Egal was at a Las Vegas casino while the coup was happening.
He was rumored to be an Alcoholic , so he probably drank away with money he took from the treasury.
Egal was at a Las Vegas casino while the coup was happening.
He admitted openly to drinking, said red wine was his favorite. Where he is from it’s not considered shameful but ilbaxnimo, so he was very candid about it. The alcoholic stuff is bs though.Egal was at a Las Vegas casino while the coup was happening.
He was rumored to be an Alcoholic , so he probably drank away with money he took from the treasury.
He admitted openly to drinking, said red wine was his favorite. Where he is from it’s not considered shameful but ilbaxnimo, so he was very candid about it. The alcoholic stuff is bs though.
My grandpa was a close confidante and employee of a Barre waziir. Many of the elite were quite liberal and drinkers to be honest.
99% of Somalilanders are very conservative. Lol. I have been to Hargeisa a couple of times. It's quite traditional even in the bustling areas.
That is now sxb. Cigaal has been dead for over 20 yearsMy grandpa was a close confidante and employee of a Barre waziir. Many of the elite were quite liberal and drinkers to be honest.
99% of Somalilanders are very conservative. Lol. I have been to Hargeisa a couple of times. It's quite traditional even in the bustling areas.
Here is Sillanyo even explaining this
''So that we can infiltrate and disperse them into nomadic and urban settlement''
The war against civilians started way before 1988 it was a decade ago in 1978, the government supported a Darood dominated militia called WSLF to fight Ethiopia, the militia however used it's firepower against Isaaq nomads in the borders with Ethiopia in an area called the Hawd, that's the origin of SNM military wing. Literally all it takes to prove you wrong is google WSLF Isaaq into the search bar and here you fabricating event out of your mind to justify Barre's atrocities.They purposefully tried to bring the civilians into their war against the government.
I don't know how you can sympathize with people who purposefully tried to draw out the government to inflict harm on the civilian population and with people who did combined attacks and bombings with Ethiopia on the border towns and major northern cities.
The regimes approval or popularity didn't tank after the Ogaden war amongst the publics.
The Somali public's rebuke was never towards the regime, it was towards Ethiopia ,Cuba and Soviet who they blamed.
I can show you clips of Somalis taking to the streets in solidarity with the regime and with Ogaden and holding up anti-soviet, ethiopia and anti cuba posters.
When Siad Barre had returned from his car accident in the mid 80s hundreds of thousands of Somali came out to greet him on the streets holding green tree branches symbolizing rebirth.
I have also showed that there was never an organized resistance against the regime domestically. It was all organized abroad or by Ethiopia after the war , who invited disgruntled traitors so they could destabilize and seek revenge through them.
Believe it or not his son was not his successor it was Samatar, who is Tumaal and not even related him by blood. He was widely seen as his protegee.
During the 70s and early 80s Somalia had lower levels of poverty than most other low income Sub Saharan African countries.
How is it word salad or conjuring when i back things up with interviews, documents , testimonials from the time period in question. It's sound analysis
And you are right i don't judge him on the first 10 years alone. I also judge him on how he maneuvered and responded to things in the 10 years after the Ogaden war. Everything he did was trying to held the country together.
When he went into a war in Ogaden Somalia had many advantages, Ethiopia was embroiled in civil conflict, they were butchering eachother in the elite circles, was distracted with their conflict with Eritrea, the US terminated it's military support for Ethiopia. So Ethiopia was pretty much weakened at that point and he sought to take advantage of it.
How can you find fault with a man for going to war to liberate his own people? Especially since he had exhausted every peaceful diplomatic action before hand and Somalis situation in Ogaden was deteriorating.
How can you talk about aid or poor economy when the government diverted 1/3 of its budget from the surplus capital they had generated that was meant to ensure Somalia's 100% self-reliant but used it instead to save Somalis from the north from drought between 1974-1975.
It's an indicative because he put the best interest of his clan (MOD) over the best interest of the people (Somalia) The entire political Somali literature disagrees with you, but it's fine you can have your opinion irrespective of it validity.How is that indicative of him being a bad leader? It's indicative of him putting his people first.
You can miss me with this MOD tribal and human rights BS the only tribalist i see is you people who sympathize with the tribal militia gangs who allied with the enemy to destroy the country and bring suffering to their own people.
Siad Barre never instigated human rights abuses, or ordered them to happen either. So you can't squarly blame it on him , human rights violations are common in most armed conflicts.
