A "city-state" president maybe, not the ENTIRE Somalia tho.

[Transformer]

He was selected in Hawiye-Abgal dominated city, Mogadishu through a 4.5 formula tilting the balance in favor to Hawiye-Abgal do to Irirism and the D&M clan who the Abgal are closely allied with. Besides Mogadishu he has only visited two other cities, Baydhabo and Beledweyne both home to lackeys. He has acknowledged only one deliberate and systematic destruction, to him nothing is as important then the the blood spilled in Harigayso, no way was he going to downplay this like he has done with Darood extermination which ensued in 1991 in Mogadishu, Galkayo and elsewhere; nothing gives him a political advantage over a Darood candidate when he is up for re-election. Card well played sir.

Apparently he has been hitting all the right notes with the international community too:

The underlying dynamics of the "donor"-power tilt toward the Somalia Federal Government has inflate the Hawiye-Abgal dominated Somali capital and deflate Puntland. This new balance creates an unstable situation in which the folks in power of Mogadishu would be tempted to cross what, for Puntland, would be a red line.

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/pub ... ment.shtml

A "city-state" (Mogadishu) president maybe, not the entire Somalia though.

[SiennaEarth]

Sob sob sob..

[Transformer]

Ciyaari waa gelin danbe.

[original dervish]

I`ve always had my doubts about this Govt, especially so since the presidency was bought with Qatari dollars.
Hassan Sheikh is in danger of overplaying his hand.

[oxymoron]

The dude has a long way to go before he ever becomes a real Somali President.

No amount of money or adoon troops can make you an actual President of the Republic of Somalia.

My house in Xamar is still occupied and this fool wants my respect and to call him President.

[Substance]

Hassan sheikh will remain the somali president for years to come. Deal with it

[Tanker]

[Siciid85]

Interesting political article by Dr.Michael. I told you guys previously Puntland has the most to lose in this type of situation.

The above is not to say that the civil-war scenario has a high probability of eventuating, but that its possibility has emerged. In the short term, the factions in
the south-central regions need time to organize authorities and sort out local disputes before they are ready to challenge overtly the S.F.G. Somaliland is likely
to harden its independence stand, especially with the “donor”-powers seeming to be willing to deal with it directly; and Puntland, which is hurt the most by
“donor”-power favor towards the S.F.G., will be forced to reassess its strategies and options. Puntland’s president, Abdirahman Farole, is witnessing one of his
negative scenarios coming true: the re-emergence of Mogadishu as a “city-state” dominating Somalia. The S.F.G.’s inflation threatens to alienate Puntland
from the “Somalia” project.

Puntland is the other actor, beside the S.F.G., that deserves closer consideration; it has been left on the other side of the tilt. Puntland’s grand strategy
from its inception has been to gain the benefits of association with a Somali central government (“donor”-power access, legal standing) and the substance
of self-rule by declaring autonomy until a satisfactory form of political rule was instituted in south-central Somalia. At that time it would enter a weak federation
in which its previous autonomy was in all significant respects preserved.

That strategy now appears to be failing as Puntland undergoes a period of political change to a multi-party democracy. What will be Puntland’s next move?
Will it opt for independence? Will it join forces with the variegated opposition to the S.F.G. in south-central Somalia? Will it knuckle under and be folded into
the S.F.G.? Somaliland has avoided the day of reckoning temporarily. Puntland is there. Its leverage, more than ever, depends on the political form that the
southern region takes, whether it follows Puntland or the more centralized form being forwarded by the S.F.G. A separate source reports that the S.F.G. is backing
the ex-warlord Barre Hirale against the factions trying to form the Jubbaland state, with Puntland supporting those factions. It is a proxy conflict opening up within Somalia, initiated by Somali actors. One can expect more such confrontations, particularly if clan rivalry becomes the basis for conflict among Somali factions.

