Waxaa la yidhi war la helaa baa tala helaa. I think our friend Mooge knows few things that I did not know before, and he is correct. I did talk a friend of mine who came from Mogadishu and I asked him about Bashir Goth and his stay in Mogadishu. He said Bashiir was hired by Khayre to consult him on the international media issues and build some bridges. He said, he spent four moths or so living in a hotel. His wife and family are in Virginia , USA. So, rather than hide and being secluded in a hotel, he decided to take a job in Washington close to his family. Since Bashiir is close friend of Ahmed Samatar, he might have recomanded by him to Muuse to hire him. Since Bashiir Goth is a prolific write, especially in the gulf and his hard hitting articles sometimes appear in the Somali websites, Khayre wanted to buy him and take him out from the public arena. Yet, how can one live in a hotel in 24/7 like most people who work for Khayre and Farmaajo. Nimankani qof kasta way gadanayaan si loo amaano. Waxay rabaan " Noolow ma Daale" iyago oon ceel qodin reekiina biyo waraabin. By the way, if you look the tone of Ahmed Samatar , he seems to be really mad and angry. I heard that when he discussed with the media about the failure of Somaliland foreign policy which some assumed of him targeting the weak Sacad Cali Shire, the foreign minister, some inside the cabinet of Muuse went straight to him and insulted him publicly. I think Samatar is out of that ship driven by Muuse. Personally, I do not doubt that story since I have seen their insults here in SOL for years. So, folks, Bashiir Waa nin reerkiisa u shaqo tegey.

It was the single biggest loss of life in a Somali tribal war probably for the last ten years. The latest report indicate that the war in Dhumay, southern Sool, has produced a huge causality--70 dead and 80 wounded--even seen in recent history. If you think this is just another misguided Somali tribal insanity, you are mistaken. It is purely a political , just as the one in Ceel Af weyn, Sanaag was. Political wars among tribes are usually ignited and inflamed by outside sources that doesn't live among the fighting communities. At the same time , the biggest culprit or the originator of this war is none other than Cali Khalif Galaydh. He personally started a Khaatumo project for a self rule for the inhabitants of the Sool region. Some say he did his best while others claim that he neither did have the patience nor the capacity to achieve that huge task. Some even say that he was never serious about the project in the first place other than punish his old political rivals. There is a humanitarian moto which says , If you can't help or alleviate a problem do not make it worse ( Haddadan waxba ka qaban Karin ha uga sii darin). As early as 2016, Galaydh had realized that he couldn't get the support of the people in Sool despite his fruitless efforts. He could not even get a quarter , 25% of the Khaatumo region. He was sidelined both from those who rejected his Khaatump project in Puntland and those who initially rode with his false caravan. On thing that Ahmed Siilaanyo and to some extend Somali leaders had learned of lately is that almost every thing and everyone is for sale including their souls. When cash payments and negotiations go hand in hand, expect a failure. Galaydh and his entourage were dining and celebrating and sleeping in Hargeisa hotels with the government check book while talking to the Sillanyo government. Since Galaydh was abandoned by both sides of the Sool constituents, the Hargeisa administration understood that as a non violent constitutional negotiator, he would not not pose a serious threat to the system. Further more, the third group of Soolers who were in Hargeisa saw him as a threat to replace them in their cushy jobs. On the military side, Galaydh encouraged the Somaliland government to arm his Bahararsame Sub clan as Galaydh's militia which is one of the fighting sub clans in Dhumay this week. Also, a lot of buying and selling of elders and politicians was going on in the Sool for the last seven years. A huge budgetary expenditure was allocated to militia commanders and their elders. A tribal or a sub clan commander might assemble 300 men and receive their salary on their behalf without registering to the Somaliland army. It is the same game going on in Somalia from Mogadishi to Gedo where tribal militia are masquerading as the national army. Some of you have seen in the media about militia from Sool going back and forth from Somaliland to Puntland. It is all about the militia not being paid or their commanders pocketing their salary, they get angry and take their pick up trucks to the nearest border in Puntland. Then after few months, they realize that the other side is even worse in terms of material benefits. Hundreds of millions were spent to fragment the people of Sool, and the division among the people is getting bigger while the main player like Ina Galaydh is sipping Latte in America. His own people are dying in useless conflict, yet did you hear anything from him? nothing. The war is moving from the south to the north. Some might think this as an exaggeration, but the shoe seem to be fitting in that direction. Today In southern Somalia there is no huge tribal clashes. Other than Farmaajo instigated political division , Things are dying down in Galmudug. There is no huge clashes in central Somalia. Few clashes might flare in Hiiraan but nothing serious. In Mogadish and the two rivers, the issue is political instability, Al-Shabaab, business related anarchy and other serious issues than can only resolved by competent leaders with tough measures to bring law and order. Yet, there is no huge tribal clashes or the desire to confront the other tribe with military force. A certain clan might oppose the government while the other supports, but there is no tribal clashes among these tribes. Of course , there is a low intensity tribal conflict in Jubba area that is simmering for a while. In other words, the biggest open clan conflicts are taking place in Somaliland. Some might be minor while others are growing by the day. Just this week, the Qardho based Colonel Caare rebels have crossed 150 kilometers to the interiors of Sanaag and raided Dararweyne district. These are not border posts between Puntland and Somaliland , but close to Ceel Afweyn district in western Sanaag. The southern Sool conflict is among two or more simmering in Sool, while the Tukaraq stand off is the biggest of all. It is the sign of times that these tribal conflicts did not exist in Somaliland few years ago. Those in Hargeisa are acting like the empires who tolerated the wars that were taking place in distant lands. Those who were in Landon were watching Shakespeare plays while the British soldiers were fighting in the Himalayas of the Indian sub continent. In Hargeisa they are debating where to build a new huge palace for the dear leader who never ventured outside Berbera since he was elected. It seems history is repeating itself. It was Mohamed I. Cigaal who in the year of 2000, discouraged NGO's from traveling outside the town of Sheikh for fear of their safety. While Muuse is angry at everyone including the media the, Southern civil war is slowly but surely moving to the North.

