My eedo was hormuudka shaybaarka istibaalka - i don't have to mention the hospital name lest you guys trace her background ( lead in clinical lab for a hospital)and she was also gudoomiyaha ururka haweenka laanta sadaxaad for degmadda X- the women's organization for the 3rd precinct for district X. She had another title for the iskuduwaha ololaha nadaafadda ee xaafadda - organizer of the cleaning campaign for the district. She religiously attended every shir (conference) in the Orientation ( district headquarters). She was good at drumming and buraanbur to praise his excellency the father of revolution, Jaalle Maxamed Siyaad Barre.she participated every 21st October celebrations. with all of these titles and activities; she had a very hectic life and was very well liked and rewarded with many medals (biladd0 and certificates (Shahaadooyin) by Siad Barre's regime. But that was a smokescreen as she was a double agent anti-revolutionary rebel who belonged to an underground group that was a predecessor for the United Somali Congress. Her husband was exiled after he joined SNM. Her was a Somalilander as her kids are now. more about her -I can write a biography novel about her interesting life walaahi! if she lets me which I think she would if I ask. When the USC overthrew Siad Barre, she became disillusioned with the Aideed and Ali Mahdi and joined the Red Cross. Now she is part of the civil society and is well known in Mogadishu. She advocates for peace and human rights issues. What a journey! and what a let down! But she is good at adapting to her environment and political realities. when the Islamic courts were in power, she showed a religious side to conform to the dictates of the radical elements. When they overthrown, she conformed to Ghedi and Yusuf's warlordism to the point she took part the fake reconciliation conference held in Mogadishu. As for now, under the Ethiopian occupation, insurgency and all of that craziness, she is inventing herself working with the business community, hospitals and clinics. She has an NGO that is trying to open a kitchen soup for the displaced. recently she sent me an email to edit a proposal to solicit funding from some organizations based in Nairobi. This lady wears many hats and never ever gave up on Somalia.She is in her late 60s or maybe early 70s. She despises those of us between the ages of 25 t0 40 who just wait her ilk to re-establish Somalia. Her education level: She finished primary and intermediate, then went to vocational school for Shaybaarnimo -Clinical lab. that is it. She laments that her daughters & sons have masters degrees from Canada, India, Malaysia and Australia but are not willing to come back to Somalia and are only concerned about their personal life. No one follows her footsteps. She is between Somalia, Kenya and Dubai and will never join her daughters in Canada or Australia.

so duke aren't the two signatories Ahmed abdisalaam iyo abdirahman abdishakur warsame from the same clan? Can this create excuses later for some in the TFG to contestor render the pact null? As I already heard and read from some clannish sites, there are those who wrongly attribute the peace deal to conspiratorial clannish coup d'etat against his dying and weak warlord-cum-president Yeey? Already there are reports that Yeey and his benefector Gabre are not happy with the deal. maybe Duke and other Yeey TFG leaders here are not yet on the same page with these naysayers!We will wait for few hours or days to see them change their position and start the usual propaganda to depict this deal as a clannish deal between Mogadishu folks

I am not happy with the wording of article 7b: It is kind ambiguous and can be later interpreted differently. b. Within a period of 120 days of the signing of this agreement the TFG will act in accordance with the decision that has already been taken by the Ethiopian Government to withdraw its troops from Somalia after the deployment of a sufficient number of UN Forces; Here are some questions and points to think about and discuss concerning this above wording: It says the TFG will act in accordance of the Ethiopian decision, which we told has already been made, to withdraw its troops from Somalia. So The TFG cannot act independently and has to wait Ethiopia to withdraw its troops. When did Ethiopia made its decision? Secondly, the Ethiopian withdrawal will only and only happen after the deployment of SUFFICIENT UN troops. What is the sufficient number is? when will the deployment happen? we have no clue who will be responsible, the UN? when they will be deployed? and how this deployment will happen? and how long it will last? We are missing technicalities here! and I honestly believe the ARS faction has been duped or has been hasty in signing this agreement. They could have waited for a day or two to clarify or re-word this part of the agreement so that there won't be no ambiguities. Anyways; I congratulatethe two sharifs, PM Nur Adde, Ahmed Abdisalan, Abdirahman abdishakur and Gelle. Now what is needed is to reach to the Asmara group and to ask Al-Shabaab to give this a chance. 4 months is not that long and stopping the struggle to liberate Somalia for 90 days is tolerable besides , the ARS and AL-Shabaab rule more than 80% of the country. TFG only rules Villa Somalia, the Airport and the ADC warehouse in Baidao.

