SOMALIA: Is Sharif Xasan getting the massage?
Sharif Xasan Adan; the Speaker of the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament was quoted as saying:
I appeal to the international community to extend financial assistance and expertise to Somali government to ensure peace and stability in our country.
Well, it goes without saying that what Sharif Xasan failed is to understand is the fact that neither the TFG nor anyone else can stop the bloody fighting in Mogadishu without an external security force that could stabilize the chaos in Mogadishu and else where in the country. Having said that, the fact the Sharif Xasan realized that we Somalis cannot do it alone and we need foreigners to help us sort things out is indeed a step in the right direction. Sharif Xasan Adan must work with President Cabdullahi Yuusuf Axmed and help the parliament approve the deployment of foreign troops into Somalia.
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