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Aid worker killed in Somalia - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 14:35 Mogadishu/Nairobi (dpa) - An aid worker was shot and killed early Monday in the Somali capital Mogadishu, her employer and witnesses said. The woman, a Somali national named Maryan Kuusow working for the Swedish-based organization International Aid Services (IAS), was confronted by gunmen wielding handguns and shot as she was entering a school in the Waberi district in southern Mogadishu, eyewitnesses told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. The organizations office in Nairobi confirmed the fatal shooting, and spokesman Elias Kamau said the woman had been on her way to facilitate a seminar at the school on Monday morning. A spokesman for the Madina Hospital in Mogadishu told dpa that Kuusow was brought to the hospital before her body was taken to her home. The womans driver remained in hospital with serious injuries. Kamau said the organization would not speculate on why their employee had been targeted, as they were still trying to find out more about the shooting. The capital of Somalia remains highly unstable after 14 years of civil war, with warlords and their militias controlling various parts of the city. A government formed last year after lengthy peace talks still meets in Kenya due to the persistent insecurity at home. Source: Relief Web

Dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya oo Lagu Casuumay Shir Caalami ah Wararka ka imaanaya magaalada Nairobi ee xarunta Wadanka Kenya oo haatan fariisn u ah DFKMG ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa sheegay in dhawaan safar uu uga ambabixi doono Ra’sal wasaraha DFKMG ah ee Somaaliya iyo Wafdi uu hogaaminayo. Wafdiga Ra’iisal wasaare Prof. Cali Maxamed Geedi ay socdaal ku tagi doonaan Magaalada Jakarta ee Caasimada Wadanka Indoonisaya,iyadoo halkaas saaka gaareen Wafdi hordhac ah oo uu hoggaaminayo Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya Danjire C/llaahi Sheekh Ismaaciil Socdaalka Prof.Cali Maxamed Geedi iyo xubnaha kale ee raacaya ayaa la sheegay inuu yimid ka gadaal markii ay marti qaad ka haleen Xukuumada Wadanka Indoonisaya, waxaana lagu wadaa inay halkaasi kaga qayb galaan shirweyne Caalami ah oo ay ku kulmayaan 107 wadan oo isugu jira Afrika iyo Aasiya. Shirweynaha ayaa waxaa martigalinaysa Xukuumada Wadanka Indoonisaya waxaana loogu magacdarey Shirka Iskaashiga Wadamada Aasiya iyo Afrika, kaas oo dhawaan halkaasi ka furmi doona. Wafdiga C/laahi Sheekh Ismcaaiil ayaa waxaa ka mid ah Maxamuud Xasan Cali (Cadde) oo ah Gudoomiyaha cusub ee Gobolka Banaadir Ahna Duqa magaalada Muqdisho ee dhawaan uu magacabay Cali Maxamed Geeddi. Nuuradin Macalin Mukhtaar (Dinow) nuradin007@hotmail.com Midnimo Information Center wararka@midnimo.com

Press Release: Central Bank of Somalia Posted to the Web Apr 18, 12:21 Office of the Governor Central Bank of Somalia Announcement: Subject: Public Notice 01/05 Date: 01 April 2005 In fulfillment of Articles 12 and 44 (d) of the Transitional Federal Charter and acting on a proposal of the Prime Minister following the unanimous decision of the Council of Ministers reached in its meeting of January 24, 2005, the President of the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic, H. E. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has appointed me as the Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia as per decree no. Tirsi/RSTS/XM/029/2005 dated 21/02/05. The Bank is a continuation of the former Central Bank of Somalia which ceased to function on December 31, 1990 as the Somali State collapsed due to civil war. The provisions of Law no. 6 of 19 October 1968 will continue to be in force from and govern the Bank’s functions until a new law is enacted. As prescribed in the law, the Bank’s principal objectives are to foster monetary stability, maintain internal and external value of the Somali Shilling, and promote credit and exchange conditions conducive to the rapid growth of the economy of the Republic, and within the limits of its power, contributing to the financial and economic policies of the State. The Bank plans to set up immediately a payment system to support the government operations. It also plans to establish a financial system to stimulate economic growth and employment generation. The Bank shall execute its functions and responsibilities in the whole country. I express my appreciation and support to the private sector for their leading role in the survival and resilience of the Somali economy during the long absence of Somali National Government. In particular, I would like to praise the Money Transfer companies for the remarkable role they played during and the post -civil war period. I guarantee that the Bank will encourage and support the expansion of a market driven economy and strive to create an environment conducive to private investment and high growth. Like any Central Bank, the Central Bank of Somalia is responsible: A. To establish credible internal and external payment system. B. To conduct monetary policy for price and exchange rate stability C. To promote efficient utilization of foreign aid and manage foreign exchange reserves. D. To maintain efficient allocation of resources through credit system. E. To establish effective financial services to execute and control the government’s budget. The Bank faces serious challenges, including: 1. Gaining fiduciary status locally and internationally and Re-establishment of international correspondence relations. 2. Raising initial capital needed to set up the treasury and working capital; skilled human resources and setting up systems and procedures to carry out its functions and respond effectively to a market driven economic and financial system. 3. Reconstructing of its balance sheet and accounting system. 4. Repossessing and rehabilitating of its physical properties, recovering past records and documenting and verifying domestic claims for suitable actions. 5. Estimating the money supply and issuance of national currency to facilitate an efficient payment system and the conduct of monetary policy. 6. Identifying and acquiring Somali national assets in foreign countries as well as ascertaining outstanding international claims against the Bank. 7. Addressing international legal issues arising from the collapse of the Somali State in 1991. 8. Examining with creditors feasible options to sort out Somali external debt. 9. Finding appropriate solution to the issue of former employees of the Bank. I call upon all Somali public to handover and transfer all properties; documents and materials in their possession belonging to the Bank. The Bank will make public arrangement for any handover or transfer. It proposes to reward suitably all the efforts contributing to the rebuilding of the Bank as part of our endeavour to rebuild the nation. The role of the Central Bank is to strengthen public confidence in the management of public resources by the state. This is a shared responsibility that all public actors and institutions must contribute consistently and persistently. The Central Bank is the sole issuer of currency, Banker to the Banks, Advisor to the Government, Banker and fiscal agent to the State, Domestic and foreign debt Manager/administrator of the Government. Implementation of these functions will require the full support of the government, Parliament, international community and the people of Somalia. I appeal to the Somali Business Community to support us in establishing a financial system that will benefit the expansion and growth of business activities in our country and further help Somalia to reap the benefits of globalization. I also appeal to the international Financial Institutions to help us to join the international financial system as quickly as possible. I would like to thank the IMF and World Bank Management for their encourage and technical support so far despite the existing constraints created by the failure of the Somali State. Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Andrew K. Mullei, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, and Dr. Edward Sambili, Deputy Governor, for their warm welcome in the Office of the Governor and for their commitment to provide all possible assistance to the Central Bank of Somalia. Surely, we will benefit from the experience and leadership of the Central Bank of Kenya. Dr. Mohamud M. Uluso Governor Central Bank of Somalia