Don't waste time listening his speech, just listen the last 10 minutes of the question and answer. This man is an angry man. He is fighting and debating with journalists. Waar ninkan ha loogu dhaarto in uu madaxweyne yahay oo doorashadii la soo dhaafay. Doorashadii sax ma'aha ayay leeyihiin ayuu ku doodaya. Waar u sheega intaa laga soo gudbay. THe opposition are not debating his legitimacy but the composition of the national election commission. The demand to change the NEC is a demand of the opposition. He have to resolve either by disbanding or not renewing their mandate after it expires in 2019. Even the way this NEC is appointed is huge imbalance that favors the ruling party. Among the NEC officers, 2 are appointed by the president, 2 by the Guurti and the other three by the parties. You can not the president and his party appoint three while also influencing the two from Guurti. The election commissioners must be appointed by the parliament, or each party must appoint three each making it nine.

Che, you guys are correct. This a selection. Xaaji, I agree. One man one vote is a milestone experience for Somaliland that is difficult to achieve in the horn of Africa. Anyway, speaking of the Hagbad, don't you guys think that it is our turn in the Mogadishu selection.

He is correct. How can a parliament sit without election for almost 14 years? Muuse Biixi has no intension of holding parliamentary elections. If the opposition is opposed to the old election commission, why not change and a get a new crop of commissioners who got the trust of the people? Siilaanyo has delayed their election year after year for seven years, and Muuse want to follow him. That is unacceptable. Chairman Faysal has both the credibility and toughness to make these reforms. If he really acts like a real politician , he could seriously challenge Muuse Biixi. Maybe the time of Faysal as the next leader had arrived. Will see.

