^^^He is great for admitting the truth. Hope he does well and implements the lessons he learned from that hope in the hill Garowe..

^^^Nice, so you admit your Sharif has no power, and can not even change the actions of those in his payroll. They just added to the missery of the people, 10 civilians killed and your hero is able to do less than me. Yes I am behind a computer, but at least i commented on this tragedy while he could not.

^^^Tarzan is a ok in my books now. If only his supports had the guts to admit the truth as he did.. Nough said, I will reference the man himself "Garowe is a great city, better today than Mogadishu" Tarzan of the Xamar Jungle..

More than 6,000 patients were treated at Keysaney and Medina hospitals last year, compared to the 2,800 admitted in 2008, said the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, which supplies the hospitals with medicine and pays staff salaries.

Somali capital casualties highest in decade (AP) – 3 days ago NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The near-daily violence in Somalia's capital last year wounded the highest number of people in a decade including nearly 2,300 women and children, an international Red Cross spokeswoman said Friday. More than 6,000 patients were treated at Keysaney and Medina hospitals last year, compared to the 2,800 admitted in 2008, said the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, which supplies the hospitals with medicine and pays staff salaries. The international humanitarian group, one of the few operating in Somalia, said it was hard to get reliable death figures from the capital. The only ambulance service in Mogadishu has said that more than 2,100 civilians died in warfare last year. A U.S. group that works to prevent civilian deaths says Somalia is more dangerous for civilians than Afghanistan or Iraq. ICRC spokeswoman Nicole Engelbrecht said the number of people wounded last year is the highest since 2000, when record-keeping began. "Severely wounded people arrive at all hours, even in the middle of the night," said Pascal Mauchle, the head of the ICRC's Somalia delegation. "We are especially concerned about the large number of civilians, including women and children, suffering from weapon-related injuries." Aid groups and Mogadishu residents have repeatedly decried the combatants' indiscriminate shelling of populated areas of the seaside city. Mogadishu suffers frequent barrages of mortars, rockets and artillery shells exchanged between Islamist insurgents and pro-government forces who protect the sliver of land controlled by the fragile government. The ICRC has urged the parties to the conflict to avoid civilian casualties. "The warring parties must distinguish at all times between civilians and fighters. They must not employ indiscriminate means and methods of warfare. Medical staff, hospitals and clinics must be respected and protected in all circumstances," said the ICRC, noting that nearly 2,300 women and children were caught in the cross fire last year. Somalia has not had a functioning government since clan-based warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and then turned on each other, sinking the Horn of Africa nation into chaos.

^^^Obviously the reer Mudug official was not killed by a member of his admin. The 10 civilians massacred today were killed by people on the payroll of Sharif Ahmed. Unless you are saying Sharif Hotel's only army are AMISOM and thus the Somali's crazy action are nothing to do with him. Oops an AMISOM soldier kill civilians at will. You know under Sharif Hotel more civilains have been maimed and killed than at any time over the last decade.

Tarzan "greatness" comes from the fact that he admitted . that Garowe was a better run city than Mogadishu and hence any other in Somalia. Now for that simple truth, he is the Greatest. However the Mayor of Garowe runs a vibrant city and has contributed a great deal...

^^^Hitler never gassed the Jews either. That does not mean he was speared of blame. The killers are paid millitia of Shairf Hotel/Fargaajo and as such they your leaders wont be spared.

^^^^Amin, Samir iyo Imaan my brotother..

So this is the government that you are hoping to extend the term for? Madness

7:13pm Opposition groups continue to call for a "million man march" and a general strike on Tuesday to commemorate one week since the protest movement began. Meanwhile, the military has reiterated that it will not attempt to hurt protesters. As 250,000 gathered around Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday, President Mubarak asked his new prime minister, Ahmad Shafiq, to start talks with the opposition. It has yet to be seen whether the broad coalition of Egyptian opposition groups - students, web activists, leftists, liberals, and Islamists - will manage to come together.

