World Cup 2010 Floods South Africa With International Celebritites

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International Celebrities in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup 2010

Apart from the football stars - the current players and the former players - the Maradonas, the Beckhams and the Zidanes, a host of other international celebrities have descended upon South Africa for the FIFA World Cup 2010.

At the 2010 Fifa World Cup Kickoff Concert, held at Soweto's Orlando stadium, entertainment stars performed for a crowd of 30 000 football supporters. Alicia Keys, Waka-Waka star Shakira and Somali-Canadian rapper Waving flag K’naan were some of the main attractions.

Other performers were Black Eyed Peas, the brightly-clothed South African Soweto Gospel Choir, John Legend, Beninese star Angelique Kidjo, Cape Town-based Afropop group Freshlyground, the blind husband and wife duo Amadou and Mariam from Mali, Tuareg group Tinariwen, also from Mali, rocker Juanes from Colombia, local favourites the Parlotones and BLK JKS, Somali-Canadian rapper K'Naan, and another Malian act, the guitar wizard Vieux Farka Toure.

On a side note, the success of the event was marred by the death of the teenaged great-granddaughter of our very own superstar Nelson Mandela in a car crash after the concert which led to him not being present at the opening ceremony the following day.

At the opening ceremony, attending dignitaries included United States Vice-President Joe Biden, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Prince Albert of Monaco, and our Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Other celebrities spotted were Naomi Campbell and Pamela Anderson.

Performers included R Kelly, Algeria’s Khaled, Ghana's Osibisa and South Africa’s Hip Hop Pantsula.

In the twelve days since then, the celebrities have been streaming in. Prince William and Prince Harry of England, Princess Takamado of Japan and Spanish Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias are representing royalty. Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers, John Travolta, Katy Perry, fashion moghul Kimora Lee Simmons, her husband Cameroon-born actor Dijimon Hounsou, Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese football star turned Calvin Klein model, Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn and girlfriend Jenna Morasca, US Soccer Legend Alexi Lallas, Sir David Richards, chairman of the English premier League, Ruud Gullit and Rafael Benitez have all been spotted .

On the business front, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich have visited and Lakshmi Mittal, Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour are reported to be coming. Bollywood will be represented by Shahrukh Khan and Charlize Theron is also expected. The Miss World countries from the 32 participating nations are also here to support their teams and to promote Johannesburg where the pageant will be held later this year. South Africans as well as international football fans are enjoying all the celeb –spotting and there will be alot to keep them busy here in between the football.
--BY SaraE

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Aduunyo: $75M mansion near Orlando selling 'as is'

WINDERMERE, Fla. – The brochure promises a "monument to unparalleled success."

The 90,000-square-foot home for sale outside Orlando has 23bathrooms, 13 bedrooms, 10 kitchens and three pools. All that and more for $75 million "as is."

The catch? It's not finished.

Nicknamed "Versailles" by owner and timeshare tycoon David Siegel, the mansion hit the market recently as the largest home for sale in the United States. Construction was halted last year to save money in a recession that proved particularly hard on Siegel's industry.

The home also has a 20-car garage, a bowling alley, an indoor-roller rink, a movie theater, a video arcade, a fitness center, a baseball field and two tennis courts.

But the mansion's interior has no carpet, tile or interior walls.

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Hot! Top 100 Female Celebrity Videos - by Waatv.com

Waatv put together a list of the top 100 celebrity videos - these are the hollywood's best as well as other females around the world most of whom are the most talked about celebrities in their respective countries. From India, the super hot Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is listed at number 12 of this list!. See who is number 1 female superstar. Here is the list - To 100 Female Celebrities and their videos. Read this post for the top 12 female celebrities list, and check out the top hundred on waatv click on the above link

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Here are top 100 female celebrites and the links to their videos - (hot clips)
• 1. Angelina Jolie
• 2. Paris Hilton (5681)Paris Hilton
• 3. Traci Lords (293)Traci Lords
• 4. Jennifer Aniston (5925)Jennifer Aniston
• 5. Hilary Duff (9583)Hilary Duff
• 6. Adriana Lima (3134)Adriana Lima
• 7. Pamela Anderson (4950)Pamela Anderson
• 8. Lindsay Lohan (11952)Lindsay Lohan
• 9. Jennifer Ellison (2219)Jennifer Ellison
• 10. Melyssa Ford (288)Melyssa Ford
• 11. Katie "Jordan" (2347)Katie "Jordan"
• 12. Aishwarya Rai (938)Aishwarya Rai

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Xasuuq Ka socda dalkeena - Ciidamada AFRIKAANKA ah oo Weerar madaafiic ah Ku Qaaday Suuqa weyn ee Bakaare

Odayaasha beelaha Hawiye oo furka tuurtay, si kululna u cambaareeyay duqeyntii arxan darada aheyd ciidamada Amisom u geysteen suuqa bakaaraha. & Warar kale

"Maxaa laga rabaa Bakaaraha, oo maxaa dadka loo laynaa, ciidamada Amisom shacabka maxay madfac ula dhacayaan waa fal cadawtooyo"ayuu yiri Axmed Diiriye oo mudooyinkii u dambeeyay ka gaabsanayay ka hadalka arrimaha siyaasada iyo cambaareyn uu dhinac u jeediyo. Halkaan Ka Sii Aqriso


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Dowlad Goboleed Loo Sameeynayo Hiiraan

Gudoomiyihii maxkamadaha islaamka ee gobolka Hiiraan C/raxmaan Mocow oo shalay ku dhawaaqay inuu kalsoonidii kala laabtay dowlada, ayaa xalay si rasmi ah uga soocday ciidamadiisa gaarka ahaa ee kamidka ahaa kuwii dowladda ee B/weyn ku sugnaa,kadib markii uu shalay shaaca ka qaaday inuu ka baxay dowladda uu hogaamiyo Shariif shiikh Axmed.

