On February 23, 2012, former Somali General Mohamad Ali Samantar accepted liability before U.S. federal judge Leonie Brinkema for torture, extrajudicial killing, war crimes and other human rights abuses committed against the civilian population of Somalia during the brutal Siad Barre regime.  This draws to an end a seven year quest in the U.S. courts for justice for those harmed by General Samantar and troops under his command.  

After the collapse of the Siad Barre dictatorship, General Samantar fled Somalia and then ultimately settled in Fairfax, Virginia where he has lived openly for the past fifteen years.

Samantar accepted liability in open court today and in the presence of survivors include the four plaintiffs: 

•    Mr. Bashe Abdi Yousuf, then a young business man who was arbitrarily detained, tortured, and kept in solitary confinement for over six years;

•    Mr. Aziz Mohamed Deria, whose father and brother were abducted by Somali soldiers, threatened with execution, and never seen again;

•    Mr. Buralle Salah Mohamoud, a rural goat herder, who was abducted and tortured by Somali soldiers, along with his two brothers, who were summarily executed; and 

•    Mr. Ahmed Jama Gulaid, then a Somali soldier, who was arbitrarily detained and shot by firing squad, but miraculously survived, waking up under the bodies of other Somali soldiers with whom he had served. 

This is the first time that anyone has been held to account for the atrocities committed by the brutal Siad Barre regime in Somalia. General Samantar was the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Armed Forces.

In the words of Steven Schulman of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld:

“Today, a strong message has been sent to former foreign officials who come to America after they are no longer in power – they cannot come to the U.S. and escape accountability for crimes committed against humanity in their home country.   Today’s developments are historic as this is the first time an official has been held accountable for the atrocities committed by the Siad Barre regime.  Our clients showed great strength in pursuing this case and once and for all, justice has been served.”

In the words of CJA client Bashe Yousuf:

“For many, many years, I have been looking for justice — for my day in court and not just for me personally, but for the thousands of people in Somalia who were tortured, and murdered. It has been many years and required a lot of patience, but today Samantar is finally being held accountable for ordering these horrific crimes.  It is hard to put into words what this means for me and so many others who were impacted by the Siad Barre regime. It gives me great comfort that I can put this chapter of my life behind.”

This case was filed by the Center for  Justice & Accountability in 2004 and was litigated by CJA and pro bono co-counsel from Akin Gump.

Arbaco, Feberaayo 22, 2012 (Moment Media Group) — Iyadoo lagu wado in Khamiista berri ah oo ku 23-ka Feberaayo uu ka furmo magaalada London ee dalka Britain shir looga hadlayo arrimaha Soomaaliya ayaa waxaa shirkaas ujeedooyinkiisa faahfaahin ka bixiyay ra’iisul wasaaraha Britain, David Cameron oo ah mas’uulka shirka soo agaasimay.

Mr. Cameron oo wareysi siiyay BBC-da ayaa sheegay in shirkan oo hal maalin keliya qaadanaya uu yahay mid lagu doonayo in dunida ay ka shaqeyso sidii xasilloonida Soomaaliya lagu soo celin lahaa.

“Shirkan waxaan u qabanaynaa si aan horumar u sameyno, sidoo kale wuxuu macno u sameynayaa dunida inteeda kale. Inkastoo dhibaatooyinku qoto dheer yihiin wax ka qabadkooduna dhib badan yahay – haddana waxaa muuqda astaamo ay ka mid tahay horumarka ay AMISOM ka sameysay Muqdisho,” ayuu yiri Cameron.

Ra’iisul wasaaraha Britain wuxuu sidoo kale sheegay in Al-shabaab oo ahayd mid aad wax u burburinaysa ay haatan dib u guranayaan, sidaa daraadeed waxay ila tahay buu yiri in iyadoo la eegayo sababahaas oo dhan ay jirto rajo ah lagu dejin karo qaab wanaagsan oo dhibaatada looga bixi karo Soomaaliyana ay noqoto dowlad shaqeyn karta.

