^I have two people in mind, but they should remain nameless

^ He's alot closer to the SOL family than we think

Just where in the article they do admit that pirates and local security are the same? Stop distorting the article!

The forgotten tribes of Oromo in Somalia by Abas Eenow Saturday, April 18, 2009 A long time ago, most of the current Somali territories in the horn of Africa belonged to the larger Cushitic nationality of Oromo known by the Somalis as Galla and others. For hundreds of years, until the end of the 19th century, the nomadic Somali tribes have invaded and forcefully occupied parts of the present state of Somalia which was populated by non-ethnic Somali ethnic groups. During their expansion, the Somali pastoral warriors have evicted the majority of the Oromo and other non Somali tribes from their land and forced those who remained to be assimilated. In the course of these campaigns, Oromo tribes such as Boran, Rendiile and others have been dislodged from their territories of origin inside Somalia and these communities are found in Kenya & Ethiopia. In fact large number of them such as Wa Boni and Gaalbore have been partially integrated and have taken nominal Somali tribal names although still considered inferior to noble Somali tribes. Most of them live among the Di.gil & Mir.ifle tribe of the South.But Oromos who declined to convert and refused to become clients to the Somalis tribesman were subjected to aggression and discrimination like Ribo (raybo), Wardey (Waradaya) in the South and Lo'jir in the North. If you go back to the oral history of the Somali people, you will understand that Hargeeysa (North) and Garbohareey (South) are actually Oromo names and literally Galkacyo means, " Where the Oromo has been kicked out " Overall, the Somali war of " Force occupation " has been stopped by the British colonial administration in the late of the 19th century after the British has realized that the wandering warlike tribes would cross over the Tana river in Kenya and into great lake region. After the Somali civil war, the Somali tribes of Oromo origin who were unarmed were robbed, raped and killed in wanton. In regards to the minority groups in the failed state of Somalia a lot of reports have been written over the plight and the suffering of ethnic clans but, unfortunately, the Somali tribes of Oromo origin such as Ribo , Wardeey and others have not been mentioned . Therefore, as there is no hope that a democratic state will come out of Somalia in the foreseeable future, we demand from human rights organizations to correct their mistakes so that, at least, the rights of these communities are recognised by international organizations. Abas Eenow E-mail: abas.freedomfighter. eenow28@gmail.com

^Hope those better informed should share their thoughts. I'm more concerned about the health aspect of it and effect this has on those kids growing up in North America. And how this will effect us in our old day. Europeans fought the US over GMOs and it filed a complaint with WTO, so atleast there is resistance in somewhere world. Good to see Sxb!

Documentary about Genetically Modified Seeds-from the Green Revolution to Gene Revolution where greed and technology converge. Should Genes be patented?

^Weclome back Habo Looks like you had good time.

Originally posted by Xaaji_xundjuf: Che, why is it so hard for you konfuurians to understand, idina wixiina haysta anaguna waxayaga we are happy with our 3 tuulos with no water. and no wabiiyaal u can have it all. war ileen dadkan oo kalle. Wayraxa jooji ninyahow. Yaaku heysta anagaa isku mushquul ah waqtiba yaa kuuhaya.

Somalia became bogeyman for little disgruntled kid-did Siilaanyo get b*tch slapped again, now how's that our fault I will give you a bit of advice which is more than you will get from anyone in these corners-spend your energy on actually improving precious little land instead fermenting conflict against people and country that's on its death bed.

^You gotta love our people..so far they have close to 18 ships and upto 300 people. Norf-I don't support piracy outside Somali waters , but there is nothing criminal about what these boys did. It is just that they are outgunned and outsmarted-the stronger (west) sets terms and tells everyone what's right and wrong.

Xaaji-Your b*tching about Puntland and the south is getting old duqa. You don't care for them so much, spare the diatribe and take it somewhere. Somali-Pirate..I'm not denying things that are going on in Puntland-I just have an issue with the gibberish this kid wrote. It doesn't serve any purpose.

^You are begining to sound like broken record. Who are you trying to convince?

Somali-Pirate-It's pretty clear Saaxib whoever wrote this gibberish ain't interested in addressing any issue-he is mored interested in disparaging an entire region and its people.

Originally posted by Paragon: Sounds like an ignored little kid crying 'me, me, me...I am here, look at me'. As ever, nonesense. And it does actually seem like a kid wrote the article-very rudimentary writing skills.

This man has axe to grind.

Norf2-No..I never said, but I just suprised at your indifference towards loss of life-agreeing with the view that Somali life is expandable.

Originally posted by Norf 2: Bloody simpleton. Pay attention now. You guys = YOU, Che and anyone who supports the Pirates. Ma fahantay hada? Not surprised you chose to interpret it as such though. Who said I supported pirates or you like to lump people to make sense of your 'made for TV' argument straight out from the Pentagon.

^What's difference between clan federalism and autonomy for provinces?

Originally posted by Norf 2: Che, little to offer and as frivolous as ever You reduced the whole issue of piracy to no more than law enforcement problem on the high seas and justified the murder of three men.

^ Leave Norf alone.He didn't get the memo from Roobow and Turki praising the pirates yet

^I was being sarcastic, but this is indicative of Somalia's sad existence, whether they are hijacking or protecting our waters beside the point.

^They had it coming

^The world is not black and white!

Originally posted by Mintid Farayar: I'm still waiting for the Puntland "Amiin" corner to propose some solutions on this thread instead of the reflexive my clan is better than your clan response. At this stage, does it really matter?

