Where are the usual suspects?

^^no no saxib Me, there will be no problems

There is Daallo from London Gatwick and Dubai (very good) then there is Dallo from Djabouti (very bad).

Allah says: 41:12 And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. الَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـوَتٍ طِبَاقًا 67:3 [And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks? source tafsiir.com (Who has created the seven heavens one above the other;) meaning stacked one on top of the other. Are they connected to each other, meaning that they are in elevated ascension, some of them being stacked above others, or separated with space between them There are two views concerning this, and the most correct opinion seems to be the latter as is proven in the Hadith of Isra' (the Prophet's Night Journey) and other narrations. Concerning Allah's statement

^^LoL, whats wrong with Daallo? Safar wanaagsan insha Allah. Hope all goes well for you and the fam.

^^if the food tastes good then there will be no problems JOKE! (couldnt resist)

^^There are also those who are being treated well. Have been employed as drivers/chefs etc. Its not all doom and gloom. Thats the news i hear from Burco anyway.

Saaxib, all sides are being misled to an extent. Lets just hope for the best and let things unfold. An interesting period in Somali history is upon us.

I was watching this the other night Martin Lawrence as an Arab http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBCcB-ZOuTo

This govnt can even make sure the food get through. Are they even addressing this? Are they aware of the problem? Photo ops are great but its time to think of the people boys! ................................................. Cargo ship refuses to sail to Somalia Piracy raging out of control, U.S. warns By Mohamed Olad Hassan The Associated Press Posted May 22 2007 MOGADISHU, Somalia · A cargo ship carrying food for poor Somalis refused to leave Kenya on Monday because of rampant piracy, and the U.S. Navy warned vessels to stay clear of Somalia's lawless waters where victims have included aid workers and fishermen. The U.N. World Food Program has appealed for international action to stamp out Somali pirates threatening the delivery of humanitarian supplies to the Horn of Africa country, which is trying to recover from the worst fighting in more than a decade. The ship was loaded with 850 tons of food, but the shipping agency contracted by the WFP demanded that the Kenyan government provide security for travel into Somali waters. On Saturday, pirates staged a failed hijack attempt on another WFP boat, killing a Somali guard. "We need some sort of security to ply into Somali waters ... because they [somali pirates] are everywhere. Now they are ashore, [and] very far off into the sea. It is becoming too much," Inayet Kudrati of the Motaku Shipping Agency said Monday. A Kenyan government spokesman did not return calls for comment. Peter Smerdon, spokesman for the WFP, said he had no comment on the contractor's security arrangements, as long as they were acceptable to Somali and Kenyan authorities. Saturday's attack on the aid ship was the eighth this year off Somalia's 1,880-mile coast, which is near crucial shipping routes connecting the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean. Trained in combat during the anarchy that has gripped Somalia since the 1991 ouster of a dictatorship, the pirates are heavily armed and use speedboats equipped with satellite phones and GPS devices. The bandits raid both passenger and cargo vessels for ransom or loot, using the money to buy weapons. "Although there are coalition forces operating in the area, they cannot be everywhere monitoring every ship that passes the coast of Somalia," the U.S. Navy's Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain said in a statement. It urged ships to stay 200 nautical miles off Somalia's coast. In 2005, two ships carrying WFP aid were overwhelmed by pirates. The number of overall reported at-sea hijackings off Somalia that year was 35, compared with two in 2004, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

UN urges more help for Somalia The United Nations' humanitarian chief has urged the world not to turn their backs on Somalia at a time of desperate need, saying the government appears to be seriously underestimating the humanitarian suffering in the country. John Holmes told the Security Council on Monday that the UN believes almost 400,000 people fled Mogadishu in recent fighting and the vast majority have not returned. The government says that only 40,000 were displaced and about half have returned to the capital. Holmes visited Mogadishu earlier this month and met Abdullahi Yusuf, the president, but his planned two-day trip was cut short when two explosions went off - one of them near the UN compound that killed three people. During his brief stay, Holmes said, clan elders and representatives of civil society and women's groups expressed concern about intimidation and several said they were convinced the UN and the world had abandoned Somalia and weren't interested in the fate of the Somali people. He said: "I assured them that this was not true and that my presence in Mogadishu was a symbol of the UN's deep concern, political as well as humanitarian. "We all have a responsibility to ensure that this is indeed the case, and not to turn our backs on Somalis in their latest hour of desperate need." Holmes said the recent massive displacement "has further compounded one of the most difficult humanitarian situations in the world, in a country affected not only by long-running internal conflict but also chronic food insecurity, alternating droughts and floods and endemic disease". Those who fled are afraid to return because of violence, warnings by the government not to go back to so-called public buildings where they were living, the loss of homes and difficulties in moving, he said. source

