Ciidamo Maraykan ah oo soo dhoobtay Deeganka Raaskambooni ee Koofurta Dalka Soomaaliya Kismaayo-05.May.2004 Wararka ka imaanaya Magaalada Kismaayo ayaa sheegaya in ciidamo Maryakan ah ay shalay soo dageen deegaanka Raaskambooni oo 190 km dhinaca Kenya kaga beegan Magaalada Kismaayo. Ciidamadan Maraykanka ah ayaa wararku sheegayaan inay halkaasi yimaadeen shalay galinkii hore iyagoo ku hubaysan hubka nuucyadiisa kala duwan sida gawaarida gaashaaman iyo Diyaaradaha Khumaatiga u kaca ee loo yaqaan Helecobtarada. Ciidamadan oo tiradooda lagu qiyaasay ilamaa iyo 100 askari waxaana la sheegay in dageen oo ay fariisin ka samaysteen Halka lagu magacaabo Kayuungo oo ka tirsan deegaanka Raaskambooni oo ku yaal cirifka ugu dambeeya ee xuduudka Soomaliya ay la wadaagto Dalka Kenya. Ciidamadan Maraykanka ah ayaa sida wararku nagu soo gaarayan waxay ka soo kicitimeen Xeebaha magaalada Mombaasa ee Dalka Kenya oo ay ku leeyihiin saldhigyo badeed malatari. Ilaa iyo haatan xukuumada Maraykanka gaar ahaan waaxaheeda Gaashandhigu wax war ah kama soo saarin ujeedada ciidaman iyo tagistooda deegaankaas iyadoo ay jiray in dhawaanahan ay Ciidamada Maraykanku gaafwareegayeen hawada Soomaaliya,iyagoo sheeganaya inay ilaalo ka hayaan firxada kooxda Al-Qaacida oo laga cabsi qabo inay Soomaliya gabaad ka dhigtaan ka gadaal markii salka lagu rujiyay hogaamintii Talada Dalka Afganistaan ee dhaqdhaqaaqa Taliban-ka] Dhanka kale Ciidamada Maraykanku waxay sidoo kale tiro ka dhawr jeer tageen ama ay ku dhawaadeen Jasiiradaha Soomalida ee ku yaal Badweynta Hindiya gaar ahaan kuwa Jula jawaay iyo kuwa kale ee ka agdhow. Sidoo kale Ciidamadan Maraykanka ee yimid deegaanka Raaskambooni ayaa waxay ku soo aaday xili Xukuumada Kenya ay ciidamo soo dhoobtay xuduudaheeda ya la wadaagto Soomaaliya. Maraykanka iyo Kenya ayaa dhawr jeer waxay afka ku balaariyeen in Soomaaliya halis badani ka jirto oo ay hoy u tahay kooxaha argagixisada ah ee sharci ka boodka ah. http://www.sbconline.net/news.php?page=newspage&id=428

"I will not rest till America sees this movie." -- Micheal Moore

^^ Baashi, inadeer, doesn't past migrant trafficking business in East Africa merit any comparison with what Boosaaso is becoming rife with today? Or are you only concerned about the "risk" involved? Is the "success of the mission" all that matters? Is dumping paid customers on foriegn lands without proper documents legal? I haven't heard of migrant trafficking business being legal in Puntland. The illicitness of such a shady business based on bribery and under-the-table-deals is what I used to draw a parallel with past migrant trafficking business (bug) on which most Somalis in the West were on the recieving end. I wasn't focusing on the "crowdedness" of these boats or the risk involved per se, only the legality of this business in the first place.

^^ Raula I agree with you. Let us not politicize this issue and turn into a tribal pickering. By the way, Isn't this method of using falsified passports, dilaals at the airports, tahriib and other "soomaali bug" stuff how most Somalis came to the West? Have the Somalis become "clean" all of sudden? The only thing different is that this illegal way of getting into Europe and North America is happening in Boosaaso instead of Nairobi, Cairo, Dubai or Jeddah.

You guys are looking at it from a negative side. Most Somalis are nice people and don't feel comfortable when one of their own is doing a job they wouldn't be proud of themselves. They feel guilty. That is why when a fellow Somali at the supermarket, forexample, tries to pack the bags for them, a typical Somali would say: walaal ha is dhibin anigaa samaysanayee. don't worry He could've simply been trying not to make you feel guilty by waiting for you to ask before he packs anything. I usually don't let another Somali pack my bags because, I don't know ... I feel that is just my way of giving this hardworking brother/sister a break.

