Meiji adeer you are forever lost. You think this will somehow undermine Puntland or will benefit you in some way. Remmeber you was a supporter of the warlords, then thought the fake courts were fab, then thought Nur Cade was a hero and all those ****** turned out to be bad for you and the clan you thought you was helping. Now you bark about Pirates, a minor issue of guarding the coast at best or criminality at worst and in which Pirates are shooting each other in Xaradheere of all places, thus not confined to Puntland. No adeer, Puntland with its competent minister of Finance, i dare say compare him to the illterate Sharif Xasan or Yarisow, has done a great job thus far. Its about brain power adeer..

Shacabka Reer Bosaaso oo kasoo horjeestay in lacag cusub lasoo daabaco. January 20, 2010Dadweynaha ku nool magaaladda Bosaaso ee xarunta gobolka Bari ayaa maanta si kala duwan uga hadlay hadalki dhowaan kasoo yeeray DFKM ah ee Soomaaliya ee ku aadanayd in ay soo daabacayso lacag cusub taas oo dhowaan heshiis kula gashay Dowladda Sudaan. Qaar ka mid ah dadkaasi oo maanta Horseed Media ay mikrafoonka la dhex qaaday ayaa waxaa ay sheegeen in aanay raali ka ahayn in DFKM ah ay soo daabacdo lacago cusub,waxaana ay ugu baaqeen Dowladda in aysan isku mashquulin samaynta lacagtaas maadaama ay dagaal kula jirto kooxaha mucaaradka ee kasoo horjeeda,iyadoo aysan iminka gacanta ku hayn magaaladda caasimada uu ah dalka. Dhegayso qaar kamid ah shacabka Bosaso Waxaana ay sheegeen in lacagta cusub ee ay Dowladda soo daabici rabto ay sababi karto dhibaatooyin fara badan,waxaana ay muujiyeen in iminka dalka uu burbur ku jiro aysan surtagal ahayn in la keeno lacag cusub. Dadweynaha ayaa waxaa ay intooda badan soo dhoweeyeen hadal maalinimadi shalay kasoo yeeray Wasiirka Maaliyadda ee Dowladda Puntland Faarax Cali Jaamac,kaas oo sheegay in Dowladda Puntland aysan marnaba ogolaan doonin lacagtaas lasoo daabacaayo. Golaha Wasiiradda ee DFKM ah Soomaaliya ayaa dhowaan ansixiyey oo ay isku raaceen in lacag cusub oo Shilin Soomaali ah lasoo daabaco,waxaana arintaas aad uga soo horjeesatay Dowladda Puntland oo ay ku tilmaamtay mid ay wataan Rag gaar ah oo raba in qaab musuq maasukh ku rabaan in ay dalka ku soo geliyaan dalka. Wasiirka Maaliyadda ee Dowladda Puntland oo isna wareysi siiyey Horseed Media ayaa sheegay in Dowladda Puntland ay ka hortagi doonto in lacagtaas in la soo geliyo degaanadda Puntland,waxaana uu sheegay in arintaas aan la gala tashan Xukuumadda Puntland. Arintaan ayaa sababtay muran aad uu xoogan,iyadoo sidoo kale qaar ka mid ah ganacsatada Soomaaliyeed ay iyaguna kasoo horjeesteen. Horseed Media.

^^^Inflation has been curbed in Puntland over the past year and we dont want it to return. If you think this is funny, then you dont care for the "Mog Society" you claim because they will be the most hit, war, over filled refugee camps and now inflation? Its a disaster thats what is worrying most people.

The embassies include, Kenya, France, Belgium, Germany, Tanzania, Indonesia, Zambia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, USA, and many others which are regarded as full of activity. “Lack of funds has forced Somalia to close all its embassies in the world and the workers are informed to return to the country,” said the statement that was sent to all the countries.

