^^^I do remmeber a few years back, he stabed her to death. The girl in the story was killed because of a mere rumour, that she intended to marry a Sunni Arab/Kurd boy. They killed her in public with police present and they video the whole thing using their mobiles. Disgusting

US appoints special envoy to war torn Somalia BY JUDIE KABERIA NAIROBI, May 18 - The United States has appointed a special envoy to war torn Somalia. Ambassador John Yates will be in charge of the Somalia Unit at the US Embassy in Nairobi. During a press briefing Friday, Yates said he was committed to ensuring Somalia gains peace and stability as soon as possible. However he said he could not immediately travel to Somalia due to high insecurity. In a statement issued on Thursday US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Yates’ appointment was a sign of US commitment to ensuring Somalis rebuild their national institutions and overcome the legacy of violence and disorder. “By supporting the people of Somalia in this effort, we are also contributing to the peace and stability of the Horn of Africa,” [/b]She said. Yates was involved in the making of the Transitional Federal Charter and the Transitional Federal institutions which served as the structure for the re-establishment of governance in Somalia. He said he hopes that instability in the Horn of Africa nation will end by 2009 when it is expected to hold its elections which will mark the end of the Transitional Federal Government. Yates has served for more than 40 years as a Foreign Service Officer in various countries. He was an Ambassador to Cape Verde, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Benin.

The Ethiopians did not invade nor do they occupy Somalia. They are supporting the legitimate governemnt, the same way Eritrea is supporting those against the legiotimate governemnt. These people kill innocent retired army officers as well the peace keeping Ugandans. Theirs is an allergy to law and order nothing more.

Ergeyga Mareykanka u qaabilsan Somalia oo la hadlay suxufiyiinta Mogadishu 18, May.07 ( Sh.M.Network) Ergeyga cusub ee dhowaan Mareykanka u soo magacaabay arrimaha Somalia John Yates ayaa maanta sheegay in weerarkii todobaadkan lagu dilay afarta askari ee ka tirsan nabad ilaaliyaasha Midowga Afrika ee jooga magaalada Muqdishu uu ahaa astaan guud oo lagu yaqaan kooxaha argixisada sida Al-Qaacida, sida ay qortay wakaalada wararka ee Reuters. John Yates, Ergeyga Mareykanka uu u soo magacaabay arimaha Somalia Mr. Yates oo maanta shir jaraa’id ku qabtay magaalada Nairobi ayaa sheegay inay cadaan tahay in xeeladaha loo adeegsaday weerarkii lagu qaaday kolonyada Uganda ee looga dilay afarta askari uu aad ugu ekaa xeeladaha lagu yaqaan Al-Qaacida iyo kooxaha kale ee argagixisada ee ay isticmaalaan. Iyada oo uu ahaa weerarkii ugu horeeyey oo noociisa oo lagu qaado ciidamada Midowga Africa, ayaa niman hubeysan waxa ay qalabka sheeda wax ka haga u isticmaaleen miino dhulka lagu aasay ee deetana lagu qarxiyey mid ka mid ahaa buubuurtii kolonya ahaa ee ay wateen ciidamada AMISOM, taasoo sare u qaadaysa cabsida laga qabo in dagaalyahaniinta maxaakimta Islaamiga ay qaadaan weeraro la mida kuwa ay qaadaan wax iskacaabinta Ciraaq oo kale. Waa hadalkii ugu horeeyey ee uu Mr. Yates jeediyo ilaa markii todobaadkan loo magacaabay ergeyga qaaska ee Mareykanka u qaabilsan arrimaha Soomaaliya. Waxa uu yiri “waxaan aad uga walaacanahay in falkaasi uu cadeyn u yahay dhaqanka Al-Qaacida. Yates waxa uu sheegay in xukuumada Washington ay rajeenaysay xabad joojintii sadexda todobaad ah ee dhex martay askarta Ethiopia daafacaya dowlada Somalia iyo qabiilka Muqdishu ku xoogan ee Hawiyaha uu joogto noqdo. Waxa kale oo uu carabka ku adkeeyey muhiimada wadahadal dhexmara dowlada iyo odoyaasha ****** ka hor inta aan gaarin shirka mudada dheer la sugayey ee dib u heshiisiinta qaran ee la qorsheeyey inuu qabsoomo bisha June ee soo socota. Shirkaasi oo dib loo dhigay laba jeer sababo la xiriira amaandarda Muqdishu ayaa loogu tala galay in lagu xaliyo khilaafka xaga beelaha iyo dhibaatooyinkii kale ee dhacay 16-kii sano ee la soo dhaafay. Si kastaba ha ahaatee Yates waxa uu sheegay in shaqsiyaadka ku jira maxaakimtii Islaamiga ay ka soo qeyb geli karaan shirka iyagoo matalaya beelahooda. Waxa uu yiri “way imaan karaan, waxna way mateli karaan, waana laga mateli karaa iyaga maadaama buu yiri qabiil ahaan ay haystaan fursada ay si xor ah ugu xulan karaan ergo iyadoo aanay dareemin wax cadaadis ah oo kaga yimaada dhinaca dowlada, waxaana aaminsanahay buu yiri tani ay tahay xal lagu qanci karo. Hase ahaatee madaxweyne C/laahi Yuusuf ayaa sheegay in shirka aan lagu marti gelin doonin ragii ku jiray maxaakimtii Islaamiga, kuwaasoo soo xukumi jiray badi bartamaha iyo koonfurta Somalia mudo lix bilood ah ka hor inta aysan ku bixin oo dalka looga saarin dagaal ay la galeen ciidamada dowlada KMG oo kaashanaya ciidamada Ethiopia. Yates waxa uu sheegay inuu u rajeenayo in kulanka dib u heshiisiinta uu sidoo kale sameyno doono go’aano ku saabsan qabashada shir kale oo looga hadalayo destruurka, jadwalna loogu sameenayo doorashooyin ka hor inta uusan dhamaan waqtiga dowlada KMG oo ku eg 2009-ka. Mr Yates waxa kaloo uu sheegay in uu fulin doono siyaasadda Maraykanka ee ku wajahan Somalia, isagoo sheegay in aanay ahayn oo keliya la dagaallanka argagaxisada, balse la doonayo in Somalia laga hirgeliyo nidaam dowladeed oo dimoqraaddi iyo nabad-gelyo ka islaaxda dhammaan gobolka Geeska Africa. Shabelle Media Network Somalia E-mail us: info@shabelle.net

