Who the f is Iman to even talk? Cougar-pirates really shouldn’t be talking. Granted, I am sure Iman is dating the sexiest pirate in all on (sic) Somalia blacksnob The liberal left has insisted on making the Obama’s celebrities as opposed to world leaders. They have insisted on declaring that both Barack and Michelle Obama are all things to all people, including THE MOST attractively beautiful people there are. Michelle Obama was even included in Maxim’s Top 100 hottest women of 2008. Does the First Lady of the United States aspire to be identified as one of the ‘hottest women’ by a men’s magazine along with models, sex kittens and actresses? I would hope not. rightpundits Poker-Everybody has accent, and there's nothing wrong with, but seriously she should have just kept to herself though I do believe Michelle is not all that great looking, but true accomplishments wise, Iman has nothing on Michelle.

reactions from Huff Readers photo Iman is full of crap. I can't remember her EVER having been portrayed as a "house n---er" That is an American problem. Maybe she is trying to identify with American blacks, but this woman has always been presented as Ethiopian royalty, cultured and exotic--all of which she is. Michelle Obama is a woman with "IT." Classical beauty? Who cares. The whole charismatic package is what has made her a star. The only style error I've seen her commit was that horrendous choice of black/red dress she wore on the evening of her husband's nomination. It played terribly to the cameras, and someone should have helped with that choice She is Somalian, not Ethiopian.

There have been two problems with regard to this in the past. Firstly, there was not enough money to support the government, lots of promises but very little delivery. Secondly, whatever money was being delivered was being delivered by third-party organisations: NGOs, international organisations. I feel it is worth quoting this again. This is very true in every sense of the word. Any government (Abdi Qasim, Abdullahi Yusuf and Sheikh Sharif) cropped up by the International community is instantly hamstringed by them. Here Zenawi is more "friend" than enemy in his honest assessment. It should be obvious by now any potential government must seek mandate from its people and must harness their resourcefulness. The UNDP, the International Crisis, aid donor nations, NGOs, AMISOM and other stakeholders bring more problems than solutions-a big reason why Sharif's government would fail.

