Police Officers Graduate In Somalia April 21, 2006 Markacadeey. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armo, Puntland (21 April 2006) – The first police officers from northeast and south Somalia to be trained in decades graduate from the recently established Armo Police Academy in Puntland today. The 154 cadets, of whom 19 are female, joined the Academy on 1 December 2005 and came from different regions of Puntland and the Centre/South. The police officers will be deployed to serve in Baidoa, where the Extraordinary Session of the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament is currently taking place, as well as newly constructed police stations for the protection of internally displaced persons in Garowe and Bossaso. “The significance of this day cannot be overemphasized,†Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said. “These 154 police officers of the Somali Republic are the foundation of the return of rule of law to our country and the respect of human rights of every child, woman and man. This is a day that we are proud to witness.†To ensure quality and uniformity across the police force, the challenging training course has been a continuation of the one developed by the Rule of Law and Security Programme at the Mandera Police Academy in Somaliland covering law enforcement, international standards of human rights, community policing, basic police training, investigations, non-violent disarmament, physical fitness, self-defense and discipline. Computer lessons were also provided for female cadets. UNDP Somalia acting Resident Representative Mr Eric Overvest said: “The commitment demonstrated by the cadets must be applauded as this is not an easy training course. Community policing is a new type of policing that has the respect of human rights at its core. The responsibility they have now is immense and they must be supported by all the Somali people including the authorities, civil society, business and religious leaders to discharge their duties honourably.†The ultimate aim of the Law Enforcement component is to establish a professional civilian police force able to effectively contribute to the restoration of peace while gaining the trust of the community, and the development and provision of high calibre training curricula at both the Armo and Mandera institutions. Part of ensuring that the process is owned by the Somalis is by engaging the services of former police officers to conduct the training, who have themselves, attended refresher training courses in Uganda. The Rule of Law and Security Programme Law Enforcement component is supported by Denmark, the Department for International Development (DFID), European Commission, The League of Arab States, Norway, Sweden, UNDP, the UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) and the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS).

laga keenay Akademiyada Carmo oo la wareegay illaalinta xarunta ADC Last Updated::2006-04-27 11:24:34 E. Africa Standard Time Baydhabo:- Ciidamadii Booliiska ee shalay soo gaaray magaalada Baydhabo ayaa isla markiiba bilaabay hawlgaladooda ayagoo la wareegay illaalinta xarumaha dowlada. Ciidamadan oo gaaraya 50 ayaa shalay gaaray magaalada Baydhabo ee xarunta Dowlada Federaalka. Ciidamadan oo soo qaatay tababaro kala gedisan ayaa la wareegay illaalinta xarunta Baarlamaanka iyo dowlada ee magaalada Baydhabo. Halkaasi oo ay horey ugu sugnaayeen maleeshiyooyin kala gedisan oo ahayn kuwo tababar u qaba hawlaha illaalinta. Ciidamada Booliiska ayaa lagu wadaa sidoo kale in ay illaalo ka noqdaan xarumaha Wasaaradaha ee magaalada Baydhabo oo hada la wado diyaarintooda. Waxaa la filayaa in ay dhawaan magaalada Baydhabo soo gaaraan kooxdii labaad oo ah Booliiskii lagu soo tababaray Akademiyada carmo ee Puntland, kuwaasi oo la sheegay in ay si kumeel gaar ah ulla wareegi doonaan dhamaan illaalinta xarumaha dowlada. Hussein Farah HorseedNet.com

