^Aree labaatankii sano lasoo dhaafe ma horidey Xidagoy. Adeerka adeerkaan naqiine ma,aha Horta Adeer lagu ordaye...Adeerko ma suga daadi baa LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Gheelle.T iyo Xidago.

^LooooooooooooooooL...I was gonna say. Is he closer adeer than Yeey. Midakale...Fishing aa, in line with wisdom of Mr. Sudi..Dabaal maqaaney xaa malaa ii dabadirey. War Xidigo...Adna adeer goormaa yeelate.

Ayeeyo...Adeeradaa ma dhamaadaan miyaa? Gheelle-T..Point Taken...In dat case, let me dust of my resume.

Gheele-T..I'm just wanna know what qualified him to be prime-minister other than respecting the deamening 4.50 formual? LoooooooooL@Duceysane...Maybe he is thinking to go safe in order to keep his Kursi, but amoo Cadde ku noqdaa

^But wat did he do?

^ I can come with my entourage What does Mr Cumar do anyway?

You are toying with people, aren't you?

^Aakhira zamakaanga kahor imaan maayo . But as for your boy, I'm still in see and wait mode, but longer he stays in foriegn capital, the tricker it gets.

^LooooooooL@SOL role..It is understandable Aw Xiin....Wali under euphoria aa tahe

^Who knew SOL politics is the place for serious intellectual discourse .

^There's all brigade of them..tag teams, but their hero is little sweet talker.

^I give him the benefit of the doubt Gheelle.T Jee Ashkiro....He's cunning. Talk about unholly alliance. P.S. You can't post anything about Sharif without his boys on SOL beating it to you

Talks sweet, but how would translate into real world..He's quite the politician though unlike some others.

Thursday, February 12, 2009 DJIBOUTI, 12 February 2009 (IRIN) - Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was recently elected President of Somalia at a parliamentary meeting in Djibouti. Before returning to Mogadishu where he will appoint a prime minister and form a government, Ahmed talked to IRIN about the challenges ahead. Below are excerpts: IRIN: What are the biggest challenges facing your administration? Ahmed: The biggest obstacle is trying to get people to believe and have hope again that things can and will get better. The people have suffered and are still suffering. They have been divided. Rebuilding the unity of our people and nation will be one of our biggest challenges. Every time they were hopeful, they were knocked back again. We must keep this hope alive. We also face the task of building government institutions from scratch. We are basically broke and the country broken. All these in my opinion are obstacles we will have to deal with urgently. What role do you expect donors to play? In the past donors have put money into Somalia but unfortunately, it did not have [the] impact it should have had on the people for various reasons, including corruption. Often, aid did not reach the intended targets. We hope and expect that donors will increase their support. For our part, we have to change the way things are done and make sure that any money given will be used appropriately and in the manner intended, that it will reach the people. We will not allow corruption to take root and public money [to be] misused. Do you think the international community is serious in its support and will give the necessary help to allow your government to function effectively? It is too early for me to answer that question. Give it time and we may be able to answer it. There are groups that do not support you, including the more radical Islamists. How do you intend to deal with them - negotiate or fight? First, I don’t have any desire for more fighting. The Somali people do not want any more fighting. Those who think that more fighting will resolve things, I want to tell them it will not. Let us try to find a better way for them to accomplish what they are looking for. The best way is through dialogue and negotiations and we are open to talking. We will talk to anyone willing to talk. We will not engage in war. I am for a negotiated settlement to our differences. You will need a security force. Where will you find them? Security will come from a combination of the TFG [Transitional Federal Government] forces, our forces in Mogadishu and other supporters and of course the Somali people who want to see the government succeed and are ready to join the security forces. So, yes we are going to create security forces. Do you need outside help in forming a security force? Obviously outside help is necessary but then it must be done in a way that they can help without inflaming the situation and creating instability and animosity among the people. It will have to be an approach that is appropriate and will help without hurting us. Does this help need to include military as well? Do you need arms, soldiers, maybe even blue helmets? Because we are in a new situation we need to figure out what exactly we need. We need arms and security forces and of course we need the world to help us. However, we have to figure out the best form that help should take. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the new cabinet to come up with the best way to ask for the help. In the past two years, thousands have been killed and over a million displaced in Mogadishu due to the fighting. What plans do you have to alleviate the suffering of the people? I am deeply saddened by the suffering of those people affected by the fighting. Taking care of them and resettling them is going to be one of the biggest challenges facing this government. We [will] do our part in assisting them … but we are also going to invite humanitarian agencies to come and help. We are putting in place plans to ensure the security of the city to enable people to return home. With this two-track approach, ensuring security and providing the necessary help, I am convinced there will be changes that will lead to the return of the displaced to their homes. There is an enormous naval taskforce fighting piracy off the Somali coast. Do you think that is the best way to combat the problem? I think the best way to fight piracy in Somalia is to have a strong and functioning government capable of taking charge of security both on land and at sea. But I also understand that while ships are being hijacked nations will not stand by and watch. That is why foreign forces at sea are taking action. Some Islamist groups have been very rigid in their application of what they see as Islamic law. People are flogged and even stoned. What is your view of their interpretation of Islam? I believe that the way they deal with people is not right and has nothing to do with Islamic Sharia law. Islam has a legal framework and courts. So for individuals to take their whip and flog people on the street is wrong. The clan structure in Somalia has been a problem. Do you think it will pose a problem for you when it comes to naming your government? I don’t think the problem has been the clan but the way it was used. It has been misused and I think we will find a different and positive way and whatever problem it presents, I am confident we will be able to deal with it without resorting to its negative side. How do you plan to deal with Somaliland and Puntland? Both are enjoying real, tangible peace and stability. Therefore, we must acknowledge the contributions of those who made this peace and stability possible. We are opposed to anything that will jeopardise the peace and stability enjoyed by those regions. We are determined to resolve any misunderstandings through dialogue and negotiations. I trust that we will succeed in finding common ground.

