Laftagareen is weary of HSM. The two biggest obstacles are HSM wanting to replace Laftagereen with Yes Man, and behind the scenes, HSM's clan wants Banadir state consisting of Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle, something Laftagareen and reer SW will not accept. And there is the issue of Barawe Port. HSM needs to reassure all regional leaders that he is more interested in saving the country and not playing politics. He should integrate the country by completing the constitution, and forget about the presidential non-sense and two-party system. He has once in lifetime opportunity to make a lasting change and make history.

It is good to have all organizations and countries on the record.

The Butcher of Amhara

Abiy and Muse are moving on to make this deal materialize. Abiy wants a win, he is failing elsewhere. Bixiye wants to stay in power and avenge his humiliation. Every Somali should take them seriously. These actions of these men are not based on reason, but hubris and desperation. Somalis should look at Abiy is doing in Amhara and what Bixiye did in Las Anod.

Internal affairs?

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Ethiopia won't side with Somaliland without getting something in return. Mogadishu won't ignore Hargeisa. It will pay a lot of attention, but not in the way Muse is hoping.

The sooner they booted out of Somalia, the better. Abiy couldn't have won the war in Tigray without resources.

Xaaji, the problem for Bixiye (don't know who came up with this term) he doesn't have the support of many in the North including the people whose land he wants to sell. If there's any war, Bihi will depend heavily on the Ethiopians. The Amhara and Oroma on the gates of Addis Abeba, Abiy can only spare so much.

One of the few things did right if it is true.

The snakes that are bankrolling the whole project

Fahad Yasin “When the sovereignty of the country is violated, there are no pro-government and opposition factions, therefore, we are ready to support you Mr. President Hassan Mohamud, and show the enemies of our country that our people are united. But it is necessary to see your leadership, which can gather the different diverse strengths that are embedded in the Somali people.”

Xaaji knows what is coming but he is hoping the benefits will outweigh the setbacks. For the first time, armed Ethiopians are rooming around Hargeisa. Imagine how the Oromo families in Hargeisa feel. Their army is literally driving around the city.