five Live the cadet concerned was his nephew, Ahmed Raza Khan, from Pakistan, who served with Prince Harry at Sandhurst for one year as a Commonwealth cadet. Iftikhar Raja said his nephew, now a captain in the Pakistani army, would have risen above such terms and had not mentioned the incident to his family. Mr Raja said: "At no time he told us that he was called Paki or he was a good friend of Prince Harry, I mean, although they served together that is true. "But I myself am a British subject, I am proud to be British and if someone called me Pakistani I would be proud to be called that, but Paki is definitely a derogatory remark." He added: "We expect better from our Royal Family on whom we spend millions and millions of pounds for training and schooling." Captain Ahmed Raza Khan graduated with Harry from Sandhurst in 2006 receiving a special award from the Queen for being the best overseas officer cadet. 'Disturbing allegations' BBC Royal Correspondent Peter Hunt said this was an "embarrassing episode" for the prince, and it was because comments made in private had become public that a statement had been issued. He added St James's Palace had been at pains to place the prince's words in context. Prince Harry's aides insisted Captain Ahmed and Harry "were friends, members of a close knit platoon who used nicknames and the prince was not being malicious", he said. "However, whatever the context, royal officials must know the damage has been done, " said our correspondent. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence said: "Neither the Army nor the Armed Forces tolerates inappropriate behaviour in any shape or form. "The Army takes all allegations of inappropriate behaviour very seriously and all substantive allegations are investigated. "We are not aware of any complaint having been made by the individual. Bullying and racism are not endemic in the Armed Forces." A spokeswoman for the Equality and Human Rights Commission said: "These appear to be disturbing allegations and we will be asking the MoD to see the evidence, share that evidence with us and their plans for dealing with it. "We will then consider what further action might be necessary." But Ingrid Seward, the editor of Majesty magazine and a biographer of Prince Harry and Prince William, said there was a danger of over-reaction. She said: "I think it was a private video, he was talking about a friend of his, they were having fun and they were calling each other nicknames and I think it's been taken out of context. "Yes, it would be very offensive if Harry went around calling people Pakis in a racist way but this was not meant, you know, it was meant more of a nickname. "I mean, Harry's mates call him Ginge or Ginger - that could be equally offensive to people with red hair."

Originally posted by *Ibtisam*: ^^^Took spare shoes dee, you don't throw the ones you are wearing, I think everyone had a bag of old shoes with them. The least you could have done was throw the shoes you wore and walk home bare foot :rolleyes:

^LoL Back to the prem after a long 2 week wait. ps Ronaldo crashed his Ferrari!

^LoL Are you serious? You probably are

There just doesn't seem to be a desire to unite. That's the problem. Every man on his own at the moment.

I hardly have the latest phones. So long as it works ok and I can talk it.

Come on now. Somalis hate for the sake of it. No reasons involved. I just don't like them winning the African Cup!

^They are people born in EU or US. Their parents born in EU or US. Their grand parents born in EU or US and so on and so forth. The Europeans and US gave them the idea of a home of their own when on a guilt trip post World war II.

Apart from a calls for truce, Muslim nations and their leaders can do very little. There is a term called being held by the kahuunas. Now my good SOLers idinku maxaad sameen laheedeen?

Time does fly. Val, a raised cup of tea is in order. Completed 5 SOL years last month. The past 9 years (since 2000) have been a blur.

You haven't heard It's Akpo Sodje , denenenene, his passport's dodgy, denenene Abu Diaby, I'll keep going mate.

Allah yarxamu I know that name.

Puntland new and former Presidents. (1)Abdillahi Yusuf ( Coussin of Faroole ) (2)Jama Ali Jama ( Cousin of Abdillahi ) (3)Cadde Muuse ( Cousin of Jama Ali Jama) (4)C/Rahmaan Faroole ( Cousin of all of them )

^Never saw the little midget play (apart from Italia 1990 and USA 1994).

^I just need to head butt someone first. Luckily I'm too mild mannered.

Zizou followed closely by R Baggio

^Thoise guys who came to Liverpool back in those days were quite good until we started beating them every week and they gave up. Since then these guys have been beating us which is why most of the boys have now retired. Not me though

Ngonge, these guys are probably a few generations younger than the guys you know.