Carafaat;757484 wrote: May I need to remind you that if SL had such a rigid and institutionalized system, your Adeero Siilanyo, AUN Cigaal and Riyaale would never have become President. As with such a system its all about clan and shorter linrage's would never get a chance. Only people like myself who have a bigger and longer lineage would make it. And there you NGONGE. The man is saying his habar would b*tch slap your habar. Waa nin laan dheer ah..lool

*Ibtisam;757162 wrote: Personally anigu i cant defend a man- be it Somali or otherwise, when I leave him tomorrow I dont want in la igu yaadadow sodigi shaley noo amanyeh. You remind me of this old Somali lady...God bless her.

As long as you feel the need to defend, there's an opportunity for provocation that could lead to mudslinging. And yes, under the right circumstances, everyone and anyone can be provoked.

^There's always time...don't ruin it for me....loool

JPMorgan holds many municipal bonds...interesting marriage between lenders and corrupt local officials.

Leaders of the largest county in the US state of Alabama have voted to file for a $4.1bn (£2.6bn) bankruptcy, the costliest US municipal failure ever. Jefferson County has been struggling to avoid bankruptcy since 2008, but recent talks on a deal to restructure its crippling debt broke down. The county sunk into debt after a costly upgrade of its sewer system. Jefferson County has about 658,000 residents and is home to Alabama's largest city, Birmingham. The bankruptcy was approved by the Jefferson County Commission by a 4-1 vote. Announcing the vote result, Commissioner Jimmie Stephens said filing for bankruptcy would not radically change the situation in the county. "Jefferson County has, in effect, been in bankruptcy for three years," he told the Associated Press. Bond problems In September, a deal with the county's creditors, including JPMorgan Chase, saw lenders agree to forgive about $1bn in debt, with the county refinancing another $2bn, and a series of sewer rate increases. Map However, the negotiations ended some $140m short as terms of the deal shifted, increasing the repayment amount from $2.05bn to $2.19bn. Jefferson's mounting debt issues were brought on by a combination of increasing interest rates on bonds, turbulency in the derivatives market and corruption among local government officials. At least 21 people, including four former county commissioners, have been convicted or pleaded guilty to corruption-related charges in connection with the sewer's construction and bond financing, according to Bloomberg News. Jefferson's local government has suffered as a result - police officials cannot afford to respond to traffic accidents - all while sewer and water bills increased, reports say. "I get tired of them dumping on the little people," Deb Passmore, a former Laundromat owner told the New York Times in July. She closed her business after her sewer and water bills reached $500 a month. Orange County precedent Earlier in 2011, the Alabama Supreme Court declared a separate county tax unconstitutional, limiting Jefferson's ability to raise further income to pay off its debts. The county's bankruptcy deal would be significantly larger than the current biggest filing, that of Orange County, California, which filed in 1994 with debts of $1.7bn. Municipal bankruptcies are rare, but are becoming more common as the US faces continuing economic problems. Pennsylvania's capital city, Harrisburg, filed for bankruptcy in October 2011 in the face $300m in debt arising from a costly trash incinerator program. Soon afterwards the state passed a law taking control of the city's finances. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15668788

Ibti-it takes guts, dare I say I dare Xalimo with ajinabi to rebut.

I like her.

I hate 'reality tv'. there's nothing real about it. On lighter note Daily Show on Muslim Cosby Remark

Abdilweli and Sharif are both puppets and are in no position to tell anyone anything.

^There's none. This will end in failure.

This either makes really old or real classic boxing fan :-) one can't imagine Ali without Smokey Joe.

When you say Atlanta, what are you talking about the city or suburbs?

You sound like you just hit puberty.

lool..should be interesting

In other news http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/jennifer-christine-harris-facebook-arson_n_1074177.html

The question is should morality be tied to human rights and respect for the law. In case point, Ugandan paper published the names and addresses of people thought to be gays. Needless to say this has consequence for those named. What should course of action should the Government take. Insist on morality or protect the citizens whose lives are being endangered cuz of their supposed homosexuality.

I guess it's matter of whose morals are superior?

^looooooool *shakes head*

Zack-I think you just called him what you said you didn't mean to call him. Anyhow, I rather waste time plotting to kill Zenawi than worry about two men holding hands. And it's not of matter being ok with their existence, they exist whether you like or not. loool@MMA...15 year old meesha maxaa kayne. NN...It does matter.

Where's this nigga been?

Zack-I don't understand dhibkay kugu hayaa maxaa waaye? They exist..let them be as long as they don't bother you NN...Western aid is an arm of their foriegn policy solely dedicated to protecting their interests. I don't find hard to believe they care human rights unless it's convenient to say or is tied to their interest. An indigenous movement would bear more fruitful results rather than one propelled by the west.

You don't have to agree with their lifestyle but they should have the same protection as everyone else but I don't think the idea of imposing political from abroad....no thanks to neocolonism.

lool@hgidir looooooooool@Ilaahi waa aqanaa hadaa dhaho ii gaay dhahaa God bless ciyaal Shangaani sad though ignorant faradheer will call this man Portuguese.

^I think you are reading a bit into it.