Nairobi:Mushaarkii xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka FKMG ah ee Soomaaliya oo qaybtii kowaad la bixin doono - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 15:01 Nairobi(AllPuntland)-Warar ku dhowdhow xukuumadda FKMG ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa sheegaya in la siin doono xubnaha baarlamaanka FKMG ah ee Soomaaliya ee ku sugan magaalada Nairobi ,hordhicii mushaarkii ka daahay mudadii ay soo jireen. Mushaar bixintaan ayaa ka danbeysey ka dib markii xubno sarasare oo ka tirsan xukuumadda FKMG ahi ay ka soo laabteen dalal ka tirsan wadammada Carabta maalmihii la soo dhaafay oo la filayo inay suurtagal ka dhigayso helitaanka mushaarka xildhibaanada ee muddo 6 bilood ah iyo weliba dib u guuritaanka dawladda ee dalka gudihiisa,iyadoo la siin doono sida warar la isla dhex xulayaa sheegayaan mushaarkaas laga bilaabo maalinta Talaadada ah ilaa maalinta Sabtida ah ee inagu soo fool leh. Allpuntland.com,Nairobi

Somali experts prepare Ugandan troops for Somalia mission - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 14:34 Two Somali experts are in Uganda to orient the Somalia-bound Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) troops on Somali culture, law and language. The UPDF 2nd Division Spokesman Chris Magezi told Xinhua by telephone on Monday that the experts, Omar Ahmed and Zainab Yusuf are in the country to prepare the UPDF for their mission in Somalia. He said that the experts who are part of the preparation team have been in the country for a month briefing the UPDF, among other things, the culture and language of the Somali people. He noted that the rehearsals of the Somalia-bound UPDF troops are still going on, adding that Uganda will send 850 troops, expected to leave the country by April 30. Recently Uganda's Foreign Minister Sam Kuteesa said that the east African governments agreed to send 6,800 peace keeping troops to Somalia, from Uganda and Sudan. Last month, foreign ministers from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, a regional body that brings together seven countries, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia endorsed a proposal to deploy a regional peacekeeping force in Somali starting April 30. The peacekeeping force will be in the lawless country for nine months and thereafter, the African Union force will take over. The force will help to ensure that the federal transition government of Somalia, which is currently seating in neighboring Kenya, relocated to Somalia. Somalia has been without a functioning central authority since the overthrow of Mohamed Said Barre's regime in 1991. Source: People's Daily Online

Jihaad uu ugu Jirey Qoyskiisa ayuu Ku Dhintay marxuum (Hassan Mohammed Yussuf)" Sidaas waxaa yiri Imaamka Masjidka Edmonton Edmonton Journal | April 16, 2005 | Tarjumadii SomaliTalk Sahid oo 9-jir ah, oo hor taagan naxashkii uu ku jirey aabihiis Allah ha u naxariistee Marrxuum Xassan Yusuf Sawirka: edmontonjournal Edmonton: Maalinimadii Jimcada (April 15) ayaa meydkii marxuum Hassan Mohammed Yussuf (Allah ha u naxariistee) lageeyey Masjidka Al-Rashid ee magaalada Edmonton si halkaas salaatul Jinaazada loogu tukado looguna duceeyo Marxuumka. Jariidada Edmonton Journal oo halkaas ka warbixineysey waxa ay tiri: masjidka ugu weyn Edmonton guduhiisa ayaa naxash cagaaran oo meydka marxuumku ku jirey waxaa ag fadhiyey toddoba carruur ah ee marxuumku dhalay. Masjidka ayaa dadkii qaadi waayey, intii uu masjidku ka buuxsameyna waxay istaageen bannaanka masjidka, dhammaantoodna marxuumka ayey u ducaynayeen. Dadku markii ay u ducaynayeen marxuumka, afar gabdhood oo marxuumku dhalay waxay la fadhiyeen hooyadood, Farha. Iimaamka Masjidka, Tamer Ali, oo khudbad akhriyey waxa uu dadkii masjidka yimid u sheegay in marxuumku ku dhintay Jihaad uu ugu jirey qoyskiisa. Waxana uu Imimaamku Allah ka baryeey in uu marxuumka u naxariisto. Marxuum Xassan waxa uu Soomaaliya ka kayimid sannadkii 1992. Da'diisuna waxay ahayd 41-jir. Markii Salaatul Jinaazadii lagu tukaday, kaddib qiyaastii 2:40 p.m ayaa naxashkii marxuumka laga soo saaray masjidka, waxaana loo qaaaday xabaalaha, waxaana meydka sii raacay xayn gawaarida taxiyada ah. Wargeyska Edmonton Journal waxaa lagala xiriiri karaa: vjones@thejournal.canwest.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Taxi driver died as a martyr for family, mourners told Hundreds of cabbies spill onto sidewalk outside mosque to pay respects Vernon Clement Jones The Edmonton Journal April 16, 2005 CREDIT: Shaughn Butts, The Journal A DAY OF SORROW AND ANGER: Slain Edmonton taxi driver Hassan Yussuf's son Sahid, 9, is comforted as he weeps in front of his father's casket. EDMONTON - Black, brown and white shoes sat in every corner of the Al-Rashid Mosque Friday -- removed by those inside. The colours were also those of the mourners for Hassan Yussuf, a taxi driver killed while working to feed the wife and children he leaves behind. Yussuf died a martyr to that cause, the leader of the mosque told the hundreds of mourners. "We believe that he was killed in a state of grace," Imam Tamer Ali said, first in Arabic and then in English. "When a brother has died as a martyr for his family, we have to be proud of him." Inside Edmonton's largest mosque, Yussuf's seven children sat close to the green casket in which their father lay. In 1992, the 41-year-old man left Somalia with two science degrees, but would work as a cabbie in Canada to support his family. While hundreds filled the mosque, hundreds more stood outside, unable to get in. Collective chants of "Amen" hummed in the air as Yussuf's four daughters sat with their mother, Farha. She wept quietly. His three boys sat across the aisle with the men of the mosque -- the separation dictated by Islam custom. As the ceremony of equal parts anger and sorrow took place, the first of three people accused of killing Yussuf-- Karl Blair Strongman, 25, of Ponoka -- made his first appearance in an Edmonton court Friday. Strongman, along with Ronald Adrian Crane, 27, and Deidre Renee Baptiste, 23, both of Ponoka, are accused of stabbing the 41-year-old cab driver repeatedly before stuffing him into the trunk of his cab. All three have been charged with first-degree murder, unlawful confinement and robbery. The car sat in a parking lot at the rear of a north-end liquor store for five days before police found Yussuf's body in the trunk on Tuesday night. Ali led the crowd in asking God to show Yussuf the mercy his killers withheld. "May Allah bless his soul and accept him and give patience to his family," he said, before the start of the brief ceremony at 2:30 p.m. By 2:40 p.m., pallbearers had carried the casket down the steps of the mosque and into a waiting hearse. A cortege of cabs followed the black car on its slow drive to the cemetery. "I came to show my respect to the family and to him -- nothing more and nothing less," said Sukhi Tahli, one of the drivers lining the steps who had failed to win a spot inside for the funeral of a man he'd never met. Yussuf came to Edmonton nine months ago, leaving his family in Ottawa. He'd hoped to make enough money to relocate his wife and children in June. "What can you say?" said Marek Masaryk, another taxi driver. "The guy went through the worst nightmare you can imagine and then they killed him. Personally, I think there should be more punishment for a crime." Edmonton cabbies will take that message to City Hall on Sunday for a protest rally . But the company Yussuf acted as a subcontractor for -- Yellow Cab -- must also answer questions, said Abdi Mohamad, another taxi driver. He cited reports that company officials waited five days before notifying police about Yussuf's disappearance. On Thursday, a city police spokesman said the cabbie might have survived the attack had he received immediate medical attention. Two representatives of the taxi firm sat with mourners Friday. The funeral, in some small way, has comforted the grieving family, said Yussuf's nephew. "It really is great -- it gives me a good motivation inside," Mohamed Hersi said. vjones@thejournal.canwest.com

