Clinton ends historic bid, endorses Obama
Big speech today on heels of private meeting with Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton has ended her historic quest for the presidency and endorsed Democratic rival Barack Obama...
Canadian held in Ethiopia could face death penalty
A Canadian citizen who has been imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year has been charged with terrorism-related activities and could face the death penalty, CBC News has learned...
UN Security Council to meet Somalia govt, opposition
The Somali talks mark the start of a 10-day tour of regional hot-spots that will bring diplomats from the 15-nation council to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad and Ivory Coast...
Obama claims Democratic nomination
After 54 hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end,” Obama told cheering supporters in a victory celebration in St. Paul, Minn., at the site of the convention that will nominate his Republican opponent in the fall, Sen. John McCain of Arizona...
The Pirates are the warlods: Pirates are linked to Hallibarton, Cheney and Bush
In the name of our people, I have dedicated my energy to warn you,
those sisters and brother who care the condition of our people, about
the colonial designs the Bush admin has for our nation, land and
people. the latest socalled SC/UN meeting has no legal basis. The
Bush administration will be over in less than 6 months. My advice to
you: Do not sign away your nation, people. Take your case to the
American people-- Bush, Cheney, ...
U.N.: 50 percent more food needed by 2030
The Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is hosting the three-day summit to try to solve the short-term emergency of increased hunger caused by soaring prices and to help poor countries grow enough food to feed their own.
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Gabay cusub daabkii mindidda BY MOHAMED XIRSI GUULEED
Tariikha gumaysiga eega: the Optimum War, colonial politics of using
famine as weapon of war, torture-- rape-- all in the name of power and
domination. My Allah, the Almighty, safe the people of Somalia from
complete death and destruction in the hands of men full of lust for
power and personal glory.
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Ethiopian Troops Behead Somali Civilians! Discussions
The Ethiopian army who are currently racking havoc in the capital city of Somali are cutting people's throats in broad day light. Yesterday, they entered a mosque - Al-Hidaya Mosque- in the heavest populated area of the city and beheaded 20 worshipers...
15 govt soldiers killed in central Somalia fighting
Somalia Apr 3 (Garowe Online) - At least 15 Somali government soldiers were killed Thursday when heavily-armed rebels overran a key checkpoint in the central region, reliable sources said.
The battle erupted outside the
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Somalia’s Government Teeters on Collapse
Mohamed Abdirizak, a top government official, crouched on a balcony at the palace, with bullets whizzing over his head. He had just given up a comfortable life as a development consultant in Springfield, Va. His wife thought he was crazy. Sweat beaded on his forehead.
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The mass murdere in The Horn of Africa By a US ally, of course
This "anti-terrorist" activity is funded by you, the American taxpayer. It comes out of the $97 million in aid we sent to Addis Ababa this year, including the military surplus and training we provide to the Ethiopian military, which is rampaging through Somalia as well as the Ogaden region. The invasion of Somalia by Ethiopian troops – held up by the American ...
Jews kill four in West Bank
"Islamic Jihad and the other resistance groups have the right to respond in any place to this crime of assassination and all options are open," said Dawud Shihab, an Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza.
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Spitzer resigns, capping stunning fall
Spitzer made the announcement without having finalized a plea deal with federal prosecutors, though a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said he is believed to still be negotiating one. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.
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Spitzer to resign wednesday morning
March 11: Pressure mounted on New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign because of a prostitution scandal, with top Republicans threatening to push for impeachment proceedings if he doesn’t step down in 48 hours. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.
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Spitzer's future in doubt after sex scandal
PolitEliot Spitzer, who took office with the vow "Day One, Everything Changes," started Tuesday with his outlook so changed that many wondered if he could remain in power.
ician dubbed 'Crusader of the Year' faces resignation calls...
Pervez Musharraf to seek a vote of confidence from Parliament
The decision was taken during a meeting between Pakistan People's Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and top Pakistan Muslim League-N leaders at Zardari's house on Tuesday evening, The News reported.
