1. HAG believes that Mareexaan is the key to Darod unity (like Somaliland believes Dhulbahante is the key to Darod unity). Essentially the "Darod" the HAG south fears is Marehan like the "Darod" the Somalilanders fear is Dhulbahante. In the HAG teleconference, they believe both Somaliland and HAG essentially "dropped the ball" because they woke up ire in both which is what they should have been "containing."
2. This is why HSM gov has come down decidedly on opposing Madoobe. HSM wants it to be known an HAG government "led" to Marehan finally attaining their pedestal on top of Jubbaland.
3. But also since HAG government of HSM came to power, this is why there has been so many prominent "reconciliation conferences" between Marehan and Hawiye, by trying to reconcile them and Habar Gidir who are the Hawiye they neighbor. We have seen multiple high profile peace overtures between all 3 main HG clans and Marehan. But something very intriguing I found out through this discussion is the peace overtures are NOT with the immediate goal of stopping community violence---IT IS FOR RECONCILING ELITE ACTORS AND IMPORTANT POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND MILITARY PERSONNEL BETWEEN MX AND HAG.
4. Another thing that was interesting is HAG finds Majeerteen "isolationism" as in their interest and deeply support it while finding Mareexaan "translocalism " (their exact word) threatening and are deeply unsettled by it. To this effect, they intensely dislike Majerteen but seem to be politically satisfied by their political objectives while finding Mareexaan intimidating and ominous to their long term political goals. Mareexaan's multi-regional outlook, nationalism, and centralism is a "threat" of the 1st order to HAG as they see it.
5. HAG has been seducing Mareexaan---as they believe. I won't say the details of how they believe they have been, but in their mind they believe so. And really this is what it all boils down to---they believe a future Farmaajo should never happen. And they are going to do something they believe they made a mistake in not drafting as their number #1 strategic domestic policy; wine and dine MX, separate them from Darod politically, co-opt and keep them content, bring them in and implicate them in business links, elite political exchange, and satisfied with Galmudug equity and coming a top Jubbaland.
In short, a lazy, decadent, "client" regional figurehead that never contests national leadership seriously as a political threat or in opposition to HAG.
HAG couldn't defeat MX in war and suffering, so they now want to kill him with nice smiles and placation.