Sida wararku sheegayaan C/raxmaan mocow iyo qaar ka tirsanaa saraakiishii maxkamadaha ee ka soo jeeday bariga, ayaa xalay kala baxeen ciidamadooda kuwii dowladda ee kol hore leysku milay,waxaana arintan lagu sheegay mid qeyb ka ah qorshayaal uu doonayo inuu gooni isugu taago.

Warar muhiim ah oo ay heleyso Dalkanews.com ayaa sheegaya in Mr Mocow uu qorsheynayo inuu safar ku tago Degmada Matabaan ee gobolka hiiraan,halkaasoo ay gacanta ku hayaan ciidamada Ahlusuna wal-jameeca oo uu kulamo dhowr ah kula soo qaatay gobolka Galgaduud intii safarka xagga dhulka ah ku soo jirey.

Kadib markii uu dhowaan safar dhulka uu ku soo maray Gobolada Dhexe ayuu C/raxmaan Mocow kulamo hoose la yeeshay saraakiisha Ahlusuna, waxaana kulamadaas leysku dhaafsaday fikrado ku saabsan arrimo quseeya gobolka Hiiraan.

Ma cada tallaabooyinka rasmiga ee u qorsheysan, hase ahaatee Mocow ayaa wada dadaalo isaga u gaar ah oo uu ku doonayo in maamul goboleed ka hirgeliyo Hiiraan,kaas oo qaban qaabadiisa wadaan ragg qurba joog reer Hiiraan ah, tallaabadaasi oo sida aanu warar hoose ku helnay uu doonayo inuu kala kaashado Culimaa.udiinta Ahlusuna Waljamaaca.

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Ma Runbaa in la Gowracay Ing. Cadoow?

Inj. Maxamad Xuseen Cadoow oo ahaa xillibaan ka tirsan Dowladda KMG ah ayaa war lagu soo qoray waagacusub.com sheegayaa in lagu gowracay degmada kaaraan kadib markii aay nolol ku qabteen dagaalyahanada Alshabaab. Sida warku u qornaa, waxaa indhihiisa shanta ah ku dhigay wariye la shaqaeeya website-ka waagacusub.com iyadoo qoortiisa middi lagu gooynayo xillibaankaas.
Degmada kaaraan ayaa dagaal qaraar ku dhexmaray ciidamadda dowladda oo ay horkacayeen kuwa Indhacadde iyo kooxaha ka soo horjeeda dowladda. Dagaalkaas oo la isku weydaarsaday hubka nuucyadiisa kala duwan ayaa sida warkan waagacusub soo qoray kasoo baxay u eg mid aan cadownimo la isku reeban iyadoo la is gowracayo. Warkaas halkaan ka aqriso. Alshabaab oo Goowracday Xildhibaan Inj Cadoow

UPDATE: Xigashada warkan hoos waa dayniile.com

Xildhibaan Eng. Xuseen Maxamed Caddow oo ka tirsanaa xildhibaanadii ugu horeeyey ee dowladda federaalka KMG Soomaaliya ayaa caawa u geeriyooday Gowrac la sheegay inay u geysteen kooxda Al Shabaab ee dagaalka kala horjeeda dowladda Shariif Sheikh Axmed.

Geerida xildhibaanka oo ay inoo xaqiijiyeen saraakiil ka tirsan Xafiiska madaxtooyada ee Villa Somalia ayaa la tilmaamay inay ka dambeysay kadib markii uu gacanta u galay kooxda Shabaab, kadibna ay Bireeyeen, sida ay xaqiijinayaan illo madax banana iyo saraakiil ku dhow dhow isaga.

Xildhibaanka ayaa ka mid noqday sanadii 2004 musharaxiin dhowr ah oo isu soo taagay jagamadii madaxtinimada Soomaaliya, waxaana lagu xusuustaa inuu yahay mid ka mid ah xildhibaanada ugu caasan kuwa dowladda federaalka uguna horeeyey.

Eng. Caddow ayaa noqonaya mas’uulkii afaraad ee78 saacadood gudahood ay dilaan kooxaha mucaaridka ee ka horjeeda dowladda, iyadoo maalinimadii dorraad uu Muqdisho ku geeriyooday Taliyihii ciidanka Booliska gobolka Banaadir Cali Siciid, halka shalayna lagu dilay B/weyne Wasiirkii Amniga Qaranka Cumar Xashi Aadan iyo C/kariin Faarax Laqanyo.