^^^ There is a very good chance Somalia has huge oil reserves. This in part is due to the proven gas reserves and other geological features of the country and its geographical location.

THE OIL FACTOR IN SOMALIA FOUR AMERICAN PETROLEUM GIANTS HAD AGREEMENTS WITH THE AFRICAN NATION BEFORE ITS CIVIL WAR BEGAN. THEY COULD REAP BIG REWARDS IF PEACE IS RESTORED . By MARK FINEMAN DATELINE: MOGADISHU, Somalia Far beneath the surface of the tragic drama of Somalia, four major U.S. oil companies are quietly sitting on a prospective fortune in exclusive concessions to explore and exploit tens of millions of acres of the Somali countryside. That land, in the opinion of geologists and industry sources, could yield significant amounts of oil and natural gas if the U.S.-led military mission can restore peace to the impoverished East African nation. According to documents obtained by The Times, nearly two-thirds of Somalia was allocated to the American oil giants Conoco, Amoco, Chevron and Phillips in the final years before Somalia's pro-U.S. President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown and the nation plunged into chaos in January, 1991. Industry sources said the companies holding the rights to the most promising concessions are hoping that the Bush Administration's decision to send U.S. troops to safeguard aid shipments to Somalia will also help protect their multimillion-dollar investments there. Officially, the Administration and the State Department insist that the U.S. military mission in Somalia is strictly humanitarian. Oil industry spokesmen dismissed as "absurd" and "nonsense" allegations by aid experts, veteran East Africa analysts and several prominent Somalis that President Bush, a former Texas oilman, was moved to act in Somalia, at least in part, by the U.S. corporate oil stake. But corporate and scientific documents disclosed that the American companies are well positioned to pursue Somalia's most promising potential oil reserves the moment the nation is pacified. And the State Department and U.S. military officials acknowledge that one of those oil companies has done more than simply sit back and hope for pece. Conoco Inc., the only major multinational corporation to mantain a functioning office in Mogadishu throughout the past two years of nationwide anarchy, has been directly involved in the U.S. government's role in the U.N.-sponsored humanitarian military effort. Conoco, whose tireless exploration efforts in north-central Somalia reportedly had yielded the most encouraging prospects just before Siad Barre's fall, permitted its Mogadishu corporate compound to be transformed into a de facto American embassy a few days before the U.S. Marines landed in the capital, with Bush's special envoy using it as his temporary headquarters. In addition, the president of the company's subsidiary in Somalia won high official praise for serving as the government's volunteer "facilitator" during the months before and during the U.S. intervention. Describing the arrangement as "a business relationship," an official spokesman for the Houston-based parent corporation of Conoco Somalia Ltd. said the U.S. government was paying rental for its use of the compound, and he insisted that Conoco was proud of resident general manager Raymond Marchand's contribution to the U.S.-led humanitarian effort. John Geybauer, spokesman for Conoco Oil in Houston, said the company was acting as "a good corporate citizen and neighbor" in granting the U.S. government's request to be allowed to rent the compound. The U.S. Embassy and most other buildings and residential compounds here in the capital were rendered unusable by vandalism and fierce artillery duels during the clan wars that have consumed Somalia and starved its people. In its in-house magazine last month, Conoco reprinted excerpts from a letter of commendation for Marchand written by U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Frank Libutti, who has been acting as military aide to U.S. envoy Robert B. Oakley. In the letter, Libutti praised the oil official for his role in the initial operation to land Marines on Mogadishu's beaches in December, and the general concluded, "Without Raymond's courageous contributions and selfless service, the operation would have failed." But the close relationship between Conoco and the U.S. intervention force has left many Somalis and foreign development experts deeply troubled by the blurry line between the U.S. government and the large oil company, leading many to liken the Somalia operation to a miniature version of Operation Desert Storm, the U.S.-led military effort in January, 1991, to drive Iraq from Kuwait and, more broadly, safeguard the world's largest oil reserves. "They sent all the wrong signals when Oakley moved into the Conoco compound," said one expert on Somalia who worked with one of the four major companies as they intensified their exploration efforts in the country in the late 1980s. "It's left everyone thinking the big question here isn't famine relief but oil -- whether the oil concessions granted under Siad Barre will be transferred if and when peace is restored," the expert said. "It's potentially worth billions of dollars, and believe me, that's what the whole game is starting to look like." Although most oil experts outside Somalia laugh at the suggestion that the nation ever could rank among the world's major oil producers -- and most maintain that the international aid mission is intended simply to feed Somalia's starving masses -- no one doubts that there is oil in Somalia. The only question: How much? "It's there. There's no doubt there's oil there," said Thomas E. O'Connor, the principal petroleum engineer for the World Bank, who headed an in-depth, three-year study of oil prospects in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's northern coast. "You don't know until you study a lot further just how much is there," O'Connor said. "But it has commercial potential. It's got high potential . . . once the Somalis get their act together." O'Connor, a professional geologist, based his conclusion on the findings of some of the world's top petroleum geologists. In a 1991 World Bank-coordinated study, intended to encourage private investment in the petroleum potential of eight African nations, the geologists put Somalia and Sudan at the top of the list of prospective commercial oil producers. Presenting their results during a three-day conference in London in September, 1991, two of those geologists, an American and an Egyptian, reported that an analysis of nine exploratory wells drilled in Somalia indicated that the region is "situated within the oil window, and thus (is) highly prospective for gas and oil." A report by a third geologist, Z. R. Beydoun, said offshore sites possess "the geological parameters conducive to the generation, expulsion and trapping of significant amounts of oil and gas." Beydoun, who now works for Marathon Oil in London, cautioned in