By ROBERT F. WORTH Published: April 10, 2009 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia TWO years ago, Sheik Adil Kalbani dreamed that he had become an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city. Waking up, he dismissed the dream as a temptation to vanity. Although he is known for his fine voice, Sheik Adil is black, and the son of a poor immigrant from the Persian Gulf. Leading prayers at the Grand Mosque is an extraordinary honor, usually reserved for pure-blooded Arabs from the Saudi heartland. So he was taken aback when the phone rang last September and a voice told him that King Abdullah had chosen him as the first black man to lead prayers in Mecca. Days later Sheik Adil’s unmistakably African features and his deep baritone voice, echoing musically through the Grand Mosque, were broadcast by satellite TV to hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world. Since then, Sheik Adil has been half-jokingly dubbed the “Saudi Obama.” Prominent imams are celebrities in this deeply religious country, and many have hailed his selection as more evidence of King Abdullah’s cautious efforts to move Saudi Arabia toward greater openness and tolerance in the past few years. “The king is trying to tell everybody that he wants to rule this land as one nation, with no racism and no segregation,” said Sheik Adil, a heavyset and long-bearded man of 49 who has been an imam at a Riyadh mosque for 20 years. “Any qualified individual, no matter what his color, no matter where from, will have a chance to be a leader, for his good and his country’s good.” Officially, it was his skill at reciting the Koran that won him the position, which he carries out — like the Grand Mosque’s eight other prayer leaders — only during the holy month of Ramadan. But the racial significance of the king’s gesture was unmistakable. Sheik Adil, like most Saudis, is quick to caution that any racism here is not the fault of Islam, which preaches egalitarianism. The Prophet Muhammad himself, who founded the religion here 1,400 years ago, had black companions. “Our Islamic history has so many famous black people,” said the imam, as he sat leaning his arm on a cushion in the reception room of his home. “It is not like the West.” It is also true that Saudi Arabia is far more ethnically diverse than most Westerners realize. Saudis with Malaysian or African features are a common sight along the kingdom’s west coast, the descendants of pilgrims who came here over the centuries and ended up staying. Many have prospered and even attained high positions through links to the royal family. Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi ambassador to the United States, is the son of Prince Sultan and a dark-skinned concubine from southern Saudi Arabia. But slavery was practiced here too, and was abolished only in 1962. Many traditional Arabs from Nejd, the central Saudi heartland, used to refer to all outsiders as “tarsh al bahr” — vomit from the sea. People of African descent still face some discrimination, as do most immigrants, even from other Arab countries. Many Saudis complain that the kingdom is still far too dominated by Nejd, the homeland of the royal family. There are nonracial forms of discrimination too, and many Shiite Muslims, a substantial minority, say they are not treated fairly. “The prophet told us that social classes will remain, because of human nature,” Sheik Adil said gravely. “These are part of the pre-Islamic practices that persist.” BLACK skin is not the only social obstacle Sheik Adil has overcome. His father came to Saudi Arabia in the 1950s from Ras al Khaima, in what is now the United Arab Emirates, and obtained a job as a low-level government clerk. The family had little money, and after finishing high school, Adil took a job with Saudi Arabian Airlines while attending night classes at King Saud University. Only later did he study religion, laboriously memorizing the Koran and studying Islamic jurisprudence. In 1984 he passed the government exam to become an imam, and worked briefly at the mosque in the Riyadh airport. Four years later he won a more prominent position as the imam of the King Khalid mosque, a tall white building that is not far from one of the Intelligence Ministry’s offices. Theologically, Sheik Adil reflects the general evolution of Saudi thinking over the last two decades. During the 1980s he met Osama bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam, a leader of the jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan. He initially sympathized with their radical position and anger toward the West. Later, he said, he began to find their views narrow, especially after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Now he speaks warmly of King Abdullah’s new initiatives, which include efforts to moderate the power of the hard-line religious establishment and to modernize Saudi Arabia’s judiciary and educational establishment. He reads Al Watan, a liberal newspaper. “Some people in this country want everyone to be a carbon copy,” Sheik Adil said. “This is not my way of thinking. You can learn from the person who is willing to criticize, to give a different point of view.” His life, like that of most imams, follows a rigid routine: he leads prayers five times a day at the mosque, then walks across the parking lot to his home, which he shares with two wives and 12 children. On Fridays, he gives a sermon as well. HE expected it to continue that way for the rest of his life. Then in early September he woke up to hear his cellphone and land line, both ringing continuously. Stirring from bed, he heard the administrator of the Grand Mosque leaving a message. He picked up one of the phones, and heard the news that the king had selected him. Two days later he walked into a grand reception room where he was greeted by Prince Khalid al-Faisal, the governor of Mecca Province. Sheik Adil tried to introduce himself, but the prince cut him off with a smile: “You are known,” he said. Next, Sheik Adil was led to a table where he sat with King Abdullah and other ministers. He was too shy to address the king directly, but as he left the room he thanked him and kissed him on the nose, a traditional sign of deference. Remembering the moment, Sheik Adil smiled and went silent. Then he pulled out his laptop and showed a visitor a YouTube clip of him reciting the Koran at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. “To recite before thousands of people, this is no problem for me,” he said. “But the place, its holiness, is so different from praying anywhere else. In that shrine, there are kings, presidents and ordinary people, all being led in prayer by you as imam. It gives you a feeling of honor, and a fear of almighty God.” Source: New York Times