Lack of resources force Somalia to close foreign embassies 19 Jan 19, 2010 - 11:05:18 AM A statement from Somalia's Foreign Affairs Ministry says that insufficiency funding has forced the fragile UN-backed government to recall most of its embassy employees in the world. The embassies that will be affected by the decision, which was agreed by the cabinet and signed by president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, include those in European and America. The embassies include, Kenya, France, Belgium, Germany, Tanzania, Indonesia, Zambia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, USA, and many others which are regarded as full of activity. “Lack of funds has forced Somalia to close all its embassies in the world and the workers are informed to return to the country,” said the statement that was sent to all the countries. The decision will be ratified once the government is in capable of running the embassies. “The Foreign Affairs Ministry will carry out work reform. The embassies will be reopened once the funding is available,” the statement added. However, Dr. Abdi Mohammed Ulusow, the foreign ministry's director general claimed that he was officially informed about the decision. “The embassies that will be closed are those undertaking a lot of work and the action will undermine the government's plans of spreading its wings through out the world,” he told reporters. He accused Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Ahmed Jamaa Jangali of using the action in his inner war with the government. The action comes as the Italian government promised to reopen its embassy in the war-torn country. Critics say the rampant corruption and embezzlement of the funds is affecting the operations of most of the Somali embassies. The critics also cite the government working on under funding. GAROWE ONLINE

On inflation, the governor said Finance Minister Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden planned to print money in Sudan and said this risked sparking runaway inflation that would cause people to starve. Insurgents control most of Somalia, and the Western-backed administration is in charge of only a few streets of the capital. The largely ineffectual central bank reopened in 2007, 16 years after it collapsed in 1991, the year military dictator Siad Barre was overthrown. "The government's lack of control of the whole country cannot be translated to mean that there are no laws. Transparency in the system is important because we have security concerns that money can go into the wrong hands," Ali said. The governor said it was hard for the firms to identify money laundering if it occurred, but they did not deal with foreigners sending money to Somalis or the other way round. An estimated $1 billion in remittances by Somalis abroad makes its way into the country through informal transfers, Ali said in the capital of neighbouring Kenya, where many top officials and elite Somalis live. RUNAWAY INFLATION On inflation, Ali said the finance minister plans to print notes with a face value of between 2,000 shillings and 50,000 shillings. Currently, the highest value note is for 1,000 shillings. "This move will increase the inflation rate to incredible figures ... The country will be another Zimbabwe," he said, referring to that country's inflation peak of 500 billion percent in 2008, according to IMF figures. "On one hand, the leaders cannot claim they are protecting people, and become part of a plot to kill them. If you shoot them or force them to starve to death, it is the same." In 2000, 14,000 Somali shillings purchased a dollar, but the rate deteriorated to 45,000 in 2001 when the government printed more money, Ali said. It has since appreciated to the current 33,000 shillings per dollar after note issue dried up when printing costs exceeded the value of the notes. Ali said the central bank should manage the country's funds and not private companies contracted by government as is the case. The United Nations Development Programme has managed donor money since the central bank's collapse in 1991 and charged 8-14 percent for its services, Ali said. The government contracted PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to take over the U.N. body's services in mid-2009. "The only monetary agent for the government is the central bank. Therefore it is unconstitutional for private financial institutions to be involved in the management of government money," Ali said. "Private companies can be employed as auditing firms, not management."

Guess who fears becoming another Zimbabwe! by Own Correspondent Thursday 14 January 2010 JOHANNESBURG – Somalia's central bank chief warned on Wednesday that the anarchic Horn of Africa state could descend into another Zimbabwe if plans to print money went ahead and rebels continued their money laundering activities to fund their operations stoking hyperinflation and further impoverishing the people. Bashir Isse Ali told international media in Kenya that Somalia planned to print money in Sudan, while al Shabaab rebels fighting the country’s Western-backed administration, sends and receives funds via informal money transfer firms. "This move will increase the inflation rate to incredible figures . . . The country will be another Zimbabwe," he said, referring to the southern African country's world record inflation that various sources estimated at between 500 billion and one trillion percent at the height of economic crisis in 2008. "Al Shabaab sends and receives money through this system using individuals, not as an organisation," Ali said, urging more transparency to combat money laundering. However, while it may have never recorded Zimbabwe-type inflation, Somalia has had no central government since the 1991 overthrow of strongman Mohammed Siad Barre sent the country into a conflict whirlpool at the mercy of rival warlords who still control much of the country today. Somalia’s shaky government, which without Ethiopian and Western backing would collapse the next day, controls only a few streets of the capital Mogadishu where gun battles between armed gangs fighting for turf are routine. And with piracy off the coast of Somalia threatening global trade, some may see Ali’s fears of his country turning into “another Zimbabwe” as typical case of the kettle calling the pot black. – ZimOnline

