Kritocracy

The political judgement of the ancient Somali nation has been sound, and successful, for over a thousand years. The organic development of the the polycentric legal system of the Somali nation—the Xeer Somali—has been the defining feature of Somali public life throughout the entire history of the Somali nation. The basic political structures of the Somali nation are as strong today as they have ever been. The judgement of the Somali people is as sound today as it has ever been. All that has changed is that today the Somali nation is being encouraged to abandon its unique culture and heritage for the benefit of nefarious non-Somali interest groups.The so-called Transition Federal Government of Somalia is, in essence, a non-Somali construct created for the purpose of furthering the interests of a consortium of anti-Somali powers. The TFG is an agent of foreign powers and it functions for the benefit of foreign nations at the expense of the Somali nation. Millions of Somali civilians have been displaced from their homes as a direct result of the barbaric actions of the TFG. Thousands of Somali civilians have lost their lives as a direct result of the treacherous actions of the TFG.In the last week of October 2008 we witnessed the ridiculous sight of the TFG—including the entire dysfunctional legislative body—being transplanted to the Kenyan city of Nairobi for a public dressing down at the hands of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development. This event alone gives rise to some disturbing questions, including questions which shed light upon the legitimacy of the TFG, especially when the TFG of Somalia can be summoned by foreign powers at will. Surely the TFG has now formally relinquished all claims to political legitimacy. The very fact that the entire the TFG had left the national territory of the Somalia—for the pleasure of IGAD, the US, and the EU—is itself an absurdity, and surely represents a dereliction of duty, in addition to high treason, on the part of all members of the TFG.The only apparent result of the meetings in Nairobi seems to be the development of a situation where the TFG must now successfully fulfil the terms and conditions, defined by IGAD, in order for the realisation of an extension of the TFG mandate beyond October 2009. Whether or not the terms and conditions, as specified by IGAD, are fulfilled is now immaterial for the simple reason that the TFG is now visibly serving the interests of hostile foreign nations directly at the expense of the Somali people. The Somali people have suffered for decades as a direct result of foreign interventions in the internal affairs of the Somali nation.The excellent papers 'Better Off Stateless' by Peter T. Leeson, and 'Somalia After State Collapse' by Powell, Ford, and Nowrasteh eloquently demonstrate the wonderful ability of the Somali nation with respect to the specific art of making good policy judgements. With this in mind, there can be no greater insult directed at the Somali nation than the idea of the TFG requesting funding from foreign donors in order to destroy the wonderful heritage of Somali civic life. Surely an absentee government is preferable to the treacherous TFG in all of its guises.The Somali people must keep faith in their God given abilities. Foreign interventions have brought nothing but misery to the people of Somalia. Foreign interventions have repeatedly sought to destroy the ancient traditions of the Somali nation. The Somali people deserve better than the status of servile clients of a Euro-centric world order. Consequently, the real Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia must be respected in order to facilitate the survival of the ancient traditions of the Somali nation. There must be no deviation from a course that protects all of the customs, rights, heritage, and traditions of the Somali nation. There must be no distractions for—or divisions within—the real Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia. With the help of the Almighty, the re-liberation of Somalia shall be achieved. The ancient Somali nation deserves nothing less.