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Editorial 

The Inadequate Transitional Charter, paper presented to the 2007 Somali Studies Association Conference

In 7 official public documents, not to mention the highly secret documents, not even once, not even one word, on the WISHES AND WELFARE of the Somali population.  Like his predecessor, the mediocre Kofi Annan, Ban ki Moon was not elected for his qualities, but as a result of the corrupt method of geographic distribution, where the United Colonialist Nations (UCN) exchange favors.  These documents show that Ban ki Moon is interested more in preserving the interests of UCN in the region.  He talks and acts as if Somalia is no man's land. 
February 28, 2007 - Report of the Secretary General on the situation in Somalia
April 20, 2007        - Report of the Secretary General on the situation in Somalia
May 7, 2007            - Report of the Secretary General on children and armed conflict in Somalia
June 25, 2007        - Report of the Secretary General on the situation in Somalia
July 23, 2007         - Security Council Resolution 1766 on Somalia
August 13, 2007   - Francois Falls press conference, a careerist, who was kicked out of Guinea, certainly the man behind the damaging
                                   reports about Somalia, determined to keep his job, no matter who pays the price.

August 20, 2007  - Security Council calls for possible intervention in Somalia

Revisiting Aden Abdulle Osman - seeking Truth in our National History, a lesson for Prof. Ahmed Samatar

Revisiting Aden Abdulle Osman, then and now, in search of where the decay started in the first place. 
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 AND VOID any attempts by certain obscure clan chauvinists to deprive the over 1 million inhabitants of Mogadishu, true and undeniable citizens, the right to have a say on the landmarks of their city.  Welcoming Jinni Boqor.

East African extra-ordinary rendition - another name for 18th century slave trade in the region, where the current kidnappings  constitute a painful reminder of the practices of the Ethiopian slave traders from the south of the country, across Ethiopia and to the Red Sea. 

Ali Mahdi charged with the 1991 massacre of 98 Galgalle civilians, mostly seniors, women, and children, at the Mohamed Ali Ahmed school in Mogadishu.  The fleeing civilians were captured in the Lower Shebelle, concentrated at the school and then fired at from all four sides.  Their blood can still be seen on the walls of the school. How can such a monster be the chairman of a Reconciliation Conference?

Give Gedi and Yusuf one more year, and Mogadishu, once the most brilliant of all the city states of East Africa, will be reduced to a cemetery.  Already 100,000 have fled the city, helpless under the trees and sun, as their children die.  Only the Somali population know the arrogance and lust for genocide of these dangerous individuals.  There is very little hope that the displaced will ever come back to Mogadishu, reminding the Somali population of a similar prediction made by Charles Gullain in 1854.

April 1, 2007, Mogadishu, Somalia
Our condolences to the families of the over 40,000 Somalis massacred by the Ethiopian invaders and their supporters in Mogadishu in the past four days.  The enemies of the Somali population have raised the level of the confrontation.  The very existence of the Somali nation throughout the Horn of Africa is threatened.  The forces of colonialism are back in Somalia and the road ahead is certainly difficult and tortuous, and more genocides will certainly follow.  At this critical juncture, it is also important to remember that the independence which some of us spoiled was obtained with the hard work of a population that rejected clanism and called for Somali Weyn.  In front of the victims of this genocide, may we draw the necessary lessons from this massacre.   

Pan-Africans who oppose Ethiopia's occupation of Somalia can make their protest known via phone or e-mail to the African Union: Ms Habiba Mejri-Cheikh, Spokesperson.  Head of Information and Communication. African Union Commission. P.O. Box 3243 Addis Ababa ETHIOPIA.  DL: 00 251 115 514555. Sdt: 00 251 115 517700 ext 121, E-mail: HabibaM@africa-union.org

January 8, 2007
One day, the story of the thousands of young Somali nationalists who were massacred in the killing fields of Baidoa, Jilib, and Read more...

On the so-called Transitional Charter with its racist 4.5 discrimination clause

A lesson for the clan chauvinists in Mogadishu - "You cannot call for Somali nationalism to get the Ethiopian colonialists out of Somalia on one hand and endorse the racist 4.5 discrimination clause in the so-called transitional charter on the other hand, you will have to make up your mind before it is too late." Gaatamo - ref. Hawiya press statement

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1.  The Benadiri Question in Southern Somalia
2.  Blunders of the Somali Reconciliation Conference
3.  The dismembering of Somalia in chronological order
4.  Massacre of Somali refugees crossing the Red Sea  
5.  Cases on crimes against humanity

6.  The oil question in Somalia

"Despite the threats, the killing, the renditions, the concentration camps, the Ethiopian colonialists, the chieftains in IGAD and AU, and the stooges that they use, remain to prove the paradox that a government of warlords and organized crime, same and similar to the various groups which terrorized the population of Somalia for the past 16 years, will bring about peace and stability in the region!" Gaatamo

For the record:
Revisiting Aden Abdulle Osman - seeking Truth in our National History
Revisiting Aden Abdulle Osman, then and now, Welcoming Jinni Boqor
War criminal Yusuf calls for revenge of Mogadishu's Hawiya clan
Angry Somalis destroy "Ethiopian flags" hoisted in Mogadishu
Ibrahim Egal letter to Israeli Prime Minister Yitshaak Rabin
Treason charges against Gedi and Yusuf
Hussein Aidiid at the mercy of the empire, selling Somalia to Ethiopia

