i think you missed the bigger picture IBZ! read again! better yet i will rewrite the message! ''i saw a clip of you on desi dna! surprisingly despite all the times you mock me! you were adovacating democracy and political participation? IBZ supports MPACUK and is in the higher echelon of its membership!! Any one wanna see the infamous clip?''

Originally posted by NGONGE: ^^ Try us, saaxib. It's a new year and most people are still doing that 'resolution' thing (must be nice to people and all that). Are you still planning resolutions at your tender age! you should be planning your pension sxb! Anyways who made you the offical spokesman! 'Try us' kulaha! People pleasing is something i dont subscribe to! Originally posted by *Ibtisam*: LOOOL @ 7years ahead, why seven, waar say light years ahead Seven is a random number. Oh right! i should have specified! so ma aha Seven years is how long i have been here (UK) before the average Somali migrant! read between the lines walal!

Why dont you call burco? btw i saw a clip of you on desi dna! surprisingly despite all the times you mock me! you were adovacating democracy and political participation? IBZ supports MPACUK and is in the higher echelon of its membership!! Any one wanna see the infamous clip?

Originally posted by Kool_Kat: So LST is the enemy huh?.... Should we start a thread asking admin to ban him? The most sense you spoken in your whole life! There should be accountability and checks and balances on the abuses of power and censorship! Originally posted by JUSTICE: How old are you Markx?? Why? You looking for a man in your life? the only time a somali woman ask a man his age is when she is looking to tie the knot!! apply by all means walal! Originally posted by NGONGE: Have you formed any new opinions in the last few months, Marx? I won’t be disclosing it on here that’s for sure! You people are savagely cynical! You people don’t give credit where it’s due! Even if you agree with my opinions, the high level of ignorance and cynicism gets in the way!! Without sounding to arrogant! I believe my ideas are 7 years ahead of our people to comprehend and deliberate them!

It’s a year since my sensationalist threads and tirades of self-opinionated bile hit SOL. Since, I have been banned, mocked, ridiculed and insulted by cynical people in their droves for no apparent reason but to express my opinions. My resolve is stronger now than ever! but i am willing to make new friends! ....and of course a specially thanks to my declared enemies: Che-Guevara KK Ibtisam NG Gen.Duke Blessed Underdog LST

Duke, Are all of puntland leaders generals? dont you have any civilian politicans. We all know what happens to military govt! Take heed sxb and follow suit!

This sums up the mood at the moment! Abdullah Rolle has lovely voice! it almost bring tears to your eyes! When will he sing about the children of Garowe? Malnutrition is higher there than Gaza!

NG, Its rather ironic that there is no face behind the scarf! so typically of those who support the cause, yet do nothing but discuss it amongst themselve! Would you consider fighting Israelis if you were in Gaza?

NG has the potential to be a political wizard, if he so wishes, however standing on the sidelines and being impartial wont make this a reality! your analysis is rather impressive my dear friend! its a shame it has no worth to affect whats happening in this hell hole thats Gaza! I am sensing deep down behind the exterior you are a hamasi!

^^ there can be no negotiations with these people! They have no logic or any rational thinking behind their actions. We build, they destroy! It’s that simple! You can’t civilise savages and barbarians intent on destruction!

Calling all Somalilander’s on SOL and beyond to engage in an intellectual and political onslaught against those who opposed the recognition of Somaliland. We have thus far successed in this campaign but we need to concentrate our energies against the enemies of Somaliland. Somaliland exist, however much they try to deny, the facts are on the ground and nothing the TFG, UIC, Al-shabab, IGAD, AU, USA, EU or any other organisation that meddles with the affairs with Somaliland or tries to reverse the secession of Somaliland do, it will not work!. The territorial integrity and sovereignty must be preserved. The discourse on Somaliland should be propagated and aggressively promoted so that it becomes the norm! Fortunately our enemies are divided, and we should capitalise on this great opportunities to ‘divide and conquer’ them. We should use our intellectual and political minds to undermine any authority they can muster together. Its time to wake up Somalilanders and join this noble campaign to defend your people and land against the aggressor and those who harbour hatred and resentment towards the great strides made by the Somaliland people. We wish all the best for the Southerners and pray they are able to have peace.

to be seen and heard less!

The Palestinians have suffered and no one is denying that, but their suffering has become a cause of celebration of Muslim nationalist and jihadist the world over, who constantly call for jihad against the infidels and the so-called oppressors! Israel is the only democratic country in the Middle East, it has attempted to negotiate with the Palestinians but they are too busy firing kasam rockets in Israeli territories, how could you work with someone calling for your destruction. I think Israel was right to go ahead with the incursions but it was not proportional. Also, what exactly are these demonstrations going to achieve, I had friends who were arrested yesterday (sunday) in the demonstrations! My advice to them to work through the political process, yeah it might take time but eventually things will change.

having a 3 year old as a domestic servants is so far-fetched, it sounds almost something out of a Save The Children documentary! 3 years olds are practically useless, they cant even speak! how are they supposed to be servants!