Baydhabo: Hawlo amni sugid ah oo ay magaalada Baydhabo ka bilaabi doonaan ciidamo tabobar ugu soo xirmay Magaalada Carmo ee Puntland. Wednesday, April 26, 2006 CCC Farayaamo Tool Send This Article To A Friend By Email | Saaxiibkaa warkaan ugu *** Email -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print This Article | Daabaco warkaan Baydhabo(AllPuntland)- Ciidan loo tabo barayay dawladda Soomaaliya oo tabobarkooduna muddo ka socday deegaanka Carmo ee dawlad goboleedka Puntland ayaa maanta qayb kamid ah ay gaareen magaalada Baydhabo ee gobolka Baay. Warka ayaa sheegaya in ciidamada halkaasi gaaray ay gaarayaan 40 askari , kuwaasoo la filayo inay bilaabaan hawlgallo amni sugid ah . Ciidan kale ayaa la filayaa in maalinta Jimcaha ee foodda inagu soo haysa ay yimadaan magaalada Baydhabo kuwaasoo ayaguna hawlgallada ammaan ka qayb qaadan doona. Ciidankan waxay fariisin ka dhigan doonaan magaalada Baydhabo, waxaana wararku sheegayaan inay tabobaro sii siin doonaan ciidamada kusugan magaalada Baydhabo. Ciidanka iminka hawlgalka kabilaabaya magaalada Baydhabo ayaa soo qaatay tabobar adag oo muddo bilo ah socday , kaasoo ay iska kaashanayeen hay'adda UNDP iyo dawladda Federaalka Soomaaliya. Saddex maalmood ka hor ayaa tabobarka ciidamadaasi kusoo xirmay deegaanka Carmo oo 90 Km koonfur kaga beegan Boosaaso halkaasi oo ay ku taallo xero wayn oo ciidan.

Nothing ironic, the clans are all equal only the majority rules, no one from Gedo, Puntland, Dhusamareb have a right to impose their will on the people.

^^^ Lets not get carried away. A far as one knows Morgan, Seerar and Hiiraale were all born outside Kismayu. The JVA have been incompetent in running Kismayu, and are a little better than the warlords of Mogadishu. They are made up of two sublcans who loot the cities resources, they occupy through the gun and do not constitute a majority of the population of the town. Their legitimacy is the same as those that hold Barawe, Marka and so on... This in no way implies that the clans from Gedo or Dhusa Mareb have no right to live in Kimsayu, but they have no right to rule it neither..

Red Sea, I belive all Somali's are my kin, as the Somali's constitute one tribe. As for the war on terror. Its a complex issue, unless you are Muslim.

