This is Koonfuria for you Mr Galbeedi. The Koonfuria you want your Awdal to be part of. The Koonfuria you would love to see take control of the affairs and future of your people and children. You can give them Awdal on a silver plate if you want but we are not going with you.

Before manufacturing industries are built or land is commercially farmed Somaliland must generate enough electricity and collect enough water from seasonal rains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28299459

I had the same dilemma before and still have no concrete answers to my questions.

Hargeisa needs power generation and not more retail space.

<cite> @Khayr said:</cite> How did you come to that crazy conclusion? Oh wait, you are a product of your environment and making ludicrous premises and leaping to wacky conclusions - is the Americann way! Tallabo, you have a serious case of Identity Crisis. What do House Negroes and Field Negreos have in common? It is that they are not the Massa but still Owned. Mindless terrorism and hypocrisy is not something I identify with so I have no identity crisis.

<cite> @Apophis said:</cite> You are a dimwit, don't quote me again. Don't bring your nonsense to this forum then.

<cite> @ElPunto said:</cite> Where do these people come from and where do they get their research from? Are many so called academics able to get by on these less than rigorous arguments? One - piracy is down over 90% because communities and the Puntland state saw it was not in their own interest. No roads, trade or any other positive developmental impact was a necessary pre-requisite to this reduction. Two - Somaliland is also arid and supports nomadic herders and has no infrastructure to integrate it with regional trade routes. It is that communities there and the administration provided no opening for piracy. And because fishing is not a substantial livelihood as it is on the Indian Ocean coast where most of the fisheries resources of Somalia lie. And where illegal fishing has been of epidemic proportions. The root cause of piracy was illegal fishing but the transient nature of pirate cash and all the associated ills have made communities realize that the negatives outweigh the positives. And thus the reduction. The connection the pirates had with some local politicians is real but I agree this report requires a lot of corrections. In my opinion the many navy vessels patrolling the area and the many arrests made is what is primarily responsible for the reduction we have seen.

<cite> @Khayr said:</cite> Interesting! So do you think that you are a seperate entity from other muslims. Meaning that if you advocate for the " spying of muslims", do you think that your support for spying on muslims, guarantees you - comfort and safety from those agents? So when it benefits some of you - you are Muslim. When it doesn't beenefit you, you are a Brit or an Americcan first. Do you know the Islamic stance on spying on one another??? Yes I am a seperate entity from the terrorists (not Muslims) because I am not a terrorist. And I would not be concerned a bit if the security services spied on me for sooner rather than later they will be forced to close my file. If you have nothing to hide Mr khyr then you have nothing to worry about.

<cite> @Apophis said:</cite> I can understand why white British people are concerned about jihadists fighting in Syria then returning back to merry old England (though I find it ironic that the British government is actively supporting rebels in that country yet are ready to jail its own citizens who partake in that rebellion). Actually I lied, I don't understand it, due to the stinking hypocrisy. It is the genuine fear of terrorism which forces Western nations to criminalise those who join the fighting in Syria. We have already seen the propaganda videos of brianwashed young men from Wales threatening to put the black flag of ISIS on Buckingham palace. If people joined whatever war they fancy but do not disturb our peace when they return, no one would care a bit.

<cite> @Khayr said:</cite> اِتقِ الله Lazie G., you remind me of the anti- islam bigots that make comments on news sites and other nonmuslim forums. The difference is that you still claim some sort of affliation with Islam. That part baffles me! I am also of the opinion that not only the father of those girls should be in the radar of MI5 and the other security agencies but also all the mentally enslaved Arab wannabee Somali akhis in the UK. All the congregations of all the mosques in the country should also have secret agents present. I think the Brits are very lineant with the terrorits and their supporters. I still don't understand why every bloody Arab tribal or political issue seen as a Muslim issue which must be solved or supported by all the Muslims of the world; where as no one even thinks about the genocides and oppression of other non-Arab Muslim communities elsewhere in the world. Has anyone heard of Arabs taking about the ban of Ramadan in China, or the Burmese Muslims, or the Central African Muslims, or the Kenyan Muslims?

Innaa Lillaahi wa inaa Lillaahi raajucuun. May her soul rest in perfect peace. Idinkana samir iyo iimaan Alle ha idin siiyo. AMIIN.

<cite> @cubano said:</cite> I would like to know why Somalia was defeated in 1977 war? You actually think your country's ragtag militia who were being exploited by the clever Soviets as foot soldiers defeated the Somali army? Our defeat was due to our dictator not taking advice from anyone and our generals all vying for power and plotting military coup. In short it was us the Somalis who caused the defeat of our army and not your country hapless mercenaries. Now do us a favour and go back to your crumpling time-forsaken shithole of a country. Goodbye :-D

It is seven nil so far !! Can someone please stop this game as its so humiliating for the hosts. Guests should not treat their hosts like that you know.

The Germans deserve to win this tournament as they play consistently well. The German players are as reliable as their country's consumer goods :-D Which other team is guaranteed to reach the final stages of any major tournament?

You haven't answered my question. Why are those who opposed Dahabshiil's investment initiative in Berbera not taking the responsibility to rebuild the old cement factory?

