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“The United States has paid a huge price to put the future of Iraq in the hands of its people,” Obama said in an address from the Oval Office. “… Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it is time to turn the page.”

The U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially ended at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, more than seven years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Roughly 50,000 U.S. troops will remain in Iraq until the end of 2011 to train, assist and advise Iraqi troops; such troops could remain beyond that if Iraq requests it and the United States agrees.

Obama praised American troops for their “enormous sacrifices in Iraq” and said the country “spent vast resources abroad at a time of tight budgets at home.” Though attacks across Iraq continue and leaders are struggling to form a coalition government after recent elections, Obama said attacks are at “near the lowest level on record” since the war began, and Iraq is in position to shape its own future.

“We have persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people — a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization,” Obama said.

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Oval Office setting is message behind the message

Ahead of Obama’s speech, some Republicans had urged him to acknowledge that the 2007 U.S. troop surge in Iraq ordered by then-President George W. Bush had worked. Obama, as a U.S. senator and candidate for the presidency, had opposed it.

Obama, who spoke with Bush in a phone call earlier in the day, did mention Bush, but not in relation to the surge.

“It’s well known that he and I disagreed about the war from its outset. Yet no one could doubt President Bush’s support for our troops, or his love of country and commitment to our security,” Obama said. “As I have said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hope for Iraq’s future.”

Obama said the winding down of the war in Iraq means it’s time for U.S. citizens to tackle what he said was now America’s No. 1 challenge: the economy.

“Our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs back to work,” Obama said. “…We must jumpstart industries that create jobs, and end our dependence on foreign oil. We must unleash the innovation that allows new products to roll off our assembly lines, and nurture the ideas that spring from our entrepreneurs.

“This will be difficult. But in the days to come, it must be our central mission as a people, and my central responsibility as president.”

Obama’s emphasis on the economy appears to dovetail with the mood of the American public. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll earlier this month, 56 percent of respondents said the economy would be extremely important to their vote for Congress this year. Fewer than four in 10 said that the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan were extremely important to them.

The president also said America must focus on its fight against al Qaeda and the war in Afghanistan, the country in which America has waged its longest war, now approaching 10 years. Obama last year ordered 30,000 additional U.S. troops there, a move that eventually will raise the U.S. total to 100,000.

“As we speak, al Qaeda continues to plot against us, and its leadership remains anchored in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. We will disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda, while preventing Afghanistan from again serving as a base for terrorists,” Obama said. “And because of our drawdown in Iraq, we are now able to apply the resources necessary to go on offense. In fact, over the last 19 months, nearly a dozen al Qaeda leaders — and hundreds of al Qaeda’s extremist allies — have been killed or captured around the world.

Obama only briefly mentioned a controversial issue surrounding the Afghan war — America’s plans to start withdrawing some troops from the country by July 2011.

“By next August, we will begin a transition to Afghan responsibility,” Obama said, drawing a parallel between that plan and America’s transfer of security operations in Iraq to the Iraqis. “The pace of our troop reductions will be determined by conditions on the ground, and our support for Afghanistan will endure.

“But make no mistake: this transition will begin — because open-ended war serves neither our interests nor the Afghan people’s.”

Some observers have questioned whether it will be feasible for the United States to begin a drawdown in Afghanistan as planned. Earlier Tuesday, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, criticized what he called Obama’s “arbitrary deadline” for withdrawal in Afghanistan.

“Using campaign promises as a yardstick to measure success in Iraq and Afghanistan runs the risk of triggering artificial victory laps and premature withdrawal dates unconnected to conditions on the ground,” Boehner said to the American Legion convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

GOP claims Iraq success despite Obama

Boehner also blasted the president for opposing the surge in Iraq.

“One lawmaker rejected the idea that the surge would reduce violence in Iraq, saying — and again I’m quoting — ‘in fact, I think it will do the reverse,’” Boehner said in reference to Obama.

Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, delivered a speech Tuesday suggesting Bush deserves more credit for reaching this milestone.

“You might recall that the surge wasn’t very popular when it was announced,” McConnell said. “You might also recall that one of its biggest critics was the current president. So it makes it easier to talk about fulfilling a campaign promise to wind down our operations in Iraq when the previous administration signs the security agreement with Iraq to end our overall presence there.”

Al-Maliki marks U.S. end to Iraq combat mission in national address

As for Obama’s speech, it was an intelligent one “in that he was balancing various problems,” CNN analyst Fareed Zakaria said.

“He is trying to mark the end of military combat in Iraq, signal a commitment politically to Iraq, signal a determination to keep a capacity in Afghanistan, and then pivot to the economy which is of course the central issue on the minds of the American voter,” Zakaria said.

CNN analyst David Gergen said he found the speech “perplexing.”

“I didn’t quite understand what the point was,” Gergen said. “It wasn’t clear what the mission is, either in Iraq or in Afghanistan, going forward. It seems to be much more, ‘We are getting this monkey off our back. We gave it our best shot — over to you, Iraqis. Over to you next year, Afghans.’”

Earlier Tuesday, Obama visited U.S. troops at Fort Bliss, Texas. Fort Bliss has supplied soldiers to Iraq at all stages of the seven-year war and is still sending troops to the region as part of the 50,000-troop contingent that is staying in Iraq.

The August 31 drawdown and end to the U.S. combat phase is a new page in what has been a controversial seven-year conflict. Weapons of mass destruction, a major justification by the Bush administration for going to war, were never found. Saddam Hussein was toppled along with his massive Baghdad statue, but sectarian violence soon erupted.

The war in Iraq has so far claimed the lives of more than 4,400 U.S. troops.

The Americans who have been killed in Iraq “gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries,” Obama said Tuesday night.

“Along with nearly 1.5 million Americans who have served in Iraq, they fought in a faraway place for people they never knew. They stared into the darkest of human creations — war — and helped the Iraqi people seek the light of peace.”

Ibrahim Abdullahi, FB- Somali Americans are at Pain and Despair.  With over 14% of its population in Diaspora, Somalia is a globalised nation. The Somali Diaspora makes a major contribution to the Somali economy and livelihoods through remittances, humanitarian assistance and participation in recovery and reconstruction efforts.  Remittances to family members inside the country are a well-established practice and according to UNDP report 2009 remittance flows were estimated at up to US$ 2 billion in 2004 but could be higher. Remittances represent 23% of household income with up to 40% of households receiving some assistance.

The Somali Diaspora is the major investor in the country and provides 80% of the startup capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). For-profit activities contribute to economic recovery and improving livelihoods. Returnees establish businesses individually or as a group and pool resources or manage business at the executive level. Investment is spread over various sub-sectors such as small-scale industries, telecommunication, remittances and trade. Remittance or Hawala is the life line of the Somali population.

United States government is trying-almost -rather successful in closing Hawala the money transfer companies, which are the only means Somalis in Diaspora, particularly and in this case Somalis in America to reach and help their families and their fellow Somali, the poor, the sick, the cripple, the wounded, the hungry and the elders and children. Hawala are the only means Somalis in Diaspora can and could reach the Somalis in Somalia or many parts of Africa.

The US Treasury Department is enforcing the banks to take the leading role of money remittance for money trail purpose. The Banks wants to disown the responsibility of the complex process and totally closed the local remittance company accounts. Who is the end user and will there be a money trail? Is challenging question to both OFAC and the banks. For the past 20 years there was no functional or effective government in Somalia.

If I may abuse slightly the beautiful phrase of Dr. King, war any where is threat to peace everywhere. Al-Shabab , ‘the youth’ ,a Jihadis group in Somali, they are called today but early 1990s they were politicians. Late 1990s they became warlords. Early 2000 they became Islamic Court. They have always used new name as new color for their camouflage. They killed, raped and looted million of Somalis while the world was deaf and blind or simply ignored them; to Somalis they are source of pain. More than 95 percent of populations in Somalia are unemployed. The only hope, the only help for them comes through Hawala. Closing the remittance source will mean or rather give live to the phrase “pulling off the plug” from the Somalia oxygen source.