https://youtu.be/Rynj9c0H8xU?t=540

Xaaji & OOdweyne, The Hagbad thing do exisit in many places. Without vtwo Mogadishu area ruling consectively in Somalia like Shariif Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh, , Farmaajo leadership might not have been possible. Also, to some extent the Hagbad do exist in Somaliland. Cigaal of first Habro ruled , so was Rayaale and Ahmed Siilaanyo, and last year the Hagbad or Shalango as southern call it, supposed to go to West Burco and that is why we are having all these issues today in Somaliland. If Wadani had taken over, Somaliland would have been perfected and there could not have been any grievances. In democracy, it is crucial to open the ruling gates for the opposition. Now, on the issue of the Puntland Hagbad, you are not familiar with the Bari region and the horse trading. At the moment, he Cusmania , do not have a viable candidate on the field other than Cumar Sharmaarke who may or might not run. The people who should really take the Hagbad are the C. Saleebaan guys from Qandala, Boosaaso and most of the Bari region. By far, they are the largest community in all of Puntland but they got small number of members of parliament, and I Galbeedi , I like them a lot. For sure, if the Reer Bari and those from NUgaal gang up against Gaas, he will be defeated. If no strong candidate comes from Qandala, and Sharmaarke stays out, Gaas will win landslide.

Who knows Jawar might join his old foes the TPLf.

America can not cover the Saudi crime anymore. Their version of the events surrounding the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Kashoggiis totally false.. The only person who believed that version was only Donald Trump. According to Reuters, here is the Saudi version: a team of 15 men had acted without authorization from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to extradite the writer, accidentally killing him in a chokehold before rolling up his body in a rug and giving it to a “local cooperator” for disposal. Then, a member of the team then dressed in Khashoggi’s clothes to make it appear as if he had left the consulate, the official said. THat is what the Saudis told Mike Pompeo, the American foreign secretary, claiming rogue agents did the work. Here is what the Turkish investigators says, " he was tortured and murdered by the team, which was sent from Riyadh with the intention of killing him. His body was then cut up and police are searching wooded areas outside Istanbul for his remains." Erdogan had talked to King Salman couple of times and agreed with to send Saudi investigators with Turkish authority. Erdogan is working hard to save the image of the king Salman, but want to expose the actions of the out of control rogue crown prince Salman. Today, Erdogan said that truth will come out naked. We do not know what the means , but that might include even the audio of the gruesome crime. The president of Turkey said, " We seek justice and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps but in all its naked truth. This is not an ordinary case. I will make statements on Tuesday at the AK Party parliamentary group meeting. The incident will be revealed entirely," After he met with Turks, Pompeo changed his tune and told Trump to distance himself from the earlier statement. Almost everyone : the Turks, EU, American congress and others want to dump the crown price MBS. Some even suggested his younger brother Khalid Bin Salman to take over as crown prince. Erdogan was waiting for the king to make some bold moves, but when the king made his son MBS to be in charge of the investigation, he decided to reveal the naked truth. Rather than the Turkish persecutor any present the verdict, it will be read openly probably by president Erdogan. Who knows after 48 hours the Saudi landscape might be different than ever before.

OO, How Jawar is in charge of security in Liyu? also, despite his win, Jawar won't be the leader of Oromo Kilil or prime minister, and that is why he acting as a loser. By the way, is Ethiopia already broke?, what is about soldiers complaining about not being paid? The prime minister said, " They were trying to kill me" please explain.

