family of legendary somali singer saado ali file civil lawsuit against dahabshiil in US court
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MANHATTAN (CN) - The son of a slain Somali protest singer claims in Federal Court that a British money-transfer company bankrolled his mother's assassination and other al-Shabaab terror.
Days before the end of Ramadan last year, musician Saado Ali Warsame's car pulled up to her hotel in Mogadishu and two unknown assassins opened fire on her and her driver. Al-Shabaab - the al-Qaida affiliate in Somalia - soon claimed responsibility for the attack, and the men who killed them were identified, convicted and executed.
In a 24-page complaint, Warsame's son Harbi Hussein claims that a company pulling the strings has never been brought to justice.
The lawsuit traces Warsame's musical career from her song that helped dethrone Somali strongman Siad Barre to the one that allegedly put her in the crosshairs of an international bank.
"Her famous song 'Land Cruiser,' which ridiculed the military junta for exchanging donations of corn for expensive cars, led to Ms. Warsame's arrest and is largely credited for taking down the Barre regime," the complaint states. "She was one of the few Somali female musicians to go on stage without covering her head and she sometimes wore pants, which is unusual for women in Somalia."
After fleeing Somalia's civil war in the 1990s, Warsame spent time in Minneapolis and New York before returning to her native land three years ago to run for the federal parliament. She won a seat representing the northeastern Puntland but she continued her musical career to oppose Dahabshiil, a British company derived from the Arabic word for "gold smelter."
In 2012, a United Nations report found that al-Shabaab used Dahabshiil to plot a "large-scale assassination operation" targeting "national intelligence officers and members of the federal parliament."
Playing on this name, Warsame urged her listeners to boycott the company in the song "Don't Do Business With the Blood Smelter," according to the complaint.
"They call him 'Blood Smelter' to manipulate the public," one lyric says. "He has lot of money to make sure Mogadishu will never be at peace."
The YouTube video of this song shows still frames of Warsame belting out those words along with blistering images of the company's name dripping with blood from an assault rifle and a protester holding a sign "Dahabshiil Stop Genocide."
"In response to her song, 'Don't Do Business With the Blood Smelter,' Dahabshiil placed a multi-million dollar bounty on Ms. Warsame's life," the complaint states.
Hussein, who is now living in Minnesota, is suing Dahabshiil Transfer Services Ltd. and three of its subsidiaries on behalf of his late mother's estate and himself under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
"The murder of his mother by international terrorists has caused him severe mental anguish, extreme emotional pain and suffering, and the loss of his mother's society, companionship, comfort, advice and counsel," the lawsuit says.
His lawyer Joshua Arisohn, from the firm Bursor & Fisher, spent nine years representing the plaintiffs of the first Anti-Terrorism Act case to go to trial, against Arab Bank. Arisohn said in a phone interview that he believes this civil lawsuit is the first to target al-Shabaab financing in general, and Dahabshiil in particular.
Dahabshiil did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
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MANHATTAN (CN) - The son of a slain Somali protest singer claims in Federal Court that a British money-transfer company bankrolled his mother's assassination and other al-Shabaab terror.
Days before the end of Ramadan last year, musician Saado Ali Warsame's car pulled up to her hotel in Mogadishu and two unknown assassins opened fire on her and her driver. Al-Shabaab - the al-Qaida affiliate in Somalia - soon claimed responsibility for the attack, and the men who killed them were identified, convicted and executed.
In a 24-page complaint, Warsame's son Harbi Hussein claims that a company pulling the strings has never been brought to justice.
The lawsuit traces Warsame's musical career from her song that helped dethrone Somali strongman Siad Barre to the one that allegedly put her in the crosshairs of an international bank.
"Her famous song 'Land Cruiser,' which ridiculed the military junta for exchanging donations of corn for expensive cars, led to Ms. Warsame's arrest and is largely credited for taking down the Barre regime," the complaint states. "She was one of the few Somali female musicians to go on stage without covering her head and she sometimes wore pants, which is unusual for women in Somalia."
After fleeing Somalia's civil war in the 1990s, Warsame spent time in Minneapolis and New York before returning to her native land three years ago to run for the federal parliament. She won a seat representing the northeastern Puntland but she continued her musical career to oppose Dahabshiil, a British company derived from the Arabic word for "gold smelter."
In 2012, a United Nations report found that al-Shabaab used Dahabshiil to plot a "large-scale assassination operation" targeting "national intelligence officers and members of the federal parliament."
Playing on this name, Warsame urged her listeners to boycott the company in the song "Don't Do Business With the Blood Smelter," according to the complaint.
"They call him 'Blood Smelter' to manipulate the public," one lyric says. "He has lot of money to make sure Mogadishu will never be at peace."
The YouTube video of this song shows still frames of Warsame belting out those words along with blistering images of the company's name dripping with blood from an assault rifle and a protester holding a sign "Dahabshiil Stop Genocide."
"In response to her song, 'Don't Do Business With the Blood Smelter,' Dahabshiil placed a multi-million dollar bounty on Ms. Warsame's life," the complaint states.
Hussein, who is now living in Minnesota, is suing Dahabshiil Transfer Services Ltd. and three of its subsidiaries on behalf of his late mother's estate and himself under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
"The murder of his mother by international terrorists has caused him severe mental anguish, extreme emotional pain and suffering, and the loss of his mother's society, companionship, comfort, advice and counsel," the lawsuit says.
