Read More: http://wikileaks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/12/28/a_killing_in_dubai

On Thursday, Julian Assange told reporters that WikiLeaks would be releasing State Department cables concerning the assassination of Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January, and he has made good on the promise with a couple of short dispatches from the U.S. embassy in Abu Dhabi. They don't offer any more insight into the still-unsolved killing, but they do paint a picture of the diplomatic conundrum the incident posed for the United Emirates and the United States. Mabhouh, a Hamas military commander who had orchestrated the kidnapping and killing of two Israeli soldiers and was suspected of smuggling arms into the Gaza Strip, died in his room at the Al Bustan Rotana hotel in Dubai on Jan. 19, after being injected with the muscle relaxant succinylcholine and then suffocated. Although Israel has denied it won't confirm or deny it, the list of people who don't believe that Mossad agents did the job is vanishingly short. The hit squad had deftly plotted and executed the assassination, using encrypted cell phones and passports from half a dozen countries, and quickly scattered themselves from Hong Kong to Paris once their work was done. Their one mistake, however, was a big one: failing to account for the hotel's CCTV cameras, which caught their faces on tape.

looooooooooooooooool@drought relief ........... How about a little "Terror relief" ??? ,,

Peaceful Somali Enclave Seeks New Business HARGEISA, Somaliland— Southern Somalia is wrestling with virtual anarchy, but entrepreneurs and officials in this relatively stable, autonomous part of the north are touting their gains as a model for leading the region toward stability. Somaliland has operated in relative peace since it declared independence in 1991, holding four democratic elections, fostering private businesses and building universities and hospitals—though the region still lacks official international recognition as an independent state. In July, Somalilanders elected a new government of technocrats from educated diasporas in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. to run the dusty territory, which is home to about 3.5 ... Read More ...... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303550904575562173274229664.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Alpha Blondy;683450 wrote: SOL is full of full of rabble-rousers who have lost touch with reality. Forum members are disillusioned and without a platform to express their concerns. Its a closed world, with its own rules and mannerism. Not representative of the average common somali man and woman. Why do i have the feeling that you're part of it ???

MOSLIM ??? ........... where does it exist ??

yaa tahay;683468 wrote: im a moslim not a kafir nationalist and what is moslim ????

Adna maxaad tahay ??

Adeer laf baad toobin ku haysaa ...

It is the reasoning niyow ,,,,,,,,,,,,, u slow thinker today.

Yes that is how the writer is thinking too ........ did u have to say it again ??

Source Here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/28/AR2010122800469.html

JOHANNESBURG -- A shipment of guns bound for Somali pirate hunters was moved from Durban's port into a house outside the city under mysterious circumstances, South African police said Tuesday. Police spokesman Vincent Mdunge said police had been tracking the shipment and that four people - two South Africans and two foreigners whose nationalities he would not disclose - were arrested last week after the guns were traced to the house outside the city in eastern South Africa. Thirteen guns - eight assault rifles fitted with telescopic and silencing devices, two AK47s, two shot guns and a revolver - were found. "There could have been other firearms that are still lying about somewhere," Mdunge said. The four suspects were freed on bail after their Dec. 23 arrest and are next to appear in court Feb. 7. Police were still trying to determine whether a port official helped move the weapons, and why they were moved. Mdunge would not name the shippers. Mdunge said investigators believe the weapons were being sent to Somalia for use to fight pirates, but did not know whether the Somali government or a private company was the importer. It was unclear whether the shippers had the proper permits to send the weapons to Somalia, Mdunge said. A private contractor is training 1,000 men for an anti-piracy force in Somalia's semiautonomous northern region of Puntland. U.S. officials say it is unclear who is funding the initiative, what its objectives are and whether it breaks a U.N. arms embargo on Somalia. Uganda-based Saracen International has been identified as the contractor in a letter and a statement from Puntland's government and the Somali president's former chief of staff. But Bill Pelser, the chief executive of Saracen International, has denied his company is involved. Contacted Tuesday, Pelser again denied involvement and said he was happy to hear of guns bound for Somalia being seized in South Africa.

- Monday morning wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't followed by 4 more days of work. - The Definition of WORK: A place where officially adults go so they can act like children! - Guilty people always answer a question with a question!

I represent everybody on the earth ,,, cid kele ma hadli karto ,,,

A wasted time and ink indeed. I wanted to count how many contradictions in the article but realized it is more than i even count.

READ HERE: http://taleex.net/2010/12/27/a-message-from-the-ssc-regions-if-somalia-is-divisible-so-is-somaliland

Waaba dhakh .... lol

You're insulting people adeer .............. No I don't agree with u

police commander sacked Xilkii laga Qaaday loona Beddelay Gobolka Sool Which one is difficult for u ,,, the English or the Somali language ?? ,,,

This topic should also be deleted .................

Imikaad ogaatay ,,,

Do you know the difference between DALKA and DADKA ???? ,,,, Go ask your Dad bal

It is a pose for the camera .... not a smile ,,,