Nuune, I think they deserve to be humiliated, like they have humiliated the Somali population for so long, all of them. P.s. I don’t know what was done to them, because can’t make it out of the article. But I say Maac soonkor whatever it is.

^^^Lool. Adigu can you be positive for him just for once! bloody cynical old man. FB, please let me know baal

Well good luck to him. HE is going to need it FB are you not going to ask who picked him?

On Thursday 22 January at 11.05pm, Channel 4 aired a special Dispatches programme titled ‘Unseen Gaza’. This documentary shows previously unseen footage from Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, and provides the background information to the war which Israel tried very hard to keep from the world. Israel’s deceptions and deplorable strategies were also revealed. For those who missed it, the programme can be viewed online for the next 30 days here. We encourage you all to contact Channel 4 with thanks and positive feedback for the programme and encourage them to air it again at peak time. The feedback form can be found here. Suggested response: Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for showing the programme “Unseen Gaza”. We now know what Israel tried to hide from us: 1. It was not Hamas that violated the initial ceasefire but Israel, who in November 2008 bombed the Gaza strip killing 6 people.(Ref: Haaretz, Guardian, Independent & CNN News) 2. Israel had clearly pre-planned these attacks and the invasion of Gaza long ago, and deliberately caged and starved the people for the 18 months leading up to it. The “rockets” were an excuse. (CH4) 3. Israel pre-planned its PR campaign and produced “information packs” in order to successfully manipulate, restrict and use the international media to peddle its message. (CH4) Well done Channel 4. I hope you have the courage to re-run this important programme at a peak audience time so that more people can see it. I hope you always retain your objectivity and independence. Thank you.

BBC Read about what the story actually is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ world/2009/jan/22/gaza-cha rity-appeal What you can do? 1) File a complaint on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/compl aints/complaints_stage1.sh tml 2) Have your say on BBC decision (scroll to end to post a message) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /uk/7848673.stm 3) Sign the online petition http://www.ipetitions.com/ petition/reverse_bbc_decis ion?e 4) Let's drive him mad and Cc him in mark.thompson@bbc.co.uk MAKE SURE your complaint letters are respectful, no abusive language, decent, and well constructed. We will never get what we want if we use the abusive forms.

A bra. LOOL. Okay it can explain your mood and feelings, but how does a bra express your personality? Edit: On some more thinking I can kind of see where you are going with that one Just had few flashes in my head...shakes it off

Malika I would say Perfume. The variety is wide enough to encompass all my qualities- good and bad, It can also describe my personality, mood and relations with others. What item would you pick?

The BBC’s decision to boycott the DEC Gaza appeal is a new low in the corporation’s history. The BBC’s coverage of Israel’s attack on Gaza was appallingly anodyne. Compare its output to the footage from Channel 4 News or Al-Jazeera. The bizarre decision to not participate in the broadcast is more to do with the BBC being cowed by the Israeli government and their insidious lobby than any concern about the distribution of aid or false arguments about impartiality. Not only have the Palestinians suffered a brutal attack with a series of war-crimes committed against them killing 460 children. Over 400,000 Palestinians are without water. Many more are homeless thanks to the Israelis bombing their houses. Their plight needs addressing immediately. The BBC’s suggestion is to “let the situation in Gaza go down the news agenda before reconsidering” is beyond tragedy. The other broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Five are all going to broadcast the appeal on Monday. Please send your much needed contribution to: Disaster Emergency Committee Gaza Appeal PO BOX 999 London EC3A 3AA www.dec.org.uk The second thing is to register your disgust by complaining to the BBC at: BBC Complaints, PO Box 1922 Glasgow G2 3WT Or Email: Send your complaint Alternatively you can call them on phone: 03700 100 222 to make your complaint and ask them to give you a call back with an appropriate response.

Caroline Thomson is the Chief Operating Officer of the BBC and was on BBC News 24 today attempting to justify the BBC's stance regarding the DEC appeal for Gaza. At one point, when challenged about why the BBC let other DEC appeals (Congo etc) go ahead, she suggested that this was because it involved a "major refugee crisis" Is she therefore suggesting that Gaza doesn't have a crisis? If so then she's reading off Tzipi Livni's sheet and that is not being impartial as she's siding with the Israeli argument.