Yes, Somalia is a mess. Al-Shabab is pain and profound source of embarrassment for the Islamic principle and to the Somalis. They are plight to the nation. They are imminent danger to the African nations. They are threat to America. Al-Shabab must be defeated for the sake of all of them.

Peace and justice is everybody business. It is priority, everyone’s priority that nothing else can take its place. Somalis have seen enough war, injustice, corruptions and more than enough for one life time. United States of America was and is enormously generous to them. Somali American have sacred responsibility thrust upon them by the Islamic teaching, U.S constitution and their cultural norm to protect and defend America from the enemy within and from ones outside. Somali American takes this responsibility seriously. Constantly- the circumstances and news from Somalia or many parts of the world remain them how much differently their life would have being-considering the alternative, if they were not in America.

But I refused to believe closing the Hawala will hurt Al-shabab nor it is logical means to fight and defeat them. I refused to believe 50, 100 or 500 or 1000 dollar I send to my extended family will help Al-shabab. I refused to believe Hawala are the problem. On the contrary, they are muscle and strength of the dying nation-Somalia. The Transitional Government of Somalia and the humanitarian agencies operating in Somalia all use Hawala in the place of bank because it is the safest, most effective and accessible means for them.

Somali Americans are asking and pleading Obama administrations, the Federal Government not to pull the plug off from their home country- Somalia and the million of in refugee camps.  Hawala are registered business entities. They have license to do business in America. Sometimes they have gone too far impinging their customers’ right and privacy to just cooperate with the federal government laws and become transparent. They are doing everything to make living and help. Obama Campaign slogan was “change we can believe in” To the Somalis Americans, closing Hawala was not a change they thought would come or believed in.

Ibrahim Abdullahi, The Friday Bulletin

harfi22@yahoo.com

Imam Abdul Rauf

Statistic shows that approximately 2,976 people died on the morning of September 11, 2001. Among the fatalities were 343 New York City Firefighters, 23 New York City Police officers, and 37 New York Port Authority Police officers who had died. We have all seen it and experienced the warlord which had segregated us in many levels. What happened 9/11 was a devastated event that has changed our lives forever. The unforgettable attack that American had endured on September 11, 2001 was not crime committed by Islam; it was a crime committed by predators that acted so heinously in the name of Islam.

Those people who plotted and executed the attacks to 9/11 did so in the name of Islam. We all know 9/11 had brought the segregation back into our lives and it’s our responsibilities as an American Citizens to continue to promote harmony and prosperity in our Country. The proposal to Building a Mosque in Islamic Cultural center near Ground Zero has generated a lot of heat around the world. The controversy of the Mosque is touching many people’s lives and is bringing the horrifying memories of 9/11 to people of all fate.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of religion which means no ne can be denied of their rights regardless but what documented on a paper is no comparison to how human beings feel. In America there are many Majids’, Mosques and other places of worship for Muslim and Islam in North America . We are all aware how many Mosques are proudly standing all in Ohio as well as the 50 States in America . What brings agony and grieves to others should be considered to be important for the solely purpose of our collaboration, and the Unification of America.

The 100 million dollars that is anticipated on investment to the Mosque near ground zero should be spent on the other mosques that are in need of money. Ideationally speaking around the global there are currently a lot of Mosque who are in need of financial support to keep the Mosque maintenances up and so far. If by building the Mosque near ground zero was to speak out in behalf of the importance of religious liberty in America , the point is so obvious that it doesn’t need to be built. As being an American Citizen we should all know the correct narrative is American, is not about Muslim, Christian, Jews, Hindus etc but American as whole who should protect & serve their country that provides freedom, education, growth, and most importantly excuses the constitutionally rights for everyone who are legitimately Americans.

