St. Paul, Minn. — The president of Somalia said today he believes that recruiters who lured Minnesota men to fight with a terrorist group remain in the United States.President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has been meeting non-stop this weekend with Somali-American community leaders in Minnesota as well as elected officials, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty.Ahmed arrived in the Twin Cities Friday night as part of a stateside tour of communities with sizable Somali-American populations, of which Minnesota is the largest.In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio News, Ahmed, who is an Islamic scholar, distanced himself from radical Islamists who are trying to oust his government.Through a translator, Ahmed expressed sympathy for the young Minnesota men who returned to Somalia to fight. Six are believed dead."I'm very sorry about these people and how they're misled," he said. "The problem, I believe, is these people have little education about their religion. They have been misinformed. They do not know what is happening on the ground in Somalia. And the people who are providing this information to them are misleading them, and intended to do so."Ahmed says he has not been approached by the FBI, which is leading the investigation into the fighters.The soft-spoken former schoolteacher will speak to thousands of Somali-Americans Sunday evening in Minneapolis to rally support for his fragile government.Ahmed said he wants to remind Somalis that they have a responsibility to help solve the chaos of their homeland. The capital city of Mogadishu has been plagued with almost daily battles between government troops and extremist groups, including al-Shabaab, the group that is linked to al-Qaida and has recruited roughly 20 men from Minnesota to join its ranks.While he is visiting Minnesota, Ahmed said he will try to tap the knowledge of successful Somali-Americans with expertise in public policy and project management. He hopes these educated professionals, who are "doers" rather than politicians, can serve in his government and help rebuild his country."We need many people with expertise, and we hope to take advantage of those who are present," he said. "The most important thing is for them to understand they are needed by their homeland.Ahmed booked a busy schedule over the weekend, including a Saturday breakfast at the St. Paul-based nonprofit Books for Africa and private discussions with imams, college students, and intellectuals. He also visited with elected officials including Pawlenty and Rep. Keith Ellison, in hopes that they could advocate for Somalia here in the U.S.Ellison said he supports the Somali president, who is "reaching out on all fronts to win friends for Somalia."Ellison said he would work in Congress to help Ahmed's government. He did not specify how, but said a stable Somalia is in the United States' best interest."America is better off when transnational terrorists cannot establish a beachhead in Somalia," Ellison said. "Our security and safety depends on Somalia's security and safety."Several dozen Somali community members flocked the lobby of the St. Paul Hotel, where Ahmed and other members of his delegation are staying. Many hoped to gain some face time with the newly elected president.Muqtar Dahir of Minneapolis said he was a former college classmate of Ahmed at a university in Libya. Dahir remembers Ahmed as a humble young man who listened well to others and paid for his own tuition."We were buddies and we used to hang together in the school, in the city, in the coffee shops," said Dahir. "He's humble, a very smart guy, and was not involved in any political situations. When he became president, I was so delighted. After 19 years of anarchy, it becomes clear that he is the right person to get Somalia out of the anarchy."..more,,http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/03/somali-president/
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Somali Hawaye Talaban President: Recruiters likely still in U.S.,.. also Somalia's president says terrorism growing there
St. Paul, Minn. — The president of Somalia said today he believes that recruiters who lured Minnesota men to fight with a terrorist group remain in the United States.President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has been meeting non-stop this weekend with Somali-American community leaders in Minnesota as well as elected officials, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty.Ahmed arrived in the Twin Cities Friday night as part of a stateside tour of communities with sizable Somali-American populations, of which Minnesota is the largest.In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio News, Ahmed, who is an Islamic scholar, distanced himself from radical Islamists who are trying to oust his government.Through a translator, Ahmed expressed sympathy for the young Minnesota men who returned to Somalia to fight. Six are believed dead."I'm very sorry about these people and how they're misled," he said. "The problem, I believe, is these people have little education about their religion. They have been misinformed. They do not know what is happening on the ground in Somalia. And the people who are providing this information to them are misleading them, and intended to do so."Ahmed says he has not been approached by the FBI, which is leading the investigation into the fighters.The soft-spoken former schoolteacher will speak to thousands of Somali-Americans Sunday evening in Minneapolis to rally support for his fragile government.Ahmed said he wants to remind Somalis that they have a responsibility to help solve the chaos of their homeland. The capital city of Mogadishu has been plagued with almost daily battles between government troops and extremist groups, including al-Shabaab, the group that is linked to al-Qaida and has recruited roughly 20 men from Minnesota to join its ranks.While he is visiting Minnesota, Ahmed said he will try to tap the knowledge of successful Somali-Americans with expertise in public policy and project management. He hopes these educated professionals, who are "doers" rather than politicians, can serve in his government and help rebuild his country."We need many people with expertise, and we hope to take advantage of those who are present," he said. "The most important thing is for them to understand they are needed by their homeland.Ahmed booked a busy schedule over the weekend, including a Saturday breakfast at the St. Paul-based nonprofit Books for Africa and private discussions with imams, college students, and intellectuals. He also visited with elected officials including Pawlenty and Rep. Keith Ellison, in hopes that they could advocate for Somalia here in the U.S.Ellison said he supports the Somali president, who is "reaching out on all fronts to win friends for Somalia."Ellison said he would work in Congress to help Ahmed's government. He did not specify how, but said a stable Somalia is in the United States' best interest."America is better off when transnational terrorists cannot establish a beachhead in Somalia," Ellison said. "Our security and safety depends on Somalia's security and safety."Several dozen Somali community members flocked the lobby of the St. Paul Hotel, where Ahmed and other members of his delegation are staying. Many hoped to gain some face time with the newly elected president.Muqtar Dahir of Minneapolis said he was a former college classmate of Ahmed at a university in Libya. Dahir remembers Ahmed as a humble young man who listened well to others and paid for his own tuition."We were buddies and we used to hang together in the school, in the city, in the coffee shops," said Dahir. "He's humble, a very smart guy, and was not involved in any political situations. When he became president, I was so delighted. After 19 years of anarchy, it becomes clear that he is the right person to get Somalia out of the anarchy."..more,,http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/03/somali-president/
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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir
Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979
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Sultanate of Obbia
President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,
Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan
Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )
MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen
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
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)
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.
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
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