hadhwanaag 2007-12-05 (Hadhwanaagnews) Sida uu ku soo waramay masuul ka tirsan DFKMG kana gaabsaday in la xusa magaciisa ayaa noo xaqiijiyey in xaalada madaxweynaha DFKMG Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed ay tahay mid qatar ah oo aan la kala garan karin sida uu ku danbeen doonto noloshiisa. Masuulkaan oo ah raga sida weyn ugu dhow dhow madaxweynaha ayaa noo sheegay in xalay lagu haayey Gar gaarka deg deg ah hadana uu jiifo Qol ku dhagan gar gaarka deg deg ah loona ogoleyn cid aan xigtadiisa aheyn in ay booqata isagoona sheegay mar aan isku daynay in aan booqano irida nagala soo celiyey sida masuulka sheegay waxaa Isbitaalka ku harereysan ciidamo Boliis ah oo dhar cad ah kuwaas oo diidan in ay booqdaan Madaxweynaha cid aysan ka war heynin dadka ka ag dhow dhow madaxweynaha . Dhaqtarka oo ku tacalayo nolosha madaxweynaha ayaa sheegay in aan madaxweynaha xiligaan gali karin safar dheer ilaa xaaladiisa ay ku soo noqoto Caadi,waxana madaxweynaha uu hurda uu kujraa 27 saac oo xariir ah iyadoona wax hadal ah laga heynin xiligaan oo uu muuqda qof aan laheyn dhaqdhaqaaqyo xoogan waxana aad loola tacalayaa sidii loo dajin lahaa feebaro sii´´id ah oo haayo madaxweynaha Markad Booqata irada hore isbitlaaka waxaa dhooban taageerayaal badan oo ka socda dhinaca madaweynaha kuwaas oo u rabi tuugayo madaxweynaha in xaaladiisa ku soo noqoto mid caadi ah waxaana la dhihii karaa waa jiradii ugu horeysay ee qabato waxii ka danbeyey markii laga badalay Beerka waana shaqsiga ugu cimriga dheer ee loogaliyo beer islaameyd Xaalada Madaxweynaha oo aad uga wal walsan yihiin dowlada Mareykanka iyo Itoobiya oo u arko haduu meesha ka baxa in aysan heleynin qof daacad ugu ah danahooda qaaska ah Source:- Dayniile.com

^^Flooding the forum with anti TFG threads is too easy these days.

The buskud is about to crumble,,,,,

Did he finally get that posting in Nairobi?

Looks like the momentum is currently with the anti-occupation groups. Rice urges cease-fire in Somalia (CNN) -- Somalia should reach a cease-fire with its "non-extremist" opposition and finish plans to draft a new constitution, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday. Speaking after a meeting with with African leaders in Ethiopia, she also urged Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to take "concrete steps" to avoid a renewed war with neighboring Eritrea over its long-running border dispute. Rice's visit to Addis Ababa came as Ethiopian troops are mired in a nearly year-long insurgency in Somalia, where its army is supporting the country's U.N.-backed transitional government. "There must not be a resumption of hostilities initiated by either side," Rice said in a statement issued after the talks. Somali government and Ethiopian troops are battling insurgents led by the Islamic Courts Union, which controlled much of the country before being deposed by Ethiopia's December 2006 invasion. Recent fighting has sent an estimated 200,000 people fleeing the capital Mogadishu, where a government shakeup saw Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi replaced last month by Nur Hassan Hussein, a former Red Crescent official. "A cease-fire agreement with key stakeholders, such as clan and business leaders, would be an important step in helping to facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance, and would reduce the level of violence and create the conditions for longer-term security sector reform," Rice said. "I also encouraged Prime Minister Hussein to develop a timeline for the remainder of the transitional process by early January, including the drafting of a new constitution and electoral law as the first step in this process." The United States accuses the ICU of harboring suspected al Qaeda figures and did not protest the Ethiopian invasion. At the same time, U.S. and NATO warships are patrolling the waters off Somalia to keep an eye out for suspected terrorists and crack down on the hijackings of merchant ships by Somali pirates. Rice also met with leaders from Africa's Great Lakes countries, which include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, during her visit. Uganda is the sole contributor so far to an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, which Ethiopia had hoped would help keep order and allow its troops to leave. Ethiopian officials Tuesday demanded that the international community step up its support for the mission. But in November, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reported that the security situation made the deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping operation unrealistic. Uganda has about 1,800 troops in Somalia, officially as the vanguard of a larger African Union peacekeeping force, though so far no other countries have sent reinforcements. Ethiopia, which sent soldiers to Somalia late last year to wipe out Islamic militants, is not part of the peacekeeping force and is hoping to withdraw. "We do believe the Ethiopian forces should not have to stay in Somalia past a certain point, and that will require peacekeeping forces, very robust peacekeeping force, and so that will be part of my discussions here," Rice said. Peacekeepers have tried to pacify Somalia before, with tragic results. More than a decade ago, a massive U.N. relief operation was launched for thousands of civilians left starving because of fighting in Somalia. But 1993 attacks by Somali militiamen that brought down two Black Hawk helicopters and killed 18 U.S. servicemen were followed by the withdrawal of U.S. troops and the eventual end of the U.N. peacekeeping operation. Rice is only the fourth secretary of state to visit Ethiopia and the first in a decade. Madeleine Albright made a stop in Addis Ababa in 1997, according to the State Department historian's office. In her first meeting Wednesday, Rice met with leaders from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Congo to discuss fighting in eastern Congo that threatens stability throughout their Great Lakes region. "We had a very thorough discussion," Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said later, adding, "Part of the danger in Africa is handling issues in a superficial way." Rice said dealing with rebels in eastern Congo is critical to re-establishing normalcy in a region that has been devastated by decades of war and genocide that have killed millions. On Sudan, she said she would tackle elements of the Darfur conflict and the faltering peace deal that ended Sudan's long-running North-South civil war, even though President Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's government has signaled it will not see her. Rice said she wants to focus on overcoming logistical hurdles in Darfur to standing up a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force for the vast region which has been ravished by years of conflict. "We're just going to have to remove these obstacles and get on with it," Rice said. As for the 2005 peace deal between al-Bashir's government and southern rebels, she said "it's time to refocus our efforts there." "That is really an agreement that we cannot afford to let unravel," Rice said. http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/05/rice.somalia/