For Immediate Press Release
Benadir-Watch, June 17, 2006
Benadir-Watch welcomes the hard work of the Somali population in Mogadishu to save the Somali nation at this critical juncture in its history.  The population of Mogadishu have spoken:

Cases on crimes against humanity

Briton's widow seeks arrest of Somali president, Guardian

Letter to UK PM Tony Blair: "Our concern to treating a warlord in Britain"

UK Court finds the defendant Mbigathi President Abdulahi Yusuf responsible for the assassination of Sultan Hure, March 14, 2005

UK Court finally passes judgment on the murder of Sultan Hure:

Court Proceedings against Mbigathi President Yusuf for the assassination of Sultan Hure underway in London, Dayniile

UK Court Summons Mbigathi President Yusuf over Alleged Murder, FTI  (Case NO: HQ02X03221 Supreme Court of England & Wales)

Two Years after the Assassination of Sultan Hure, and 20 years after the Assassination of Ikar Hagi Mohamed & Abdurahman Aidid

Dutchman on trial in Netherlands for West African war crimes, IRIN, May 4, 2006

Prof. Noam Chomsky on Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy, Listen to Democracy Now, Part I

Prof. Noam Chomsky on Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy.  Listen to Democracy Now, Part II

US failed states list index; Somalis cheer up, you have company, and as far as income per capita is concerned, no question that there are many who envy you!

Honduran death squad leader ordered to pay $47 million, Colonel found responsible for torture and disappearances, owes compensation to victims, Center for Justice and Accountability

ICC arrests its first war crimes suspect (Congo), Hirondelle

Trial on damages against Honduran death squad leader to be held in Florida Federal Court, CJA Press Release

$54 million verdict upheld against Salvadorian Generals (two former   Ministers of Defense) found responsible for torture, US Court of Appeals, Atlanta, CJA (Please spread this message to Somali victims of torture)

Col. Nicholas Carranza held liable in US court for torture, extrajudicial killing and crimes against humanity, CJA

Ex-Bolivian President served legal summons in Washington, DN

Trial of Salvadorian commander of human rights abuses to begin in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Center for Justice and Accountability

The wealth of the West was built on Africa's exploitation, The Guardian

Afgan warlord jailed 20 years in UK (for crimes against humanity)

CJA Press Release: Former Prime Minister (Samatar) & Military Officer (Tokeh) face law suits in US court for torture, murder, crimes against humanity

No more impunity for crimes against humanity - Oscar Romero vs. Alvaro Saravia, September 3, 2004, Fresno, California

Chilean judge charges Pinnochet in rights case, Reuters

Chile: Pinnochet indicted for human rights crimes, Reuters

Chile: Commission calls for reparation for thousands tortured, Reuters


Internally displaced Somalis face uncertain future after years of state collapse

Unocal settles landmark human rights case w/Burmese villagers DN

Unocal (Oil giant) "knowingly assisted" the commission of atrocities, forced labor, murder, rape against Burmese villagers - Case to go to jury trial


Kenya: Wagalla (NFD) massacre, families demand payment, EA

Waste dumping off Somali coast may have links to Mafia, Somali warlords (Munye Said Omar allegedly involved), Ryu Report

Munye Said Omar allegedly involved big time in the dumping of waste along the Somali coasts, Midnimo

"Eng" Munye Said Omar on the 5 stolen ships, the stolen MP seats, corruption allegations, accusing other robbers, playing victim, Dayniile

Moi ordered Ouko (Minister) killed, Inquiry told, The Nation

Amb. Bethwel Kiplagat (Somali
Talks) Ordered to Testify on the Death of Kenyan Foreign Minister Robert Ouko, Oct. 6, The Nation

 

Press Release: Delegation of Authority within the indigenous people of the Benadir & on the deployment of foreign troops to Somalia.

The Birth of a Homeless President by Abdishakur Jowhar

Prof. I. M. Lewis on the Somali Talks

The Vampire of Barawa (Benadir)

The Unspeakable Atrocities in the Lower Shabelle (Benadir)

Somalis: You "ain't seen nothing" yet, by Faisal Roble

 Mengistu - Madaxweyne Gaaray Hadafkiisii by Mohamud Wardhere

Somalia's Worrisome Leadership, Oct. 20, 2004, Prof. Samatar

Solemn Appeal to the International Community, Dr. Said Mohamud 


Books on Somalia:

The War Behind the War: The Struggle for Land in Somalia by Catherine Besteman, Lee Cassanelli, & 7 other writers,
ISBN 1-874209-08-1 To be read


Blood and Bone: The Call for Kinship in Somali Society by I. M. Lewis, ISBN 0-932415-93-8

Me Against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda by Scott Peterson
ISBN 0-415-93063-4

Dhanbaalka Hooyo (The Message of a Mother) - in Somali language by Maxamedeyn,
ISBN 90-9016113-9

 

