E D I T O R I A L
HIIRAAN ONLINE
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The fact that the TFG President, his Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers are at loggerheads over the political fate of Mohamed Dhere, the mayor of Mogadishu is a telling tale.
It is indeed ironic, oxymoron to be exact for leaders of “federal” government to fight over the appointment and the dismissal of a “municipal” mayor.
Even if Mogadishu is a unique case because of its national capital status, the TFG Charter should have been clear on a straightforward matter such as the selection / election or demotion of the mayor of Mogadishu. If there is misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Charter, the Supreme Court is where disputants including organs of government should be referring for judicial guidance and legal ruling. Functioning judiciary is however, not in place in Somalia, hence the perpetual TFG crises.
More importantly though, leaders of a government whose five-year term is about to end (without any tangible accomplishments) should have been inclined in forging political understating on issues that could further wreck on the already compromised reputation of their fledgling government. One would also expect the TFG Parliament, which supposedly has the powers to make laws or amend the Charter, to step in and rectify contentious constitutional issues; the hapless MPs are however causing stampede in their rush to join the fracas pledging their vote to the highest bidder.
TFG has been embroiled in crises and conflicts since its inception. The latest flare up over the mayor-ship of Mohamed Dheere, could thus be interpreted as another episode of troublesome TFG traditions. The only difference this time around is that the international community seems to be involved with, and interested in, the affairs / activities of the TFG and the overall political development / maneuverings in Somalia.
In the past, the TFG President won almost all the internal TFG infightings, for he was able to purge all the Mogadishu warlords (with the exception of Mohamed Dheere) from the TFG; he dethroned the then Speaker of Parliament; he dismissed the previous Prime Minister and incarcerated seven months and then sacked the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The question now is would the TFG President carry the day and overpower his Prime Minister. On the other hand, is this the end of the political ascendance of the TFG President? The resignation of two-thirds of the Cabinet ministers (allied with the President) and the fact that certain TFG MPs are itching / murmuring for vote-of-no-confidence proceedings against the Premier indicates that widened rift between the TFG President and his Prime Minister is a likelihood scenario if not a fait accompli.
The removal of Mohamed Dheere from the office of the Mogadishu mayor is characterized to be part of a strategy by the Prime Minister to create in Mogadishu and its environs a relatively peaceful environment where national reconciliation could be advanced.
It is not secret that the international community is impressed with and supportive of, Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein’s reconciliatory posturing, particularly his contribution to the ongoing Djibouti peace talks with the opposition.
Whether Mohamed Dheere remains to be the mayor of Mogadishu or whether he vanishes from the political scene, would reveal where the support of the international community lies.
The battle lines, for the fate of the TFG, are drawn. Mogadishu seems to be ground zero. Mohamed Dheere is apparently the lightning rod. The international community is the jury. The residents of Mogadishu who supposed to elect their mayor are ironically mere spectators of this drama.
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It's not hard to bring peace
It takes a great leader and a role model
to bring peace back to Somalia
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Why i insulted HOL Editting team?Well lets start with how bad they can smell.How low they are&how high they think they are(1)They started to talk&ask for opinion of readers,yet they can`t tolerate the view of people.(2)they can`t stand hard language&heated debates,while they actually invite this kind situation,by publishing every offensive,provocative&sometime very idiotic articles(3)They have no controll over people who use HOL as STAGE to inspire h*te&clanism.(4)They are very quick to unleash at readers&even block some for their reaction,while making a comfortable room for many idots:Finally the below post of yours shows how unprofessional&low you are:Thanks anyway it was`t my intetion to use that kind of language,but its the only one you can understand or speak:
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Undtkr,
So now you took me from Shangamaas the clan you labeled me
previously into Arabsomali!!.Caliyow is Shangamaas name Btw.
You are still searching for my clan huh!.
What does Arabsomali mean,somalis are the parents of Arabs.
The Mahara a somali clan is the parent and the origin of Arabs.
Dont wake up tommorow and call me Mahari, you still do not know
my supposed clan.
Hadda maxaa tiri Arranged marriage, Maxaa leedahay Arabs do not believe
in Love but they believe in Love making!! Hmmm, that is not so bad dear.
Sad though i am not Arab, only Somali the Parent of it.
Yes i think it is good idea, me and you should join efforts and
create our comedy club, i will be your side kick Undtkr.
P.S , Why do you deffend Jijigaman, he is the one admitted to be an Ethiopian,
there is nothing wrong with that.
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I wonder some people who get their own flag,and want to have their own clan based country,to call other real somaliz an ethiopian or white man in order to divide us and achieve their hidden agenda
jabra2008
Hey little boy jabra,look the title and have your comment please,all are fully aware what i post,and where i posted,no need reminding them what i did,i just raised some controversial topics in islam, though it was no way near an insult to islam.
it may seem insult to some fanatical muslims,but it,s matter of questioning only.
N*dia...welcome back!