a recent interview that on the basis of his findings alone, "you cannot say there definitely is oil," but he added: "The different ingredients for generation of oil are there. The question is whether the oil generated there has been trapped or whether it dispersed or evaporated." Beginni 1986, Conoco, along with Amoco, Chevron, Phillips and, briefly, Shell all sought and obtained exploration licenses for northern Somalia from Siad Barre's government. Somalia was soon carved up into concessional blocs, with Conoco, Amoco and Chevron winning the right to explore and exploit the most promising ones. The companies' interest in Somalia clearly predated the World Bank study. It was grounded in the findings of another, highly successful exploration effort by the Texas-based Hunt Oil Corp. across the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Peninsula nation of Yemen, where geologists disclosed in the mid-1980s that the estimated 1 billion barrels of Yemeni oil reserves were part of a great underground rift, or valley, that arced into and across northern Somalia. Hunt's Yemeni operation, which is now yielding nearly 200,000 barrels of oil a day, and its implications for the entire region were not lost on then-Vice President George Bush. In fact, Bush witnessed it firsthand in April, 1986, when he officially dedicated Hunt's new $18-million refinery near the ancient Yemeni town of Marib. In remarks during the event, Bush emphasized the critical value of supporting U.S. corporate efforts to develop and safeguard potential oil reserves in the region. In his speech, Bush stressed "the growing strategic importance to the West of developing crude oil sources in the region away from the Strait of Hormuz," according to a report three weeks later in the authoritative Middle East Economic Survey. Bush's reference was to the geographical choke point that controls access to the Persian Gulf and its vast oil reserves. It came at the end of a 10-day Middle East tour in which the vice president drew fire for appearing to advocate higher oil and gasoline prices. "Throughout the course of his 17,000-mile trip, Bush suggested continued low (oil) prices would jeopardize a domestic oil industry 'vital to the national security interests of the United States,' which was interpreted at home and abroad as a sign the onetime oil driller from Texas was coming to the aid of his former associates," United Press International reported from Washington the day after Bush dedicated Hunt's Yemen refinery. No such criticism accompanied Bush's decision late last year to send more than 20,000 U.S. troops to Somalia, widely applauded as a bold and costly step to save an estimated 2 million Somalis from starvation by opening up relief supply lines and pacifying the famine-struck nation. But since the U.S. intervention began, neither the Bush Administration nor any of the oil companies that had been active in Somalia up until the civil war broke out in early 1991 have commented publicly on Somalia's potential for oil and natural gas production. Even in private, veteran oil company exploration experts played down any possible connection between the Administration's move into Somalia and the corporate concessions at stake. "In the oil world, Somalia is a fringe exploration area," said one Conoco executive who asked not to be named. "They've overexaggerated it," he said of the geologists' optimism about the prospective oil reserves there. And as for Washington's motives in Somalia, he brushed aside criticisms that have been voiced quietly in Mogadishu, saying, "With America, there is a genuine humanitarian streak in us . . . that many other countries and cultures cannot understand." But the same source added that Conoco's decision to maintain its headquarters in the Somali capital even after it pulled out the last of its major equipment in the spring of 1992 was certainly not a humanitarian one. And he confirmed that the company, which has explored Somalia in three major phases beginning in 1952, had achieved "very good oil shows" -- industry terminology for an exploration phase that often precedes a major discovery -- just before the war broke out. "We had these very good shows," he said. "We were pleased. That's why Conoco stayed on. . . . The people in Houston are convinced there's oil there." Indeed, the same Conoco World article that praised Conoco's general manager in Somalia for his role in the humanitarian effort quoted Marchand as saying, "We stayed because of Somalia's potential for the company and to protect our assets." Marchand, a French citizen who came to Somalia from Chad after a civil war forced Conoco to suspend operations there, explained the role played by his firm in helping set up the U.S.-led pacification mission in Mogadishu. "When the State Department asked Conoco management for assistance, I was glad to use the company's influence in Somalia for the success of this mission," he said in the magazine article. "I just treated it like a company operation -- like moving a rig. I did it for this operation because the (U.S.) officials weren't familiar with the environment." Marchand and his company were clearly familiar with the anarchy into which Somalia has descended over the past two years -- a nation with no functioning government, no utilities and few roads, a place ruled loosely by regional warlords. Of the four U.S. companies holding the Siad Barre-era oil concessions, Conoco is believed to be the only one that negotiated what spokesman Geybauer called "a standstill agreement" with an interim government set up by one of Mogadishu's two principal warlords, Ali Mahdi Mohamed. Industry sources said the other U.S. companies with contracts in Somalia cited "force majeure" (superior power), a legal term asserting that they were forced by the war to abandon their exploration efforts and would return as soon as peace is restored. "It's going to be very interesting to see whether these agreements are still good," said Mohamed Jirdeh, a prominent Somali businessman in Mogadishu who is familiar with the oil-concession agreements. "Whatever Siad did, all those records and contracts, all disappeared after he fled. . . . And this period has brought with it a deep change of our society. "Our country is now very weak, and, of course, the American oil companies are very strong. This has to be handled very diplomatically, and I think the American government must move out of the oil business, or at least make clear that there is a definite line separating the two, if they want to maintain a long-term relationship here." Fineman, Times bureau chief in Nicosia, Cyprus, was recently in Somalia.

Galkacyu will survive this incident as it did the other more tragic episodes of the war. Lets be calm and not lose sight of the goal which is the creation of a prosporous and peaceful city that welcomes all.

....................................... The original Jedi/Sith knight. Nothing can stop the power of the dark side..

