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By A Dahir Farah, UK
My fellow country Folks, Dear Readers,
The recent article by Mahmoud Tani on the web about the facts in Somalilnd was in my opinion, a piece of artistic fabrication of facts that are non existent. It is the norms of those who blindly support a person rather than a nation. It is another attempt to divert attention from the facts facing a poor leader, who crossed the red line and caught up in cross fire.
Mr. Tani, while I admire your strong positive attitude towards our Somaliland, I disagree with you on almost all the points you raised in your article and see your ideas as defending the un-defensible.
This nation (Somaliland) has achieved its pride without the corrupt lot currently surrounding Dahir Rayale. By selecting this do it or die type personalities, he is definitely trying to scratch the nerves of the Mujaahidiin who liberated this country and wants to instigate a kind of Somalia like skirmishes - this is the first supportive advice by uncle Sam- Ismail.O. Gelle.
This is a tactic Mr.Rayale's tutor Ismail Omer Gelle is dreaming of, in order to see Somaliland disappear completely. But Luckily, it is too late for them, we have matured and can guess what Gelle and agents are all up to. The people who fought for this nation's freedom are aware of the situation and while preserving Sland's sovereignty, will in no way allow Omar Gelle's Dreams come True.
-When the two British teachers were killed in Sheikh, Mr Ismail Omar Gelle said- I knew that somaliland will not survive the troubles in the south, sooner or later, lawlessness will spread there and we told them many times before, it is the work of Alqaida- he said. This was three days after Rayale's return from Djibouti in which he announced a historic break-through in the bilateral relations with Djibouti. Perhaps that break through was the closure of our historic Lawya addo Border post. Declaring a whole Somaliland town and its community as a no go area or no man's-land. Kulmiye criticised Gelle on that occasion for being anti Somaliland, but Rayale defended Gelle's statement - What strange bedfellows.
-Killing foreign aid workers in Somaliland started immediately after the election of Dahir Rayale, not in the era of Late MI Egal nor in his interim period, this shows that there is calculated and planned plot against Somaliland, it was designed to push for Rayale's election first, then get enough time to dismantle Somaliland- again- Gelle- the mastermind.
-Mr. Rayale's search for EX NSS, uneducated and anti Somlailand elements like Mohamed Egeh is a clear racist tactic to remove the nation's heroes from public offices. Mohamed Egeh, a federalist, has replaced an academic smart police colonel who saved this nation during its most difficult days (presidential election deadlock) as the new police chief. This is another alarming sign to question the honesty and leadership of Mr. Rayale. Col. Abdulqader was sacked because of his integrity as he refused to accept orders to crack down and arrest Kulmiye supporters during the presidential election, he insisted to carry out his duties according to police guidelines and not according to the orders of Rayale's kitchen cabinet.
A foreign force occupies -A large part of Eastern Somaliland for more than six months and for the first time in this nation's history Rayale moved our forces to the eastern dessert telling us he will seal off our borders, every body offered support, but our troops are there doing nothing, they are away from their families and are costing a lot to our week economy. Where is the strategy and planning here? Many people are worried today as this may have serious consequences on our future stability and could derail the nation's process to Democracy and rule of law?
While relieving Minster of commerce from his post, Mr Clean- Mohamed Hashi Elmi - for his honest and courageous attempt to safeguard the nations property and recover the missing funds from the nation's treasury, Rayale is keeping the likes of Awil and Ismail, as the finance and interior ministers respectfully, with all the damage they did against the nation in their mismanagement and miss use of public properties and funds.
I must say Rayale is behind all there actions, other wise he should have sacked them long ago. This is another clear sign that Mr Rayale is a corrupt dictator who misuses authority and public funds for his own personal interests.
-Rayale has kept in office 5 ministers rejected by the house of parliament for over 6 months, which is a clear breach of the national constitution. How does he want others respect the law if he, the president is not? If I continue Rayale's shortcomings, it will take me all day, but wish to remind Mr. Tani that Arabic adage says ( haddii aad karaamayso ninka fiican waad yeelataa, haddii aad laiimka karaamaysana aduu ku garaacaa) . The people have crowned Rayale but instead of belonging to them, it seems he stood against them.
Lastly, Kulmiye is a symbol of somaliland freedom, it is the party of the liberators, you should have been ashamed of accusing the likes of Mujahids Ahmed Mohamed -Silanyo, Abdirahman Aw Ali, Mohamed Kahin, Muse Bihi, and many more in Kulmiye to be begging the wella weyns, without them, and The Almighty ALLAH, our country would have been under those wallaweynis Mr. (Thani) . Sifir is a man who returned from abroad and very little was know before he was expelled from the party together with Abdulla H. Ali. Your accusation against the rest is a sinful intention you could be asked to prove. So mind your language, we have courts in Somaliland and as your legend Rayale said, it is a crime to accuse Someone against such allegations.
Let us wait and see where the current mess of Rayale ends, but blame it to no one except the likes of you, Awil and Ismail when he faces his fate. The nation will exist, but the cheater will fail and justice will prevail.
Long live Somaliland - press for Accountability and justice
gaashaan1@yahoo.co.uk
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