Maamulka dayniile com oo loogu hanjabay laba jeer In la qaarajinayo, laguna heysto maxaad runta u shegeysaa qoraalada ka aqriso hanjabaada Maamulka dayniile com waligiis hanjabaad waxba kuma joojin inta naf ku jirtana wuu u adeegayaa shacabka dulman cidii dulmiwadana waa u shegynaa shacabka cid uu uga cabsanaayo ma jirto marka waxaan u shee geynaa in aan marnaba aan ku joojineynin howsha aan u wadno shacabka Soomaliyeed waana sii laba jibareynaa howsha madaama shacabkeyna waxbadan laga qariyey hadana larabo waxii in la muujiyo si shacabka danbe ay u helaan nolol tan hada jirtaa ka wanaagsan . Salaam salaan kadib Waxaa tahay nin aan is dhihi jiray waxa uu ku socdaa wada wanaagsan waa xiligii eey joogeen xamar shariifka iyo baar lamaankii laakiin waxaad ka wareegtay matag kadib markii eey fahmen dibin daabyadiii Maxamed Qanyare uu ku waday eeyna iskaaga huleeleen xamar, adigana waxaa cadaatay in aad aheyd taagero Qanyare aadan aheyn nin suxifi ah oo mar waliba dhiibta fikirkiisa saliimka si uu ugu gudbiyo dadka kale ee dibadaha jooga aanan ka war qabin Casimadii ama dhulkii hooyo taasina waxeey noo cadaatay markeey iska soo horjeesteen shacabkii muqdisho iyo Dagaal ooga yaashii adigana ad la safatay xaaraan quuta yaasha xamar, hadaba waxaan kuu shegayaa waxa aad ku qureyso webkaan dayniile in uu lumiyay tageeradii eey u hayeen shacabka soomaaliyeed ama aan iraahdo reer Muqdisho waxaadna tahay nin uu kala weynaaday wax waliba Maxamed qanyare iyo balaaya ka shegid dad adan waligaa aadan gaareeyn xamarna laga ogyahay mesha eey la joogan ama meelaha eey ka taliyaan sida eey uga wanagsan tahay meelaha eey ku dhuumaaleystan tuugada shayaadiinta ah ee Qanyare hormuudka u yahay ogoow in aa tahay nin la garanayo magacaagana uu yahay Axmed shekh Ali KALAAY oo markii larabo laguu imaan karo maqaaxida aad fadhiisatana waa la yaqaan ee HISGAN wax yahoow eey jirkiisii ku faaftay TIBISHADA lafaha ee is jir reeraha aad wax ka sheegto maalin waliba ogoow in eey kaaga badan yihiin Swedan kuuguna qaarajin karaan mar alaala markeey damcaan laakiin ey dhamatay hada seeta dheereentiin eey kuu wadeen oo lagaaray xiligiii eey ka taqalusi lahayeen wax yahoow nacaskaaa Emeylkiisa waa shaqsiga noo soo hanjabay Abdalla Ahmed abdalla1983@hotmail.com BYE ABDALLA AHMED Gotabrg qofka akel waxuuq oray Waxa tahay ******** waxa igu balan ah inaan nafta kaa gooyo waxaana kuugu iman doona maqayada hisinkan eed fariisato waxaana kaa jabin doona lugaha tiibishada kaa gashay . Imeylkisana waa kan maxamad axmad xasan ameyare9@hotmail.com Ku noqo beejka dayniilecom @hotmail.com

Isabaabulkii dagaal ee maalmahan Muqdisho ka socday ayaa maraya heerkiisii ugu sareeysay iyadoo cabsida laga qabo ineey xabaddu bilaabatana ay daqiiqad walba dhici karto. Isxulufeysi xoog leh oo ay garab socto brobogaando afka ah ayaa waxa ay dhexmarayaan labada isbaheeysi ee ka dhisan Muqdisho kalana ah Isbaheeysiga ladagaalanka argagaxisada iyo isbaheeysiga maxkamadaha. Waraka aynu ka heleeyno meelaha uu is abaabulku ka socdo ayaa sheegaya in dadku ay cabsi badan ka qabaan isku habar wacashadan socta iyadoo dadka danyarta ahna ayba goor hore bilaabeen ineey iskaga qaxaan meelaha lagu wado in laga dhigto aagagga dagaalka iyagoo u qaxaya meelo ay kaga badbaadi karaan guluftan colaadeed ee sii xoogeysaneeysa . Waxaad moodaa ineey sii yaraanayaan dadaaladii la waday ee la doonayey in dagaalka lagu baajiyo maadama ay xoogeeystay is eedeynta qolo walba ay qolada kale ku eedeyneyo in iyaga weerar lagu soo yahay oo ay is difaaceeyso. Rasiisul wasaare Geedi ayaa isagu ku macneeyey dagaalkan abaabulkiisu socdo mid ay riixeeyso dano shisheeyey oo ay labada dhinacba u adeegayaan. Isbaheeysiyada ayaa ku dadaalaya sidii ay u kicin lahaayeen shacabka oo noqday qolo lagu gorgortamo iyagoo waliba la abuurayo baro cusub oo laga dagaal galo. Wasiirka awqaafta iyo arimaha diinta Mudane Cumar Filish ayaa isagu wareeysi uu shalay siiyey Radiyaha Benaadir waxaa uu ku weeraray qolyaha sida uu hadalka u dhigay ku soo gabanaya magca diinta isagoo yiri " waxaa wax lala yaabo ah in rag ay hor boodayaan dhowr qof oo hal reer kasoo wada jeeda ay yiraahdaan diinta islaamka ayaan masuul ka nahay " . Shacabka Muqdisho ayaa iyagu noqday kuwa had iyo goor dib u soo xasuusta colaadda iyo dagaalada mar kastooy niyadda gashtaan dowladnimo iyo kala danbeeyn. Maxamed Cali Shirwac Muqdisho

