TACSI KU SOCOTA MADAXWAYNAHA JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI, MARWADIISA IYO SHACABKA JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI

Anigoo ku hadlaya magaca dhamaan Maamulka iyo xubnaha Gudiga Ilaalada Xuquuqda Aadamiga Geeska Afrika ee HORN WATCH anagoo la qaybsanaya guud ahaan Shacabka Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti tiiraanyada geerida naxdinta leh ee ku timid Gudoomiyihii Baanka Dhexe ee Dalka Jambuuti Jama Mohamoud Haid tacsidan u dirayaan:

MADAXWAYNAHA JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI MUDANE ISMAIL OMAR GEELEH IYO MARWADIISA KHADRA MOHAMOUD HAID IYO SIDOO KALE GUUD AHAAN SHACABKA JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI EE UU KA BAXAY JAAMAC MOHAMOUD HAID. 

NAA LILAAHI WA INAA ILAAHU RAAJUCUUN
 

EEBE KOREEYE WAXANU KA BARYAYNAA IN UU NAXARIISTIISA JANO KA WARAABIYO MARXUUNKA ADOON WANAAGSAN OO QARANKIISA U ADEEGA OO DADKA BAAHAN WAX SIIYA AYUU AHAA EE EEBOW SADAQADII UU ADOOMAHAAGA SIINAYAY UGU NAXARIISO.

MADAXWAYNAHA JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI MUDANE ISMAIL OMAR GEELEH IYO MARWADIISA KHADRA MOHAMOUD HAID IYO  GUUD AHAAN SHACABKA JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI WAXANU LEENAHAY SAMIR IYO IIMAAN EEBE HA IDINKA SIIYO

TACSIDAN MID LA MID AH WAXANU U DIRAYNAA OORADII UU KA TAGAY MARXUUNKU, CARUURTIISII WALAALADII, QARAABADIISII IYO DHAMAAN SHAQAALIHII BANIGAGA DHEXE EE JAMHUURIYADA JABUUTI

WAXANU ILAAHAY KA TUUGAYNAA IN UU JANADII KA WARAABIYO MARXUUNKA

INAA LILAAHI WA INAA ILAAHU RAAJUCUUN

AAAMIIN AAAMIN AAAAMIN AAAMIN AAAAMIN AAAMIN

Suleiman Ismail Bolalah
Gud. Gudida Ilaalada Xuquuqda Aadamiga Geeska Afrika (HORN-WATCH)

Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Dawladda Jabuuti Ka Tacsiyadeeyay Geerida Gudoomiyahoodii Baanka

January 11th, 2013

 

Hargeysa - Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland Md. Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa caawa dhambaal tacsi ah u diray dawladda iyo shacbiga Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti oo uu ka tacsiyadeeyay geerida ALLE ha u naxariistee Marxuum-Jaamac Maxamuud (Xayd) oo ahaa Gudoomiyihii Baanka dhexe ee Jabuuti oo caawa ku geeriyooday dalka Kenya.

Sidaasna waxa lagu sheegay dhambaal tacsi ah oo uu soo saaray Afhayeenka Madaxtooyadda Md. Axmed Saleebaan Dhuxul, waxaanu u dhignaa sidan:-

“Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Somaliland, Mudane, Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) isaga oo ku hadlaya magaciisa iyo kan shacbiga Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, waxa uu tacsi u dirayaa xukuumada iyo shacbiga Jabuuti oo uu ka tacsiyadaynayo geeridii ku timid ALLE HA U NAXARIITSEE MARXUUM JAAMAC MAXAMUUD XAYD oo ahaa gudoomiyihii Baanka dhexe ee Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti oo ku geeriyooday magaalada Nairobi ee wadanka Kiniya oo xaaladiisa caafimaad darteed loo geeyey.

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, Mudane, Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) sidoo kale waxa uu ka tacsiyadaynayaa geeridaasi eheladii iyo qaraabadii marxuum jaamac Maxamuud Xayd, waxa uu illaahay uga baryayaa marxuumka in uu naxariistii janno ka waraabiyo eheladii iyo shacbiga jabuutina uu samir iyo iimaan ka siiyo. IN-NAA LILLAAHI WA IN-NAA ILAYHI RAAJICUUN.”