Hayam, don't worry! no one will ever know my true identity and who I am. Money is as anonymous as one can be!

Geeljire, you are lucky and I agree with what you said but it aint that easy for me and for the folks I came from. We are very crazy and dysfunctional while in some aspects we are very close-knit with so many weird characters. Ibtisam; you make a lot of sense. Other suggestions are typically what I heard before. First; I won't say I did almost the same thing but close to it. I did not drink alcohol but partying and running after chicks was what I did when I was at their age and in college. Second, I grew up in Somalia and they were born here and have totally different mentality then me. third; who knows they may outgrow of this and finally as I came to understand, these sisters (in their early 20's) don't really value the Somali culture. They usually bash and criticize it. They talk about some hypocrisy and negativity in it. It all could be about their upbringing and the homes they came from. For example; one has a father who gambles, is always away of home, had multiple wives back in Africa and doesn't work most of the time. The other grew up in a household of 7 kids with no father figure and led by a very resourceful single -mother who made sure to make ends meet and her kids at least finish school. So I cannot blame them for what they are doing. I know it is wrong but I can't be totally expecting them to be straight. I could rationalize this and say maybe it is not their fault but that is not gonna solve anything. It wasn't their choice to be born here, grew up in broken homes and have no role models to look up to. So how can I expect them to totally adhering to the Somali culture? the other thing is some of their younger brothers and sisters are more religious and straight than them and that is itself a good thing. You can tolerate one bad apple. Every family has their outcasts and pariahs. As of my sis, she too was born here and feels not that connected to the Somali culture. In college she met some Somalis who were biased, alienated her, and kept her out of their circle of friends. So she is associates with non-somalis and these wild cousins. And feels comfortable in such a crowd who doesn't judge her or involve her in alien primitive Somali concepts as clans and regions. As for me, I believe in individual choices and freedom. Everyone is now an adult and is master of his/her destiny. At the same time, this bad behavior is really disturbing to me and to my deeply-held values as, first of all Muslim and as Somali. If I intervene or involve parents in this, I think things will get out of hand and there will be some bad consequences. I know my relatives and extended family. They are the least rational people and always resort to unconventional methods to complicate things. But this what I did, I started an email conversation with them to show how disappointed and shocked I was in their drinking habits. So far; I got no response but hope to.