More than 80 Countries Confirmed for Asia-Africa Summit Jakarta, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 80 countries have confirmed their attendance at the Asia-Africa Summit on April 22-24, with an agenda covering cooperation in the fields of security, politics, economics and sociocultural issues. The gathering at the top will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Asian-African conference celebrated in the Indonesian city of Bandung, which founded the Non-Aligned Movement on the principles of anticolonialism and anti racial segregation. Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wieajuda said over 50 Heads of State have been invited and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will also be attending. Indonesia advised that security would be reinforced with nearly 24,700 military and police agents, and the Mayor of Jakarta said "they will prove to the world that Indonesia is a safe venue to host international events." msl/mh/emw/dor/jwp

Asia-Africa Summit aims at new cooperation After 50 years of suspension since the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung in April 1955, nearly 60 leaders of Asian-African countries are expected to gather in Jatarta from next week to rebuild a bridge and structure for strengthening political and economic cooperation between the two continents. Altogether with 105 countries, Asia and Africa have a total of 4.6 billion population, which is 70 percent of the world's total, and their land covers nearly half of the world total. Currently, the general domestic product (GDP) of the Asian and African countries stands around 9.3 trillion US dollars, which could harbor the largest potential market in the world. Under the logo of "Reinvigorate the Bandung Spirit, Working Toward Asia-Africa Strategic Partnership," the Second Asia-Africa Summit was initiated by South Africa in November 2002 and has been warmly responded and welcomed by Indonesia and other Asian and African countries. After a series of ministerial conferences and working sessions in Indonesia and South Africa in 2003 and 2004, major documents and principles have been worked out, paving the way for the Second Asia-Africa Summit in Jakarta and the Golden Jubilee of the Bandung Conference in its birthplace. According to the preliminary agenda, the first sideline event will kick off on April 18, when a forum over promotion of renewable energy and an energy exhibition on the same topic would be held. In a bid to enhance the role of women and youth, a workshop on strengthening Asian-African strategic cooperation in promoting the status and role of women and youth will take place on April 19 in Jakarta. To promote the trade and investment sectors, a business summit and trade fair are also scheduled to be held from April 18 to April 22. As the last preparations for the Asia-Africa Summit, the ministerial meeting is to be held on April 20, to finalize the documents that will be signed by the heads of state or government during the summit. These documents include a declaration on the Asian-African strategic partnership and an action program in implementation of the continental cooperation in the political, economic as well as social and cultural fields. The Second Asia-Africa Summit is to be held in Jakarta on April 22 and 23, up to now some 56 heads of state/government have confirmed to attend and around 25 member countries of the Non-aligned Movement, mostly from Latin America, along with 20 sub-regional organizations and several donor countries as observers will participate in the summit. The Golden Jubilee to mark the Bandung Conference will be held in Bandung of West Java province, some 160 kilometers southeast of Jakarta on April 24. Outside the summit and sideline events, hundreds of activists from several NGOs are planning to have international conferences in a number of cities in the country. Since last week, Jakarta has started to beef up security two weeks ahead of the second Asian-African Summit here and the 50th anniversary celebrations to mark the first Asia-Africa Bandong conference. Nearly 25,000 security personnel from Jakarta police, the Indonesian Military Force (TNI) and municipal administration have been mobilized and deployed to safeguard the key places and public areas in the city with over 10 million population. Except the terror bombing, the security authority are also anticipating other possible disturbances, such as sabotage of the city's power or food supply, illegal massive rallies and traffic jams in the downtown, where the summit and a series of events would take place. The city police have arrested over 70 people in various raids in the past week in an effort to tighten security prior to the summit. A Jakarta police officer said the police would continue to conduct similar raids until all the foreign guests return home on April 25. Source: Xinhua

DFKMG ah ee Soomaaliya oo lagu marti qaadey ka qayb galka Shirweyne Caalami ah Nairobi-17.April.2005 Dowladda FKMG ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa lagu casuumay ka soo qeybgalka shirweyne Caalami ah oo lagaga hadlayo horumarka Qaaradaha Afrika iyo Aasiya iyo waliba sidii la iskaga kaashan lahaa Amuurahaasi. Haweeneyda Dalka Koonfur Afrika u qaabilsan Arimaha Dibadda Mss Nakuusazaana Dalaamiini ayaa sheegtay in kulankaasi lagu casuumay dalal badan oo Afrikaan ah gaar ahaan kuwa sida weyn uga liita dhinacyada dhaqaalaha iyo horumarka Tiknoloojiyada waxaana wadamadaasi ka mid ah Suudaan, Jabuuti iyo Soomaaliya. Shirweynahan oo lagu casuumey 107 wadan ayaa lagu qaban doona Magaalada Banduunag ee Wadanka Induniisiya, waxayna Magaalada Banduunag hada ka hor mudo laga joogo 50 sano waxay marti galisay shirkan oo kale. Wakaalada Wararka Shiinaha u faafisa oo ka hadlaysay Hogaamiyaasha lagu marti qaadey ee shirkan ayaa waxay sheegtay in ay jiraan Hogaamiyayaal ku cusub Shirkan kuwaasi oo ay ka mid yihiin Madaxweynaha Ingosiiniya Sosilio Bambang Yodayaano iyo waliba Madaxweynaha DFKMG ah ee Soomaaliya C/laahi Yuusuf Axmed inkastoo aan shaaca laga qaadin in Madaxweynuhu ka qayb gali doono shirkaasi iyo in ay u socdaali doonaan xubno kale oo ka mid ah DFKMG ah. Canab Mumtaaz SBC Nairobi.

Munaasabada Maalinta Dhirta Adduunka oo si weyn looga xusay Puntland Bosaso :- Munaasabadaha Maalinta Dhirta Adduunka oo ku aadan maanta oo ah 17ka Bisha April ayaa ka dhacday magaalooyinka waaweyn ee maamulka Puntland ayadoo munaasabadii ka dhacday magaalada Bosaaso lagu bilaabay hawlo dhireyn ah oo magaalada lagu faafin doono. Munaasabadan oo ka dhacday Xarunta Wasaaradda Xanaanada, Xoolaha, Beeraha iyo Deegaanka ee Puntland. Munaasabaddan maalinta Dhirta Adduunka ayaa lagu soo bandhigay mashruuc ah dhireynta magaalada Bosaaso oo la bilaabay in lagu Abuuro dhir aad u badan oo gaareysa 8000 oo geed. Munaasabada ka dhacday Bosaaso ayey kasoo qeyb galeen mas'uuliyiinta ka socota Dowlada Puntland oo uu hogaaminayo Wasiirka Xaanada, Xoolaha, Beeraha iyo Deegaanka Md.Ibraahim Xareed iyo maamulka Gobalka Bari. Mashruuca dhireynta magaalada ayaa maanta si rasmi ah loo bilaabay ayadoo xaafada Balade ee magaalada lagu beeri doono 2000 oo geed. Mashruucan ayaa waxa sidoo kale ka qeyb qaadan doona Hay'ada Cuntada Adduunka ee WFP oo sheegtay in ay deeq raashin ah siin doonto shaqaalaha ka qeyb qaadanaya mashruucan dhireynta ah, halka ay hay'adaha magaalada Qaarkood ay ayaguna bixiyeen deeq isugu jirta geedo iyo qalabka wax lagu beero. Xassan Ciise HorseedNet.com Bosaso, PL Somaliya

