Opinion

We can't turn our backs on the nine million people living in fear in 'failed' Somalia

MAY 30, 2010

Reading the daily news coming out of Somalia, one may be tempted to join those calling for disengagement from what many see as the “failed state” ...

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Xalka loo tartamayo: Ka tanasulidda Jiritaanka “Soomaliya”

MAY 27, 2010

Waxaan horey uga hadlay baadigoobka Nabadda iyo Dhismaha Dowlad Soomaliyeed.[1] Sidaas oo kale, Prof Michael Weinstein oo wax ka dhiga Jaamacadda Mare...

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An Open Letter to VOA Somali Service

MAY 27, 2010

First of all, I would like to send my warmest greetings and best wishes to you and the rest of the able team of “VOA Somali Service”. Establishing...

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Slaps on wrists for Somali pirates results in guess what? More piracy!

MAY 24, 2010

UNITED NATIONS — Pirates still plague the waters off the Somali coast and are now equally active deep into the Indian Ocean. And despite internation...

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Weli Ma Quusannin Waraabayaashii Baddu !!

MAY 22, 2010

Maanta oo ay taariikhdu tahay, 21 May 2010, waxaa ka furmaya magaalada Istanbul ee waddanka Turkiga shir saddex maalmood soconaya oo looga hadlayo arr...

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Why Kenyans joined Somali war

MAY 21, 2010

They are death machines, trained to kill by Somalia’s al-Shabaab, which has been linked to the world’s most wanted terrorist — Osama bin Laden....

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Somalia: Engaging in politics is to our nation’s credit

MAY 19, 2010

First and foremost, opportunism such as “join them if you can’t beat them” cannot mitigate the deepening crises of Somalia.” We have to acknow...

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The Armada is not the solution.......Part II

MAY 17, 2010

The Somali piracy is again making the news. Since the deployment of warships from over twenty countries off the Somali coast in 2009,...

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Advice to Western Diplomats on new Somali leadership

MAY 16, 2010

On the heels of the Istanbul Conference next week, there are two important developments which have necessitated this major international conference on...

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Should if-you-cannot-beat-them-join-them theory apply?

MAY 14, 2010

The Somali Government has remained in a fledgling status for an unreasonable period of time, and thus far no one bothered to raise the lack of feasibi...

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