News on genocide, human rights violations, & colonialism in East Africa

September 14, 2007
USA using democracy to rule Africa via puppets
2nd Class Puppets Adde Muse and Riyale in talks with Meles to ship Ogadeni oil and gas from the Somali northern ports
Ethiopia, The Dirty War, Human Rights Watch
Search for "imaginary oil" drives real violence in Ethiopia, Chicago Tribune
Letter from US Senator Feingold on reported Ogaden human rights abuses
Tanzania oil find stoke debate over mandate of US Africa command, Standrd
Ogaden - Som territory under Ethiopian colonialism for over half a century
MSF blocked from entering and seeing the carnage in the Ogaden
ONLF urges UN to probe Ethiopian human rights abuses
Malaysian  colonialists - turn of Petronas in the Ogaden
Petronas determined to steal Ogadeni gas
ONLF freedom fighters seek UN investigation into Ethiopian crimes
UN to examine Ogaden, distribute some corruption monies, food, etc...
Puntland
Mafia bosses rob, stab, and drown refugees
Djibouti
African Development Bank rejects Ethio-Djibouti power additional loan
Ethiopia
British company exploring Gambella rich oil basin
Meles hiring foreign pilots to fight the growing insurgency
More foreign companies interested to steal oil of  indigenous populations
Czech Aerospace and Ethiopia arms deals
July 25 - August 1, 2007
Revisiting Aden Abdul Osman - seeking Truth in our National History
Lowering the standard - UN officials, diplomats endorse clan conference
US, Ethiopia accused over Somalia, FT
Eritrea Press Release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shabait.com
Eritrea rejects UN arms report on Somalia, Reuters
UN bureaucrats unable to see the elephant in the room - accuse Eritrea of sending arms to the Somali resistance 
Finally, some truth from the mouth of the horse, failed states & a failed UN
Red Cross deplores expulsion from the Ogaden
ICRC rejects Ethiopian charges after explusion, Xinhua
Red Cross condemns Ethiopian eviction order
France calls for urgent UN force in Somalia, but credibility remains the issue
Time has come for continent to get protective over resources, Nation
Nato warships once more around Africa
Wonderland: Learning how to draft a constitution from the cave man, but first he must free the Somi slaves that he holds in chains in the Jezzan Valley
Reconciliation is as elusive as ever, The Economist
Pirates demand $1.5m, but are who are they? Somali, Kenyan, or Indian?
ICU scared big time to go to Mogadishu, sounds wise, given the record!
The Anti-Colonial War in Southern Somalia
Pro-colonial troops arrest people from mosques in Mogadishu
Pro-colonial troops torture
Gunmen attack pro-colonial military base in Mogadishu
About 18,000 Somalis fled violence in Mogadishu, Xinhua
5 killed in Mogadishu violence
2 killed in Mogadishu restaurant
Pro-colonial troops rape 5 refugee women
Ethiopian colonialists kidnap Somalis from Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu
Over 1,500 missing in Mogadishu, thousands in concentration camps
Business as usual - pro-colonial troops loot a market in Mogadishu

Ugandan mercenaries in Mogadishu overstretched - Report
Somalis flee capital, Qatar News Agency
13 killed, 20 injured in Mogadishu explosions, Shabelle
Merchants refuse to pay illegal taxes
Residents flee Mogadishu violence, head South, Shabelle
Ogaden - Som territory under Ethiopian colonialism for over half a century
Ethiopian colonial troops massacre civilians in the Ogaden
Ethiopia marketing Ogadeni resources
Ethiopian slave traders (army) abduct Somali young men from Ogaden
ONLF urges UN intervention in Ogaden war crimes
Ogaden at risk of "Meles famine"
Ogaden - Hundreds of thousands risk starvation
Ethiopian military burning multiple towns in Ogaden

Genocide Alert: Meles blocks emergency food aid to Ogaden region
Puntland - where is the oil and where is the money?
Puntland troops fire at crowd, wounding 5
Adde Muse must resign - demonstrators storm parliament over paper money
China gambles on Somalia's unseen oil, FT
Chinese oil giant ventures into Somalia, FT
NFD - Somali territory under Kenyan colonialism for over half a century
UK firm gets oil search contract (in Somalia waters?)
China returns 4 oil blocks, including the Lamu, Anza, Mandera basins
Kenya wants to build second port at Lamu, what is the need?
After messing up the Mbigathi Talks, Kalonzo finds the NFD an easy prey
Somaliland
Where only 3 clans can form political parties - the rest must hit the road!
EU confusion - in Somaliland they pledge to support elections, but in the south, they support dictators and war criminals
Djibouti
Gov't discusses Djibouti-Ethiopia railway with Kuwaiti Company
Mahir (Sanag) - the latest to join the club of bankrupt city-states
New region established in disputed region, Shabelle
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Czech discussing arms sale to the Emperor
North Korea high level delegation in Addis to sell arms to Ethiopia
Ethiopian attrocities a challenge to the State joining the EAC, EAS
Kenya
Colonialist for decades in the NF, Moi wants some good history now
Yemen
The cave man exiles 200 Somali migrants, holds thousands as slaves and concubines with chains in the Jezzan Valley
July 16 - 24, 2007
Horn of Africa
Refugees fear sharing the fate of Kunte Kinte, Chicago Tribune
Shaken and stirred in Somalia, Business Day
Jokers club want a United States of Africa!
Cruel, selfish leaders are the cause of African tragedy, The Star