Garowe: Dawladda Puntland oo diiday Lacagta cusub ee lugu daabacayo dalka Suudaan. Garowe(AllPuntland)- Dawladda Puntland ee Soomaaliya ayaa markii ugu horeysay muujisay qaraarkeeda ku wajahan lacagta cusub ee ay dhawaan sheegtay dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya, in lugu soo daabacayo dalka Suudaan, taasoo ay sheegtay in ay ka shaqeyn doonto gudaha dalka Soomaaliya, balse taasi waxaa ka biyo diiday dawladda Puntland oo ku sifeysay lacagtaasi mid ladoonayo in dhib loogu geystay Shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee mudada dheer ku soo jiray dhibka baaxada weyn leh. Xukuumada Puntland ayaa isku raacday in aan marnaba lacagtaas la ogolaan in ay soo gasho meel ka mid ah dhulka deegaanada Puntland, waxa ayna uga digeen shaqsiyaadka wada howshaasi in ay joojiyaan, maadaama ay tahay mid ay ku doonayaan in ay ku burburiyaan dhaqaalaha yar ee ka soo baxaya Soomaaliya. Puntland ayaa ku tilmaamay in fikirkan uu yahay mid uu leeyahay shaqsi, luguna doonayo in lugu dhaco hantida Umada Soomaaliyeed, balse ay taasi tahay mid ka caagan deegaanada Puntland, oo aysan cid keeni Karin, iyadoo Puntland ay sidoo kale cadaysay in ay waxba gorgortan ah ka gali doonaan arrimaha lacagtaasi. Wasiirka Maaliyada ee Puntland Faarax Cali Jaamac oo la hadlayay qaar ka mid ah Warbaahinta Puntland, ayaa ku sifeeyey lacagtaasi in loo maray wado guud ahaanteed qaldan, isagoo tibaaxay in aysan xataa isku raacsaneyn sameynteeda iyo qorshaheeda laamaha xaqa rasmiga uleh in ay wax ka ogaadaan lacagtaasi, oo ah Bangiga Dhexe ee dawladda Soomaaliya. Puntland ayaa ugu baaqday Soomaalida oo dhan in ay usoo jeesteen wax ka qabashada xaaladahooda, ayna il gaar ah ku hayaan lacagaha ladoonayo in dhib loogu geysto Shacabka Soomaaliyeed, ee ay wadaan shaqsiyaad ka mid ah dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya, oo maamusha oo kaliya 2 KM oo ka mid ah magaalada Muqdisho ee caasumada Soomaaliya. Jawaabta Puntland ayaa dharbaaxo xoog leh ku ah qaraarkii ay dhawaan meelmariyeen golaha Wasiirada ee Soomaaliya, kaas oo ahaa in lasoo daabaco Lacago cusub, oo aysan isku raacsaneyn gudaha dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya, waxa ayna jawaabta noqon doontaa mid keenta in ay dad badan ka soo horjeestaan qorshaha lacagahaasi. F. C. Maxamed AllPuntland

Tragic news, it was not even an after shock. The people of that island are suffering a great deal may Allah SWT heal their wounds..

WSJ: Has their presence altered the government's strategy? Mr. Sharif: As you know al Qaeda is an international phenomenon, and their assets and techniques are also wide-ranging. They pose a threat to the people of Somalia, to the region and to the international community. This changes the dynamics, and how we need to address this force, with the wider community. This is a more sinister war than a local one. Now Somalia has Al Qaeda, give us break you toothless clown.

