xiinfaniin;732725 wrote: So regional presidents (Somaliland president and Puntland president) are both invited to the independence ceremony. PS: there is a professional jealousy between the two men Lol..They will probably be sitting next to each other during the Indepenence festivity of Southern Sudan.

Yaabka, In an emergency situation or natural disasters, hardly any country whether poor or rich turns down outside help. You can donate through any other credible agencies whether they are locally registered or not. The overarching goal is to reach out to the families displaced by this famine.

Does it surprise you that this topic is mostly ignored when it comes to a state like Somalia and its marine resources. God Bless the Motherland! "The global, multibillion dollar problem with ties to organized crime is a focal point for representatives of more than 50 nations gathering in San Diego starting Monday to improve marine conservation. The meetings are part of a dialogue launched in Kobe, Japan, four years ago to better manage the world’s far-ranging, high-value fish populations partly by cutting down on illegal catches. The second convention took place two years ago in Spain and the third will be at the Marriott Hotel in La Jolla. Actions from the meetings are nonbinding, but they play into mandates adopted by regional fishery alliances worldwide. Poaching — technically classified as an illegal, unreported and unregulated harvest — takes many forms. It includes catching crabs before the season starts, taking sea bass from marine reserves, using banned gear for harvest, fishing without a license and keeping tuna that are too small." Link

What you mean by that A-Khadar?

"*By June 12, the T.F.G.’s cabinet issued a statement in which it rejected its dissolution and insisted that “the Kampala Accord must be sent to the parliament for endorsement.” On June 13, the independent parliamentary faction, speaking through the chairman of the T.F.P.’s information committee, Awad Ahmed Ashara, gave its support to the cabinet’s position, demanding that Sharif Hassan convene parliament, blaming the Kampala Accord for the demonstrations, and accusing the president and speaker of being “traitors.” The independent faction called on Farmajo to submit the Kamapala Accord to parliament and criticized the agreement for provisions that deprived parliament of oversight of the T.F.I.s, prohibited votes of confidence on the president and speaker, and limited press criticism of the T.F.I.s. Ashara added that the Accord had given a boost to the armed Islamist movement al-Shabaab that opposes the T.F.G. by providing* the former with an opportunity to gain popular support. On June 14, Farmajo announced: “I will not leave when the Somali parliament has not approved the agreement. I will not resign at this time when I see the support I am getting from the Somali population.” It had become obvious that Museveni had miscalculated and either did not understand the political forces at work in the T.F.I.s, overestimated his power, or simply did not assess the situation in his rush to impose a “solution” to the term-extension debate. On June 15, the push-back against the Kampala Accord and Farmajo’s dismissal intensified with Farmajo meeting with more than 100 M.P.s to discuss the Kampala Accord and cooperation between the government and parliament. On June 16, the independent parliamentarians endorsed Farmajo’s decision to remain in office pending parliament’s decision on the Kampala Accord." Read it full http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_The_Transition_Continues_to_Drift.shtml

pr-inside.com 08 Jul 2011 Celebrities including Somalian model Iman, athletics star Mo Farah, TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and news reader Natasha Kaplinsky are just some of the high profile names backing Save the Children’s £40million emergency appeal, which launched yesterday to help thousands of children facing starvation in East Africa. Save the Children has launched the appeal to get life-saving help to thousands of Kenyan and Somali children in what the UN has called East Africa's worst drought in 60 years –many children are surviving on just a single bowl of porridge a day Speaking about the emergency, Iman said; “Watching the news footage of the East Africa drought I am struck by the pictures of children going hungry and thirsty. Save the Children needs your help to continue its life saving work. Please give generously.” To donate to Save the Children's appeal go to www.savethechildren.org.uk or call +44 20 7012 6400 Source: pr-inside.com

C'mon guys. Let's stop the division and give PM Abdiwali our support.

