It is with a heavy heart and a great sense of loss that we mourn the loss of Said Maygag Samatar who passed away in California yesterday after a prolonged illness. Said was a visionary, a patriot, an eternal optimist and a good friend who navigated the often tumultuous waters of our politics with deft and grace beyond his age.
Having organized the last Sopri Convention with Said here in Washington DC, we in this community feel particularly proud of that event and feel blessed to have had a chance to work with this remarkable individual who is and shall remain our standard bearer for many years to come.
He left us a big void that is going to be hard to fill and we all shall miss him dearly.
May Allah forgive his sins and reward him in Heaven.
I have been reading your writings the past few days with bewilderment, amusement and sometime utter disbelief at some of your claims about Somaliland. It is hard to know where to begin, and it is with some reluctance and trepidation that I finally decided to say something to you fully appreciating that my words will never reach you as you seem to be locked up in a reality bubble of your own creations.
We can all appreciate that our previous elections may not having been perfect but it is worth noting that there was a large reservoir of good will among the electorate and the competing parties that facilitate glossing over the difference of opinion and the inevitable resentment generated by the close margin of victory for the current party.
I submit to you that this time the landscape is quite different, after five years of economic stagnation and display of abusive power reminiscent of the old Somali regime, this president and his administration managed to extinguish any hopeful sign for a better life and liberty for the individual to flourish.
THE Americans and the Israelis are acting in concert vis-à-vis Iran.
The unmistakable message they are putting out loud and clear is that an
attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is on the cards in the event Tehran
doesn’t cave into their demands. Are they bluffing as part of an
arm-twisting strategy or are they seriously planning to transform this
region into an inferno?
Dr. Megalommatis,
THE Americans and the Israelis are acting in concert vis-à-vis Iran.
The unmistakable message they are putting out loud and clear is that an
attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is on the cards in the event Tehran
doesn’t cave into their demands. Are they bluffing as part of an
arm-twisting strategy or are they seriously planning to transform this
region into an inferno?
