Suicide attacks on US-led troops in Iraq permitted: Sunni leader Suicide attacks on the US-led coalition in Iraq are "permitted under (Islamic) religious law," the sheikh of Al-Azhar, the highest Sunni Muslim spiritual authority, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, said here Saturday. "Martyr operations against the invading forces are permitted under religious law," he said, quoted by the official MENA news agency. Tantawi described the invasion of Iraq to oust the regime of Saddam Hussein as "an unjust aggression". "Whoever attacks others, spilling blood, harming the other's honour and land is a terrorist," he added, referring to the US-led coalition. Tantawi, however, said the US-led war was not a crusade against Islam since many Christian nations and religious leaders, including Pope John Paul II, have opposed it. He also indirectly criticised the Iraqi and the Kuwaiti leaders. Saddam Hussein should have accepted a call from the United Arab Emirates last month to resign in order to prevent war, he said. "Had this initiative gone through, it would have preserved the blood of many Muslims and we would not be seeing the massacres under way against the Iraqi people." Tantawi described Iraq's August 1990-February 1991 occupation of Kuwait as a "terrorist" act. He also criticised Kuwait, without actually naming the emirate, saying "when an Arab country enlists the help of foreign forces against another Arab country for no reason, this is treason to religion." On March 27, Syria's Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Kaftaro, the country's top Muslim religious authority, called for suicide bombings against US and British troops in Iraq. Islam universally bans suicide as a crime against oneself but it allows it in defence of Muslims and their land, and celebrates as "martyrs" those who make the sacrifice. There have been two suicide attacks against coalition forces since the war began on March 20. One of them killed four US soldiers and the second three others, according to the US military. http://www.spacewar.com/2003/030405160748.bkz0qayd.html

Famine-struck N Koreans 'eating children' By Mark Nicol (Filed: 08/06/2003) http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/08/wkor08.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/06/08/ixworld.html Cannibalism is increasing in North Korea following another poor harvest and a big cut in international food aid, according to refugees who have fled the stricken country. Aid agencies are alarmed by refugees' reports that children have been killed and corpses cut up by people desperate for food. Requests by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to be allowed access to "farmers' markets", where human meat is said to be traded, have been turned down by Pyongyang, citing "security reasons". Anyone caught selling human meat faces execution, but in a report compiled by the North Korean Refugees Assistance Fund (NKRAF), one refugee said: "Pieces of 'special' meat are displayed on straw mats for sale. People know where they came from, but they don't talk about it." The NKRAF, an aid body set up in China five years ago which helps to smuggle food and medicines into parts of North Korea off-limits to WFP officials, interviewed 200 refugees for the report. "If a funeral takes place during the day and the burial is performed that evening, the grave may be dug open and the body stolen before morning," said one refugee. Another witness, named only as Lee, 54, said he feared that his missing grandsons, aged eight and 11, had been killed for food. As he searched widely for them, they boys' friends said they had vanished near a market. Mr Lee said police who raided a nearby restaurant found body parts. The business's owners were shot. Gerald Bourke, the WFP's representative in Beijing, said it was difficult for his organisation to substantiate the reports of cannibalism as they were unable to get to the markets. "As in any desperately poor country, it is something we might stumble on," he said. "It's not just a problem for us, but also our donors." Because of the food shortages, many people were having to survive on nine ounces of rations a day - less than half the recommended minimum daily intake. North Korea's ability to feed itself has been hit by floods, deforestation and lack of farm fertilisers and equipment. The WFP says Japan provided 500,000 tons of food aid in 2001, making it the biggest donor, but sent nothing last year. Food aid from America has been cut from 340,000 tons in 2001 to 40,000 tons so far this year. Washington has pledged to send a further 60,000 tons if Pyongyang lifts restrictions on the operations of agencies such as the WFP.

Congrats to lil Nahmah_03 and all of you who are following our footsteps. You deserve to be recognized after your long, conscientious and concerted effort toward this final moment. Najmah_03, Roosevelt?