Folks, it is an election season in Puntland. Former Somali foreign affaires minister Cabdi Farah Juxa was in Alberta campaigning and fund raising. He had a decent reception in one of the main venues in town where he addressed the Somali community. He did talk about the usual problems of Somalia, while blaming others for the current issues. In his talk, the most notable was his distaste about how federal states were behaving or something similar. Yet, when he met a selected group of people mainly from Puntland and some D block members, he emphasized the importance of federalism and sharing of power and resources as the only forward for Somalia. I wasn't there but , some of my friends were there and told me how things unfolded. I do not blame for double talking since in political circles every audience must be approached in different attitude. Anyway, I am not here to divulge what minster Juxa did or didn't say. I am here to discuss about his chances of winning the election in a few months. According to Puntlanders and others, Mr. Juxa has less than 10% chances of replacing C/weli Gaas, the current leader. THey said, there are some unsurmountable obstacles that will hinder for Mr. Juxa for becoming a serious candidate. 1- Unlike C/weli, he has some extreme opposition and antipathy from certain segments of the Puntland regions. Those who hail from Mudug , especially Gadogob, do not like anyone associated to former Puntland president Faroole. Few years ago there was skirmishes between the government and residents of Garsoor district in Gaalkacayo , mostly inhabited by the Galdogob community, and Faroole accused the whole district by being Al-Shabaab and used canons to destroy Hotels and businesses. That community never forgot that crime. Also, those who hail from Sool and Sanaag region believe that Puntland lost ground to Somaliland especially during the reign of C/raxman Faroole who refused to interfere the internal civil war of the Garaad community in Laascaanood. For Faroole, it was a no win situation since those involved the conflict hailed from the same community. Yet, many people from those regions believe that Faroole and his clan in Nugaal to be bad news for Sool, especially those allied with Puntland. 2- He doesn't have a war chest --money for the campaign--to face off C/weli and others who have better access of money, either from the public purse or from donors and business people. While Mr. Juxa was in Alberta, he did raise some small donations from his supporters and others in the region. This meaningless donations might point out two things: either, Mr. Juxa could be a descent man that didn't steal any money during his stint at the federal minister, or a mediocre politician who could not attract ant heavy weight donors for his campaign. 3-Last , but not the least, the people of Puntland in general do not want another leader from the Nugaal region. Some of my friends even say that the people of that region seem to be entitled to lead Puntland mainly because Garoowe being the capital of Puntland. Dadka qaar baa qaba in ay barwaaqdada iyo magaalaynta Garoowe haddi aanay tartiibsan in ay iska daadin doonaan sida kuwa Muqdishu barwaaqada iska daadiyey . This and many other reason would make the candidacy of Mr. Juxa very difficult. In fact, looking the crops of candidates who would be challengers of president C/weli Gaas, no one seems to be a serious threat. Some are old and yesterdays news like Morgan , while others are very weak candidates who might not even make the first round. In my opinion, C/weli will face real challengers from two sides that are at the moment hiding behind the curtain. One will be a Farmaajo endorsed candidate So far, we do not know who will be this candidate, but all indications point that president Farmaajo and Khayre will sponsor their own candidate. That man or women, will not be collecting few hundreds from the diaspora or from the business community. They will be given money from the Qatar account which is sitting in Vill-Somalia. In fact, just this weekend, I did have a coffee with a friend who just came from Mogadishu, and asked him about the bags of money coming from Qatar and whether they are deposited in the central bank. He said that the money doesn't enter through government financial routes like the central bank. They are used as the Biggy bank of the boys from Dayniile and Ansaloti. No one is discussing this. THe useless Mogadishu reporters s or would be investigators talk about the salary of a professional people hired by C/raxman Bayle or someone related to him. These Mogadishu boys want all the good jobs for