Somali president meets with possible successor in hospital room The Associated PressPublished: December 6, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size NAIROBI, Kenya: Somalia's president had a "robust chat" in his hospital room Thursday with the man who would succeed him if he could no longer lead his violence-wracked nation. President Abdullahi Yusuf met with the speaker of parliament at Nairobi Hospital, where the 73-year-old president was recovering well from a severe cold, said Ali Mohamed Sheik, a protocol officer for the Somali Embassy in Kenya. While Somali officials have said Yusuf was suffering from a cold, another official had said Wednesday he had bronchitis. The contradictory reports since he flew to Kenya to be hospitalized Tuesday have raised concerns back home for a government that is already weak and battling a deadly Islamic insurgency. Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict this year. "Today the president was lively and better than the day he arrived," Sheik told The Associated Press. "He was broadly smiling and engaged in a robust chat with the speaker of parliament, Sheik Adan Mohamed Nor." He would not say what the men discussed. Today in Africa & Middle East Pushed out of Baghdad, insurgents move northU.S. says military notes led to shift on IranGates said to oppose force shift to Afghanistan Sheik, who visited Yusuf Thursday morning, said the president would soon fly to Britain for his regular medical checkup. Yusuf has had chronic health problems for years and received a new liver in 1996. Yusuf's homeland faces what the United Nations says is the biggest humanitarian crisis in Africa. The president was meant to meet Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Ethiopia to discuss the crisis, but he sent Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein instead. Yusuf's "sickness is such bad news for us," said Shamsa Haji Nor, a 42-year-old resident of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. "This will create even more political confusion in Somalia." Somalia has not had a functioning government since warlords overthrew a dictator in 1991, then turned on one another. Yusuf's government was formed in 2004 with the support of the U.N., but has struggled to assert any real control. Earlier this week, five Somali Cabinet ministers resigned soon after they were appointed, saying their clan was not adequately represented in the prime minister's new government. Hussein, the former head of the Somali Red Crescent Society, took office last month pledging to work for reconciliation, but is not believed to have influence over clans, and therefore the political influence, of the president. ___ AP writer Salad Duhul contributed to this report from Mogadishu, Somalia. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/06/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php

Northerner, your bombadment of the president's ill-health were quite deafening to say the least, you may listen to this interveiw few times, just observe the laughter of the Somali leader at those suggested that he was in comma, dieing on a bed... News is news saxib. Dont shoot the messenger as they say. ps I'm sure spending two nights in hospital is equal to being healthy time for spin miyaa?

