Originally posted by Johnny B: Juxa ... sounds littel over 30 but got the body of 15, generally mad at Men and animal males. I can never say better ,,,,,,,,,,,, ehem Imisaan lahaa ka daa ,,,,,,,,,,

Four members of the Electoral Commission, including the chairman, resigned a day after two other members also resigned bringing the total that resigned to 6 out of the 7 members of the commission. Their refusal to resign, as demanded by the opposition parties and the Donor countries that assist Somaliland’s democratisation process, has been a stumbling block to free and fair election in Somaliland. Mr. Jama Mohamed Omar, who chaired the commission since February, strongly opposed calls for his resignation by the opposition parties. The opposition parties believe Omar made several decisions that compromised the neutrality of the commission. His decision to support of the suspension of the voter list and the expulsion of Interpeace, the agency that assisted Somaliland on democratisation, was considered one of the most contentious actions taken by the commission since its formation. In their demand for the resignation of the commission members, the opposition cited lack of consultation before the body made important decisions that seriously impacted the need for a timely restoration of democracy in Somaliland. Pressure is mounting on the only remaining commission member, Mr. Ali Mohamed Abdalla (Biikalo) who is also the deputy chairman, to tender his resignation. Abdalla was appointed by KULMIYE opposition party and has been a member of the commission since May last year. He lost the confidence of the opposition parties after he supported Riyale’s decision to suspend the voter list and expel Interpeace. Mr. Jama M. Omar’s maintained a steadfast refusal to resign hoping that some compromise will be reached between the political parties that will alllow him to stay in the commission, however yesterday’s resignation of two moderate commission members, Ismail Mussa Nur and Khadar Mohamed Guled, made his position untenable. The appointment of the 7 member commission is considered to be a major factor in the failure by the commission to achieve its goals. Three of the commission members are appointed by the president. Two of the remaining 4 are appointed the by Upper House of Parliament (Guurti) while the two opposition parties each appoint one member. Critics blame lack of independence and transparency in the process of appointing commission members, 5 of which are appointed by the president and the Guurti. The opposition had criticised the president and the Guurti for selecting those five members only on the basis of their loyalty to the ruling UDUB party.

Originally posted by Mudane McCheese.: The blue one obviously. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ............. It was predictable. I thought you support Alshabaab though ...

Hehehehehehehehe ,,,,

It could be a magic stick niyow ,,,, maybe they can't see it ,,, lool

Political compromise in Somaliland brokered by international donors has helped avert violence but information on the ground point to a shaky truce that can break any time. A political stalemate between President Dahir Rayale Kahin and the opposition following the postponement of presidential elections scheduled for September 27, had threatened to plunge the self-declared state into turmoil. Recently, the three political parties agreed on a six-point programme to help save the country from strife, given that the opposition had threatened to boycott the elections and seek other means of removing the president from power, while the incumbent had earlier vowed to push on with elections even without a voter-register. The six areas of agreement include changes in the National Electoral Commission; solving technical problems that had impeded voter-registration; the date of elections to be set by a reconstituted electoral commission and technical experts rather than politicians; the three political parties to work together to avoid divisive politics; the pending elections and future elections to be based on voter-registration; and the three political parties to issue a joint statement calling for unity and patriotism. Subsequently, on September 22, the House of Elders commonly known as Guurti voted to extend the life of the current government for the sake of the country. Somaliland, which unilaterally declared its independence in 1991 following the collapse of Siad Bare’s government, held successful multi-party presidential elections in 2003 and parliamentary elections in 2005. But subsequently, the country — that is yet to receive international recognition — has been unable to hold elections. By law, only three parties are registered: the incumbent’s United Democratic Peoples’ Party, the main opposition party Kulmiye, led by veteran politician, Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo, and the Party for Justice and Welfare. Analysts were hoping that orderly and democratic presidential elections would strengthen its quest for global recognition, given the escalating chaos in the southern region. Yet, the presidential elections were postponed in 2007 and again in 2008 due to what officials called technical problems, including inadequate voter registration. The poll was then set to be held before April 6, 2009, following a civil registration process. But again, the 2009 elections have been repeatedly delayed for numerous reasons but particularly due to problems in the voter registration process. By African standards, the voter-registration process in Somaliland was one of the most advanced in the continent. It included a biometric system with a database registering fingerprints, photographs and personal details. But after the October 2008 bombing by Al Shabaab, the foreign staff in charge of running the computer equipment for the registration pulled out, severely delaying the registration process. But though the truce has cool political temperatures, the main worry is whether it will hold for long given the high tensions that were brought about by the election fever and accusations of planned malpractices. According to observers The EastAfrican spoke to, the situation in Somaliland remains fluid. But one thing that stands out is that the hitherto suppressed media has played a key role by continuously putting politicians under pressure to put the survival of the country before their own political survival. Source: The Eastafrican