Funny that his tone is markedly different now.. Xassan Daahir “ waan ka xumahay in Saraakiishii riday Taliskii Siyaad Barre ay colaado ka huriyaan Muqdisho†Muqdisho:-Wadaadka lagu magacaabo Sheikh xasan Daahir Aweys oo ka mid Asaasayaasha Maxaakiimta islaamiga ee Muqdisho ayaa sheegay inuu aad uga xun yahay ka mid noqoshada Col. Cabdi Qaybdiid isbaheysiga la baxay soo celinta Nabadda iyo la dagaalanka Argagaxisada. Sheekh Xasan Daahir oo wareysi siiyay Mid ka mid ah Idaacadaha ka howlgala magaalada Muqdisho ayaa sheegay inuu Cabdi Xasan Cawaalle uu ahaa Hogaamiyaasha Hormuudka ka ahaa halgankii lagu Riday taliskii Maxamed Siyaad Barre ee dhibaatadda Ku hayay Shacabka Soomaaliyeed waa sida uu hadalka u dhigate , iyo dagaalkii lagala horyimid Ciidamadii Mareykanka ee dagaalka iyo baaba'a kula kacay dadka Soomaaliyeed ee ku nool magaalada Muqdisho sanadkii 1993-kii, waxaana uu yiri “ waan ka xumahay in Saraakiishii riday Taliskii Siyaad Barre ay colaado ka huriyaan Muqdisho†Sheikh Xasan Daahir Aweys ayaa waxa uu ugu baaqay cabdi xasan cawaalle qeybdiid uu isaga baxo isbaheysiga uu ku biiray,isla markaana ay furan tahay isaga iyo saaxiibadiisa kale In alle ay u toobad keenaan waa sida uu hadalka u dhigay wadaadka oo koox hubeysan oo kala heyb duwan ay ku ilaaliyaan guri ku yaala degmada Huriwaa ee Magaalada Muqdisho. Hadalka Sheikha ayaa ku soo Beegmay maalmo ka dib markii uu Cabdi Xasan Cawaalle Qeybdiid ku biiray isbaheysiga la baxay la dagaalanka Argagaxisada iyo soo Celinta nabadda, uuna ku hanjabay inuu Muqdisho ka cirib tiri doono waxa uu ugu yeeray Itixaadka iyo kooxaha kale ee asal raaca ee saftay waddooyinka Muqdisho.

MMA, you are right, the more you look into this new conflict in Mogadishu the more you get that this is a clan conflict. You have the courts acting in defence of a clan. You have the alliance getting the support of each of the warlords clans. I was listening to the radio news from Mogadishu and all you hear is clan propoganda disguised as either an alliance or courts.. If they cared they would not be positioning themselves to do battle in the middle of a highly populated city. Both sides should be ashamed of their reckless saber rattling. As for Hiiraale, I think he would be an ***** to get involved in this drama.