themselves and are jealous of Bayle hiring anyone outside their circle. C/raxman Bayle is doing a good job, yet he is intimidated by the Mogadishu oligarchs and Khayre himself. In fact, Bayle demanded that all donor money and other government revenue to go directly to the central bank. When the money from Saudi Arabia came they deposited only half of the money. When Bayle demanded to deposit all, Khayre leaked through the media and his supporters about his intension to fire him or adding him the list of the coming cabinet shuffle. My sources told me that Khayre hired a consultant from the East Burco community related to Dahabshiil to handle all the money coming from the gulf , especially from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The money is deposited in Dahabshiil and released to the accounts of the national intelligence controlled by Fahad Yasin. This is something every politician desires to have cash under your pillow, but the problem is that while throwing millions around, for political favors, do not claim later that Somali soldiers do not have enough salary to do the job. I do not want to be side tracked , but the main point is that Khayre and Farmaajo have a bag of money to spend as they wish. So, Mr. Gaas might eventually face the man sponsored by Villa _Somalia. At the moment, all indications point to the minister planning and international relations (Wasiirka Qorsheynta Qaranka) Mr. Jamall M. Hassan, to be the man delegated to manage the replacement of Mr. Gaas for FArmaajo and company. The other man who could be running or rumored to be running might be former prime minister Cumar C/rashiid. As a former prime minister with a big name recognition, he can easily procure the money needed for the campaign. Since it's formation 20 years ago, Puntland leaders used that position as the stepping stone for the federal president. Both C/weli Gaas and Sharmaarke probably might have certain aspirations to reach that goal, and everyone is aware that without the Puntland presidency, it will be difficult reach that goal. Since regional leaders nominate the would be parliament members of every region , regional presidency is coveted position for future national leadership. My sense is that if Mr. Sharmaarke throws his hat on the ring e might give Gass a real challenge. Despite all of this, if I were a betting man, I would put my money on C/weli Gaas not only to win but win comfortably. Here is why: Mr. Gaas have a solid support from three regions, namely , Sool, Sanaag Bari and Mudug. Sool and Sanaag alone have around 24 members of the Puntland parliament. While the Sool community is divided on the status of their region and the pendulum is swinging back and forth to Somaliland, those who joined Puntland are expected to support Gaas compared to others. While some Sool residents believe that the only reason Puntland is drumming the war effort is that the Somaliland artillery is getting closer just 45 miles from GarooweI, others, especially those who reside inside the Puntland parliament, believe Gaas as the only leader who challenged Somaliland lately. He is also waging a proxy war against Somaliland in Sanaag through the new rebellion of Colonel Caare . Gaas also succeeded to drag Somaliland in the Somali conflict in the eyes of the international community. When the international community demanded to total cessation of hostilities, he said to the UN envoy , " I would not stop until both elders of the Sool community agree on the cease fire". He then forced the UN envoy to meet and sit down with the Sool elders both in Garoowe and Hargeisa to show them that his hands are tied by the international community. In other words, despite the stagnation of the Tukaraq war which is costing a lot of money that Puntland doesn't have, the Sool and Sanaag communities are expected to vote for Gaas. Add that to Mudug and he got almost close thirty. Yet, the biggest threat for defeat is if Gaas faced two serious challengers teaming up to defeat him. AS history has shown throughout Somalia , especially on the national level, the challengers usually gang up against the incumbent office holder. Which means that if Gaas doesn't win the first round anything could happen. Also, the Bari region which has the largest members of parliament--21---could be the dark horse that will decide the outcome. I will conclude that, in a month or so, we might be able to figure out who are the serious contenders for the presidency of Puntland. Who knows, this Juxa guy could be acting poor at the moment and might get soon some of the money from Qatar to became a serious challenge.