Zenawi on Global financial crisis and its effects on Africa The President of Liberia [Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf] was in a preparatory meeting for the summit and she said that one of the sources of instability in Liberia has been the very high rate of unemployment among the youth and the fragile peace that they have in Liberia was too fragile for it to withstand massive layoffs among the youth; and that is what she feared would happen as much of the investment that they had been promised had simply disappeared On Washington Consensus the Prime Minister of the UK [Gordon Brown], in a meeting in New York prior to the G-20 summit, declared that the so-called Washington consensus was over and we needed a new development consensus. Now, I doubt whether any African would quibble with that, indeed, many would question whether there was such a consensus, in the sense that it was more of an imposition that a consensus. On inflation in Ethiopia Inflationary pressure is partly a result of the global inflationary pressure that was felt mostly in Africa in 2008. It also has domestic reasons, as our inflation was much higher than the African average. On political dissent in Ethiopia The issue was that, as part of a government reform programme across the various departments of government, including the defence sector, people who for one reason or another were thought to be unfit for the purpose that we have in mind, either because of physical disability or lack of commitment or so on, were asked to leave the army, or demoted within the army. Understandably, those people are unhappy with what happened to them and the only surprise in this is that their unhappiness was expressed in a form that took them to extremes of trying to kill actors in the reform programme in the defence sector and other government officials. So, while it would have been expected for them to be disgruntled and to express their dissatisfaction in some fashion, it came as a surprise that they decided to express it in such a destructive manner. Nonetheless, this was a very small group and they knew what was possible and not possible, so they didn’t even try to organise a coup. What they tried to organise was a series of assassinations to destabilise the government. On the future of Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)leadership The old leadership which was leading the EPRDF during the armed struggle and up to now, myself included. That, to some extent is a sign of strength and it is also a sign of weakness that needs to be addressed and, as I said, the EPRDF is aware of it and is trying to address it. It is not just about X, Y or Z, it is about the whole group of leadership which has been in very senior leadership positions for a bit too long for the health of the party. If there's need for overhaul of EPRDF leadership *wise leader or PR stunt for Western Consumption?* Yes, I think that the next crucial step needs to be taken. Prospects of Peace with the Eritrean leadership One can never say never. People think that the leadership there is headstrong and all the rest. That may well be true but I also believe that that leadership is not suicidal and he is able to read the writing on the wall when such writing is visible. And so the possibilities of changing direction are not zero. But one can never be sure. On the return of Xasan Daahir I think that it is a reflection of desperation and a desire to destabilise a fragile government. For me, it is a sign of desperation for two reasons. Firstly, I think that Dahir Aweys and his team are beginning to feel that they are losing the game in Mogadishu among the Islamists. There are moderate elements of the Islamic movement that are more and more disassociating themselves from his hard-line group and they appear to be eager to stem the tide in that sense. Secondly, the presence of Dahir Aweys in Asmara did nothing to improve the standing of Eritrea in the international community and it appears that they wanted to be relieved of his presence in Asmara as soon as possible. So that, I think, is indicative of desperation as part of the equation. At the same time, I think that Dahir Aweys and his team might think that all is not lost in Somalia and if they strike in time and strike hard, they could stabilise the situation. On the Somalia government and its backers-very honest interpretation of the relationship between the Somali governments (Yeey's included) and the international community. I am not privy to the details but from what I heard from the media, substantial amounts of money have been promised and a substantial part of it is to finance Amisom [African Union Mission in Somalia]. I don’t know how much of it is going to be given to the Somali government. There have been two problems with regard to this in the past. Firstly, there was not enough money to support the government, lots of promises but very little delivery. Secondly, whatever money was being delivered was being delivered by third-party organisations: NGOs, international organisations. This continued to exacerbate the weakness of the government because whatever assistance was coming was not being channelled through government institutions and was weakening them. So I hope, whatever the decision was in Brussels, it will address those problems and the money involved is substantial enough to make a difference. The key issue will be whether the promises are kept and, assuming that they are, whether they will be put through proper channels. Hiiraan Online

^How so?

Who's audience here?

I think lot people wanted to say about the first lady, but are afraid to offend the first black family.

^SYL members would have become warlords?...Amazing

Kashafa-It's easy to pick up gun and fight, any id*ot could do and believe me I seen that, but I do hope they have plan to save this nation, and not just focus on the present. Drink water, no but what they do say and are doing about the ones are drinking muddy waters now?

Originally posted by Farancab: Rumor has it if Hargeysa doesn't remain united with Moqadisho and Bosaso, soon it will take direct orders from Addis. In the making Hargeysa becomes an another region, Killil 20. Now look into the crystal ball again, and give the man an answer

Originally posted by Paragon: Stop this! Here's United Somalia http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=Y82tzNdeF Pc Enough with nostalgia Sxb

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They sit in the shade sipping water comfortably and at their leisure.Let's hope they wish the same for "their" people.

Originally posted by Adam-Zayla: [i'm no chipmunk bro, but a certified Knight on a White Camel, the low price is a testament to my great chivalry. Knights TAKE, but since we are in 'civilized world' and you are too humble to ask more, you must be compensated in other ways-I let Siren decide what reward for chivalry would be *talking to her telepathically-takin g him to Amsterdam red light district won't count*. Sheh....Looooooooooo L@diversity officer, we should petition LSK to make Cadaan or Shabeel as moderator then. I'm well dear, and wadaad noqdey labadaan bari LooooooooL@let me at them....Yup tame them.

