They are parodying the bearded thespian. Ever finished watching a film Chuck Norris acted in? I hardly ever watched any movies he was in, let alone sitting to watch it finish. And this was back when I was a boy and didn't even know Ingiriis and interested some action movies, but his action movies were ka dareey. Dadka ayuu yasaa, sida quraanjo camal ugu taagsanaayo people. Same with that dude, what-is-his-name? Steven Seagal? Hardly watched any movie where he is the main character. ----------- Chuck Norris Facts: Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever. Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills people. There is no chin under Chuck Norris' Beard. There is only another fist. The leading causes of death in the United States are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Chuck Norris 3. Cancer. The chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Chuck Norris does not get frostbite. Chuck Norris bites frost. Most Anti-Bacterials claim to kill 99.9% of all germs. Chuck Norris kills 110% of them. More "facts."

Herbert A. Millington Chair - Search Committee 412A Clarkson Hall Whitson University College Hill, MA 34109 Dear Professor Millington, Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department. This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals. Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then. Best of luck in rejecting future applicants. Sincerely, Chris L. Jensen Ninkaan Reer Mudug meel ayee wadaagaan, inkastoo waraaqda dhab ahayn.

One of the few living true daljecel Soomaali men alive. I occasionally read this brother's nationalist articles. ---------- The Need for a Detribalized Society to Counter Ethiopia’s Imperialist Designs Buri M. Xamsa May 20, 2007 Only a detribalized society can indeed strengthen the Somali national identity and thwart Ethiopia’s imperialist designs. In my previous article, “The Aftermath of Ethiopia’s Invasion: Somalia Reverting to Anarchy & TFG Slipping Further into Irrelevance.” I drew our readers’ attention to, among other things, Ethiopia’s policy of clan manipulation in Somalia. This policy is not peripheral to Ethiopia’s agenda. It is a central tenet of Meles Zenawi’s political platform. Ethiopia’s policy of dismembering the Somali homogenous national identity is now defined in terms of political realism, not esoteric plans anymore. Mario Raffaelli, the Italian Envoy to Somalia, in his recent article posted on a number of Somali Internet websites, has reiterated that Ethiopia “will continue to prefer the idea of a destabilized Somalia. The issue of ******, the internal dissent that has risen following the last “free” elections, and the growing Muslim population inside Ethiopia, constitute part of the rationale for Ethiopia’s reluctance to allow the resuscitation of Somalia that is strong and capable of invoking an irredentist message”. Building on Ambassador Raffaelli’s analysis, Meles Zenawi has invoked the tenacity of his predecessors, who had vowed to tear Somalia to shreds, as an inspiration for the current Tigrayan-dominated regime. And by selling to the US administration the idea that Somalia is a haven for Al-Qaeda, Meles Zenawi has received military as well as economic support from Washington, not necessarily to wipe out the Union of Islamic Courts and quell Al-Qaeda threats, but to use the American power to occupy Somalia and implement his clan-based balkanization strategy. For the Ethiopians, the re-emergence of Somali irredentism is tantamount to a renewed bid to disintegrate Ethiopia that is plagued by its devastating poverty and by its political and economic instability. This short paper attempts to shed some light on Ethiopia’s tribalization policy of the Somali society. Ethiopia is deeply committed to the completion of the institution of “building blocs” in Somalia, and it is in line with its short and long-term fundamental interests. Dividing Somalia into small clan-based “building blocs” will weaken the country, stunt post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery efforts, and perpetuate chaos and state fragility. The paper also aims at setting the records straight: a nation threatened by its arch enemy cannot counter this threat by tribal rhetoric stoked by disingenuous clan elders and greedy politicians inside the country and in the diaspora. The Tribalization of the Somali Society Somalia has since independence been haunted by the specter of clan politics. Post-independence governments have employed clan politics only to foment further divisiveness among the Somali people. The chaos generated as a result of the 16-year civil unrest and statelessness has induced a generalized metastasis of tribal cancer, ostensibly more malignant and virulent now than before. This evil specter has enhanced the country’s vulnerability and eased Ethiopia’s infiltration into the heart of the capital city of Somalia. Yes, into the heart of the capital city of Somalia – symbol of the nation’s pride. Mogadishu has been deeply hurt by the psychotic outbursts and rants of tribal *********. Mogadishu has been let down by the very people it has harboured, nurtured, fed, and protected. Mogadishu, which has given birth to an independent and united Somalia, is now debilitated and is literally in tears. The quintessential “Mogadisciani” – so outraged and so distressed – are profusely shedding tears of grief and sadness as they witness the destruction of their ancestral home. Ethiopia has long ago recognized that to destabilize Somalia and prevent the re-constitution of the Somali state, it has to contain the growth of Somali nationalism and nurture clan polarizations to perpetuate divisiveness and bloc the mobilization of the national resources that can foil its agendas. Ethiopia’s propaganda aided by the local and international media has succeeded in portraying the resistance in Mogadishu as an insurgency mounted by the ****** clan, or perhaps by certain ****** sub-clans. The military officers of the US-backed occupying forces have since the beginning of invasion maintained sustained “confidence-building” operations with some of the elders of the ****** clan in Mogadishu. They have resorted to the carrot-or-sticks approach to entice these elders to accept coexistence with the occupiers or succumb to the inevitable military retaliation with all the other unpleasant consequences that the stick carries. They have painted the resistance with tribal colors and have coercively shrouded the Somali national and patriotic sentiments with their false pretenses and deceits. The extensive coverage accorded to the meetings convened between the Ethiopian generals and ****** elders has enabled the occupying forces to dub the resistance “a clan-based insurgency”. And the fact that certain clan elders in Mogadishu have blinked and caved in