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Commander's New Year Message

To CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti, Jan 02, 2013 —

To the men and women of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa,

 As the New Year approaches, I would like to thank you for your dedication

 that has made 2012 a successful year for CJTF-HOA. Together we have moved

 closer to achieving our vision of being the security partner of choice in an

 increasingly secure, stable, and developing East Africa.

 The year 2012 will be known as "the year of change" for CJTF-HOA, as we

 assumed our new role as the supported command for all military operations,

 exercises, and security cooperation in East Africa. To that end, we have

 made tremendous progress.

 We centralized command and control of all land based and joint aviation

 operations with the establishment of a Joint Force Land Component Command

 (JFLCC) and HOA Air Component (HOA-AC), respectively. We issued and began

 executing the HOA Campaign Plan and related operational orders, codifying

 and setting into motion our vision for East Africa.

 We implemented a medical evacuation plan to provide 24/7, 365 day/year

 personnel recovery for all U.S. personnel. And most importantly, our efforts

 contributed to protecting America, American citizens, and American interests

 from threats emanating from East Africa.

Major General Rob Baker, Commander

The year 2013 will allow us to capitalize on our hard work and successes of

 2012. We will bring together those international partners working alongside

 us in East Africa to share plans on future military support to the region.

 We will look toward the future strategic environment in 2025 to identify the

 requirements necessary to support our mission here, and begin to posture

 ourselves accordingly. And we will continue to focus our operations,

 exercises, and security cooperation on the operational and institutional

 capabilities that our East African military counterparts need the most.

 Thank you for your commitment to each other, to our mission, and to our

 African partners. I look forward to working with each of you in the New

 Year!

 Respectfully,

 MG Ralph (Rob) Baker, USA

 Commander, Combined JTF-Horn of Africa

 Djibouti, Africa

Job Vacancy: International Crises Group Seeks Analyst, Somalia

International Crises Group Seeks 

Analyst, Somalia

Role:

 

Based in Nairobi, or the region, the successful candidate will research and produce reports on security, conflict, local politics, governance, social and development issues, analysing long and short-term challenges to stabilisation, security and development in Somalia, and recommending measures to achieve these goals. 

Responsibilities:

• Conduct extensive research into prevailing security, political and social conditions in Somalia;
• Provide analysis and advice on key security issues facing Somalia to promote stability, security and development;
• Prepare at least three detailed reports per year or the equivalent in briefing papers, setting out relevant research findings and policy recommendations;
• Carry out advocacy and media work to disseminate research findings and recommendations;
• Work closely and liaise with representatives of governments and international and local organisations in gathering information, seeking input and feedback, and supporting the distribution of Crisis Group reports and recommendations. 

 Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge of politics and society in Somalia, with significant field experience in the region;
• Experience in political analysis and conflict prevention;
• Three to five years professional experience in government, academia, international organisations, NGOs or journalism;
• Excellent writing, editing and analytical skills and ability to formulate well-targeted policy recommendations; 
• Written and spoken fluency in English and proficiency in Somali preferred;
• Masters degree in international relations, political science, journalism, sociology or equivalent through experience;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including good public presentation skills, and a very strong capacity for effective teamwork;
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.

Application Procedure:

Applications should be submitted in English and include a CV, cover letter, contact details of at least 3 referees and two short writing samples pertaining to conflict issues in the region. In the cover letter (which should be sent as an e-mail) the candidate should briefly propose his or her own ideas on themes for two future Crisis Group reports relating to conflict in Somalia and briefly describe how she/he would research them (in no more than two pages). Please refer to Crisis Group's website for previous publications: http://www.crisisgroup.org. 

Please send applications by email to africa.vacancies@crisisgroup.org including “Analyst, Somalia" in the subject line of the e-mail. Recruitment will remain open until the appropriate candidate is appointed. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls or emails please.

Crisis Group offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and an excellent benefits package.

Somaliland’s stable image under threat

xBy Kevin J. Kelley

Somaliland's reputation as a stable and democratic entity has been shaken by violent disputes over the outcome of local elections held late last month.

Mudaharaad Dadwaynaha Gobolka Saaxil ka Dhigeen Berbera 22 Dec. 2012

Press reports from Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital, say three people were killed last week as demonstrators charged that the local voting was not conducted fairly.

