The Zack

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  1. Miskiin, How did you get the lyrics? I wanted to get the lyrics of all their new songs. If you have a link please pass it on.
  2. The new 3G iPhone looks pretty snazzy, but it¿s still missing some key functionality: Limited 3G Coverage No audible turn-by-turn directions for GPS or re-routing No Stereo Bluetooth No Instant, Picture or Video Messaging No video capture No voice dialing No removable battery Lacks a tactile response Limits music to Wi-Fi and PC downloads Limited to internal memory (can't extend through memory cards) Plus if you are in the US, you will have to have the $30 data plan.
  3. Aid Group Pulls Out of Eastern Ethiopia, Charging Government Harassment By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 10 July 2008 The Swiss section of the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is halting humanitarian operations in a conflict-wracked region of eastern Ethiopia, charging government harassment and intimidation. VOA's Peter Heinlein has details from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The Swiss section of Doctors Without Borders says it decided to withdraw from Ethiopia's Fiiq region in the face of repeated administrative hurdles and intimidations, including the detention of humanitarian staff. Fiiq is in the eastern Somali region, where Ethiopian troops are waging a fierce counterinsurgency campaign against rebels of the ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF). A statement sent to reporters Thursday says medical teams dispatched to the region in December of last year were prevented from providing urgently needed care to vulnerable populations. Doctors Without Borders spokesman in Addis Ababa Stefan Reynier told VOA that over the past six months, aid workers could only work for 10 weeks in the town of Fiiq, and only five weeks in outlying areas, where conditions are more severe. He says government officials repeatedly harassed and intimidated aid workers. "In January and February, we tried to develop an evaluation. And the team was arrested with no reason for three weeks in spite [of the fact that] they had all authorization," he recalled. "Later, in March and April, we were ordered to withdraw all our team for immigration issues. We tried to engage in dialogue and find a compromise, in order to have the right stature and to develop an operation. It has not been possible so far, and we don't see in the near future a possibility to find a compromise. And in June, up to this week, we had five employees arrested for three weeks for no reason and no official information." A senior Ethiopian government official told VOA he was aware of the aid group pullout, but had no other immediate comment. Doctors Without Borders' Reynier says an assessment conducted early this year showed nine percent of the children in Fiiq had symptoms of severe malnutrition. He says people in the region are struggling to cope with years of drought, aggravated by the government's harsh counterinsurgency tactics. "We believe, in this area, it's not possible to develop independent, impartial and neutral humanitarian action," he added. "And, in those conditions, we cannot operate, and we cannot respond to the immediate needs of people, and this is the problem MSF [Doctors Without Borders] Switzerland is facing, because we cannot operate, because we cannot have an impact on the situation, we have decided to close and to make it public." Ethiopian government officials have in the past denied allegations of restricted access in the ******. Other sections of Doctors Without Borders from Holland, Belgium and Greece are still operating there. The Swiss section has been providing medical help in other parts of Ethiopia since 1993. But last year, the government expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) after 12 years of humanitarian and relief work in the ******. The regional president accused ICRC workers of collaborating with the rebels, a claim Red Cross representatives strongly denied. Humanitarian agencies and Ethiopian officials both say aid deliveries are often disrupted by clashes between government troops and ONLF fighters. The ethnic Somali rebels have been fighting for greater autonomy or independence since Ethiopia seized the ****** in a war with Somalia 30 years ago. Tensions escalated in early 2007 after the rebels attacked a Chinese-run oil exploration facility, killing 65 Ethiopians and several Chinese nationals
  4. Someone tell this Duke guy that Al-shabaab is not from one clan. How can a group that has all the Somali clans in it target one specific clan? That just doesn't make sense! Common sense noola imow before throwing accusations to here and there.
  5. Is qoriddan eegga meysan bilaaban. Don't you remember when some in Somalia were holding cermonies to remember the dead British soldiers?