Hate? I would say it is more of a comfort issue.

One of the ugliest flags I have ever seen. Not creative at all. The guys who "really" designed this flag are probably American GI's. lol

Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf- [*] The Minneapolis Star Tribune : Seems like a rightwing paper. I have yet to figure it out. That is a "liberal" paper. It gets alot of heat from the righ-wing reactionaries for many of its stories.

Sophist, I noticed Cambridge actually took the number one spot from Oxford. Good move mate. By the way, check out the world's most rigorous engineering program where candidates go close to being mentally ill in the first year alone? http://www.engsci.utoronto.ca/prospective2.html Athena, thanks to SOL, you are still sane. Done with that Java course that was driving you crazy? Idil, it is all about being happy whatever school you're at. Nafisa, what do you mean they don't have the OAC's anymore? was that a joke? Yasmine, let me guess: UofT artsie? Ok, I won't speculate.

Amazing story. I can't believe people are stealing our content and posting it on their websites. That shows their lack of ingenuity when it comes to creating topics. I have heard stories about other website copying our style or pictures being stolen from the community section, but nothing beat this as the worst theft against Somalia Online. Good job Darman.

Let me get back to school talk. I am bored tonight. When I was in high school back in Toronto studying Grade 13 (OAC) I didn't want to settle for anything less than studying at the most prestegious top university in Canada: Univesity of Toronto, a school many call the Harvard/Yale of Canada even though folks at the U.Of T like to say it is the other way around. Now that I think about it, it really doesn't matter what school you went to specially if you move out of your country as long as you get a nice job and know your stuff inside out (As long as you can kick these not-so-bright American graduates' asses , These folks don't pose a challenge for Canadians when it comes to solid education) aaah, I feel good. Now the question is ... Did you worry about school's ranking when you were in the process of applying for uni/college or was solid education just enough for you?

Rudy, I think you are being too harsh on Lander. I found this article to be a postive article about elections and Africans establishing a fair system for themselves. I love the concept of "observers" because that is one step forward for us. This article is better than many worthless comments posted daily on here. Let the nomads post freely as long as they are staying within the rules of the website. Don't you agree brother?

Here is a funny story I heard. When he went to San Diego, many of his tribesmen organized a meeting to see him and it was supposed to be an exclusive meeting with no one else but his close clan elders. One thing about the man is that he asks alot of questions. After he was told that a "party of elders" was waiting for him at such and such place, he asked his guide what the meeting was for and whether it was a meeting with the Somali community in the area. "No, it is our reer hebel odayaashoodii oo dhan", replied his guide. Nuradin just walked away and refused to go to any meeting organized by reer hebel. Everyone who was organizing that exclusive tribal meeting was furious. After that, I heard he was demonized by some of his own clansmen for being "nothing" and "worst of the worst" lol for what I ask?

Liqaye, the writer is focusing on personality rather than factual substance. It sounds he himself has grudges against the old man. AbdirisaaK being "arrogant" or "stubborn" doesn't make him equal to the warlords that have ruined our country or the murderers who call themselves leaders today. Reality check! Somalidu excuses ayay ka dambaysaa. (Note: he abandoned politics 30 years ago)

Judge, I didn't do anything. I swear By the way, I will have to find a good lawyer because this is a serious charge put forward by my own friend OG_Moti. Betrayal. I am preparing my counter-charges against OG_Moti for falsely accusing me of "blocking unwanted images".

OG_Moti, I am not guilty. I am uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing. I am innocent. I didn't do it man. Seriously, I have nothing to do with it. I don't remember walaahi. Some other staff member might have blocked the images for "advertisement" reasons but I don't remember ever doing anything with your images or posts. I must not be put on jail for crimes I didn't commit. By the way, send a private message to Admin just to investigate why the images or whatever were blocked.

Sophist here is an audio review for Links from NPR (National Public Radio). Click on the audio link after the page opens. http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1844730

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts: 1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets. ********************************************** 2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing. ********************************************** 3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off and can be easily overpowered. ********************************************** 4) The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the early morning, between 5 and 8:30 a.m. ********************************************** 5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked at is grocery store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number three is public restrooms. ********************************************** 6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about getting caught. ********************************************** 7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years. ********************************************** 8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that g! oing after you isn't worth it because it will be time consuming. ********************************************* 9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are >not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it. ********************************************** 10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk, I can't believe it is so cold out here or we're in for a bad winter. Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a lineup, you lose appeal as a target. ********************************************** 11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay bac! k! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target. ********************************************** 12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes), yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent. ********************************************** 13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh -- HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as! hard as you can stand it; it hurts. ************************* ********************* 14) After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, & he's out of there. ********************************************** 15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly. ********************************************** 16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