Baydhabo oo noqtay xarunta KMG ah ee DFKMG ah Waxaa maanta kulan ballaaran isugu yimid hoolka xarunta ADC-da ee magaalada Baydhabo.... Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka Federaalka. Xildhibanda ayaa kaga dooday fadhigooda maanta mooshin ay soo gudbiyeen 86 xildhibaan oo ku saabsan halka ay ku shaqeyneyso dowladda Federaalka magaalooyinka Baydhabo & Jowhar. Dood ka dib ayaa xildhibanada Barlamanka ay u qadeen cod bixin goobta dowlada Federalka u noqoneysa xarunta ku meel gaarka ah. Waxa u codeeyay in ay Baydhabo noqoto xarunta ku meel gaar ah Dowlada Federalka 182 xubnood halka uu ka aamusey hal xildhibaan. Kalfadhiga Barlamanka ayaa waxa maanta ka soo qayb galey xildhibaano tiradoodu ay gaareyso 183 taas oo ka dhigeysa markii ugu horaysay oo si mideysan ay ugu codeeyaan Mooshin la horkeeno. Cod bixinta maanta ayaa waxa ay dhabar jab ku tahay ra'isal wasaare Geedi iyo Gudoomiyaha Shabeelada Dhexe oo u ololeynayay in golaha wasiirada iyo madaxwaynaha DFKMG ah ay si ku meel gaar ah saldhig ugu sii ahaato Jowhar. Weli wax war ah kama soo bixin Maxamad Dheere oo dhowaan heshiis ay dhexdhexaadisay dowlada Etoopiya la galey Madaxwayne Cabdulahi Yusuf. Garoweonline news

Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya oo ansixiyey in Baydhabo ay noqoto xarunta Dowlada FKMG. Last Updated::2006-04-22 12:52:21 E. Africa Standard Time Baydhabo:- Baarlamaanka Soomaaliyeed ee hada fadhigiisu yahay magaalada Baydhabo ayaa maanta ansixiyey in Baydhabo ay noqoto xarunta DFKMG. Go'aankan ayaa ah kii ugu muhiimsanaa ee uu Baarlamaanka Soomaaliyeed ku dhawaaqo tan iyo intuu yimid magaalada Baydhabo. Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xassan Shiikh oo kalfadhiga Baarlamaanka furay ayaa sheegay in maanta ay tahay maalintii loo codeyn lahaa goobta dowlada Federaalka ay xarun ka dhigan doonto inta dib looga noqonayo magaalada Caasimada ah. Kalfadhigii Baarlamaanka maanta ayay kasoo qeyb galeen 183 xildhibaan. Kulankan ayaa ahaa kii ugu horeeyey oo ay xildhibaanadii horey labada qeyb ugu kala jabay ay si mideysan ugu codeeyaan halka dowlada Xarun u noqoneysa. Mooshinka lasoo hordhigay Baarlamaanka ayaa qorayey in Jowhar ama Baydhabo ay noqoto goobaha ay dowlada xarumaha kasii dhiganeyso inta Magaalada Muqdisho nidaam iyo nabad loogu helayo. 182 xildhibaan ayaa ayagu maanta u codeeyey in Baydhabo ay noqoto xarunta kumeel gaarka ah ee dowlada Federaalka Soomaaliya. Halka uu ka aamusay inuu codeeyo 1 xildhibaan. Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka ayaa shaaca ka qaaday go'aanka Baarlamaanka, asagoo sheegay in la ansixiyey in Baydhabo ay noqoto Xarunta Kumeel gaarka ah ee Dowlada Federaalka Soomaaliya. Hussein Farah HorseedNet.com

^^^ By all means do..

Thats terrible news, one always supected out of 600 mulims, but now its out that our fellow kinsmen have been draged into this war on terror..

^^^ If there is oil that is. So Art, what gives Raange confidance that there is Oil/Gas in Puntland???

^^^ Thanks for the effort Makhir, but alas all you provided was the Somali tendency to exagerate and create myths when there is need for reason. The deal with Raange and Knoc is no different to the deals other oil producing countries have with Multinationals and organisations from western or developing nations. I suggest one reads the history of hydrocarbon exploitation in the Arab world...