Mudaharaad Gilgilay Ceerigaabo Sanaag Region 27 Nov. 2012

Somaliland’s representative in the US, Rashid Nur, said in an interview that the protests were organised by the leader of a political party that appeared to have fallen short of the local vote total needed to qualify for national recognition.

Mudaharaad Dadwaynaha Burco dhigee 19 July 2012 oo ay kaga soo Horjeedaan Booliska oo Nin shicib ah ku Dilay Burco

In accordance with Somaliland law, the three parties receiving the most votes in the local elections will be registered on a national level, Mr Nur explained. Four other parties that ran candidates in the November 28 elections will not gain national standing, he said.

Mudaharaad Dhaawac iyo Dhimasho Sababay oo Ka Dhacay Saylac 8 Jan 2013

“It looks like the worst is over,” Mr Nur commented on December 11, noting that calm has been restored in Hargeisa.

A team of 50 observers from 17 countries said in a preliminary report on December 3 that the local voting was “a largely peaceful and transparent expression of democratic will.” But the international monitors also cited “weaknesses in safeguards against multiple voting.”

Mid ka Mid ah Dadkii Mudaharaadayay Boorama oo Boolisku Dhaawaceen 

Mudaharaad ka Socda Boorama

Internal instability is just one of the threats facing Somaliland, which declared itself independent of Somalia in 1991.

Somaliland’s border with Puntland, a self-proclaimed autonomous state to its east, has not been demarcated and could become the scene of armed clashes, warned Mohamud Jama, Somaliland’s representative in Kenya.

Mudaharaaad Natiijada Doorashada Lagu diidan yahay oo Dadwaynaha Hargeysa Sameeyeen Dec 2012

Baroordiiq loo samaynayo Ardaydii Booliska Somaliland Ku laayay Hargeysa Mudaharaad Dadwayne oo ka dhacay Degmada Axmed Dhagax

Mudaharaaad Natiijada Doorashada Lagu diidan yahay oo Dadwaynaha Hargeysa Sameeyeen Dec 2012

Speaking at a recent Africa scholars conference in the US, Mr Jama said that because Somaliland is not internationally recognised as an independent state, it has no hope of gaining donor support for a $1.2 billion “national development plan.”

He described Somaliland as “very poor,” with Nur noting at the same conference that its population of 3.6 million has a per capita annual income of $226.

The newly installed Somalia government in Mogadishu wants Somaliland to be re-incorporated into a single national entity. But re-unification is “off the table” as far as Somaliland is concerned, Mr Nur said.

He argued that Somaliland had achieved peace and democratic governance during a period when Somalia was being torn apart by civil wars. Mr Nur said Somaliland had no intention of risking its gains by rejoining a failed state.

Talks needed


Mr Nur added that Somaliland intends to carry on negotiations with Somalia, even though “the government in Mogadishu does not represent the people of Somalia — it represents those who created it.”


“If there is no talking in that region,” Mr Nur said, “the only thing that happens is shooting.”

There are “many issues” that Somaliland and Somalia can fruitfully discuss, such as economic co-operation, Mr Nur commented in last week’s interview.

But Somaliland is likely to feel growing international pressure to strike a deal with Somalia now that the authorities in Mogadishu are asserting control over growing parts of the country.

Qurbajooga Dibadoow: Hees Qiiro Wadaninimo Leh 2012

QURBA JOOGA DIBADOOW 
IN DALKEENU HODAN YAHAY 
MALAA MAAD DAREEMINE 
KOLKA DIRIR GUYAAD HELO 
KAALAY SOO DALXIISOO 
DALTABYADA ISAGA BII

DOODA SAMAWANAAG IYO 
DARARWAYNE SOO BARO 
DOOXADII JALEELIYO 
GEED DEEBLE SOO ARAG
DACARBUDHUQ U SOO DHAAF

DARISKII MADHEERIYO
DAAFTA GACANLIBAAX U SII DHAAF
DEGMADII JACAYLKIYO 
DEKEDADII  BERBERA .............