Cali Mahdi Oo Faafaahin Ka Bixiyay Qaabka Shirka D/Heshiisiinta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Muqdisho(Calanka.com) 14-May-2007 Gudoomiyaha shirka dib u heshiisiinta Somaliya mudane Cali Mahdi Maxamed ayaa faafaahin ka bixiyay qaabka iyo sida uu u qabsoomayo shirka laasoo lagu wado in uu ka furmo magaalada Muqdisho 14-jun. Mudane Cali Mahdi ayaa sheegay in shirka uu u furan yahay qabaailada Somalida oo dhan balse aanan looga soo qeyb galeynin qaab urur siyaasadeed iyo mid xisbiba. Cali Mahdi ayaa sheegay in ey maalinta berito ah ey u kala dirayaan gobolada dalka oo dhan wufuud soo xusha odayaasha iyo wax garadka uga qeyb galaya gobol kasta shirka. Waxaa iyana uu soo hadal qaaday Mahdi in beesha caalamka oo dhan ey kasoo qeyb galayaan shirkan eyna aad u daneynayaan, iyaguna ey ku casuumayaan beesha caalamka inta dhiman. Mar wax laga weydiiyay gudoomiyaha shirka in Maxkamadihii Islaamka ey kasoo qeyb gali karaan shirka dib u heshiisiinta ayaa waxa uu sheegay in shaqsiyaadka ku jira maxkamadaha ey yihiin Somali eyna kasoo jeedaan qabiil eyna u furan tahay in ey uga soo qeyb galaan shirka qaab qabiil oo kaliya. Mudane Cali Mahdi ayaa sheegay in abaabulka shirka iyo howlihiisaba ey ugu socdaan si habsami leh, wuxuuna sheegay goobta lagu qabanayo in ey tahay goobtii ahaan jirtay gaadiidka Boliska ee magaalada Muqdisho. Calanka.com: - Isha wararka xaqiiqda

Gabar 17-jir Ah Oo Oo Dhagax Lagu Dilay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- London(Calanka.com) 18-May-2007 Qisadan foosha xun ayaa waxa ey ka dhacday magaalada Bashika ee waqooyiga dalka Ciraaq (Kurdistan) ka dib markii ey gabadha Du´a Khalil Aswad jeclaatay wiil Sunni muslin ah iyaduna ey eheyd ama haysatay diinta loo yaqaan Yezidi. Dhacdadan oo laga duubay cajal video ah ayaa waxa ka qeyb qaatay ilaa dhowr nin, waxaana dhoobnaa goobta dadweyne aad u fara badan isla markaana u riyaaqayay falka lagula ka cayey gabadhan yar ee dhibanaha aheyd. Gabadhan iyo wiilka ey isjeclaayeen ayaa waxa ey ka baxsadeen magaalooyinki ey daganaayeen si ey u badbaadiyaan jeceyl kooda oo ey u safreen magaalo kale oo ey ku dhuumaaleysanayeen balse ey soo heleen gabadha niman ey qaraabada gabadha usoo direen eyna soo qabteen. Arintan oo iminka baaritaan ey ku hayaan heyada HUMAN RIGHTS ee u dooda xuquuqda aadanaha ayaa si weyn u canbaareysay falkan, waxa eyna sheegeen in dhaqanka ceynkan ah laga mamnuucay waqooyiga Ciraaq (Kurdistan) sanadii 2002. HUMAN RIGHTS ayaa sidoo kale sheegtay in wali ey si xowli ah uga soconayaan falalka ceynkan oo kale ah halkaa, waana markii labaad mudo ka yar labo sano sidan oo kale loo dilo qof dumay ah. Calanka.com: - Isha wararka xaqiiqda