Somalia govt at odds with UN on crisis: aid chief May 22, 2007, 05:00 The top United Nations aid official suggested yesterday that Somalia's government was underestimating the humanitarian crisis there and criticized its plan to bar refugees from living in public buildings. John Holmes, undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told the security council that the country's leaders had given far lower estimates than those of the UN on how many people had fled the capital during battles in March and April. Holmes visited the strife-torn Horn of Africa state on May 11 and 12, soon after a fresh wave of fighting between Islamist insurgents and the interim government and its Ethiopian allies. His trip was curtailed after bombs planted by suspected insurgents killed at least three people. Relief efforts Holmes said Abdullahi Yusuf, the president and Ali Mohamed Gedi, the prime minister, had assured him that they were committed to helping relief efforts. "However, our discussion was complicated by disagreement on the severity of the crisis," he said. The United Nations says nearly 400 000 people fled Mogadishu, but Yusuf and Gedi suggested that only 30 000 to 40 000 had been displaced and that half of them had already returned, Holmes said. He said he had also raised the fate of some 250 000 long-term refugees in Mogadishu. Some sites where they were living had now been abandoned while those who had been occupying public buildings could not return because of government plans to repossess the buildings. Sustainable solution "The government has not yet suggested an alternative sustainable solution other than to suggest a return to the areas of origin," said Holmes, the most senior UN official to visit the Somali capital in a decade. The West broadly supports the government but is uneasy at its failure to reach out to the Islamists. There are tensions between the United States and Europe over the degree of support to the government and its Ethiopian backers. Holmes said public groups he had met in Mogadishu had expressed concerns about intimidation of civil society and the local media and said they feared the United Nations and the outside world had given up on the country. "We all have a responsibility ... not to turn our backs on Somalis in their latest hour of desperate need," he told the security council. - Reuters source

Somali president warns of 'terrorist' threat, slams donors The Somali president warned that "terrorists" are threatening his shattered country's security and slammed international donors for failing to help as promised, in an interview with AFP. An Ethiopian-Somali offensive in Mogadishu last month ended weeks of clashes with Islamist-led insurgents that killed hundreds of civilians and forced tens of thousands to flee, but sporadic attacks are on the increase. "My government was battling terrorists who lost their strongholds militarily in Mogadishu, but they are still at large by hiding in the towns and villages," Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed said late Sunday at his official residence Villa Somalia, which has been a target of mortar attacks. "We don't believe the threats of terrorists are over as some of them are abroad still planning to create havoc again," he said. Four Ugandan peacekeepers from an African Union force were killed in a bomb attack on their convoy last week, and the prime minister and mayor of Mogadishu both escaped unharmed from roadside bomb attacks in recent days. Yusuf, who was elected president in 2004, also launched a scathing attack on international donors for failing to provide more help. "The outside world promised a reconstruction plan with a full package to develop the lives of Somalis in war-torn Somalia but efforts of the international community are confined to 'meagre' humanitarian work," he said. "The United States is appreciating our struggle against terrorism but did not give any tangible assistance to reconstruct a devasted nation. Even the UN is yet to take drastic action to assist to rebuild Somalia," he added. The Somali president called for help to complete the African Union peacekeeping force struggling to carry out its remit. So far, some 1,500 Ugandan soldiers from a planned 8,000-strong force are in Mogadishu, but other countries which have promised troops, including Nigeria and Burundi, have yet to deploy forces. "The brotherly African countries that pledged troops are very ready to send contingents but they need logistic support, weapons and other financial support," Yusuf said. source

where are you man?