There is nothing funny about turning 30, since the majority of you reached this milestone milleniums ago. From now on its a downward decline!!

Thank you Redsea! I have now read the article and can truly say i have been cured of my tolerance and respect towards others. i dont celebrate christmas! Thanks though, its nice to know there are people who care about their brothers and sisters.

Hambalyo and many congratulations my dear Hunguri! All the best for the future!

I couldnt agree more abyan! their attitude towards me has been remarkably consistent. Whether my hadal has no substance(hadal aan dux lahayn) or even if they agree with it, their stance will always remain the same! aggressive yet subtle and direct intimidation tactics to undermine my shafar and integrity. The only reason, I post the alternative message was so that we could discuss the stragetic consequence of the occupaton of somalia. None have yet engaged with this, instead they have too busy bullying me!

^^ what do we have here, the shabab boyz minister of information and religious indoctrination and propagation! Christmas is not even about deen any more saxib! It’s a festive time of the year! Just enjoy it.

Originally posted by Kool_Kat: In honour of those mentioned above, I am celebrating Christmas this year...I bought a big ol'Christmas tree with the walfare money I receive from this government, put it in the middle of my livingroom - which by the is a government housing, got gifts from the local toy drive, and drinking eggnogs that I picked up from the Foodbank...It is the most wonderful time of the year... :cool: So true! however you disguse it KK, this is the reality for the majority of Somalis in canada! I got a friend from East Mall and he says canada is terrible places to live. He now lives here! He says there are alot of somali drug dealers in Alberta and thats why the Jamaicans have been killing them in their dozens! so sad!

Are you accusing me of being a non-believer? I am just making use of the significance of the christmas message! If there is anything like a Eid message, I would be the first to do an alternative message! Anyways whats wrong with christmas, arent we in a Christain country. You people are never content! these people have given you a refuge, homes and an education etc ! the absolute least you can do is celebrate christmas! The UDP is a political party that seeks to bring peace and prosperity to Somalia.

Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar: Hadduu soo dhacana xaa dhacaayo? Buq maaka yeeri doonto, mise baq or qash? What exactly does this have to do with my alternative christmas message. What are you trying to achieve by somehow making fun of my message. Let me guess you couldnt be bothered to read so you thought lets mock him! This is the type of attitude that Somalia doesnt need. If you cant engage with my ideas please dont bother commenting. The same goes for Afrogal and the two guys who commented on my avatar. Rudy, my dear friend, the time has come for us to put our difference aside and work together. The UDP needs people with a the right attitude.

