Introduction
The last weeks was one of the most hottest time in political terms in the Somali independent political history- the Boycott of QATAR by some Arabs states- which came from in this case by Somali Republic membership of the Arab League which we joined in1974 as a strategic regional alliance to protect Somalia from ETHIOPIA in our political plans for the Pan- Nationalism for a greater Somali Republic.Somalia joined the Arab League legally by being part of the Arab communities by Culture and Religion not blood or ethnicity. I believe the Egypt of Jamal Abdinasser was one of the Somali sponsor and both governments were in the socialist camp,the other was the Saudi Kingdom which was close to our Foreign Minister of that time who was friend to the Saudi rulers. There was two crisis of this magnitude before and first was the war of 1977 between Somalia and Ethiopia when the Arab League members some sided with Ethiopia- Libya,Yemen,Algeria together with Cubans,East Germans and Russia armed forces against Somalia- and some with Somalia like Saudi Arabia,Iraq which partially funded the Somali war efforts. The other time was after the signing of the Camp David agreement between Egypt and Israel. Somalia sided with Egypt in that Arab League boycott of Egypt and got rewarded with investments and political /strategic alliance.Now thanks to the Crisis in the Gulf countries specially the so-called blockade of airspace from Qatar and closing of Borders between Qatar and other Gulf countries, the Arab countries find themselves in different political Blocs different from those days.The cut of diplomatic ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain.Egypt on one side and Qatar.It has been called also a Blockade of air,sea and land in the media.The reason behind all this was political with the explicit request to Qatar to cut ties with some terrorist groups and close Aljazeera Arabic or change its editorial scope and other media outlets owned by Qatar business which have changed the Media landscape in the Arab world including Somali Republic in last 15 years.We all know this Media groups specially the Aljazeera Arabic and the English one have contributed a lot in changing how Arabs and Muslims perceive themselves and championed the cause of the Arab spring which is still reverberates in the middle east. But what is in all this crisis for Somali Republic? Why they have tried to involve Somalia in it ? What was the position of the Somali Republic in this Political crisis between Arab brothers and Muslims in a wider contest and specially in the GULF? In this crisis Somali Republic choose to be neutral to defend its National Interests,Unity and if needed mediate between the brotherly nations part of the Arab league. First let me make clear this post is not about the wider Gulf crisis between the Arab nation, but how Somalia has exploited it to bring to the fore diplomatically a simmering political crisis between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates who has planned to have a Military Base in the Somaliland region of Somali Republic illegally. And for the last two years has made agreements to rent like 25 or 30 years Somali ports like Berbera -Clan Enclave of Somaliland, Bosaso- Clan Enclave of Puntland and now the last one with South-West Clan Enclave to get Barawa in south central Somalia where there is not any Port. They made the so called agreements with Somali regional Clan Enclaves without the approval of Somali Federal parliament- in contravention of Somali Federal transitional constitution- and bribing illegally the former President and PM and giving kick backs to regional Somali Clan Enclaves Leaders.But first lets see some historical background of this Somali Crisis with the Emirates and how we arrived at it and what have happened lately.(Please read my post"The UAE meeting with Somali Clan Enclaves,Nov.2016")
This post/article is about why Somali Republic has refused to get
involved in the Boycott of Qatar started on 05/ June and be neutral and
the rationale/motivation about that refusal.Its based on circumstantial
evidence collected from people and the information on websites/news
outlets.Other facts are historical and some based on the writings of my
Blog."wardigley.blogspot.com" of the last seven years.