Peace is the only way things can work for the Somali people meelkasta oo ay joogaaan. This is a good example. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Xisbiga Kulmiya oo ka laabtay diidmadiisii - Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 02:52 Hargeysa (AllPuntland)- Xisbiga siyaasiga ah ee KULMIYE ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in ay si rasmi ah u aqoonsadeen natiijadii kama dambaysta ahayd ee doorashadii Madaxtooyada Somaliland ee Maxkamadda Sare ku go’aamisay in xisbiga UDUB ku guulaystay aqlabiyad ah 217 cod. Bayaan uu soo saaray Afhayeenka xisbiga KULMIYE, Mr. Maxamed Iid Dhimbiil, oo uu xalay fiidkii soo gaadhsiiyey Jamhuuriya waxa uu ku caddeeyey mowqifka xisbiga KULMIYE ee ku wajahan go’aankii Golaha Salaadiinta Somaliland ee ku saabsanaa xallinta khilaafka u dhexeeyey xukuumadda Somaliland iyo xisbiga KULMIYE, ee ka dhashay natiijadii doorashada. Xisbiga KULMIYE ayaa bayaano kala duwan oo uu hore u soo saaray waxa uu ku caddeeyey in aanay ku qanacsanayn natiijadii doorashada Madaxtooyada ee go’aanka Maxkamadda Sare ku soo saartay, isla markaana ku tilmaamay go’aan caddaalad darro ah oo aanay marnaba aqoonsanayn. Hase yeeshee, bayaankan u dambeeyey oo xisbiga KULMIYE ku caddeeyey in ay si rasmi ah u aqoonsadeen natiijadii doorashada, isaga oo faahfaahsana waxa uu u dhignaa sidan: “KULMIYE, waxa uu u taagan yahay midnimada ummaddeenna, difaaca jiritaanka qaranimadeenna, horumarinta dalkeenna iyo hawlgalka xaqiijinta ictiraafka Somaliland. KULMIYE, waxa uu u taagan yahay ku dhaqanka shuruucda dalka, dhawrida Distoorka iyo ixtiraamka hay’adaha Distooriga ah ee Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland. Astaamaha aan kor ku xusnay ee uu ku tilmaamanyahay xisbiga KULMIYE dhammaantood waxa ay si cad ugu qeexan yihiin xeerka iyo barnaamijka xisbiga. KULMIYE, isaga oo u mahad-naqaya ergooyinka Salaadiinta, culimada iyo SOLJA (Ururka Suxufiyiinta Somaliland) waxa uu hore u caddeeyey in uu mar walba aaminsan yahay in wixii khilaafaad ah wadahadal lagu dhammeeyo. Haddaba, iyada oo xisbiga KULMIYE aaminsan yahay in caddaalad-darro weyni ku jirtay doorashadii Madaxweynaha iyo Ku-xigeenkiisa ee dalka ka dhacday dalka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland 14 April, 2003, haddana isaga oo xeerinaya danta guud ee ummadda Somaliland, marxaladda adag iyo duruufaha welwelka leh ee innagu gedaaman waxa uu isku qanciyey in uu qaato talada ergada Salaadiinta ee ahayd in uu oggolaado natiijada doorashada. KULMIYE, waxa uu ku bogaadinayaa dadweynaha reer Somaliland sidii wanaagsanayd ee ay u guteen xilkoodii codbixinta doorashada. Isla markaana hoggaanka xisbiga KULMIYE waxa uu si gaar ah ugu mahad-celinayaa xubnaha taageerayaasha xisbiga sidii xilkasnimada iyo kartida lahayd ee ay ugu codeeyeen xisbigooda. Waxa kale oo uu ku boorinayaa xubnihiisa iyo taageerayaashiisa meel kasta oo ay joogaanba in ay u diyaargaroobaan sii amba qaadka loolanka siyaasadeed ee lagu xaqiijinayo himilooyinka xisbiga iyo dhammaystirka guusha.” Xigasho: Jamhuuriya

Aboow, aboow, ar fiiri bo. Wal dhuumadee ariiroyaal. widaayee,lumadiina Muskiin iy Nuune, sin keenti lumadiina inii nayroobi ku dhuumadee, Lanki,si lanki daydayoo oow raadiyoo liba indhihii xanuuyi gud-hi Somalia Online. May ka dhati aw mali faayoow Nayroobi. beledkaas ani lika jeclaaw lekin waligeey ma arig ow tagyi. Lekin lumadiina si xuni ay ki yeesheen. meyfadooyee inni report ay lita ahiid. Arlaadi nebad.

Istaqfirullah. Duniya, are you Somali? I ask this because we have many non-Somalis who visit this site. This is actually a good post. It is a warning to people who defy Allah's rules that such evil acts are possible.

Aaaamiiiin.

Any word on Modesty? Are you ok out there?