Che -Guevara;732454 wrote: ^Addressing an issue like deforestation within the current realities and without viable government that can enforce laws and hands down penalties is exercise in futility. At the stage, a drastic change is needed in the political landscape, just change can only be achieved if the likes you and I forfeit their loyalties to any particular group and work towards the common good. That's what I base my views on and genuine support. I believe in Somali unity and thusly advocate for the rights of neglected regions and the bottom up approach

SPR FC beats Telecom Puntland 6-0

It's a slow genocide against our war-wearied population and the ignorant extremists are squarely responsible for it. They banned the aid agencies. Recurrent draught cycles are getting shorter due to the widrspread deforestation in Somalia from Sanaag region to Lowe Juba. I think we should nationally address the issue of deforestation by educating the public on local media and stiff penalty must be imposed on the charcoal profiteers. We should invest in projects for water drilling rigs.

It's to show neautrality (deemed as unbalanced intervention) to regional strongmen or warlords who have emerged from the wreckage of Somalia. Nothing special! Most of the aid money and small development projects are channeled through the UN agencies and credible NGOs whose provision of basic services is essential to the war-ravaged country. His next visit will be to Garowe, Puntland.

Totally agrer with you, AbdiKhadar. Address the injustice and corruption schemes and strengthen our civil society organizations. This cup, if held annually with the right voluntaty contribution, will help generate peace & stability.

KOOBKA NABADA OO KA FURMEY DEGMADA DHAHAR EE XARUNTA HAYLAAN Dhahar (SPR): Munaasabada Koobka Nabada oo ah koob loogu talagalay kooxaha heerka koowaad ee gobolka Haylaan isla markaana ay soo abaabushey maalna galineysa Idaacada Somali Public Radio (SPR) ayaa waxaa munaasabadiisa maanta xadhiga looga jarey xarunta gobolka Haylaan ee degmada Dhahar. Waxaa kasoo qeyb galay koobkan madax ka mid ah madaxda Puntland heerar kala-duwan, hay'ada maxaliga ah, ururada bulshada gobolka, iyo bulshaweynta kala duwan. Waxaa koobkan ka qeyb qaadan doona kooxaha heerka koowaad ee kala ah (Golis, Telecom Puntland, SPR, White House, iyo New Galgala). SPR

Teams Premier Teams.... 1. Golis 2. Telecom Puntland 3. New Galgala 4. White House 5. SPR

Being blind and oblivious to the dangerous implications of the Laascaanood invasion and occupation, the secessionists are digging themselves a big hole that will completely draw the opposite effect of its nurtured but false image of peace in a restive region. The power can shift anytime in favor of the locals whose lands the secessionist regional admin wants for their grand political design to either dismember Somalia or to get her foot in the corridors of power in Mogadishu. Contrary to how the secessionists paint her as a firebrand singer, nothing has changed about Saadi's reputational outlook and her leadership quality. She has been consistent in her populist advocacy for justice, peace & security. She still draws larger and larger audience from across the board wherever she visits.

You wlc sis. It's a great piece by Faisal Roble in recognition of Saado's lifetime achievement. A heroic welcome event for Saado in Toronto as well..