Forget the lack of plan aspect of these proxies. The biggest proof that you are the one spewing word salad is in the fact that in the aftermath of Siad Barre's regime, they didn't improve on any of these things. Did they improve human rights? Did they build governments that are exclusionary of all Somalis regardless of clan? Did they develop the economy and become richer less aid dependent economies? Did they create less political repression? did they create less refugees?
They SDF, USC and SNM did none of these things.
If their opposition to him was rooted in any of these diatribes, it would show in the results.
I hold a 20 year established sovereign government to a higher standard than a splintered rebel group like USC but I throw the question back at you. Why did Barre fail to create Afweynia in Gedo? If he was such a great leader to all Somalis why couldn't he crave his own little paradise in Gedo & Lower Juba for his Darood people to live peacefully? Surely since he was such a great leader to all Somalis, least he can do is govern his own Darood people into prosperity, right? No. When Afweyne was finally reduced into a clan Warlord he failed the very same thing you're demanding from other rebel groups. First thing he did is trying to invade Mogadishu (twice) and failed. He couldn't keep Marexaan, Ogaden and Harti militia under a unified structure and they end up butchering eachother in Kismayo yet you're asking why other rebels failed to establish a government??? Other rebels weren't in charge of a government for 20 years, other rebels didn't have a standard army, other rebels didn't monopolize the entire political landscape and foreign aid for 20 years.Forget the lack of plan aspect of these proxies. The biggest proof that you are the one spewing word salad is in the fact that in the aftermath of Siad Barre's regime, they didn't improve on any of these things. Did they improve human rights? Did they build governments that are exclusionary of all Somalis regardless of clan? Did they develop the economy and become richer less aid dependent economies? Did they create less political repression? did they create less refugees?
They SDF, USC and SNM did none of these things.
If their opposition to him was rooted in any of these diatribes, it would show in the results.
Do you even understand Somali? He literally said we need our army (SNM) to protect the rural people wearing white (popular attire of the nomads) and needed vehicles & fuel to get in and out. That's a cooked out translation
There is a whole chapter in the 1990 UN report of Barre's army specific war against the nomads and you want to convince me otherwise by using a cooked up translation?
The war against civilians started way before 1988 it was a decade ago in 1978, the government supported a Darood dominated militia called WSLF to fight Ethiopia, the militia however used it's firepower against Isaaq nomads in the borders with Ethiopia in an area called the Hawd, that's the origin of SNM military wing. Literally all it takes to prove you wrong is google WSLF Isaaq into the search bar and here you fabricating event out of your mind to justify Barre's atrocities.
Evil Days: Thirty Years of War and Famine in Ethiopia (1991) page 95 & 96
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Yes his popularity tanked after Ogaden War. It doesn't matter if you support or oppose Barre, at this point it's a common knowledge and basic fact that Somalia's defeat in Ogaden War was the spark of his downfall. How else do you explain the coup attempt from within the army and the MOD meteioric rise within the military and the government? Regarding the last point, of course there are no domestic resistance, because everyone who opposes Barre is either dead or in jail. Such conducive environment for peaceful protests and democratic calls for transfer of power.
That also isn't true, Samatar was his loyal gacanyare, when he was injured in the car accident Samatar tried to grab power and was later humiliated by Barre when he came back.
GNP and GDP doesn't tell you the living standard of the average person , it tells you about it's gross domestic output of a country. Somalia was a small population back then of 4-5 million as well. Across low income African countries(they were among) the average house hold in Somalia was experiencing lower poverty rates. You know why? Because the wealth that we did have even if it was less , it was more spread out and the government delivered social services to the people, the government provided people with food, shelter , education and clothing. The average person didn't have to spend much money on this, so what they were earning didn't matter as much.Again, factually incorrect.
From Bad Policy to Chaos in Somalia (1996) Page 4 & 5
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I also explained it better detail here the structural economic changes that happened with introduction IMF and World Bank as debt servicing agencies where a lot of governmental programs, livestock, fishery and agricultural production had to be scaled back or even abandoned to satisfy them, and also how nationalization benefited Somalis even the literacy program wouldn't be even possible if it wasn't for that
That's another problem with you. I noticed you pull up an interview and build you whole thesis over it. The documents you keep posting don't have a source, just a snippet you pulled from Twitter without any citations. You sound like someone who read a pro Barre post on X and then built his entire position over it. Actions speak louder than words. If all it takes is a single interview to change you entire prospective over an individual than you're a naive person. I can post a speech by Caydiid telling his people to not lot, rape or kill civilians. Does that makes him a good guy and erase all his atrocities in southern Somalia? No. So stop being so gullible and clueless. No one is faulting Barre for attempting to free Ogaden, we're faulting him for refusing the Soviet mediation and losing the war afterwards. How can you botch this Slam Dunk? Or at the very least support WSLF and other Ethiopian rebel groups tearing eachothers up without involving the SNA. What surplus are you talking about? Most of budget went to the army, we underperformed SSA and never had a surplus. We were barely afloat by aid can you imagine how would Somalia have looked like without aid?
