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A recent article in the American Chronicle attempted to portray Somaliland in a negative light. This is a forum for free speech and thought, however, it is imperative for these opinions to have some credibility otherwise they tend to appear uninformed and fabricated. Perhaps those who oppose Somaliland should pay attention to the following excerpt from an interview with the United Kingdom Ambassador to UN, H.E. John Sawers commenting on the UN sponsored talks in Djibouti.
When asked why Somaliland was not represented at the meeting in Djibouti he responded by stating "Somaliland has different ambitions and is not represented in the Somali peace talks in Djibouti." Reported by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City on June 3rd/2008.
Time and time again the people of Somaliland have said that they are from a different country. Somaliland and Somalia are two different nations, they were prior to July 1st, 1960, and once again, after May 18th, 1991. This is the reality.
The people of Somaliland would to see all their neighbouring nations live in peace and harmony; they would like to see the people of Somalia resolving their issues and stop slaughtering each other. But, sadly, some corrupt apologists for the defunct Somali Democratic Republic just can´t see to accept that Somaliland and Somalia are two different countries.
The weakness of their arguments can be seen by their inability to add anything constructive to the talks in Djibouti. They have no ideas for stopping the starvation and slaughter of innocent people in Somalia, they have no ideas on how bring about the dialogue, discussion and consensus formula of Somaliland, and they just seem to be obsessed with Somaliland. These corrupt apologists are too pre-occupied with a stable, democratic, moderate Muslim nation, whilst there is carnage in Somalia.
These corrupt apologists are not familiar with the notion of "putting one´s house in order before commenting on someone else´s house". Perhaps a few words of wisdom from H.E. John Sawers, the United Kingdom ambassador to the UN would help.
When asked to comment on the situation in Somaliland, Mr. Sawers replied "It is important to note that things are more peaceful there. In Mogadishu, by contrast the head of TFG, President Yusuf´s plane was shot at as he left for Djibouti"Reported by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City on June 3rd/2008.
The only thing that seems to be crumpling is the notion that there is such a thing as a government in Somalia. On the other hand, Somaliland is as strong and stable as ever, and its President´s get the red carpet treatment upon departure and arrival.
When asked why Somaliland was not represented at the meeting in Djibouti he responded by stating "Somaliland has different ambitions and is not represented in the Somali peace talks in Djibouti." Reported by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City on June 3rd/2008.
Time and time again the people of Somaliland have said that they are from a different country. Somaliland and Somalia are two different nations, they were prior to July 1st, 1960, and once again, after May 18th, 1991. This is the reality.
The people of Somaliland would to see all their neighbouring nations live in peace and harmony; they would like to see the people of Somalia resolving their issues and stop slaughtering each other. But, sadly, some corrupt apologists for the defunct Somali Democratic Republic just can´t see to accept that Somaliland and Somalia are two different countries.
The weakness of their arguments can be seen by their inability to add anything constructive to the talks in Djibouti. They have no ideas for stopping the starvation and slaughter of innocent people in Somalia, they have no ideas on how bring about the dialogue, discussion and consensus formula of Somaliland, and they just seem to be obsessed with Somaliland. These corrupt apologists are too pre-occupied with a stable, democratic, moderate Muslim nation, whilst there is carnage in Somalia.
These corrupt apologists are not familiar with the notion of "putting one´s house in order before commenting on someone else´s house". Perhaps a few words of wisdom from H.E. John Sawers, the United Kingdom ambassador to the UN would help.
When asked to comment on the situation in Somaliland, Mr. Sawers replied "It is important to note that things are more peaceful there. In Mogadishu, by contrast the head of TFG, President Yusuf´s plane was shot at as he left for Djibouti"Reported by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City on June 3rd/2008.
The only thing that seems to be crumpling is the notion that there is such a thing as a government in Somalia. On the other hand, Somaliland is as strong and stable as ever, and its President´s get the red carpet treatment upon departure and arrival.
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