A Tribute to Saado Ali Warsame By Faisal A. Roble July 02, 2011 On June 4, 2011, in the city of Toronto, Canada, a large gathering of Somalis honored a woman of substance, whose fire and patriotic fervor never extinguishes. Her name is Saado Ali Warsame. For many Somalis, Saado is Aretha Franklin of Harlem and Rosa Luxemburg of Poland of the 1920s combined in one. In her romantic and melodic songs, she is our Aretha. In fighting for the freedom of those who are oppressed, she is indeed our Rosa Luxemburg. When she can, she entertains us. But most of the time, she is always conveying, in the words of the late Bob Marley, “the fight for your rights.” In the tradition of what Rosa Luxemburg, who wrote one hindered years ago that “freedom is always the freedom of dissenters,” Saado fights for her believes in the same way other social activist leaders do throughout the globe. It is in that spirit that on the eve of July 1st, Somalia’s 51st anniversary (a country that millions are on the verge to loose, this time not to the old British and Italian colonial powers, but to a self-serving international bureaucracies called United Nations, African Union, AMISOM, IGAD, and don’t foregut Ethiopia) she visits Somali refugees in Kenya and share one or two meals with them. Saado Ali Warsame is a rare Somali woman who defies clan, class and regionalism. She is a phenomenal Somali woman who beautifully embodies femininity, a tough nut to crack when it comes to the rights of the oppressed and the disposed, as well as the mother of poetic struggle whose songs are both melancholic and melodic. Tall, slim and slender, with a complexion Somalis refer as “mas ciideed,” or earthly tone-colored snake, denoting her glowing brown skin, Saado typifies strong feminine; he is your sister, your mother and your friend in a woman. My words cannot express Sado’s commanding, yet feminine presence at the stage. Dancing to a typical Somali tune, she moves her body parts with ease effortlessly (laafyo tuurkeeda, timaheeda dheeree dhabarka joogaa, Ilaahay Dhameeyey…). Indeed, that song (markaa socoto laafyaha miisaanka lagu daray, dadku waxay yidhaahdaan may daarin ciidee, daa'uus lamoodyey) seems to describe Saado. If any one’s moves fit the words of Mayo Angelou’s description of a “phenomenal woman,” who else could that be but Saado: It's in the reach of my arm, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me Indeed she is a woman, a phenomenal woman at that. In her profession, Saado excelled, and her songs are too many to list them here. Suffice here to say that most of us one time or another enjoyed her songs, most notably .Naftaaydaa kuu jiraban; walee aniga la I raray; Waqtiga isbadalaya; Waaberi cirka u diro. I have especial connection with her song “Xamdi,” because it is the song that my wife and I chose for our wedding to exchange marriage vow in the old Somali way. “Xamdi,” composed by the late Maxamoud Tukale, a song that goes to the essence of marriage and family values, fittingly goes this way: Xiisaha kal gacalkeena Xasuusaya guurkeena Xaasaasiga guurkeena Baryasamo ku waarkeena Sidii Xaawiyo aadan Rabibaa isku keen xulay Waa xaal inga waynoo Xaga samada laga qoray Rabigeena Xaakimka ah Xilahiiga kaadhigay baan Kun jeer ku Xamdiyaayaa Xamdi still reverberates in my household. After 11 years of marriage, where some of my kids can easily sing along, and with each child and each year that passes, I seem to develop more connection and listen more frequently, singing along…….Xilihiina Kaadhigay ban Kun Jeer Ku Xamdiyaaya… Yes, I got it; you are wondering where and when am I bringing up the fiery, sizzling political attributes of Saado. Here we go! We all remember that Saado Ali is the only known Somali woman who had participated in the chain and epic poems of “Deeleey.” Until her participation, “Deeleey” and political poetry was a field exclusive for men. It is therefore pertinent to say Saado busted the poetic glass shield. Two compelling political songs that Saado sung in the 1980s had captured the nation’s attention. One of the most memorable songs in the nation’s collective memory is “Land Cruiser Gado Soo bari Galey,” or “drive Land Cruiser while you are begging for bread.” I know Saado stopped singing this particular song for reasons only known to her, and I will honor that wish. Although talking directly about the Somalia of the 1980s, the essence of the song is a description of the ultimate triumph of consumerism and corruption over social development in the continent of Africa. It is fitting to remember that this song debuted at the zenith of the IMF adjustment program in Somalia. The IMF’s adjustment strategy and the ensuing unexpected results were the infusion of huge money into the ailing economy of Somalis, which in the end resulted in promoting expensive consumerist/corruption culture. The money infused for projects went primarily to real estate development and to the importation of consumer goods such as Land Cruiser vehicles for the rich. She challenged the nation to answer to her why leaders of a starving nation would indulge in expensive cars and goods. No one so far answered Saado’s existential question. The second memorable song, a duet by her and the other great singer, the later perhaps Somalia’s queen vocalist, said the following: Saado; Dhulaan ceel lahaynbaan dhaankii u rarayaa Adna dhool uyaal iyo dhbic diiba haysid Dhacar baad ku nooshahay…. Adigudheregtaa dhibaatadu I daysaa Khadra: Markaaan soo dhowaadana waad iga dhaqaaqdaa Ana ku madhagaystoo. Anoon dhuumanayn baan…. Dhulkan kala fogaadiyo, labadeenan kala dheer Yaysusoo Dhaweeya. Two sisters talking to each other what they stand for each and how one’s demise is the other’s loose is the essence of the song. It was a clear warning of the civil war that loomed large prior to the debacle of Somalia. It was an open cry for help. Ah! If only the government at Villa Somalia at that time listened and understood these words! In any normal society, by hearing these words, the president would have commissioned high level government commission and elders from various sectors of the community to seek advice to preempt the danger of civil war. But again, as Saado say’s in the song, one Somali does not listen to the other. It is unfortunate that the same danger (lack of listening to the words of wisdom) is again brewing up and Somalia is again being submerged into a furnace. No less important words are her words of “******ia way Xoroobi,” or the “****** region would be free a melancholic affirmation of her stealth support for the freedom of Somalis under the Ethiopia cruel rule.” Add to all this her latest words of wailing as in “Libdhimayso Lasacaanood,” or “Las Anod will not perish,” words of sorrow about the suppression of her community, and you have a woman’s portrait as a crusader for freedom and social justice. Saado has shuttered all chains of oppression and corruption. Her words in Land Cruiser, which speak to Africa’s misplaced priorities of governance and development, stand in par with Rosa Luxemburg’s leftist words of denouncing the oppression of Russia over Poland. War hoy kuwiina leh wax baan xukunaa, war hoy dhago u yeesha gabadh weedhaheeda! May those of you who purport to rule Somalis listen to Saado’s wise words! Thus this gathering here tonight to honor Somalia’s preeminent advocate for freedom, equality and social justice is an honorable undertaking. If Algeria has Jamila, Somalia has Saado, and in one voice we salute you and we love you from the bottom of our hearts. Faisal A. Roble Email: fabroble@aol.com