^^Insha Allah Highways are boring and dont really test the driver. You need visit the snake pass when you go to UK IA. Now thats a drive! Snake Pass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the novel by Bram Stoker, see The Snake's Pass. The Snake Pass is the name of the A57 road where it crosses the Peak District between Manchester and Sheffield in the north of England, or more specifically to the section between the town of Glossop and the Ladybower reservoir, where the road passes over the high ground between the moorland plateau of Kinder Scout and Bleaklow. The highest point is 512 metres (1679 feet) above sea level. The road is exceptionally scenic - the view at the start of the descent into Glossop is quite remarkable, on a clear day offering beautiful views over the city of Manchester (over 10 miles away) and beyond. The road was first built as a toll road in 1820 as the most direct route between the two cities. In the 20th century, the more northerly route of the Woodhead Pass, which is less steep and at a lower altitude, became the primary road link between Manchester and Sheffield. The Snake Pass passes through the National Trust's High Peak Estate, and lies within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. Much it falls within the Hope Woodlands parish. The name of the road matches its winding route, but originally derives from the emblem of the Snake Inn which is one of the few buildings on the high stretch of road. The pub's sign is derived from the serpent on the Cavendish arms of the Duke of Devonshire. The Snake Inn has been renamed the "Snake Pass Inn", so the pub is now named after the pass which was originally named after the pub ! The road has a poor accident record.[1] In winter, the road is often the first of the available routes between Sheffield and Manchester to be closed when bad weather affects the area. Wiki

Never accept the offer of 'who wants a brue then?" Survey reveals Britain’s dirty habits We like to poke fun at certain other nations for their questionable levels of personal hygiene, but a new survey has revealed that we Brits may be the ones in need of a good wash. We may have a reputation for fastidiousness and cleanliness, but research by a major company has found that, when it comes to personal hygiene, some Brits leave a lot to be desired. Hygiene and sterilising experts Milton discovered that 6.6 million people in Britain do not wash their hands after going to the toilet. The survey of 3,000 people also found that 36% of the UK population - that is 21 million people – said that they do not take a bath or shower every day, while 6% - 3.6 million people – bathe once a week and, rather shockingly, 1% - or 600,000 people – said they take a bath or shower just once a month. The same number of people also said they only change their underwear on a monthly basis. Overall, 82% said they change their socks and underwear every day. When it comes to food, a massive 69% said they do not wash their hands before eating, while 27% of people claim they pick up and eat food from the floor. The survey also painted a regional picture of the nation’s hygiene standards. Of those questioned, the inhabitants of London and Scotland are the UK’s cleanest with 68% of them bathing daily, compared to just (according to the statistics anyway) just 23% of Irish and 58% of Welsh. Life & Style's alternative advent calendar London does, however, have the highest proportion of people only bathing once a month. Elsewhere, people in living in the South West of England have the best hand hygiene with 95% washing their hands after visiting the loo, closely followed by the North West at 93% and Wales at 91%. The Northern Irish ranked the lowest for hand washing; over a third do not wash their hands after going to the toilet, followed by Scotland at 15% and the Midlands at 13%. Steven Riley, a Milton Pharmaceutical spokesperson, said: “Britain’s are often accused of being over the top in our attitudes to cleanliness but as these results show, for some the opposite is true. While not washing daily may not pose any major health threats, the lack of hand hygiene, particularly after going to the toilet and before eating could be putting people at risk of serious infections. Hands are the biggest carriers of germs and viruses, including E-coli, rotavirus, campylobacter and MRSA.” Top hygiene tips It is very easy to pick up germs and viruses from public surfaces left there by dirty hands. Wash your hands regularly and carry a packet of wipes or hand gel so you can keep them clean on the move. Wash towels, clothes and linen weekly as germs can quickly build up. Don’t pick up food dropped on the floor – even if your floor is kept really clean, it will be covered in millions of bacteria in a matter of seconds. 8 signs you need to take a break After you have used a chopping board or work surface to prepare raw meat, wash the surface in warm soapy water to destroy any bacteria and prevent the cross contamination of foods. Keep your desk or work area clean by regularly wiping it down with antibacterial wipes. http://style.uk.msn.com/wellbeing/healthyeating/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6915523

^^Take it easy man. It no competition. The M1 goes from London to Leeds (up norf). Its probably the easiest drive out of all the motorways and has less Police presence :cool: The most enjoyable drives are on the B roads through the countryside with hills, turns etc UK uses Miles and not Kilometers.

Dee waa waxan ku sheegayey. Indaha ku soo furmay

Why? Is that how much you missed the Canjeelo?

Induhu ma ku furmeen?