Su’aal ku saabansaynd rajada uu ka qabo in shir hal maalin laga yeesho Soomaaliya ay culeys ku yeelan karto xalaadda ka jirta Soomaaliya? ayuu kaga jawaabay inay la tahay in waxa shir uu qabto ay tahay in laga shaqeysiiyo maskaxda dadka, diiraddana la saaro in waxa la qabanayo ay noqdaan kuwo natiijo ay ka dhalato.

Mr. Cameron ayaa sheegay in qorshayaashoodu ay yihiin inay xaqiijiyaan in AMISOM si wanaagsan loo maal-geliyo lana qalabeeyo si ay wax wanaagsan u qabtaan, sidoo kalena xoogga la saaro la dagaalanka burcadbadeedda oo uu sheegay inay yihiin kuwo dhibaato ku hayaan dunida oo dhan.

Ra’iisul wasaaraha UK wuxuu sheegay in dowladdiisu ay go’aansatay inay ciidammo hubeysan saaraan maraakiibtooda si ay isaga difaacaan burcadbadeedda, taasna ay ku guuleysteen wuxuuna intaas ku daray inay doonayaan in shirkan ay ka xaqiijiyaan in burcadbadeedda la qabto lana maxkamadeeyo.

Sidoo kale, mar uu ka hadlay go’aanka Al-shabaab ay ku sheegtay inay Al-Qaacida la midowday ayuu sheegay inay tahay arrin khatar ah, wuxuuna dhallinyarada ugu baaqay inay ka digtoonaadaan inay ka mid noqdaan urur argagaxiso oo caalami ah ayna ka shaqeeyaan sidii dalkooda ay dib ugu dhisi lahaayeen.

Waxaa sidoo kale la weydiiyay su’aal ahayd: Somaliland waxay kasoo qaybgalaysaa shirka London waxayna raadinaysaa madaxbannaani diyaar ma u tahay inaad u ogolaato madax-bannaani?

“Taasi ma ahan waxa shirkan ku saabsan yahay – aad ayaanan u jeclaysanayaa horumarka Somaliland ay ka sameysay dhismaha dhaqaalaha, bulshada iyo meel marinta qaar ka mid ah qodobbada dowladnimo ee dal looga baahan yahay, waxayna ila tahay in taas la jeclayso, laakiin shirkani kuma saabsanaya aqoonsasho Somaliland mana ahan qorshaha Britain. Qorshaha Britain waa in xiriir wanaagsan oo toosan uu kala dhexeeyo dhammaan qaybaha kala duwan ee Soomaalida.”

Jaaliyadda Soomaalida ee Birtain oo tiradoodu tahay 200,000 oo qof ayuu sheegay ra’iisul wasaaruhu sheegay inay wax weyn ku kordhiyeen dalkiisa, isagoo sheegay inay la tahay inay door-weyn ku leeyihiin mustaqbalka Soomaaliya, wuxuu sabab uga dhigay inay dunida oo dhan ka sameeyeen xawaalado taasoo uu sheegay in dhaqaalaha Soomaaliya ay ka dhigeen mid iskiis u socda. Wuxuu xusay inay la shaqeynayaan Soomaalida dibadaha jooga oo uu sheegay inay saameyn ku leeyihiin siyaasadaha ka socda gudaha dalkooda.

Su’aal ahayd inuu booqanayo Soomaaliya iyo in kale, ayaa wuxuu sheegay inaysan qorshaha ugu jirin inuu booqdo Somaaliya, isagoo xusay inay ka go’an tahay inay u horkacaan caalamka wax ka qabashada Soomaaliya, wuxuuna sheegay in wasiirka arrimaha dibadda iyo kuwo kale ay booqdeen Muqdisho.