I don't know Where to began since this caught me off-guard that I am kind confused what to make of it or how to reconcile with it. The shock and blow came during my recent trip to New York, the city that never sleeps!It wasn't my first time to visit New York but this time it was totally different, mind boggling and eye opening to new realities. Let me tell you about it without hyping it or making it so sensational. I went to take part of my favorite sister's graduation ceremony . But as usual and as out of state visitor, I was invited, entertained and welcomed by friends and acquaintances alike. I was treated good by people I just met through my sister and cousins. I have some first and second cousins there. You know how we Somalis have such extended families all over the place. Their hospitality was off the hook. I was taken to places, museums, Broadway shows, times square, great sight-seeing places, empire building, restaurants, central park, clubs, even to mosques, you name it! But it was my excursions to the clubs and the big apple nightlife where my overboard mind became jarred forever. I am not an old fashioned conservative Somali at all but the sight of seeing so many Somali brothers and sisters (specially close cousins) heavily drinking and partying like there is no tomorrow was unthinkable. Unimaginable was when two of my college going female cousins just without any hesitation took me to the bar, ordered kamikaze drink which I later found out to be a mix of Vodka and lime juice and unimaginable was they audacity to ask me to pay for their drinks. I had to oblige since i had no clue and since they were off to the lounge and did I pay a heavy sum for these drinks. Then everyone (brothers &sisters alike) was going for more drinks and no, that were no re-fills. When I confronted them and refused to pay, I was told to bug off, shut up, or get lost. But then I was told not to go anywhere since I would be the designated driver. Strange isn't it. I was schooled on the variety of the liquor they were indulging. The drinks had nicknames (jungle juice, wedding cake, wet dream, blonde bimbo, slow screw). I was told that the Kamikaze I paid was the lowest in terms of its alcohol content! Maybe it was my fault that they thought I was cool and ok with all of this partying and drinking. before all of this , I was voluntary participant of smoking Hookah(shisha) with them. I knew they were smoking weed-blended shisha which they called MJ, abbreviation of Maryan Jaamac or Miftaaxal-Jannah, they keys to mental journey to paradise! as I later learned. Anyways, when I made a fuss about this I was told this phenomena is all over the place, that everyone does, that it is popular with Somali college students in big cities all over America and it is not a big deal! and above all, am I this way-behind bozo! and typical Somali FOB? To me, this was a two-fold dilemma: First two of my first female cousins are doing it in the open, second the parents of these sisters are unaware of what their daughters are up to. They think their girls are there for college and better future when in fact all they do is party and ask their gullible mothers to bankroll their partying and drinking habit. I am no snitch and believe everyone is free to do whatever but I am worried the hypocrisy and the double-lives these sisters of mine have and how they dupe their unsuspecting parents. When back at home, they like wearing Hijabs and behaving as decent/traditional Somali girls but when away in college dorms, they be partying and drinking crazy and god knows what else they do or into. I am also concerned form my younger newly college graduate sister who will be living in the city and would eventually hanging with these wild cousins of ours. I am concerned of the bad influence. They had some influence on me during my stay. I quit clubbing long time ago but I went to clubs every weekend night i was there. I don't smoke at all but I liked smoking the shisha every afternoon.evening during my stay. I am telling you it was addictive and irresistible. So I am like, if they could make me do all of these bad habits in such a short time, won't it be easy for them to influence my sis who be sharing apartment with them? I also suspect my little sis is no angel no more and may have fooled me. Maybe she stayed clean and innocent during my stay there! who knows! maybe she is part of the crew and does all these things and more! what you guys think I should do? talk to my sis, confront my cousins? sound the alarms and involve the parents in this?

Brother Duke is damaged and beyond reach. I would love to see our brother talking about something positive to bring people together, to heal, to reconcile instead of cheering for his uncle warlord and bashing all that are from other clans whom he perceive to be the enemy. I never understood why Somalis who share same culture, blood, language, heritage, ancestry, religion, look the same, and are 100% homogeneous in every way have to engage in self-hate and self-destruction. This is just so ignorant.

I am always taken aback by how deep and irreversible the clan sickness damages people's mind and psyche. How can one expect Somalia to recover from its self-inflicted pain when you got thousands of people who wake up, behave and act like this? I bet the guy who posted this filthy and obnoxious hate-filled drivel wakes up every morning with such ugly mentality. Just an advice to the clan obsessed fellas; take time out of the ugly tribal bashing and maybe meditate, join the mosque, recite some Quranic verses, read books, watch sports, play ball, jog or join a gym, give charity, travel, etc...

it is the memories faarax brown and the childhood plays! yeah i remember qiiq, qaad , garaabo, siinaay, soo dhacyeey, bakoorad and siisoow too!