I agree. The parties neglected the mayoral positions and concentrate on other positions.

What an incompetent bunch the Saudis are. If this is the intelligence personnel of the one of the richest country in the world, May Allah help the Saudis. How can they send an 18 men team to subdue a " teddy bear journalist" , as Mr. Freedman calls? Doqonimadooda, waxay u malaynayeen in haday googooyaan, la waayayo.

Finally, Saudia Arabia had admitted the killing of Kashoggi. 18 arrested and one senior resigned, yet, where is the body?

This Freedman guys was one of those who pushed the Iraq war. He is one of those liberal interventionists who caused a lot of problems in the middle east On the other hand , he is a good writer on issues of global changes and how technologies and global trade is affecting the world. I used to read some of his early books.

As usual " This chap " called OOdweyne fills the page , yet there is no new information to help Hargeisa or any other town in Somaliland. I can't write the kings language like this chap, but let me try to add my few senses on these so called mayors in Somaliland. While there are some good mayors and individuals who could rise up among the the dysfunction, the current system in Somaliland is susasptible for corruption , incompetence and failure. The root cause is the system, the structure of the city administration and the way they were elected. First, the mayors in Somaliland are not directly elected by the people, nor does the city counsel. You might identify the man who is from your tribe sitting in the counsel table, but you do not know who is representing your ward or district ( Xaafadaada). If there was someone elected from your Xaafad, you would have asked him to take your grievances to the mayor or counsel. Everyone , including the would be mayor runs city wide contest and is elected by his own tribe. Then, after the election, the interior ministry pushes through the counsel the person they desire and push among the counsel. After his election, usually there is no consul meetings or deliberations from the counsel. The mayor runs the town as he likes, but regularly sends monthly cash to the interior ministry and to the governors office to stay in power. Walaahi I know this for a fact, because a friend of mine who was a mayor of Borama told after he was replaced. He lives in the diaspora now. THey could have divided the city in 12 or 10 zones and elect two councilmen from each district totaling 24 councilmen, while the would be mayors are directly elected throughout the city. Instead everyone appeals to his tribe from east to west, north and south of the city like someone running for mayor. Waa doorasho qariban iyo dimoqraadiyad la kubsaday oo dhiiri gelinaysa qabyaalad. In the traditional sense of municipal election, you can only vote for the council man in your "Xaafad" and vote the mayor from across the city. If my tribal cousin is running on the west side of the city, I can't vote for him if I reside in the East side. I must be forced to choose among those who run and reside my zone. It is simple and it is universal. Second, the city administrative structure is created for one man to do every thing. Every city, town and village in the world has a city manager who a bureaucrat designed to manage the day to day operation of the city, While the elected leaders make the political decision. The city employees implement the policy and the operations whether it is garbage collections, paving roads, fire, policing, recreation and sport centers , land and zoning managements. If you want to buy a land or need a permit to build something , you do not need to see the mayor. Yet, the most contentious issue are roads, transportation and public land management. There are committees ( Planing, transportation, health and so ..) among the councilmen to debate the major issue before the mayor and make decisions. There is a zero committees in Somaliland. The mayors decide the issues probably in Qat sessions. Furthermore, every city , town or village has some kind of yearly or multiple years of capital budget to build roads, fire station and other needs of the growing city. That is where the counsel debates, prioritizes and allocates which one is important road or needs repair. The biggest problem of all is you do not even need creativity or imaginations to create these things. As they say, you do not need to re-invent the wheel. These and other things are done by others already, All you need is modify and tailor it in to your system. Today's system is created by people who were bureaucrats in the eighties communist rule of centralized system where the money comes directly from the regional central planning. In conclusion , there is no need to change this corrupt mayor to another one. In Borama, Saleebaan Afar Jeeble who was one of the most corrupt mayors was thrown out during the Suldaan Wabar saga,. Now he is pushed again and elected as a mayor through his cousin, who became the industry and trade minister in the current government. It is garbage in , garbage out. Folks, the whole system needs real reforms. The city must function without a mayor. Yet, there is probably zero chances of things changing.

The elders who selected their own mayor said that they met him over 80 times, begging to build a two kilometer of road. People in Hargeisa are starting something good for everyone to follow: If you take taxes from the people you must give them basic services, period. It is a wake up call for this corrupt mayor of Hargeisa.

Cirro wax uu yidhi, " Muuse wuu tagayaaye yaan laka tegin'. Any way, in Somaliland , the most powerful politician these days is Faysal Waraabe, the chairman of UCID. He also got two tough lieutenants like C/naasir Buuni and the guy from Sool. Meeshu Faysal u dhaqaaqo ayey xukuumadu maraysaa.

The American deep state want to connect Trump and MBS together. The latest leaks from the intelligence community is that they believe MBS and his office directed the killing. They and the media do not mind this tragedy to continue another two weeks just before the election. At the end they want to paint an American leader allying himself with those who decapitate journalists. Further more, if the Turks can't find the body in the next few days it will be problematic for all. Who knows, maybe the chopped him and took him in their bags in pieces.

Here is my own math and percentage. Oromo approximately are 40 million. 60%of Oromo are Muslim, 30% Christian and 10% traditional or animist. 60% Oromo Muslims is equal to 25 million 100% of Somalis are Muslim 7million 100% of Afar are Muslim 4 million 30 % of Amhara are Muslims 7 million Sidamo and southern Muslims 6 million Guraage 65% Muslims 2.5 million 8% of Tigray are Muslims 0.5 million Harari 100% Muslims 0.25 million Roughly it could total 53.2 million Muslims. The last estimate of the Ethiopian population was just over 90 million. That means roughly : 57-58% of the population is Muslim.

