Che -Guevara

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  3. Posted

    There's absolutely no room for differences of opinion within clan groupings

    Individuals have diverse opinions, people don't as they ruled by mob mentality, atleast certainly in the case of Somalia.

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    Aaliyah..That's if you are married dear. And I thought you were since you sound like wadaad type :D

     

    Afromantic...It's proven fact-courtesy of Castro, it really does shave off pounds.

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    Ibti-There are only four major tribes in Somalia, and the civil war was fought along tribal lines. SNM was entirely made of particular community, so was SSDf, and USC. To tie Sool, Awdal, and Sanaag to SNM struggle and assume these communities have the same interests and outlooks is major mistake. The issue was never south vs north. It was simply Qabiils asserting themselves and fighting for own their interests. So, let every Qabiil speak for itself. Let every major tribe their own reconciliation, and there could one national reconciliation between the four major tribes that could determine Somalia's future.

     

    P.S. Awdal, Sool and Sanaag have greivances just like all other Somalis, but the point i'm trying to make is they don't feel the Somali government was subjugating them in any particular way, atleast not more than the rest of Somalia. They do realise the Somali government was non-discriminatory when it comes the treatment of citizens.I don't think Hargeysa, Burco, and Berbera communities share those thoughts.

     

    LooooooooL@Castro

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    Ibti-What collective grievances do the communities in Awdal, Sool and Sanaag have against south. No member in these communities has ever pick arms against the former Somali government. They share the same grievances any other Somali has. They want good governance, better development,and justice for all. They were never collectively punished or particularly targeted. And they fully participated in all aspects of the Somali government. To put them in the same boat as communities from Hargeysa, Burco and Berbera who strongly feel the entire south and not just the government had in it for them would be mistake. These communities have diverse interests and unique grievances which can't be channelled and adequately addressed through the Somaliland admin. I say let every Somali tribe speak for themselves rather than sitting together on the false pretense.

     

    This is civil war and not war between coutries.

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    Ibti-I can't speak for Xiin, but I never supported extending the Somali conflict into north.If anything it's Hargeysa's admin drive into the east that's risking war and I have opposed that too,and those regions that oppose secession have the right to defend themselves. But I gotta admit Hargeysa has played its cards right and used the locals to farther secessionist agenda.

     

    If Red is for sitting down with the south when it's stabilized, I'm actually for that.But he's gotta realise the Somali institutions broke down to primal level. Any reconcialation has to be comprehensive and between all Somali communities(Qabiils). I don't see Somaliland admin as entity that could speak on behalf of the northern citizens. Each region of Somalia including all Somaliland regions have to make their own case, address their interests, and air their greivances. I appluad Somaliland as entity that ensured peaceful coexistence of the northern Somali, but I very much oppose this political entity to speak on behalf of the north. I'm spefically talking about the Hargeysa admin. It shouldn't be matter of two countries talking, but it should be chance for all Somalis to sit and iron out diffirences and make every Somali citizen get their fair share in the context of one Somalia reconciling with itself.

     

    As for him supporting Al-Shabaab, I welcome his support and I'm very appreciative of the fact that he realises Al-Shabaab is for one Somalia. If he's willing to support them with fact in mind, then great.

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    Ibti- I fully oppose secession and I welcome any party in the north that supports union with the south. If reer Awdal cease to support secession, kudos to them. I'm fully behind them. I hope that makes it clear enough.

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    ^If there was a sole progenitor, all his males descendents could easily trace their ancestry through Y-chromosome which remains mostly unchanged from one generation to another. It passes down from a father, to son, grandson, great grandson,etc, etc. It would be interesting to do genetic genealogy on Somalis for academic purposes, of course it might have other repercussions.

     

    So Xiin and Naxar, do wanna volunteer DNA samples :D

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    ^The attacks weren't ofcourse unexpected, but the man they killed is apolitical, a nice wadaad guy who was very involved in the community development. He was the pillar of the city and served all the community regardless of Qabiil and political affiliation. I talked to my family last nite, and they said the city is very tense. Everybody wishes this won't spark war, but the Puntland (Insert Qabiil) feel they need to make statement and go after those they think are responsible the recent killings. Of course, the prime suspects are those from southern Galkayo and Guriceel. There were 10 to 12 murders in the span of few weeks, and many tolerated, but the murder of Ina Biixi hit many people hard since he played such big role in the community.

     

    No skirmishes so far, and according the folks, waala isku hub aruursanayaa.

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    Waikato Times

    By DEBORAH CUMING

    Friday, July 11, 2008

     

    KELLY HODEL/Waikato Times

     

    Ajiil Farah's entry to the New Zealand Army did not go quite to plan he broke his collarbone playing rugby soon after enlisting.

     

    But yesterday the Hamilton Somali community proudly celebrated Mr Farah's recent graduation from the Waiouru Army training centre as New Zealand's first Somali-born soldier.

     

    They "ambushed" Ajiil Farah, 23, throwing a surprise party at Hamilton's Waikato Migrant Centre. There were speeches by Somali community leaders and officials, including Hamilton East MP David Bennett.

     

    "I didn't know it was going to happen," a shy Ajiil said after the speeches and formalities. "I didn't have anything prepared."

     

    Despite the surprise, Ajiil said he was proud to have the opportunity to thank his community for their support, and praised New Zealand for the opportunity he was given when he and his family moved from war-torn Somalia six years ago.

     

    "The biggest success for me is being able to show my community that they can do anything in this country that they want to to do, especially the young people coming up," he said.

     

    "It was good to hear the community is proud of me because, in the beginning, people were saying `oh you are crazy to join the army'.

     

    "But now they see that I have done it. If I can do it, they can do it.

     

    "It was really hard for me to get into the army because of the language barrier and they had never seen a Somalian person come to them and say they wanted to join. They thought it was a joke.

     

    "They gave me the form and said `okay, come back next week and we will see what we can do'. I went there the next morning and they saw something in me, that I was ready."

     

    A New Zealand Army television advertisement sowed the idea of joining up and Ajiil gained the support of Somali Friendship Society president Mohamed Khalif Abdi and the Migrant Youth Training and Work Service.

     

    Mr Abdi said the community was proud of Ajiil and that he was an inspiration for young people.

     

    "Most of my community do taxi driving and things like that," Mr Farah said.

     

    The collarbone break did not slow Ajiil down, and now is considering the offer of a tour of duty in Afghanistan next year.

     

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    Source: Waikato Times, July 11, 2008