Now thats what i call a turnout! Well done reer London. Take note pro TFG

I remember never missing the first series of Dragon's Den. Dragons' Den chef tastes success chef who sang to impress investors on BBC Two's Dragons' Den has said his supermarket deal is a "dream come true" as his sauce hits the shelves. Levi Roots, who was nominated for best reggae singer at the 1998 Mobo awards, persuaded TV entrepreneurs to invest £50,000 in his sauce-making business. His Reggae Reggae Sauce is now on sale in 600 Sainsbury's stores. Mr Roots, from Brixton, south London, said events since appearing on the show had been "amazing and life changing". "The deal with Sainsbury's is a dream come true for me and my family, and seeing the sauce on the supermarket shelves is an emotional but enjoyable moment," Mr Roots added. Dragons' Den judges Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh each paid Brixton-based Mr Roots £25,000 in return for a 20% stake in his company. Record Mr Jones said: "Levi is a great guy and he's created a great product which he is passionate about. "I am sure this deal with Sainsbury's will be the first of many fantastic milestones on the way to business success and making his dreams a reality." The sauce - an old family recipe - will initially be sold at more than 600 Sainsbury's stores for six months. The supermarket will also sell Mr Roots' record Proper Tings (The Reggae Reggae Sauce Song). The sauce was previously only available on Mr Roots' website or at the annual Notting Hill Carnival. Sainsbury's buyer Nick Paddison said the chain had been hugely impressed with the product. "It fits perfectly with our ethos to encourage customers to try something new and our desire to help nurture smaller, niche suppliers, so we have pulled out all the stops to make it available in stores as quickly as possible," he said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6424021.stm

LooL Oo ya gardareesna? The one with the yellow dirac or the one with black dirac?

A tricky situation for both the UN and SL authorities with regard to recognising them as refugees. The best must be done for them non the less. I hope Addow goes to Burco. Mise oo kabaqaya meesha?

Disaster in Somalia The situation in the troubled East African nation hardly seemed like it could get any worse. But it has. By Rod Nordland Newsweek Updated: 7:25 p.m. ET May 18, 2007 May 18, 2007 - How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients. And the sort of thing to be expected of a government whose prime minister, Ali Mohamad Gedi, has publicly accused the United Nations agency feeding the country of spreading cholera along with food deliveries. And that's the internationally recognized government, which enjoys U.S. support, although it is widely unpopular in southern Somalia and the capital, Mogadishu. That's not surprising, since the prime minister is from a clan that's hostile to the clan that dominates the capital, and the president, Abdulahi Yusuf, is from Puntland, in northern Somalia, a breakaway region that is best known as the homeland of Somalia's pirates, who once again are on the prowl, bedeviling aid shipments even further. "Is there actually any hope for the future in Somalia?" said the World Food Program's Somalia country director, Peter Goossens. "I don't know." Sixteen years after the established government fell in Somalia, the East African nation just lurches from one disaster to another, some man-made, some natural, each one deepening the humanitarian crisis. Last year marked more than six years of a record-breaking drought, followed by renewed fighting as the Islamic Courts Union sought to oust feuding clan warlords, which they did, establishing a semblance of order in the unruly capital and most of the country for the first time in a decade and a half. Then the drought ended—only to be replaced by devastating floods, cutting off much of the population from aid deliveries. And by the end of 2006, warfare resumed, with Ethiopia, encouraged by the United States, invading Somalia to oust the Islamic Courts, which were a little too pro-Al Qaeda for U.S. tastes, and prop up the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), an amalgamation of former warlords with little popular support in Somalia, but recognized internationally. Faced with Ethiopian tanks and warplanes, the ICU quickly collapsed and for the first time, the TFG took up office in the capital. This year promises to be no better, and probably still worse. The Courts fought back, particularly in Mogadishu, and the Ethiopians cracked down, killing 2,000 people in the capital (population about 1 million), and sending 365,000 residents fleeing into the countryside; 190,000 of them fled in April alone. It was the biggest exodus from the city in 16 years of conflict, and many thousands more were displaced within, unable to flee or get to their homes. For the first time, residents in Mogadishu had to turn to aid agencies for food aid—something previously only needed in the countryside. There it's even worse, with renewed flooding in this year's rainy season; presently World Food Program food supplies are only reaching 40 to 50 percent of people, and a fifth of those who fled the capital are completely without aid, according to WFP Somalia Country Director Peter Goossens. Read the rest here

Originally posted by NGONGE: ^^^ Alright, alright By the way, are you sure you're allowed to travel that far on your own? lol We have visitors arriving in 30mins so no problem i better get to the airport

NG, what happened to the 'xidid' respect 'awoow'

Athens by 3pm 1.30pm for me Get ready

^^It will not be too late saxib. We can fly out on Wed morning and meet up outside the stadium. Back home on Thursday pm. No problem. Better get my 1989 'Candy' shirt washed

^^Your not serious are you? If so the other ticket is mine let me know as soon as possible. Athens should'nt be too much for a one day stint. Why stay and watch the most boring cup final ever? Then watch it on MOTD again? Aaaaah, i get it now. You was baby sitting *again*