Spain's zapatero has already met the "three month deadline" given by Bin Laden. Some Europeans might rebuff Bin Laden's demands in public just to look tough but I won't be surprised if more countries follow Spain one by one and order their troops out of Iraq. Bin Laden is finally talking politics. The following is the translation of his tape. http://www.bbc.co.uk An audiotape purported to be from Osama Bin Laden has been broadcast by the pan-Arab al-Arabiya and al-Jazeera satellite channels. In the tape the voice offers conditional reconciliation with Europe. The following is the text of the tape as broadcast by al-Arabiya: Praise be to Almighty God; Peace and prayers be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions. This is a message to our neighbours north of the Mediterranean, containing a reconciliation initiative as a response to their positive reactions. Praise be to God; praise be to God; praise be to God who created heaven and earth with justice and who allowed the oppressed to punish the oppressor in the same way. Peace upon those who followed the right path: 'Oppression kills the oppressors' In my hands there is a message to remind you that justice is a duty towards those whom you love and those whom you do not. And people's rights will not be harmed if the opponent speaks out about them. The greatest rule of safety is justice, and stopping injustice and aggression. It was said: Oppression kills the oppressors and the hotbed of injustice is evil. The situation in occupied Palestine is an example. What happened on 11 September [2001] and 11 March [the Madrid train bombings] is your commodity that was returned to you. It is known that security is a pressing necessity for all mankind. We do not agree that you should monopolise it only for yourselves. Also, vigilant people do not allow their politicians to tamper with their security. Having said this, we would like to inform you that labelling us and our acts as terrorism is also a description of you and of your acts. Reaction comes at the same level as the original action. Our acts are reaction to your own acts, which are represented by the destruction and killing of our kinfolk in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine. The act that horrified the world; that is, the killing of the old, handicapped [Hamas spiritual leader] Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, may God have mercy on him, is sufficient evidence. We pledge to God that we will punish America for him, God willing. Which religion considers your killed ones innocent and our killed ones worthless? And which principle considers your blood real blood and our blood water? Reciprocal treatment is fair and the one who starts injustice bears greater blame. 'Bloodsuckers' As for your politicians and those who have followed their path, who insist on ignoring the real problem of occupying the entirety of Palestine and exaggerate lies and falsification regarding our right in defence and resistance, they do not respect themselves. They also disdain the blood and minds of peoples. This is because their falsification increases the shedding of your blood instead of sparing it. Moreover, the examining of the developments that have been taking place, in terms of killings in our countries and your countries, will make clear an important fact; namely, that injustice is inflicted on us and on you by your politicians, who send your sons - although you are opposed to this - to our countries to kill and be killed. Therefore, it is in both sides' interest to curb the plans of those who shed the blood of peoples for their narrow personal interest and subservience to the White House gang. The Zionist lobby is one of the most dangerous and most difficult figures of this group. God willing, we are determined to fight them. We must take into consideration that this war brings billions of dollars in profit to the major companies, whether it be those that produce weapons or those that contribute to reconstruction, such as the Halliburton Company, its sisters and daughters. Based on this, it is very clear who is the one benefiting from igniting this war and from the shedding of blood. It is the warlords, the bloodsuckers, who are steering the world policy from behind a curtain. As for President Bush, the leaders who are revolving in his orbit, the leading media companies and the United Nations, which makes laws for relations between the masters of veto and the slaves of the General Assembly, these are only some of the tools used to deceive and exploit peoples. All these pose a fatal threat to the whole world. The Zionist lobby is one of the most dangerous and most difficult figures of this group. God willing, we are determined to fight them. 'Reconciliation initiative' Based on the above, and in order to deny war merchants a chance and in response to the positive interaction shown by recent events and opinion polls, which indicate that most European peoples want peace, I ask honest people, especially ulema, preachers and merchants, to form a permanent committee to enlighten European peoples of the justice of our causes, above all Palestine. They can make use of the huge potential of the media. The door of reconciliation is open for three months of the date of announcing this statement. I also offer a reconciliation initiative to them, whose essence is our commitment to stopping operations against every country that commits itself to not attacking Muslims or interfering in their affairs - including the US conspiracy on the greater Muslim world. This reconciliation can be renewed once the period signed by the first government expires and a second government is formed with the consent of both parties. The reconciliation will start with the departure of its last soldier from our country. The door of reconciliation is open for three months of the date of announcing this statement. For those who reject reconciliation and want war, we are ready. As for those who want reconciliation, we have given them a chance. Stop shedding our blood so as to preserve your blood. It is in your hands to apply this easy, yet difficult, formula. You know that the situation will expand and increase if you delay things. If this happens, do not blame us - blame yourselves. A rational person does not relinquish his security, money and children to please the liar of the White House. Had he been truthful about his claim for peace, he would not describe the person who ripped open pregnant women in Sabra and Shatila [reference to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon] and the destroyer of the capitulation process [reference to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process] as a man of peace. Reality proves our truthfulness and his [George Bush's] lie. He also would not have lied to people and said that we hate freedom and kill for the sake of killing. Reality proves our truthfulness and his lie. The killing of the Russians was after their invasion of Afghanistan and Chechnya; the killing of Europeans was after their invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan; and the killing of Americans on the day of New York [reference to 11 September] was after their support of the Jews in Palestine and their invasion of the Arabian Peninsula. Also, killing them in Somalia was after their invasion of it in Operation Restore Hope. We made them leave without hope, praise be to God. It is said that prevention is better than cure. A happy person is he who learns a lesson from the experience of others. Heeding right is better than persisting in falsehood. Peace be upon those who follow guidance.