UK Channel 4 have got President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran to deliver their alternative Christmas message, so I will deliver the SOL christmas message! To those from Mainland Europe, the colonies (US and the Commonwealth, including Canada) or the third world - a Christmas message is delievered by the Monarch to the people at Christmas. ------------------------------------------------- I am delighted to be here today in the presence of a number of dedicated Somali and Somali speaking figures. My christmas message will concentrate on the stragetic geo-political consequences of the invasion of Somalia. When discussing and analysing the politics of the Horn of Africa, there is a tendency to ignore the strategic dimension of conflicts and to dwell on the immediate and direct aspects. In assessing the strategic impact of the invasion of Somalia, I attempt to look at the possible motivations that encouraged Addis Ababa to flex its military muscles and invade Somalia. Later, I shall shed some light on some of the strategic impacts the invasion could have on the region. On the 26th of December 2006 Ethiopian troops, supported by extensive air force coverage crossed the borders to Mogadishu and marched rapidly through major Somali towns and ultimately took control of the capital in only seven days. From the face of it, the removal of the Union of Islamic Courts from control of Mogadishu achieved the declared Ethiopian motivation behind the invasion, but the continued presence of the Ethiopian forces raises questions as to the real motivations behind the invasion. Some analysts consider the move to be a territorial aggrandisement and a search to secure access to the 3000km of Somali coast, others see it as a pre-emptive strike to prevent the UIC from establishing an Islamic state in Somalia or becoming a platform for Al Qaida-related activities. In the same vein, others assert that it’s a proxy war to counter the Eritrean enemy. Which ever view you take on this conflict, from a strategic point of view; all elements seem to bare part of the truth. There is an important point I would like to mention right from start: unlike most other African countries, Ethiopian regional policy has been remarkably consistent. Ethiopia has been capable of articulating, pursing, and disseminating a coherent security and foreign policy strategy in the Horn of Africa. Therefore, there three main possible determinants of the Ethiopian regional policy – and towards Somalia in particular, and can be summarised as follows: Firstly, Boundary problems, which refer to issues of integrity of the Ethiopian borders. Linked to this, the idea of Greater Somalia which most Somali politicians hold dear to their hearts. Now, the Ethiopian policy towards this is clear: Ethiopia will not allow for the annexation of *******ia, Djibouti or Northern Kenya provinces by Somalia. History tells us this and the future is likely to confirm it.Thirdly is Islamic fundamentalism, modern Ethiopia had grown remarkably resistant to political Islam. Sudan's attempted to establish an Islamic state and support regional Islamic minorities has raised the Ethiopian alarms. Any attempts by the UIC to establish another Islamic state in the Ethiopian vulnerable southern-eastern borders would be regarded as a direct security threat by the Ethiopian security policy makers. To this end, the picture is not yet complete without analysing the American factor in the horn. I hold the view that the US turned serious attention to the horn following the 9/11 atrocities solely for the issue of terrorism. In this mist, Ethiopia appeared as the key ally to the US and was against extremism in the region, and thus the two counties appeared to be in hot bed together. Some analysts suggest that the US gave the green light to the Ethiopian invasion and provided support throughout the military campaign against the Islamists. However, there are signs of change in U.S policy towards Ethiopia. The democrats have a tendency of advocating human rights agenda such as the release of political prisoners, press freedoms, ensuring the independence of the judiciary and so forth. Such pressure pose the likely results of reducing peacekeeping assistance, counter-terrorism assistance, and international military assistance to Ethiopia which forms most of the defence budget of Ethiopia. One needs not to underestimate the financial strength of the Ethiopian Diaspora in the US and elsewhere and their lobbying powers. Also, the U.S seems to favour a more balanced and even-handed approach to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border dispute, despite, the overt threats to Eritrea in the list of countries as sponsors of terror. So, an out right support to Ethiopia against Eritrea is unlikely. There are interesting suggestions that the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia has reduced the credibility of the statement that the Ethiopian army is invincible. The invasion placed a military and financial strain on Addis Ababa.The war also opened another front for the Ethiopians in addition to the northern front with Eritrea. It has also revealed Ethiopia’s failure to engage in an a high-intensity guerrilla combat, a signal that can be picked up by the *******ian fighters who recently increased the volume of their activities. It has also revealed that a poverty-stricken Ethiopian economy was unable to hold to the challenge of financing and marinating a war against a country with no regular army. So from this angle, if this was the trap Isias afwarki of Eritrea wanted to place the Ethiopians in; It seems to be working. In terms of other effects of the presence of the troops in Somalia: in the short term, the presence of a large number of troops would lead to food shortages and cause disruption to food distribution around the country especially as Somalia witnesses the worst drought in 13 years. Environmental damage is also another factor which could cause further conflicts and lead to waves of migration. In the mid term, displacement of people is likely to affect the demographics and lead to further humanitarian crises and delay peace efforts especially as donor countries had been reluctant to fulfil their obligation and aid promises. The horn of Africa might have been a blind spot of the world, but the scramble for resources will soon bring it to the forefront. The strategic fabric in the Horn of Africa is changing; there are new economic and military realities in the Horn that could mean Ethiopia'is no longer the hegemony we always thought it is. Oil has remarkably made some countries in East Africa potential economic tigers. Somalia needs to approach these new players, regard them as examples and make reasonable arrangements with them. Now, I return to the main point I opened my message with: why was Ethiopia able to do what it’s been doing in the region for a long time? Simply because the Ethiopians turned serious attention to strategic planning, something every serious nation has always done! Somalia needs to establish a system of governance, secure itself, and make use of its resources, Somalis need to regard this situation as a wake up and engage in stragetic thinking. We need to abandon the ignorant system of Qabil and clan based-politics and focus on building a nation-state. If we want to really unite the 5 parts of the star in the Somali flag, we need to think stragetically and not along clan lines. There are leaders and followers in this world, without a nation-state, a sovereign and violable state, we are forced to be followers. Thank you very much! Thank you and Merry Christmas! MARX Mohammed Leader of The United Democratic Party

You know mockery is a sign of weakness!

NG, No one is truly blameless in this shameful debacle. I found it incredibly hypocritical that those who were calling for my banishment were the same ones calling for my stiff return. I know who they are now. Nothing personal! It’s all done and dusted now! It’s approaching a new year and its time to forgive and move forward!