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the Liberation War Continues... :Posted on 18 May 2002
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SHASNA
MediaWatch
And the Liberation War Continues...
Djibouti City, Djibouti, May
16, 2002
Yesterday it was Puntland, freed from Arta and Arta supported extremists.
Their alliance has been shattered, defeated and dispersed; they are in total
disarray! For a breathtaking and intellectually stimulating in-depth
analysis, read Syed Gashan's "Puntland
on the mend -- plot by the TNG et al."
In the meantime and in the next few days and months, the liberation war will
move to the southern half of the country. Some parts of the country,
including the Gedo region in its entirety, has totally been freed from the
grip of Arta invaders and extremists.
As the SRRC
supported SNF Military Communique indicates, the Arta leadership in the
area has capitulated or been captured; and their militias have soundly been
defeated and dispersed. Victory might be in sight, BUT it is only the
beginning!
It was only few days ago that three Libyan and Djibouti plane loads of
weapons, ammunitions and armaments have landed on Arta controlled
Balli-Doogle airport, for the benefit of the sub-clan and destined for
southern Somalia. So much for the UN ARMS EMBARGO! The Arta's Arab
alliance might be in disarray but they have not yet imploded. Financial
support has been arriving daily. Over ten million US dollars has been
pledged by Saudi Arabia, Libya, Qatar, Egypt, UAE, and Yemen; five
million has already been deposited in the Arta coffers in Djibouti. It is
only the beginning phase of this Arab supported destabilization of Somalia.
This war is bigger than what your average and innocent UN staff member might
have in mind. This is a war between two competing interests and
philosophies. It is war that will either keep Somalia in the dark ages for
years to come or will move it to its deserved place in the modern world! You
watch and wait...it is only the beginning!
As we watch and analyze the reactions to the recent and almost free from
casualties liberation of Puntland, and the continuing liberation of southern
Somalia, the usual suspects keep blaming Ethiopia. The BBC News service, of
course fed by Hassan Barrise, its reporter in Mogadishu and its affiliate,
the BBC Somali Section, headed by another sub-clan member, has been duped
to reflecting the opinions of the sub-clan members rather than reporting the
news. But then again, this is no surprise news to Somali listeners of
the BBC, as they appropriately call Her Majesty's service as "Been Been
C[s]ii" or in English, as "Lies and More Lies!"
The other sub-clan online network, the UN's IRIN, has surprisingly been mute
and has uncharacteristically and briefly only reported the truth as follows:
Nairobi, 15 May 2002 (IRIN) - "According to the sources, the fighting
is between an alliance of the Marehan sub-clans of Rer Hasan, Hawarasame and
Habar Ya'qub, which are supported by the opposition [SouthWestern State]
Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council on the one hand, and on the
other hand by sub-clans [invading hordes] sympathetic to the Transitional
National Government [Arta sub-clan].
Translation: This is a war between the indigenous landowners and invading
sub-clans from central Somalia clan territories! This is a war between Arab
money and armaments supported aggressors and the aggrieved!
This continuing liberation struggle enters its twelfth year and, with or
without Yusuf-Garad's and Hassan Barrise's BBC lies and propaganda, will
continue till all occupied land is liberated from their invading hordes. And
the indigenous Southern Somali tribes will slowly reclaim their land,
properties and farms from Mogadishu
Invaders and associates.
And it is only the beginning! Stay tuned for more.
SHASNA* Editorial Board
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