Indeed congrats to one of the coolest brothers on this website. A man whom I can call a good friend. I have already passed my congrats on the phone but I will add one little song Meherkeena Aamiiin Wiil iyo Caano Aamiin Kanu galbey ku kale mooyee ... kanu galbey ... Saxib, I hope you and my cousin have a wonderful time together. Pass my congrats to her and I wish you both great times together. Still waiting for the SAB.

While many of the nomads here have been arguing about politics in the past few months, many Somalis were going hungry back home because of the draught which has decimated millions of their livestock. Good news: it seems the Gu' season(Spring) has started for them alittle early. Alxamdullilah. Nabad iyo Caano. Gobaladda Somaliland, Puntland, Hiiraan iyo kuwo kale ayaa lagu soo waramayaa inuu ka da’ay Roobkii xilliga Gu’ga (HorseedNet.com) -- Magaaladda Hargaysa ee Caasimadda u ah Maamulka la magac baxay Somaliland ayaa saaka ilaa iyo galabtay waxaa ka da’ayay Roobabkii gu’ga, waxaana lagu soo waramayaa inay ku diirsadeen dadka Hargayso Raxmadda Eebe ee Cirka uga soo hoortay. Gobalka Hiiraan oo dhaca Bartamaha Somaliya ayaa ka mida meelaha ay Roobabku ka da’een Rooba, Waxaana roobabkaasi ay ka socdeen deegaanadda Gobalka Hiiraan shalay illaa iyo xalay, iyadoo ay dadku billaabeen inay ka dhaansadaan Xeraada Roobka Baliyadda ay biyuhu galeen. Deegaano kale oo ka tirsan Gobaladda Mudug iyo Nugaal ayaa iyagana lagu soo waramayaa inay ka da’een Roobabkii gu’ga, waxaana roobabkan ay wax wayn ka tari doonaan abaaraha xoogan ee ka jira Meelo kala duwan oo Somaliya ka mida. Sidoo kale gobalka Sanaag ayaa goobo badani ay hada ka da'een roobab, sida magaalooyinka Badhan, urur iyo goobo kale oo kamid ah gobalkaasi. Somaliya ayaa muddooyinkan dambe waxaa ka jiray Abaaro xoogan oo saamayn ku yeeshay Nolosha dadka iyo duunyadda ku dhaqan Somaliya, Waxaana abaarahaasi ay keeneen in meelaha qaarkood ay ka hayaameen Dadkii iyo duunyadii ku noolaa kadib markii ay waayeen baad iyo biyo ay iyaga iyo xoolahooduba ku noolaan karaan

Rokko, actaully, if I had a drop of reer Bari blood in me my grandfather would have been called "Cabdi Fulay". Reer Bari only give names to Reer Bari. They ignore outsiders. Luckly, I scaped their name-twisting brutality.

Originally posted by rokko.: He is what reer baris call cade loool@rokko. Reer Baris are actually the best in that "sarbeeb" talk. Ever wondered how "CADDE MUUSE" got his name. lol There you have it. Aa la tahay.

Ilaahow u naxariiso. It seems to me a sick man was on the loose and wasn't hospitalized on time.