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U.S. launches missile strike in Somalia
U.S. has high confidence it hit satellite fuel tank
Residents of Dobley, a remote Somali town 220 km (140 miles) from the southern port city of Kismayu on the Kenyan border, said they believed the missiles were targeting senior Islamist leaders meeting nearby.
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Detention of our Shabelle director and ransack of our studio equipments
Forces from the Abdullahi yusuf militia so called "" Maryacalasta"" have forcibly and violently entered our premises in Mogadishu, whisking away our director Mukhtar Mohamed Hiraabe under the barrels of guns while also taking some our main studio equipments...
Shariah Law in Britain: Alive and Well
The media was denied entry into the small courtroom, which also had other branches in local cities, such as Birmingham, Bradford and in Leyton, East London. However, what remains of these councils, evidence proves over 10 exist in Britain, only came into the spotlight after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, made a statement calling for an ...
Ethiopian Gen. 'slaps Somali President
The row between President Yusuf Ahmed and Gen. Heard started after the president accused the army general of disobeying the orders given by the Somali government, a Somali official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu....
What Occupation? We are all stake holders!
The Rome communiqué has an uncanny similarity to much too infamous US instrumental language designed to falsely commensurate Israeli occupation and state colonial violence with the much weaker modes of Palestinian resistance so they both sides are addressed as ‘warring parties’ ! Thus, Zinawi has as much stake in the future of Somalia as the ...
Yours Consent Needed
ls i really gave this issue a second thought before i decided to contact you and relate this matter before you as to seek for your kindhearted help and assistance as i have no other alternative considering my present condition as an orphan Pls i pray that God will grant you the heart to fully understand my problems and my uncomfortable situations...
Kenya weekend Violence Claims 90 Lives
However, Nakuru deputy OCPD, Mr Mathew Gwiyo, said military officers fired shots in Bahati of Nakuru North District to disperse youths armed with pangas, bows and arrows who were torching houses.
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Breaking News : Riots as police break ODM protests
Police have insisted the rallies stand outlawed for security reasons. However, unlike the previously planned rallies where the police closed some roads leading to the central business district, flow of traffic so far is normal...
Deaths as Taliban bombs Kabul hotel
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a luxury hotel in central Kabul which killed six people and wounded six others.
The Norwegian foreign minister was staying at the five-star Serena hotel when Taliban fighters carried out the attack on Monday, Afghan officials said.
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The Audacity of the Ethiopian Occupation in Somalia
From the time Immemorial, The Ethiopian kings, (Menelik and Haile
Selassie etc), the Marxist leader, Mengistu Haile Meriam and the TPLF
leader –turned into Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi tenaciously sought to
occupy the coastal areas of Somali and control ...
PRESS RELEASE : oppose the harebrained, secession scheme being advocated by politicalhacks " Somaliland".
to warn the Riyale Regime in Hargeisa that Somali unity is sacrosanct
to inform the US government, NGOs and the American public at large
that the secession scheme, to dismember Somalia in order to advance
clan hegemony in the north, is a dangerous proposition that will
ignite a fresh civil war in the relatively peaceful ...
Musharraf said Bhutto is responsible for her death
Zardari has said the PPP would take part in the vote. But the elections, he said in the Post, must be conducted under a "new, neutral caretaker government, free of cronies from Musharraf's party."
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Toxic forces of the Third Way and US failure in Somalia
The US has failed, yet agaub, to bring peace to Somalia. We must know that any talk of new 'government; in Somalia while forces of Meles Zinawi and general Gabre are menacing our civilian population at will, is without merit. Thus, the US attempt ...
European Union Report says poll was flawed, calls for audit
Speaking at an international news conference held at Hotel Intercontinental, Mr Lambsdorff, said it was up to Kenya to decide the composition of the audit team and the time frame it should take...
Partial relief for Gaza pilgrims
Abu Zuhri said: "We are aware of the Israeli and American pressures on Egypt, and we urge Egypt to reject these pressures and to allow the pilgrims a safe return through Rafah."
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"Somalia's New Reality: A Strategic Overview"
Events during the weeks following PINR's December 11 report on Somalia have confirmed its judgment that the country has settled into a chronic condition of statelessness characterized by devolution of the political community to clan-based solidarities...
