Thursday, September 18, 2008

A Leadership in Despair

The Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has experienced since its inception ceaseless military and political blows. It had its leaders assassinated, its forces defeated and driven out of control in most of the country by Islamic opposition forces, and it grew largely unpopular among Somalis. Despite all that, TFG has survived thanks essentially to Ethiopia’s diplomatic and military support.
TFG today suffers a new painful –and perhaps this time fatal – blow of clan-based internal disputes between its members. It started between President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed and his Prime Minister Nur “Adde” Hassan Hussein when the cabinet decided to fire the mayor of the capital city, Mogadishu.The cabinet accused the mayor of taking anti-peace measures including attacks on civilians and business community, but the president called unconstitutional the decision of the prime minister to fire the mayor.Amid the mediation talks in Ethiopia, the members of the parliament supporting the president proposed “no confidence vote” motion to unseat the prime minister, but the latter survived the vote. The members of the parliament supporting the prime minister then proposed their own motion to impeach the president; and this is still waiting the vote.President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed, a former warlord and a leader of Darod clan mainly dominant in the north-west of the country, is seen to run a frontline of clannish feuds and to try to eliminate any powerful person from his rival Hawiye clan that may challenge him with the power sharing.On the opposite, the Prime Minister Nur “Adde” Hassan Hussein –a former Red Crescent chief and member from Hawiye clan mainly dominant in the capital city in the south-central of the county – puts all his focus on challenging the president instead of the growing insecurity and the droughts that hit the whole nation.“The prime minister and the leaders of the opposition groups who have negotiated a peace deal are all from the Hawiye clan; they want to unite and face against the Darod clan of the president,” Abdulrasak Hassan from the president’s office said.Most members of the opposition Alshabab movement, stamped by the United States as a terrorist group, are said to belong to the president’s Darod clan. They rejected the Djibouti agreement between the TFG prime minister and the opposition Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) who are both from the Hawiye clan.The TFG president was not happy with the agreement concluded with the opposition, which did not include Alshabab, his clan brethren. Abdulrasak Hassan from the president’s office said, “We can’t accept negotiation among actors of one clan.”But according to the prime minister’s office, a peace deal is essential and it should be supported because it will reduce the violence which, by its account, affects the Hawiye people the most. PatienceAmid such internal divisions inside TFG, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced in an interview with the Financial Times that the existence of his troops in Somalia is not open-ended.“Our obligation towards peace in Somalia is only one aspect," Meles said. “The operation has been extremely expensive so we will have to balance the domestic pressures on the one hand and pressures in Somalia on the other and try to come up with a balanced solution.”“We didn't anticipate the international community would be happy riding the Ethiopian horse and flogging it at the same time." President Zenawi added.Zinawi’s words were translated in double meaning. On the one hand, they appear as simple political manoeuvres to threaten the conflicting Somali government officials and push them to end their internal disputes. On the other hand, Zenawi’s words can also express a serious Ethiopian plan to withdraw from Somalia after two years of failing to establish peace in that country.Sources close to the Ethiopian military recently confirmed that some Ethiopian tanks were loaded from Mogadishu port and sent to Ethiopia through Berbera port in the northern Somalia break-away Republic of Somaliland.Divisions among members of Somali TFG are seen to benefit the Islamic opposition, especially Al shabaab, which rejected the Djibuti agreement and insists on fighting both the government and Ethiopian forces.Mohamed Ibrahim Fanah, an aid worker and political analyst, said: “This is a moment for the Islamist groups; Ethiopians are worried and want to escape instead of protecting the transitional government whose members are now busy with their conflict of interest.”The Islamist opposition has vowed to intensify attacks on both government and Ethiopian forces in the wholly month of Ramadan. Abdulrahim Issa Addow, one spokesman of the militants said: “The more we fight while fasting for the sake of Allah, the more we succeed."Fanah said the dispute among TFG members, followed by Ethiopian announcement of a possible withdrawal, is a clear sign of TFG’s failure, its Ethiopian backers and the United States that backs it behind the shades.In the last 30 days, the TFG suffered excessive blows from attacks by the Alshabab who intensified their attacks and captured several strategic towns in the south and the middle regions in Somalia.

Ethiopian Forces Kill Four In Somalia - Police
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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner  General Mohamed Abshir

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979

Sultan Kenadid

Sultan Kenadid
Sultanate of Obbia

President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )

MoS Moments of Silence

MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre  and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake

May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan

May Allah bless him and give  Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

When our world changed forever

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Govern­ment in Paris from 1974 to 1979.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac  'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic
Somalia

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