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Dhalinyaro Dagaal Loosoo Qafaalay oo Dowladdu Soo Fakisay

Dowlada KMG Soomaaliya ayaa soo bandhigtay Dhalinyaro ay sheegeen in ay u afduubnaayeen Alshabaab si ay u dagaal geliyaan. Shabelle Media Network. Sii Aqri - Daawo Sawiradda

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Dowlada KMG Soomaaliya ayaa Maanta  soo bandhigtay Dhalinyaro ay sheegeen in ay u afduubnaayeen Xarakatul shabaab Mujaahidiin .

 

Sida uu saxaafada u sheegay maanta taliyaha ciidamada booliiska dowlada kmg General Cabdi Xasan Cawaale Qeybdiid illaa 11-dhalinyaro ah oo uu sheegay in laga soo afduubay gobolka Sh/hoose gaar ahaan degmada Buulo Mareer iyo deegaanka Golweyn ayaa ciidamada dowalada waxaa ay ku qabteen Ex Contarol Afgooye.

 

General Cabdi Qeybdiid ayaa ku eedeeyay in dhalinyaradani ay soo afduubeen ciidamada Xarakatul Shabaabul Mujaahidiin xili guryahooda ay joogeen sida uu sheegay.

 

Max’ed Cusmaan oo ka mid ah dhalinyarada maanta dowladu soo bandhigtay ayaa isna sheegay in laga soo qabtay degmada Buulo Mareer 4-maalin ka hor isla markaana maanta ciidamada dowaladu ay qabteen xili ay soo galayeen magaalada Muqdisho.

 

Gudoomiye ku xigeenka gobolka Banaadir C/fataax Ibraahin Shaaweye ayaa isna sheegay in sida uu tilmaamay ninkii hor kacayay dhaliyaradani ay ku dileen ciidamada Ex Contarol Afgooye sida uu hadalka u dhigay.

 

 

Ma jirto illaa iyo hada cid madax banaan oo xaqiijisay waxa ka jira dhalinyaradani ay dowlada soo bandhigatay iyadoo aysan weli ka hadlin Masuuliyiinta Xarakatul shabaab Mujaahidiin .

Sh. Shariif oo Ansixiyey Ku Dhaqanka Shareecada Islaamka: Shabelle.NET

Madaxwenaha dowlada kmg Soomaaliya sheikh Shariif ayaa maanta Ansxiyay ku dhaqanka Shareecada islaamka kadib Markii uu Gudoomiyaha baarlamaanka u soo gudbayay Mooshinkaasi. Sii Aqri - Sh. Shariif oo Ansixiyey Shareecada
Madaxweynaha oo maanta shir jaraa’id ku qabtay xarunta madaxtooyada kadib markii gudoomiyaha baarlamaanku uu u soo gudbiyay qodobkii ku dhaqanka shareecada islaamka ee barlamaanku ansixyay ayaa soo saaray go’aan ka kooban 4-qodob oo la xiriira dhaqan galinta Sharcigaasi.

Qodobada madaxweynuhu soo saaray oo uu saxaafada u aqriyay madaxa Xafiiska madaxweynaha C/kariin Xuseen ayaa waxaa ka mid ah, in dib u habeeyn lagu sameeyo Sharuucda ama qawaaniinta dalka lagana saaro wixii ka hor imaanya shareecada islaamka.

Madaxweyne sheikh Shariif oo xiliga uu hadlayay ay dhincyadiisa fadhiyeen gudoomiyaha baarlamaanka iyo ra’iisul wasaaraha ayaa saxiixay go’aankii baarlamaanka iyo xukuumadda ay ku ansixyeen in dalka lagu dhaqo shareecada islaamka,waxaana uu sheegay in uu noqon doono mid sharci ah oo dalka ka hir gala.

Ugu danbeeyntii Madaxweynaha dowlada kmg ee Soomaaliya sheikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed oo ka hadlayay dagaalada xiligani socda ayaa sheegay in aysan diin ku saleysneeyn waxaana uu wax laga xumaado ku tilmaamay in dad magac diimeed sheeganaya sida uu sheegay ay dagaalo ku baaqaan xiligani.

“Marka hore waxaa aad uga xumahay in dad sheeganaya Culumo in dagaal uu xalkooda noqdo,wixii heshiiska lagu wada ahaa ee laga shaqeynayay waxaa uu ahaa in dalkani nabadiisa la soo celiyo ,dadka Soomaaliyeedna fursad loo siiyo nidaamka ay rabaan in ay doortaan,waxaana muuqata in aan loo hogaansameyn amarada islaamka ee ah in dhiiga qofka muslimka ah laga fogaado qilaafka wixii qilaaf ah ee yimaadana loogu laabto kutaabka Illaah iyo Sunada Nabiga Muxamed SCW” ayuu yiri madaxweynaha dowlada kmg Soomaaliya sheikh Shariif Shiikh Axmed

Horay ayaa golaha Baarlamaanka iyo xukuumaduba waxaa ay siyaabo kala duwan ugu ansixiyeen in dalka lagu xukumo Diinta islaamka taasoo garabyo ka mid ah xoogaga mucaaradka ay sheegeen in aysan waxba ka hir gali doonin.

