Opinion

The jihadists next door

JUL 06, 2010

In Africa this past week a completely peaceful presidential election was held. International observers said it met all the western standards for a fre...

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Failure in curbing the advances of the Somali secessionists

JUL 06, 2010

As concerned Somali expats we are dealing with a complex set of problems in our quest for an ideal future for perpetual peace and prosperity through a...

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Somalia's corruption epidemic

JUL 05, 2010

In 2005, Liberia was ranked 137th in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. Somalia followed closely behind in the 144th position. ...

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Somaliland: “The Race is Over and Everyone is a Winner”

JUL 04, 2010

The title is from Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland a novel populated by fascinating wisdom and improbable events. The story of Somaliland does look...

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Silanyo’s first 100 Days

JUL 04, 2010

Welcome Mr President the people have spoken loud and clear and voted for change. They placed on your famously broad shoulders their hopes for better t...

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An open letter to Somaliland’s President-elect: Congratulations but take heed

JUL 04, 2010

Now that you have won the election; let me first congratulate you, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo, on winning the long-awaited presidency. It has been inde...

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The incoherence of” Allies at odds over Somalia’s” Polemic

JUL 03, 2010

Dr. Elmi has surfaced another article to corroborate once again his Islamism Ikhwani predilection. This article is the squeal to many previous article...

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Why Somalia is not dancing at 50

JUL 02, 2010

Just five days before Italian Somalia got her independence, the British Somalia covering, more or less what is today’s Somaliland and Puntland, was ...

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Difficult times ahead as British budget cuts will harm the Somali people back home.

JUL 02, 2010

With a change of government in Britain after the general election, there has been a shift in economic policy towards the right of the political spectr...

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Will Kulmiye, under Silanyo, live up to its Somali name: Re-uniting the Somali people?

JUL 02, 2010

Although Mr. Rayale, the former president of the secessionist regime in Somaliland, has yet to admit defeat gracefully, the newly elected president of...

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