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Last week, Al-shabab, Islamist youth group of Somalis, with ties to Al Qaeda executed a well planned attack with twin truck explosions, at African Union peacekeeping force base in Mogadishu, killing at least 22 people. Among the dead, the deputy commander of AU force, deputy police Chief of Somalia, and 17 Burundian soldiers. Al-Shabab claimed that they were retaliating against the recent US raid that killed Saleh Nabhan, alleged mastermind behind the 2002 bombings of a Israeli hotel in Kenya. But the attack was part ofa total war the hard-line Islamists are waging against the weak US backed Sheikh Sharif Ahmed’s government and the AU forces that is protecting his government As the Obama administration tries to re-engage the ut terly failed state of Somalia, in order to deny a safe haven for Al Qaeda affiliate groups to plot against American interest in the region , or even on American soil. There are lessons to be borrowed from the northerly part of Somalia—Somaliland’s (which had never been involved any US, UN, and African Union led military intervention) experience and the process it established a fledging, secular Muslim democratic state from scratch, without massive aid and bloated UN bureaucracy. Unlike the feuding groups (clans and sub-clans) fighting for power in Somalia, Somaliland proceeded with different path—that of true reconciliation, amnesty, and peace. Today, it has multi-party representative democracy, ill equipped and poorly paid, but a functioning police force, free market base economy, and it operates under the rule of law. Since then, Somalilanders held several successful free and fair elections for president, legislature, and local governments. This week the leaders of the three political parties agreed on the schedule for the next presidential election, a course that will give Somaliland to have a more impressive democracy than most African and Middle Eastern countries, which enjoy US support a nd diplomatic relations. Despite all these accomplishments, yet Somaliland remains unrecognized as independent free nation. Our own professional state department diplomats are pretending that it does not exist for political reasons. America offers the best hope dealing with Somalia, and is best suited diplomatically to attend the unfinished business of Somalia in 90’s. Our secretary of state Madam Hillary Clinton will do our country and the world a big favor if she could come up a different strategy of defeating Al Qaeda affiliate groups in Somalia than the one the state is pursuing now, which reflects the realities on the ground The current State department policy of backing Sheikh Sharif Ahmed’s government, which controls small pockets of Mogadishu—a city the size of district of Columbia, and with no popular support and legitimacy among ordinary Somalis, is not clearly working, and is not serving the national interest of US. And t he AU peacekeeping mission is not keeping peace and has become a cash cow for the Ugandan dictator to get cash and arms from America. Obama administration would wise to avoid the past mistakes of the highly politicized UN practices—which followed policies that were proven to be failure and disastrous, and wasted billions of US aid on the ruins of South Somalia, propped up the warlords, brought the brutal Ethiopian occupation to the streets of Mogadishu, and created atmosphere where the Violent Al-shabab movement become the alternative leadership for the most vulnerable Somalis. One radical and smart way to neutralize Al Qaeda infected groups in Somalia is to empower and reward indigenous Somalis who acted and behaved responsibly and brought peace and stability to their own people. Somaliland, which has 760km coastline, is doing everything right and it can play significant role in helping US to combat extremism in the Horn of Africa as well as efforts to eliminate piracy in the Gulf of Aden—one the busiest shipping lines in the world. America and EU shou ld give Somaliland full diplomatic recognition. Doing so would make the region more stable, promote good governance, and will lead to the rest of Somalia to the path of genuine reconciliation and peace. US should at least provide limited direct aid to Somaliland in the areas of police and coast guard training, education, health, and water. Aid that will have direct impact on the lives of its citizens and can be done without American soldiers on the ground. More Trade than aid will jump start the local economy and one way to do is United States to persuade the Saudis to lift the import ban of the Somali livestock for the coming Hajj Pilgrimage. The Somaliland people and their political parties unequivocally are yearning for full independence and freedom and they want forge ties with US. The 3.5 million Somalilanders cannot tolerate anymore years of not knowing, what country they live, who they are and what the future holds for them. The warring ( Jihadists and warlords )) in Somalia—-and their backers in the UN as well as in the Arab world (which, by the way, did not promote American values)–have little choice, but to accept the only viable and sustainable solution which is independent and sovereign Somaliland, anything less would never work nor be just. It is time President Obama and US Congress to do the right thing and accept the independence of Somaliland which stands the same great principles America was founded.

and strangely enough ,, he does

waar ha nagu dhaqdhaqaajin ,,, soonagaa saddexdoodiina isa soo ag fadhiisinay ,,,

Good morning cantarabaqash ppl ........

Inkaar buu A&T urursaday ilaa shalay ,,,,, lol

whateva u say ,,, ehem

Originally posted by Libaax-Sankataabte: quote:Originally posted by Gabbal: This same man is from Ahmed Madoobe's clan. Rather this is a smack in the face to those who claim Shabaab is not clean from tribalism. The eradication of clannism, warlordism and injustice has begun. The process will take a long and arduous course and it will be subjected to a prolonged campaign of terror by those who prefer the status quo. But nevertheless the evolution of it is fully visible, and InshaAllah the ultimate objectives will be reached without a major derailment. [/QB]So you like the shift from tribalism to ideological one ..... but u have to keep in mind which one is easier to solve.

There are underground party lots sxb ,,,, meelo aan la sheegsheegin baa jira oo saarka la iskaga soo diro e ,, loooooooooooooooool@ mukhbaarad ,,,,,, that is for qayilaadda though ,,

Inaalillaaah .......... Subxaan

Originally posted by Poker: quote:Originally posted by Mudane McCheese.: Is it my eyes or is faysal Ali waraabe seem slimmer? You would be too if you're up all night thinking how did this dude come to power?

To libarate the people of Somaliland hadaad tidhaahdo ma afkaa ku xanuunaya ,,,,

Sure ,,, at least one week ,, lol

That means you inspired them a lot ,,,......

WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF FUEL:

Allah salaadahaa hore saaka muxuu qof ka nixiyay ,,,,, naagi ku xagatay dheh Ilaahay idankii

waan ogahay waxa ku shidaya dee ,,,

Wararka qaar ayaa sheegaya in kulanka madaxda kulantay ay kala hoggaaminayeen guddoomiyaha ururka Xisbul Islam Sheekh Xasan Daahir Aweys iyo Sheekh Mukhtaar Roobow “Abu Mansuur”. Warar kale oo ana wlei si madaxbannaan loo xaqiijinna waxay sheegayaan in kualnka uu joogay Madaxa ururka Al-Shabab Axmed Cabdi Godane “Abu Zubayr”.