Ugu dambeyn, waxaa la weydiiyay inuu taageero ka haystaan dowladaha gobolka ee arrimaha Soomaaliya ku dhex-jiray waqtiga dheer, wuxuu sheegay inay taageero ka haystaan, isagoo xusay inuu kulammo la yeeshay dhowrkii bilood ee lasoo dhaafay ra’iisul wasaaraha Itoobiya iyo madaxda Tanzania, Kenya iyo kuwo kale, isagoo ku baaqay in arrinta muhiimka ah ay tahay in dunida oo dhan ay diiradda saaro sidii arrimaha Soomaaliya xal loogu heli lahaa.

Talaado, February 21, 2012(Moment Media Group): Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Prof Abdiweli Mohamed Ali oo booqasho rasmi ah ku jooga Brussels si uu kulamo ula qaato mas’uuliyiinta Midowga Yurub ayaa Isniintii kulamo kala duwan la qaatay ma’uuliyiin ka tirsan dalka Belgium, Kooxda Caalamiga ah ee Africa, Caribbean iyo Pacific (ACP) isla markaana kormeer ku tagey Safaarada Soomaalida ee Belgium iyo Hoyga Safaaradda.

Brussels – GMN - Ra’iisal-Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa maanta waxaa booqasho rasmi ah oo labo cisho ah uga bilaabaneysaa Magaalada Brussels ee dalka Belgium oo xarun u ah Midowga Yurub (EU). Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Prof. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gas ayaa casuumad rasmi ah ka helay Madaxda Midowga Yurub oo uu kala hadli doono arrimaha Soomaaliya, horumarka baaxadda leh ee laga sameeyey dhanka Roadmap-ka iyo shirarkii Garowe oo dhammaan ku dhammaaday guul, horseedna u noqday in Soomaalidu ay dhexdooda ka heshiin karaan, iskuna afgaran karaan arrimaha Soomaaliya.

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa kulamo la qaadan doono madaxda Midowga Yurub oo uu ku jiro Madaxweynaha Midowga Yurub Barosso iyo madax kale. Sidoo kale Ra’iisal-Wasaarahu waxuu kulamo la qaadan doonaa Golaha Ammaanka ee Midowga Yurub iyo Madaxda dalka Belgium.

Sidoo kale Ra’iisul-Wasaare Abdiweli Mohamed Ali waxuu la kulmi doonaa jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee Belgium si uu ugala hadlo horumarka ballaaran ee dowladdu ka sameysey dhanka amniga, xiriirka maamulada, dib-u-heshiisiinta, dhameystirka dastuurka, dib-u-habeynta baarlamaanka iyo shirka London ka dhici doono 23-ka bishan ayn ku jirno ee February.

Daawo Sawiradda

  

  

 

UK Living in the glory of its past

We Somalis were called all kinds of names, pastoral nomads, Africa’s remaining warlords, failed state,
The most corrupt nation on earth, pirates of the Indian ocean but one ever called us stupid. The fact that the Somali economy regardless of its lack of fully functioning government has survived over 20 years of civil war. Our communication and media leads many African countries who enjoyed political stability. The Somali Diaspora all over the world leads other immigrants in education, business and remittance to Homeland is a testament that Somalia will rebound and get on its feet soon.

Somalia proper which includes all the other lands and mini states was divided into 5 pieces by UK & others under the auspices of the 4 powers; victors of WWII. Somalia was among the first in Africa the British used aircraft to bomb fortresses and other bases in Northern Somalia in the 1920’s. The British never forgave Somalia in choosing the Italians over them during the Trusteeship period. That is why they gave the Haud Reserve Area and the NFD to Ethiopia and Kenya. We Somalis have always had a love hate relationship with Great Britain. We were and still are always suspicious of the British motives in trying to negotiate an end game for the long standing Somali conflict- which is both fraternal and clannish after a long hiatus . More Somali Diaspora chose to live UK than in any other country. UK is a very welcoming country with a lot of freedoms not available in the rest of Europe. The British understand the Somalis better than any European country and has always succeeded in getting the Somali people together by using both the stick of the world community and the carrot of the European Union. In the old Colonial days the British used round up the camel of the Somali Nomads in order to bring them together after a conflict and lock them in a location until they settle their differences. The BBC broadcasting was a tool used by the British extensively to reach the Somali people in areas governments and local administrations could not reach.

