On Somalia: "A month is a very long time in Politics"The begin...

On Somalia: "A month is a very long time in Politics"The begin...: The month of May is when all the mother of Somali politics was started in 1943,excatly on 15 May.It was when the Somali Youth  Club ( S.Y...

"A month is a very long time in Politics"The begining of the end for Somali troubles?

The month of May is when all the mother of Somali politics was started in 1943,excatly on 15 May.It was when the Somali Youth  Club ( S.Y.L ) was opened in Mogadishu  which was the first nationalist political movement in Somalia.Other groups will came up in other regions in British Somali land and the Bay and Bakol regions  which later will culminate in the struggle to liberate the entire nation from colonialism and "establish" the Somali nation-State in 1960 fore all Somalis.
Now lets came to May 2012 in Addis-Abeba where the pro console( as Meles sees them) of Somalia are meeting and two items are on the Agenda: the new constitution of the Somali Republic and the the new incursion of Meles to take over Kismayo in the South of Somalia.Meles the PM of the Tigre regime of Ethiopia has from the 1991 had a clear-cut policy for Somalia: subdivide that state nation in at least five or six  mini-clan-enclaves States which will will be a confederate State under his Hegemony.In other words Somali will have five or six Presidents which will fall under his area of influence like one of the so-called federal states of Ethiopia.The Majority of the Somali leaders at the meeting decided on a Federal-regional system of Governance but this will be applied only after a  referendum in which the Somalis of every clan-communities will be asked their opinions and what they would like for their Nation.
Two of the Leaders Mr. Farole and Mr. Caalin sided with the  Meles project but they were defeated by the Majority and told that nobody have the right  to sub-divide the Somalia Nation  without a referendum.
the other item was decided that Amisom have the mandate to decide about the Military operations against Al-Shabaab and already an Amisom contingent is close to Kismayo area.In other words another hegemonic incursion by the Ethiopians  was vetoed .Period.
The other good news all coming in May is the convening in Mogadishu of the new Somali Constituent Assembly Elders which has brought some acrimony and recrimination  from those allied to Meles but at the end started its working .This Elders with some members of Somali civil society like Women, Diaspora ,business people will all be part of the constituent assembly which will approve the new proposed constitution and will choose the next interim members of Parliament which will elect in mid August the next interim president.
The new Big Brother of the Somalis the Turkey Government opened on Istanbul a  meeting from the 28 of May for the Somali Civil society and Elders which made nervous and irascible the Meles Regime and his closest allies Mr. Farole of Puntland  and Mr. Calin of Galmudug.Both of them after a technical discussions with the Turkish government ambassador in Mogadishu went to Istanbul for the big meetings which the international community  will participate on Somalia.
My hope is that the Ethiopian government have seen the Light and there will never be a country called Somalia under the hegemony of Ethiopia. Secondly I also believe that with the new Constitution things will be clear in Governance and the administration of the country.The so- called transitional Charter of Mbaghati Nairobi was a piece of document which as meant to sub -divide the Country because there was not any clear mandate of the central government and the regions.
I  think after the new constitution has been approved the Mandate of Amisom have to be re-negotiated by the new Somali government and the Somalis will  direct the strategy and operations of Amisom and this new agreement have to be passed through the Parliament. As things stand now the African Union and IGAD are the Supra-National entities which decide the future of Somalia and the fight against al-shabaab.With the new constitution it could be started a project of Nation-Building in which the All-Ittixad business Cartels and the Warlords-drug---barons could be made accountable and the process of Governance would be made more National and transparent.I do not think things will be solved all in one time but is the beginning  for Somalia  and the re-establishment of the institutions of the Somali Republic.Wait and see.

On Somalia: " Regime Change or "Business as Usual" for Somalia...

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Why The ICC is not investigating crimes against humanity committed by Warlods,Al-Shabaab and Ethiopian Army?

Why the ICC is not investigating crimes against humanity committed  by Warlords,Al-Shabaab and Ethiopian Army?