Jaawo Geel I want my Somali back - Jinnigii jabuuti joogay jab mmufo aa ku wacaa!! sida jaawa geeloo! I want camel Milk and Hilib geel! This song made tears come to my eyes out of, I wissh I could say out of nowhere , but it was out of something that I can’t express with words. I know for fact that words won’t do justice to the feelings burning in my breakable psyche. You mabe asking what the hell he is bubbling about?Me too, I am asking the same question in unusual way. Why I am into this song and why I am like this nostalgic all of sudden? If I try to explain I may sound a dying breed or a man who outgrew of his age and mind. Or a fool who just feels feeble now but I will try. Because it could be that I am home sick or maybe I am missing something and not satisfied with this Diaspora life even thought I spent more than half of my miserable life, outside of Somalia, as a globe-trotting skinny nomad always in search of greener pasture. I still Miss Somalia and my fantastic childhood adventures in and around Xamar Cadeey. I miss Lido and skipping Dugsi, Cinema Nasar and the Bollywood movies or the cowboy western ones that used to show in Cinema Missione. We lost it! People and the sad thing is a lot of us don't even have a clue how it was back then. I guess that I am one of the lucky few ones who were able to catch a glimpse of all that beauty and pride the simple sweet song bring to my muddled memory. That is why repressed recollections are now coming clearer with songs like this. We lost the base, the pride and the patrimony of our being. So all we could do is ponder on youtube low-quality videos and shake our heads with melancholy, or bite our lower lips with letdown or hold tears back, tears of pain and sorrow for Somalia that will never be the same and will never come back again as it was back then; poor, black and proud! Even though we had not that much, we had peace, culture, pride and above all beautiful country and great poets, literature, powerful oratory, love, parents, elders, Tubeec and other music legends. we had Bandhiga, Radio Mogadishu, Nuurradin, Colombo and Cowke and the Somali TV that was broadcasted only at night where group of sisters will watch BArnaamijka Xidigaha togather and will give boys their time to watch the damn Bundesliga Fussball dubbed in Arabic . We had Stadio Mogadishu and Lucino then to cheer for Madbacadda Qaranka and Badda or Enji, these were soccer and basketball teams back then. We had Cajiin Qamiir, Muufo Tinaar , Canjeero Burjiko, Rooti, Saliid cadeey, Siinaay and Bakaaraha. Damn I remember riding Caasi to Ceelgaab, listening to Zulfa's Geedishaamboow and being very careful of pick- pocketing street boys and their Topaz blades. That is when it, (the descent and the exodus) all began, Back then the number of the city dwellers exploded and the regime of the time was led by bozos with bayoneted machine guns and incompetent corrupt officials who cared more about Landcruisers, Booli Qaran villas and nepotism than building a modern nation with peace and justice.All they did was beg for handouts and then spend it like crazy on Qat, Beer and prostitution or buy bombs to obliterate rebellious parts of the country. How brutal and barbaric Somali leaders have always been! God, the song took me back in 1988 as adolescent playing soccer on lido and not brave enough or suicidal to swim and dive into the breezy Indian Ocean waters for fear of deadly shark attacks which were common then. God the song took me to long lines to a Banaadiri plays and above all it took me back to my older brother's boom box where Tubeec's tape was always on and especially this particular song was the main song of the cassette album. I remember me stealing the boom box and putting some early pioneering hip-hop break-dancing music for a kid that was really good at it. Now we all have iPods and laptops, cell-phones, digital cameras, MySpace, Facebook and YouTube. Imagine where we came from and how far we came? Imagine what the Somali kids now back home are dealing with. The other day I was reading on BBC site kids in Jowhar inventing war games. Their toys and gadgets are now RPGs and AK47s. And we all in here doing nothing or having that can't do attitude! Every time a college student I know goes to summertime study abroad to places like Bolivia or Botswana because of the poor third world people they about to help, my heart pounds with joy and then sinks with pain! Why they not be going to Baydhabo, Borama , Beletweyne or Boosaaso for a volunteer job, internship, fellowship or summer study programs? Or why not they be going to Mogadishu and then take me some pictures of skinny-legged Somali kids playing soccer in Lido or older peeps sipping sweet tea and dining at Hotel Aruba patio? All this painful contemplation and nostalgia because of a Somali song in Youtube?

