^^ Who's that? The guy that used to run the port? I am not too good with names of internal 'celebrities'.

^^ At least you didn't go for the obvious route and say it's 'dekada berbera'

What's Siilaanyo up to here? Something smells really fishy!

Stuff and nonesense.

Taleexi;775360 wrote: Ask Ngonge he knows it. Not my area of expertise, adeer. But in a world where nobody can hide anything anymore, I really doubt if this guy does not have the education he claims he has.

^^ :D

^^ خليك تحارب علي الهوا I was looking for something when I came across this (it's from March 2011 but still): GPs in a city say they are seeing an increase in teenagers with health problems linked to shisha pipe smoking. Leicester's Primary Care Trust said it had been surprised by the numbers visiting doctors with symptoms. Qasim Chowdary, a PCT smoking cessation adviser, said the increase in pipe use, which involves burning fruit flavoured tobacco, was among 15 to 24-year-olds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12898079

^^ (not even close)..bax warya..

^^ Myself and A&T are in agreement on that front. We both support Azania but, as ever with A&T, his support is a tad lukewarm lest he be accused of being a qabiilist.

^^ Letters and petitions don't work. I think the damage is done already and the government is rethinking its silly action. After all, they can shut down HCTV but they can't shut down all media outlets nor can they stop jouranlists from reporting on these arrests and asking questions about due process and law. Do nothing other than reporting developments.

^^ I'm not sure they meant the Arabic word when they called it Azania, but, in Arabic; it means: the adulteress (الزانيه). At least Khaatumo means THE END!

^^ War don't complain too much. It could have been worse, they could have called it Azania!

^^ Not sure how targeting personalities is going to help in the fight for free media, saaixb. Surely the idea is to show the government up for the backward fools that they are, not to appear a fool yourself. Wax fahan.

^^ Tell him it was a meeting, saaxib. At any rate, what's the latest news? Last I knew it was something along the lines of: You put your right troops in, You take your right troops out; In, out, in, out And you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey, And you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about!

^^ Power corrupts, saaxib. When you already have 'african' tendencies the temptation to silence all dissenters comes easy. It's a shame.

^^ Did someone hack into your name or did you lose your Kulmiye membership card, Norf?

^^ And you were doing so well..for shame, for shame...

The foolishness of the Siilaanyo government has no limit. What is the point in having a democratic country when the govermnet is so sensetive that it can not stomach bad publicity (or even false reporting)? There is no point to the whole thing is we don't have a free media.

^^ Maradona was a great player but he didn't win much at club level A little Italian club called Napoli would disagree with that statement of yours. Go check how successful they were before the little genius walked through their doors. To me, the greatness of a player revolves around his ability to influence and lead an entire team (a skill that little Messi lacks). Maradona, Zidane & Haji had that rare trait (along with all the other skills).

Same old, same old. Somalis and their passionate xamaasad. When the meeting in Taleex began, we had A&T, Xiin and Baashe gloating and talking about historic this and 'game-changer' that. They were dying to see or hear the SL response to that meeting. Well, now the shoe is on the other foot and the gloating is coming from the Guru & Xaaji X! Still, away from all this hasty judgment and excited haste, I personally would love to know what Siilaanyo hopes to achieve here. He had a chance to invade that town for the past year and a half. He could have done it at a time when the clan from there was at its weakest and most divided. He didn't! Why did he choose to invade today, when everybody whose anybody from that clan is meeting in Taleex and when the (obvious) and expected response is going to be one of condemnation and total unity (or at least that's what it should be)? What happens next and where do the Ethiopians (who were said to have foresaken SL) stand on all of this? Furthermore, how will PL respond (in words if not deed)? Worrying times ahead.

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Whoever typed in the correct pin code for Chimera to finally dirty his fingers with Somali politics deserves my utmost respect. No cute buildings and great trees nomore, he's now giving us ideas and discussions. Long may it continue (and I lean, slightly towards his overall message; though not his conclusions).

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Ooops.. Series on Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr. 17 January 2012 By Axel Klein, Martin Jelsma and Pien Metaal The globalisation of control and regulation of an ancient stimulant In the context of a fast changing and well documented market in legal highs, the case of khat (Catha edulis) provides an interesting anomaly. It is first of all a plant-based substance that undergoes minimal transformation or processing in the journey from farm to market. Secondly, khat has been consumed for hundreds if not thousands of years in the highlands of Eastern Africa and Southern Arabia. In European countries, khat use was first observed during the 1980s, but has only attracted wider attention in recent years. Discussions about appropriate regulatory systems and the implications of rising khat use for European drug policies4 should take cognizance of social, demographic and cultural trends, and compare the existing models of control that exist in Europe. Khat provides a unique example of a herbal stimulant that is defined as an ordinary vegetable in some countries and a controlled drug in others. It provides a rare opportunity to study the effectiveness, costs and benefits of diverse control regimes. As long as khat is legally produced and traded, it also allows for the views of stakeholders such as farmers and traders to be included in policy discussions. KEY POINTS • Where khat has been studied extensively, namely Australia, the UK and until recently the Netherlands, governments have steered clear of prohibition because the negative medical and social harms do not merit such controls. • Strict bans on khat introduced ostensibly for the protection of immigrant communities have had severe unintended negative consequences. • Khat prohibition has failed to further the integration, social incusion and economic prosperity of the Somali community. • Assumptions about causal relations between khat use and the problems of a vulnerable minority with untreated mental health conditions need to be dealt with carefully and should not be used as a pretext for criminalising khat. • Migrant communities and problematic users need a constructive engagement and targeted interventions. The criminalisation of a cultural practice will only intensify the problem that community leaders are seeking to address. CONCLUSION In several countries khat was prohibited after the active ingredients, cathine and cathinone were scheduled, without any investigation of feasibility, consequences or benefits of such a ban. Where khat has been studied most extensively, namely Australia, the UK and until recently, the Netherlands, governments have steered clear of prohibition. Not only does the evidence of khat related harm not merit such controls, but the negative consequences outweigh any benefits from reduced consumption. The cost of khat controls can be summarized as criminogenic; reinforcing the isolation and vulnerability of immigrant populations, and impacting negatively on livelihoods and economic development in producer countries. The hoped for benefits of reduced khat consumption have not delivered social inclusion or economic prosperity in countries where khat has been banned. Indeed, migration patterns within the diaspora point towards movement from Scandinavia to Britain where opportunities are perceived as more promising. One of these is of course, the khat economy itself, with retail and catering providing a rare competitive advantage. Khat related problems are tied to the underlying, structural vulnerabilities of the immigrant populations, and particularly the Somali community. This involves problems of cultural alienation, lack of professional skills and educational attainments, but also family fragmentation and poor mental health that resulted from the migration experience. These dovetail with the second dimension of problematic and intensive khat consumption by a minority of chewers. Post traumatic stress disorder, patterns of khat use in refugee camps, the ongoing crisis in Somalia as well as gender relations are important factors in this regard. What migrant communities and problematic users need is constructive engagement and targeted interventions. The wholesale criminalisation of a cultural practice will only serve to intensify the very problem that community leaders are seeking to address. http://www.encod.org/info/CHEWING-OVER-KHAT-PROHIBITION.html