In the Name of Honor Conventional media outlets hardly covered the tragedy of the Iraqi girl named Dua Khalil Aswad. Dua's story is a significant example of the many horrible incidents that take place around us that don't necessarily become mainstream news. A quick search on the Internet will yield video footage of Dua, a 17 year-old dark-haired Yazidi Kurdish girl, being thrown to the ground by male members of her family and local religious leaders, who then mercilessly, kick and stone her to death. The incident was captured on a cell phone camera by one of many who gathered to kill her. Some threw stones, while others filmed the tragic incident. The scene looked too violent and confusing to be comprehended. I wonder what went through the minds of those that filmed Dua as she surrendered to her cruel murderers without the slightest bit of resistance. Could they have discouraged her murderers? It is her murderers who shared the footage of her stoning from cell phone to cell phone until it made its way to the internet making it an issue. Various circumstances surrounded Dua's ordeal. The Yazidi girl eloped with a Muslim boy after converting, which enraged her family and relatives. Her family persuaded her to return home convincing her that she had been forgiven. The girl was then ambushed on her way home by a group of up to 1000 men who were waiting for her. She was then brutally killed. In response to the murder, acts of reprisal took place against her Yazidi denomination, most prominently was the killing of 23 Yazidi workers by fundamentalist gunmen near Mosul. After that, fundamentalist websites posted pictures of the slain Yazidis with captions encouraging revenge against the so-called "devil-worshippers". The websites also praised Dua's faith, assuming that she was killed because of her conversion to Islam. The fundamentalist even claimed that the Yazidi girl can bee seen rising her forefinger to denote the pronunciation of the Shahada [the testimony of faith] before her death. Images of the girl's murder were the exact catalyst needed to fuel the frantic sectarian sentiments. Dua's murder went from being a horrible tribal crime into an issue of religious dispute. Websites of both Yazidi and fundamentalist Kurds have become a cyber space battle zone. But let us return to our main issue—Dua's tragedy. Dua is among the dozens of women killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in the name of "honor" using the most horrifying methods including being burned alive. This is an act of mass-murder that has become a frequent occurrence against many females, which is well documented. Some regard the practice of honor killings as a ritual that paves way to manhood by reaffirming the tribe's masculine identity at the expense of a life, in this case Dua's. Nobody tried to help Dua or alleviate her pain, but as she was being stoned and kicked, a man came and threw a jacket over the lower half of her body to cover her legs. For them, it is not shameful to cruelly kill a young girl, but it is shameful if her legs are revealed while she suffers unbearable agony source

François Lonsény Fall "weerarkii argagixisanimo ee lala beegsaday Ciidamada AMISOM ee Muqdisho Jooga,waanu canbaareyneynaa waana ka xunahay in taasoo kale ay wax ma garadku ku kacaan" Sarkaalka jamciyadda Qurumaha ka dhaxaysa ugu qaabilsan dalka Soomaaliya ayaa muujiyay sida uu uga xunyahay weerarkii argagixisanimo ee shalay kooxaha argagixisada Soomaaliya ay ku dileen 4 ka mida ciidamada AMISOM ee dalka Soomaaliya howlaha nabad ilaalineed u yimid. Sarkaalka jamciyadda Qurumaha ka dhaxaysa ugu qaabilsan dalka Soomaaliya ayaa muujiyay sida uu uga xunyahay weerarkii argagixisanimo ee shalay kooxaha argagixisada Soomaaliya ay ku dileen 4 ka mida ciidamada AMISOM ee dalka Soomaaliya howlaha nabad ilaalineed u yimid. Wakiilka UN ee Soomaaliya, François Lonsény Fall,waxaa uu si daran u dhaleeceeyay weerarkaa argagixisanimo,waxaana uu tacsi u diray dowladda iyo shacabka reer Uganda gaar ahaana eheladii ay askartaasi ka geeriyoodeen. Mr. Fall Waxaa uu wax laga xumaado ku tilmaamay in ficil argagixisanimo oo noocan oo kale ahi uu dhoco ,xilli ay dalka iyo dibaddaba ka soconayaan dadaallo loogu jiro qabashada kulan weynaha dib u heshiisiinta qaran ee Soomaaliya oo lagu wado in bisha dambe uu dhoco. "weerarkii argagixisanimo ee lala beegsaday Ciidamada AMISOM ee Muqdisho Jooga,waanu canbaareyneynaa waana ka xunahay in taasoo kale ay wax ma garadku ku kacaan"ayuu mar kale yiri Francios Fall oo weerarkani uu kusoo beegmay maalmo yar kaddib markii socdaal uu ku yimid magaalada Muqdisho oo kaddibna uu ugasii gudbay goballada Puntland ee Soomaaliya. Dhinaca kale dadweyne farabadan oo ka mida Soomaalida nabadda jecel ayaa muujiyay sida ay uga xumaadeen dhacdadan wuxuushnimada ah,iyadoo isla shalayna dowladda federalka Soomaaliya ay arinkan ka hadashay tacsina u dirtay xukuumadda iyo shacabka Uganda. Xafiiska warqabadka shabakadda wararka carmooyin.com ee Muqdisho. Contact:info@carmooyin.com Email Story Printable View

