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Somalis in the Olympics

SomaliNet Forum (Archive): General Discusions: Archive (Before Sept. 29, 2000): Somalis in the Olympics
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MAD MAC

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 02:38 am
The Somalis are fielding a team of six athletes at this years games in Sydney. I really hope at least one of them medals. Additionally, there is an ethnic Somali representing the United States for the 10,000 meter. Let's hope this kid - who really looks like a future talent, he just started running five years ago and just started this event last year - makes good. If anyone hears any news on how the Somalis are doing, or if any ethnic Somalis are representing another country at the games, please post it here.

GO SOMALIA!!!!

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Jeego

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 08:54 am
Mac

This definitely good news, after all this business of new Government being formed in Somalia, I am sad we have to recycle failed Murderers,War criminals,Dictators, and same people who are responsible or caused our ills, What makes me sadder, is all the people who suffered under this bunch of bloody War criminals are Eager to accept because they believe somehow it may help or advance their tribe's or clan's Ambition, But I believe anything that starts with injustice will end Failure.
I know my people, they are not good at reasoning just very emotive.

Our Olympic Team are already here with us, We will support them through the Games, then take them out if they win medal or not for fun.

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MAD MAC

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 09:43 am
Jeego
Pray to Allah that this time things turn out differently. The Somali people deserve a break. Now, as for this post, let's stick to the topic. I'm hoping to read a headline that says:

SOMALIA KICKS ASS AT GAMES!!!!

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hebel

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 09:53 am
Mad-Doc 2day is the first day ya said, damn freaking good stuffs about Somalis.
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And did I smell sense of care ness in U?

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Anonymous

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 12:08 pm
MAD MAC****
Well done mad dude.....you got yourself four stars...keep on coming. This is the first time you ever said somethin' positive about the somali community. What did they give you,some anjella????
Catcha yu later men.

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Anonymous

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 12:20 pm
wat is up wit u????????? first u be dissing somalis then praising them???????? having trouble making up ur mind????

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anonymous.

Wednesday, September 06, 2000 - 04:26 pm
Funny, the guy knows to throw people off gaurd. I am not done with you jackass.

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MAD MAC

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 12:32 am
You anonymous posters need to adopt a name and stick with it. Can't keep track of the players here without a score card.

As for the baseless charge that I never say anything positive about Somalis, well go through the threads again. Just because I dog guys out who postulate ridiculous nonsense like Somalis are the greatest race, etc. doesn't mean I don't like Somalis. Why else would I be here. You look back at some recent threads and I've said Somalis have a keen sense of business acumen, have wonderful cuisine, are engaging and interesting, have beautiful women (this usually leads to some sort of anti-gaal distribe) and around Hamer a great climate. But some of you guys will take the slightest critique, even something obvious like Somalia is a political basket case, and attack me like I said all Somalis are loosers and their women are a bunch of whores. Then a discussion gets side tracked.

Bottom line. I love Somalia, think its a cool place, have genuine symmpathy for those who have been caught up in the war (esspecially the little kids who certainly had nothing to say about it) and want to see a complete recovery.

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dhukumbo

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 12:53 am
ok mad dog, mad mac, they say give credit where credit is due, the fact that u keep coming back to somali forums alone is enough to proof that you like somalia and somalis more than some of us do. But you have to understand the fact of you being an american critic on somali affairs gives us tad of uneaseness but dont let that bather u, we kinda enjoy defending somalia from anybody even one of us and sometimes for no reason at all.

I have read many of your messages and agree with u being occused of unfounded allegations, but u know what u are not alone so take it like a somali now that u are one of us.

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Anonymous.

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 01:45 am
I hate to admit, the guy won my sympathy. I know anyway I will get a chance to harrass him, so I let it pass now, but tommorrow is another day.

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Abdi_y

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 03:59 am
This page is not about MAD MAC.. It's about somalis in the olympics, I will be very proud to see any somali's in the olympics regarless if they win or not. The fact that a war-torn country can produce any sportsmen and women is itself amazing. We have to start believing in each other. Somalis can do anything, since the civil war somalis have immegrated to all over the world and have became top scientist, top business-men & women top doctors, we have everything we need except genuine believe!!..
peace & Love to all my brothers & sisters around the world.