[sahal80]

one thing is very true: the re-emergence of mogadisho as a city-state dominating somalia....
all somalis are flocking into there to get jobs in the re-building that is going on. Wallahi i know many guys from not xamar who went there for work and they got it they even are driving expensive cars of 10,000 dollars. This means that all somalis will disappear in there.
the authors scenario even makes hg as among the governments potential apponents why? is he more than an abgal project? 'a clan based opposition to the SFG.... the govt to govern even south-central is unlikely.....How Will the hg react to hawiye-abgaal dominance?
At the same times he confirms them having local disputes and being unorganized.
From what i heard the government will start with the organized/groups like hiraan and then you got gedo who has many groups it will be the next and then central hg and lastly kismaayo

[oxymoron]

Siciid85 If Puntlanders are good at one thing it's politics, it's a field we have never lost in even against great odds today is no different. We have always been a vocal voice for Somalia and we shall continue to be so. The South-central regions will be given their time to organize and develop but that will not stop Puntland from exercising it's rightful Federal rights as a Modern State from pushing ahead.

[Notorious13]

[Transformer]

Hassan sheikh will remain the somali president for years to come. Deal with it

Don't let Ina Asho's post confuse you, you are just a condom and nothing more, a trojan horse to be exact, its not Garowe I fear for, its Kismaayo. The man has made his agenda clear, as far as Harigayso is concern Siad Bare is guilty, he has been nothing but apologetic to Somaliland from the get-go; of places to visit Baydhabo was on top of his priority list and since we both know folks there too claim ownership of Gedo, if I were you I'd be worried about the true intent of his visit. The minute you forget your just a guest in Mogadishu is when your fucked like an inmate who drops his soap in a prison shower. Your district in Galgaduud is shrinking and Gedo's ownership since the D&M clan are entertaining federalism is in jeopardy, if it ever come to a vote through the parliament whose idea yours or theirs will fly since they count 61 votes plus the Hawiye and Dir and you but a meager dozen... I need not to tell you.

Wake the fuck up son.

[original dervish]

There is definitely some major shit being cooked up in Xamar.

[Xiis1928]

HAG will never underestimate the Majerteen. Hassan Sheekh and PM Mr. Asha Haji want to play the Xamar card with the Majerteen. The Majerteen have a claim to Xamar. They used to be the second largest clan in Xamar after the Abgal for period 150 years before the civil war. This is where the Majerteen-Abgal alliance started. The Xamar government will offer Faroole the return of all Marjerteen properties in Xamar and compensation. In return Hassan Sheekh will ask the Majerteen to abandon their quest for federalism in Somalia. Will it work?

[Substance]

Don't let Ina Asho's post confuse you, you are just a condom and nothing more, a trojan horse to be exact, its not Garowe I fear for, its Kismaayo. The man has made his agenda clear, as far as Harigayso is concern Siad Bare is guilty, he has been nothing but apologetic to Somaliland from the get-go; of places to visit Baydhabo was on top of his priority list and since we both know folks there too claim ownership of Gedo, if I were you I'd be worried about the true intent of his visit. The minute you forget your just a guest in Mogadishu is when your fucked like an inmate who drops his soap in a prison shower. Your district in Galgaduud is shrinking and Gedo's ownership since the D&M clan are entertaining federalism is in jeopardy, if it ever come to a vote through the parliament whose idea yours or theirs will fly since they count 61 votes plus the Hawiye and Dir and you but a meager dozen... I need not to tell you.

Wake the fuck up son.

Besides from the fearmongering....

Even if not Saciid would become the PM i Would support this gov.
And why would you fear for Kista? A city on the rise, both politically and socially? You should instead worry of the real security problems in different cities in Puntland. That would worry me if I was you. Not xamar, not Kista, not Jubbaland but the declining of Puntland. Nothing is shrinking Galgaduud. We have Ahlu Sunnah and in gedo we have gedo defence forces that are able to karbash any single one of the enemies of beesha. And besides I cant take you seriously if you think gedo ownership is in question, wether by force or trough the parlament, this so called "project" is another azania. Paper claim, paper state thats not even worth of discussion.