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Wareysi TFT la yeelatay Sheekh Shariif

Wakaalada wararka ee laga leeyahay wadanka Mareykanka lana yiraah The Financial Times ayaa dhowaan wareysi xasaasi ah la yeelatay Madaxweyne Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Axmed iyadoo waydiisay suaalo xiiso leh. . Wareysiga oo dhan halkaan ka aqriso

Transcript of FT interview with Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, president of Somalia
Published: April 28 2009 01:37 | Last updated: April 28 2009 01:37
There have been 15 attempts to create a functioning government in Somalia since the overthrow of dictator Siad Barre in 1991. None of them have come close to working. Overrun by warlords and Islamist insurgents, the country is in the grips of another potential famine.

Proliferating acts of piracy on one of the world’s busiest trading routes off the Somali coast have forced up shipping insurance costs and are affecting global commodity markets. But they are also focusing international attention on the need for stability on land as well as sea.

Before Ethiopia invaded in 2006 Sheikh Ahmed was the leader of the Islamic Courts Union, an alliance of Islamic militias that during a six month period came closer than any other body to re-establishing order. In January he returned to Somalia from exile, and was elected by a UN-backed transitional parliament to lead the country out of chaos.

Last week at an international donors conference in Brussels, he won $213m of backing for African peacekeepers and for his plans to build a national security force, raising hopes that finally a concerted effort to put Somalia back together again is under way.

William Wallis, Financial Times Africa editor, interviewed Sheikh Ahmed at his hotel in Brussels after the conference.

Financial Times: What is the significance of today’s events for Somalia?

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed: What happened today is very important for two reasons. Firstly, there has always been this issue of the international community not being forthcoming enough and not being forthcoming at the right time. Secondly there has been a lack of leadership on the Somali side to seize the opportunity and establish a partnership with the international community. Today we believe these two things have come together.

FT: How do you plan to go about using the goodwill that has been generated at an international level, and the cash that is now coming with it?

SSSA: The funds and the political support need to be translated into actions on the ground first and foremost with regards to security. Security has to be established. Then it is important to translate this security and political will into actions that affect the needs of the public and to help reconstruction, education, and all the elements that give normality to life. The public must feel the change and see the change.

FT: But how will you be able to expand the writ of your government from what appears to be the very small part of Somalia you control?

SSSA: There are already many provinces … where government support and structures are present. Where our administration and reach exists, the delivery of services and justice should be strengthened and reinforced. Where it does not exist yet, these areas we must stretch our reach to.

FT: Will this necessarily involve force?

SSSA: Preparations in terms of the readiness of the public for peace are gathering pace by the day, and are already substantially established. In parallel, if we are also able to get the security forces on the ground and operational and these two forces are able to come together we believe it will be almost a natural process for the rule of law and the administration to reach those parts where they don’t already exist.

FT: How formidable do you consider the forces your government are up against?

SSSA: We believe that in essence there is no logic and no sustainable basis for armed forces opposing the government. The only options open for these opposing forces will be to either come into the reconciliation process either as the government or as opposition. Or, to return to civilian life, into their homes and into normal livelihoods.

FT: They seem pretty determined from the outside and at least a minority of them have backing from another pretty determined bunch [of people] headquartered out of the tribal areas of Pakistan [al-Qaeda].

SSSA: Once the government is strong enough and is fully on the ground there will come a time when those who act illegally either have to leave or will have to give themselves up. That moment will come.

FT: How far are you prepared to accommodate these forces in order to absorb them into the reconciliation process?

SSSA: We are prepared in a major way to accommodate and negotiate but the essential factor is there must be dialogue; there must be negotiation for that to happen.

FT: Are you already talking for example to [radical Islamic cleric] Hassan Dawir Aweys, or some of the leaders of the al Shabab militia?

SSSA: Not directly but many well-intentioned and well meaning Somalis are busy and engaged explaining to them the need for dialogue and peace. From our side they know and we have stated that we are ready for dialogue and negotiation.

FT: What do you make of the arrival in Mogadishu today [after more than two years in exile] of Mr Aweys?

SSSA: I think his return today will remind him that he left at a time when there was conflict and war and show him that today we are rebuilding peace. We believe he will choose to take part and support the peace process and re-establishment of security in the country.

FT: Do you consider him someone who is important in that process?

SSSA: There is no one who is not needed for this process of reconciliation and peace. Everyone is needed.

FT: How signficant is the recent passage in parliament of Sharia law in re-establishing state authority?

SSSA: It is very important for several reasons. One Sharia is a normal part of Muslim life and Muslim culture and tradition. Secondly there were people for whom this was a major factor, necessity, and in passing the bill and putting it through cabinet and parliament this enables us to show goodwill and to take that element out of the conflict and ensure it does not become an obstacle. It is part of the reconciliation process but also bringing people on board for the reconstruction of the state. Both psychologically and practically it is very important.

FT: How quickly can you bring back the court system? Is it something you can do very quickly given your experience at the head of the Islamic Courts Union in 2006?

SSSA: The government is actually very busy with that issue. It will need to absorb and take on experienced and knowledgeable people in that field.