<cite> @Saalax said:</cite> The mountains where the cement is from including the scrap metal ruins of the old factory is in the side of the locals. They have allowed Dahabshiil to invest in it with a 50-50% share with local businessmen, however Dahabshiil backed by the Siilaanyo government got greedy and tried to take 100% stake, hence why it backfired. Siilaanyo needs to learn to respect locals, his nepotism and clannism will not be accepted. I am not defending Siilaanyo or any other politician as they all sing from the same hymn sheet but what I object to is the constant disruption to national development and economic growth coming from all corners of our society. The people of Saaxil region stopped Dahabshiil from investing in Berbera because of clannish envy. As a result the rusting ruins of the erstwhile cement factory is still an eyesore spoiling our beautiful landscape while Somaliland imports 100% of its costly cement from abroad thus hampering our national development. Why don't the protesting masses now invest in this factory and own 100% of the shares? Who is stopping them?

<cite> @Saalax said:</cite> What I meant is the starting up of the old cement factory. He tried to give 100% /majority shares to Dahabshiil. The locals had a right to refuse it since Dahabshiil refused to share fairly. It is not the fault of the locals for looking out for their god given right but the government that tried to practise nepotism and tribalism in Somaliland which has backfired in certain areas because Kulmiye has no support base there."Development" at the expense of the locals while trying to enrich Siilaanyo's close circles will not work. It has to be based on justice. There is no "old cement factory" in Berbera. There is just this ruin not worth fighting over. What the rioting locals were telling the nation and the world is that they "own" Berbera and the site and so want royalties from anyone who starts business there.

Retired teachers need a pension but they are not a priority when distributing the meagre resources in the government's coffers. The government's priority list should look like this: 1. Street children and orphans with no immediate relatives to look after them/ orphans and widows of soldiers killed in combat/ wounded or disabled soldiers. 2. The mentally ill people with no relatives to care for them. 3. Old people and disabled people with no relatives to look after them. 4. Aid for the poorest families in the country 5. Healthcare/ public health and waste management and recycling 6. Rural, farming, and fishing communities/ water collection and the preservation of the environment. 7. Education 8. Road infrastructure 9. National institutional reforms 10. Pension for the poorest people in the country 11. 12. . . . . Somewhere down the list: Pension for the civil servants including teachers :-D Of course all this spending should be done after the security forces and the law enforcement agencies get their cut.

<cite> @Saalax said:</cite> As this important piece of information highlights. 1. He tried to give away the Berbera cement factory to his immediate community however after tensions with the Berbera locals he backed down. There is no cement factory in Berbera but just the rusting scrap metal left behind by the looters. It was indeed a wasted opportunity when clannish minded people objected to a respectable Somaliland citizen investing in our country and creating much needed jobs. <cite> @Saalax said:</cite> 2. Xirsi who is his reprensentative filled the Genel Energy local workers with solely with his immediate community hence in return the local communities refused Genel to operate in their territory nearly developing into open clashes. Genel Energy left for that reason. Here again clannish minded people blocked a foreign firm from investing in our country and helping build our economy!!

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> There's no question that you should have some form of loyalty towards your countrymen regardless of their religion. So obviously an Egyptian Muslim would (and should) have affinity towards Egyptian Christians. But anyone would agree that principles are far more important than sharing the same nationality. Umar bin Khattab and Ali (who were Arabs) had far more in common with, and more loyalty to, to Bilal (the Ethiopian) and Salman (The Persian) than they did to men such as Abu Jahl and Umayya bin Khalaf (even though they were Arab). That is true. Some of the companions of the holy prophet (scw) fought their own relatives in the battlefield for the sake of Islam. The brotherhood in Islam is more important than clan or ethnicity but I respect Imaan for her charitable work.

<cite> @Dalmar1 said:</cite> Sxb What Somalia needs is a central Reconciled Somalia, not this federal bu**sh**, beesha sahal waa fuley, they always talk big while hiding behind kenya and ethipia, they ARE instigating this federal cr*p, walee it will be a matter of time (soon) before the cancer in Somalia (snm-boys and beesha sahal) gets removed. We are seeing alot of progress in the SFG government, so brother be patient insha'allah criminals like (Xaad,Diriye,Ahmed Madobe,faroole,aweys, and Godane) get arrested, prosecuted and executed. wasiir faarax, is now working hard to remove the Chair and title of PM, Somalia will be republic headed by President and Vice president, chosen by its people,(hint, majority of people are HAG and our brothers D&M, xamar alone is 3.8Million) Forget about the "SNM boys" for Sahal alone will make sure your uncle continues to be the mayor of Mogadishu.

He actually thinks there is prestige in mooryaanism!!

Inshaallah now it will be the time all eastern regions embarked on economic development and competed with Maroodijeex and Awdal.

<cite> @Alpha Blondy said:</cite> it's no wonder they have awarded her. they will never reward alternative viewpoints. she's written a denigrating book about our culture. it's an aptly titled book as it probably suggests. although, i've yet to read this book, i'm quite sure, it'll conform to all the stereotypes about being a Black, Muslim, Woman in the west. she'd be a lot hotter, if she wore a hijab. YOU SHOULD READ THE BOOK FIRST BEFORE PASSING JUDGMENTS, DON'T YOU THINK?