I want my Somalia back!

Aqiyaarta raali ahaada; I am gonna continue this. I have been busy little bit and I will be traveling coming weeks for participating a lot of graduation cermonies ( my cousins, nephews and nieces are graduating from collages, high schools, middle schools, kindergartens,...) But I promise this series will continue ...depending on my mood and the creative mandate you gave me here.

waa la is caayay! ... that is not good it's warlord-like characteristic. if someone says you exhibit some warlord characteristics, the best way to refute him is to rationally show the opposite..positively! That is what I personally think.

thanx my pples!

As you can see from my nick, I am somewhat obsessed and at the same time intrigued with the letter M. M is everywhere and part of my life. Mostly I think M is me or what defines me. I will explain it her just to give you a mental picture why it (M) is so material, monumental and meaningful or meaningless in my mundane life. As Somalis, we all are well versed that (1) ancestral genealogy is material and part of our fabric and that (2) every Somali child is taught to recite or murmur if you (muluq, that is infant) his/her genealogy. But one fact I have to mention lest that you might perceive me as a clan obsessed moron is that I despise the clan and sub-clan plague and scourge that played and still plays a mischievous role to tear apart uniquely homogeneous society into failed Society. Aside from that mea-culpa monition; let me tell you about the predominance of M in my life and start with the lineage thing. In it, I can count up to the 7th great great grandfather; ( the rest is easy for there are millions of others who will complete it for me and/or fill the blanks in case I skip some), there are 5 names that start with the letter word M, my grand father's name and nickname starts with M. My mother's name starts with M, I got three brothers and sisters that their names start with the letter M. I was born in Mogadishu, not in Madina hospital and as you guessed not in Banaadir hospital or majestic Digfeer. I was born inside a car (la Machina se parli italiano as my mother loves to say. My mom used to work with these Italian missionary nuns in Mogadishu) and I guess we were going to the closest hospital then , which was Martini. (I bet most of you , provincial kids, who are born under the Maygaag tree, may not be familiar with that hospital)But I didn't want to wait so I surprised the Taxi driver whose name was Mudeey. The midwife who helped my mother and cut the umbilical cord was Auntie Mulaaxo. She was from a clan that has it name starting with M. She was a magnificent and well-mannered lady that every child and elder adored and appreciated. Now someone wants to brainwash me, play with my feeble mind and tell me that Eddo Mulaaxo is from "now-rival" clan. I can't buy that. The moron who told me this is some Qat crazed macangag who lives in our neighborhood of Minneapolis. I am from Mogadishu and I came to Minneapolis by way of Mombasa to Milan. I lived few months in Munich, that is Munchen, if you sprechen sie deutsch. All cities that have M at the beginning. Mogadishu my hometown was known for its markets, mosques and minarates. And for Minneapolis, what is the main tourist attraction? mall of america? Sadly Mogadishu is now known for its militias, mortars and mayhem. And Minneapolis? bridges that collapse and for migrant Somalis who have their strip malls and Muslim cabbies who spurn to give fair to clients carrying, milk? malt? yes, that is liquor. As I kid I went to Macalin Jama Elementary school and when the school was closed in the summer, I will be taken to the coastal city of Merka (cadeey minan aw-cusmaan) to be with my uncle whose name starts with M. I used to run, not the marathon but miles and miles of long distance to the point I one time tried to run for my school. But I didn't make it because I had been beaten by some other kid whose name started with Mooge. They said he was from meel kore iyo Mudugh. My justification for the defeat was that if I hadn't had a sprained ankle (marmarsiinyo) when I was playing soccer then in Merka, near the beach (maanyo), I wold have made it and would have been part of the track and field team of my school and maybe would have won the gold medal. So far I have no medals at all but many meaningless accolades which I deck on my monitor desk. In school I studied management and marketing and because of that I work with money now. I am math ethusiast that I sometimes volunteer to tutor new college or high school students for the heck of it or for cup of mocchacino. I drive an old, beaten Malibu which I am trying to get rid of to either buy a Mercedes, my dream car, or one of those cars that are environmentally friend and have higher mileage per gallon. To my luck, there are Malibu and Mercedes hybrid sedans out there. All I need is save mucho money for this year and work on my mutilated credit. For my love life, My first crush was on my Math teacher. Her name also started with M (Maana-iisho). Likewise, my first love interest was this mermaid angel named Malayka. Now that I am about to settle or marry, I am chasing this Maryan who is not into me but into this Mohamed guy which is really driving me crazy ( like I am Maseeroow, which I could be). If Maryan doesn't come along, I will settle for arranged marriage and ask my family to a postal bride me a homegrown maskiin ala moscow. maybe she could be the maandeeq I was looking for, who knows! Movies, music are my hobbies. As as pastime, i play monopoly (which i excel) with my cousins or maybe once a while paint-ball or shoot hoops (which I suck). My dream is to go back to Somalia. No i don't want to be a corrupt minister, or militant muslim radical, or merciless militia leader. I want to start a meet processing or milk factory, See I am for market oriented economy. I love money. I want to own Markab, build a huge mansion, marry me many Xaliimoos, and have many naughty mohammeds and maryans who will inherit the money and the market-base I will be making. Inshallah, Maasha-allah and may allah make it all come marvelous for me with the M.