to the occupying forces’ intimidations, perhaps under duress, has indeed sent mixed signals to the Somali people all over. Supporters of the TFG inside the country and in the diaspora – for reasons perceived to be tribal – have welcomed the occupation of the Ethiopian forces. Their perceived clan-driven support of the unjust occupation, as macabre and poignant as it is, appears to be deeply rooted in the clan animosity and hatred that has heightened during and before the onset of the civil war. Their tenacity as to the imperative necessity of wiping out the “terrorists” and the “notorious obstructionists” of peace and stability in Mogadishu and its environs, does, according to them, justify the deployment of Ethiopian troops, even if that contravenes with the sacred principles of the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. These supporters contend also that Ethiopia’s intervention was “essentially imperative” to subdue the Union of Islamic Courts’ forces that were a threat to the government of Abdullahi Yusuf and Ali Mohamed Ghedi. WardheerNews, always with a reputation to speak up for Somali unity and territorial integrity, has in its recent editorial said: The TFG and its supporters arguably invited Ethiopia to fend off against the UIC militia advancing to Baydhaba, the seat of the TFG at the time. But the argument does not justify the cruel and destructively overwhelming fire power which Ethiopia unleashed in the heavily populated city of Mogadishu. And how does one justify the invasion of Ethiopia of the nation’s inner sanctum and pride? (And that is what Mogadishu stands for most Somalis.) WardheerNews continued with the following rather emotional excerpt of its editorial: We could feel the agony and pain of the only surviving pre-Siyad Barre leader (former Prime Minister Abdirazak Haji Hussein) who is confronted with living through these humiliating days experienced by the nation state and its people he helped create. Who ever thought that the seat of President Aden Abdullah Osman, the first African President who stepped down after losing an election and perhaps Africa’s genuine democrat, would be claimed with brute force by Zenawi of Ethiopia? In the absence of the visionary patriots from the political scene, Somalia is left at the mercy of scrupulous warlords, clan politicians and an opportunistic, yet cunning neighbour . But I should be extremely cautious as to the pitfalls of over-generalizations. The alleged support of this group for the invasion of the Ethiopian forces – as I said is perceived to be clan-driven – must not be construed as being the position of the vast majority of the clan families of the group. The great majority of these clan families have shown a great sense of nationalism and patriotism, especially during the years of the struggle for independence. Moreover, their allegiance to the sanctity of the Somali cause has never been questioned. I should also state that I have come across a group of Somalis that is seemingly oblivious about the Ethiopian invasion. This insouciance is fairly palpable among this group of Somalis. This group – Somalis predominantly from Old Benadir, Lower Shebelle, Bay and Bakool, and Juba Valley – is still silent and apathetic. I have been wondering whether this quiet and sullen mood exhibited by this group of Somalis may have anything to do with the grievances and injustices sustained during the 16 years of the Somali civil war. And whether their claim of murder, rape, harassment, and the expropriation of their properties and assets by their fellow compatriots, as they were fleeing their areas, constitute a reasonable motive for this apathy and insouciance. Notwithstanding the bitterness and grudges this group of Somalis harbour for their compatriots who have allegedly committed injustices to them following the outbreak of the civil strife, I can with all certainty state that a substantially significant number of Somalis from Old Benadir, Lower Shebelle, Bay and Bakool, and Juba Valley are profoundly appalled by the massacre unleashed by the Ethiopian forces and the seemingly ensuing genocide. There is, therefore, nothing that warrants obliviousness about the occupation of one’s country by its arch enemy. Ethiopia’s occupation of Somalia is a menace to every Somali, regardless of his/her clan identity. The Need for a Detribalized Society Ethiopia has succeeded, through corrupt clan politicians and unscrupulous warlords, to erect clan-based “building blocs” in certain regions of the country. It is yet to announce the completion of the institution of similar “blocs” in Benadir, Lower Shebelle and the Juba Valley. But it won’t be a long way off before this is finalized. It will be accomplished while the unscrupulous clan elders and greedy politicians are busy wrangling over the dividends accrued as a result of Ethiopia’s occupation of Somalia. Tribal dispensation will lead us nowhere in this very crucial period in the history of Somalia. Members of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Minneapolis-based Somali Community in North America, has recently said, “The clan reflex is not sufficient to mobilize our massive political and cultural resources. Although the bulk of the daily humiliation, intimidation, and atrocity are visited upon the citizens of Mogadishu, the call for action to resist is for all Somalis wherever they are. The occupying foreign forces are obviously relying on this wedge and are already self-congratulating themselves for its success. We have to commit ourselves to prove them wrong.” Conclusion To win the hearts and minds of all Somalis and engage them in the noble tasks of our country’s liberation, there is a compelling need for us to counter the apathy, insouciance, and indifference that are palpable among many Somalis, inside the country and in the diaspora. Those who are responsible for the mistakes made since the beginning of the Somali civil war should not shy away from acknowledging so. Dismissing allegations of torture and crime against fellow citizens will only weaken the renaissance of hope for the people of Somalia. The current dismal reality unfolding in Somalia has clear historical roots, and a journey into the near past may help elucidate what lies behind the naked support of Ethiopia’s invasion and the obliviousness of certain groups. It is unacceptable to wage a clan-based campaign against foreign invaders. Clan-driven resistance movements will only deepen the divide among Somalis inside the country and in the diaspora and embolden Ethiopia’s imperialist designs. To the TFG supporters: the Ethiopian occupying forces are in Somalia to stay to fulfill their government’s agenda. To believe that they are there to bail the beleaguered government out of its predicament is nothing but a wishful thinking. Markacaddeey.com