Our question today is why hold the London meeting now? Is it because oil discovery in Somalia or other mineral resources that might get in the hands of the Iranians or the Turks? Having had the opportunity to be a diplomat in Turkey in the late 1980’s & early 90’s I noted that the British and the Turks never liked each other but they respect each other. The British could never get over the sinking of Royal Navy ships by the Ottoman Turks and the Ottoman Turks never forget how the British inspired a revolt against the Ottoman Empire in the Arab countries promising them full independence and nationhood. The present UK government wants to live in the glory of its past. The current UK Foreign secretary’s new world engagement policy is paying off. The fact that he could bring together over 40 countries and stakeholders within a short period should be commended. There will memorandum of understanding other recommendations that will come out of this meeting; let us hope it will be one that will hold together the unity of the Somali people.

Farah Amalo
Chairman of Somali American Peace Development
Washington DC USA
amalofa86@gmail.com

Saxaafada Punland oo horey ul la shaqeyn jiray mamaulka Faroole ayaa siweyn looga mabnuucay tabinta wararka kooxaha ka soo horjeeda mamaulka Faroole kuwaa oo dagaal ba an kula jira iyadoona wararka dagaalada ay qadaan kooxaha uu hogaamiyo wadaadka yar ee Atam laba sheegin.

Afhayeenka dowlada Puntland Axmed Cumar Xirsi (Libaax-joorre) oo maanta magaalada Garoowe Saxaafadda kula hadlay ayaa been abuur ku tilmaamay dagaal gaadmo ah oo ciidankiisa ay ku soo qadeen ciidamada deegaanka ee uu hagaamiyo Atam kuwaa oo laayey ku dhawaad 20 ka tirsan ciidamada mamaulka Faroole

Afhayeenka dowlada Puntland oo warkaas been abuur ku tilmaamay ayaa hadana wararka laga helaayo dadka deegaanka dagaalka ka dhacay ay sheegayaan in uu jiro weerarkaasi gaadmada ah laguna laayey ciidama badan oo ka tirsan mamaulka Faroole.

Inta badan saxafada punland oo dhaqaalo ka qaato mamaulka Faroole ayaa laga mabnuucay in ay u tabiyaan dadka reer Punland war aan maamulka Faroole raali galin taana waxay keentay in dadkii sugaayey wararka sugan ay wayaan xiligaan ayna wararka saxda ka doontaan saxaafada kale ee Soomaalida

Maamulka Faroole oo xiligaan doonayo in uu la wareego siyaasada Soomaliya oo dhan ayaa hadana la dhihi karaa waa mid aan xiligaan suuragal aheyn madaama mamaulkiisa siweyn ula shaqeeyo kooxaha burcad badedka ah oo xiligaan aduunka ugaarsiga ugu jira waxaana laga yabaa in shirka Londan masuuliyiin badan oo ka tirsan maamulka Faroole dacwad lagu soo oogo taana ay keento in ay fashlinta sir badan oo xiligaan qarsoon waxeyn joornaalo badan oo reer galbeed ah qoreen in dhaqaalaha ugu badan ee soo gaalo mamaulka Faroole intiisa badan ka yimaado Purcad badeedka waxaase xusid mudan xildhibaan ka tirsan dowalda Soomaliya uu sheegay xildhibanada soo socda ee la doonaayo xiligaan in Soomaaliya loo sameeyo dhamaantood ka imaan doonaan dhanka Purcadbadeedka.

Ayadoo Doowlada Somaliya waday qorshayaal dalka looga saraayo xarakada shabaab mujaahidiin aya xiligana shaacisay in ciidamada Amisom kuwajahanyihiin Gobolada dalka qaarkooda.