or is it M and I ? or M and Me?

Must Watch Video Series discussion about the current Somali crisis. It is done by the BBC Somali Service and was held at Macalaster College part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Some blame Sheikh Sharif for the split others for Eritrea but this has the US written all over it. I base this on a certain meeting the good sheikh had with the undersecretary of the State Department in Doha where he has been threatened and/or promised something : (terrorist label, or some leadership position in post TFG power sharing new transitional admin - nothing short of the classical stick and carrot game plan). According to the facts on the ground, the hardliners of the ARLS believe that Ethiopia is bogged down in a quagmire and that the insurgency is winning and will have the upper hand as time goes on - no matter at what cost. So they believe no negotiations with people who have no say in Ethiopia presence in Somalia and only believe the continuation of the struggle It is the US, Ethiopia, the UN, the international Community which have the final say. Ethiopia's interest is to have a satellite weak and ineffective puppet government in Somalia, regional fiefdoms led by inept warlords. The US presence in Djibouti is enough to contain any real "terrorist" threats from Somalia soil, so they care less of Somalia. Eritrea wants Ethiopia to be bogged down in Somalia conflict forever. Eritrea and Ethiopia are led by two cousins and both have Israeli military and political advisers. So who is feeding them to continue their proxy war in Somalia? remember all these Horn African countries, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia are the poorest of the poor in the world. The TFG has no say in the negotiations and that is a fact known to all. Thus the Sheikh and his "sell-out" faction believe negotiating with these international actors and want to pursue that. is it naive or is there a wisdom behind it ? i have no idea but time will tell. The Djibouti conference, peace talks, power-sharing, inclusive government, foreign troops and UN initiatives are all gimmicks and face-saving machinations. Somalis are non-actors in this wicked game plan between foreign actors and are just babbling and naive clowns. Both sides have no clue of the international deception that is going on here. The world doesn't care about Somalia and no one is gonna spend money and might to restore Somalia and save its people. What you call an split is not a split but a well-planned and sophisticated deception to obliterate Somalia and rob its poor and suffering people of the great strategic location it occupies in the geography of the world and to ultimately exploit its natural resources. The world is run by greedy cabal that will spend trillions to kill million innocent Iraqis, that financed the Iraqi-Iran war in the 80's, that ordered Saddam to invade Kuwait, that watched million Tutsi is slaughtered. Somalia is just a small part in a wicked geopolitical greed and dominations. But some won't understand this since all they see with is the clan lenses. their whole viewpoint revolves around their warlord uncle's stay in the puppet seat and the trivial clan animosity.