QURBA JOOGA DIBADOOW 
IN DALKEENU HODAN YAHAY 
MALAA MAAD DAREEMINE 
KOLKA DIRIR GUYAAD HELO 
KAALAY SOO DALXIISOO 
DALTABYADA ISAGA BII

What Do You Know About "Zero Dark Thirty" & Relation of Usama Bin Laden's Finding Out

 "Zero Dark Thirty" :

A Guide for Human Rights Advocates

House of Usama Bin Laden - 40 Minutes Operation 

Friday, January 11, 2013 is both the eleventh anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo prison and the day that "Zero Dark Thirty" premiers nationwide."Zero Dark Thirty" is a movie that provides a fictionalized account of the hunt for Usama Bin Laden and misleadingly suggests that the use of torture was critical to finding Bin Laden.

Sadly, recent public opinion polls show that a narrow majority of Americans believe that torture can be justified as an effective form of intelligence gathering. CJA and our clients know this is false. The story of CJA client Daniel Alvarado is particularly poignant. Mr. Alvarado was an engineering student in San Salvador in the 1980's and was abducted by the military while watching a soccer game. He was tortured repeatedly over many weeks until he falsely confessed to participating in the assassination of U.S. military advisor Albert Schaufelberger. Many months later, U.S. officials uncovered the identity of the true assassins and Daniel was exonerated. Daniel still suffers from the physical and mental effects of his torture.


Before making a decision about whether or not to see "Zero Dark Thirty," please consider the following:

While the film claims that it is "based on first-hand accounts of actual events," according to the Chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Armed Services Committee, the film is grossly inaccurate and misleading in its suggestion that torture resulted in information that led to the location of Usama bin Laden. See, Senators Feinstein, Levin, and McCain's letter to Sony.

The movie suggests that the CIA learned about the existence of the courier who led to the discovery of Usama Bin Laden's compound as a result of torture and that the use of torture was the only way to get that information in a timely fashion. This is false. According to the Senate Intelligence Committee, "The CIA did not first learn about the existence of the Usama Bin Laden courier from CIA detainees subject to coercive interrogation techniques. Nor did the CIA discover the courier's identity from detainees subjected to coercive techniques... Instead the CIA learned of the existence of the courier, his true name and location through means unrelated to the CIA detention and interrogation program." See, Senators Feinstein, Levin, and McCain's letter to Sony.

Last week, the Senate opened an investigation into whether the CIA provided misleading information to the "Zero Dark Thirty" film makers in an attempt to justify the use of torture. The CIA has long been criticized for selectively releasing information to the media when it serves a particular agenda or PR purposes. The CIA's Acting Director recently issued a statement to his employees acknowledging inaccuracies in the film. See, Acting Director Morell's e-mail to CIA employees.

In the words of Terry McDermott, "'Zero Dark Thirty' justifies that what cannot be justified."


Since the Newtown shootings there has been much discussion about how desensitized we have become by the use of extreme violence by the media. I ask you to reflect on Hollywood's fascination with the use of graphic and prolonged torture scenes despite overwhelming evidence that torture is illegal, immoral and NOT an effective intelligence gathering tool. For more on the film and the controversy please see the resources below: 

"I said that I knew nothing. Major Pozo then ordered his men to torture me until I signed a paper. It said that I had assassinated the American Advisor. I signed it because I could no longer endure this torture. Major Pozo said that they worked in shifts and they would continue to torture me until I would sign the confession. And that they were not going to kill me, but that probably the body would not withstand it and that I would simply die." -- CJA client Daniel Alvarado


 

Somalia pirate kingpin 'big mouth' retires

One of Somalia's most notorious pirate leaders, nicknamed 'big mouth', who terrorised the Indian Ocean, has announced his retirement.

Mohamed Abdi Hassan, known as "Afweyne", or "big mouth", said after being in the piracy game for eight years, he decided to "renounce and quit".

"From today on I will not be in this gang activity," he said.

Last year he was described as "one of the most notorious and influential leaders" in Somalia's pirate-hub region of Hobyo, in a report by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.

His men were reportedly involved in the 2009 capture of the MV Faina, a Ukrainian transport ship carrying 33 refurbished Soviet-era T-72 battle tanks, and which was released after a 134-hijack for a reported three million dollars.

He was also reported to be involved in the 2008 capture of the Saudi-owned Sirius Star supertanker, also released for a ransom of several million dollars.

Afweyne did not provide a reason for his change of craft, but speaking at a ceremony in the central Somali region of Adado, he said he has also been working to persuade other pirates to follow his example to quit sea banditry.

"I have also been encouraging many of my colleagues to renounce piracy too, and they have done it," Afweyne said.