The story was on Somaliweyn... This is the link to it.. Link

That is reality my friend, as for the incident in Bari, I have always stated it is not a big deal. Puntland has a right to exploit its wealth to betetr itself and the Somali state. The importance of this project [Range] is to find out how much this wealth is in terms of hydro carbons and other worldly valuable minerals. Your last comments gives an insight into your thinking, that this government will self negate and thus give credit to the lame claim that Somaliland the beacon of hope in the Horn should be recognised... I am optimistic thus far, one the government has avoided all conflicts within the country, it has peacefully moved back into the country. It has the support of its people and the interantional community on the whole. The country is more than 90% stable with the exception of the major urban areas in the south. I do recognised it will take a long time to regain the whole nation but we are on the right direction.

^^^ Legally tribes or in this case clans dont mean anything, as they are represented by the authorities on the ground. What is legal is not always moral. But dont get yourself confused futher. The state of Puntland has given its support, which the areas, Majiyahan [bari], Nugal, and other parts are within. The TFG, has given its support so thats what makes it a legal. As for the last comment, I for one see no one prospecting anthing in Somaliland, so if Raange a listed company and now Knoc a Multinational are working in and coming to Puntland, who is the Joke? The TFG in 1 year and a half has the recognition of the world, what have you achieved Mr Secesionists

Police Officers Graduate In Somalia April 21, 2006 Markacadeey. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armo, Puntland (21 April 2006) – The first police officers from northeast and south Somalia to be trained in decades graduate from the recently established Armo Police Academy in Puntland today. The 154 cadets, of whom 19 are female, joined the Academy on 1 December 2005 and came from different regions of Puntland and the Centre/South. The police officers will be deployed to serve in Baidoa, where the Extraordinary Session of the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament is currently taking place, as well as newly constructed police stations for the protection of internally displaced persons in Garowe and Bossaso. “The significance of this day cannot be overemphasized,†Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said. “These 154 police officers of the Somali Republic are the foundation of the return of rule of law to our country and the respect of human rights of every child, woman and man. This is a day that we are proud to witness.†To ensure quality and uniformity across the police force, the challenging training course has been a continuation of the one developed by the Rule of Law and Security Programme at the Mandera Police Academy in Somaliland covering law enforcement, international standards of human rights, community policing, basic police training, investigations, non-violent disarmament, physical fitness, self-defense and discipline. Computer lessons were also provided for female cadets. UNDP Somalia acting Resident Representative Mr Eric Overvest said: “The commitment demonstrated by the cadets must be applauded as this is not an easy training course. Community policing is a new type of policing that has the respect of human rights at its core. The responsibility they have now is immense and they must be supported by all the Somali people including the authorities, civil society, business and religious leaders to discharge their duties honourably.†The ultimate aim of the Law Enforcement component is to establish a professional civilian police force able to effectively contribute to the restoration of peace while gaining the trust of the community, and the development and provision of high calibre training curricula at both the Armo and Mandera institutions. Part of ensuring that the process is owned by the Somalis is by engaging the services of former police officers to conduct the training, who have themselves, attended refresher training courses in Uganda. The Rule of Law and Security Programme Law Enforcement component is supported by Denmark, the Department for International Development (DFID), European Commission, The League of Arab States, Norway, Sweden, UNDP, the UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) and the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS).

Mas'uuliyiinta DFKMG iyo Puntland oo soo xiray tababarkii Carmo Carmo - 21.April.2006 Mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dawladda dhexe ee Soomaaliya iyo dawlad goboleedka Puntland ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u soo xiray tababarkii ciidanka booliiska Soomaaliyeed uga socdey Akademiyada Booliiska Soomaaliyeed ee degmada Carmo ee gobolka Bari. Madaxweynaha dawlad goboleedka Puntland Cadde Muuse Xirsi, Wasiirka kuxigeenka arimaha gudaha Fahmo Axmed Nuur, Wasiirka arimaha gudaha ee Puntland Axmed Cabdi Xaabsade, taliyaha ciidanka booliiska Soomaaliyeed, Jen.Cali Madoobe, Taliyaha Booliiska Puntland Jen.Yuusuf Axmed Qar iyo xubno kale ayaa ka qayb galay soo xiritaanka tababarkii muddada afarta bilood ahayd uga socdey halkaas, ciidamo booliis Soomaaliyeed ah. Sidoo kale, munaasabaddan ayaa waxaa ka qayb galay mas’uuliyiin fara badan oo dawladda federaalka Soomaaliya iyo dawlad goboleedka Soomaaliyeed ee Puntland ka tirsan. Ciidamada tababarka qaatay ayaa ka kala yimid gobollo fara badan oo dalka ka tirsan kuwaas oo isugu jira rag iyo dumarba. Maxamuud Faarax Bile farahbile@hotmail.com