We are all aware the American people were highly fair-minded toward what had happened in September 11, 2001, the American had gone long way of distinguishing between the Islam and Al-Qaeda’s interpretation of Islam. There is resistance to allowing this particular mosque to be built in this particular place because many people are grieving over the tragic, many people are starting to believe the Imam Rauf is trying to cooperate a brutal attack against the innocents Americans in order to make his own point, a point which is so unclear to the naked eyes.

Insisting the American to accept the Mosque may well deepen the resentment against Muslims as whole, and as we have all seen it, for no high minded, first amendment reasons how human being feelings about their agonies and their grieves. It’s hard to understand what this controversy is going to achieve by wading into these waters.

What more shame can we perpetuate upon ourselves who carry the symbol of Allah if we have brought a controversy upon the house of God, the place of worship? If we insist building of our Mosque despite of all these ill feelings, the controversy and doubts to our new Muslims generation then what type of manners are we advocating to others, to our new generation of Islam.

Notwithstanding of all that had happen in the past and still happening in our present time prudence should be one of the four cardinal virtues and one of the qualities that are important to the benefit of our future. We need to understand controversy in places of worship and the continuance of violence’s will only sharpening the division in our Country in a ways that is both unnecessary & harmful. Why are we willing to travel to roads that will only deteriorate us?

If all we can do is being sensitive to others feelings then what’s so hard & unacceptable about that? Victory is Peace!

Ismahan Isse

ismahanisse04@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Worried about my kids.

It is that time of the year again, as your kids are going back to school, it is important to know how Peers can influence your children’s lives, even if we don’t realize it.  Peer’s can influence your children’s lives just by spending time with them weather it be in the classroom, or out at the community center. Kids learn from one another.  It is only natural to learn from other people in our age group.

Peer pressure can have positive influence on our children’s lives, especially our school age children.  For example a student in a math class figured out an easier way to solve a math problem or someone in your kids English class figured out an easier way to remember the vocabulary spelling list and the other peers in the class use those same techniques.  They might also see friends joining sports teams and because of that they might be apt to joining them as well.  These are all positive influence of peer pressure.

Sometimes, however, peer’s influence each other negatively.  These peer pressures include gossiping, cheating on an exam or smoking.  Peer pressure sometimes involves pushing kids to experiment. The pressure of fitting in can override our children’s values, leading children to do something they would not have done otherwise, because they want the approval of the group.

Peer relationships are very important to teens especially.  And because of this, they want to be liked or fit it so then they go along with the group. Some will give in to peer pressure because they want to be friends with what they believe are the “cool” kids at school.  Other children give into peer pressure because they are curious to try something new that other kids are doing.  Some even simply go along with the crowd … almost like follow the leader.

So as a parent, what can you do with children who are going back to school and might be facing these pressures?  Well, you can begin by having open communication with your children.  The more your child talks to you, the more influence you have on their lives and the more they’d be apt to tell you about things that they are interested in, about their friends.  Be the parent.  Children respond positively when they know you’re the parent and that you have expectations.  While being their friend and listening to their feelings, remind them what you expect from them and share your concerns.  Your children learn from you … so be clear with your rules and be consistent when disciplining your children. You can help your children by asking them what they might do in different situations … what would you do if a friend asked you to smoke a cigaret, or what would you do if your friends were gossiping about someone you know? This will help your children know what to do and say if they are pressured to do something negative.

We welcome your questions and will do our best to answer them. It is our hope that you will read our bi-weekly letters and let us know if they help you. Please know our answers are intended to not only answer the question but also offer some practical recommendations. If you feel a need to talk in person, we welcome your calls.

Please send your questions to askrodaandfrank@gmail.com,

Awil Jama

The conference emphasized the need to build bridges among the Somali Diaspora youth, the Diaspora community around the world as well as those left in Somalia. The conference provided a venue to learn, gain experience, and share knowledge with others.  The variety of the topics presented were impressive and issues addressed that impact on our community particularly Somali youth were very relevant to all involved.

