Opinion

Ineptitude is Costing Somalia

NOV 20, 2009

The issue is not about writing the countless problems and crises the Transitional Government is facing in Somalia. Nor is it the responsibility of the...

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“Islamist” Forces Divided and in Chronic Fatigue....!!

NOV 18, 2009

It was just few months back when “Islamist” forces of Al-Shabaab and Xisbul Islam were being portrayed as a united force capable of dislodging the...

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Somalia: A Clash of Ideologies and Conflicting Visions

NOV 18, 2009

After almost twenty years of ephemeral and episodic interventions sponsored by Western countries, Somalia is far from stability. Dogmatism stands in ...

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Somali Youth, Violence, and Misplaced Priorities

NOV 18, 2009

Recently, I have been shocked by the increase of violence among Somali youngsters from Toronto to Alberta; Minneapolis to Seattle. Every week, a Somal...

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Is Puntland sabotaging and blackmailing Sheikh Sheriff Government?

NOV 17, 2009

The Governor of Puntland Honourable C/raxmaan Maxamed Maxamed Faroole met in Nairobi the de facto President of Somalia his Excellency Sheikh Sharif Sh...

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Romance of the ransom

NOV 16, 2009

But one town in my country is a seaside oasis of pleasure, tranquillity and glamorous beaches -- as well as cardboard boxes crammed full of hard Unite...

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Naag da´ah ma guursan kartaa wiil dhallinyaro ah?

NOV 16, 2009

Aniga shaqsi ahaan waxaan u arkaa in aysan waxba ku jabneyn in haweenay da´ ah in ay guursato wiil dhallinyaro ah sida uu odayguba u guursan karo ga...

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The Hijacking of a Daallo Airline and its political and security implications for Las Qorey city

NOV 16, 2009

The hijacking news of Daallo Airline comes at a time of high hopes and value expectancies for the economic transformation of the city of Las Qoray bec...

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Perspectives on the Future of the Somali Jihad

NOV 14, 2009

For nearly a year now, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia has been waging a life or death struggle for survival against the repeated...

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The Emergence of ‘Sky Pirates’ in Desperate Somalia

NOV 13, 2009

Diyaarada way afduuban tahay. The four words, screamed by a mad man wielding a pistol in mid-air, are etched into my memory like lyrics in a veteran s...

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