John Holmes "Waa dhacdo argagixisanimo ,Q/midoobayna waxaa ay muujinaysaa in ay si aad ah uga murgootay dilka lagula kacay ciidamada AMISOM" Ku xigeenka xoghayaha guud ee Q/midoobay ugu qaabilsan isu duwidda howlaha bini'aadanimo ee adduunka John Holmes ayaa sheegay in uu si gaar ahaneed uga murgooday dhimashadii ugu badnayd ee mar qura soo gaarta ciidamada nabad ilaalinta AMISOM ee jooga Soomaaliya,kaddib markii shalay lala beegsday weerar argaixisanimo oo loo adeegsaday bam remute control laga hagayay oo wadada loo dhigay. Ku xigeenka xoghayaha guud ee Q/midoobay ugu qaabilsan isu duwidda howlaha bini'aadanimo ee adduunka John Holmes ayaa sheegay in uu si gaar ahaneed uga murgooday dhimashadii ugu badnayd ee mar qura soo gaarta ciidamada nabad ilaalinta AMISOM ee jooga Soomaaliya,kaddib markii shalay lala beegsday weerar argaixisanimo oo loo adeegsaday bam remute control laga hagayay oo wadada loo dhigay. Mr. Holmes waxaa uu hadalkan ka sheegay magaalada Kampala, ee xarunta wadanka Uganda ,halkaasoo uu kulamo kula qaatay saraakiil sar sare oo ka tirsan dowladda Uganda ,deeq bixiye yaasha iyo wakiillada hey'adaha gargaarka u jooga dalkaasi,kaddib markii uu booqday xeryo dad qoxooti ahi ay ku jiraan. "Waa dhacdo argagixisanimo ,Q/midoobayna waxaa ay muujinaysaa in ay si aad ah uga murgootay dilka lagula kacay ciidamada AMISOM" ayuu yiri sarkaalkan sare ee ka tirsan Qaramada Midoobay John Holmes Mr. Holmes ayaa saacadaha inasoo aadan waxaa uu dib ugu laaban doonaa xarunta Qaramada Midoobay ee magaalada New York,halkaasoo uu golaha amaanka 21-ka bishan ku siin doono warbixin ku saabsan xaaladihii uu kalasoo kulmay dalalka Soomaaliya iyo Uganda. Xafiiska warqabadka shabakadda wararka carmooyin.com ee Muqdisho. Contact:info@carmooyin.com

Viva the third republic

The man provided the link saxib.

This week in Kampala.

Bandow Xalay lagu soo rogay mid kamid ah degmooyinka Gobolka Banaadiro oo hirgalay Bandow balaaran oo xalay lagu soo rogay mid kamid ah degmooyinka Gobolka Banaadir oo sida ay sheegeen saraakiisha ciidanka Boolisku ah degamda ugu khatarsan Gobolka Banaadir, ayaa hirgalay iyadoo xalay dgemadaasi lagu arkaayey ciidamada dowlada Soomaaliya oo wata baabuurta dagaalka oo gaaf wareegaya dhamaan qaybaha kala gadisan ee degmada. Sidoo kale waxaa bandowgaasi ka qeyb qaatay ciidamada dowalda Ethiopia,oo wata baabuurta gaashaaman ee loo yaqaano Ural sida ay sheegeen dadka degmada Hiriwaa ee Gobolka Banaadir. Sargaal sare oo ka tirsan ciidamada Booliska ayaa sheegay in degamda Hiriwaa ay noqotay degmada ugu khatarsan degmooyinka Gobolka Banaadir, taasi oo uu sabab oga dhigay qaraxyadii lala beegsaday saldhiga degamda Hiriwaa oo uu ku dhaawacmay mid kamid ah ciidamadii kusugan saldhigaas, sidoo kalana waxaa dhac iyo boob loogu geystaa dadka rayidkaa sida uu sheegay sargaal sare oo katirsan ciidamda booliska Gobolka Banaadir, bandowgii xalay lagu soo rogey degmada HIriwaa ayaa hirgalay, sida ay sheegeen saraagiishii ka qeyb qaadatay bandowgaas. Lama shaacin inta uu bandawgaan soconaayo, waloow dadka degamda Hiriwaa lagu wargaliyey in ay san xiliga hameynkii ah aysan socon. Bandowgaa ayaa ah kii ugu horeeyey ee maamulka Gobolka banaadir uu ku dhawaaqo tan iyo markii loo magacabaay madax sare ee Gobolka Banaadir Maxamed Cuamr Xabeeb (Maxamed Dheere. Said Ahmed Husein,umalx85@hotmail.com