Apparently, this guy's story is not a careless journalism. He is claiming to be the new president of Somalia. Waar anagaa yaab aragnay. :confused: :confused: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Madaxweyne maalin kaliya lagu doortay Magaalada Muqdisho Jimco, 06 June, 2003 Hal jilib iyo labo madaxweyne? Timirtii hore ayaaba dab loo waayay iyo ereyo kale oo kuwaan la mid ah ayaa durba ka soo yeertay dadka Muqdisho qaarkood kadib markii shalay guddoomiyaha Xisbiga Midnimada Jamhuuriga Soomaaliyeed Md. C/nuur Axmed Darmaan Madaxweyne aan xilkiisu waqti loo qaban loogu doortay EX Xaruntii Ifka Xalan ee agagaarka wadada Warshadaha ee magaalada Muqdisho. Inta badan dadka Muqdisho wax badan kama ogeyn ku dhawaaqida madaxweynenimo ee C/nuur Darmaan, marka laga reebo taageerayaashiisa oo beryahaan ku howlanaa qabanqaabada kulankan loogu doortay C/nuur Axmed Darmaan Madax weynaha Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya. Halkaan ka dhageyso warbixin uu Xasan Bariiso (BBC) ka soo diray doorashadaan Isla markii lagu dhawaaqay Madaxweynenimada ninkaas odayga ah waxaa durba madaxtinimadiisa dalka soomaaliya ee xiligan dhayalsaday dad badan oo ku sugnaa goobta madaxweynenimada loogu doortay C/nuur Darmaan, kuwaasoo aan ka mid ahayn taageerayaasha jidbeysan ee Xisbiga Midnimada Jamhuuriga. Dadka aan la dhacsaneyn qaabka iyo sida sahlan ee madaxweynenimada loogu doortay C/nuur Axmed Darmaan ayaa is-weydiinayay waxa uu dalkaan burbursan iyo dadkiisan is-diidan u qaban karo nin dalka dibadda uga maqnaa in mudo ah isla markaana aan heysan kalsoonida shacbiga intiisa badan iyadoo weliba ay u sii dheer yihiin hogaamiyayaal hubeysan oo midkastaahi doonayo in uu u taliyo inta kale. Waxaa jirto hadal heyn ku saabsan in ku dhawaaqidan madaxweynenimo ee C/nuur Darmaan looga gol leeyahay in lagu qulbo shirka dib u heshiisiinta soomaalida uga socda dalka Kenya oo mar dhow loo ballansan yahay in ay wax ka soo baxaan, inkastoo warar kale oo la isla dhexmarayana ay sheegayaan in qorshuhu intaas ka ballaaran yahay ayna wax ka ogyihiin qorshaha ku dhawaaqidda madaxweynenimo ee C/nuur Darmaan dalal ajnabi ah, kuwaasoo uu taageero ka filayo marka loo dhaariyo xilka ay taageerayaashiisa ugu doorteen magaalada Muqdisho oo ah meel ay ka shaqeyn weyday dowlad KMG ah oo haatan waqtigeedu sii dhamaanayo oo markaasina dadka intiisa badan ay aad ugu xiiso qabeen markii lagu soo dhidbay Tuulada Carta ee dalka Jabuuti sanadkii 2000. Si kastaba, ololahaan Xisbiga Midnimada Jamhuuriga Soomaaliyeed uu ka wado magaalada Muqdisho ayaa ku soo beegmaya xili ay inta badan qabqablayaasha dagaalka ee looga il waayay arinta Soomaaliya iyo qaar ka mid ah ururada bulshada rayidka ay ku shirsan yihiin dalka Kenya muddo 8 bilood ah, waxaana inta aysan dhamaan bishan la rajeynayaa sida qorshuhu yahay in baarlamaan uu ka soo baxo shirkaas, kadibna madaxweyne lagu sii doorto, kaasi oo isagana sii magacaabi doona ra'iisul wasaare soo dhisa xukuumaddiisa. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis) Hiiraan Online saladxiis@yahoo.com Mogadishu, Somalia

To seek answers on heaven and God is not a new thing but I don't understand his ultimate decision to depend on "saved by Jesus" rhetoric to go to heaven. lol Heaven = Hardwork. Innalaahu Yahdii ManYashaa.

Originally posted by Gediid: Guto Bal soo daa.Enlighten us with your facts. lool@ gediid. Waar ninka bohol ha ka ridin. I don't think the decent nomads here should waste their time in talking to the few whose only arguement is "REER HEBEL THIS, REER HEBEL THAT". Waxaasi waa sheekooyin laga baxay.