FT: In 2006 the administration you were involved in was very effective in fighting piracy. Is that something you can reproduce now and what was the secret before?

SSSA: This is part and parcel of the security infrastructure and policies that we have. We believe that this will also be effective in tackling that issue successfully.

FT: Some of the countries [US, Ethiopia] that seemed very happy to see the back of you in 2006 when the Ethiopia invaded Somalia are now applauding you. Are these countries you can trust?

SSSA: Without a shadow of doubt we have to look forward and not back.

Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009

Somali TFG to Soon Deal Decisively with al-Shabab

Somali cabinet minister Abdirashid Irro Mohammed told VOA that the President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's new government is getting its act together to soon deal decisively with al-Shabab and other hard-line insurgent groups in the country.

Somali Government Condemns Insurgent Moves to Annex Parts of Kenya
By Peter Clottey
Washington, D.C
28 April 2009
The new Somali government has sharply condemned threats of fresh attacks on neighboring Kenya by hard-line Islamic insurgent group al-Shabab. The group, which has refused to recognize President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's government threatened Monday to annex parts of northern Kenya and implement Islamic Sharia law. Nairobi on the other hand has begun strong measures to counter such an attack by deploying extra troops to man the Kenya-Somali border and maintain the disarmament of residents in the province.

Somali cabinet minister Abdirashid Irro Mohammed told VOA that Mogadishu stands in unison with its neighbor to thwart the insurgent group's violent activities aimed at destabilizing the region.

"Really, we are very sorry and we condemn such actions. Kenya is our neighbor state and our brotherly country, and they have their own constitution. So there is no reason that al-Shabab should attack them and endorse the Sharia law. So here, that is a very bad action and we condemn it, and we do not accept those kinds of threats, Mohammed said. "So I can say they (al-Shabab) are the enemies for all the region." Read the Full Story on VOA.com

Wareysi The Financial Times la yeelatay Sheekh Shariif.

Wakaalada wararka ee laga leeyahay wadanka Mareykanka lana yiraah The Financial Times ayaa dhowaan wareysi xasaasi ah la yeelatay Madaxweyne Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Axmed iyadoo waydiisay suaalo xiiso leh. . Wareysiga oo dhan halkaan ka aqriso

Waa kanaa Wareysigii oo dhan.

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Transcript of FT interview with Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, president of Somalia
Published: April 28 2009 01:37 | Last updated: April 28 2009 01:37
There have been 15 attempts to create a functioning government in Somalia since the overthrow of dictator Siad Barre in 1991. None of them have come close to working. Overrun by warlords and Islamist insurgents, the country is in the grips of another potential famine.

Proliferating acts of piracy on one of the world’s busiest trading routes off the Somali coast have forced up shipping insurance costs and are affecting global commodity markets. But they are also focusing international attention on the need for stability on land as well as sea.

Before Ethiopia invaded in 2006 Sheikh Ahmed was the leader of the Islamic Courts Union, an alliance of Islamic militias that during a six month period came closer than any other body to re-establishing order. In January he returned to Somalia from exile, and was elected by a UN-backed transitional parliament to lead the country out of chaos.

Last week at an international donors conference in Brussels, he won $213m of backing for African peacekeepers and for his plans to build a national security force, raising hopes that finally a concerted effort to put Somalia back together again is under way.

William Wallis, Financial Times Africa editor, interviewed Sheikh Ahmed at his hotel in Brussels after the conference.

Financial Times: What is the significance of today’s events for Somalia?

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed: What happened today is very important for two reasons. Firstly, there has always been this issue of the international community not being forthcoming enough and not being forthcoming at the right time. Secondly there has been a lack of leadership on the Somali side to seize the opportunity and establish a partnership with the international community. Today we believe these two things have come together.

FT: How do you plan to go about using the goodwill that has been generated at an international level, and the cash that is now coming with it?

SSSA: The funds and the political support need to be translated into actions on the ground first and foremost with regards to security. Security has to be established. Then it is important to translate this security and political will into actions that affect the needs of the public and to help reconstruction, education, and all the elements that give normality to life. The public must feel the change and see the change.

FT: But how will you be able to expand the writ of your government from what appears to be the very small part of Somalia you control?

SSSA: There are already many provinces … where government support and structures are present. Where our administration and reach exists, the delivery of services and justice should be strengthened and reinforced. Where it does not exist yet, these areas we must stretch our reach to.

FT: Will this necessarily involve force?

SSSA: Preparations in terms of the readiness of the public for peace are gathering pace by the day, and are already substantially established. In parallel, if we are also able to get the security forces on the ground and operational and these two forces are able to come together we believe it will be almost a natural process for the rule of law and the administration to reach those parts where they don’t already exist.

FT: How formidable do you consider the forces your government are up against?

SSSA: We believe that in essence there is no logic and no sustainable basis for armed forces opposing the government. The only options open for these opposing forces will be to either come into the reconciliation process either as the government or as opposition. Or, to return to civilian life, into their homes and into normal livelihoods.

FT: They seem pretty determined from the outside and at least a minority of them have backing from another pretty determined bunch [of people] headquartered out of the tribal areas of Pakistan [al-Qaeda].