Somalia has been ravaged by a relentless conflict since 1991, and a lack of effective central authority has allowed pirate gangs, extremist militia and other armed groups to control mini-fiefdoms.

However, piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia have plummeted to a three-year low thanks to beefed up naval patrols.

Source: AFP

IOM Somalia receives Euro 1-million to help IDPs in Somalia

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Somalia receives Euro 1 million from the Government of France for stabilization programme to assist vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other mobile populations in Somalia.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Somalia has received a generous donation from the Government of France of € 1 million for a year-long stabilization project commencing in January 2013. IOM will assist the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia to provide support to the most vulnerable IDPs migrants and mobile populations, as well as their affected host communities in Lower Juba, Gedo and Mogadishu, Somalia.

IOM in Somalia aims to make a quick and visible impact on the lives of thousands of vulnerable IDPs and other mobile populations, through the direct provision of basic services in Mogadishu, as well as enhancing the Somali Government’s capacity at a strategically important District Community Center in the capital, to ensure target beneficiaries have uninterrupted access to these vital basic services. The project aims to contribute to stabilization and peace-building initiatives in Somalia by strengthening the capacity of regional and local governance institutions and communities while simultaneously addressing the urgent needs amongst the IDPs and their affected communities, improving service delivery, and promoting self-sufficiency and sustainability of service provision by the Government of Somalia to its people.

Thanking the Government of France, IOM Somalia’s Chief of Mission, Mr Ali Abdi said: “We are very grateful to the Government of France for their generous contribution to IOM and applaud France’s commitment to seizing the right moment and foresight to assist Somalia’s stabilization at this point in time. With this donation, IOM in Somalia is now able to establish border health posts on the Somali-Kenyan and Somali-Ethiopian borders in Dhobley and Doolow to service these very vulnerable migrant populations.”

The Ambassador of France in Nairobi H.E. Etienne de Poncins stated: “The current positive trends in Somalia, both the political process and the security situation, must be seized upon now and make us prepare, together with the Government of Somalia, the appropriate and acceptable conditions for the long term stabilization of the country. I am therefore delighted that the Government of France, which already provides substantial financial support to Somalia, particularly through the European Union, is able to provide further assistance for stabilization in Somalia to IOM working in close partnership with the Government of Somalia”.

AfriCom boss against large US military presence in Africa

General Carter Ham

Written by defenceWeb/Africom
 Thursday, 10 January 2013

The United States’ top soldier in Africa, General Carter Ham, said he is against a large standing American military presence in Africa and favours the approach of mission specific tailored capabilities to achieve specific outcomes within set time limits.

The commander of US Africa Command (AfriCom) told December’s Achebe Colloquium at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, that this was the best way to execute the “low cost, light footprint, innovative approach” set in terms of the January 2012 State Department Defence Strategic Guidance document and President Obama’s Policy Directive for Sub-Saharan Africa.

“This to us means we do not want and certainly do not require a large standing US military presence in Africa. That would be counter-productive. We are better with specifically tailored capabilities for specific, time-limited missions.”

Elaborating, Ham referred to the US Army’s “regionally aligned brigade” concept. “That brigade is about 4 000 troops but you won’t see 4 000 troops deploying from the US and plunking down someplace in Africa. What you will see over the course of a year that the brigade is available as currently scheduled. This entails 96 different engagements in 35 different countries, specifically tailored to achieve the effect commonly sought in our discussions with host nations, our US ambassadors and chiefs of mission across the continent. We believe this is our best approach.

“Through its security, co-operation activities and exercises this is the best way for AfriCom to strengthen our partners’ defence capabilities,” he told an audience of African scholars, activists and other experts at the colloquium convened by Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, professor of African studies at Brown University.

Ham added the mission of AfriCom was also to advance US security interests in Africa.

“We think we do that best by strengthening the defence capabilities of African countries so they are increasingly capable of providing for their own defence and contributing to regional security and stability.”

The US presence and its work is led by the focus areas of strengthening democratic institutions; promoting economic growth, trade and investment; advancing peace and security and promoting opportunity and development.
“AfriCom’s efforts, unsurprisingly, focus on advancing peace and security. We do so recognising it’s not an end state but that stability and security are necessary preconditions for the other three to take hold,” Ham said.

source: http://www.defenceweb.co.za