Wasiirka Arimaha gudaha Somalia Cabdi Samad Macalin Maxamuud ayaa shaaca kaqaaday in Dowlada wado qorshayaal Ciidamada Nabad ilaalinta ee Midwoga africa kugarayaan magaalada Baladweyne ee xarunta Gobolka Hiiraan tasoo bila kahor dowlada iyo Cidamada Itoobiyaanka xaqiijiyeen in gacantooda soo gashay.

Waxaa uu sheegay in ay Amisom u socdaali doonto Balad weyne iyagoo socod kumaraysa gobalada kasokeeya oo ay iyagana soo galinayan gacanta dowlada sida Sh/dhexe.
Mr Samad waxaa uu sheegay in muhiimadu ay tahay in ciidanka Amisom ay qabtaan meeshii ay ka baxaan Al shabab ayna gacan ka geystaan in deegaankaas loo sameeyo maamul hoos taga dowlada .

Ugu danbeyntii Wasiirka arimaha gudaha Somalia oo la weydiyaay waqtiga ay Amisom aadeyso Hiiraan iyo cida hada maamusha magaalada Balad weyne ayaa midaas ka gaabsaday.

Roadmap-ka waxaa Nairobi ku soo qoray Xafiiska UNPOS, kuna iman rabitaanka ummadda Soomaaliyeed.

Xubno katirsan Xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka Soomaaliyeed ayaa sheegay in shan (5) ka mid ah oo madaxda Dawladda Kumeel gaarka ee Soomaaliya ay saxiixeen badda Soomaaliyeed, oo ay hayaan magacyadooda, waqtiga ku haboona la faafin doono.

Waxayna xildhibaanadu intaas raaciyeen in ujeedada loo doonayo in dastuurka Soomaaliya degdeg loogu sameeyo ay tahay in saxiixaasi la dhaqan geliyo ee aan loo dan lahayn in Soomaaliya nabad ka dhacdo, balse la doonayo in la xaqiiqsado saxiixii badda Soomaaliyeed lagula wareegi lahaa la meel mariyo ayadoo loogu soo gabanayo in xukuumadda laga saarayo Kumeelgaarka iyo qorshaha Roadmap-ka.

Waraysiga Dhegeyso: Qaybta 1aad iyo Qaybta 2aad

Xildhibaanada oo waraysi dheer siiyeyey Ururka Wadaniga Soomaaliyeed ayaa waxay ka hadleen in madaxda sare ee DFKMG ay garab mareen axdiga u deggan Soomaaliya, ayagoo axdiga ka hor mariyey waxa loo yaqaan Kampala Accord iyo Roadmap-ka.

Waxaana xildhibaanadu sheegeen in Roadmap-ka lagu soo qoray Nairobi, gaar ahaana in lagu soo sameeyey oo lagu soo diyaariyey xafiiska UNPOS ee Qaramada Midoobey u qaabisan Soomaaliya ee Nairobi. Waxayna hadalka ku adkeeyeen in Roadmap-ku uusan ku iman rabitaanka ummadda Soomaaliyeed.

Xildhibaanada ka qayb qaatay waraysiga waa:

1) Xildhibaan Dr. Moxamed Sheegow -Garyaqaan-
2) Xildhibaan Dr. Cali Ismaaciil Cabdi -Garyaqaan-
3) Xildhibaan Dr. Aadan Saciid -Garyaqaan-

Waxa kale oo ka qayb qaatay Bashir Shekh Maxamed oo ah dublomaasi Soomaaliyeed oo si aad uga hadla arrimaha shidaalka iyo badda Soomaaliya.

Waxaana waraysiga qaaday Cabdullahi Jamac iyo Zahra Cabdi oo ka tirsan ururka Wadaniga Soomaaliyeed.