  6. I still think the 'Voyager" of Verizon is a better phone.
  7. Dabshid, Watch out, I am banadiri.
  8. ^No, they don't. Its true that your enemy's enemy is your friend but there is no any cooperation between them at all. Garyahe, that’s really great news. Meles is in a big trouble, he indeed, didn't benefit from invading the great Somalia because that gave ONLF a lot of opportunities to hunt the his militia down in ******ia.
  9. ^Waano abuur baa ka horeeyay sxb. Qaranimo iyo diin waa hore baa la xooray, these people worship their qabiil, only their qabiil. Ha isku daalin!
  10. Loool@isku-soo-haad. Hadda kadib gabadhii diracaas qabto inaan ku haado waaye marka.
  11. Geel_jire, thanks, that makes more sense now.
  12. Poverty is slavery = ceydh nasab ma aha. He who does not shave you does not cut you = Qof aan kuu xiireynin yuusan kuu qooynin. Men for tea, women for talk = Rag waa shaah, dumarna waa sheeko. A married couple are neither enemies nor friends = Nin iyo Naagtiis col-na ma aha nabad-na ma aha. And my favorite one: A man who has eaten something becomes shy = Af wax cunay xishoo!
  13. There is always a better man for every good man. Nin kastoo fiican nin kasii fiican baa u jooga? what does that exactly mean now?
  14. They lost their wisdom and rhyme when translated to English.
  15. Couldn't view the link. Error: Sorry, this programme is only available to play in the UK.
  16. Walee sheekadu meel xun bey mareysaa, ma maantuu nin Somali ah u dabbaal-dagayaa nin kaloo Somali ah oo Xabashi Wayaane dishay! Aduunyada nin nooloow maxaa aragti kuu laaban! Allaah yarxam the shahiid.
  17. Looool. Waar ninku hadal badanaa oo fariin dheeraa! My favorite part is "If you are on medication, don't call me back!". Now thats classic.
  18. Bal aan idin kala dhex galee, I think Xiin is trying to say how come Mr Siilaanyo doesn't condemn when Riyale visits Ethiopia. Just like Djabouti, Ethiopia doesn't recognize Somaliland as a country!
  19. Gabadha reer abti baa loo yahay oo wax ka sheegi mahayo kulahaa. ehehehe!
  20. ^Looooool! We apologize in advcance in aan af somali soo daabacnay iga dheh. Nimanku malaa caddaan bey is moodeen.
  21. Xunduf, To mention one of things the good sayd did, when the sayd first came to Berbera he stopped by an orphanage camp, by talking to some of the Somali orphans in that camp, he asked what their names were, and the first three claimed their names were David, John and Peter, he asked what their religion was and they had no idea at the time. Point of the story: The so called Somaliland could've been all christians by now if the sayd was never there. You should appreciate that adeer.
  22. Dabshid, Waa cajiib wallaahi, maamulka SOL markii la weydiiyay su'ashaas waxey ka bixi waayeen magaca waa qabiil ama gumeysi baa bixiyay, waxaanse u sheegeynaa maamulka SOL waddan kasta dadkiisa go'aankiisa gaadha magaca uu wadanayo, magacanna dadkii lahaa baa ku wata. We all know every single qabiil of Somali has part of 'em living in that region but the majority wants that name, atleast for now, and this name has nothing to do with qabiil. Caqli kastoo saliim ah baa garanaya ineysan cidna magacaas qabiil ahaan u wadin. I think the SOL admin should review their position on that matter! Its very disapponting to see when someone posts a reuters article on here and you see the name that reuters didn't censor has been censored by SOL. Doesn't that make us, Somalis, dad low level ah oo si aan muhiim aheyn wax u fiiriya. Let's look at the big picture. We don't carry that name because we have love for specific qabiil. P.S. Dabshidow sidaad sheegtayba Somalidu baanba waxba isu ogoleyn.
  23. Dabshid, Thats so true. Majority decides what the name should be. I was asking myself why this site censors the name of that region when all local and international sites use that name.