Munaasabad ku aaddan xuska 'Maalinta Dhirta Adduunka' oo Boosaaso laga qabtay Boosaaso - 17.April.2005 Waxaa lagu qabtay xarunta wasaaradda xannaanada xoolaha beeraha iyo deegaanka munaasabad lagu xusayey maalinta dhirta adduunka oo ku beegan 17-ka bisha April. Munaasabaddan oo ahayd mid si weyn loo soo agaasimey ayaa waxaa sidoo kale lagu furayey mashruuca dhiraynta magaalada Boosaaso kaas oo ay fulineyso wasaaradda xannaanada xoolaha beeraha iyo deegaanka wasaaraddaas oo kaashaneysa dawladda hoose ee magaalada Boosaaso iyo maamulka gobolka Bari. Mashruuca dhiraynta magaalada Boosaaso ayaa waxaa furitaankiisii ugu horreeyey laba geed ku abuuray isla xarunta wasaaradda, wasiirka xannaanada xoolaha beeraha iyo deegaanka Ibraahim Xareed Cali iyo guddoomiyaha iyo guddoomiyaha gobolka Bari, Yuusuf Maxamed Maxamed Wacays (Dhedo). Magaalada Boosaaso ayaa waxaa lagu waddaa in si rasmi ah loogu beero ilaa 8,000 oo geed, taas oo wejiga kowaad ee dhirtaasi lagu beerayo 2000 oo geed xaafadda Baalade ee magaaladan Boosaaso. Mashruuca Dhiraynta magaalada Boosaaso oo maanta la furay ayaa waxaa gacan ka geystey hay’adaha ka hawl gala magaaladan Boosaaso qaarkood sida; hay’adda SWS oo bixisay 500 oo geed, RMSN oo iyana bixisay 500 oo geed, hay’adda CEFA oo ku deeqday 150 geed iyo hay’adaha Unicef iyo WAWA oo baxshey min boqol doolar ($100). Dhinaca kale, hay’adda WFP ayaa iyana ku deeqday raashinka ay isticmaalayaan shaqaalaha ka shaqaynaya dhiraynta muddada lixda bilood ah ee soo socota. Munaasabaddii maanta lagu xusayey maalinta dhirta adduunka ayaa waxaa ugu horrayntii ka hadlay agaasimaha guud ee wasaaradda xannaanada xoolaha beeraha iyo deegaanka, C/naasir Aadan Maxamed waxana uu warbixin kooban ku sharxay nidaamka ay wasaarad ahaan ugu tala galeen dhiraynta magaalada Boosaaso. Waxaa sidoo kale, munaasabaddaasi hadal ka jeediyey guddoomiyaha gobolka Bari, Yusuuf Maxamed Wacays (Dhedo), waxanu ku nuux nuuxsaday muhiibadda ay dhirta iyo dhirayntu u leedahay magaaladan Boosaaso, sida in ay dhimi karto dhiro heerka kulka ee magaalada iyo in ay jiraan dhir baab’ineysa kaneecada isla markaasna har wanaagsan laga heli karo. Wasiirka Xannaanada Xoolaha Beeraha iyo Deegaanka, Ibraahim Xareed Cali ayaa hadal uu munaasabadan ka jeediyey sharraxaad kaga bixiyey sida ay lagama maarmaanka ugu yihiin dhirtu nolosha dadka iyo deegaanka. Wasiirka Xannaanada Xoolaha Beeraha iyo Deegaanka, Ibraahim Xareed Cali ayaa warbixin cilmiyaysan oo ku saabsan dhirta ka jeediyey kulankaasi. Barkhad Cali Saalax oo ah wasiirka Awqaafta iyo Diinta ee Puntland, ayaa isna munaasabadan kaga war bixiyey sidii loo beeray qaar ka mid ah dhirta faca weyn ee magaaladan Boosaaso. Sidoo kale waxaa munaasabaddan goob joog ka ahaa wasiir kuxigeenka ganacsiga iyo wershedaha, Cabdullaahi Maxamed Barre (Caato), duqa degmada Boosaaso, Rooble Cumar Gudcur, mas’uuliyiin ka socotey hay’adaha waddaniga iyo kuwa caalamiga ahbaa iyo marti sharaf kale. Maxamuud Faarax Bile farahbile@hotmail.com

Nairobi: Wafdi ay kala hogaaminayaan ra'iisal wasaaraha iyo Wasiirka dibada Soomaaliya oo Todobaadkaan u dhoofaya Indoonisiya - Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 13:26 Nairobi (AllPuntland)- Wararka ka imaanaya magaalada Nairobi oo ay hadda dagan tahay dawlada Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa sheegaya in wafdi balaaran oo ka socda dawlada federaalka Soomaaliya ay caawa iyo dabayaaqada todobaadkaan ka duulidoonan Nairobi iyagoo kusii jeeda dalka Indoonisa. wasiirka arimaha dibada Soomaaliya C/llahi Shiikh Ismaaciil Wafdigaan oo uu hogaaminayo wasiirka arimaha dibada Soomaaliya C/llahi Shiikh Ismaaciil ayaa la sheegay in safarkoodu ka dambeeyay martiqaad dawlada Indoonisa u fidisay madaxda sar sare ee dawlada Soomaaliya, iyadoo warku sheegayo in wafdiga wasiirka Dibada ee caawa baxaya ay gogol xaar u yihiin wafdi balaaran oo uu horkacayo Ra'iisal wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo isaga iyo wafdi uu hogaaminayaa ay maalmaha soosocda u amba baxayaan dalka Indoonisaya. Wafdiga wasiirka dibada ee caawa baxaya oo u sii diyaarinaya wafdiga ra'iisal wasaaraha waxyaabihii ay kawada hadli lahaayeen labada dowladood ayaa waxaa xubno ka ah xubno uu ka mid yahay gudoomiyaha dhawaan loo magacaabay gobolka Banaadir. Masuuliyiinta Soomaalida oo maalmahaan ku jiray safaro ay ku raadinayeen sidii ay taageero caalami ah ugu heli lahaayeen dalkooda Soomaaliya oo la burbursanaa 15 sanno dagaalo sokeeye ayaa lagu wadaa inay dawlada Indoonisiya hor dhigaan dalab aykaga doonayaan inay gacan kusiiso dib u dhiska Soomaaliya. Labada dal ee Soomaaliya iyo Indoonisaya oo uu ka dhexeeyay xiriir xagga dhaqanka iyo ganacsiga ah ayaa lagu wadaa in wadahadaladoodu inay u badnaan doonaan sidii loosoo noolayn lahaa xiriirkii u dhexeeyay labada dal, xiriirkaas oo aan hanaan dawli ah u shaqaynayn tan iyo intii ay burburtay dawladii Soomaaliya sannadkii 1991-kii. AllPuntland, Nairobi