The attendance of the conference was about two hundred and the participants were from as far as Canada, Minnesota, Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia.  I was very impressed with the talent of the Somali youth, be it in the presentations, poetry or the skits that reflected the crisis faced by the Diaspora youth who are torn between their ancestral land and their new adopted country.

Throughout the conference, the participants expressed their pain and the deeply held desire to bring peace to Somalia by building bridges among the Diaspora community.

I was pleased with the speeches given by the varies speakers, particularly the youth that emphasized the importance of knowing our identity, that we are first Muslims before we are Somalis and that the only way to fix the problems of Somalia depends on how strong our connection to our religion, Islam, is.

The ultimate goal to solidify our community efforts and increase solidarity within our Diaspora community and bring sustainable peace is through commitment, loyalty and desire to meet the challenge of finding sustainable peace and prosperity for our suffering people in Somalia regardless of their regional affiliation. Youth presentations captivated the whole audience, and in some cases, brought tears to their eyes.

I was extremely proud and overwhelmed with joy to have witnessed such a talented group of young speakers who were well-versed with the various issues that affect our community. The poetry session blew my mind and captivated my interest and attention. These young poets poured their heart and soul into their performances.

In my view, the conference was an overall success and one that I am glad to have attended. I want to thank the Somali Student Association of George Mason University (SSA-GMU) for all of their efforts in helping making the conference successful and beneficial, particularly the SSA’s treasurer, Amina Salad.  However, I will be remiss if I don’t mention the fact that without Sadia Ali Aden the conference would not have materialized. Sister Sadia worked nonstop everyday and every-night perfecting the conference through conference calls, running errands and contacting several organizations and speakers to come and participate at the conference. I greatly support and appreciate Sadia Ali Aden very much and I wish her the very best in this life and the hereafter.

It’s now time to prepare for an unforgettable Somali Diaspora Youth conference in 2011, where- Columbus Ohio.

Holder Holds Press Conf. About Indictments

Ismahan Isse, FB-I had to educate myself who is al-Shabaab? Who are they and what type of threat to they post upon us? I couldn’t consider myself to be someone who is unaware of her surrounding or closed her ears and eyes from the things that is currently going on in our world but simply I have been so focused of the main reason why I came to this country which is to educate myself, to better myself, to seek better ways to provide myself and my loved ones the future security that was unavailable to me from the country which we had all came from.

As I have came to be so interested in the organization of our community since my completion of school, I have also came to learn the violence within ourselves, the same violence’s which I and millions of us had prayed and thought will never reach upon us again, is presently existing in our lives again. Al-Shabaab is a ground of Somali Islamic extremist alleged of recruiting young men from around the globe, chiefly from Minneapolis to fight in the war in Somalia.

These groups had started to develop the loss of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) at the hands of the Transitional Federal Government (TGF) which is the military of Ethiopia since 2006. These groups formed back in 2004, and are not classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. State Department. Does my heart sense violence, the same violence which had divided us from our brothers, sisters, and our motherland or am I merely hallucinating?

The indictment of the 19 Somalia’s people was a wakeup call for young individuals like me who had believed that we had left cruelty behind us. These 19 people who were indicted for accusations of raising funds  for the al-Shaabab terrorist group includes Amina Farah Ali, Hawo Mohamed Hassan who are inhabitant Minneapolis the District of Minnesota, Omar Hammami known as Abu Mansur al-Amriki the district of Alabama, Jehad Serwan the district of California, and 10 defendants with, amid other things providing financial and materials support to al-Shabaab terrorist group.

These are local Somalis who are facing criminal charges for providing supports to terrorist group by going door to door raising money from people under false pretenses by “playing the Victim Card”.

Many of these individuals have been approaching the Somalia’s people in Mosques and even their homes carrying pictures of sick people in Somalia and asking for donation to help them. These are once again women’s and men’s who are asking for funds “for Allah” or for the exclusively purpose of building Mosques and using the money for the salvation of the people back in Somalia who are in need of food, and medical attention.

