Jacaylbaro

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  1. walee ima dhaaftid war kele la kaalay niyow ,,,,,,,
  2. A so called reconciliation conference guarded by an occupying army was a great joke in the first place. Imaginr Israel set up a reconciliation conference for Palestinians? looooooool
  3. Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (Arabic سقطرى ; Suquṭra) is a small archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia some 350 km south of the Arabian peninsula. It is a part of the 'Adan Governorate of the Republic of Yemen. Socotra is one of the most isolated bits of land on Earth of continental origin (i.e., not of volcanic origin). The archipelago was once part of the supercontinent of Gondwana and detached during the Middle Pliocene (ca 6 million years ago), in the same set of rifting events that opened the Gulf of Aden to its northwest. The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra (3625 km² or 1400mi²), three smaller islands known collectively as "the Brothers" — Abd al Kuri, Samha, Darsa — and other uninhabitable rock outcrops. The main island has three geographical terrains: the narrow coastal plains, a limestone plateau permeated with karstic caves, and the Haghier Mountains. The mountains rise to 5000 feet (1525 meters). The island is a little over 130 km / 80 mi long east to west and typically 30-35 km / 18-22 mi north to south. The climate is generally tropical desert, with rainfall being light, seasonal (winter) and more abundant at the higher ground in the interior than along the coastal lowlands. The monsoon season brings strong winds and high seas. Flora and fauna The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora (which may, therefore, be vulnerable to introduced species such as goats and to climate change). Surveys have revealed that more than a third of the 800 or so plant species of Socotra are found nowhere else. Botanists rank the flora of Socotra among the ten most endangered island flora in the world. The archipelago is a site of global importance for biodiversity conservation and a possible center for ecotourism. One of the most striking of Socotra's plants is the dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari), which is a strange-looking, umbrella-shaped tree. Its red sap was the dragon's blood of the ancients, sought after as a medicine and a dye. Another unusual plant is Dorstenia gigas. The island group also has a fairly rich bird fauna, including a few types of endemic birds, such as the Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater, the Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri, Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis and Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus. As with many isolated island systems, bats are the only mammals native to Socotra. In contrast, the marine biodiversity around Socotra is rich, characterized by a unique mixture of species that have originated in farflung biogeographic regions: the western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, Arabia, East Africa and the wider Indo-Pacific. People and economy Almost all inhabitants of Socotra live on the main island. The principal city is Hadiboh (estimated population 43,000 in 2004). Abd Al Kuri and Samha have a population of a few hundred people between them; Darsa is uninhabited. Traditionally, the archipelago has been inaccessible from June to September due to monsoon weather. However, in July 1999 a new airport opened Socotra to the outside year round. Most Socotris still live without electricity, running water or a paved road. The Semitic language Soqotri is spoken only in Socotra, although it is related to other Modern South Arabian languages on the Arabian mainland such as Mehri. The chief products of the island are dates, ghee, tobacco, and fish. Also, cattle and goats are raised. At the end of the 1990s a United Nations Development Program was launched with the aim of providing a close survey of the island of Socotra. History Socotra appears as Dioskouridou ("of the Dioscurides") in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a 1st century A.D. Greek navigation aid. In the notes to his translation of the Periplus, G.W.B. Huntingford remarks that the name Socotra is not Greek in origin, but derives from the Sanskrit dvipa sukhadhara ("island of bliss"). A local tradition holds that the inhabitants were converted to Christianity by Thomas in AD 52. In the 10th century the Arab geographer Abu Mohammed Al-Hassan Al-Hamdani stated that in his time most of the inhabitants were Christians. Socotra is also mentioned briefly in The Travels of Marco Polo according to which "the inhabitants are baptized Christians and have an archbishop" who, it is further explained, "has nothing to do with the Pope at Rome, but is subject to an archbishop who lives at Baghdad". In 1507, Portugal landed an occupying force at the then capital of Suq, to "liberate" the assumed friendly Christians from Arab Islamic rule. However they were not welcomed as enthusiastically as they expected and abandoned the island four years later. The islands passed under the control of the Mahra sultans in 1511. Later in 1886 it became a British protectorate, along with the remainder of the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra. For the British it was an important strategic stop-over. The P&O ship Aden sank after being wrecked on a reef near Socotra, in 1897, with the loss of 78 lives. In October 1967 the Mahra sultanate was abolished. November 30th Socotra became part of the People's Republic of South Yemen (later to become the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen). Today it is part of the Republic of Yemen. From Wikipedia
  4. To tell you the truth those who wer claiming to be a unionists are those who are/were supporting the ICU ruling/administration. For the moment they don't have a place in the tfg. You can see the dilemma in face of Buubaa and Sifir. If the independence is gained then no one will have the interest to go and no one will accept from the other side coz there is benefit for them. Before that,restrictions should be made in all sides so that any calooshii u shaqayste cannot claim that he is representing Somaliland. This is just like we did during the other failed meetings in Arta, Sodare, etc. It is just a lil precausion.