Why all the suspicion (about Africom)? Daily News
Kenya's dreaming professor!
Uganda wants donor status for invading Somalia, Congo, Rwanda
$100 for entry ticket into so-called reconciliation conference
Yemen helps Somalia with new constitution, but first it must free the Somali slaves and concubines that it holds in chains in the Jezzan Valley!
Ethiopia
Ethiopia - where protesting a poll renders a life imprisonment, Amen!
Ethiopia's dysfunctional parliament - only 2 minutes for the opposition!
Somali MP seeking asylum in Germany
Rebel group removes leader, Ethiopian Review

US gives Ethiopia 72 million dollar grant
The Anti-Colonial War in Southern Somalia
Roadside bomb wounds 6 pro-colonial soldiers
Heavy gun battle rocks Mogadishu
Fascist pro-colonial regime orders imams to register
Lower than ever - searching worshippers in a mosque!
Gedi and Yusuf responsible for abducting 3 foreign teachers in Mogadishu
After aiding and abetting the killing of thousands of Somalis, IGAD and EU talk about a political solution for Somalia, - pay reparations first!
Gunmen attack aid convoy in Central Somalia
EU working behind the scenes to get Aweys to so-called reconciliation conf
Reconciliation and peace-keeping industry
US surprised over Gedi's claim for lack of funds
Gedi's extortion tactic to get more money for his supporters
AU chieftains blame EU for non-payment of Darfur salaries
Mbigathi group - not getting paid for siding with Ethiopian colonialism
Ogaden - Som territory under Ethiopian colonialism for over half a century
Free Makhtal!
ONLF condemns sentencing of opposition leaders, Ogaden Online
Puntland - where is the oil and where is the money?
Bonuses (and kick backs) in exchange for offering Somali oil fields to China
Busy on vengeance - Gedi not aware of Puntland oil deal
Chinese imperialism dealing with illegal city-states to exploit Somali oil
China seeks more overseas exploration rights
Somaliland
RSF condemns detention of journalist, RSF
Disagreeing with EU superficial assessment of so-called reconciliation conf.
Djibouti - Who killed French Judge Borrel in Djibouti in 1995?
Moumin Bahdon denies asking murdered French judge to probe top officials
The 'arms smuggler', the murdered judge, and a scandal ... The Independent
Ghelle plane fails to take off in Livingstone, Zambia
Kenya
Report faults Kenya for mistreating refugees
Deporting a Moslem scholar
Uganda
Ugandan special envoy wants a share of the Somali pie for his country
It pays to be a mercenary! $50,000 for one man, & lashes for 10,000 Somalis
July 8 - 15, 2007
A picture is more than a thousand words!
Governor and Governed!
Replica of Italian style fascism in Southern Somalia!
Capitulation and betrayal!

 Mogadishu, July 2007
Second scramble for Africa is on, Nation
Begging time: AU launches mission to the United States
AU fiasco - Is the dictator's club becoming the jokers club?
US military to help secure oil, Vanguard

Intellectual prostitutes
Ogaden - Som territory under Ethiopian colonialism for over half a century

Rebels With a Cause
Ogaden National Liberation Front
Click to watch the video

In the Ogaden, horrors caused by the Ethiopian colonialists
In the Ogaden, fears and cries of genocide
Swedish company restless for Ogadeni oil
Colonialist oil companies suspend oil exploration in the Ogaden

Census in the Ogaden and Afar region delayed until October, 2007
NFD - Somali territory under Kenyan colonial rule for over half a century
NFD FM radio profiled
Puntland
Ras al Khaimah (RAK) sets up the Puntland Hydrocarbon Dev. Company
RAK eyeing Puntland
Hedge funds and oil over Nogal and Darin basins
RAK to explore oil in Puntland
Puntland and RAK sign Puntland Hydrocarbon Development Company
Ethiopia
 Human rights body condemns Ethiopian genocide of Somalis
3 New York Times journalists detained in Ethiopia
Uganda
Uganda mercenaries to fight Eritrea
July 7, 2007
Revisiting Aden Abdulle Osman, in search of where the decay ever started
Genocide Alert: Ethiopian army decimating the Somali Ogadeni population
Warlord Meles kills thousands of Somalis & then says errors were made
A lesson for AU Konare - planting devils will not yield stability
Kenyan Muslims denounce renditions
May 1 - 7, 2007
More and more, the international community is becoming aware of the colonialist nature of the Ethiopian regime headed by a poorly educated man with delusions of greatness!
Ethiopia accused of torture, Makhtal tortured, Toronto Star
Ethiopia tops press freedom offender list, UPI
Sweden demands release of prisoners (kidnapped and held by Ethiopia)
Sweden sharpens tone against Ethiopia over captives, Xinhua
Human rights group condemns Kenya's decision to close Somali border, AP
500 Somalis kidnapped and illegally held in Ethiopian prisons
Human rights rapporterus denounce deadly conflict in Mogadishu