Our world is already suffering with the much unexplainable & unpleasant violence, why permit or bear this type of performance. Certain things can be prevented with our cooperation and our devotion to bettering ourselves. Every negative thing that occurs in our lives comes a long with a consequences, consequences which we are not ready and thought we have recover from is going to await us in the long run. These consequences is includes but not limited to exposing to violence to our new generation, weakness our strength, promoting violence, opening of old abrasion, creating a doubts and fears into the innocents lives and most importantly reliving the dreadfulness we have left behind.

These people are worsening stereotype and making negative comments come alive by using our beliefs and values to benefit them. This hurts the Somali community at large, and it’s something that is showing a negative image to our new generation.

Somalia’s came to this country to run away from the brutality that is currently going on back home and by bringing that type of violence here in America it just sad. We should come together and build a strong foundation for ourselves and our children instead of finding ways to demean it. This affects us personally and humanitarianism because we have millions of young Somalia’s who are seeking sanctuary, safe and education for the betterment of ourselves from this country, a country which has given us all the same equality to pursue happiness.

We can’t have these types of peoples running around in our community soliciting for violence. Instead of allowing ways to shatter our community and turning people against us, we should find a ways to reunite and bring others together to steer the minds of the young generation before it hurt us in ways we would have never imagined.

If we can’t trust our own people to tell us the truth and help us find a better ways of communicating then who is really here for us? We have to understand the main core of why we are here; the same reason that violence which had partitioned us for many decades are still tailgating us till today. Somalia shouldn’t bring that violence or mentalities to a country where we are all seek peace, growth and happiness.

We all know who we are, and the country we represent so we are definitely aware if one commits a crime, we are all responsible because the same person who had committed the crime is representing who we are, using the name of Allah to gain trust, and is from the country we all love and respect indefinitely. If one commits a crime, the law of United States imposes a punishment to that one individual alone but if one damages a country’s reputation it damages all of our reputation.

The question I asked myself was what is the victim’s card? The same realistic live experiences which we all endured are being used to promote the same violence we had tried to escape from for many decades. Have we not been victimized enough, have we not have enough of blood shedding, tears dropping, have we not have enough?

Ismahan Isse

ismahanisse04@yahoo.com

Islam is perfect but if there any fault it is not from the Islamic teaching or principle but rather from the disciple of this faith-Muslim. They are human beings and prone to mistakes. They are mostly imperfect. The American Constitution is possibly the best in the world. It grants protection to all those who seek refuge, an equal protection as much as those who were born here.
President Obama spoke late and joined the debate when he was not needed most. Senator Harry Reid spoke bluntly displaying his true colors- which his racist statements a couples of years ago already precluded to. Both of this politicians was not speaking their mind, they were politically motivated. Only New Yorkers and ordinary citizen were genuine in this debate. Mayor Michael Bloomberg made great point. He argued in his support for the mosque project that it will yield cross-cultural dialogue. It is true, if we don’t let American Muslim Scholars teach young American Muslim, if American non-Muslim refuse Islamic library or center near them, if we let emotion blind us from this war of ideas and competing to race against mind and heart of younger star, they will leave and empty the podium for the extremist and they will be firmly insert their principle and force us to accept through in our living room.

Fox and CNN news will be glad to do, “expression expansion”, through showing us clips of Muslim-look like talking about the true version of Islam. On behalf of Muslim Americans I congratulate New York’s Landmark Preservation Commission for unanimously voting the mosque project to proceed. And American Muslims should stop their arrogant smirk responses and start living up to the Islamic teaching and American Constitution requirement by becoming more transparent and make clearly in explanation on how they will get the 100 million dollar that the project requires.