In the year of 1993 the Somali Jurist association in a letter given to UNITAF( the international forces) and the United Nations which were running the country under a U.N Security Resolution asked for Accountability for the Human Rights abuses and war crimes committed during the Civil war by the Warlords and organized groups including the Siad Barre regime which collapsed 1991.It was discussed at the first Humanitarian conference organized by the U.N made in Addis-Abeba that same year but unfortunately the Somali groups/Warlords which were controlling spates of territory sub-divided in Sub-Clans refused any accountability for the crimes committed  during the 1991-93 period. I believe this warlords which were supported by Ethiopia mostly did not wont any real peace and reconciliation at that time nor they wont it now. A lot of water has passed under the bridge and the crimes have multiplied ten times and we are at a point that everybody believes that the" Norm  is impunity" and not the exception if  you are an officer  in the so-called TFG or so-called regional states. The Ethiopians and IGAD have adopted the same culture of killing Somalis as they were Colonial forces trying to subjugate the people-citizens of Somalia. I am writing about this groups( Igad and Ethiopians) because they are signatories of international covenants on human rights and the officers of Somali government are under also international Laws concerning the rights of Somali-citizens even when the State is Failed like in Somalia. Still armed militia representing different groups who says are representing Authorities inside Somalia  are killing people-citizens and for the last four months five journalist have been killed in Somalia including the region of Punt land.There is also the Al-Shabaab which is committing heinous crimes all the time against children and women like everybody and it also committing crimes of war, act of terrorism and has never been made accountable.But the main problem is that from 2004 (the Nairobi conference in which the TFG was installed)  the Meles regime and IGAD have sanctioned for Somalia a political architecture were the Warlords-Drug-Barons are the ultimate powers in Somali State  affairs.Be it in  the so-called state regions and the TFG .During the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia of the 2006-2009 the Ethiopian army have killed 17.000 Somali as has been reported by Human rights watch and Amnesty international. Maybe lets say 10.000 thousands Somalis ( I am giving the benefit of the doubt to the Ethiopians) were enemy combatants of Al-Shabaab but what about the rest which is more than 7.000 thousands civilians killed ? Why they have to be killed in in- discriminatory way?    Why the U.N and all international Human rights organization have not done anything about Somalia all this years? What kind of hidden agenda is at work? The United Nations security Council must pass a mandate in which all crimes against humanity ,all rapes against women ,recruiting of children in militias, the indiscriminate killing of civilians by Warlords,Ethiopian Army  and all Shabaab must be investigated and prosecuted by ICC.If we don't have justice and the perpetrators of all that injustices/crimes  are the "puppet leaders" installed by Ethiopia and IGAD for the Somali Republic, how we can  have Rule of law and a functioning federal  State? The London Conference as "usual" has accepted and sanctioned the warlords/Drug-barons,'puppet parliamentarians" installed by Ethiopia to also run the next government of Somalia after the 2012 August mandate.Wait and see.

On Somalia: " Regime Change or "Business as Usual" for Somalia...

On Somalia: " Regime Change or "Business as Usual" for Somalia...: For at least the last three years i am writing on Somali issues but till now I cannot find the reasons the International Community and cou...

On Somalia: " Regime Change or "Business as Usual" for Somalia...

On Somalia: " Regime Change or "Business as Usual" for Somalia...: For at least the last three years i am writing on Somali issues but till now I cannot find the reasons the International Community and cou...

" Regime Change or "Business as Usual" for Somalia?

For at least the last three years i am writing on Somali issues but till now I cannot find the reasons the International Community and countries like the U.K government which used to colonize parts of the Somali Republic could not came up with a viable policy originating from Somalis of all political shades on Somalia. To give just one example in Somalia and in the Diaspora there are the left( yes the Left and some of the them are based in London like the Kasmo.com newspaper.)) the right wingers( those who preach only sub-clan based policies and are best friend of Meles). ,The Nationalist, The Islamist who accept Rule of Law and participatory democracy, and the Jihadist( who are sub-divided in two groups like the All_ittixad Business Cartels and the Al-Shaabab group). But unfortunately the West and the U.S have always followed blindly the policies of the Tigre Regime of Ethiopia for the last twenty years. To make short my brief the last conference in London of February was a total failure as is the The Mahiga Plan nicknamed the Road map,the Kampala Accord and lately the GaroweI &II and Galkayo agreement between the so-called presidents of Somalia.All this political “game plans” are founded on the “basic” ‘game plan” of Meles of Ethiopia to have Somalia Sub-divided in Clan- and sub-clan Mini enclaves which at the end will be a  Confederation( with sub-divided Sovereignty)   in one Supra- State, which have the territory of the Somali Republic, controlled by the Ethiopians.In the meantime the economies of this mini States are controlled by All-ittixad business Cartels who already own all big corporations and have the biggest share of the economy like 80% percent( including the education sector,Health sector,agriculture sector, Real Estate and constructions,Hotels,Trade,Telecommunication ,Banking, Energy like electricity and now Oil and Gas ).You cannot talk of human rights when the So-called mini-states are there to subvert the basic rights of the people citizens by superimposing on them an Agenda which works for their enemy. The Ethiopians would like to-have in-Somalia a mini-failed States and the Al-shabaab the terror group ever present in Somalia.Already they have sent Mr. Silanyo to China and Mr.Sherif Hassan the Speaker of TFG to Iran.. There have been a political strategic convergence between All-ittixad Business Cartels  and the Tigre regime of Ethiopia  on the issue of Oil and Gas which Somalia has great underground reserves onshore and Offshore.  By seeking this new alliances with Iran and the China the puppet Elites of Somalia are running away from the West and looking for friendship and alliances to States which will not ask or even talk about Human Rights and an accountable and transparent Somali Republic . Also in this way those American,British  Companies which in 1989 for the last time have renewed their Oil concessions with the Siad barre regime will be defrauded of their rights with this new Mini-States acquired new Sovereignty.  I think that Somali problems must be resolved by Somalis and not so-called presidents of so-called regional states which are uttering all the time the Agenda of foreign countries.Somalis do not like the terror group Al-Shabaab but they need an "Alternative" which does not include the Ethiopians and IGAD.The Alternative is a “Transitional government made of technocrats ” from all Shades of political spectrum with the introduction of Chapter VII of the United nations Charter.The armies could be IGAD with out the front-line States plus Muslim countries,and other third world states.Their Mandate could be for Three years for ending the terror menace and do nation Building-Institution Building where Somalis are at the fore front.Things will not be easy but if the current plans succeed let me tell you things will get worse and will be a consolidation of power of this anti-democratic groups.The All-ittixad business Cartels and Ethiopians will be the kingmaker of Somali politics for years to came and the Somali people citizens of The Somali Republic will never get their rights as citizens.Wait and see.