Here is something that might be another American hoax. Reports are coming out saying "Chemical Ali is not dead at all". lol. =============== WASHINGTON (June 5) - U.S. officials had been confident that a coalition airstrike killed one of Iraq's most notorious officials, the man nicknamed ``Chemical Ali.'' Now, they are not so sure. Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that interrogations of Iraqi prisoners indicated Ali Hassan al-Majid might be alive. Myers and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld had said on April 7 they believed an airstrike on a house in southern Iraq had killed al-Majid. They showed reporters video of laser-guided bombs obliterating the house where a tipster told coalition forces al-Majid was staying. ``We believe that the reign of terror of Chemical Ali has come to an end. To Iraqis who have suffered at his hand, particularly in the last few weeks in that southern part of the country, he will never again terrorize you or your families,'' Rumsfeld said at the time. An officer with the British military in Basra, Maj. Andrew Jackson, also said on that day that a body believed to be al-Majid was found in the rubble after the airstrike. Myers and Rumsfeld, speaking to reporters after briefing members of Congress, did not elaborate on what they called ``speculation'' that al-Majid may have survived. Al-Majid, a cousin of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, once ran Iraq's armed forces. His opponents called him ``Chemical Ali'' for his role in 1988 chemical weapons attacks that killed thousands of Kurds in northern Iraq. He also has been linked to the bloody crackdown on Shiites in southern Iraq after their uprising following the 1991 Gulf War. He was governor of Kuwait during Iraq's seven-month occupation of its neighbor in 1990-1991 - an occupation that ended with Iraq's defeat in the Gulf War. Al-Majid was a warrant officer and motorcycle messenger in the army before Saddam's Baath party led a coup in 1968. He was promoted to general and served as defense minister from 1991-95, as well as a regional party leader.

Nur is actually one of the senior nomads here. I think he got bussy with bigger battles. He is nomad #71 when it comes to ranking of the registered members. I think we should remind him that he is greatly missed here. Here are some of his old posts http://www.somaliaonline.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=recent_user_posts;u=00000071

Nice pictures. They all bring back beautiful memories. Here is a nomad who left his computer to take a break and milk camels.

Caydh, Shab or whatever you call it, have become household names.

Shujui-1, saxib, The neo-cons betrayed poor Tony Blair.

Originally posted by Entrepreneur: Waxaa somaliya jiri jirey nin la yiraahdo ina libaax sanka taabtey! Entrepreneur, that would have to be my grandfather. The only man who ever dared to do so. Anyone else carrying the name, is not the rightful owner of that title.

:confused: Did I miss something? Who is this guy?

Somalia prepares to choose a new president Somalia, Politics, 5/31/2003 The Somali tribes are preparing to elect the leader for the United Somalia Republic party, Abdul Nour Ahmad Dourman, as a president of the country in succession for the current President Abdi Qasem Salad Hassan whose term of office expires in July. Dourman who has US citizenship returned back to Makadishu and announced he is carrying a new project for rebuilding and unifying Somalia. Before his return to Somalia, he made contact with several Arab leaders and officials in the USA. In a press statement, Dourman stressed his determination to unify all lands of Somalia, noting that his policy to achieve this is represented in having a citizen referendum in which all Somalis can take part to determine the shape of the state. The leader of the united Somali Republic party explained he had started internal consultations to arrange the process of assuming the authority. He rejected considering his pursuit to assume authority as a "peaceful coup," rather an attempt to fill the political vacuum in the country. He said that everyone knows that the previous government was a provisional one and did not have enough of the confidence of the Somali leaders, noting the dangers of the current situation in Somalia. http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/030531/2003053101.html

Guy, I think Barbie was experimenting how to use the poll section when she posted the topic. It is ok. Welcome to Somalia Online barbie. Have fun.

Angel-Dust, I think you are being little unfair to Baashi and Bari_Nomad. I don't think that Lander and Gediid have anything against Somalia. It would be absurd for me to suggest so. I think it is nice we have nomads with all kinds of opinions on this politics forum and we ought to respect that. These debaters are all decent nomads who respect one another.

Entrepreneur, welcome brother. If you need help, always use the FAQ (frequently Asked Questions) section of the website. You can contact the moderators or Admin if you wish also. The FAQ link is on the top right corner. http://www.somaliaonline.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=faq

The new government is trying to get a good grip on power and with that always comes the un-fettered crackdown on anyone the government sees as being involved in "malfeasance". It is very common in Africa.

OG, HornAfrique is a man.

Jidaawy, it is more like a "Weapons of Mass Disappearance"