The Economist's Cairo correspondent says he believes Mubarak's days are numbered, and has some telling details: I knew it was truly over when I came home to find a neighbour in a panic. He had smelled a fire nearby. We traced its source soon enough, after climbing to the roof of my building. Smoke drifted from the garden of the villa next door, where workers had recently been digging a peculiarly deep hole, as if for a swimming pool. In a far corner of the garden stood rows of cardboard boxes spilling over with freshly shredded paper, and next to them a smouldering fire. More intriguingly, a group of ordinary looking young men sat on the lawn, next to the hole. More boxes surrounded them, and from these the men extracted, one by one, what looked like cassette tapes and compact discs. After carefully smashing each of these with hammers, they tossed them into the pit. Down at its bottom another man shovelled wet cement onto the broken bits of plastic. More boxes kept appearing, and their labours continued all afternoon. The villa, surrounded by high walls, is always silent. Cars, mostly unobtrusive Fiats and Ladas, slip in and out of its automatic security gates at odd hours, and fluorescent light peeps through shuttered windows late in the night. This happens to be an unmarked branch office of one of the Mubarak regime's top security agencies. It seems that someone had given the order to destroy their records. Whatever secrets were on those tapes and in those papers are now gone forever. The piece concludes: "Perhaps I am still wrong, and it is not completely over. Maybe another battle will be needed, soon, before [Mubarak] falls

There are riots and government thugs looting and setting of fires in the capital. Mubarak seems ou of touch with reality. However both his sons Alan & Gamal have fled to London. It's tens and no one knows what will happen.

Glenn Beck, the Fox News host – has tweeted: "Egypt may be a tipping point. Yemen and Jordan also have smaller uprisings. Iran is smiling, the Saudis and Israelis are not. Pray4peace."

Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down... By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / January 27, 2011 ... and wonders what the Egyptian protesters want. Skip to next paragraph Dan Murphy Dan Murphy, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, and more than a dozen other countries, writes and edits Backchannels. The focus? War and international relations, leaning toward things Middle East. Recent posts 01.28.11 Live blogging the Egyptian uprising 01.28.11 Egypt shuts down Internet, rounds up opposition leaders as protests start 01.27.11 Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down... 01.27.11 Meanwhile, in Iraq... 01.27.11 Egypt stocks down, protester morale up as they prepare for Friday Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the PBS NewsHour tonight with the most direct US governent comments yet about the gathering Egypt protests against President Hosni Mubarak's 29-year reign. Mr. Biden's comments are unlikely to be well-received by regime opponents, as they fit a narrative of steadfast US support for a government they want to bring down. About eight protesters and one policeman have died this week as Egypt has sought to bring down the heavy hand of the state against opponents. Since the US provides about $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt a year, the repressive apparatus of the state is seen by many in Egypt as hand in glove with the US. IN PICTURES: Egyptian protests Tonight in Cairo, activists said that internet service was being systematically blocked, as was the use of instant messages on local cellphones, despite repeated calls from the US State Department for Egypt to allow social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to remain available to the nation's people. Egypt is bracing for a showdown tomorrow. Organizers have called for massive protests against the regime after noon prayers on Friday, seeking to build on the unprecedented wave of public demonstrations this week calling for an end to Mubarak's rule. Whether the protests will be as large as democracy activists hope is an open question. Overnight in Egypt, the government was doing everything it could to head them off. Ahead of a day that could prove decisive, NewsHour host Jim Lehrer asked Biden if the time has "come for President Mubarak of Egypt to go?" Biden answered: "No. I think the time has come for President Mubarak to begin to move in the direction that – to be more responsive to some... of the needs of the people out there." RELATED: Live blogging the Egyptian uprising Asked if he would characterize Mubarak as a dictator Biden responded: “Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things. And he’s been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interest in the region, the Middle East peace efforts; the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing relationship with – with Israel. … I would not refer to him as a dictator.” He also appeared to make one of the famous Biden gaffes, in comments that could be interpreted as questioning the legitimacy of protesters' demands. Monitor Cairo correspondent Kristen Chick, other reporters in the country, and activists have generally characterized the main calls of demonstrators as focused on freedom, democracy, an end to police torture, and a more committed government effort to address the poverty that aflicts millions of Egyptians. Biden urged non-violence from both protesters and the government and said: "We’re encouraging the protesters to – as they assemble, do it peacefully. And we’re encouraging the government to act responsibly and – and to try to engage in a discussion as to what the legitimate claims being made are, if they are, and try to work them out." He also said: "I think that what we should continue to do is to encourage reasonable... accommodation and discussion to try to resolve peacefully and amicably the concerns and claims made by those who have taken to the street. And those that are legitimate should be responded to because the economic well-being and the stability of Egypt rests upon that middle class buying into the future of Egypt." Egypt's protesters, if they're paying attention to Biden at all, will certainly be wondering which of their demands thus far have been illegitimate.

Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down... By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / January 27, 2011 ... and wonders what the Egyptian protesters want. Skip to next paragraph Dan Murphy Dan Murphy, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, and more than a dozen other countries, writes and edits Backchannels. The focus? War and international relations, leaning toward things Middle East. Recent posts 01.28.11 Live blogging the Egyptian uprising 01.28.11 Egypt shuts down Internet, rounds up opposition leaders as protests start 01.27.11 Joe Biden says Egypt's Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn't step down... 01.27.11 Meanwhile, in Iraq... 01.27.11 Egypt stocks down, protester morale up as they prepare for Friday Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the PBS NewsHour tonight with the most direct US governent comments yet about the gathering Egypt protests against President Hosni Mubarak's 29-year reign. Mr. Biden's comments are unlikely to be well-received by regime opponents, as they fit a narrative of steadfast US support for a government they want to bring down. About eight protesters and one policeman have died this week as Egypt has sought to bring down the heavy hand of the state against opponents. Since the US provides about $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt a year, the repressive apparatus of the state is seen by many in Egypt as hand in glove with the US. IN PICTURES: Egyptian protests Tonight in Cairo, activists said that internet service was being systematically blocked, as was the use of instant messages on local cellphones, despite repeated calls from the US State Department for Egypt to allow social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to remain available to the nation's people. Egypt is bracing for a showdown tomorrow. Organizers have called for massive protests against the regime after noon prayers on Friday, seeking to build on the unprecedented wave of public demonstrations this week calling for an end to Mubarak's rule. Whether the protests will be as large as democracy activists hope is an open question. Overnight in Egypt, the government was doing everything it could to head them off. Ahead of a day that could prove decisive, NewsHour host Jim Lehrer asked Biden if the time has "come for President Mubarak of Egypt to go?" Biden answered: "No. I think the time has come for President Mubarak to begin to move in the direction that – to be more responsive to some... of the needs of the people out there." RELATED: Live blogging the Egyptian uprising Asked if he would characterize Mubarak as a dictator Biden responded: “Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things. And he’s been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interest in the region, the Middle East peace efforts; the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing relationship with – with Israel. … I would not refer to him as a dictator.” He also appeared to make one of the famous Biden gaffes, in comments that could be interpreted as questioning the legitimacy of protesters' demands. Monitor Cairo correspondent Kristen Chick, other reporters in the country, and activists have generally characterized the main calls of demonstrators as focused on freedom, democracy, an end to police torture, and a more committed government effort to address the poverty that aflicts millions of Egyptians. Biden urged non-violence from both protesters and the government and said: "We’re encouraging the protesters to – as they assemble, do it peacefully. And we’re encouraging the government to act responsibly and – and to try to engage in a discussion as to what the legitimate claims being made are, if they are, and try to work them out." He also said: "I think that what we should continue to do is to encourage reasonable... accommodation and discussion to try to resolve peacefully and amicably the concerns and claims made by those who have taken to the street. And those that are legitimate should be responded to because the economic well-being and the stability of Egypt rests upon that middle class buying into the future of Egypt." Egypt's protesters, if they're paying attention to Biden at all, will certainly be wondering which of their demands thus far have been illegitimate.

what did Stoic say?

If every Somali loved his clan. There would be no problem. It runs deeper than blame the clan. Anyhow, we have a new nation to build, whats missing is the leadership.

As for our moment, if only the Diaspora could agree then there would be hope..

President Mubarak also made mention of the protests which continued into a fourth day across Egypt. He defended the actions of the security forces, and said he 'regretted' the casualties, but described the protests as part of plot to destabilise Egypt and destroy the legitimacy of his regime.

Good cop=Army Bad cop= Police Its a game..I hope its not, and that Mubarak is out for good.

Not sure why someone is confusing their opinions with facts. Somwliweyn is not Siyad Barre, Riiyaale, Siilanyu or others recent masters of NW Somalia. It is the best political ideolagy that Somali's have. Its empowering the Somali people. So they can build a better future. With a united Somali populace we would at least be able to develop key infrastructure and our economy. We have seen how much development clans on their own have achived. Now after 20 years of failure and clan wars, lets give unity a chance. Somwliweyn has not failed, indeed the clanisation of Somalia has made all into beggars, refugees and marginalized often hated ethnic minorities in the Diaspora.

N.O.R.F;691139 wrote: Kuwait Airways stops flights to Egypt. They dont want to catch the virus..