| Ibrahim Mead
Political analyst
Ottawa, ON, Canada
An open letter to the international Community- Somaliland donors
Here, history repeated it self!
Again we found our selves warning and appealing the world to save
Somaliland from her own government, just like (SNM) we warned the
world against Siyad Barre’s Regime of what they were doing with
their own people. Although methods, means and policies of the said
regimes were/ are different, the end was / is the same. They caused
/ causing civil wars, destruction, demolition and misery even though
one was worse than the other in severity, quantitatively! Riyaale
and gang set their feet on the same road, an evil road! Ironically
they were part of the genocidal regime of Siad Barre!!
The flock leading by Riyaale and Awil are working over time in
creating clan conflicts to fume inter-clan wars in the country, so
that elections would never happen! They already did it in
“Ceelbardaale” incident! They unwisely, indecently expelled enter
peace organization from the country the said organization was
helping for the upcoming elections for an obvious reasons!
Only the people- (elders, Religious people like Sh. Seera,) in their
godly effort, put off the fire at least for now!
The Riyaale so-called Government beats the drum of war sentiments
through the public Radio, TV, and Newspapers.
They barred from the Opposition to use these public media outlets!
They want to keep an uninformed people uninformed!
They imprisoned the journalist!
They shut down the private media outlets! And now they include the
international community in their enemy list and call them all kinds
of names! Mindlessly so!
If Riyaale and Awil’s way goes through, Somaliland will become like
Somalia with all the packages of warlords, religious fanaticism, sea
pirates and endless civil wars where humanity severs! And that is
what they are up to! And that is what we don’t want to happen. And
that is why we are calling the international community for help.
The thugs must be stopped before it is too late for every one, the
local and the international communities alike!
The man Somaliland endured so long for the sake of peace and
stability, for so long- is a guy his character and behavior is like
that of ‘Don John’. A felon who always does evil things in
Shakespeare’s play of “Much a do about nothing”
Shakespeare, best described the (Riyaale) guy’s ingratitude, {being
a Kat vendor, in the streets of Hargeisa, made president- wrongly
for sure} in his play “As you like it-11, 7’”
“ Below, below, thou winter wind,
Thou are not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude:
They tooth is not so keen,
Because thou are not seen,
Although thy breath, be rude.
The character, which Somaliland made him president and you are about
to meet him, is further and best described in the “Quraan.”
As Daher Riyaale’character is likened to that of ‘Don John, the
felon who always looked for evil things to do, Mr. Riyaale is also
likened to“Waleed ibn Mugira” described in the Quran. In “Alqualam
ch.29, V, 10,11,12” by the author
Allah said, “ Obey not every mean swearer [it is only liars who
swear on all occasions, smaller or great because the ordinary word
is not believed in. the true man’s word, according to the proverb,
is as good as his bond.] A slanderer, going about with calumnies
habitually hindering all good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in
sin, with all that………….”
Somaliland people endured all these humiliations and betrayal for
the peace and stability of their country! They could cause change
the way Riyaale is provoking to, unlike them the people and the
opposition wants to cause change through the ballot and not by the
bullet. Through the process of democracy and peaceful means and not
through violence
Mr. Riyaale (allegedly) bought properties in UAE, Egypt, and some
western countries. His moneyman Mr. Awil bought property in Kenya
Mr. Riyaale already moved his family to France, a matter of fact. He
and his family posses Djibouti diplomatic passports, as widely
reported.
Mr. Riyaale defied almost every article of the constitution, rolled
over the national opposition parties, and corrupted the National
Elections Committee to useless!
He now attacks through the public media (he owned) not only the
houses of congress, not only the opposition parts, not only the
independent media, but also the donor countries and the humanitarian
organizations national and the international ones!
This felon, this evildoer, this conflict creator, this guy who has
metamorphosed to warlord, ought to be stopped with the help of the
international communities. He wants to start clan wars and that is
what we don’t want! ‘Somalia-zation’ of Somaliland is what Riyaale
and gang want, their actions in this regard are obvious, but that is
what we the local and the international communities must confront
and stop. One Somalia is more than enough in the region, may I add.
The international front
International community must exert pressure on the moral less
warmongers, Riyaale and his Moneyman Mr.Awil and the rest of
Riyaale’s Ministers by:
a) Not dealing with them as representatives of Somaliland. [Indeed
they are not!]
b) Denying them visas to travel to where they hid the
(public-stolen) money
c) Freezing all the (stolen) assets and Bank accounts in foreign
institutions any where
d) Giving hand and work with the people through their
representatives and the civil societies and the progressive forces.
(“UFSS” an umbrella organization yet to be formulated) The united
front for the salvation of Somaliland, which consists all the
political organizations including UDUB for change, ought to save
Somaliland, which in fact is saving the region as a whole from wars
and extremism in conjunction with the international community!
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The guy lost any moral and legal authority to govern and to call him
self a president of Somaliland, therefore he has to be confronted
with the facts that the world is watching him, creating instability
in the region, is not acceptable, he must be told!
Mr. Riyaale and his money man-at times called his brain, Mr. Awil
are setting Somaliland for “Al shabab” take-over, whether they
understand the consequences and the dimension of what they are doing
or not! That is what will happen if we don’t draw a line in the
sand!
The twins of demon are agents of destabilization not only to
Somaliland but also to the region as a whole.
However peace
PS: the author wrote many articles about Somaliland current
political situation, lately and published in Somaliland web sites
like: Somaliland Centre, Somaliland news, Somaliland .org,
longlivesomaliland.com, Somaliland future and others
You may also get copies of the said articles from the mentioned web
sites or from the author directly.
Ibrahim Mead
Three times international observer in Somaliland elections
Director of conflict Resolution and reconciliation org.
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