History is frequently rewritten following changes in a country’s political arena or status, more commonly in third world nations than first. The victors take this opportunity to redraw the attended events, both good and bad, in the matrix of time. Fabricated or exaggerated occurrences that form the umbrella of deformed history become the main purpose to legitimize the new state of affairs and condemn their previous opponents. Atrocities are carefully and selectively highlighted whilst the new rulers’ past enormities are swept nicely under the rug or conveniently transferred to their opponents in order to strip themselves clean of all traces that resemble their past war-crimes. At times, they succeed in their concerted effort of pulling the wool over the eyes of the international community, however at most, they fail whilst the canals of time heals the attempted distorted revisionism. Somalia is a different case, a nation where clan loyalties are preeminent; the method of historical objectivity holds no significant value. To top it all, Somalia has had no written history prior to 1972.The average Somali assumes solely and commonly at face-value, the tales conveyed to him by his kinsman with no regard to its accuracy. This clan-orientated gullibleness was notoriously exploited by the Somali rebel movements during the 1980’s where they transmitted from their radio stations in.Red Terror.Ethiopia factious reports of targeted Somali communities on the identification of hailing from certain clans. It was a shifty tactic to rekindle support for their groups and rally their clan-members against the then-ruling government. Now this opportunistic scapegoatism is hitting the international scene once again, this time, against the former prime-minister and vice-president of the last functioning state, Mohamed Ali Samatar. Mr. Mohamed can rightfully be regarded as the longest surviving Somali ex- politician. An aged man equipped with priceless experience and insight, he stayed absent from the bewildering Somali civil war conflict. Born in Kismayu, Somalia to a marginalized minority clan, known as Tumal, he quickly rose to a remarkable position fully attained through his merit and competence and the lack of conforming to the expected social standard of hailing from an outcast clan. Best known as a skilled strategist during his tenure as Somali’s Defense minister in the Somali-Ethiopian war, majority of the Somali populace has a general positive attitude towards him as a vibrantly nationalist who defended the unity and independence of Somalia during countless circumstances. How ever, there are others who consider him as the perfect scapegoat to unleash their wave of allegations. Abusing the unfortunate fact that minority clans are rarely, if it at all, protected due their status, what better to test the theory of historical revisionism under the watchful eyes of the international community than a former high-level member of the last stable Somali government who hails from a ostracized group. Until Somalia finally gains its feet and has the actual ability to scrutinize past actions and allegations, free any clan bias or vested interest, we should fiercely resist this cheap campaign based on baseless allegations that reeks from clannish flavor to tarnish and paint the accused Somali prime-minister in a negative light.Gen Samatar's Biography
By Mohammed Ibrahim Shire
Opinions expressed in this article are those of the author
and do not necessarily reflect the views of TF.SF
Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir
Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979
Sultan Kenadid
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
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.
The Foundation is dedicated to networking like-minded Somalis opposed to the terrorist insurgency that is plaguing our beloved homeland and informing the international public at large about what is really happening throughout the Horn of Africa region.
We Are Winning the War on Terrorism in Horn of Africa
The threat is from violent extremists who are a small minority of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims, the threat is real. They distort Islam. They kill man, woman and child; Christian and Hindu, Jew and Muslim. They seek to create a repressive caliphate. To defeat this enemy, we must understand who we are fighting against, and what we are fighting for.
History is frequently rewritten following changes in a country’s political arena or status, more commonly in third world nations than first. The victors take this opportunity to redraw the attended events, both good and bad, in the matrix of time. Fabricated or exaggerated occurrences that form the umbrella of deformed history become the main purpose to legitimize the new state of affairs and condemn their previous opponents. Atrocities are carefully and selectively highlighted whilst the new rulers’ past enormities are swept nicely under the rug or conveniently transferred to their opponents in order to strip themselves clean of all traces that resemble their past war-crimes. At times, they succeed in their concerted effort of pulling the wool over the eyes of the international community, however at most, they fail whilst the canals of time heals the attempted distorted revisionism. 
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