The story takes a life of its own.... JAALIYADDA SOOMAALIYEED EE KU DHAQAN MAREYKANKA OO COL. BARRE HIIRAALE OO CULEYS KU SAAREYSA INUU KU BIIRO ISBAHEYSIGA ARGAGIXISO LA DIRIRKA Warar lagu kalsoon yahay oo aan ka helnay ilo xog-ogaal ah oo ku sugan magaalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenya ayaa sheegaya in Col. Barre Aadan Shire Hiiraale oo ah Wasiirka dib u dhiska iyo Dib u dejinta DFKMG ah cule-ys lagu saarayo inuu ku soo biiro Isbaheysiga la dagaala-nka argagixisada. Xubno ka tirsan ehela-da Col. Barre Hiiraale oo ku sugan dalka Mareykanka ayaa bilaabay inay Wasiirkan culeys ku saaraan inuu ku biiro Isba-heysiga la dagaalanka argagi-xisada, hase ahaatee Barre Hiiraale wuxuu u sheegay dad-kaas in la siiyo muddo gaaban oo uu kaga soo fiirsado qorshahaasi. Dhanka kale Barre Hiir-aale oo haatan ku sugan mag-aalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenya ayaa lagu wadaa inuu kulamo ku saabsan la dagaalanka argagixisada kala hadli doono Saraakiisha Ameerikaanka ee ku sugan Kenya, iyadoo la filayo in marka uu dalka dib ugu soo laabto la tashiyo dhe-eraad kala sameeyo Saraaki-isha maamulkiisa.

^^^ To be honest it was all a bit of fun. It makes little sense that he would join an allaince that his main allies are not in.

^^^ What an absurd adage to use at this time. I belive this is a great deal for Puntland, if there is no oil, then we have lost no money as the companies involved are paying the sums required for expolration. If there is oil and close to the 500million barrels mark then it will be agod send for the whole of the Somali race.. So codetalker, advantage to Puntland state. Your hope for a clan war will not come about, insha Allah, things will continue at they rate they are going.. I like the compariosn they[range] made with Yeman, 25 years ago it was a divided country between a pro western and communist camps then a small company prospected for oil and today it is producing a good deal of Oil. So why not Puntland, unless you and others can raise the $$$$ needed to prospect the oil.

THE FULL MEDIA RELEASE APPEARS BELOW. KOREA NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION LETTER OF INTENT As referred to in the ASX Announcement dated 20 April 2006, the Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent with the Korea National Oil Corporation ("KNOC") in respect of a 75% farm in to a concession area in the Noogal Area comprising a portion of the former Blocks 28 and 29 following key meetings held in the middle east last week. Key terms of the letter of intent include: - US$10m sign on fee; - Minimum exploration of US$25m over 2 years to earn 75% of the area; and - 45 day formal due diligence period with the letter of intent and subsequent formal agreement to become legally binding upon a decision to proceed. In the event of KNOC proceeding Range would hold the residual 25% (contributing interest following minimum spend) interest with the acquisition of the 12.5% interest from the Company's joint venture partner Consort Private Limited for an agreed formula based on the farm in terms. The Board believes that the letter of intent is a significant step as the Company moves towards attracting a number of key international partners in assisting it with the exploration and development of Puntland's mineral and hydrocarbon assets. Range looks forward to updating shareholders on key activities in Puntland.