Somalia, the Monstrous TFG, and the Folly of Doctor ‘Garweyne’

It is surely a monumental example of the idiocy of the so-called TFG entity that, during the past few days, a cabinet member—called Dr. Mohamud Abdi ‘Garweyne’—has warned aid agencies not to stockpile the aid earmarked for needy families inside Somalia. He went on to say that any aid agency, found to be stockpiling such aid, shall face punishment in the future.

This apparently arbitrary proclamation betrays the inherent despotic nature of the so-called TFG entity: Dr. ‘Garweyne’ clearly does not perceive the reality of the situation in which he currently finds himself. Therefore, I shall attempt to enlighten him at this time.

Firstly, Dr. ‘Garweyne’, and the rest of the diabolical TFG construct, are in no position to investigate organised wrong-doing of any description. The monstrous TFG entity possesses neither the means nor the capacity to investigate the habits and procedures of the aid agencies currently active inside Somalia.

Secondly, I wonder if Dr. ’Garweyne’ actually realises that he is in no position to punish the Western aid agencies in question? Does the so-called minister for humanitarian affairs realise that many of the aid agencies in question are directly associated with the Western powers that had, quite disgracefully, created the TFG in the first instance?

Thirdly, the aid agencies in question have greater budgets than the puppet entity—currently masquerading as a sovereign authority—the so-called TFG of Somalia. Indeed, the vile and perfidious TFG of Somalia is an insolvent body. Therefore, how is this mendicant entity, the so-called TFG of Somalia, able to threaten the aid agencies in question with sanctions: With punishment?

Fourthly, Dr. ‘Garweyne’ suggests that there are no security reasons for the practice of stockpiling aid, on the part of the aid agencies in question. If, indeed, this is the case, why then does Dr. ‘Garweyne’, and the rest of the so-called TFG entity, require the protection of the AMISOM troops currently serving inside Mogadishu?

Finally, let me suggest to Dr. ‘Garweyne’, and the rest of his TFG colleagues, that the time has come for them to put an end to this idiocy once and for all. I should like to suggest to Dr. ‘Garweyne’, and all of his TFG colleagues, to resign their posts immediately in order to permit the Somali people to exercise their God given right to national self-determination.

Somalia and the Question of Foreign Fighters

On this morning, I learned of the fact that the Ethiopian armed forces have been re-deployed in central Somalia. By all accounts, the Ethiopian army has taken the Kala-Beyr Junction, a strategic location in the Hiiraan province of Somalia. This news does not come as surprise to me, for I know that the so-called President Shariif—and his shameful phantom government—are prepared to do anything in order to remain inside Villa Somalia.

Having been comprehensively beaten, in military terms, during the past week of fighting inside Mogadishu, the fatally discredited TFG shamelessly depends upon foreign troops—including the brutally racist soldiers of the Ethiopian federation—for its very survival. With this in mind, I would like to examine the claim that foreign fighters can be found amongst the ranks of the armed opposition inside Somalia.

There are varying estimates, with respect to the actual number of foreign fighters who are actively engaged in the battles against the perfidious TFG forces inside Somalia. Conservative estimates put the number at approximately 200 men, and extreme estimates seem to suggest that there are 350 foreign fighters currently fighting in support of the Al Shabab group and their allies. I am prepared to accept the notion that these numbers are entirely plausible. One cannot deny that it is quite possible for foreign fighters to find their way to Somalia in order to do battle against the forces of neo-colonial oppression.

What I find truly remarkable is the brazen hypocrisy of the Western world with respect to the concept of foreign fighter. Let us begin with the example of the British army, with respect to its use of foreign fighters. During the illustrious history of the British army, one is able to identify many instances of the British employing foreign fighters in order to satisfy their military objectives. One can speak of the King’s African Rifles, during the time of the British Empire, and say many a dark skinned individual has carried arms in the service of the British Crown. Even in the present day, it is quite obvious that the British army cannot do without the Ghurka soldiers who famously come from the mountainous country of Nepal.

Let us now discuss the habits of the modern American military hierarchy, with respect to the use of foreign fighters in the furtherance of American national interests. One only has to look at the thousands of mercenaries—currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan—who hail from far flung places such as Croatia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, South Africa, Poland, Guatemala, and The Philippines just to name a few. Indeed, by definition an empire is an entity capable of drawing its fighters from the many nations under both its political and military influence.