I miss you because you were intertainer and big jocker,who dont want to have chris rock,or chris brown in their tv cables or N*dia in HOL forums...lol
N*dia waxaan is dhahay arrange marriage meey gashay?..lol
Marba somali arabs "love" ictiraafsaneyn only arrange marriage,caliyow(funny somali arab names) iyo n*dia oo leysku doonay=nikaaxiyay at age 6,ayaa hada is guursanayo ayaan islahaa mise adiga old style carab somali dhaqan ma ictiraafsanid!
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Good that Jijiga man identified himself as an Ethiopian!.
I was adamant about the unsomli individuals posing as Somalis
on HOL ,only to confuse us and stir even more the murky waters of
of Somalia.
jijigaman, we welcome your OUTING!
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Undtkr,
How sweat of you Honey, you are the only one that i am missed by!!.
Undertkr,
Dont be so shy, i know deep down somehow you are fancying me, sad
that we are different in theory and beliefes,had it not been your nuisance
we could have fallen in LOVE.
Still we could make good neighbours though. You know i cherish difference of
opinions and religions, i only despise your commercialising NUISANCE, that is all.
I know you have no understanding of religion, Philosophy ,ethics,or anything remotely
relating to those.
Think about what i said, try comedy, i am sincere when i tell you that you are good at it.
No one makes me laugh like you do dear!!.
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Gaadh'haye
I can't agree with you more!
Not only are some people not somalis but they are atheists and
enemies of somalis and Islam.
If you want a good example, undertaker is No.1.
Just check some of his comments under, 'reconciling democracy and Islamic sharia'
No doubt, it will make you sick.
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Adamjama,
You won't believe how people with different nationalities and interests frequent this comment section!
A friend of mine who teachs Somali language and culture to the Western expatriates in the horn and who lives in Djibouti once told me: "You can not believe how many 'whites' we teach the Somali language, culture and anthropology.
Some of those 'whites' and Ethiopians comment here posimg as Somalis. They also write and speak the Somali language fleuntly.
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Undertaker
Nadiya waxay aadey fasax oo Jamaica island ayay ku maqnaaneysaa weeg(stress relief) ayay ku jirtaa. Bagdad bob, waan ka shakiyay inuu split personality uu qaba ayaan filaa.
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Gaadh Haye;
I am confused here, are there Ethiopians posting on this web site discussing our internal affairs? Who is this clown lecturing us who Somalis are & how noble & smart the four feet midgets(Tigrees) we use to feed more than 10 years in Mogadishu are? Who let the cat in? We were disgusted with their stooges & now they are posting in our websites in the flesh, Tell him to go find Ethiopian websites.
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Thanks for the info HOL. Yusuf is an obstacle to peace.
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Gaadh'haye-I didn't give you enough credit until now! you posses slightly more intelligence than I gave you,just teasing you!!Yes, I agree with you, Ethiopia is in a very difficult position but, at the same time,I don't think we can afford or the country can sustain the current status quo.Its not in the best interest of Ethiopia to continue in Somalia's political dog-house.Yes,there has been a failure on the part of our leadership to miscalculate and most likely underestimated Somalia's political difficulty and clanish web.Ethiopia has real political interest both short and long term.we can't shut our eyes or run away, but, I disagree with you very strongly that Ethiopia doesn't want to establish a clientee somali government.Its just naive to think that-especially knowing the history of Somalia or the nationalistic nature of somali people, that you can have or establish in their coutry a clientee government.Ethiopian leaders are more sophisticated than you are trying to minimize them.They are well versed with the nature of the somali person.The bottom line is, the current crop of somali politicians are intellectually not compatible with the demands of the current Somalia political mess and the expectation of the somali people.They are a real let down in every way imaginable.Ethiopia has tried to craft and mold them into leaders but you can take a cow into the river but you can't force to drink it from!.Current Somali leaders are obsessed with creed, and their desire to live for themselves.In short, they are refugees driven to satisfy their hunger only. Its a destructive mentality.
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THANX HOL Dulqadka aad Muujiseyn
Arraweelo10 Wayahan ma arkin saaxibtaa N*dia Halkee bey ka baxday?
Sidoo kale.Waxaan arkayay baghdad bob waxu ku soo biiray civilised somaliz,kana soo horjeestay Wadaadadi Mooryaanti ee xamar despite his past violent Behavior!
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To Ali Mustafa, Exatly as Araweello10 put it:
maxaan kaa halaynay, or it is difficult for you
to make your points without calling us /others names.
Chill out!
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Abdulaziz2007, I agree with you, Mohamed Dheere had dislodged some alharam camps and Nuur Cadde is trying to bring them back. That is what more or less this whole conflict is about.
Ali Mustafe maxaad HOL sidaan ugu caynaysaa? uguna careeysan tahay, maxay kaa haleeyeen?.
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To:Hol Editors.Thats how stupid you are&how on earth do can we expect any meaningful dabates form stupid people like you?