When I saw the article say the Muslims to be a third, like you guys, I noticed the the omission. Yet, This is a good move. It is a re-election cabinet. Affar, Somali and Oromo seem to be the biggest winners of the big portfolio like finance, foreign and defense. These are the regions Abiy Ahmed is expecting to gain votes unless Oromo king Jawar shows up and spoils the game.

It all depends how the admission is framed. If they cut him to pieces that would be a disaster. The Turks are holding the key so far. If the Saudis keep denying, the leaks and the pressure will continue. The counsel general had left but the Turks will be digging his residence tomorrow. By the way, this senator Graham became unhinged these days. He is a Trump close ally and his barking will not bite that much. Yet, there is growing pressure to sack MBS. The problem is this guy had dismantled a 70 years old system that produced an orderly transition of kings and crown princes. He want to replace the Al-Saud dynasty with Al-Salman one. Sons of former kings like Cabdalla and Fahad are jailed, in a coma after a beating or disappeared after being jailed. Yet, no one can put back the genie in to the box again. King Salman is in a poor health conditions, and might not last few more years. despite all of that, it will a difficult to find a new group of leaders at this stage. It is the time of Salman family which had waited their turn in the Saudi kingship since 1958, almost 60 years. MBS is the first SAudi leader who understood the economic powers of the Kingdom. The oil market is bigger than the combination of other precious metals. Almost $1.8 Trillion of oil is traded in the world market per year, and the Saudis are the largest producers of light crude oil in the world. They can shake the world. By the way, they didn't use the oil as a weapon since 1973. JUst like the western countries had used aid money to influence the policies of the developing countries for decades, the Saudis are using their economic leverage to put pressure on others to implement their agenda. Despite what the envirmental fools say, oil is the lubricant of the world economy and nothing can be done without it. Too bad here in Canada the green fools had denied us to pump more oil like any other nation. Further more, the Iranians are trying to circle the Kingdom from Iraq, Syria and now in Yemen. They must reverse these Iranian policy of targeting to overthrow the monarchy. Allying the United Sates is the logical move for them at the moment. Since the Roman times, world power mostly concentrates in one place and today it place is Washington. In my opinion, MBS will storm this crises and survive. He might disappear for a while from the media and comeback. This incident probably is a good lesson for him to slow down act in measured way. Who knows, this tragedy might have saved him from other reckless moves.

That is correct. Here in SOL , we were the first who blamed a group of rogue individuals who might have botched the interrogation and the injection of the tranquilizers that went wrong. Folks, we saved the Kingdom of Al Saud from great upheaval. .If the sh...t hit the fan and chickens come home to roast, king Salmaan might have been forced to throw the rogue son to the wolves. Erdogan saved the Salman dynasty and scored a victory .

