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Please define baseless,,,,you are not even interested in finding the truth. Your just wanting to 'brand' people as per usual.

Slightly off topic, Laba_Xiniinyood's post reminded me of the time a friend of mine was mistaken for a Afro-Caribean by laba islaamo on board a London bus LooooL Maxaa ninka la caayey

JB, so if indeed these attacks are true and innocent people died, does this make the ONLF cause a redundant one? They want freedom but are killing their own people. Nuune, I know and have heard about the Ethio actions in those regions/towns but that should not be used as some sort of comparison saxib. The ONLF actions should not be a carbon copy of what the Ethios do epecially against their own people. If these attacks on innocents continue by the ONLF then dont you think they will lose the support of the people? That is the point i'm trying to make.

You have gone from denying ONLF may have carried out the attacks to justifying such attacks by stating they would be against spies (an easy get out clause) and then complain about Hadwanaag's lack of coverage on Ethio raids. Excuse the questions,,,

^^I want to find out if there is any truth in the claims made by the author. Can we do that? If any of it is true then how do you know who was a spy and who wasnt? Hadwanaag may have it's motives but if there is truth in what they are saying then why deny it?

One good Arab Hollywood has moved on from portraying all Arabs as villains. Several recent films include one token 'good Arab' who likes the US. I could not help but watch The Kingdom without feeling throughout that I had seen this all before many times. The film uses the same tired, and sadly successful, Hollywood formula of so many of its predecessors: Arab villains, American heroes, and lots of weapons. In The Kingdom, a major terrorist attack is committed in Saudi Arabia by Saudis, targeting American civilians and causing FBI agents to travel there to track down terrorist mastermind Abu Hamza. There are two differences between the recent crop of such films and their older counterparts: they now employ real Arabs to perpetuate the old stereotypes, and they utilise a token Arab "good guy" to make up for the fact that the rest of the Arab characters are bad. Tony Shalhoub in The Siege is a striking example, an Arab-American cop trying to stop Arab terrorist cells from continuing their large-scale bomb attacks on US soil. The vast majority of the Arabs in The Kingdom, young and old, are portrayed negatively - from the brutal, hate-filled, anti-western, religiously fanatical terrorists, to the inept, corrupt, heavy-handed, secretive and frustratingly bureaucratic Saudi authorities. The "good Arab" is Saudi Colonel Faris al-Ghazi, played by Israeli-Palestinian actor Ashraf Barhoum. He helps the FBI team and is fond of American culture, having grown up watching The Six Million Dollar Man and The Hulk, who was his inspiration in his career choice in law enforcement because the superhero "killed only the bad guys". Al Ghazi is the only Arab in The Kingdom who we get to know and empathise with (this is even the case with Saladin and Prince Nasir in the far more balanced Kingdom of Heaven and Syriana, respectively). On the other hand, we are exposed in depth to the humanity, grief, compassion, determination, ability and patriotism of most of the American characters. The overall message of this gung-ho film is as simple as it is dangerous: America's allies in the Middle East are unreliable and unstable, so whatever the objections and consequences, the US can and must project its power in the region to defend itself, safeguard its interests and secure justice against those who inherently seek the demise of the west and - we are reminded several times at the end of the film - Israel. Put simply, The Kingdom perpetuates negative stereotypes for a quick buck and an adrenaline rush, at a time in the world where breeding such ignorance and prejudice has proven catastrophic. This is not simply confined to the film. The media reported that the cast was treated "like royalty" in the United Arab Emirates - where the film was partly shot - with the main actor Jamie Foxx given security guards, paramedics, Rolls-Royce transport, a palatial hotel and even a food taster. However, I recently watched him on The Daily Show on the More4 channel being interviewed about his stay in the UAE. He mocked the Arabic language and food, talking about eating "baked tiger paws" and "boiled camel hump." It seems it is not just audiences that are being brainwashed. http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/sharif_nashashibi/2007/10/one_good_arab.html

^^Not everyone is/was a spy saxib. If innocents are being targetted by the ONLF then it needs to be told. I'm looking for facts here. Were these 'attacks' carried out? If so, who died? etc

Recently, ONLF raided a small town of Gole in Wardheer region. In testimony of their lack of morality, they (ONLF; a terrorist group) not only terrorized residents of Gole, but indiscriminately murdered seven people and wounded two, while kidnapping two others. On May 28, 2007, a grenade attack by ONLF, claimed the lives of eleven Somalis during a national holiday ceremony held in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali region. In a separate attack, the regional president Abdullahi Hassan was injured with fifty innocent civilians. Among those who lost their lives as result of ONLF attack were three local artists and other civilians as well. It’s worth mentioning, the horrific attack by ONLF on the town of Dobawayn in Korahey region which also left ten civilians dead, including two schoolteachers and a pregnant woman. Unfortunately, that’s not all; on another attack on the town of Shilabo left five people dead. Meanwhile, a landmine planted by ONLF near Aware in Dagahbour region exploded, killing three civilians traveling in automobile. Yet, on another act against humanity, ONLF massacred twelve people in the district of Lahelow near by the Ethiopia-Somali border. We all support the ONLF cause but lets try to be objective here (dont jump on me people). How much truth is there in the above? Has anyone heard about these attacks? JB?

