Peace,
Sadia

Its maddening how deep it goes,
a stretch so far that no one knows,You speak in tongues feeling the clench of anurge, deep and burning perhaps long ago we were clean ,but since then have all morals been thrown ,mouth is the porthole to destuction ,constumptions of poisons go on ,0ur insides are burnin sad to see haw low we are fallen.I can’t express my feeling afew lines of english words ,but honestly I tell you haw deep respect i have for you Abukar Arman stay alive Brotha .

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Peace,
Sadai

Please be respectful of those who do not agree with your idea of what Somalia must be …!

Why do you see your fellow Somalis as enemies? What is your position on your fellow Somali men and women in other parts of what use to be Somalia? Are they the Clan minded people? Or are they just ordinary some Somali men who want a better life for themselves and for the rest of Somali people?

Arman, I actually am surprised with you, what do you stand for? Why do you see your fellow Somalis as enemies? – why do you see your fellow Somali men as Clan minded just because they were forcibly exiled from their home and they had to organize themselves to do better. ?

Who exactly gave you the right to tell all Somali people what is good and what is not? Why do you insist dividing “you and your fellow Somali people” to groups that you call the good Somali and the clan minded Somalis? How come you know what is right for all Somali people?

Instead of labeling Somali people and categorizing them into groups , why don’t you try to attract your people (your own Somali people) and bring the people closer. Why do selectively and possibly intentionally the very Somali people you intend to serve? You are not serving them at all !!!

There is no doubt , I disagree with your theories, your thought and your approach (respectfully nonetheless) and I suggest let us take this discussion offline.

If you care about Somalia (what I call the former Somalia). Please do try to bring people closer !

your statement was “The Lower Jubba Enigma: It brings together two of the front-line states and several militia groups all with competing zero-sum interests”

The statement doesn’t make sense to view the two front line states as countries “Somalia and Kenya”……… front-line as in ? — the terms front-line states was common in 1980s , often used by Zambia and Zimbabwe to describe the Black Africa’s front-line with Apartheid south Africa. (I don’t see the same sense here)!………t I think you did have an error!

Arman,
As you may know , I have roots from the Lower Jubba region. Let me correct you here, Lower Juba is just one region and not two frontline states/regions as you mentioned in your article.

Lower Juba consists of five administrative districts namely, Badhaadhe, Afmadow, Hagar, Jamaame and Kismayu. The population of these districts has far more in common with Kenya’s Somali province than Mogadishu.

I don’t think anyone wants to change facts on the ground, facts do not change , they become apparent. The reality on the ground is truly represented by the native population of these areas.

While there are both Islamists and other militia, the notion that lower Juba is disputed land being contested by many clan groups untrue (It is one of the most enduring canards ever manufactured in Mogadishu).