I think Madam Barwaaqo had scored one on us. Yet, We might not be way off in terms of the picture, but the real truth about the country isn't that different than 2013/14. Of course the Northern boys have their own agenda, but, most of you know where I stand on these issue. I see these things exactly the way they really are without sugar coating. It is good to face the reality sooner than latter. No Somali president in the last 40 years had even got the huge break and support given by the Somali public since the early years of Carta, Djibouti government in 2000. C/qasim Salaad was the first real president elected by Somalis after a decade of failed state. I remember my wife telling me " Soomaliya miyaa Madaxweyne yeelatay". that was almost 20 years ago. This man, Farmaajo was celebrated and welcomed by all, yet other than few confidence building moves , he didn't moved the nation that much. For the lazy ones who live off of the system few pictures and small results are great victories for the dear leader. He failed the first test of Somali nationalism when he handed Qalbi dhgax and he never recovered from that move. Rather than admit mistake he doubled down and accused the ONLF of terrorism. When the weak Ethiopian prime minister who was under huge turmoil in his nation showed up in Mogadishu he waited him for hours and gave the to him without discussion.When people asked him to explain himself and face the nation, he secluded himself in Vilal-Somalia. Yet, he want people to celebrate him as the general who conquered and defeated armies. It is all fake. Ma maqasheen Daauusku sida uu qurux badan yahay , iyo marka uu xussuusto boogta ku taal. Hassan Sheikh did almost the same things Farmaajo doing noe or even more. He opened the airport and the port under his watch , but people said, " It was the Turks who did that" , He welcomed foreign embassies by the dozen and just likr Farmaajo he trained tens of thousands of Somali army forces with no tangible results. As Farmaajo was sworn in , Ethiopia was in embroiled in internal upheaval, Kenya had disputed elections and internal problems while the leading country of the free world was looking in wards than interfere with Somalia. Yet, Farmaajo did not left the gate yet. After almost two years, there are no credible Somali forces, the national capital is blockaded like the Baghdad green zone while the rest is left for Al-Shabaab. Few weeks ago, A Somali lady was killed inside her class in Mogadishu university. She wasn't a young girl learning at the university , but a 43 years old veteran civil servant woman who worked for the national intelligence for many years. She spoke about how the nations intelligence is infiltrated by Al-Shabaab insurgents and everyone is looking the other way, She talked about a half dozen nations paying different segments of the intelligence including UAE,, USA, France, Italy, Qatar and Ethiopia. The next day, two men walked to her class and murdered her in front of the students and walked away without wearing any masks. Yet, despite all his failings, the biggest problem is that he wants people to praise him 24/7. Can you imagine a man that didn't do 25% of what he supposed to accomplish yet, want to buy every Facebook character and call him " Noolow Madaale". He spent millions of dollars for false propaganda to create a false image of a man on mission, yet those of us who supported him and wished his success had seen the truth. You would be amazed if you found out how many millions he spent for the media charcharis in the diaspora. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in our own towns here in Alberta, Canada and will tell the public in due course. Folks, you would be shocked when you discover the fake president and his media manipulations. Ma maqashay diinkii dhaanka loo diray ee markuu laba maalmood maqan yahay ee la sugayey in uu soo laabto, oo la arkay isagoo albaaga meel u dhaw socda. Markii la yidhi ma soo laabatay? , waxa uu yidhi haddaan sii socda. Guys,, this idea of presidents ending their terms might work for those who can afford, but nations that failed and stagnated must hold accountable for their leaders and shake up the system. Stable nations had changed leadership when they failed to move the country on the right direction. The east African region and the whole middle east is changing, and we want someone to take advantage of these changes. Believe me If Farmaajo resigns now and pave the way for a new leadership, he will enter the history as a man who passed the torch when hw could not move the nation. There is no need to blame the regional governments. In fact, most of them exist only in name. Farmaajo rode for the goodwill of the Somalis people for the last two years, yet he couldn't take advantage of that support. Can someone tell me one single life changing accomplishment that Farmaajo did? Hassan Sheikh built some institutions, he helped create Jubba Land, South West, and Galmudug which wasn't an easy task, yet when he went to Jigjiga and help Illey and the dying Tigray for support , Somalis had thrown him out. Folks, this Farmaajo had sold these country more than anyone else. Of course, those who installed him will try to give him some small victories for propaganda reasons like EU giving money, or America saying " he is the right leader". All those things will not help the Somali nation at the end. What counts is real work in the ground. I am really sorry to say, but we have to try and remove Farmaajo before this summer and find a new leadership with a new vision that is totally different than what we have seen for the last ten years. Imagine, since then president C/laahi Yusuf left the scene in 2009, what have changed? Nothing. At least C/laahi Yusuf had real Somali soldiers protecting him in Villa_Somalia. THe last three presidents, Shariif Ahmed, Hassan Sheikh and Farmaajo were all ridding the Ugandan tank. What changed? nothing. Yet, we hear in the news the same failed leaders are trying to change their shirt and jump to the field again. THe Somali people do not want another person or president but a new paradigm shift, a new thinking that is made by Somalis for the Somalis. Walaalayaal wakhtigii beentu wuu dhamaaday.Somalia Tallo cusub ayey u baahan tahay. Wiilashan Ansaloti iyo Dayniile ka yimd hawshan wax kama qaban karaan. https://youtu.be/7c3NXca1pJM?t=6

This has nothing to go with the leader. It is about the system that would swallow who ever entered. We need someone to drain the swamp. The first step should be throwing out of the men and women from Amisom who came to Somalia to make some cash.