Thanks for the review saxib. We are all very jelous over here and wish something similar was organised in UAE. Waa curub abaadday; Waa laan cusayb ah Oo ciiro fuushay; Curdin weeye qaadhay; Waa cudur jidh yeeshay; Waa baahi cago leh ; Waa ciil dad-weyne Canug laga sameeyey.... page 28 Hagarlaawe. Classic! Where can one get the book?

^^ My middle name is Hashim

^^Dont mind Nayruuska, hes a scratched CD.

Prison 'likely' in Chad child row The workers say they were assured that the children were orphans Chad's interior minister has said six French aid workers are likely to go to prison after attempting to fly more than 100 children out of eastern Chad. Ahmat Mahamat Bachir told the BBC that a judge was expected to lay charges of child abduction against the workers. Ten other people have been detained, including seven Spanish crew of the plane that was to be used by the charity, known as Zoe's Ark. The charity has denied it planned to sell the children for adoption. It has said the 103 children are orphans from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. France is a good mother, we will be with these French nationals to protect them as far as we can Rama Yade, French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Children's trauma Profile: Zoe's Ark However staff from the UN children's agency Unicef say many of the children, now being kept in an orphanage in Abeche, cry at night for their parents and say they are from villages in Chad. Mr Bachir said the case would go before a judge on Monday. "They made fake visas, which means they forged the documents. For us, abduction is more than a crime. They could be put in jail for several years. "They committed the offence in Chad, so they would be imprisoned in Chad of course, it's very probable," he said. The French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, Rama Yade, said the planned operation by the charity was "irresponsible" but that France would offer its citizens "maximum consular assistance". The children are not being treated for any serious illnesses or injuries "France is a good mother, we will be with these French nationals to protect them as far as we can, to guarantee their rights and we will never leave them," she told Europe 1 radio. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said the charity workers' actions were illegal and unacceptable. Chad's President Idriss Deby has promised "severe punishment" for what he has described as a "kidnapping" or "child-trafficking" operation. Denying it planned to sell the children for adoption, Zoe's Ark says it was given statements from tribal leaders that all the children were Darfur orphans with no known relatives. The charity insists it was trying in good faith to take endangered children abroad for medical treatment. However, a BBC reporter says the children appear to be in good health. On the runway The BBC's Stephanie Hancock was among a group of reporters taken by Chadian authorities to the airport at Abeche, a town close to the Sudanese border, and shown the private charter plane still sitting on the runway where it was abandoned three days ago. The reporters were later taken to the local police headquarters to see the 16 detained Westerners - six French charity-workers, three French journalists and a seven-strong Spanish crew. They are not being held in prison cells but in a large room and are showing no signs of mistreatment, our correspondent says. The seven Spaniards among the group are the plane's two pilots and five air stewards. Spanish media have reported they are employees of the Barcelona-based charter company, Girjet. The company said it had provided transport for the charity but was not otherwise involved in the plan, reports said. 'Chadian children' The reporters were also taken to the orphanage where the children are being cared for by aid workers and UN staff. Aid workers confirmed they were not treating any of the children for any serious illnesses or injuries. The vast majority of the children are believed to be between three and five years old, with the oldest about eight or nine, and several babies no more than one and a half, our correspondent says. The president of the French national committee for Unicef said 48 of the children questioned so far appeared to be Chadian, not Sudanese. "Our impression is that the majority aren't orphans, but at this stage it's just an impression," Jacques Hintzy told Radio Television Luxembourg. A Paris court began investigating the charity last Tuesday after receiving a report about the unauthorised action. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7067228.stm Aduunyo!

^^If he doesnt get a crazy tackle on him. Still can believe how he didnt break his leg in that challenege by West Ham's Noble.

Nayruus as predictable as ever,,,

^^£1=$2 They prefer the pound

I'm an Arab!

When an old man walks out of his home tomorrow morning for Fajr and the wind slams the door behing him it will be reported on here as the beginning of the 'war' to 'free' LA via a reliable source

My hadal is better than my qoraal

^^I just dont like Arabs being Champions of Africa (apart from Algeria).

187, that boy Eboue is a cheat! I liked Caragher's reaction though. The Arsenal players have adopted the European thing of surrounding the ref at every foul comitted against them. Bob, the key to win against Scum Utd on Sat is their weak link Wes Brown.

^^What will the next move for geedi be?

^^What was the disagreement with Yeey about?

So how was the event people? What literature was explored? Who was presenting? How many people were there?

Stop avoiding the question gents. What did Geedi do? What was the disagreement about? You have both changed your tune towards him.