Yusuf and Gedi heading nothing less than a criminal enterprise called TFG
How the war in Somalia could spread, Toronto Star
America's renditions are a mockery of human rights, The Nation
International community responsible for lawlessness & slaughter in Somalia.
A dozen UN experts jointly express deep concern over casualties in Mog
Security Council conspires with the Ethiopian invaders on one hand and sheds crocodile tears for the rising civilian deaths in Somalia
The song of distraction cannot hide the truth, Shabait.com
Beginning - ferro e fuoco in Baidoa - Gedi bodyguard kills 1 person
Militarization of Africa - SADC to launch military brigade in 3 months, DN
Armed robbery intensifies in Southern Somalia, Shabelle
Genocide Alert in the Ogaden!
Ethiopian troops are killing & arresting the native Somali population
Ethiopian colonialists detain hundreds of Somalis in the Ogaden
Ethiopian colonial regime detain 57 civilians in the Ogaden
Ethiopian colonial regime killing &arresting Somali population in the Ogaden
China's risky venture in resource-rich Africa, IHT
Asia must ensure energy race does not lead to colonial adventures
My dear Lord David Triesman, you owe the native Somali population in the Ogaden a big apology, because it was your gov't who handed over the Ogaden to the Ethiopian colonialists half a century ago because Ethiopia was rued by a Christian monarchy while the Somalis were Moslem!
"Minii la yaabo, Yaasiinka!"
Mentally disturbed Dheere on Mogadishu - no worse calamity could have befallen on the population - see what his thugs did to the native population in Giohar - the long awaited dance of the fat old lady has begun!-
Return of the warlords, Guardian
Butcher Dheere - mayor of nowhere - who elected you in the first place?
Associated Press writer Salad Dhuhul misrepresents & glorifies the Butcher of Giohar, aka Dheere, where even weddings could not take place without his permission, not to mention the land and property seizures
Butcher Dheere unveils his fascist plan
The anti-colonial war in Southern Somalia
Fascist bill over a suffering population
Ugandan mercenary commander cautions against calling Somalia victory
Divided Mogadishu residents suffer in silence, EAS
Ethiopia faces "Iraq situation" in Somalia, EAS
Gun battle kills 3 in Afgoi - the beginning of the Dhowoy land seizures to be distributed to the pro-colonial forces and the Ethiopian generals
NFD - Somali territory under colonial military regime for half a century
Kenya orchestrating the clan wars in the NFD
Kenya udating its colonial records in the NFD
Puntland
Clan militia reportedly hijack 3 vessels in Puntland, Shabelle
Puntland welcomes the betrayal of the pro-colonialists in Mogadishu
Djibouti
World Bank $2m for Ghelle for remaining silent while the South is on the iron
Ethiopia
Ethiopia hinting to blackmail Egypt with Nile water if it does not back off
Chinese ZTE and Ethiopia sign $200 million telecommunication contract, SC
South Korea paying back Ethiopian solidarity in 1956 war
Tanzania
Tanzania to train fascist troops, making Somalia a cleint
Tanzanian police detain 42 Somali, Ethiopian refugees, violating int'l law

Tanzania arresting Ethiopian refugees, on behalf of Meles
Tanzanian court fines Ethiopian refugees in violation of int'l law
April 24 - 30, 2007
Somalia descends again into anarchy, courtesy of the UN, AU, and IGAD
EU writes to Yusuf on one hand, and feeds him with the other hand
Chaos radiate from Mogadishu to engulf region
Eritrea will not endorse invasion of Somalia, Shabait
Eritrean president accuses Kenya of extraditing citizens as POWs, Shabait

Call to salvage Somalia from the barbarians
Africa silently becomes a UN colony, "which is a good thing", EAS
Ethiopia opened a Guantanamo-like prison near Addis Ababa

Butcher after butcher, Gedi, Yusuf, Dheere, Qeybdiid, ....
Ethiopian opposition calls for withdrawal from Somalia, Reporter
Good news for Gedi, the Pinnochet of Somalia, aka the Trojan Horse - Western diplomats dismiss victory claims in Mogadishu
Corruption Time
Lack of funding threatens Uganda mercenary mission in Somalia
AU lacks funding to maintain Somalia invasion
US Africa Command
US still holding consultations on new Africa command, Radio France Intl
US military's Africa command will help African chieftains

Pentagon: Africans misunderstood plan for new military command, AP
Africa: Next US oil war venue, Black Star News
Ethiopian crimes against the population of Somalia
Fighting brings fresh misery to Somalia, Daily Telegraph
Looting mercenary troops prey on Somali refugees, forced to pay the shade
Looting abounds as Somalis clear dead from roads, DPA
Ethiopians kidnapping Mogadishu residents, looting, Goobjoog
Up to 400,000 flee Ethiopian shelling of Mogadishu
Ethiopians launch new attacks in Mogadishu
Thousands flee, hundreds killed in Mogadishu, Guardian

UNICEF condemns mortar attack on hospital, UN News Service
Ethiopian artillery shell hospital, killing 20 patients
Militia takes over Kisimayo, Shabelle
Rewarding the Ethiopian colonialists for invading and occupying Somalia
Ethiopia gets 100 million dollar World Bank funding
EU donates 8 million Euros for removing landmines
Ogaden - Somali territory under Ethiopian colonial & military regime
Eyewitness account of ONLF attack on illegal oil
ONLF attack on illegal oil company
ONLF warns off of oil foreign companies
ONLF kills 75 involved in illegal oil work in Ogaden