Look at the Stooge. Odey dhamaaday, ka dhamaatay Xabasho xaarkooda u dhaqo. Waa iska noolyahay. Kaas ilka loo dheereeye wax aan ka dhaho ayaaba iska yar.

Soomaaliya markaa aadid yaa lagu xareysan waraa. Be like me, oo adigoo faqad ah soo noqo. I promise dad badan ayaa saf soo gali doono iyo hooyooyin badan qalqaalis wado. Some will be persistent, so be like me again, tell them to bring their best pictures and you will advertise freely for them in dibadda when you come back.

Max'ed Dheere waligiis 'batante' ma qaatay? Heck, waligiis matante xataa ma gishan.

Online = xiriirsan. Soomaaliya'onlayn [somaliaonline] = XiriirsankaSoomaaliya Abwaan, taas aa ugu fudud. Waana la dhihi karaa 'online' shabaka marka dhanka 'internetka' loola jeedo. Ama aan dhahee 'qadkashidan,' maadaama qad laga wado 'on.' Ereyadda kombiyuutaradda aan isku tijaabinaa mar kale. Buuxo, Yaa og hee qamarji in laga wado 'stud.' Qaamuuska kasoo fiiri iska hubso.

Maskiin ma ii diiday, walaashiis? Haye 'qamarji' iigu wac. Kaas ayaa "opposite" maskiin ah.

Originally posted by Che-Guevara: Aduun Jowhar Ka Joog Aakhirana Janada Ka Joog. Ileen qof ayaa Jowhar arkay. Indeed meeshaan jano waaye.

By far the most beautiful buraanbur I had ever witnessed seeing or hearing is this . So few words were spoken so powerful, so poignant, so uplifting, so capturing true feelings, so true, ever -- especially in these trying days. Maxaa diideen Maxaa dalkeeni dayacay Maxaa dooneysaan waa idinka cidladda degay Damiir xumadiina qarankii ka dhigay daleel Haddaa dal shisheeye joogtaan damiir la'aan Oo aad ku doodaan nabad baan u nahay diyaar Masane diidaan wixii dawi dhali lahaaa War yaa dabibaaya qarankan dugaaga helay Qaranka Soomaaliya dad badan baa u galay qabriga Rag [dad] baa qaadan waayey gumeysiga quursigii Rag baa ka qawaafay asagaa qabaan u noqo Rag baa soo qaaday calankeena qaaliga ah Rag baa qalin dahaba taariiqda loogu qoraa Haddaan qiimeeno nimanka hadeer qabsaday Qabuuro iney badshaan qasadkooda yahay Qabiil hoggaamintii qaranima u qaba Hadeyna qashoocin towxiidka aysan qirin Amase qomameynin qaladkii horey galeen Qaamuuska adduunka maxaa loogu qorayaa