Don't expect much from Faroole. The best that one could do is save the region from him and preserve the fragile peace .

"When armed militiamen captured Parliament House, it was the duty of the police to engage the militias, not for the presidential guard to interfere. The militiamen, while armed, neither shot nor killed anyone but were there to express their grievance against the injustice incurred up" ^Garoweonline Editorial in support of Faroole as a minister when sacked by Gen. Ade Muse. How can you negotiate with armed militia trying to seize PL's Parliament.

Xaaji, Gen. Muse Jama Dalaf knows better and he won't be used to export violence into his region of origin. Maakhir region intends to keep its good relationship with Somaliland and that's not crossing over the borders to provoke hostilities. Let's promote peace by respecting each other's Territory and sphere of influence.

The hidebound views and the inconclusive evidence of IGAD's charges vs. ERITREA is telling pretty much if one seriously considers the border issue . First, the world needs to enforce the final resolution of the arbitration committee endorsed by the United Nations with regards to the border conflict btw Ethiopia and ERITREA. Ethiopia is the one impediment to the peace in the Horn of Africa region simply because of its shaky political foundation and its financing of proxies in Somalia. I believe Ethiopia created the conditions under which extremists could thrive in Somalia, and it will continue to nurture these conditions as a scapegoat for its serious internal human rights violations. Address the source, not the symptoms of the conflict in the region.

Shimbiraale is in the west of Ceerigaabo. SL very well remembers its historic defeat at the hands of Maakhir army.

I heard the veteran MP Awad Asharo, a good ally of Sakiin and Prof. Jurile, did play a major role behind the scene for the demise of the short-lived transitional premier. Time to put his past behind us and focus on the future.

Very good news about the struggle of ethnic Somalis in that region. "The security dilemma is at its most vicious when commitments, strategy, or technology dictate that the only route to security lies through expansion. Status-quo powers must then act like aggressors; the fact that they would gladly agree to forgo the opportunity for expansion in return for guarantees for their security has no implications for their behavior. " Robert Jervis ^Give it an in-depth reflection.