Blood for oil in the Horn of Africa, Salon
Energy hungry Beijing suffers backlash in the Ogaden
China "go out policy" means trouble, South China Morning Post
Ogaden war scares supporters of Ethiopian colonialism
Foreigners exploring for oil face consequences, ONLF
Ethiopian colonial forces detain and torture Somali civilians in the Ogaden
Ethiopia
Tigrinya taking  Oromo land in Addis Ababa
3 Ethiopian generals stripped off of their ranks
Ethiopian ministry of defense starts manufacturing military hardware, Report
NFD - Somali territory under Kenyan colonial & military regime
Kenya instigating clan wars in the NFD
Kenya
Kenya security minister meets US officials on Somalia, The Nation
Kenyan Muslim leaders call for opening of Somali border, Daily Nation
Kenyan colonialists support Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Somalia
Puntland and Yemen rulers - killers of refugees!
Another 20 refugees killed on the high seas by criminals hiding in Puntland
Somaliland
Somaliland, Puntland preparing for all out war, Somalinet
Yemen
500 Somalis in Yemen seek resettlement in third country, IRIN
April 17 - 23, 2007
Security Council remains silent on Ethiopian violations to import poisonous weapons from North Korea  in defiance of existing UN sanctions
Situation in Somalia worsening due to external interference, Shabait
Meles  opened Guantanmo Bay-lCike prison in Ethiopia
Immediate & unconditional withdrawal of Ethiopian mercenaries frm Somalia
Egyptian radio urges Ethiopian withdrawl from Somalia
IGAD 19th century chieftains side with the killers of the Somali population
AU chieftains shed crocodile tears over the war in Somalia
UN aid agencies ask for more funds for Somali crisis - an organization where one group sets up the wars while the other group makes a living out of if
Ethiopian and Kenyan extra-ordinary rendition - another name for 19th century Ethiopian slave traders in East Africa
Kenyan extra-ordinary rendition of Somalis
New Jersey man (Meshel) kidnapped and held in Ethiopian jail
Canadian (Bashir Makhtal)  kidnapped and held in Ethiopian jail
RSF fears for the safety of kidnapped Eritrean journalists in Ethiopian jail
Ethiopian mercenaries rape Somali women
The anti-colonial war in Southern Somalia
Some 10, 000 Ethiopian mercenaries killed in Somalia,OLF
Hundreds of Ethiopian mercenaries in Somalia defect to Yemen, Goobjoog
Scores of Ethiopian mercenaries flee Somalia to Yemen
Yusuf hideout in Mogadishu shelled
Somali suicide bomber strikes Ethiopian army camp
Car explosion devastates Ethiopian base in Mogadishu
Ethiopian mercenary army truck destroyed by insurgent blast
Mogadishu roads barricaded by fighters from the resistance
Ethiopia and its stooges shell Mogadishu residential areas
Ethiopian army sends reinforcements to Somali capital, Al-Sharqa al_Awsat
Pro-colonialists impose curfew on Baidoa
Governo della malavita
Ogaden - Somali territory under Ethiopian colonial & military regime
Ethiopian colonialists tendering 2 oil blocks out of the 20 blocks in the Ogaden - the sharks include Petronas, Pexco, South West Energy, Lundin, and Global Oil and Energy Limited
NFD - Somali territory under Kenyan colonial & military regime
Kenya instigating clan wars in the NFD
Puntland and Yemen rulers - killers of refugees!
More refugees robbed and killed by criminals in Puntland and Yemen
Puntland and Yemen responsible for the killing of another 130 refugees
They killed  62 more Southern refugees in the high seas
Somaliland
Editorial faults US policy on Somalia "words have consequences, the sooner US officials know that, the better" Somaliland Times
Djibouti
India indebts not Djibouti but Ismail Ghelle
Kenya
Kenya, US discuss role of new military command for Africa
Another 5,000 Kenyan refugees cross over to Uganda
East Africa
Regional growth declines because of corrupt 19th century chieftains, busy at lining up their pockets while serving former colonial powers
Nigeria
Nigeria delays plan to send mercenaries to Somalia
April 10 - 16, 2007
Ali Mahdi charged with the killing of 98 Galgalle civilians
Swedish teenager held in Ethiopia says she was detained in US led operatio
Canadian may be among detainees in Ethiopia, National Post
US allowing Ethiopia - North Korea arms deal a mistake, Yonhap
Arrogant US ignores rules, Yonhap
These Tigrayns are not sophisticated at all!
Sudan admits border tension with Ethiopia, Al-Sharq-al_Awsat
AU mired in Somalia and Darfur as a result of flawed policies
Rights group blasts "rendition" of Somalia, Reuters
Puntland and Somaliland feuds dismembering Somalia
Ransom paid for hijacked ship, Lloyd's List
As if Somalia was its storage facility, IGAD plans congress in Somalia but before anything it must pay compensation for aiding and abetting war criminals in the genocide against the Somali population
The plight of the Somali population
Yemen: More than 15,000 Somali refugees live in squalid condition, the Yemeni gov't feeds its army and police with the food rations provided by the UNHCR to the Somali refugees
Courtesy of the UN, AU and IGAD for their flawed policies in the service of former colonial powers  - 124,000 have fled Mogadishu in past 2 months
Somalia: Country torn apart by clan rivalry, Business Day
Uganda detains 53 Somalis at Entebbe for no reason
The anti-colonial war in Southern Somalia
Ethiopia amassing troops in Mogadishu
Ethiopia and Somali stooges deny EU report on Mogadishu genocide