60,000 Somalis displaced by recent fighting Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Civilian casualties in Somalia are on the rise after government faces battled Islamist insurgents in the impoverished and war-torn country, a United Nations official said. Fighting in the first few weeks of the year displaced more than 63,000 people, said Melissa Fleming, a spokeswoman in Geneva for the UN's Refugee Agency. "Somalia continues to be one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world," Fleming said, noting that 1.5 million people were internally displaced and over half a million have fled to neighbouring countries. The pro-government Ahlu Suna Waljama group had been battling insurgent group Hizbul Islam in the town of Beledweyene. Nearby, more fighting has been waged against Hizbul Islam ally al-Shabaab - which the West says has close links to al-Qaeda. Both insurgent groups are fighting to topple the weak Western- backed government. A doctor from the African Union peacekeeping force checks a sick child at their outpatient department in Mogadishu Photograph by: Mohamed Sheikh Nor Credit: AP Some 150 people, including civilians were reportedly killed in the area. The displaced people were "in urgent need of shelter, water and health care," said Fleming. UN special envoy to Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah recently said the conflict in the Horn of Africa nation was a global problem that "can no longer be ignored." Somalia has been embroiled in chaos since the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. Over 19,000 people have died in the current insurgency, which kicked off in early 2007 after Ethiopian forces invaded to oust an Islamist regime that ruled for six months in 2006. Source: dpa

WSJ: What is the army's capacity? There have been reports of government fighters defecting because they weren't being paid, or selling their weapons to militants, or that they are infiltrated by Shabaab. Mr. Sharif: There might be some exaggeration in what people say. It is possible that a soldier who hasn't been paid for a number of months may sell his gun to feed his family. But that's not that common. To say our forces are defecting to Shaabab is not true. lool. Its not common but it happens right?

Is it an article of faith to “believe” he is the best man. Or should one judge the man on his performance? Lets recap, remember the Kenya Sea scandal? Remember the promises of “stopping the mortars” and bringing order back. How many districts does he run? He does not know. Its been a year what has he achieved? He has visited, Turkey, USA, Arab World, he has bought some a new Armani suit and a Rolex watch. However he has yet to visit Balcad, Jowhar, his own birth place. He has not articulated a single policy of his government. His government is the most corrupt; least organized and controls how many districts? He does not know. Now we have the Sharif Xasan inspired inflation coming in 2010, and the gullible ones will continue to “believe” as an article of faith, that this failure is the “best” man for the job, because he said so..

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Somali people in my eyes are beautiful and Somali children are a wonder to behold. Funny topic though..

WSJ: How many districts of Mogadishu does government control? Mr. Sharif: The most important districts in Mogadishu are controlled by government today. WSJ: Do you know how many? Mr. Sharif: No. He does not even know how many districts he controls, thus what is he President of? A failed man indeed

ABWAN adeer, Yusuf has a place to go back to and even visited his Puntland when he resigned, has Sharif even been to Balcad since he has been "president" ?

"Democracy" ? Killing civilians, extending the election term to a time of Riyaale choosing is not democracy adeer..