It's an indicative because he put the best interest of his clan (MOD) over the best interest of the people (Somalia) The entire political Somali literature disagrees with you, but it's fine you can have your opinion irrespective of it validity.
So which one is it, Said Barre never instigated Human Right Abuses or Human Right violations are common in most armed conflicts? Kala door
I hold a 20 year established sovereign government to a higher standard than a splintered rebel group like USC but I throw the question back at you. Why did Barre fail to create Afweynia in Gedo? If he was such a great leader to all Somalis why couldn't he crave his own little paradise in Gedo & Lower Juba for his Darood people to live peacefully? Surely since he was such a great leader to all Somalis, least he can do is govern his own Darood people into prosperity, right? No. When Afweyne was finally reduced into a clan Warlord he failed the very same thing you're demanding from other rebel groups. First thing he did is trying to invade Mogadishu (twice) and failed. He couldn't keep Marexaan, Ogaden and Harti militia under a unified structure and they end up butchering eachother in Kismayo yet you're asking why other rebels failed to establish a government??? Other rebels weren't in charge of a government for 20 years, other rebels didn't have a standard army, other rebels didn't monopolize the entire political landscape and foreign aid for 20 years.
The question itself absolves Barre of any guilt. Why didn't you build a government? When the actual question should; What happened to the prior one?
Word for word what he said in Somali ''' Waaxan doniyah ina kun iyo shan boqol cidamo soo xogo an geliyo gudaha....
They went into civilian areas purposefully and blended with them and used to Ethiopian Soldiers to infiltrate the place and those who he wanted to protect the armed militias inside.
So you deliberately inflitrated civilian areas , distribute yourself among the civilian population with plain clothing with no clear distinctions.
Then you act suprised that civilian population is met with reprisal or suffers from a counter measure?
Like i said i don't symphatize with insurgency groups and they were the cause behind the civilian suffering.
This is a CIA reporting after the Ogaden war
'' there is not organized opposition to his regime within Somalia''
'' The group's acceptance of Ethiopian assistance and it's narrow clan make up have weakened its appeal to the Somali populace''
Just like the SNM that i shown in the other pages , the SSDF couldn't attract local Somalis to their cause, they had no widespread appeal.
This is news reporting in mid 80s after Siad Barre's returning from accident.
'' Presidet Mohammed Siad Barre returned hom last month after a month long stay in hospital.......Thousands of Somalis waving green branches to symbolise life and rebirth, filled the streets of the capital to welcome their leader''
I have a theory that a lot of users here with certain viewpoints don’t speak Somali and then I came across this post. I gave up on this user long ago and now it seems they also dont speak SomaliDo you even understand Somali? He literally said we need our army (SNM) to protect the rural people wearing white (popular attire of the nomads) and needed vehicles & fuel to get in and out. That's a cooked out translation
There is a whole chapter in the 1990 UN report of Barre's army specific war against the nomads and you want to convince me otherwise by using a cooked up translation?
The war against civilians started way before 1988 it was a decade ago in 1978, the government supported a Darood dominated militia called WSLF to fight Ethiopia, the militia however used it's firepower against Isaaq nomads in the borders with Ethiopia in an area called the Hawd, that's the origin of SNM military wing. Literally all it takes to prove you wrong is google WSLF Isaaq into the search bar and here you fabricating event out of your mind to justify Barre's atrocities.
Evil Days: Thirty Years of War and Famine in Ethiopia (1991) page 95 & 96
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Yes his popularity tanked after Ogaden War. It doesn't matter if you support or oppose Barre, at this point it's a common knowledge and basic fact that Somalia's defeat in Ogaden War was the spark of his downfall. How else do you explain the coup attempt from within the army and the MOD meteioric rise within the military and the government? Regarding the last point, of course there are no domestic resistance, because everyone who opposes Barre is either dead or in jail. Such conducive environment for peaceful protests and democratic calls for transfer of power.