Appointment of Special Envoy for Somalia John M. Yates Special Envoy, Somalia Term of Appointment: 05/17/2007 to present Washington DC - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appointed Ambassador (ret.) John M. Yates as Special Envoy for Somalia on May 17, 2007. As Special Envoy, Ambassador Yates will play a critical role in engaging with representatives of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, other key stakeholders, and regional and international partners to assist Somalia with creating a stable government as it emerges from over 14 years of instability and lawlessness. The United States is committed to helping Somalis develop their national institutions and overcome the legacy of violence and disorder of the past. By supporting the people of Somalia in this effort, we are also contributing to the peace and stability of the Horn of Africa, and to the African continent as a whole. Ambassador Yates, who is currently leading the Somalia Unit based at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya comes to this post with considerable experience, having represented the U.S. as an observer to the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference at Mbagathi, Kenya, that established the Transitional Federal Charter and the Transitional Federal Institutions, which serve as the framework for the reestablishment of governance in Somalia. A career Foreign Service Officer with more than 40 years experience, Ambassador Yates was one of the Department's leading Africa specialists prior to his retirement in 2002. He served as Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (1998 - 2001); Ambassador to Benin (1995 - 1998); Ambassador to Cape Verde (1983 - 1986); and as Charge d'Affaires in Zaire (1993 - 1995). He also was Deputy Chief of Mission in Lagos, Nigeria, and Libreville, Gabon with concurrent responsibility for Sao Tome & Principe. Other assignments in Africa include Algeria, Malawi and Mali. Most recently, Ambassador Yates was designated as the head of the U.S. delegation to the Darfur, Sudan peace talks, which took place in Abuja during 2005 and 2006. In 2003, he served as the Senior Advisor for Africa at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Non-African assignments included service in the Philippines, Turkey, and in India as Staff Assistant to former Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He also was the Acting Director of the African Affairs Office of the Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research in 2002. Ambassador Yates received his B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University. He earned a Master's degree in International Affairs, a Master's degree in Law and Diplomacy, and a PhD in Law and Diplomacy, all from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Ambassador Yates is fluent in French and Portuguese. Released on May 17, 2007 Source: State Department, May 17, 2007

^^^Oh thanks for realising what no one else on SOL realises.

So the bombs are ok, but the response in terms of hunting these groups will bring cries of "massacre" from you people. It matters not who gets killed, no one can kille the governemnt off. So these types of incidents will continue, actually they happen in many countries around the world more secure than Somalia. This is his third escape, and he has not quit.