Muqdisho: Shariif oo qiray in looga baxay Balan qaadyo loo sameeyey dawladdiisa. 19. januar 2010 APL Muqdisho(AllPuntland)- Madaxweynaha dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa ka hadlay xaaladaha ay ku sugan tahay dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya, isagoo soo qaaday dagaalada qaraar ee ka socda Muqdisho iyo awood la’aanta dawladda uu masuuliyadeeda hayo. Shariif wuxuu sheegay in ay dawladdu ku sugan tahay xaalad qaraar, isagoo tibaaxay in hadii aysan helin gacanta dawladdaha Caalamka ay noqon doonto mid ku fashilinta wax ka qabashada xaaladaha Siyaasadeed iyo amaanka ee dalka Soomaaliya. Madaxweynaha dawladda KMG ah mar uu ka hadlayay arrimaha balanqaadyada ee uga yimaada dalalka Caalamka, ayuu sheegay in lugu hungoobey balan-qaayadaasi, isla markaasna ay bixin waayeen dalalkii balan qaaday lacagaha iyo taageerooyinka dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya. Shariif wuxuu qiray in ay dawladdiisu maamusho oo kaliya 2 KM oo kuyaala magaalada Muqdisho, wuxuuna cadeeyey in kooxaha ka soo horjeeda dawladdiisu ay diyaarsadeen awooda badan oo ay doonayaan in ay afka ciida ugu daraan. Madaxweynaha KMG ah ayaa sheegay in difaacida ciidamada AMISOM ee dawladdu ay ku taagan tahay, ayna dhici karto humaajin adag oo lugu sameeyo ciidamadaasi in ay dhacdo, isagoo tibaaxay in ay Kooxaha Islaamiyiinta diyaar uyihiin dagaal adag oo ay lagalaan dawladdiisa oo aan laheyn awood Milateri. “ Cadowga naga soo horjeeda, waxa ay diyaar gareysteen qorshayaal sal adag oo ay ku doonayaan in ay afka ciida ugu daran dawladda KMG ah, hadii aysan gaarin hadafki ay lahayd, oo ahaa in ay la wareegto guud ahaan Soomaaliya, waxa ayna hada door bidanayaan in ay soo wareeraan halkan Vila Soomaaliya iyo xarumaha dawladda Soomaaliya, waa in aan gacan wanaagsan ka helnaa dawladdaha Caalamka” Ayuu yiri Madaxweynaha dawladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya. Madaxweynaha dawladda KMG ah ayaa dawladdiisu tabcaan ay la tahay dagaalada uga imaanaya Xarakada Al- Shabaab & Ururka Xisbul Islaam, isla markaasna waxaan jirin ciidan difaaca dawladdiisa oo Soomaali ah, kuwaas oo ah kuwa tira yar hadana aan helin adeegyada ay ubaahan yihiin, taasoo keenaysa wel-welka Madaxweyne Shariif ee ku wajahan xaaladaha amaan ee Aqalka uu degan yahay ee Vila Soomaaliya. F. C. Maxamed AllPuntland

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Wall Street Journal: What has your government achieved this past year? Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed: If I consider where we were, where we've reached now and all the challenges we've faced, we feel we've accomplished a great deal. When we came to power there was no organized army, no economic activity, no government institutions running. Now we have a functioning government, we've reconstituted the army, the economic sector's working, so we've accomplished a great deal, considering, and the government remained in power despite the challenge it faced from the enemy. WSJ: When we spoke last February, you said that you hoped to bring stability back to Somalia within a year. What happened? Mr. Sharif: What was not in our calculation at the time is that the enemy prepared itself and wanted to bring down this government before it could stand on its own feet. I'm glad to report that we have been able to remain in place and defend ourselves from this. We have also built the institutions, the security sector the justice system the other government institutions and have accomplished this while protecting ourselves at the same time. WSJ: What is the army's capacity? There have been reports of government fighters defecting because they weren't being paid, or selling their weapons to militants, or that they are infiltrated by Shabaab. Mr. Sharif: There might be some exaggeration in what people say. It is possible that a soldier who hasn't been paid for a number of months may sell his gun to feed his family. But that's not that common. To say our forces are defecting to Shaabab is not true. WSJ: How many districts of Mogadishu does government control? Mr. Sharif: The most important districts in Mogadishu are controlled by government today. WSJ: Do you know how many? Mr. Sharif: No. WSJ: The prime minister has said that the government expects to have liberated Mogadishu entirely by the end of January. Is this still accurate, and how do you plan to do so? Mr. Sharif: It is our hope that Mogadishu would be freed in the soonest possible time. WSJ: By the end of January? Mr. Sharif: We can't speak to specific timetables. WSJ: Are you planning a new military offensive? Mr. Sharif: We are constantly fighting. WSJ: What impact have the foreign fighters had on destabilizing Somalia? Mr. Sharif: The role of the foreign fighters is very important. They have a leadership role and they prepare the strategy, and they organize these forces. WSJ: What's their relationship with al Shabaab? Mr. Sharif: They have a leadership role. They do lead al Shabaab, along with Somalis who have trained with them in Afghanistan. WSJ: Has their presence altered the government's strategy? Mr. Sharif: As you know al Qaeda is an international phenomenon, and their assets and techniques are also wide-ranging. They pose a threat to the people of Somalia, to the region and to the international community. This changes the dynamics, and how we need to address this force, with the wider community. This is a more sinister war than a local one. WSJ: Does that imply a larger role for the international community? Mr. Sharif: Without a doubt. The problems faced by Somalia now is not one that can be dealt with by the Somalis alone. So we need to get some assistance from the international community to fight this menace. WSJ: Are you getting the support you need? Mr. Sharif: The support we get is much less than what we anticipated, and than what we need. … We need assistance in building the Somali national forces, in equipping them and providing the needs that they have to conduct themselves so that they can get the country out of the difficult situation it finds itself in. So we need assistance in providing services to our people, in education, health and so on, reconstruction. We need assistance in helping to develop the economy. WSJ: The Americans have offered significant support. What's your assessment of their contributions? Mr. Sharif: It's a lot less than what we expected from the US. …The issue is not just money. It is a country that is destroyed, that has the presence of al Qaeda, that needs a comprehensive plan. WSJ: Reconciliation efforts? Mr. Sharif: There's been great progress in reconciliation. Some people that opposed us joined the government. Others we have a working relationship and we're in the process of uniting our forces. WSJ: Piracy in Somalia has grown into a more sophisticated business in the past year. What's your assessment of how to combat it? Mr. Sharif: So long as there's no peace and security in Somalia, it is hard to deal with the issue of piracy. Every time they get large ransoms, they reinforce their capacity to do harm. That's the challenge. WSJ: What is your most significant accomplishment this year? Mr. Sharif: The things we're most proud of is the reconstitution, or rebuilding of the Somali national forces, which we think is the key to securing the country. And the restarting of Radio Mogadishu, which has been off the air since 1991, which is something we're proud of. WSJ: What did the Somali forces look like when you came into office, compared to how they are now? Mr. Sharif: It's a long story. WSJ: Can you offer a few examples of how the army has improved? Mr. Sharif: I'm not sure where to start. What I can say is that we have spent a lot of time and effort in rebuilding these forces and we're at a place where we're very happy. They need a great deal more work -- we're not done yet. Thank you.