Qaar ka mid ah Xubnihii Baarlamaanka ee Muqdisho soo gaaray oo mar kale dib ugu laabanaya Magaalada Nairobi Sabti, April 16, 2005(HOL)@20:20GMT: Qaar ka mid ah Xubnaha Baarlamaanka ee dhowaan soo gaaray magaalada Muqdisho ayaa lagu wadaa in ay mar kale dib ugu laabtaan magaalada Nairobi kadib wada hadallo hoose iyo xiriir ay la soo sameeyeen qaar ka mid ah madaxda sare ee dowladda oo arrimaha dib u laabashadooda u soo xil saartay ganacsato ku sugan magaalada Muqdisho. Wararku waxay sheegayaan in ugu yaraan ilaa 30 Xubnood ay dhowaantan bilaabayaan socdalkooda dib u laabashada, waxaana Jimcihii dib ugu laabtay magaalada Nairobi Xildhibaan Sakariye Maxamuud Xaaji Cabdi, walow uu isagu sii sheegay in dib u laabashadiisa ay la xiriirto sidii uu xubno kale u keeni lahaa magaalada Muqdisho, waxaana sidoo kale la filayaa in todobaadkan ay dib u laabtaan Xubno ay ka mid yihiin Caasha Axmed Cabdalla iyo Cabdi C/lle Jinni Boqor, walow la sheegayo in ay iyaguna sheegteen in ay arrimo u gaar ah dib ugu laabanayaan. Qaar ka mid ah Xubnaha Baalamaanka oo codsaday in aan la faafin magacyadooda ayaa sheegay in ay Muqdisho ugu yimaadeen xaalad cabsi leh iyo dhaqaale la’aan u diiday in ay dhaafaan Hotelkii ay ku soo degeen, halka ay qaarkoodna ay u suurtogeli weysay in ay guryahoodii soo booqdaan, isla markaana ay dhacday in xubnaha qoyskooda loogu keeno Hotelka ay degan yihiin ee Saxafi si ay u kulmaan. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis) Hiiraan Online sxiis@hiiraan.com Mogadishu, Somalia

Somali Premier Names New Army Chief, Mogadishu Governor Agence France Presse NAIROBI, 15 April 2005 — Somali’s transitional Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has named a new army chief and a new governor for the anarchic country’s bullet-scarred capital of Mogadishu, officials said yesterday. The appointments, however, are largely symbolic as while the lawless Horn of Africa nation has plenty of men under arms, it has no army and Mogadishu is controlled by various unruly warlords many of whom are foes of Gedi. Despite questions about the effectiveness of the new officials, their naming comes as Gedi’s government, which is still in exile in Kenya for security reasons, continues with long-delayed plans to relocate home. He named General Ismail Kassim Naji, a former military officer, as the new chief of staff of the yet-to-be-created army and Mohamud Hassan Ali, a former Somali Olympic official, as the governor of Mogadishu, officials said. In addition, Abdullahi Dahi Barre was appointed as attorney general and Bashir Issa Ali named head of the central bank.