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Abbaa

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 04:58 am
iam very happy to read this paqe and read those discusion ,but you have to know all somalian who living in us is not only this kind of discusions we haft to try to think feauture of our country
thanks
OBS my english is bad !!!!!! sorry

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Anon

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 06:27 am
Having an identity crisis Mad Mac?

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MAD MAC

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 08:03 am
Anon
Ifonly you knew, sahib, if only you knew.
Abbaa
Well, your English is WAY better than my pathetic Somali
Abdi_y
Well put. In 10 years Somalia is going to be the place to be. Meanwhile - let's go kick some ass at the Olympics.

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LastEmpress

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 02:08 pm
hmmm
I can just picture a skinny somali brother running..like he was chasing food...

Damn! I bet he's fast

:)
empress

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jamaaal4

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 02:33 am
australia is expected to dominate olympic games and grab more medals than any other nation.
somali community in australia is behind australia
all the way..................

GO AUSTRALIA GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

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anon

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 05:31 am
another case of identity crisis

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Hakim

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 05:42 am
Emprass..ur soo funny!!!!!

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MAD MAC

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 09:17 am
Australia??? Ahhhhh, whatever. I'm staying with my Somali team.

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Press

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 10:30 am
Mad mac

Cheers to your high approval rate poll.I have gathered you to be a winner,just for today.tomorrow-will be another informed day.i'll leave my good heart at home so that i could dog you ...like ••••.bye!

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shangaani

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 02:22 pm
HEY SLOW DOWN NIGGAZ
I AM A SOMALIAN ATHLETE THAT'S IN THE OLYMPICS SO WILL YOU WISH ME GOOD LUCK OR FIGHT BETWEEN YOUS I NEED A GOOD LUCK NOT A RUMBLE A'RIGHT
PEACE!

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LOCKET

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 06:26 pm
Iam a Somalin/Australian and waiting to see any atheletes from my backgoround somalia and with in 4 days to go before the games begine, I have seen no 1 arrived from Somalia. I watch daily on the news to watch any new arrivals but so far none have come.So could you guys tell me their arrival date in Sydney and surely I will be at the Airport with my BIG BLUE FLAG, Pleas let me if know fi you do, it's unapportunaty that I don't wanna miss.

By the way go AUSSIES coz we all are AUSTRALIANS here in down under.

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Xoogsade

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 06:31 pm
I heard of Somalis and I heard of Australians but what is Somali-Australian. Are you some kind of half-breed and if you are please don't go to the airport in case you pollute our sporting delegation.

No offense intended by the way mate/sheila

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ahmed

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 07:02 pm
xoogsade u gooooo boy hit it on the head.....somali/austrilain what the hell was that does this mean im a somali/american noway jose.somali forever.

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MAD MAC

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 10:03 pm
Ahmed
Do you have US citizenship.

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jamaaal4

Monday, September 11, 2000 - 01:37 am
ahmed
u should be grateful to the country that accepted you as a member of its society..remember u were dreaming of being there...........

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a well wisher

Monday, September 11, 2000 - 03:14 am
Oh Please

Ahmed is xoogsade,can'nt you guys guess?It's only obvious.I tell you,this guy is a looser without s fahter.

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MAD MAC

Wednesday, September 13, 2000 - 11:01 pm
Well, let's brace ourselves for the competition. The Somali team has a woman on it (she's a runner) so all of you macho types better hope she doesn't medal or worse yet, bring home the only medal on the team. I'll be rooting for her. GO SOMALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ahmed

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 12:46 am
MAD MAC YES MR IM A GODDAMN AMERICAN CITIZEN raised in mobile,alabama......sweat home alabama where the skies are blue....too many rednecks too
JAmaal4 find out who u r mr qaxoontii refugee for life seems 2 b ur lifelong ambiton
and im not xoogsade
mad mac living in a whore house doesnt necessarally make u a whore got it.

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MAD MAC

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 01:32 am
Ahmed
Read carefully "for all you macho types" this does not read for all you Somali men. You read too much into it. I specifically meant all the Somali men who were Macho types, not all Somali men.
As for Alabama, you've got to be kidding me right? I mean the song is Ok, but I'm a damn Yankee from Massachusets. I can't stand the south. I have a lot more in common with Somalis than I do with southerners. No Somali has ever called me a damn yankee.