Every Ethiopian you meet is lately asking you about this sick question before you even discuss what is going on in Somalia and why is Ethiopia is so involved in Somalia. The question is what is your clan? I find this very disturbing but I think there are Somalis who tell Ethiopians that we are clans and some clans are happy to see Ethiopian troops in there and those who are against the Ethiopian presence in Somalia are from certain clans.

I honestly think that some of us in this forum can do better than these politicians, elders, leaders and warlords. We are just waiting here for people who have been through hell and through chaos, who are mentally unstable ( and I mean that, current Somali leaders are mentally traumatized) to fix our problems and bring back a peaceful Somalia! I think that is unrealistic. Just look at them: Those in the TFG are dominated by warlords, clannish opportunists, traitors and qat junkies. The same can be said on th other faction based in Asmara, they too have clannish opportunists, warlords and flip-flobbers. If the young and educated college graduates brave and venture to smaller Somali cities and come up with sustainable proposals, solicit funding and start self-reliance programs as educating young kids, setting schools, clinics, digging water holes, setting electricity, public education, and so on, and forget about the government, warlords, clan elders and islamists alike, I think peace will come naturally and they will be able to overthrow these useless ****** at the helm of our leadership now. why we wouldn't do that? I can go to small Somali tuulo where my great grandfather came from and maybe do something? I could invite my friends in college to come for summer programs and study trips or as volunteers. It is like Somali peace corps. would the young and educated stand up?

I agree with you that both these prominent Somalis made some great points and I was really impressed with the passionate explanation of things by the professor. As for the former PM, Honorable Abdirizak, he maybe sensing that it is too late for him and that he might not be able to see Somali nation restored or re-established in what is left of his life. But I am bit surprised and taken back by the lady and her bold statements. She seems to be generalizing and making some conclusive statements. But I liked and watched all parts and I think everyone should watch and maybe discuss these points in here. It is a healing process and a letting out exercise of your concerns and views.

watch this interesting video discussion by prof samatar and abdirizak haji hussein[/url] It is 4 parts and I guess they have more other parts coming Royale Somalia - BBC SOMALI VIDEO DISCUSSION

The ARS is playing a good game here. They putting the UN and the International Community on the spot. You were accomplices of the invasion of sovereign member-nation by another nation. The UN have to admit that it broke Article 2, Section 1 of the UN Charter which states that "The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members." and Section 3 which states: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United nations." So the UN was complicit of the invasion of Ethiopia in the sovereign nation of Somalia as it was an accomplice of the invasion of US into IRAQ. The Law of Nations also states that: #54 - no nation has a right to interfere in the government of another state. #55 - One Sovereign cannot make himself the judge of the conduct of another....as t the case of the Tigre ruling minority of Abyssinia and the traitor warlord infested regime of Yeey. The ARS must demand from the UN a guarantee that Ethiopia will immediately withdraw from Somalia and that there will be no immunity to the crimes of humanity and war crimes committed by invading Ethiopian troops and the Somali warlords.

This ayan hersi is way smarter and way positive than the other sell-out who insults our holy prophet for few pennies. I am proud that Ayan is from my home town, ottawa!

Zenawi is a tool but not for the TFG but for Bush's war on terror. He is there to do the dirty work for the American Administration. The TFG is nothing but a mere slave and creation of Zenawi. The TFG wants to restore governance? what governance? and how long and at what cost? Four years for destruction, displacement, and above all puppeteering to Ethiopia's whims and wanton in the region. Again ask yourself, do warlords know about governance? Does Mohammed Dheere know anything about running an administration? How about Uncle warlord Yusuf? does he knows the difference betwen a nation and clan? What about Qaybdiid? does he know how to police? the answers of these questions are simple. BIG NO. these men are not capable of governance and peace. The TFG is a tool, it is a traitor, shame and pain to Somalia and it should be abolished and dismantled to have a new Somalia.