• Waraysiga Dhegeyso: Qaybta 1aad iyo Qaybta 2aad

Waxaan halkan idiinku soo gudbinay Wareeysiugii URURKA WADANIYIINTA SOOMAALIYEED (SYL) la yeeshay saddex Garyaqaan oo ka tirsa Xildhibaannada Baarlamaanka KMG Soomaaliyeed oo kala ah Xildhibaan Dr. Moxamed Sheegow,  Xildhibaan Dr. Cali Ismaaciil Cabdi , iyo Xildhibaan Dr. Aadan Saciid.

Waxaan kaloo rabaa in aan Ummadda soomaaliyeed u raaciyo dhambaalkan hoos ku qoran:-

Waxaannu la wada soconnaa in Aagga Block L5 aay Kenya gudaha u soo gashay Dhul-Badeedka Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya. 
http://www.somalitalk.com/2011/badda/difaac60.html

Waxaan kaloo la wada soconnaa in aay Kenya heshiis kula gashay (Oil and gas firm Cove Energy and its partners Anadarko Kenya and Dynamic Global Advisers Kenya,) ayadoo BLOCK L5 loo xilsaaray Shirkadda Anadarko in aay shiidaalka ka qoddo sanadkan hadda billowday 2012 sida ku cad halkan hoose.
http://www.gulfoilandgas.com/webpro1/MAIN/Mainnews.asp?id=17208  

http://explorationanddevelopment.energy-business-review.com/news/cove-energy-anadarko-dga-complete-farm-out-deal-with-total-in-kenya-071011  

Waxaan kaloo arkeynaa in aay Keenya caddeysatay boobka oo heshiisyo aan qarsooneen kula gashay Shirkadiha batroolka usoo saaraya.

Yaa u maqan Ummadda Soomaaliyeed? Yaa runta u sheegaya Kenya iyo Shirkadahaan xowliga ku socda oo sida ugu dhaqso badan raba in aay howsha soo saaritaanka u gudagalaan?

Ma waxaa la dhowrayaa goorta aay surtaan riigagga?

Haddaba waxaad ogaataan in markii aay riigagga surtaan aay difaac adag sameeysandoonaan, oo goobtaas riigagga suran aay noqondoonaan meelo aay xattaa shimbirtu soo kormarikarin iskaba daa doon iyo markab iyo dayaarad. Ma markaas baa Ummadda Soomaaliyeed waxaay sameen doonaan banaanbax iyo qeylo dhaan iyo calaacal?

http://www.somalitalk.com/2011/badda/difaac1.html 
http://www.somalitalk.com/2009/may/13/badda125.html

Walaalayaal, aan usoo wada jeesanno in aan baddayadii ka difaacanno Shirkadahaan aay Keenya heshiiska la wada gashay oo runta aan hadda u sheegno inta goori goor tahay in :- Aagga Block L5 aay Kenya gudaha u soo gashay Dhul-Badeedka Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya. Hadda inta aaysan riigagga rakibannin aan runta u sheegno.

Si gaar ah waxaan qaylodhaan ugu dirayaa dadka aqoonta iyo waxqabadka leh oo hubaal ah haddii aay E-mailyo u diraan shirkadahaas iyo hay-adaha caalamiga in aay arrinta badbaadada badda soomaaliya aay bilow noqoneyso.

Gabo gabo:- Walaalayaal, cid iyo ciidan aan sugno lama hayo, aan gacmaha is qabsanno oo hal meelna aan uga soo wada jeesanno cadowgaan boobka ku haya dhul badeedkeenna.

Person of the Year (2011):

Sharif Hassan Sh. Aden

Moment Media Group

Jan 02, 2012

Somalis have waved goodbye to 2011 licking away the scars it left on them while dreading the new perils 2012 might have under its wings. Since the collapse of the last central government of Somalia two decades ago, Somalis have yet to see a caring year. The twenty calendar years they have so far witnessed were all cruel, without exception, in terms of the sustained destruction they inflicted from Black Hawk Down, brutal warlords, famine, Drone bombardments and now the full invasion of the country by almost all East African armed forces.Lives in the country remain stubbornly in a managed chaos where villains of all sorts compete to undercut and outsmart each other.  Piracy in the high seas, starvation, corruption, Islamic extremists, warlords and inept transitional governments all call Somalia their home and are all in agreement to maintain the status quo. In a pandemonium of this sort a pirate can have stake in the TFG, the warlord businesses, the Islamists and food aid haulage contracts. Nothing in Somalia is what it appears because the distinctive features that traditionally separated different interest groups have all but vanished and that is precisely the reason the scuffle with in the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) refused to rest in peace.