^We need a person that could make difference in the south in terms of finding a political solution and pacifying the region. I don't know how effective someone from Puntland would be. But choosing someone from Sool/Sanaag should crack something open. EraserHead...He is superbly cunning or simply, but whatever he is, we need to remember he gets his own plans regardless of people expect from him.

Lest we forget, Sheikh Sharif is also a political actor with his own agenda and strategies for fulfilling it, which are revealed by his words and deeds since he carried his faction of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (A.R.S.) to Djibouti in 2008, after splitting with his rivals in the political opposition to the T.F.G. who remained in their base in Asmara. After the split, Sheikh Sharif made it plain that his aim was to institute a broad-based Islamic-influenced state in Somalia through a dual-track strategy of using diplomacy with the donor powers to turn them against the Ethiopian occupation of the country while condoning armed resistance against the occupation to wear Ethiopian forces down so that they would be forced to withdraw. Sheikh Sharif's strategy involved wooing the "international community" by agreeing to negotiate a power-sharing deal with the T.F.G. in Djibouti brokered by the United Nations and supported by Western and regional powers, except for Eritrea. web page

Originally posted by Ms DD: This made me crack up..considering the subject! Anigaa wax iga sheegtaa marka Fredurian slip perhaps LooooooL@Wafayrer..Freaks me out when I see one of those knitting things.

Geeljire-Vegan tree huggers are difficult, but they could be domesticated if you touch (figuratively ) them in the right places.They will thank you for taking the time. DD....Waxaba.?

Geeljire-I like the woman enviromentalist...very passionate, all that energy could be channelled into other venues I have three options, the enviromental nutjobs (which all in honest deal with policy issues), the state dem party, and the gay rights org. I have worked with the first two in some capicity one time or another, but I never did with the last one...They are very organized and efficient organization policy wise, .They managed to advocate for policy issues including gay marriage but of course, there is downside!

LoooooooooL@Geeljire...Is it he or she?

Originally posted by Aw-Dhubad: Which chase are you talking about horta? When Margon was chased several times or the famous Afguduud chase ?

^The Greencorp is enviormental nutcases, and I had worked with the local dem party...Just imagining looks on people's face if I mention interning with gay rights org

I getta do an internship this summer. I have three option, the Massachusetts Democratic Party, GreenCorp, and Massequility-A gay rights organization. I was thinking of going with the last one.

What Somalia needs right now is someone who could make difference..not someone that has no following or lack the support in Xamar. Besides, Puntland had its chance and failed horribly!

^The man has good with good ties with Puntland dee