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mohamed dheere is only person who can contol mogadishu and bring peace. he is the backbone of the goverment ..loosing him will bring back the isbaroo and the lunatic wanabee jihadis back to the street of mogadishu.
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Courtesy of Jijiga man: “Its time Ethiopia either removes president yussuf by force or pulls our young men out of Somalia.They can't be sacrificed for nothing”.
Jijigaman, your country faces huge dilemma which she cannot extract her self from, and an insurmountable quagmire created by its occupation of somalia.
1)Removing Abdillahi Yusuf is cumbersome task that needs to be handled diligently. The man is not like Cabillahi Lugbur, or those former Kililka “presidents”, who were removed easily and imprisoned by the regime in Addis. Abdillahi will not go without a fight. And it will be a messy fight in which your “young men” will be embroiled. Remember he, Abdillahi Yusuf, had been fighting for that position for his entire life. Coupled with that, you’ve M.Dheere and his militia who are on his side; plus other warlords and their clan fighters to face, should Ethiopia attempt to remove him. The man also commands 5000+ fighters from his clan enclave, Puntland.
Faced with crisis of this magnitude, your country Ethiopia, can not add another enemy to the already existing ones.
2)Pulling out of Somalia completely is not an option your country will consider given the incomplete task at hand (according to your country’s standards for invading Somalia) and the likely fallout from such a move with its negative ramifications at home. Your enemies, the Somali nationalists, are not defeated. Your dream of installing in Somalia a client regime is in shambles. Both your military and political calculations have proven to be inaccurate. Hence you can not effect a [second] regime change –this time replacing your stooge with another- in a time when the TFG mandate is coming to an end. A worthy replacement to Abdillahi is not at hand. A catch 22 situation.
Also, Eritrea has amassed troops in the Badme front in preparation for an assault to take back her lands; ONLF & OLF and other rebels inside Ethiopia had increased their military activities with considerable increase in their arsenal and armory, posing Ethiopia the greatest threat it faces: an implosion from inside.
The odds are unfavorably stacked high against your country’s options. The Somalia intervention will be the raison d'etre for Ethiopia’s demise.
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It’s evident now more than ever, that the only plan Abdullahi had, was to invite the Ethiopians, and believing that would be sufficient in creating the much sought peace in our nation, while forgetting the whole world came to our rescue and couldn’t deliver that peace among the politically fragmented people who cater to clan business rather than the business of safe guarding a nation. Abdullahi should know by now that time is not on his side, and August 2009 is just around the corner- he should led the PM take in charge of what ever is left in this TFG, so this nation is allowed to vote for their representatives.
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Col. Yusuf, M. Dheere & most of the TFG MPs are recipie for disaster!!! Nuur Adde on the other hand is building on a strategy which, in my optimistic point of view, could end the chronic conflict in my motherland!!!
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What part of Somalia is under occupation is so hard for people to understand?. It doesn't matter who you side with (Yeey or Cadde) it wouldn't change a pit because they are simply a tools being used by the major players of our affairs... Zenawe & Bush. Ethiopia knowns all these stooges particularly the war lords she was supplying arms with for years(from 1978-present) to slowly destroy Somalia so it can one day invade us with ease. The argument shouldn't be what branch of so-called Government is doing what or which lunatic stooge is kept on Zenawe's lap a little bit longer, but how can we get our sovereignty & freedom back. Without sovereignty, there can not be a Government. HOL was diplomatic about the bottom line when they sugarcoated for us in a politically correct language about who decides our destiny "The battle lines, for the fate of the TFG, are drawn. Mogadishu seems to be ground zero. Mohamed Dheere is apparently the lightning rod. The international community is the jury. The residents of Mogadishu who supposed to elect their mayor are ironically mere spectators of this drama". In their dictionary occupation means: The international community is the jury, how do you like that?
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I couldn't agree with HOL editorial.Unless you are blinded by clanish speical interest and your reasoning diluted by immense loyalty to president yussuf,this editorial is right on the mark.President yussuf is the remaining obstacle to peace in Somalia and as long as, he is the sole person manning the checkpoint,somalia will continue descending into the path of hell.president yussuf has proven to everyone that he is not the man to bring peace to somalia.In fact, he is the obstacle to peace and reconciliantion in Somalia.Its time Ethiopia either removes president yussuf by force or pulls our young men out of Somalia.They can't be sacrificed for nothing.Time to reconsider Ethiopia's support for president yussuf.as PM, Nur Cadde is the head of Somalia's government and has every right to sack anyone including the mayor of Mogadishu.The president doesn't have the right to second guess his prime minister's decision.It just exposed president yussuf's true motives, the man is thin of any leadership quality. What a fake president!!!!!!!!!
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Editorials always reflect the views of the owners of News media or sites. Reading this HOL editorial about Mohamed Dheere's Saga, Its clear that HOL is morelike siding with Nure Cadde!. where is the neutrality?
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