A good debat indeed. Ibti is doing a fine job thus far at answering the questions posed. LazyG is also putting forth some good arguments. Let's let the sisters complete thier dicussion and not resort to personal attacks. Keep it clean people and continue we need healthy discourse.

A job weldone and may the sister get her reward in this life and the next. A great endevour that should be replicated everywhere.

Sarkaal ka tirsan Booliska Somaliland oo caawa lagu toogtay Laascaanood January 15, 2010 Waxaa fiidnimada caawa magaaladda Laascaanood ee xarunta gobolka Sool lagu toogtay Sarkaal sare oo ka tirsan Booliska maamulka la magacbaxay Somaliland. Sarkaalkaas ayaa lagu magacaabi jiray Cismaan Macalin Faarax Cabdi”Suxufi”, waxaana uu ahaa Madaxa Howlgalinta Ciidanka Somaliland ee gobolka Sool mudooyinki lasoo dhaafay. Dad goobjoogayaal ah ayaa waxaa ay ku warameen in toogashada Sarkaalka uu yimi ka dib markii kooxo hubeysan oo aan la aqoon heybtooda ay rasaas ku fureen isagoo kusii jeeday gurigiisa oo ku yaalay Bartamaha magaalada Laascaanood. Dableydii dilka geysatay ayaa durbadiiba isaga baxsaday goobta, waxaana isla markii soo gaaray goobta Ciidanka Amaanka ee Somaliland kuwaas oo baaritaano halkaas ka bilaabay. Jawiga magaalada ayaa ah caawa mid aad uga duwan kuwi hore, waxaana magaaladda ku dhex wareegaaya Ciidanka amaanka Somaliland kuwaas oo raadinaaya cida falkaas dilka geysatay. Lama yaqaano sababta rasmiga ah ee ka dambeysa dilka Sarkaalkan, waxaana uu kusoo beegmaaya xilli magaalada Laascaanood ay kusoo badanayaan falalka amaan darada ah iyadoo halkaas dilal lagu geystay Saraakiil ka tirsan Ciidanka Somaliland. Horseed Media

^^^Oh stop it, you sound weird both of you. Maybe its the Girly-men Che was talking about the other day...