SSSA: Once the government is strong enough and is fully on the ground there will come a time when those who act illegally either have to leave or will have to give themselves up. That moment will come.

FT: How far are you prepared to accommodate these forces in order to absorb them into the reconciliation process?

SSSA: We are prepared in a major way to accommodate and negotiate but the essential factor is there must be dialogue; there must be negotiation for that to happen.

FT: Are you already talking for example to [radical Islamic cleric] Hassan Dawir Aweys, or some of the leaders of the al Shabab militia?

SSSA: Not directly but many well-intentioned and well meaning Somalis are busy and engaged explaining to them the need for dialogue and peace. From our side they know and we have stated that we are ready for dialogue and negotiation.

FT: What do you make of the arrival in Mogadishu today [after more than two years in exile] of Mr Aweys?

SSSA: I think his return today will remind him that he left at a time when there was conflict and war and show him that today we are rebuilding peace. We believe he will choose to take part and support the peace process and re-establishment of security in the country.

FT: Do you consider him someone who is important in that process?

SSSA: There is no one who is not needed for this process of reconciliation and peace. Everyone is needed.

FT: How signficant is the recent passage in parliament of Sharia law in re-establishing state authority?

SSSA: It is very important for several reasons. One Sharia is a normal part of Muslim life and Muslim culture and tradition. Secondly there were people for whom this was a major factor, necessity, and in passing the bill and putting it through cabinet and parliament this enables us to show goodwill and to take that element out of the conflict and ensure it does not become an obstacle. It is part of the reconciliation process but also bringing people on board for the reconstruction of the state. Both psychologically and practically it is very important.

FT: How quickly can you bring back the court system? Is it something you can do very quickly given your experience at the head of the Islamic Courts Union in 2006?

SSSA: The government is actually very busy with that issue. It will need to absorb and take on experienced and knowledgeable people in that field.

FT: In 2006 the administration you were involved in was very effective in fighting piracy. Is that something you can reproduce now and what was the secret before?

SSSA: This is part and parcel of the security infrastructure and policies that we have. We believe that this will also be effective in tackling that issue successfully.

FT: Some of the countries [US, Ethiopia] that seemed very happy to see the back of you in 2006 when the Ethiopia invaded Somalia are now applauding you. Are these countries you can trust?

SSSA: Without a shadow of doubt we have to look forward and not back.

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MSC Cruises chief executive Pierfrancesco Vago Wants Firearms on Board Cruise-ships debated.

“The capture of such a large vessel would have represented a major step forward for pirates off the Somalian coast, but unfortunately their tactics were good and we could not board. “It was not the first time we have attacked this kind of boat and we were very close to capturing it,” Mr Muse told AFP. “We really showered it with bullets.” Read Full Story -MSC Cruises chief executive Pierfrancesco Vago Wants Firearms on Board Cruise-ships debated.

MSC Cruises chief executive Pierfrancesco Vago has conceded the need for an industry-wide debate on the deployment of firearms aboard cruiseships following Saturday’s abortive pirate attack on the MSC Melody.

The 35,000 gt vessel, with 991 passengers and 536 crew on board, was attacked by pirates 180 miles north of the Seychelles on Saturday as it was heading for the Gulf of Aden.

The vessel’s crew and security guards drove the pirates off using fire hoses and, controversially, live rounds from pistols carried on board.

Mr Vago insisted that the company only carried arms onboard under exceptional circumstances, attributing the storage of “just a few pistols” aboard the MSC Melody to the recent escalation of pirate attacks off the horn of Africa.

He also claimed that, contrary to some press reports, security guards aboard the vessel had no independent access to the weapons. The pistols were kept in a safe on the bridge and released only at the discretion of the master.

At the same time, he admitted that the controversial issue of deploying firearms on passenger ships, which some believe will only lead to an escalation of pirate violence, must be debated.

He would not be drawn on the merits or otherwise of company policy on the issue. “It is too soon after the event for me to comment now, though certainly I can’t think of what it would have been like to have 1,000 hostages taken. It would have been a disaster.

“But we need to sit down and discuss this internally, and we need to discuss it as an industry.”

He described next month’s European Cruise Council meeting in Rome as the perfect venue for such talks.

In the meantime, Mr Vago said MSC would pull its vessels out of east African waters immediately. From now on, he said, the company will access South Africa via the Mediterranean and west Africa, calling in Morocco, Senegal and Namibia on its way to Cape Town and Durban.

Mr Vago also insisted that the company had not taken needless risks with its passengers.

“We would never take such risks,” he said. “We are selling holidays, not adventures.”

He said the company had recently changed its two itineraries to South Africa precisely because of the escalation of piracy in the region, and after consultations with the Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa, run by Eunavfor, and the International Maritime Organization.

The new route took the MSC Melody considerably further from the coast of Somalia, adding 400 miles to the trip and forcing the ship to drop the Egyptian port of Safaga. In recompense, MSC added an overnight call at Port Victoria in the Seychelles. The MSC Rhapsody followed a similar course in March without incident.

Mr Vago also praised the professionalism of the MSC Melody’s master and crew in averting disaster, and the performance of its onboard security guards. MSC Cruises has a long-standing contract with an Israeli security firm.