Now let us return to the question of foreign fighters currently operating inside Somalia. When one puts aside the unreasonable—and frankly ridiculous assertions of the US Department of State, the UNPOS, and the AU—it is easy to see that the vast majority of the foreign fighters currently inside Somalia are there as a result of a neo-colonial scheme designed to deprive the Somali nation of its God given right to national self-determination. I state, for the benefit of all Somali people, that the foreign fighters who are most unwelcome inside Somalia are the 4300 AMISOM soldiers who currently protect the illegitimate and monstrous TFG of the so-called President Shariif.

The only foreign fighters—to my knowledge—causing the Somali nation a great deal for suffering are the thousands of Ethiopian soldiers who periodically make incursions into the Somali national territory. Such military incursions are not only illegitimate but they are brazen acts of state sponsored terrorism on the part of the so-called great powers of this world. The so-called President Shariif manifestly serves the nefarious interests of the so-called International Community—a conspiratorial fringe group in this world which is led by an Anglo-Saxon elite—and, in doing so, he seeks to eliminate the political freedom of the Somali nation.

Finally, let us say that there really are 500 foreign fighters amongst the ranks of the Somali Mujahidin who oppose the shameless puppet President, currently hiding inside the AMISOM tanks of Villa Somalia. Let us assume that these men have been accepted as brothers by the men who spent much of the past two years fighting the Ethiopian army inside Somalia. Let us assume that, as honoured guests, these men have come to understand the political motives of the armed opposition inside Somalia. Can any person, with a modicum of intelligence, describe such men as anything other than noble and constant friends of the Somali nation?

On the other hand, let it be remembered that the so-called President of the Somali TFG—Shariif Axmed—was enjoying the comforts of a Djiboutian hotel whilst the true defenders of Mogadishu were engaged in daily battles against the Ethiopian invaders during the past 2 years. The TFG of Somalia—a shameless entity with a rotten membership composed of former warlords—cannot be a credible judge of character, and the assertions of the TFG which state that foreign fighters are somehow bad people is indeed laughable.

I urge the so-called President of the TFG, and all members of the disgraceful transitional federal parliament to resign their posts immediately. These people have brought the name of the Somali nation into disrepute, and they must be made to pay for their crimes. With the help of the Almighty, we shall overcome this awful stain upon our good name. Somalia is worth far more than what the so-called band of donor nations, of the International Community, is offering the TFG of Somalia for their treachery.

President Sharif's Dream

Deep inside the various protective layers of Villa Somalia, late dictator's palace, President Sharif is fast asleep. He is enveloped by the sweetest of dreams. In this particularly ephemeral state, the moderately famous Somali leader dreams about the trappings of political power. He finds himself lord and master of Mogadishu, and much more besides. He sees a vision of himself as a man surrounded by wise counsellors, and fawning foreign diplomats. President Sharif finds himself leading a prosperous, if troubled, nation.

The UN World Food Program is, at that moment in time, urging him to authorise the expansion of their mission towards the town of Luuq, in the West of what remains of the territorial Somali Republic. For some strange reason, President Sharif, who has just been re-elected for the second time, does not wish to rely on foreign aid any longer. He imagines that he has had quite enough experience of foreign manipulation. Despite the fact that a ferocious offshoot of the Al-Shabaab militia, known locally as the Jiritaan Brigade, controls the town of Luuq, and most of the Ogaden region, President Sharif often supports foreign request such as this.

The President shuffles around his emperor-size bed, as he slumbers, dreaming about the challenges that face his tenure as President. He sees himself as the saviour of the Somali nation; a man with the common touch. He dreams of donkeys carrying sand for the construction of the giant concrete wall that is to partition the Banadir District, bisecting the once beautiful Somali capital city of Mogadishu. The Somali President fears for the future of the poor unfortunates, according to his omniscient mind, who live under the rule of the Sharica Islaam, inside Somalia, and on the other side of the great wall that now divides Mogadishu. He dreams about the curious Black Flag, beloved of his erstwhile Islamist friends, and he writhes in disgust.