  5. It is not about just a poet, Yes, Boodhari was a poet but his LOVE was TRUE. Most of those poets/singers are talking about illution, but what makes it different is the situation itself. It doesn't taste the same way, it doesn't have the same feelings. How many Somali poets do we have and never had such popularity ?? why only BOODHARI ?? coz his poems are touchy coz it is TRUE ,,,, the love was true.
  6. Bal dadkan sidee looga amaan helaa ,,,, if you keep silent then you are an ethiopian puppet ,, if you say you are not and proof it ,, then it is twisted. SOMALISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
  7. Jaceylbaro, Do you want to live under an adminstration that wants to curtail your freedom to go to meetings? YES INDEED ,,,, how an individual represent an elected government in the meetings ?? What about if an individual from China attend a meeting in Taiwan that is going to declare its sovernginity ?? I've all the freedom to attend the different social meetings but politically it is only the administration that can represent the nation. I say let them do. The world knows that as the many other delegates they are CALOOSHOODA u shaqeystayaal who are tempted by a few dollars and not a common cause. This can a promotion of the CALOOSHOODA U SHAQAYSTAYAASHA if we let them do ,,, they should try some other ways to get the few dollars but not this way. They can cause instability.
  8. This has nothing to do with personal democracy and freedom. Somaliland has a value and national interest that could not be broken. Those individuals are not going to the conference to say they are by themselves but the issue that they will say they are represending the whole nation. There is a government and an Administration elected by the people and only them can make any representation of the nation. Any biidhiqaate should be arrested and brought to the justice.
  9. And it is not even the actual number ,,,,, it can be more.
  10. Mogadishu 15, July 07 ( Sh.M.Network)- Maamulka Somaliland ayaa sheegay in aanu jirin cid iyaga mataleysa oo ka qeybgaleysa shirka dib u heshiisiinta qaran oo maanta lagu wado in uu ka furmo xaruntii hore ee gaadiidka magaalada Muqdisho. Guddoomiyaha xisbiga Mucaaradka ah ee Kulmiye Axmed Max'ed Siilaanyo oo shabelle u waramay, isagoo ku sugan magaalada Hargeysa ayaa sheegay in aanu aqoonsaneyn maamulkiisa shirka dib u heshiisiinta beelaha ee lagu wado in uu maanta ka furmo magaalada Muqdisho. Waxa uu sheegay in maamulka Somaliland iyo shacabkuba ay isku raaceen in aan laga qeybgalin. " Ma jirto cid Somaliland ka socota oo shirkaasi ka qeybgaleysa" ayuu yiri siilaanyo oo ku tilmaamay ciddii ka qeybgaleysa shirkaasi oo mataleysa Somaliland in uu galay dambi qaran oo la xukumi doono. Waxa uu sheegay in maamulka Somaliland uu daneynayo in Somalida ay heshiiyaan oo nabad ay gaaraan, hasa ahaatee waxa uu sheegay in caalamka ay ka codsadaan in la nabadeeyo Somalia. Waxa uu intaasi ku daray in dhibaatada ka taagan Somalia ay tahay mid siyaasadeed, balse ay la yaaban yihiin in shirka laga dhigo mid lagu heshiisiinayo beelaha Somaliyeed. " Ma jiraan beelo is dagaashan oo haatan la heshiisiinyo, waxa la isku hayana waa siyaasad" ayuu yiri Siilaanyo. Hadalka Siilaanyo ayaa ku soo beegmay xilli saacadaha soo socda lagu wado in uu ka furmo magaalada Muqdisho gaar ahaan xaruntii hore ee gaadiidka
  11. MOGADISHU, July 15 (Reuters) - A major peace meeting opened in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday but was immediately postponed to Thursday while organisers waited for participants. "Since there are some delegates who are absent, some of whom we expected to arrive today and others tomorrow, we have agreed to put off the conference until Thursday," the chairman of the organisers, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, told the gathering.