Gedi and Yusuf deny report on genocide
ONLF denounces Ethiopian war crimes in Somalia
Fierce fighting renews in the capital, Shabelle
Somali Journalist Union demand immediate release of journalists
Fascists arrest TV crew and ban public events

More than 1,000 (Somalis) killed in attack on Mogadishu, DPA
Ogaden - Somali territory under Ethiopian colonial & military regime
ONLF in huge victory over the colonial Ethiopian troops
OLF kills 11 (Ethiopian) government soldiers in northwest,
NFD - Somali territory under Kenyan colonial & military regime
NFD in Kenyan colonial elections
Puntland
Canmex on Nogaal and Daroor oil project
Puntland - it is a misrepresentation to call them smugglers - these are cowards who are fighting the Somali civil war in the high seas, killing and drowning helpless & unfortunate refugees belonging to southern clans!
Three dozen refugees drowned, UN
Somali refugees drowning increase, 34 more drowned, UN
Up to 100 Somalis, Ethiopian drowned, UN
29 drowned, UNHCR horrified, UNHCR

Gulf of Aden smuggling, UNHCR
Somaliland
Somaliland weekly advises Ethiopia to withdraw from Somalia, ST
Business as usual - only certain clans have the right to form political parties
Djibouti
DC World draws a line between Djibouti and Ethiopia
Cuban delegation in Djibouti, ADI
Ethiopia - a history of slavery, colonialism, and human rights violations
Ethiopia: a long history of human rights abuses
Ethiopia - an outlaw state in the Horn
Kenya
Kenya keen to make more money out of the tragedy of the Somali people
Kenya buying helicopters to fight anti-colonial liberation movements
March 27 - April 9, 2007
War crimes committed in Somalia
War criminal Yusuf calls for revenge of Mogadishu Hawiya clan
Gedi and Yusuf determined to reduce Mogadishu to a cemetry
Europe investigating war crimes claims in Somalia, Int'l Herald Tribune
Somali battles bring claims of war crimes, New York Times
EU says war crimes may have been committed in Somalia

Canada, Sweden, Eritrea seek information on detainees in Ethiopia
Canada pushes access to detainee, Toronto Star

UNHCR underestimating the number of civilians killed in Somalia
People fleeing war secretly detained, Human Rights Watch
Fighting in Somalia forces thousands to flee, FT
Stop rights abuse, slavery way, Monitor
Eritrea holds Kenya responsible for renditioning its citizens to Ethiopia
New power allow US immigration to pursue alleged human  rights violators living in the US - past and present - use it!
Norway calls for withdrawal of foreign troops from Somalia
Foreign troops in Somalia complicate matters, Norway
Isaias: So-called deployment of troops, a trap, Shabait
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of fabricating lies to wage war, Shabait
A victim of dependency and expectations, Gulf News
Opening the gates of hell
What peace are they keeping? Nation
Christianity for Bay, Catholic Information Service
Yemen becomes 4th Arab country to ratify ICC statute - but slavery of captured Somalis in chains continues to fluourish in the Jezzan Valley
American faces Prisoner of War hearing in Ethiopia - who fought who?
UN to send peace keeping operations "experts" to Africa, good at instigating civil wars and supporting 19th century chieftains
Second Somali Government created in Eritrea, Reporter
For the buck, crooks of Africa unite!
Burundi: Tutsi mercenaries rethinking the dangers of the Somalia invasion
"here could be terrorist cells in Somalia" Uganda army chief, Kenya TV

Using the Koran to make money, nothing holy and nothing Koranic radio
Genocide Alert again in Mogadishu and in other parts of the country!
Yusuf and Gedi setting up another genocide in Mogadishu
What is Ethiopia telling Somaliland about the upcoming genocide?
Ethiopian forces arrive in Puntland, Garowe online
Somaliland receives EU delegation - stay away or look the other side?
Rewarding Ethiopia for the invasion of Somalia
World Bank, Ethiopia sign 30 million US dollar grant agreement, ENA
The anti-colonial war in Southern Somalia
Eritrea insists on Uganda pullout from Somalia
EU Solana sheds crocodile tears while supporting fascism in Somalia
Eritrea rejects Uganda plea, New Vision
US Senator Inhofe supports Ethiopian aggression of Somalia
Bodies of Ethiopian mercenaries decomposing in Mogadishu streets, Waga

Bodies lie in streets as battles rage in Mogadishu for fourth day, Reuters
UN - :"End suffering" over 100,00 displaced but accept fascism - an organization whose right hand does not know what the left hand is doing!
Somalia fighting worst in 15 years, Independent
Violence rocks Mogadishu, Toronto Star