His lawyer Joshua Arisohn, from the firm Bursor & Fisher, spent nine years representing the plaintiffs of the first Anti-Terrorism Act case to go to trial, against Arab Bank. Arisohn said in a phone interview that he believes this civil lawsuit is the first to target al-Shabaab financing in general, and Dahabshiil in particular.
Dahabshiil did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
dhiigshill will settle with her family or be destroyed by negative media attention 
SuldaanMethylamine
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Saado Cali had kids?
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MANHATTAN (CN) - The son of a slain Somali protest singer claims in Federal Court that a British money-transfer company bankrolled his mother's assassination and other al-Shabaab terror.it is a somali company
Days before the end of Ramadan last year, musician Saado Ali Warsame's car pulled up to her hotel in Mogadishu and two unknown assassins opened fire on her and her driver. Al-Shabaab - the al-Qaida affiliate in Somalia - soon claimed responsibility for the attack, and the men who killed them were identified, convicted and executed.
In a 24-page complaint, Warsame's son Harbi Hussein claims that a company pulling the strings has never been brought to justice.
The lawsuit traces Warsame's musical career from her song that helped dethrone Somali strongman Siad Barre to the one that allegedly put her in the crosshairs of an international bank.
"Her famous song 'Land Cruiser,' which ridiculed the military junta for exchanging donations of corn for expensive cars, led to Ms. Warsame's arrest and is largely credited for taking down the Barre regime,"the complaint states. "She was one of the few Somali female musicians to go on stage without covering her head and she sometimes wore pants, which is unusual for women in Somalia."
After fleeing Somalia's civil war in the 1990s, Warsame spent time in Minneapolis and New York before returning to her native land three years ago to run for the federal parliament. She won a seat representing the northeastern Puntland but she continued her musical career to oppose Dahabshiil, a British company derived from the Arabic word for "gold smelter."
In 2012, a United Nations report found that al-Shabaab used Dahabshiil to plot a "large-scale assassination operation" targeting "national intelligence officers and members of the federal parliament."
Playing on this name, Warsame urged her listeners to boycott the company in the song "Don't Do Business With the Blood Smelter," according to the complaint.
"They call him 'Blood Smelter' to manipulate the public," one lyric says. "He has lot of money to make sure Mogadishu will never be at peace."
The YouTube video of this song shows still frames of Warsame belting out those words along with blistering images of the company's name dripping with blood from an assault rifle and a protester holding a sign "Dahabshiil Stop Genocide."
"In response to her song, 'Don't Do Business With the Blood Smelter,' Dahabshiil placed a multi-million dollar bounty on Ms. Warsame's life," the complaint states.
Hussein, who is now living in Minnesota, is suing Dahabshiil Transfer Services Ltd. and three of its subsidiaries on behalf of his late mother's estate and himself under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
"The murder of his mother by international terrorists has caused him severe mental anguish, extreme emotional pain and suffering, and the loss of his mother's society, companionship, comfort, advice and counsel," the lawsuit says.
His lawyer Joshua Arisohn, from the firm Bursor & Fisher, spent nine years representing the plaintiffs of the first Anti-Terrorism Act case to go to trial, against Arab Bank. Arisohn said in a phone interview that he believes this civil lawsuit is the first to target al-Shabaab financing in general, and Dahabshiil in particular.
Dahabshiil did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
what an absolute joke darod qabyaaladiisto are. We know these fuckers hate dahabshiil which is the biggest somali company because it is isaaq. I wish these people would show us what they actually contribute to the somali race other then calaacal, complaining and crying 24/7. They said the same thing about hormud
they flip flop so much, one minute it is hawiye killed our vile qabiilest women, then it is isaaq kill them
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i am surprised she didn't have few more judging by her reputation
she got a son + daughter in minneapolis
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dhiigshill will settle with her family or be destroyed by negative media attention
it wont, dahabshiil will take her useless, unemployed kids to the cleaners.
SuldaanMethylamine
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Leave the marxuumad alone sxb, it is unbefitting to be talking about a dead woman like that
PS: she was married to an Ciidagale singer...Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle was the man who discovered her.
Hmm, not sure about that unless she remarried which I doubt
there name will be dragged thru the mud in the mean time. tahir alasow feels vindicated
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Warya waraabe fataalyahow let her rest in piece.
I am sure they won't get a single penny but meh...
I am sure they won't get a single penny but meh...
SuldaanMethylamine
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Yup lol the website you got it from doesn't look legit at all. But if the case is actually happening, I doubt it will go faru sayin this is fake?
AUN Saado Ali.
@SuldaanMethylamine I did a Google search and found this article.
http://m.startribune.com/saado-ali-warsame-58-daring-voice-of-hope-for-somalia/285860811/
It lists Harbi Hussein as her son and Horiyo Kasim as her daughter. I don't know if she has more kids, but she had at least 2.
@SuldaanMethylamine I did a Google search and found this article.
http://m.startribune.com/saado-ali-warsame-58-daring-voice-of-hope-for-somalia/285860811/
It lists Harbi Hussein as her son and Horiyo Kasim as her daughter. I don't know if she has more kids, but she had at least 2.
SuldaanMethylamine
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Interesting how they have different names lol I was expecting the son to take up the last name of Muse Ismail Qalinle, but I guess she was remarried (which is very common among Somali singers)
It's not fake. I think the OP got the article off of Waagacusub, not the original site which is legit.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/12/10/slain-somali-icons-son-targets-terror-funds.htm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courthouse_News_Service
From the website of the New York Southern District Court
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2015cv09623/450953
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