Max`med Dheere Oo Soo Bandhigay Qorshaha Gobolka Banaadir audio

What are Brown's priorities? The newly confirmed prime minister-in-waiting today declared he would lead a 'new government with new priorities'. Matthew Tempest looks at what exactly that might mean. Thursday May 17, 2007 Guardian Unlimited Domestic policy "My passion is education...[but] my immediate priority is the NHS." Mr Brown also pointed to the "challenge" of housing as one of his concerns. "In order to learn about the challenges ahead I will spend time at the frontline of the NHS, with doctors, staff and patients, hearing the problems they face, and then I will listen and learn with parents and teachers." Trust "I will strive to earn your trust - not just in foreign policy, but in schools and hospitals" - a tacit admission of the damage done to the Labour government by Iraq. Mr Brown acknowledged that "the relationship between the politician and the public is not as it might be, and certainly not one that is conducive to participation and turnout and people being attracted to joining political parties". He insisted that ordinary people outside Westminster were "really interested" in issues like tackling global poverty and improving education, health and housing at home. "I am looking for new ways in which ... we can more properly involve people and engage them in debate about the issues," he said. Iraq "We cannot deny there have been very big divisions in public opinion over Iraq" he said, but he pointed to the reduction in British troops from around 40,000 to around 7,000, and the withdrawal from three provinces to say that the conflict was now "entering a new stage". He also promised to quickly visit countries where British troops were in action - namely Iraq and Afghanistan. Constitution "We will bring forward proposals to renew our constitution." Mr Brown said: "I believe that people are looking for a new kind of politics in this country - it is an honest and open debate, but it is a means by which people can be more involved and engaged in the decision-making process. "We will put forward proposals about how that might be achieved, and that includes a draft constitutional reform bill." Under questioning from journalists, he later suggested this might include allowing more communities the right to petition local authorities, run their own facilities and hold public servants to account. Whitehall Mr Brown joked "wait and see" when asked if would rejig Whitehall departments - perhaps as widely speculated by handing energy policy to the department of trade and industry. However, he later hinted he would make whatever "constitution or institutional changes were necessary [and the] right thing to do". Scotland Mr Brown, a Scot representing a Scottish constituency, said Alex Salmond, the country's new first minister, had taken on "a huge responsibility". But Mr Brown stressed he was personally "committed to the union" and that the result of the Scottish election was "not a vote for separation". "I think it¹s true that two-thirds of those who voted, voted against the option of having a separate or independent Scotland. "And I have a duty to put forward what I think is not just the view of myself but the view of the Scottish and British people on that matter." President George Bush "The relationship between a British prime minister and an American president must and should be a very strong one, and I look forward to building that relationship with the president of the United States. "The values that the American people hold and the values that the British people hold, those values have been shared right across the decades and right across centuries... values that have endured over the ages." But he stopped significantly short of praising Mr Bush personally, as Mr Blair has done. Accusations of paralysis and suggestions he should take over straight away "I've always said that Tony Blair should have the right - because of the service he's given to this country - to make his announcement and do things in the time he wants to do. "I'm very happy to honour his wishes in this matter."

A prime minister in waiting After a decade in the wings, Gordon Brown is ready to lead the British public in his own way Mark Oliver Friday May 11, 2007 Guardian Unlimited Even his detractors admit Gordon Brown is a political heavyweight, a "great clunking fist" as Tony Blair recently warned David Cameron and his "flyweight" Tory front bench. Mr Brown's admirers have described him as intellectually awesome, physically impressive with broad shoulders, morally impeccable and seriously committed. Critics call him dour, and a "control freak" possessed of "Stalinist ruthlessness". The longest-serving chancellor in modern British history is undeniably a man of substance. However, even after more than a decade of scrutiny, his nature remains enigmatic and his depths not fully fathomed. He is the "great puzzle", the New York Times said yesterday. The criticism in 1998, allegedly by Mr Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, that Mr Brown was "psychologically flawed" hurt then and still echoes now. It has long been observed that Mr Brown does not have Mr Blair's easy charisma and nobody seems sure how the British people will warm to him if he reaches No 10. People who meet him say that while he is fun and gregarious with his infamous small inner circle and others he trusts, he can be awkward with strangers. Some find that endearing, an antidote to the vacuous smarminess of many modern politicians, but many in the Labour party fear it could hurt them at the polls. Mr Brown was born in Glasgow in February 1951, the son of Elizabeth Brown and her Church of Scotland minister husband John Brown. They provided the "moral compass" in his life, Mr Brown said today as he launched his leadership bid. In his youth he suffered a detached retina playing rugby. He spent weeks in a darkened room as he recuperated but it is thought to have left him blind in one eye. At school he was academically rigorous and entered Edinburgh University at the age of 16 to study history. He emerged with a first class degree and later a doctorate, going on to lecture in Edinburgh and work as a journalist at Scottish television. His destiny, though, was politics. He became fully engaged in the Scottish Labour party and in the 1970s was sometimes described as "Red Gord". He first stood for parliament in 1979 and lost, but then became MP for Dunfermline East in Fife in 1983. He served there until 2005 when he became MP for Kircaldy and Cowdenbeath after the reorganisation of Scottish constituencies. Mr Blair also entered parliament in 1983 and shared an office with Mr Brown. The pair became friends, though with an undercurrent of rivalry. When the Labour leader John Smith died unexpectedly in May 1994, many believed Mr Brown was the most likely to succeed him, but Mr Blair emerged from the sidelines. There are two views of Mr Brown's handling of this period: one that he was mourning his friend, the other that he dithered. Some commentators have tried to describe Mr Brown as a Shakespearean character - a Hamlet, who has hemmed and hawed in his rivalry with Mr Blair. During his years as chancellor, Mr Brown notched up many achievements, including giving independence to the Bank of England and establishing his "five economic tests" for joining the euro, which more or less killed it off as a troubling issue. His mistakes included selling 60% of the Bank's gold assets, only to see gold go up in value. And he was damaged by the recent revelation that he ignored the advice of officials when abolishing tax relief on pensions in 1997. His supporters point to his achievements at the Treasury, saying he is driven to making Britain better and holding up his long-standing commitments to tackling child poverty and helping Africa and the developing world. Friends say he has been softened by marriage. He wed the public relations executive Sarah Macaulay in Fife in 2000 after a four-year courtship. In January 2002, their 10-day-old daughter, Jennifer, died after being born two months prematurely. At her funeral Mr Brown declared that Jennifer had transformed his and Sarah's lives twice. "Once by entering our lives, then by leaving." He later told an interviewer that he could not listen to music for a year afterwards as he grieved. The couple's second son, James Fraser, was born in 2006 and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Mr Brown has said he is optimistic about his son's future. On the BBC Radio 4 Today programme recently Mr Brown was asked if he thought he was liked and if that was important. He said he hoped he was but it was for others to judge. He tried to present a softer side, describing himself as a "family man who has two young children", who had changed as a result of his family experiences in recent years. He frequently holidays in the US, though the Bush administration will be anxious about how Mr Brown might change the tone of the transatlantic relationship should he become prime minister. The chancellor has written several books, most recently one entitled Courage, which examines several characters who have inspired him, including Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Cicely Saunders and Aung San Suu Ky. The starkness of the personal details on his Treasury website biography gives the impression of a man totally committed to politics. It says: "Mr Brown's interests include football, tennis and film." He has a life-long love of Raith Rovers, and once invited a rather uncomfortable-looking Mr Blair to watch a match with him on television in front of the press cameras. This morning, Mr Blair finally gave Mr Brown his long-sought public endorsement as his successor. "He's got what it takes to lead the Labour party and the country," Mr Blair said. "He's an extraordinary talent ... perhaps the most successful chancellor in our history." He had the strength, the experience and the judgement, Mr Blair said. The endorsement ticked all the boxes but Mr Blair's conviction somehow sounded less than full, as if all those years of rivalry had drained something from their relationship. With Mr Blair so unpopular over Iraq, Mr Brown may benefit from the distance between them, though it is a moot question of how far he will be able to generate a sense that he offers a fresh start. Opposition parties have been hammering the line "Blair-Brown government" in recent months. Mr Brown, sometimes described as a brooding prince caught up in the longest sulk in history, now has the crown close to his grasp. Mr Cameron is buoyant in the polls, but Mr Brown has said he believes people have tired of "personality politics" and that we are entering a new phase where people do not just want leaders who tell them what they want to hear. If he is right, then he may manage to keep the crown beyond the next election.