Ethiopian mercenaries shell markets to cause maximum death
Belarus warns air companies against flying over Somalia, Ukraine News Ag

Explosion rocks Ethiopian army base, Shabelle
Group vows to launch war against foreign forces in Somalia, Al-Jazeera
Puntland in signs of fascism
Puntland arrests 120 Somalis expelled from Saudi Arabia, Shabelle
Ambassador of nobody insults Somali victims of the Ethiopian genocide
Adde Muse must stop instigating trouble in the south
Puntland accused of clan separation
At least, 100 Somalis or Ethiopians dead or missing off Yemen, AFX
Southern Somalia residents demand release of men arrested in Puntland
Puntland asked to release Southern boys, Shabelle
Horrific death of refugees caused by vestiges of 19th century slave traders, veterans fighting the Somali civil war, and corrupt local and UNHCR staff
Instead, Puntland must be told to close the refugee camps in Bossasso
Range Resources to acquire 49.9 percent of oil project
Cammex on Daroor and Nogaal oil
Ethiopia
Ethiopia mending its western border with Sudan
Afar freedom fighters demand recognition of their rights before releasing ..
Europe sees only the Ethiopian side of the Afar question
US envoy calls for immediate release of kidnapped Ethiopians, ENA
Justice delayed is justice denied - opposition trial adjourned again
Opposition parties oppose Commission's report on the uprising in Ethiopia
Gambela - Territory under Ethiopian colonial and military regime
Petronas Carigali, the man behind the Gambela oil, dies in Addis Ababa
Uganda
Uganda broke, cannot even get jet fuel for its airlines
Raiders of children cannot bring peace to Somalia
Kenya
Kenya senior officer "I was misled about deportations"
Muslim leaders demand government statement on killing of Moslems
Kenya buying helicopters to fight freedom fighters

Kenya denies entry to 7,000 Somali refugees
Kenya intensifies persecution of Somalis in their NFD territory

Kenya illegally arrests 13 Somali citizens in the NFD
Kibaki first messes up Somalia then goes to Arabs for help on Somalia
Egypt
Egypt refuses UN request to help sway Sudan leader - the days of using Africans to catch Africans are coming to an end
March 20 - 26, 2007
Slipping backwards, an insurgency in the making, Economist
External intervention will not help, EU

Uganda, finally some truth from the horse, a chance to live off Somalia
Meles the parrot - "Horn of Africa, much safer now"
New Jersey man who fled Somalia ends up in an Ethiopian jail, NYT
Anger at US rendition of refugees who fled Somalia, Independent
US protests over deported man, Daily Monitor
In signs of fascism, Al-Jazeera protests closure of Mogadishu office
Mogadishu street violence, sign of deeper insurgency, Reuters
Kenya extraordinary rendition on over 100 Somalis to Ethiopia and Somalia
Somalia coverage, only half the story, Toronto Star

Invading a nation, and taking its citizens as prisoners of war, strange!
US trains African chieftains, not peeacekeepers
US war on terror, sectarian conflicts threaten minorities, DPA
Terrorism war guise for minority crackdown, Reuters
Irony - clan chauvinists in Mogadishu seek the human rights they denied their fellow citizens, gentlemen, time for redemption (Hawiya Press Release)
Aftwerke to Musalini (of Uganda) - get out or else have fun with Vietnam
Aftwerke to Musalini (of Uganda) - see the colonial history behind the  Ethiopian invasion and the plight of the Somali population
Another delay in trial of former NSU professor, Virginia Pilot
On colonialism and prosperity, Financial Mail
The anti-colonial war in Southern Somalia
Wounded increase to 300, clashes continue, DPA
Genocide Alert - Musalini of Uganda wants to do it the Congo way!
Genocide Alert - AU mission in Somalia calls for fast deployment of troops
All crew members of shot down II-76 are Byelorussians, TASS
5 injured after grenade attack in Kisimayo

Mogadishu clan elders vow to continue fighting, Shabelle
Heavy defeat endured by Ethiopian mercenaries in Somalia
Over 70 Ethiopian mercenaries killed in Mogadishu fighting
34 said killed, 92 wounded in Somali fighting, IRIN
Ethiopian helicopters terrorizing Mogadishu residents
Unwanted Yusuf guarded by Ugandan mercenaries
Striking against illegal taxes, Mogadishu public transport drivers
Somali man sets fire to UN-chartered plane at Uganda airport, Daily Mirror
Dying for a colonialist and for a dictator - Is it worth?
Ogaden - Somali territory under Ethiopian colonial and military regime
Information on Lundin, the oil company after Ogadeni oil
NFD - Somali territory under Kenyan colonial and military regime
Kenya oil search
Kenya persecuting the native population with "illegal arms campaign"
Kenya after NFD and Mombasa oil and gas
Puntland
28 refugees thrown from the boat by criminals in Puntland
Asphyxiation, beating, and drowning of 28 refugees
Puntland admits 10 soldiers killed in Central Somalia fighting, Shabelle
Eritrea
Eritrea says it has right for alternative ways to resolve border raw, Shabait
Eritrea expels UN mine clearance chief for violation of regulations, UN

6 Ethiopian soldiers seek asylum here, Shabait