Good time to go back and get ready for Eid.

Waar ha'u saadin,,,

Cant wait for good weather again huh? The sweet smell of 'home', the Somali language, the kaftan and most of all Africa.

IA How was Europe then?

^^Move to the middle east and you will have to put with the Mutawa!

Fastest was 130mph (217km) in a Golf GtiTurbo on the M1. 1 hr and 26 mins between Sheffield and London! I have slowed down since then

^^Horta ha iska celiyo ciyaalka Xamar with his big Ethio brothers. Its been one year, wali waa lagu soo tuura mortars

^^Interest - Key word

Invasion

Naxdin

^^Dint read it. Thought it was related to Yey's deteriorating condition (hence why no read). So you read from all perpectives do you??

a 2nd night? Somali leader still in hospital; Rice meets new PM Wed Dec 5, 2007 12:37pm EST Email | Print | Share| Reprints | Single Page | Recommend (-) [-] Text [+] Related News Islamist leader rejects Somali government talks call Somali government denies president in serious condition Somali PM names cabinet; 6,000 dead this year Number of displaced Somalis hits staggering 1 million Ethiopia reinforces troops in Somalia: witnesses powered by Sphere Featured Broker sponsored link (Adds Rice comments, updates president's condition) By Guled Mohamed NAIROBI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf spent a second day in hospital on Wednesday with what government sources called a minor chest problem but a diplomatic source described as a very serious condition. In a tumultuous week for Somali politics, an exiled Islamist leader rejected a call by Somalia's new prime minister for talks to try to stem a year-long insurgency that has killed some 6,000 civilians. And Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein struggled to replace five ministers after his earlier picks resigned on Sunday, saying their clan was under-represented in the government. Hussein was urged by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who he met with in Ethiopia on Wednesday, to be "inclusive" in forming his new government. "I think everyone understands the difficulty of the job ahead of you but also that you are a respected leader, and the importance of broadening the political basis for reconciliation in Somalia," Rice said. Somalia's 14th attempt at government since 1991 has been beset by a raging insurgency, political infighting that has crippled the transitional government, a humanitarian crisis the United Nations says is the worst in Africa, and uncertainty. At Nairobi Hospital, Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ali Nur said President Yusuf -- who gives his age as 72 but is said by some to be nearer 80 -- was having a routine check-up before seeing doctors in London where he had a liver transplant. Three sources close to the president said Yusuf had a chest complaint that was being treated prior to the stress of intercontinental travel, which was likely to happen on Thursday. Having lived with a transplanted liver for nearly 13 years, Yusuf routinely flies abroad for check-ups and what might be a normal malady in others his age must be closely watched. "We don't like the allegations ( his condition is worse)," the Somali ambassador said. "I can tell you that he is OK, he was actually exercising." U.S URGES MORE PEACEKEEPERS But a diplomat tracking Somalia said officials were hiding the truth after Yusuf was flown into Nairobi on Tuesday. "He is very, very bad. His stomach is inflated 10 centimetres and he is permanently on an oxygen mask," he said, citing conversations with Somali officials on Wednesday. If anything were to happen to Yusuf, Somali parliamentary speaker Sheikh Adan Madobe would take over for 30 days while a successor was found, according to the government's charter. In Eritrea, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, chairman of the opposition Alliance For the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) and considered a relative moderate among the Islamist movement, scoffed at the new prime minister's call for dialogue. "Our problem is not with the old prime minister or the new prime minister. Our problem is Ethiopia's occupation," he said. Ahmed's Islamist courts' movement ruled Mogadishu for six months last year, until it was routed by Ethiopia's army backing forces from the interim Somali government. Hardline Islamists have led an insurgency against the government and Ethiopian troops throughout 2007. Rice said she would push for more peacekeepers to help Uganda, the only country that has contributed to an African Union mission there. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said a U.N. peacekeeping mission is not feasible. "We appreciate very much Ugandan forces that are there, but they need to be joined soon by other forces. I look forward to the deployment of these forces," Rice told reporters. "We do believe the Ethiopian forces should not have to stay in Somalia past a certain point," she said, adding she had spoken to the U.N. chief about the need for a robust force. (Additional reporting by Aweys Yusuf in Mogadishu, Guled Mohamed, Bryson Hull and Andrew Cawthorne in Nairobi, Sue Pleming in Addis Ababa, Jack Kimball in Asmara, Mohammed Abbas and Louis Charbonneau in Berlin; Editing by Bryson Hull and Mary Gabriel) http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL05406207._CH_.2400