Was The Perfect Spy A Double Agent? 60 Minutes: Was Ashraf Marwan Israel's Greatest Spy Or Was He A Double Agent (CBS) Sometimes history is shaped by unknown people who operate in the shadowy world of espionage. And this story of war, deception and murder has a plot worthy of a John le Carre novel. Thirty-five years ago, the armies of Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against the state of Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. Militarily, it ended in a stalemate, but in practical terms the war changed the map and the politics of the Middle East. At the center of it all is a little known story about one man who played a major role in the outcome. Strangely enough, he's a hero in both Egypt and Israel, considered by each of these former enemies to be their greatest spy ever. The question is: who was Ashraf Marwan really working for? And who finally murdered him in London? The first stories in the London papers were sketchy at best: a mysterious Egyptian had been found dead outside his London apartment under questionable circumstances. The name Ashraf Marwan meant nothing to most people in Britain - just another rich Arab who owned hotels and a part of a soccer team. But to bestselling author Howard Blum, who came across Marwan while writing a book on the Yom Kippur War a few years back, and to students of the Middle East, Marwan was much more: an arms dealer with connections to a half a dozen intelligence agencies and a secret player on the world stage. "What went through your mind when you found out that Marwan was dead? Did you believe he'd been murdered?" 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft asked Blum. "Yes, I believed very much that he was murdered. My next question was by whom," he replied. "And that's a complicated question?" Kroft asked. "That's a complicated question because Marwan was a complicated man," Blum said. It's a tale rooted in nearly 40 years of history and a distant war. And as you will see, there are two different versions. Both of them begin in 1969, not long after the Israelis routed invading Arab armies in the Six Day War, capturing the West Bank from Jordan, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the Sinai Peninsula from the Egyptians. Another war, to recapture the lost territory, was already brewing when a tall, elegant 26-year-old Egyptian contacted Israeli intelligence in London and offered to provide them his country's most important military secrets. "It was, for us, something unbelievable," remembered Major General Aharon Farkash, who until recently was Israel's director of military intelligence. "In our work of intelligence we are very, very suspicious about everything. So we try to ask difficult questions about everything that he brought. And after years we understood this is a piece of gold," Farkash told Kroft. "In the annals of spies for Israel, where does Marwan rank?" Kroft asked Aharon Levran, who at the time was one of Israel's highest ranking intelligence officers. "He was the best. He was the best," Levran replied. Levran was one of only a select few with access to the information that Marwan provided. "It was a bonanza. It was a masterpiece of information," Levran said. "Like having somebody?" Kroft asked. "In the bed of the ruler," Levran replied. Actually, Marwan was in the bed of the ruler's daughter. He was the son-in-law of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Nasser's liaison to the Egyptian intelligence services. "Why do you think he became an Israeli spy?" Kroft asked Levran. "It was money, it was adventure. He was a special character," he replied. The meetings took place at a London safe house near the Dorchester Hotel, under the direct supervision of the head of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service. According to the Israelis, part of Marwan's motivation was a deep hatred of the Soviet Union, Egypt's major ally, military patron and chief arms supplier. But the Israelis say Marwan also demanded more than $100,000 per meeting to finance what they claim was a lavish London lifestyle that included wine, gambling and women. "He was for sale," Kroft remarked. "In a way," Levran acknowledged. "And Israel paid him very well," Kroft said. "He was worth every penny," Levran replied. 60 Minutes

^Just 15, don't sell yourself cheap ninyahow,a Chippendale makes more money than that.

Mwangura is softy spoken, while Samuel Jackson is,

Sheeko hindi waxaan.

^How about we bash Uzbeks? I heard they are smelly, uncultured, and their women are hairy That said, how are you

Poker-Too skinny for them to be considered foreigner. Emperor...Who do you support now?

Who whipped you and forced you to call for reinforcements?

^I thought he was already there.Rumor has it, he will be crowned-compromise between Al-Shabaab and Aweys who's seen as power hungry.

Originally posted by Malika: ^What point? It's common sense leh! Is it me seeing things,or have these kind of threads,being posted more and more the last couple of day,and not only from the SLanders but PLanders as well. May I ask what is the aim? If its to boast, ya all dont need that,WE get it,your enclaves are at peace,erm there is Democracy[ ], maxaa kale yaa all very pretty too..What I am I missing here. :rolleyes: Don't mind them, they both miss their sugga daddy. The thought of Xamer Caddey gives them wet dreams, but since that's out of reach now, they gotta settle for "my village is better than yours" b*tching

^Norcross?