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by Safi Ali
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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It is downright rude and undiplomatic of Kenya’s Foreign Minister to meddle in Somalia’s internal affairs. And for some Somalis to lap up Moses Wetangula’s partial stance shows just how low we Somalis have fallen. No sound judgment can come from one who listens only to what he wants to hear.
Whatever issues the President of Somalia has with his government is an internal Somali affair. A responsible leader, our President is doing his job. If that means sacking unprofessional servants who don’t know their job description, so be it. Our President was elected to do a job; he is not a lame duck baby-sitting kindergarten brats.
To his credit, President Abdillahi Yusuf is a Somali patriot, a veteran. He has a track record of resisting tyranny and nepotism. His record speaks for itself as he was one of the first brave hearts who, without regard to personal comfort or safety, stood firm against the dark elements of oppression, at a time many present-day politicians were wetting their pants at the sound of Siyad Barre’s voice.
President Abdillahi Yusuf is therefore an important Somali personality, an honest citizen, whose words and actions have always been one. He is by no means a hypocrite, nor is he a criminal.
With all due respect to Wetangula’s allegations----- Who is against peace in Somalia and who is not------ is not classified information. Fathers of lawlessness and the children they bred are a dime a dozen on the world market. Any small town bidder can buy them, and along with them our forefather’s soil, our dignity, and so shall be our Islamic heritage, if Somali people’s ills are not treated.
Had Somalis a fraction of our President’s steadfastness (without a doubt the first decent leader to emerge since 1991) they would’ve crowned him their national hero. But alas, today’s Somalis are just as short-sighted as the lying politicians, killers and former spies they blindly condone and follow. Therefore, if anyone were to be blamed it should be the criminals who happily sustain Somalia’s misfortune, not our honest President; his only fault being he put too much faith in tricky individuals, who are neither here nor there.
Unfortunately, the dark elements that have stripped our nation of dignity and empted our once benign streets of human life are still fooling their own souls. It goes without saying, any foreign establishment that meddles in Somalia’s constitution and tries to tie our President's hand is picking a fight with the Somali race; a Muslim community that straddles four recognized countries.
Moreover, by taking sides in a conflict between brothers, the international community is ganging up on one party, and unwittingly throwing yet again suffering Somalis into more disorder and mayhem.
On hindsight, could be that our former Prime Minister, Nur Hassan Hussein, his unprofessionalism, notwithstanding, is perhaps yet another victim of such self-serving ruffians? Time will tell.
A piece of advice to all Somalis of conscience: President Abdillahi Yusuf is a senior citizen, his days in office are numbered, it is therefore in our best interest that we trust in Allah and give this servant a breather to do his job; by taking on the challenge of presiding over misguided Somalis, President Abdillahi Yusuf has put his name and health on the line, the least we can do is to trust his judgment.
In the meantime, I suggest that we all take time out to reflect our fate as one people, one race whose successes and failures will always be seen as one.
It is so easy to fool the world, it is even easier to conveniently dodge our own faults, but how will that help us against Allah’s Justice?
Believe me, if we don't brighten up soon, no other nation will lose a sleep over our failures. Already, Somalis are written off as weak primitive retards; fellow Muslims are ashamed of being associated with wild eyed blood thirsty animals who need fences and body guards.
I live in an Arab country I know how Arabs feel about us, and it has very little to do with the shade of our skin, it is just that the idea of being associated with wild eyed blood thirsty animals who need fences and foreign bodyguards gives the fellow Muslim Arab the creeps.
Let’s face it, as far as the rest of the world is concerned, the deranged murderer in the streets of Mogadishu and the innocent Somali woman caught in the middle of Somali madness are one and the same. The ugly and the beautiful of Somalia are also seen as one and the same, that's how interlinked our fate is. So why would others shed tears over us primitive folks when our failures and backwardness are ours and ours alone?
Recently, writer Ali Abdalla has drawn our attention to the stories of Somali women kept in the dens of Southern Sudan where they are continuously raped by SPLA soldiers and only sent on their way after bringing into the world tainted humans. But then again, since we've made hating each other a life-time career, I guess, we just can't be bothered to have time or energy to reflect our situation.
Incidentally, the world has moved on since 1991. Statiscally, the world population has increased since and earth resources are now more scarce than they were before 1991. The thinking world therefore is very busy thinking out ways and means of meeting the demands and needs of their populations. Our virgin lands and teeming seas are therefore a magnet to a lot of wetted appetites.
Is it any wonder then that far too many players, each with own immediate agendas ad long term target goals, are itching for our under-valued resources? Some competitors’ are already with us for a piece of whatever they can lay their hands on. ..
And what of our Enemy Satan? Think he has any reason to fret....when family divisions, broken relationships and conflict among brothers are what butters his daily accursed bread? With all the indecency that’s Somalia, the scenes of unsightly squalor, where dead bodies are disfigured and dehumanized, it is very much doubtful that Satan is displeased.
But Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. He is As-Salam and chose Islam as our Deen. He is Al Wudud and exalts the condition of those who love each other in His Name. Though He has the Power to oppress anyone He chooses, He has forbidden oppression for Himself and forbid His slaves to oppress one another.
Somalis: repent, lay down your arms, all of you, relax and take a deep breath. You don’t need fire to put out fire. Perform wudu instead, and ask Allah to forgive us all. What you can’t find in a state of calmness and purity, you will never find in the fires of hell.
May Allah have mercy on our people
Safi Abdi
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