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And as it is universally known, all revolutionists have one common catch phrase "dealing with corruption, favoritism, mismanagement of public affairs, or saving the country from imminent disintegration". This was exactly what the coup leaders and their ranks were saying again and again that morning (October 21, 1969) over the radio and the mounted loud speakers. But the truth is, that was the day on which clouds of bleakness overcast the sky of Somalia, and a wind of fear and insecurity swept the relative harmony that existed at the time.The process of "urbanizing" the Marehan who are mainly nomads put the regime at odds with the public. While most of the people found it difficult to eke-out their daily bread in a country with no resources the President made sure that members of his ethnic group who arrived in the cities got secure sources of income. They were given employment in all government departments where they could make fortunes. The public, already terrorized by what happened to the Majerteen and the high price they paid for their dissent, dare not raise their voices against the daylight robbery of the public wealth.
-Barre's predicament 1986



So, afterall, all along, you were a qabiilist?Padishah wrote:However, I would be interested to know who the author is, who he comes from, and other qabiilist questions.

Muhammad bin Harti wrote:great read. this highlights barre's preference for certain daroods. something every non-marehan understood.