According to President Sharif, a true Islamist is moderate both in appearance and policy. President Sharif hopes to emulate the late President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, before the rise of imperial self-doubt, and the deplorable carpet bombing campaign of Islamabad. He also dreams of invading the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of Megan Daud, and her security forces. He mouths the words, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”, as he slumbers. President Sharif is a political survivor whilst he dreams. His survival has always been derived from his unscrupulous tendency to be a political opportunist. After all, this is the man who sold parcels of the Somali national territory to the enemies of Somalia.

All potential assassins are rendered immobile during his expansively perverse dream. He was never a man that can be roused out of his bed by the sound of a Kalashnikov rifle spitting out anonymous reports in the distance, which has often been the definition of consciousness during a typically dangerous night in Mogadishu. Whilst he has lived inside the comfortable surroundings of Villa Somalia, President Sharif has always felt secure. The President, being an intelligent man, has always been mindful of the fact that the Ugandan troops, deployed to protect him, are good at their job. Despite their visible impatience to return to Kampala. The Ugandan troops are hated by the ordinary members of Somali society, and after many years of protecting President Sharif, the AMISOM soldiers long to return to their home countries.

Yet, on some level, President Sharif feels, during this sumptuous dream, uneasy about his record as the political leader of the Somali people. Try as he might, President Sharif shall never be held in high esteem by the great Somali people; a people who have known, and loved, the memory of the great Sayyid. Words can never soothe the distress caused by the fact that President Sharif, as look at himself in the mirror, recognises the image before him, each morning, as a political failure!

During his pleasurable dream as a legitimate world leader, distressing thoughts begin to inspire President Sharif, for the first time during his long career, to see sense. He finally decides, during this magical dream, to rebel against the wishes of the International Community. This is a brave move, especially when remembers the fact that the International Community had once, long ago, directly installed President Sharif as the imperially designated leader of the Somali nation. Despite the sweet nature of the dream. Despite the opulent surroundings of the recently re-built Villa Somalia, something deep inside President Sharif's mind compels him to serve the best interests of the Somali people, before it is too late. Before the vehicle of mortal consequences fails him, and long before the judgement of his immortal soul, President Sharif dreams of saving Somalia on behalf of his poor compatriots.

President Sharif, not before too long, has come to recognise the fact that the Somali nation is much more than a finely cropped beard, or an immaculately long beard, whether dyed orange or not, for that matter. President Sharif, in his wondrous dream, imagines negotiating a truce with the famous Somali Privateers of Eyl and beyond. President Sharif imagines that, with the help of the mercurial Seamen of the North, he can defeat the violently passionate forces of Jiritaan: The moderate President of Somalia, as he dreams, genuinely believes that he can influence the fate of the ancient Somali nation.

The President of Somalia, Sharif Ahmed, awoke in a cold sweat at 0545 hours on Friday 8th of May 2009. He was relieved to have woken from a bittersweet dream. He recognised his immediate surroundings as the broken shell of President M.S. Barre's once-elegant palace, Villa Somalia. However, it really felt like the process of cognition for President Sharif, so vivid was the dream of a Somali future where young men are prepared to kill for the concept of Somali national honour!

The True Nature of Somali Society and the Corrupting Influence of the Modern Urban Environment

There can be no doubt that we live in a dangerous world. There is much to concern us about modern life, at the best of times, not least of which is the idea that our lives are profoundly influenced—more often than not—by mass-media inspired ideals. Modern human life has become so complex, in some parts of the world, that the general health of some people is greatly influenced by the enormous demands of the modern urban environment. It is often said that most of the people on the planet Earth shall, very soon, be living in a metropolitan environment. If, as I suspect, this is indeed the case, can we—as apparently rational beings—live comfortably with such a disturbing idea?

To my mind, a great deal of the modern urbanised lifestyle is completely illusory. The great cities of the world can only exist if there is a supply of crude oil available to the human race. Indeed, we would never be able to feed the human race adequately, now that the human population is greater than 6 billion individuals, if it were not for the great availability of Phosphates, Nitrates, and Pesticides derived from the crude oil of this world. This is a remarkable fact in itself, but we must remember the fact that nothing about the human condition has prepared us for a life lived within the limits of the urban environment.