President of the Council of Islamic New Yorkers, Eid Ramadan said, “the commission today acted objectively. They didn’t allow the irrelevant hate and misinformation to affect the decision-making; we are all victims as Americans”. To the terrorist we are all American,  nd it is better for all of us to hear and learn true version of Islam from this cultural dialogue center than anywhere else.

Ibrahim Adbullahi

harfi22@yahoo.com

Xaflad lagu maamuusayey xilwareejintii madaxwaynaha cusub ee Somaliland mudane Ahmed Mohamed Maxamud (Siilaanyo) ayaa dhawaan lagu qabtay magaalada Columbus ee gobolka Ohio ee dalka Maraykanka. Xafladaas ayay ka soo qabgaleen dadwayne fara badan oo ku dhaqan Columbus iyo nawaaxideeda. Waxaa ugu horayn hadal ka soo jeediyey gudoomiye ku xigeenka  waqooyiga Ameerika ee xisbiga kulmiye mudane Saxardiid Shaacir oo ka hadlay sida madaxwaynaha cusub ee Somaliland uu Haweenka saami fiican uga siiyey dawladda cusub ee uu soo dhisay, taas oo tusaale u ah buu yidhi Saxardiid sida madaxwaynaha aya uga go’antahay inuu meelmariyo balan qaadyadii xisbiga iyo barmaamijyadiisii siyaasadeedba, wuxuu raaciyey in madaxweynuhu ku balanqaadey  in uu wadanka ku wadayo ama maamulayo hab-raaca sharciga (due process of law), oo dhammaantood lagama-maarmaan u ah horumarinta nidaam xukumeed oo xaqdhawra xuquuqda aasaasiga ah.

Qiime-soorradaasi (qiyamkaasi) waa qaar ku xididdaystay dhaxal-reebkeena Islaamnimo, dhaqankeena, laguna xardhay dastuurkeena. Markaa, kuwa ku gefa mabaadi’da dastuurka, waa dad ku gefey xuquuqdiina oo lumiyey kalsoonidiina.. Mudane Saxardiid wuxuu sheegey iney ku garab taagan yihiin Madaxweynaha fikirka ah  in la dhiiri galiyo wax soo saarka dalaga beeraha iyo kaluumeysiga oo hadafka Somaliland ku dhaqmeyso oo ah “Think globally eat locally” wuxuu intaa raaciyey in madaxweyne Axmed Maxamed Maxamud Silaanyo xisbi ahaan aanu la shaqeyneyno waxaanu sidoo kale soo dhaweynaynaa Gudoomiyaha Xisbiga Muj. Muuse Biixi waxaanu kala shaqeyneynaa hawsha uu degta u ritey, waxaanu Ilaahey uuga baryayaa in xilka u fududeeyo, Madaxweynaha iyo gud. Xisbigaba Amiin.

Kadib waxaa makarafoonka la wareegay Jaamax Cali Farax (Qureeb) oo kamid ahaa odayaasha iyo wax garadka Somaliland ee degan Columbus, Ohio, waxaa uu Jaamac aad uga hadlay sida loogu baahanyahay in meel looga soo wada jeesto danta guud ee Somaliland. Wuxuuna bogaadin iyo hambalyo u diray madaxwayne SiiLaanyo oo uu ku tilmaamay halyey aqoon dheer u leh cilmiga dhaqaalaha, waxanan rumaysanahay buu yidhi in madaxwaynuhu si fiican wax uga qaban doono dhaqaalaha dalka.

Waxaa isaguna khadka telefoonka kaga qaybqaatay xafladaas wasiirka cusub ee warfaafinta mudane Cadilahi Jaamac Cusmann ( Geeljire) oo isaga oo ka wakiil ah madaxwaynaha Somaliland amaan iyo bogaadin u soo jeediyey reer Columbus sida fiican ee ay had iyo jeer uga qayb qaataan hawlaha xisbiga kulmiye iyo Somalilandba waxaanu tilmaamay in dawlada la toosiyo.