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Anonymous

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 02:35 pm
MAD MAC
so U ain't dat bad I guess. hehehe lol mac
its really suprising to see U rooting 4 da somalians. its kinda hype yo. I love somali's too, dey hype ass people kna mean...

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Anonymous

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 03:35 pm
We will bring home the Gold for Fraud that's for sure.

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MAD MAC

Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 10:48 pm
OK, everyone keep your ears to the ground. If you hear any results from Somalis competing - I don't care what they place, post it here. Maybe Allah will give us a break here and give Somalia something to talk about. Go SOMALIA!!!!!!!

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Who ever

Saturday, September 16, 2000 - 11:16 am
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Ahmed Qatal

Saturday, September 16, 2000 - 02:22 pm
Mad Mac,

I have a number of things I would like know about you. You are an interesting character. I know there have been times that I bashed you or at least considered bashing you (I can’t remember which, but I know it was in the Islam section of the board).

My questions are,

*When you were in Somalia did you kill any Somalis?
*Concerning the “Somali friends” that you say you have, exactly what kind of Somali are they, I mean to say do they consider themselves Somali and Muslim?
*Do you know that under Islamic law, non-Muslim men cannot marry Muslim women? (Most Somali women are Muslim)

The last question was because of your post from Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 05:32 am. In that post you said, “[Somali’s] have beautiful women (this usually leads to some sort of anti-gaal distribe)”. I think you intended to say “diatribe”.

I don’t know if you would consider this as “anti-gaal distribe”.

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MAD MAC

Sunday, September 17, 2000 - 02:16 am
Ahmed Qatal

I was definately involved in major operations in which Somalis were killed - so I guess that would be a yes even if I did not pull the trigger myself. I only fired my weapon once and I doubt that I hit anything - it was just suppressive fire. Also, we weren't fighting just any Somalis, we were fighting the SNA. In many places we were greeted VERY warmly.
Yes, all of my Somali friends are very Somali and Muslim (some more Muslim than others).
Yes, I am aware than non-Muslim men can not marry none Muslim women. I am also aware that some Somali women do it anyway (I know two mixed couples here in Germany and a few more in the US). In the event. I already have a good women and don't need another.

No, I do not consider your post to be an anti-gaal diatribe and you are correct I meant diatribe (the s and the a are right next to each other on the keyboard - it was a typo).

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shangaani

Sunday, September 17, 2000 - 07:14 pm
hey y'all somalis are actually in the olympics happy now!
goooooooooooooooooo somaliaaaaaaaa
bring our country a goooooooold medal
or ELSE!

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MAD MAC

Sunday, September 17, 2000 - 09:37 pm
I like that, bring our country a Gold Medal or else. You know, I hope that Somalia medals as much as anyone, but there are different kinds of victory. For Somalia to field a team and compete at all, that is a victory. For the world to see Somali men and women take the field with other nations, that is a victory. We have to be grateful for the small things that come our way.

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jamaaal4

Wednesday, September 20, 2000 - 10:20 pm
go AUSTRALIA goooooooooooooooooooooooo.
beat the yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss

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MAD MAC

Thursday, September 21, 2000 - 05:32 am
Jamaal4
The Yankees are winning!!! But how are the Somalis doing? Anyone heard???

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MAD MAC

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 02:13 am
Well, it's a lucky thing I ain't counting on you guys to keep me informed. Abdihakim Abdirahman, a Somali American, finsihed 10th in the 10,000 meters. Watch this kid cause he has a bright future. He just started the 10,000 meters two years ago and has only been running competetively about four years. He finished with a solid time of 27:46.17 - a career best. He obviously gave 100%. The worlds greatest 10,000 meter runner EVER, Halie Gebressalasie, finished less than 30 seconds ahead of the kid. He's going to be a star in track and field some day.

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cat

Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 04:16 am
mad mac who ever you, if your an American how come your in Germany.
I am a somalian in europe and wish to go back to my country in four years time, i was wondering if you knew any organisations in america ,canada or europe that have links with somalia to provide employement for educated somaliaans wanting to go back. very important1
if u don't know the pahaps you know someone who might know.
please email me @-kalaf@hotmail.com.uk,k-kalaf@hotmail.com}

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