On Somalia: "Why in Mogadishu there is Total Upheaval?"

On Somalia: "Why in Mogadishu there is Total Upheaval?": Last Saturday I went to a meeting in which a friend and relative of mine was opening a Forum for Somali Intellectuals and business people a...

"Why in Mogadishu there is Total Upheaval?"

Last Saturday I went to a meeting in which a friend and relative of mine was opening a Forum for Somali Intellectuals and business people at Laico Regency in Nairobi..I would not like to be nepotistic about this but that has given me the opportunity for me the see and listen to the most seasoned Somali Politician of this days.Actually is Mr. Ali Khalif Galeir a Professor at an American University in Minnesota. Mr. Galeir spoke about what we need today in Somalia and how things will get worse if there is not a Total Regime Change in the Somali Republic .He used the words of Tsunami  and earthquake as the type  of " change" we need in Somalia. In other words  he spoke about of what I call  "Gang of six" but added their Master team-leader Mr.Mahiga.and how their are planning to consolidate power for the Groups  in Power.He spoke about the Igad Armada now in Somalia which controls the Somali territory and nobody knows when they will live.I add that also they have at Ransom the Somali sovereignty  and territorial integrity..
He spoke also about the upcoming new Transitional Constitution and the "new game plan of the Gang of Six".He totally rejected everything on the pipeline by this "corrupt and rapacious" clique allied to the All-Ittixad business Cartels and the New colonizers of East Africa the Tigre Regime of Ethiopia
If you look at the so-called Somali media this days you will get that there is a so-called upheaval in the political circles of Mogadishu.The Warlords-Drug-Barons,the Islamist Warlords,petty Ruling elites  are all rebelling against the new order. I mean people which were  allied and linked to the All-Ittixad business Cartels and the Tigre regime  are starting to talk and look like they were in the opposition. They started Using the most Foolish and criminal language like " our Clan or Sub-Clan will use never accept this and that". In reality this groups have never reperesented anybody except in the Media which is used by the ruling elites to communicate its criminal agendas camouflaged as National and sub-clan interests.In few words everybody is afraid and anxious of the "Change" to came and is trying to react to manipulate and make it for the interest of the Ruling Cliques. The Ruling elites allied to Ethiopia and All-Ittixad business Cartels will never relinquish power easily which they were controlling for the Last twenty  years.Furthermore they dread the Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to be used to make real" Change" in Somalia.This Elites has become so rich they can buy everybody linked, working on Somali issues to the tune of Millions of Dollars including the  Armada of IGAD in Somalia.  Mr. Mahiga is just doing their bidding..The Somali -people citizens have been  exploited and sub-divided in Clans and Sub-clans and the international community has been deceived and defrauded of millions of shillings all this years.Who controls the economy controls the Nation-State.. As in America the Industrial-Military groups which  controls  the political systems in Somalia the All-ittixad business Cartels control the economy of Somaliland, Punntland and the the South-Central including Mogadishu which is the center of this groups.
If the International community is serious about Somalia we need " a new transitional government of Technocrats" made of vetted and honest Somalis with the introduction of the Chapter VII of the United Nations Chapter in Somalia  including by making blue helmets the so- called Armada of Igad.But most importantly the Tigre regime of Ethiopia must be kicked out of Somali affairs at all..Wait and see.
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