  12. Love at the first sight miyaa la odhan jiray ? The story tells a lot Walahi ,,, why don't we hear similar stories ??
  13. hadhwanaag 2007-07-15 (Hadhwanaagnews) By Samson Haileyesus ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- Fresh from attending the 9th AU summit in Accra, Ghana Abdillahi Duale, Somaliland’s foreign minister in an exclusive interview with Sub Saharan Informer slammed the African union and member states in their reluctance towards granting recognition to the sixteen- year- old Horn of African country. The reluctance of the African Union and African states has kept us [somaliland] hostage to a ghost state for 16 years … we have a legal right and Africa has a moral duty to grant us recognition,” said Duale commenting on the continued links being made between Somaliland’s recognition and the situation in Somalia. “The time for good deeds is over now, I will go back to Hargeisa and meet with the council of ministers and the president and propose a review of policies in regards to our going through the process of diplomacy and regional security,” said Duale. It was during the 9th ordinary AU summit held in Accra that on a proposal to discuss the recognition of Somaliland that the Kenyan delegation requested reconciliation with Southern Somalia rather than recognition derailing a possible AU decision on the recognition of Somalia. To this incident, Foreign Minister Duale responded by asking how long would Somaliland wait and experience a series of reconciliation processes that to date have not yielded anything. “We have been hearing the same statements for years. How long should we wait for reconciliation?” asked Duale. During the 9th AU Summit, the foreign minister of Rwanda asked the ministerial council of African foreign ministers for a discussion on the issue of Somaliland’s recognition and was supported by the foreign minister of Congo that was followed by a briefing by the Commissioner for Peace and Security who referred to the earlier OAU/AU decisions on Somalia that provided the basis for the AU to facilitate negotiations through IGAD, for ending the conflict in Somalia. The commissioner also stated that during the Somali National Reconciliation Conference, the state of Puntland had participated in the conference while Somaliland did not as it had declared its independence from Somalia. The commissioner also made mention of a fact finding led by the deputy chairperson of the AU to Somaliland and the subsequent report made to the AU. The representative of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia took to the floor to state that Somalia was an independent and sovereign state and therefore that status in conformity with AU principles and UN Security Council resolutions on the unity and territorial integrity of Somalia should be respected. Later the Executive chairman concluded the discussion as follows, “there is a reality in Somaliland that cannot be ignored. It is known that there is Puntland and Somaliland. We cannot afford to close our eyes or shy away from that reality. It is in the interest of Africa to pay attention to these issues. These were positive developments in Somaliland including the restoration of stability and peace, the establishment of democratic institutions and processes and the efforts deployed internally towards reconstruction. Some of the achievements in Somaliland should inspire the rest of Somalia. This is an issue that is now known to the AU policy organs and it should be discussed at an appropriate time”. Source: The Sub-Saharan Informer
  14. Mogadishu 15, July.07 ( Sh.M.Network)- The secessionist government of Somaliland in northwest Somalia announced Sunday that they would have no representations in Somalia's national reconciliation conference due to begin in the capital. Ahmed Mohammed Silanyo, the leader of Kulmiye opposition party based in Hergeysa, told Shabelle by the phone that Somaliland was an independent state that had nothing to do with the rest of Somalia's affairs. "The Somaliland government and its population have concurred that they should have nothing to do with Somalia's national reconciliation convention. There will not be any individual representing Somaliland who will attend the reconciliation conference," he said. He said the government of Somaliland was pleased that Somali clans reconcile and achieve peace and stability. "But it would be better if the conference could be political rather than clan-based because there are no feuds and divergences among the country's clans so far," he said. Meanwhile the peace talks in Somalia was delayed for several hours as hundreds of clan elders, politicians and former warlords waited for the arrival of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi. Security was intensified as Ethiopian and Somali troops blocked the all roads leading to the venue of the meeting. Delegations representing the country's diverse clans have been pouring in the site of the conference on Sunday. Somali officials said they were hopeful that the conference would take place peacefully, despite explosions and violence in the capricious city.