Sharif Hassan, who by Somali standards comes from a humble background with no formal education, no experience in government service and no clue of politics, miraculously is the longest serving and most powerful politician in the TFI.  A poor Qat-trader in one of the market stalls in Baidhabo who has neither an influential tribe behind him nor benefiting from the muscle of an armed militia, managed to take the top office of the Transitional parliament in 2005. He has shown shrewd tactics, and amazing networking that includes supporters from the international community. Soon after he sniffs a threat in the air, he takes lethal pre -emptive attacks to secure his seat by dropping silently an apple of discord among the mixed antagonist groups with view that they carry the kill on his behalf.

Sharif Hassan has outsmarted and out maneuvered the heavy weight president Abdilahi Yusuf, first by aligning with Mogadishu warlords- the group the TFG was supposed to decommission – and then to the Union of Islamic Courts – another contender to the TFG- and finally courted with the ARS in exile in Eretria.

After he realized that president Abdilahi is mortally wounded, it took him no time to split the ARS into two factions and to rush for the Djibouti reconciliation with a faction of the ARS as his bargaining chip. With a new lease of life, after the Djibouti TFG, he unleashed his destructive campaign by dragging out TFP speaker Mr. Adan Madobe, the speaker that replaced Sharif Hassan when he crossed the floor, in an unconstitutional manner which triggered a chain reaction of confusion and brawl that crippled the TFI of Somalia. While the body of the TFI was in turmoil, for nearly two years, he was busy building alliances and cultivating allegiances from assorted groups including the IGAD heavy weight presidents to use as an ammunition for his next battle.

When ultimately the TFG found an able leader, Prime Minister Farmajo who for the first time tackled Al Shabab, Sharif Hassan extinguished the hope through the Kampala Accord. Sharif Hassan managed to sack the prime minster and his government and insisted as a compromise to accept only novice cabinet consisting of members that have not worked in previous TFGs. Additionally the accord guaranteed him to stay as the speaker of the house without the threat of de seating .

Sharif Hassan is at present co-managing the day-to-day activities of the TFG with president Sherif Ahmed and Premier Abdiwali M. Ali. Sharif Hassan obliterated President Abdilahi’s TFG, crippled the incumbent one and is working overtime to shape the TFG of August 2012 in his own image. He survived several attempts to expel him from his position as Speaker of the parliament. Through it all, the Speaker perfected the art of locking the doors of parliament when things are not going his way, and each time he comes out unscathed. This time around he has the protection of the Kampala Accord that the parliament endorsed with a comfortable majority.

If Sharif Hassan’s social intelligence that had outwitted the seasoned politicians, Generals, the PhD holders, religious scholars and most of the international community is put to work to better the lives of his people, Somalia would have been in a better situation. More than three million people mostly hailing from his constituency have suffered in one of the worst famines in the history of Somalia, while Sharif Hassan was busy wining himself and his cohorts’ lucrative deals and contracts to enrich himself at the expense of the victims of the famine.

Not all persons of the year are equal in stature, glory and history of destructive behavior. And not all people who win that labeling are chosen for their humble and positive contribution to society. Famous individuals who have won the Person of the Year in previous years or those who came close to winning include Stalin, , Gengis Khan and Hitler. Thus, because of his gripping and lethal influence on Somali politics, WardheerNews has chosen Sharif Hassan as the Person of the Year for 2011.

The year 2011 will go down in history as one of the saddest and most violent year for Somali people.

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