In solidarity
with Somaliland
We stand in solidarity with Somaliland’s
foreign minister Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi
Omar’s unequi vocal denunciation of Britain’s Foreign Office
which was later echoed by Somaliland’s ambassa dor at large kaysar
abdillahi.
Somalilanders wasted no time in taking to streets to express their
unified displeasure with Bri tain’s political expediency.
The UK’s current maneuver is mere a political cover rather than an
identified substantial thre at that merits the distressing of their
nationals in Somaliland. In a one size fits all approach to cover
all basis the UK’s foreign office has unfortunately attached
Somaliland to the fluid situation in Mali where the Islamist have
been advancing, the siege in Algeria where dozens lost their lives,
and the aftermath of American tragedy in Benghazi. Once the UK’s
actions are viewed within this context it becomes quite clear to
comprehend that there is no imminent threat to foreigners in
Somaliland, but that this is a political cover vaguely couched to
deflect blame in case something were to materialize.
With all the superlatives bestowed on Somaliland none describes it
better than “Oasis of Pea ce”.
Discernibly Somaliland’s status is not fortuitous but the reality
that beat the odds and susta ined prolonged peace by adapting to
changing condition. 2008 we witnessed the coordinated terrorist
attacks that tore through Somaliland and due to that all
Somalilanders are united and remain steadfast in maintaining their
hard-won peace and security in a close proximity to the World’s
Failed State where the chaos is the norm and pirates and terrorist
roam.
We are not naïve or impervious to the threats that face us, erected
in the heart of our capit al city is fighter jet which stands as
testament to value and virtue of peace that we unrese rvedly seek.
The ideals that we hold dear and idioms of peace and
prosperity(nabad iyo caa no) that our language profess are all
shaped by historical context in which our perspective is framed and
there is no differing perspectives on this among Somalilanders. The
security that prevails in Somaliland is a tangible asset that was
born out of rubble built by consensus and safeguarded by all with
unwavering resolve and unmatched adamancy. It is only in Somaliland
where large sums of money of every denomination are left in streets
unguarded, and people of all sorts walk the streets after dark
unfazed.
I commend Somaliland’s foreign minister for his timely and explicit
repudiation of Britain’s rhetoric.
Geleh Ali Gulaid
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