  15. A RUSSIAN businessman has offered to arrange for eight tons of ammunition to be parachuted to a militant organisation affiliated to Al-Qaeda in Somalia after being approached by a Sunday Times reporter posing as a middleman for the group. The offer to hire out an aircraft and provide parachutes for the mission to Somalia, which is under a United Nations arms embargo, demonstrates how easy it is to flout the efforts of western governments to stop illegal arms trafficking. The journalist, posing as an intermediary for the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), contacted Alexander Radionov, who had previously come to the attention of the UN and other international organisations over suspicious arms flights in Africa. In an exchange of telephone calls and faxes the Russian agreed to help in return for a large fee. The UN had already noted that his airline Pelican Air, based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, was operating an ageing Antonov 8 freighter that had connections to Viktor Bout, the Russian arms trafficker. Bout was described by Peter Hain, the former Foreign Office minister, as a “merchant of death” for his role in conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa. It was in a fax from Guernsey, chosen because of Bout’s former business links there, that the journalist told Radionov he wanted to charter the Antonov for two flights from the Yemen to “GPS coordinates in central southern Somalia”, an area occupied by the rebel UIC. He went on to tell Radionov “the flight will not be declared” and asked for help in finding parachutes for the air drop. In his faxed reply Radionov asked for the approximate distance to the dropping zone from a Yemeni airstrip so that, for flight declaration purposes, he could “determine alternate air-port” to which the Antonov 8 would notionally be flying. Radionov concluded: “We would like to receive in advance total amount $200,000 [£98,000] for aircraft positioning. The cost of each flight will be $50,000 plus ground expenses and fuel required. Await your reply, Regards, Alexander Radionov.” This weekend Peter Danssaert, who works as an aviation consultant for the UN security council’s sanctions committee, said: “Radionov has come to official attention in United Nations and other reports on a couple of occasions, both before and after he acquired Viktor Bout’s old aircraft. “Examples like this show once again the inherent weaknesses in the current international regulatory systems for both the arms trade and the aviation industry.” Bout has made it almost impossible for investigators to trace his activities. At the height of his notoriety, when he was supplying arms to the Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, rebels in Angola and the Taliban in Afghanistan, he operated 50 aircraft in two airlines, Flying Dolphin and Santa Cruz Imperial from Sharjah. Analysts believe he now operates through leasing aircraft to smaller airlines so that he and his backers continue to make an income while the individual operators take the risks. This weekend Kate Allen, Amnesty International’s UK director, renewed calls for an international arms trade treaty backed by laws to ensure arms brokers and transporters were brought to justice. “All too often, gun runners are able to deliver weapons into the hands of those that will use them to murder and terrorise civilians,” she said. Had the arms drop to Somalia arranged with Radionov taken place, it would have been merely the latest in a succession of gun-running operations. “If we can’t seal the frontiers of Somalia, we’re never going to stop the flow of fresh weapons and thus never going to broker a lasting peace,” said a UN official. Google bombers AN AL-QAEDA instruction manual available on the internet encourages followers to use Google Earth to help them select targets for bombing, writes Hala Jaber. Would-be terrorists are shown how to set up their own cells without having to communicate directly with Al-Qaeda leaders. They are advised to undergo physical training before learning from various websites how to use weapons and make bombs. A plan of attack can then be prepared using Google Earth satellite images to create a complete picture of the target, they are told. Followers should not be put off making car bombs, the manual concludes. It refers readers to videos showing how to turn propane and butane gas cylinders into bombs. Cajiib
  16. maxaa kaa xanaajiyay adeer ,,,, ma somaliland baa jirta baad ka naxday. Sorry to disappoint you but wax lagaa waydiinayo ayaaban jirin ..... sidaasuun bay u socotay imikana sidaas uun bay u soconaysaa ama oy ama cabaad ,,, waxaad doonto ku sheeg ,,, odaygii kaa weynaa siduu AFARTA INJIRTA LEH u lahaa baa la eryaday ,,, Back to the topic,,,,, i liked the way the writer expressed the story and its implications towards the society.
  17. maxaad sheegaysaan ?? It looks like it is going to rain today too