He said the pirates announced their presence at around 1945 hrs GMT by aiming automatic weapons fire at the ship. The master immediately ordered the guests to their cabins, instructing them to turn out the lights.

The master also ordered the high-pressure fire hoses to be trained on the aft side, the only feasible area of access to the MSC Melody as it headed north in heavy seas. After the bridge came under fire, he handed out pistols to the security guards, Mr Vago said.

He then manoeuvred the vessel back and forth in order to enhance the impact of the waves, while the crew used the fire hoses and the security guards fired several shots into the air.

“[The pirates] were wet, in huge waves, amidst all this commotion, and then they realised we were armed,” Mr Vago said. “I think they were shocked at that.”

As the assailants departed, the MSC Melody headed east with its lights out.

Separately, wire service AFP quoted Mohamed Muse, reportedly the head of the pirate group, as lamenting their failure to take the vessel due to “technical reasons.”

“The capture of such a large vessel would have represented a major step forward for pirates off the Somalian coast, but unfortunately their tactics were good and we could not board.

“It was not the first time we have attacked this kind of boat and we were very close to capturing it,” Mr Muse told AFP. “We really showered it with bullets.”

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The French navy on Wednesday handed over 11 suspected Somali pirates to the Kenyan police, the highest number in a single batch to be received so far.


Kenya's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer Sebson Wandera who received the pirates at the coastal city of Mombasa, said the suspects had been arrested as they attempted to hijack a commercial ship, Safmarine Asia.

"They were arrested by the French navy 600 nautical miles from Mombasa off Somali coast," he told journalists.

Four AK-47 rifles, two skiffs, two engines and several knifes were also handed over to the police and would be produced in court as evidence, he said, adding that the suspects would be charged with the offense on Thursday.

Wandera was speaking aboard the French Frigate vessel, Nivose, which had been used to pursue the pirates. The suspects were handed over by hooded French navy officers who escorted one pirate after another.

A statement from the vessel said the suspects had been "launched" from a mother ship that they also seized.

"The Nivose had spotted the pirates on April 14 when its helicopter helped thwart the commercial ship's hijack," the statement said.


A hooded French naval officer (L) escorts a suspected Somali pirate out of the French Frigate "Nivose" in the coastal city of Mombasa, east Kenya, April 22, 2009. Eleven suspected pirates, who were arrested by the French naval force in the Indian Ocean 600 nautical miles from Mombasa on April 14 when they attempted to hijack a commercial ship, were handed over to the Kenyan police on Wednesday. (Xinhua Photo)
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"The ship was also transporting 17 barrels of fuel each with a capacity of 200 liters and the two skiffs."

Wandera said the mother ship, however, sunk in the deep seas after it developed mechanical problems.

In January this year, the United States entered into an agreement with Kenya to hand over suspected pirates to be tried in the country while a similar agreement was entered into between Kenya and the European Union.

Due to increased piracy activities in the Indian Ocean off Somali waters, the international community has deployed war ships in the area to protect commercial ships from being hijacked.


Hooded French naval officers escort a suspected Somali pirate out of the French Frigate "Nivose" in the coastal city of Mombasa, east Kenya, April 22, 2009.(Xinhua Photo)
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However, there have been security concerns over Kenya taking the role of trying Somali suspects, and questions raised over whether the judicial system is capable of carrying out the prosecutions given the massive backlog of cases in courts.

Somali pirates have made away with millions of dollars in ransom payment and continue to demand more money in return for dozens of ships and overt 200 hostages they are still holing.

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U.S. Navy SEAL Snipers Shoot Somali Pirates In the Head To End Hostage Crisis

'shot to the head'

In the end, it was a single moment that brought the hostage crisis to its dramatic finish. Three gunshots. All three fatal. Fired in the dark by three specially trained U.S. Navy SEALs as the pirates' boat rocked in the water off Somalia. "Phenomenal shots -- 75 feet away," said Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, who oversees the region. A senior defense official said each was a shot to the head.

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Gortney, in an interview Monday with CNN's "American Morning," described critical steps that led to the rescue of U.S. Capt. Richard Phillips, who was taken by pirates after they boarded his merchant ship, the Maersk Alabama, east of Somalia on Wednesday.

Four pirates had been holding Phillips in a small lifeboat, which had run out of fuel. "One of their pirates had left the lifeboat, needed medical attention and jumped onto one of our inflatable boats," Gortney said. Watch Gortney describe how SEALs shot pirates »

Gortney told CNN's Barbara Starr that the USS Bainbridge rammed the lifeboat Saturday to keep it from trying to return to the Somalian shore about 20 miles away.

"At one point, actually, the two vessels collided" as the captain of the Bainbridge tried to hold off the lifeboat, Gortney said.

Gortney, in the "American Morning" interview, said one of the pirates needed medical attention and "jumped onto one of our inflatable boats."

The pirate's need for medical help was a credit to the Maersk's crew. When the pirates boarded their vessel, a tussle ensued, during which one of the crewmen stabbed the pirate in the hand. Four days later, the pirate's departure from the lifeboat to accept U.S. medical help -- and try to negotiate the captive's release -- left only three for the U.S. snipers to keep their eyes on.