Neither the psychological nor biological needs of the human condition are ever adequately satisfied when people find themselves living within the typically restrictive modern urban environment. No matter where one travels to in this world, the situation, inside a city, is often the same. One typically finds an environment where too many people are chasing too few jobs. In relative terms, some people are certainly better off than others, yet no single individual can ever claim to be genuinely free from the basic demands of modern city life. When one thinks about the demands of the modern urban lifestyle, for a short while, one is bound to confront the uncomfortable truth that urban environment is a genuinely dangerous place.

The modern urban environment is dangerous because it is built upon a foundation of inequity. In order for a city to thrive, by definition, the people of that city must be divided into a society of advantaged people and disadvantaged people. Social differentiation is the universal hallmark of modern urban living. The modern urban environment is, quite simply, and rather tragically, a kudos driven social phenomenon. For most individuals, living in the modern urban environment, the implicit concept of gaining kudos within society—by succeeding inside a city—has become all important. The concept of kudos is certainly very important in the great cities of the Western world, where fame and celebrity have developed into powerful social forces in their own right.

The modern urban experience seems to have become the central pillar of human civilisation during the past 100 years. We, as the human race, no longer value nature the way it ought to be valued. We seem to have forgotten that nature—in all of its glory—is the very safety net that subsidises the modern urban experience that we all find so familiar today. We pay scant attention to the fact that currently the human race, and our poisonous obsession with mindless consumerism, is directly causing the extinction of no less than 500 discrete species of flora and fauna each week. What can inspire such irresponsible practices? And how have we, the human race, apparently failed to learn from all of the accumulated wisdom of the ages?

It is my suspicion that a warped sense of urban idealism has greatly influenced the apparent moral decline we now see in all centres of modern urban life. The phenomenon of misplaced aspirations is very common amongst the legions of deprived youths who inhabit the great cities of today. Such young people aspire to have fast money, and all of the associated trappings of the ephemeral currents of modern consumerism. Urban crime, in many instances, is not only tolerated, but it is positively glorified—by certain sub-sections within the urban community—if the phenomenon can directly provide the urban youth with all that they desire. The concept of fast and easy money represents the death of social cohesion in the urban context. It can come as no surprise that the city is home to both the billionaire financial swindler and the impoverished common purse snatcher. Therefore, the modern city has certainly become both a place of fear and a breeding ground for social unrest.

In recent times, man has begun to champion the environment, and I am certainly glad that some of us are unable to accept the idea that the earth can be treated with disrespect for infinitely long period of time. Clearly, this is not the case, and the destruction of the natural safety net of life—the environment in which we find ourselves—must be treated with respect. However—as obvious as this may seem to most of us—the idea of treating the earth with respect is far from the minds of some. In some corners of the world, the concept of commercial profit has transformed otherwise normal human beings into beasts of profit. And, in the pursuit of pure profits, such people will stop at nothing. This obsession is the prime motive for all human economic speculation. Profit is the motive behind the construction of all steel and concrete monstrosities found inside the urban environment. Profit is the motive behind the poisoned soils of the landfill sites of northern Europe. Profit is at the root of all urban corruption, and white collar crimes. The lustful and destructive pursuit of profit is so powerful that it enables, with consummate ease, any flawed logic to triumph over the truth.

In light of the inherent dangers of the so-called developed—and modern—urban environment, what could be more ridiculous than the idea of remaking Somalia in the image of the densely populated urban world? In an age where both humans and dangerous viral pathogens can spread easily within the confines of the urban environment, can it be wise to introduce both foreign troops and foreign ideals to the Somali national territory? The folly of some—like the apparently mindless insistence of President Sharif Ahmed to maintain foreign soldiers, in Mogadishu, in order to serve the interests of a sedentary world that has no respect for the ancient customs and the rich heritage of the Somali people—cannot be permitted to overwhelm all that is good about the uniquely pure Somali culture. There must come a time when genuine political leadership is provided for the benefit of the Somali people. Honest and sober leadership in Somalia, by definition, is conservative in nature. This has been the case throughout the entire history of the Somali people, and I am quite confident that this shall prove to be the case in the future. Somali national politics must develop into a viable concern before it is too late. The likes of President Sharif Ahmed, and the bankrupt transitional federal government of Somalia cannot be considered a viable alternative to the corrupting influences of the modern—and globalised—urban environment.