I have been to one a few years back in London. It was a well organised event..

Maxamed Dheere: "Qaraxyada ka dhaca Muqdisho waxaa ka dambeeya kooxo xiriir la leh Al-Qaacida waana..." MAY 16. 2007 Radiofreesomalia.com Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir isla markaana ah Duqa Magaalada Muqdsiho Maxamed Cumar Xabeeb (Max’ed Dheere) ayaa sheegay in qaraxyada ka dhaca Muqdisho ay yihiin kuwo ay ka dambeeyaan dad xiriir toos ah la leh Al-Qaacida. Maxamed dheere wuxuu sheegay in qaraxyadaas ay yihiin kuwo ay ka dambeeyaan dad caddaan ah oo ka tirsan Al-Qaacida kuna sugan Muqdisho, waxaana uu yiri waxaan doonaynaa inaan kuwaas gacanta klu soo dhigno. "Howsha aan ku doonayno inaan nabad ku soo dabbalno Muqdisho waan sii wadanaynaa mana dhacayso inay na argagax geliyaan kooxaha yar ee fara-ku-tiriska ah ee doonaya inay dhibaatooyin ka abuuraan Muqdisho" ayuu yiri Maxamed dheere oo sheegay in wax walba haku qaadatee nabadda Muqdisho ay curinayaan. Duqa Muqdisho Maxamed Dheere ayaa afka ku adkeeyay in kooxaha ka dambeeya Qaraxyada Muqdisho ay dhawaan damacsan yihiin inay sharciga hor keenaan, waxaan u maraynaa waddo kasta inaan soo qabqabanno kooxahaas ka wada Muqdisho dhibaatooyinka. "Nabadda Muqdisho waa mid muqaddas ah oo aan naf iyo maalba u huraynno, mana dhacayso inay koox yar afka ciidda u darto… waa mid aan ka gilgilanayno taas, waxaana u sheegaynaa cid walba inay ka shaqeyso nabaddeeda oo ay soo gaarsiiyaan ciidammada Dowladda khatar kasta oo ay la kulmaan" ayuu yiri Maxamed dheere oo ku hanjabay in ciddii lagu helo iyadoo gacan-siinaysa kooxaha falalka argagaxa ah wada inay mudan doonto dil. Hadalkaan uu jeediyay Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir isla markaana ah Duqa Magaalada Muqdsiho Maxamed Cumar Xabeeb (Max’ed dheere) ayaa ku soo beegmaya iyadoo maanta qarax weyn uu ka dhacay Muqdisho kaasoo lala beegsaday ciidammada AMISOM ee Muqdisho ku sugan, qaraxaasoo sababay dhimashada 4-askari oo ka tirsan AMISOM iyadoo ay ku dhaawacmeen 5-kale.