Waxaa iyaduna halkaa ka hadashay Ubax Cali Maraykan oo iyadoo ku hadlaysay magaca garabka haweenka talooyin iyo tusaale u soo jeedisay dawlada cusub, waxaanay tilmaantay in qurba joogta Somaliland in dalkoodu u baahanyahay kaalmadooda, sidaa awgeedna bay tidhi waa in ay guntiga dhiisha isaga dhigaan.

Dhinaca heesaha, muusiga iyo maawelada waxaa qab libaax ka qaatay fanaanka Cabdiqaadir Qiiq oo heeso layaable oo isugu jiray kuwii calanka, kuwo wadani ah iyo jacalba isagu soo bandhigay. Xafladaas oo uu xidhiidhiye ka ahaa Mohamoud Shukri Hagi oo kamid ah gudidda xisbiga Kulmiye ee Columbus, Ohio waxay ku soo gaba gabowday jawi aad u qurux badan.

Wabilahi tawfiiq: Gudidda Xisbiga kulmiye Columbus, Ohio USA.

Sababta ugu weyn ee keenta shilka waxaa weeye in waduhu ku mashuulo taleefoonka ama hilmamo inuu gaari wadayba asagoo ku jeeda isticmaalka taleefoonka. Fariinta qoralkaa ee taleefoonka laga diro “TEXT” ayaa iyadu u-baahan in qofku isticmaalo gacmaha, iyo aragtidaba si uu xarfaha u qoro, Waana khatarta ugu badan ee keenta in qofka asagoo gaari wada ku mashquulo dirida ama akhriska fariinta. Shilalka ay gaystaan dadka ayagu ku mashquulsan dirtaanaka ama akhriska fariintu waxaa uu ka badan yahay kuwa dadka cabsan ama maankoodu doorsoomay ku lug leeyihiin.

Sidoo akle, ku hadlida taleefoonka markaad baabuurka wado iyana waxay khatart ku tahay naftaada iyo dadka kaleba. Ma jiro qof laba maskaxood leh, wadida baabuurtu waa hawl, tallefoonkuna waa hawl kale marka su’aashu waxay tahay labada keebaa muhiimada leh. Waana muhiim in qofku arrinta miisaamo oo isku bar-bar dhigo fariinta iyo naftiisa kii muhiimada leh. Waxaa xaqiiqaa in uusan jirin taleefoon ama fariin ka qiimo badan qofka naftiisa.

Waa lagama maar maan inaan ku baraarugno khatarta ay naftanada galin karo ku mashquulida taleefonka iyo aaladaha kale xiliga aan baabuurta wadno. Gabi ahaana ma ahan in la sahlado masuuliyada adiga ku saran, ee ah inaad naftaada iyo tan dadka kalaba ka badbaadiso khatarta baabuurta.

Ahmed Adan

The Friday Bulletin

Sulaiman Basir, FB

The Obama administration is using the withdraw as a political sign of control and composure and sign to they American public that the seven year occupation was a success.

Insurgents launched a 13 city attack in Iraq Wednesday (August 25) killing over 51 people and wounding  286 others.

The Obama administration’s quest to validate the war and gain public support in the states is proving to have fatal effects on the Iraqi public. The insurgent attacks were not only symbolic of who is really in charge of the conflict’s climate but explicit about the political and organizational failures in the Iraqi government being left behind by the U.S.

while overall violence has decreased over the last 24 months, the recent insurgencies have been well organized and  decisive.

“Operation New Dawn”, the name of the new strategic phase in Iraq, will strongly rely on the Iraqi leadership to form a government. If internal structure fails the residual U.S forces will be exhausted and American leadership will be in a disposition that may require reevaluating Iraq’s political relevance.

Anthony Cordesman, a national security analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies warns that, Regardless of the reasons for going to war, everything now depends on a successful transition to an effective and unified Iraqi government, and Iraqi security forces that can bring both security and stability to the average Iraqi. The creation of such an ‘end state’ will take a minimum of another five years, and probably ten”.