The last weeks was one of the most hottest time in political terms in the Somali independent political history- the Boycott of QATAR by some Arabs states- which came from in this case by Somali Republic membership of the Arab League which we joined in1974 as a strategic regional alliance to protect Somalia from ETHIOPIA in our political plans for the Pan- Nationalism for a greater Somali Republic.Somalia joined the Arab League legally by being part of the Arab communities by Culture and Religion not blood or ethnicity. I believe the Egypt of Jamal Abdinasser was one of the Somali sponsor and both governments were in the socialist camp,the other was the Saudi Kingdom which was close to our Foreign Minister of that time who was friend to the Saudi rulers. There was two crisis of this magnitude before and first was the war of 1977 between Somalia and Ethiopia when the Arab League members some sided with Ethiopia- Libya,Yemen,Algeria together with Cubans,East Germans and Russia armed forces against Somalia- and some with Somalia like Saudi Arabia,Iraq which partially funded the Somali war efforts. The other time was after the signing of the Camp David agreement between Egypt and Israel. Somalia sided with Egypt in that Arab League boycott of Egypt and got rewarded with investments and political /strategic alliance.Now thanks to the Crisis in the Gulf countries specially the so-called blockade of airspace from Qatar and closing of Borders between Qatar and other Gulf countries, the Arab countries find themselves in different political Blocs different from those days.The cut of diplomatic ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain.Egypt on one side and Qatar.It has been called also a Blockade of air,sea and land in the media.The reason behind all this was political with the explicit request to Qatar to cut ties with some terrorist groups and close Aljazeera Arabic or change its editorial scope and other media outlets owned by Qatar business which have changed the Media landscape in the Arab world including Somali Republic in last 15 years.We all know this Media groups specially the Aljazeera Arabic and the English one have contributed a lot in changing how Arabs and Muslims perceive themselves and championed the cause of the Arab spring which is still reverberates in the middle east. But what is in all this crisis for Somali Republic? Why they have tried to involve Somalia in it ? What was the position of the Somali Republic in this Political crisis between Arab brothers and Muslims in a wider contest and specially in the GULF? In this crisis Somali Republic choose to be neutral to defend its National Interests,Unity and if needed mediate between the brotherly nations part of the Arab league. First let me make clear this post is not about the wider Gulf crisis between the Arab nation, but how Somalia has exploited it to bring to the fore diplomatically a simmering political crisis between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates who has planned to have a Military Base in the Somaliland region of Somali Republic illegally. And for the last two years has made agreements to rent like 25 or 30 years Somali ports like Berbera -Clan Enclave of Somaliland, Bosaso- Clan Enclave of Puntland and now the last one with South-West Clan Enclave to get Barawa in south central Somalia where there is not any Port. They made the so called agreements with Somali regional Clan Enclaves without the approval of Somali Federal parliament- in contravention of Somali Federal transitional constitution- and bribing illegally the former President and PM and giving kick backs to regional Somali Clan Enclaves Leaders.But first lets see some historical background of this Somali Crisis with the Emirates and how we arrived at it and what have happened lately.(Please read my post"The UAE meeting with Somali Clan Enclaves,Nov.2016")
Historical Background of UAE meddling and subdividing the Somali Republic in Clan Enclaves like ETHIOPIA Plans.
After the election of the new President in February this year, Mr.Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmaajo" his first visit was to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after they invited him.One of the major sticking topics discussed was the port of Berbera where the UAE were planning a Military base without the approval of Somali Federal parliament.He told categorically to the Saudis that Somali territory will not be divided and this project of UAE will assist the plans of ETHIOPIA to have Somalia carved in many Clan Enclaves some even independent.The Saudi promised to assist in this but unfortunately they had a strong alliance with the UAE with will transpire later. The Somali media spoke about the request of the Somali President. The UAE afraid of the Somali public opinion backlash invited the President to Dubai and made a so-called verbal agreement with Somalis.In that meeting with UAE there was not any communique or Agreement between the parties only a so called verbal declaration that UAE recognized Somali independence and Unity.There was disagreement but for diplomatic reasons things were kept quiet. UAE started making a lot of promises and started to assist the famine in Somalia. Within a short period after the president visit the UAE invited the leader of Puntland Clan Enclaves and made an agreement with Puntland region to rent the port of Bosaso to DP. And after that the so called Minister in Somaliland Clan Enclave said to the media that they have given shares of the port of Berbera to ETHIOPIA government and the Military base construction will be started shortly. In our Somali constitution the foreign affairs and financial affairs and ports are all under the mandate of the Federal state. Legally those agreements are illegal under our constitution.It means the UAE recognizes the regional Clan Enclaves as sovereign entities with whom they can make deals.They are disregarding totally the Unity,territorial integrity of Somali Republic which is in all UN security council resolution,AU and Arab League and have joined ETHIOPIA, Somali Salafist Business Cartels in the Project to subdivide Somali Republic in Clan Enclaves.( Please read the post" Who are the Business people of Somalia.Dec,2013" and "Short rebuttal to Matt Bryden interview on the Daily Nation.June 2013" ). I use the word Clan Enclaves because the legitimacy of this administrations don't came from the people-citizens rights as constituency but is based on Clans Blood lineage and sub-clans land rights who inhabit the territory.If another Somali from other Clans different from those who rule the Enclaves goes to live or work there has not any citizenship rights.We can see from the Somali communities of Bay and Bakol region who did not vote in Puntland elections and are called foreign communities in Somali "Jaaliyad". Please read my post called " Clan Enclaves Sectarianism: the New political System for Somali Federal Republic" of October 2014". Also the post called the " The Pseudo-self determination rights of Clans(Peoples) Enclaves engineered by ETHIOPIA-IGAD. July 2014". The Saudis sent an emissary to Somalia after the blockade was declared and President "Farmaajo" told them he was neutral and emphasized the infringement of Somali sovereignty by an Arab Nation UAE and their support for the secession of a Somali Clan Enclave from Somali Republic, that of Somaliland region.