Originally posted by Centurion: ^^ And pray, what has Dr Assad done for Somalia? For one thing, they do not ask Soomaalis an entry dalkugal [visa], despite using that obsolete green baasaboor. They do not ask them a residence permit, which means they can live there as long as they want. Some of them get free education sometimes, free basic healthcare. The leaders in Suuriya take very strongly about "Carab Unity." Since Soomaaliya is a member of Jaamacadda Carabta, the Soomaali citizens are included. Also Suuriya pays some funds to staff at Soomaali embassy in Dimishiq, one of the most still completely functioning Soomaali embasies in the world. There are certain Islamic countries that we still aren't grateful to in these trying, hard times: Bakistaan, Malaysia and Suudaan. All three to this day offer free scholarships to Soomaali students, as they did in prior civil war. All three also ease and not bother much about Soomaalis, illegal or not, living in their countries. In this age of Bush's War on Muslims/Islam, what these countries' adminstrations doing to letting Soomaalis live without not being disturbed is amazing. We need to appreciate that.

Safaarad ku sheegaan -- which is intended as the new building laga maamulo the Soomaali occupation, giving the symbolic insult to Soomaalis being right next to Filla Soomaaliya and which won't last that long, believe me -- ayaan ku maqlay inay tahay sartii ama daartii uu Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax ka deganaan jiray Xamar, which was next to Idaacadda Muqdisho, not far from Filla Soomaaliya. Si fiican u hagaajiya, Xabasheey, koley maadaama aaba ku daahi doonin.

Isn't this interesting? What time does to people's opinion. Our sister Safi Cabdi supposedly knew what and who our enemies were a year ago. And that other thread now, less than a year later. It is amazing what time does to people.

Walaasheen Safi Cabdi wax badan ayaa ka qaldan. She is misinformed if she thinks Xabashadda are Soomaali's saviors. In loo gafo ma'aha laakiin, especially maadaama ee tahay qof dumar walaasheen ah. She is a member of this forum. I hope she comes here and defend that piece. She is also an accomplished author. Give a visit to her homepage.

Originally posted by Dhulqarnayn -alSumaale: quote:Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar: quote:The Pan-Somali movement is led from Mogadishu by an exile from French Somaliland , but all Somali politicians automatically include it in their creed. Can anyone guess who that man was? I would love to see him alive today and see wuxuu asaga iyo halyeydii kale ee aabiyaasheen usoo halgameen damiirlaawiyaal stooges ah qashinka ku daray maanta. He was according to Somali Djiboutians killed through sabotage (airplane accident in the early 60s) by those oppossing his agenda Mahmoud Harbi was a hardcore Pan-Somalianist and he had the backing of the Somalis from Djibouti that is why the majority of the people that voted ''no'' in the referendum were Somalis He was replaced by President Abtidoon who agreed on a seperate horn of African state despite the wishes of the majority of Somalis at that time Magaciis Max'uud Xarbi muu ahaa? It sounds like magac aan maqlay. Will try to research and see what I can get on him. Nin Soomaalidoon dhab ah ayuu u egyahay.

Dadkii xagjir ayeeba noqdeen. Ar xaa idinku dhacay Caanogeel, Che, Baddacase. See camaleeto. Qunyarsocod ayaaba ahaan jirteen see waaye labadaan bari. Garuun aa isku heysatiin oo kii madaxa soo taagaba gaw iyo nash.

Kaastaro, Filla Baydhabo is the official ra'iisul wasaaraha's residence. It is located in degmadda Wadajir, aaga Isbitaal Madiino. Filla Soomaaliya, the madaxweynaha's madaxtooyada. Then again, what is the difference? Maanta Xabashi ku xasuuqdo dadweynaha Xamar iyagoo kasoo duulaayo Wasaaradii Gaashaandhiga, wasaarad loo sameeye inay dalka ka difaacdo cadowga ka koow ahaa Xabashi. Hadana maanta inay safaarad ku sheeg rabaan ka dhigtaan guryihii ugu caansanaa ee dowladihii Soomaaliya soo maray ku lahayd Xamar. Qashinkaan dowlad ku sheega awalba maxaa laga sugaaye. Qashin qashin ah. Let them enjoy the few Xabashi occupied months, maadaama mar dhaw laga sifeyn doono Soomaaliya.