BUT the BBC is still refusing to air a DEC TV fund-raising appeal for Gaza – saying it wanted to avoid compromising public confidence in its impartiality. The DEC is an umbrella organization that represents a number of aid agencies including ActionAid, the Red Cross, Cafod, Islamic Relief and Save the Children. The BBC's refusal to broadcast a national humanitarian appeal for Gaza will leave aid agencies with a potential shortfall of millions of pounds in donations. ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 having initially allowed the BBC a veto on broadcasting the appeal have now comendably broke ranks. They will now broadcast the appeal on Monday. Even government minister Douglass Alexander has asked the BBC to reconsider. On the BBC Today program he said listeners 'would be shocked and angered at the BBC position' that their perceived 'impartiality was more in important than the suffering of the people of Gaza .' TO COMPLAIN TO THE BBC PHONE: 03700 100 222 TEXT: 03700 100 212 ONLINE: http://www.bbc. co.uk/complaints Below is a sample letter you can use as either an email or a letter. ............ ....... Dear Mark Thompson, I am shocked and appalled that the BBC has refused to air a TV fundraising appeal for Gaza , stating that the BBC wishes to 'avoid compromising public confidence in its impartiality' . Please write to me immediately explaining why the BBC has refused to support this appeal. The DEC is an umbrella organization representing a number of aid agencies including ActionAid, the Red Cross, Cafod, Islamic Relief and Save the Children. These organizations are not proposing to rebuild Gaza (which should clearly be paid for by Israel ) but to deliver urgent, life-saving humanitarian aid. These organizations are apolitical and the appeal is a response to humanitarian principles. I fail to understand why the BBC is prepared to air appeals for humanitarian crises in Burma and the Congo , but not Gaza . Why is delivering life saving aid to Palestinians a political act and life saving aid to the Burmese an apolitical act? In essence, the BBC appears to be stating that saving the lives of Palestinians is political? This position is utterly shocking and immoral. I urge you to urgently reconsider your position before more lives are lost and to write to me explaining why saving the lives of Palestinians is a 'political' act and saving the lives of other people in need is a 'humanitarian' act? Yours sincerely,

You are not suppose to discuss what I heard, the format of the thread is sharing things you hear but cannot prove. Ngonge, you do know that you can delet messages from your phone?? Now I am tempted to forward you those texts HAHA

But I have nothing to prove it. 1) The artist who drew our beloved prophet (PBUH) as a cartoon character has died as a result of falling into fire. His family and the government are covering this up, just saying he died. I don't know ciidaa soo oogaantey or even if it is some wishful thinking or made up or some story created for revenge. But that's what people are texting around. What have you heard…

Nephy, :eek: :eek: Come in, we will make you erm president. I don't want waaxan xaaraan ku heesto

^^You mean, you and yours sexist views, no not all, I still think you guys hold them very strongly. P.s. If I was going to support SL I would form my own political party, not join the sexist oldies, I would have a hip and young party *ducks*

You guys daadka khasab baad kuu waadan. What is this, claim the person so much that they have no choice but join the camp. Ngonge is that how they got to you??? FB you are too late, I suggested that on Wed, I said a sticky thread for SL, one for PL, one for Al Shabab and one for the darn caravan

North haha, stop spreading things like that!! Ngonge, you are confused old man :rolleyes:

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, gosh there so many things going on, hard to keep up! LOL

North just the living conditions and his life, it was heart breaking.

Farah Brown; LOOOOOL you are funny. Is the puntland parliament not made up of "people"

^^^Ngonge you don't have to hide, I know what your views are :rolleyes: same old story. North, the elections are not till March, relax

it is very sad film

Wow everyone is here *waves* Malika I'm eating Fresh cream chocolate and caramel eclair, want some

^^Why do you keep calling me "woman" :rolleyes: Carab yaa kaa ab tirsiimo dheer, does not prove anything

^^Arabs are not any better either :rolleyes: So you really are the worse of them, you are just polite (english side) to say it out loud to a womens face Me and Meekly accepting something! HAHAH LOL

^^^They live there and no lectures are taking place, waa in door illegal camping. Faran I still don't get waaxad raabtitid. Poker, are you taking a dig at me?