HOGAAMIYEYAASHA DAGAALKA EE MUQDISHO: DUQSIGII GAROOR (CIIR) KU DABAAL BARTAAHI FUUD KULUL AYUU KU GUBTAA!! Somaliweyn.com ( Muqdisho 16 Abriil 2005) Ma aha wax sahlan loomana fadhiyo in la helo afkaar mideysan oo ay isku raacsan yihiin ummad, waxaase lama huraan noqoneysa in loo guntado ugu yaraan sidii loo gaari lahaa qaab isu soo dhowaansho si loo helo waddo suuragelin karta in hal jiho wax loo wada wado si looga gudbo dhibaatooyinka baaxada leh ee heysta shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee dhibanayaasha ah. Tan iyo markii la unkay Dowladda Federaaliga waxaa shacabka u muuqday rajo cusub iyo ka gudubka marxaladan, waxaase durbadiiba soo if baxay hor istaag lagu doonayo in lagu burburiyo mirihii shirka, iyadoo la adeegsanayo fikrado raqiis ah oo lagu doonayo in wax lagu marin habaabiyo la isna huwinayo muuqaal daacadnimo, shacabkana la maqashiinayo hadalo wanaagsan oo afka baarkiisa kaliya ku eg. Hoggaamiyeyaasha Xildhibaanada iyo Wasiirada noqday ee awooda ku leh Muqdisho qaar ka mid ah ayaa u muuqda kuwo wata qorshe gooni ah oo ay ku abuureen Mashruuca ujeeddo badan, kaas oo aan la saanqaadi karin hannaanka Dowladnimo ayna ka muuqato astaantii ay sida aadka ah ugu caan baxeen hoggaamiyeyaasha oo ah is hortaag fowdo iyo waliba carqaladeyn wax kasta oo wanaag u ah shacabka. Hoggaamiyeyaasha Muqdisho waxay la soo shir tageen laba BArnaamij oo isku dhex miliqsan, nabadeynta magaalada iyo dhismaha maamulka G/Banaadir, aan kala qaadno labadan arrin, kuna horeyno nabadeynta magaalada Muqdisho oo ah mushkilad qara weyn xilliyo fara badan oo xaaladu intaan ka sahlaneydna xal ka gaarideeda lagu hungoobay, bal isweydii Muqdisho ma waxay gacanta ugu jirtaa saddexda hoggaamiye ee leh nabad buuxda ayaan ku soo dabaaleynaa, maleeshiyooyinkana dibadda ayaan u saareynaa, magaalo kala gogo'an oo gacanta ugu jirta hoggaamiyeyaal kala fikrad duwan iyo beelo aragtida siyaasadeed ku kala tagsan, sidee koox kaliya wax uga qaban kartaa, miyaa la iska indha tirayaa xaqiiqda dhabta ah, mala ilowsan yahay in rag hore oo lacag malaayiin ah loo siiyay fulinta qorshahan loona ballanqaaday boqollaal Milyan Dollar oo kale ku guul darreysteen inay Muqdisho xal u sameeyaan, waynu ku qasbanahay in wixii wanaagsan oo ummada dani ugu jirto, hase yeeshee tani ma aha wax aan ka ahayn WAAN SOCON WEYNEE AAN ORODNO. Arrinta lug jiidida weyn ka imaaneyso waa maamul u sameynta G/Banaadir, ma waxaa la raacayaa habka Federaaliga ee qeexaya in qabiil walba uu maamulka degaankiisa isagu sameysto, mise weli waxaan adeesaneynaa nidaamkii qarda jeexa ee 14-ka sano, nin aan ahayn dadkii ehelka u ahaa degaanka ayaa maamul sameynaya, wuxuuna u magacaabayaa dad aan degaanka u dhalan,?, yaase iska leh mas'uuliyada maamul u sameynta G/Banaadir ma Dowladda Federaalka iyo mise hoggaamiyeyaasha ku kacsan?. Qorshaha hogaamiyeyaasha ee Muqdisho waa tijaabadii ugu dambeysay ee lagu kala ogaan karo inay isbedel diyaar u yihiin lana saanqaadayaan dhismaha Qaranka iyo inay weli halkoodii hore taagan yihiin, wakhtiga ayaa wax walba kala caddeyn doona, beri ayuu shir isugu yeeray Waraabe bahda Habar Dugaag isagoo ka dalbanaya in laga bedelo magaca Waraabe oo uu si aad ah u dhibsaday, wuxuuna soo jeediyay in Amiin ama Aamin mid uun loogu yeero. Bahda habar Dugaag ayaa Waraabihii ka codsaday inuu shirka dibadda ka tago si ay u wadahadlaan arrintiisa wixii ay ka yeeli lahaayeena go'aan uga gaaraan, waxayna kala afkaar qaadasho kaddib isku raaceen in Waraabaha loo dhiibo HAl iyo Nirigteed oo uu soo hayo muddo 15-maalmood ah si codsigiisa meel loo saaro, sidaa ayuu Waraabihii Hashii iyo nirigteedii kula wareegay, dhowr maalmood ayuu is celin ku jiray, hase yeeshee maalintii dambe ayuu is heyn waayay kolkaa ayuu Hashii candhada ka goostay, maalmo ayuu is celiyay, nasiib darrase wuxuu ka badin waayay inuu Nirigtiina Faruuryaha ka goosto, markii la gaaray maalintii ballanta ayaa habar dugaag oo shirsan u yeereen Waraabihii iyagoo "Aaminow Hasha soo godol", Waraabihii oo is miskiininaya ayaa goobta soo istaagay isagoo ka xun wixii uu sameeyay, wuxuuna yiri "MAxay ku nuugtaa maxayse ka nuugtaa?" la arki doonee halka ay arrinta hoggaamiyeyaashani ku dambeyso. Cali Mahdi Maxamed markii Madaxweynenimada loo caleema saaray 1991-kii codsigii ugu horeeyay ee uu beesha Caalamka u gudbiyay wuxuu ahaa Nafto, Shidaal iyo cunto hanalala soo gaaro, C/qaasim isna markii Madaxweynenimada loo doortay sanadkii 2000 wuxuu yiri: Beesha Caalamka waxaan ka codsaneynaa kaalmo dhaqaale, Col. C/llaahi Yuusuf markii Madaxweynenimada loo doortay 10-kii Oktoobar codsigii ugu horeeyay ee uu beesha Caalamka u jeediyo wuxuu ahaa in lagu taageero Ciidamo amniga Dowladda hub ka dhigisna ku sameeya maleeshiyooyinka, qof ku haminaya helitaan dhaqaale iyo mid ka fikiraya dhisme Qaran sidee isula saanqaadi karaan?, Ciidamada shisheeye waxay saldhig asaas ah u noqonayaan in la helo Dowlad shaqeysa oo ka badbaada hagardaameynta ay maleegayaan kooxaha diidan inay wax dhismaan, waxaanse gabagabadii leeyahay HOGGAAMIYEYAASHA DAGAALKA EE MUQDISHO: DUQSIGII GAROOR (CIIR) KU DABAAL BARTAAHI FUUD KULUL AYUU KU GUBTAA!! Waxaa Qoray: Muuse Maxamed Cusmaan muusekiimiko@yahoo.com muusekiimiko@hotmail.com

Lets not get lost in the drivel regarding the former regime and who sold what from whom to the national armoury. The late dictator only managed to spoil his clan, in which time many incompetent individuals became, Colonels, Generals and what not. Yet when the tough got going he ended his last days as a refugee. Whether they sold the armoury or did not know how to defend it, what happened is simple the total defeat and capitulation of the regime and the armed forces structure. Again a simple question, why every other quarters there seems to be a repeat of these tragic incidents involving this specific clan. Xiiraale, Kismayu , Cabudwaaq, Ceel Waaq?

The free loving nations of Israel and Tajikistan would find it difficult to understand your position. Xiin Bush Jr says it all for me mate.. “Our enemies are ruthless and innovative, they are always thinking of ways to harm this country and so are we.â€

You get news from the frontline, Horn, your contacts seem to always be in some frontline, Xiiraale, Kismayu and now Ceel Waaq. In each case as pointed out by Sky some other power is against the group you are supporting on the side of the other. I don’t buy the story mate; it seems you are again avoiding the truth. Also why is there a repeat of these incidents every other quarter?

President Bush is a man on a mission against tyranny where ever it might raise its deformed head. He champions the weak against the strong and will ensure that the United States is protected at home through the actions of our brave and gentle soldiers. The doctrine of preventative war has worked well in Iraq, for how else could one have stopped that state from becoming a safe haven for terrorist's? “Our enemies are ruthless and innovative, they are always thinking of ways to harm this country and so are we.†The president succulently sums up his underlying belief that America rocks. In his few years in office the President has faced off against many ruthless and cunning opponents and has liberated many people near and far. He out powered the Beast of Baghdad, liberated Haiti from that evil one eyed President. Our friends in Israel, Colombia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan should rest assured that the President appreciates the effort they have made and the steps they have taken in creating a free, democratic and just societies in which the rule of law reins supreme.