Jabhad, widaayoow, haa oo isbaheysi, isbiirsi, iskaashi waa waxa kaliya ay Soomaali mushkiladaan ugu baxeyso. Mushkilo tan ka horeysay ayaan ugu baxday oo ahaa gumeysigii fooshaxumaa. Dad stooges ah, always ahaa, ayaaba rabo gumeysi cusub, as long as laaluush iyo magac bilaash rabaan. Waa u jeedaa duurjoogta ayaa saas u dhaqmaayo, fahmay micnaha weyn ka dambeyso midnimada. Baandadaaas waxee isoo xasuusisay ciyaar ciyaaleedii aan ciyaari jirnay, oo baando baando u ciyaari jirnay. Runtii the video wax badan ayaa laga baran karaa. I always had a respect for wildlife, oo dad badan bini'aaden sheeganaayo ayee boqolkiiba ka caqli iyo dhaqan wanaagsanyihiin maadaama maskaxdooda xataa saas u hormarin saas ugu faa'ieysanaayo.

What is this assumption being hooyada. It can be the aabaha. this. It is more funnier. Especially at the end. Xoolaha too have kinship.

Another Maki Xaaji Banaadir classic. It is already classic, though new. Ninkaas gacan iyo jilib aan u taagay. Watch it on here. Waa buubaa Baddaa galaa Bacda dhuuqso Baalweynta yaa lagaa boojeyn [isbaareysan] Businesska nuur maleh Ganacsiga biyacabaal maleh Beesadda sarif maleh Baaqa soo celin maleh Kun aa u weyn kun aa u yar Bulshada shiid waaye Dad badan ayaa garan heestaan micnaha ka dambeyso, laakiin dadkii hore ayaa kasaayo wuxuu ula jeedo. Buufiska waxa keeno ayuu ula jeedaa maanta, dalkii yo dalkiiba gadaal loo dhigay, la wada afgambiye. Buufis waxaas keenay, qofkii u adkeysan waaye, siiba dadkii hore magaaladda deganaa.

J. Peter Pham The confused Vietcon once again writes another amateur, uninformed article, masqueraded as a political piece. Whoever hired this -- and I am sure he is on commission -- should be fired. Even if some of our Waqooyi brothers' lobbying budget is not that much, hiring confused, mumbling Vietcon, who is totally ignorant about what is happening in Soomaaliya, is wasting some needy hard currency and a bandwith. This Vietcon [or should I say Vietcong?] should devote his little time advocating the dismemberment of south and north Vietnam once again, since they were not "officially" together and were de facto independent nations for more than two decades.

The Pan-Somali movement is led from Mogadishu by an exile from French Somaliland , but all Somali politicians automatically include it in their creed. Can anyone guess who that man was? I would love to see him alive today and see wuxuu asaga iyo halyeydii kale ee aabiyaasheen usoo halgameen damiirlaawiyaal stooges ah qashinka ku daray maanta.

With Jamaal C/naasir With the Xabashi Emperor, Xeylasalaase [At the back, in military dress, is Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax (Eebba ha u naxariisto).] With Jomo Kenyatta, the former Kenyan president With former Ghanaian president and pan-African leader, Kwame Nkrumah With Marxuum C/rashiid Jeneraal Daa'uud (Eebba ha u naxariistee) on his right, Xuseen Kulmiye on the left

Since madaxweynihii heybada iyo qaayaha lahaa ee Mudane Aaden Cabdille Cismaan uu sariir saaranyahay oo isbitaal ku jiro, this thread is solely dedicated to him. Aabihii wadanka, aabihii ummada Soomaaliyeed, Aaden Cadde, Eebbe caafimaad iyo cilmi dheer wanaagsan ha siiyo -- aamiin, aamiin. [Fadlan u duceeya.] A rare pictorial images I found on another site, but unfortunately was on a slide and without any identification. I separated them as an still images. Enjoy. Md. Aaden Cadde with Marxuum C/rashiid Cali Sharmaarke (Eebba ha u naxariistee). [On his immediate left.] His swearing-in inauguration At Cumra in Makka. [The circled face behind him is my old man, who I can easily recognize even as the image being small. We had many pictures like this, some we unfortunately have lost, being a casualty of civil war.] Easily relaxing at home With Marxuum C/rashiid (Eebbe ha u naxariistee, on his right) and Jamaal C/naasir, former president of Masar {Eebbe ha u dambi dhaafee) Marxuum C/rashiid (Eebba ha u naxariistee) at his right again. The smiles, the happiness. Waayo waayo, waayadee Soomaalida heybad lahayd. On his left, I think, is Max'ed Cawaale Liibaa (Eebba ha u naxariisto), the creator of Soomaali flag.