The New Somali Nationalism based on defending Somali Unity,Sovereignty and the Election of President "Farmaajo".
After the military,political debacle of the war of the 1977 and the consequent disunity and collapse of the bankrupt Siad Barre regime and the advent of the Clan sectarianism led by World lords and elite puppet leaders.sponsored by Ethiopia and the spread of the Salafist Jihadist financed by Gulf States, Somalis came to believe as the only way to survive is with the Unity,sovereignty,preservation of our Ethnicity,language of the Somali Republic in a democratic federal state.That is what we call the "New Somali Nationalism". At the transformation of the OAU to AU a Somali Leader of that time President Abdi Qasim signed the New Charter and we accepted the Colonial borders which we declined to adhere in 1963 when we joined the OAU. W have done this also to fight back the sub-colonization and subdivision of Somali Republic in Clan Enclaves under the Hegemony of Ethiopia and the Somali Salafist movement who is linked to the Arab states.
The election of President "Farmaajo" came by the Unity of all Somali political forces and mainly the New Nationalism embodied by new wave of Somali Elite politicians led by Mr. ?Formaajo" which is made of all Somali Clan Communities.We don't believe any more in the old Pan Somali nationalism which is not in the National Interest of Somali Republic and to fight for a Pan Somali Nationalism of the 50" 60' and 70'/. President "Farmajo" must go public internationally and explain to the Somali people citizens how an Arab country the UAE and Ethiopia are trying to sub colonize Somalia . Even he must go to UN security council,Arab league ,AU to request their intervention.
The New Somali Nationalism based on defending Somali Unity,Sovereignty and the Election of President "Farmaajo".
After the military,political debacle of the war of the 1977 and the consequent disunity and collapse of the bankrupt Siad Barre regime and the advent of the Clan sectarianism led by World lords and elite puppet leaders.sponsored by Ethiopia and the spread of the Salafist Jihadist financed by Gulf States, Somalis came to believe as the only way to survive is with the Unity,sovereignty,preservation of our Ethnicity,language of the Somali Republic in a democratic federal state.That is what we call the "New Somali Nationalism". At the transformation of the OAU to AU a Somali Leader of that time President Abdi Qasim signed the New Charter and we accepted the Colonial borders which we declined to adhere in 1963 when we joined the OAU. W have done this also to fight back the sub-colonization and subdivision of Somali Republic in Clan Enclaves under the Hegemony of Ethiopia and the Somali Salafist movement who is linked to the Arab states.
The election of President "Farmaajo" came by the Unity of all Somali political forces and mainly the New Nationalism embodied by new wave of Somali Elite politicians led by Mr. ?Formaajo" which is made of all Somali Clan Communities.We don't believe any more in the old Pan Somali nationalism which is not in the National Interest of Somali Republic and to fight for a Pan Somali Nationalism of the 50" 60' and 70'/. President "Farmajo" must go public internationally and explain to the Somali people citizens how an Arab country the UAE and Ethiopia are trying to sub colonize Somalia . Even he must go to UN security council,Arab league ,AU to request their intervention.