MUQDISHO: Afhayeenka AMISOM oo sheegay in qaraxii saakay lala beegsaday ciidammadooda uu ahaa mid argagaxiso Posted to the Web May 16, 16:35 Muqdisho (PP) – Afhayeenka Ciidammada AMISOM ee Muqdisho Captain Paddy Ankunda ayaa sheegay in Qaraxii lala beegsaday ciidammada Midowga Afrika uu ahaa mid aragagaxiso oo laga soo shaqeeyay. Cap. Ankunda wuxuu carrabka ku adkeeyay in Qaraxaas uu ahaa mid meesha lagu beeray, balse aan ahayn mid meesha horay ugu jiray, waxaana uu carrabka ku dhuftay inay baadi-doon ugu jiraan inay soo qabtaan ciddii ka dambeysay. "Waxaan si xeel-dheeri ah u baaraynaa ciddii ka dambeysay qaraxaas, innagoo baaritaankeenna u cuskan doonna, sida ay wax u dhaceen iyo meesha ay ka dhaceen" ayuu yiri Captain Paddy Ankunda oo sheegay in wax walba haku qaadatee ay soo qabanayaan kooxihii ka dambeeyay qaraxaas. Qaraxaan ayuu sheegay Captain Ankunda inuu ahaa mid aysan filayn, balse argagaxiso ku noqotay, waxaana aan qiraynaa in weerarku uu ahaa mid ay ka dambeeyeen kuwo aan doonayn inay nabadda Muqdisho ay noqoto mid hirgasha. Dhanka kale; Afhayeenka Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Mudane Xuseen Maxamed Maxamuud (Xuub-sireed) oo la hadlay saxaafadda qaarkeed ayaa sheegay mar uu ka hadlay sida ay dowladdu u aragto qaraxii maanta ayaa sheegay in falkaas uu ahaa mid Argagaxiso ayna ka dambeeyeen kooxo Al-Qaacida xiriir la leh. Wuxuu sheegay in qaraxaas loo qabqabtay dad badan haatanna uu socdo baaritaan, wuxuuna sheegay in ciddii ay ku caddaato arrintaan lala beegsan doono sharciga. Maxamed Xuseen Jantiile Wakiilka Puntlandpost - Mogadishu E-mail: Jantiile@gmail.com

^^^No its family name from my grandfather..

C/lahi iyo Museveni oo saxafda la hadley 16 May 16, 2007 - 5:01:57 PM Madaxweyneyaasha dalalka Soomaaliya iyo Ugandha ayaa magaalada Kampala ee dalka Ugandha ka soo saaray war murtiyeed ku saabsan arrimaha dalka Soomaaliya, iyagoo shir jaraa'id ay si wada jir ah u qabteen ku sheegey in loo bahan yahay ciidamo nabad ilaalin oo ka socda dalalka Africa. Madaxweyneyaasha ayaa waxay ka codsadeen dalalka Africa ee horay u balan qaaday iney ciidamo u soo dirayaan Soomaaliya isla markaana sida ugu dhaqsiyaha badan ka dhabeeyaan balanqaadkooda. "Waxba ma tareyso inaan fikrada Qaramada Midoobay ee ah in la sugo inta nabada laga soo celinayo balse waa in naf badan loo hura oo la tagaa Somalia si nabadgelyada loo soo celiyaa, si Soomaaliya cagaheeda dib isu taagto, sida lagu sameeyay dalka Burundi oo kale oo ciidamo loo diray iyadoo ay ka jireen dagaalo laguna guuleystay" ayuu yiri Musaveni Madaxweynaha Ugandha oo sheegay in loo baahan yahay ciidamo sida ugu dhaqsiyaha badan loogu diro Soomaaliya, wuxuuna ku baaqay in la dhiso qeybaha kala duwan ee ciidamada dalka Soomaaliya. Hadalkaan labada Madaxweyne ayaa waxyar ka horeeyay kadib markii Bam dhulka lagu aasey lala beegsadey ciidamada Uganda ee ku sugan magaalada Muqdisho halkaas oo ay ku dhinteen shan askari. Cali Muxayadiin Cali,Muqdisho

Nuune, so when these groups get punished its a "massacre" a "genocide" but when they kill by cowardly acts its brave? Come on saxib..