The three were tired, Gortney said. "The sea state was picking up. They agreed for us to tow them into little better waters as the ship was bouncing around. It was very tense."

The on-scene U.S. commander of the Bainbridge, which had come to try to negotiate the captain's release, could see the three remaining pirates "were very, very intense. One of them held his AK-47 in the back of the captain. We were always concerned about the imminent danger to the captain."

The pirates had repeatedly threatened to kill Phillips, Gortney said.

A Navy SEAL team had parachuted in and taken up positions on the Bainbridge's back deck.

The military had orders from President Obama authorizing lethal force if there was imminent danger. Watch how rescue played out hour by hour »

"At one point, as uncomfortable as the pirates were, they exposed themselves where there was an opportunity," Gortney said.

He gave details of that "exposure" at a news conference Sunday. He said two of the pirates had their heads and shoulders exposed, while the third was visible in the boat's pilot house, through a window.

"The on-scene commander saw that one of the pirates still held that AK-47, was very, very concerned for the captain's life -- and he ordered the shots to be taken," Gortney said Monday.

Even with the small boat "moving up and down a couple of feet," the SEALs hit their targets. "Remarkable marksmanship," Gortney said.

The moment came at 7:19 p.m. (12:19 p.m. ET) Sunday -- after sundown, military officials say.

In the minutes after, a special operations team shimmied along the tow rope to the lifeboat, confirmed that three pirates had been killed and took Phillips back to the Navy ships that had gathered nearby.

The fourth pirate was taken into custody.
"These guys [the SEALs] are very well trained, they have a lot of experience and there has to be a lot of communication between the shooters and the people making the decision that they all three had shots, that they could make their shots successfully," retired U.S. Navy SEAL Dick Couch said on "American Morning."

He added, "Credit that on-scene commander

The Crew of the Maersk Alabama Describe how they Jumped the Somali Pirate

The battle for control of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama began with a bold move by some crew members to jump the pirates, crewmembers say. A scuffle ensued and one of the sailors stabbed a pirate in the hand in the battle to retake the container ship, one of the sailors told CNN. Watch Video Here

Big American Cruise Liners pull into Port Off the Coast of Kenya and avoid Somali Pirates

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A Rare Video Shows Somali Pirates! HiJacking Video

As U.S. Navy ships track pirates holding an American captain hostage near the Horn of Africa, a source with well-placed contacts with pirate groups in Somalia has released an exclusive video to Wired.com from an earlier hijacking. It offers a rare, first-hand glimpse into the workings of the outlaw groups. Watch the Video




As U.S. Navy ships track pirates holding an American captain hostage near the Horn of Africa, a source with well-placed contacts with pirate groups in Somalia has released an exclusive video to Wired.com from an earlier hijacking. It offers a rare, first-hand glimpse into the workings of the outlaw groups.

The 10 minute 42 second video, taken by the pirates themselves, is both oddly intimate yet strangely banal. It takes place aboard the Yasa Neslihan, a vessel manned by a crew of 20 Turks captured by Somali pirates on October 29, 2008. The vessel and crew were released unharmed on Jan. 6, 2009, after a ransom was paid.
"There are many videos like this," the source told Wired magazine contributing editor Scott Carney, who obtained the video. "They make this video before they collect the ransom and leave the ship."

Charo Tsuma, a spokesman for the East African Seafarers Assistance Program, a piracy-monitoring and welfare program, reached by phone from Kenya, confirmed that pirates often document their captures on video.

"They make videos to show the owners that they have the ship and that it is still intact," he said. "The pirates are normally very well networked."

The clip comes as U.S. naval forces seek to free Capt. Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage Wednesday when four Somali pirates commandeered the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama. The crew subsequently regained control of the vessel, but the pirates escaped with Phillips to a lifeboat.

The situation remains tense following a failed escape attempt Friday, and a French rescue of a different hijacked ship that left one hostage and two pirates dead, according to The New York Times.

The homemade pirate video reveals what appears to be a very lax treatment of hostages, who are seen walking and standing unrestrained inside the ship's cabins.
Voices at the beginning of the clip can be heard speaking Somali saying, "We are filming the ship now, and the crew is under our control," according to a translation provided by the source.

The video mostly includes long and uneventful clips of the interior and exterior of the vessel, and at one point shows a collection of guns and ammunition. The videographer appears to be carrying an AK-47, as revealed briefly at one point by his shadow. The video is accompanied by a sound track of popular Somali music blaring from the ship's PA system.

Carney is currently writing a feature on Somali pirates for a future issue of Wired. "It's going to be about the Freakonomics of piracy," he said
Wired.com news editor Leander Kahney contributed to this report.

Richard Phillips Tries to Escape from the Somali Pirates and Fails

More Somali pirates in ships are searching for the lifeboat containing four Somali pirates and their hostage -- the captain of a freighter they failed to hijack earlier this week -- according to a U.S. military official with knowledge of the situation. Full Article
The official -- who did not want to be named because of the sensitive nature of the situation -- said the escape attempt is being viewed by negotiators as an "optimistic sign" that Phillips is in good health. He has been held since Wednesday, when the hijackers seized control of his U.S.-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama.
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