That also isn't true, Samatar was his loyal gacanyare, when he was injured in the car accident Samatar tried to grab power and was later humiliated by Barre when he came back.
Again, factually incorrect.
From Bad Policy to Chaos in Somalia (1996) Page 4 & 5
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That's another problem with you. I noticed you pull up an interview and build you whole thesis over it. The documents you keep posting don't have a source, just a snippet you pulled from Twitter without any citations. You sound like someone who read a pro Barre post on X and then built his entire position over it. Actions speak louder than words. If all it takes is a single interview to change you entire prospective over an individual than you're a naive person. I can post a speech by Caydiid telling his people to not lot, rape or kill civilians. Does that makes him a good guy and erase all his atrocities in southern Somalia? No. So stop being so gullible and clueless. No one is faulting Barre for attempting to free Ogaden, we're faulting him for refusing the Soviet mediation and losing the war afterwards. How can you botch this Slam Dunk? Or at the very least support WSLF and other Ethiopian rebel groups tearing eachothers up without involving the SNA. What surplus are you talking about? Most of budget went to the army, we underperformed SSA and never had a surplus. We were barely afloat by aid can you imagine how would Somalia have looked like without aid?
It's an indicative because he put the best interest of his clan (MOD) over the best interest of the people (Somalia) The entire political Somali literature disagrees with you, but it's fine you can have your opinion irrespective of it validity.
So which one is it, Said Barre never instigated Human Right Abuses or Human Right violations are common in most armed conflicts? Kala door
I hold a 20 year established sovereign government to a higher standard than a splintered rebel group like USC but I throw the question back at you. Why did Barre fail to create Afweynia in Gedo? If he was such a great leader to all Somalis why couldn't he crave his own little paradise in Gedo & Lower Juba for his Darood people to live peacefully? Surely since he was such a great leader to all Somalis, least he can do is govern his own Darood people into prosperity, right? No. When Afweyne was finally reduced into a clan Warlord he failed the very same thing you're demanding from other rebel groups. First thing he did is trying to invade Mogadishu (twice) and failed. He couldn't keep Marexaan, Ogaden and Harti militia under a unified structure and they end up butchering eachother in Kismayo yet you're asking why other rebels failed to establish a government??? Other rebels weren't in charge of a government for 20 years, other rebels didn't have a standard army, other rebels didn't monopolize the entire political landscape and foreign aid for 20 years.
The question itself absolves Barre of any guilt. Why didn't you build a government? When the actual question should; What happened to the prior one?
The beginning portion of what he said matters more because he is describing how they invaded the areas with Ethiopian troops.You left the next part where he said "Siday ay oo ilashadan dadka reer miyiga iyo tuuloyinka dadka dharka cadka xiddah" literal translation is protecting the nomad population in the villages wearing white clothes. This is the full interview and he clearly speaks about SNM not Ethiopian troops you filthy propagandist. He betrayed Mengitsu by saying they'll pull back their troops 15km to comply with his new deal with Afweyne but end up pushing to Burco & Hargeisa when the Somali army also pulled back as per 1988 agreement. Typical low I.Q misinformation/ mistranslation from your side.
This is also verified by UN report were testimonies from refugees stated that SNM protected Isaaq civilians fleeing to Ethiopia by providing 20 armed men to escort them through dangerous road manned by SNA. It really says a lot when the rebel group is more concerned with the safety of the civilians than the so called national army which destroys you whole flimsy argument.
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A Government at War with Its Own People
www.hrw.org
Somalia a Government at War with it's Own People
That CIA document you showed there right now gives an accurate run down of events. It literally proves what i just said before. His popularity didn't tank after the Ogaden war and the opposition wasn't from the civilian population or rooted in the Ogaden war loss but rather it was few sections inside the military who were die hard soviet bloc marxist loyalists who resented him for the fall out with the sovietDelusional should be your 2nd name. Link me to this report, I am very sure the same report holds him responsible for the rebel insurgence. The CIA released 3 reports focusing on Somalia.
-Somalia: Prospects for Stability (1982)
-Tribal Challenge to Siad (1984)
-Somalia: Threat to Stability (1985)
All of which are available here:
All 3 reports agree that Siad Barre lost popularity after Ogaden war and the subsequent collapse of the economy. They also confirm that he intentionally and knowingly provoked inter and intra clan conflicts to remain in power. This is from the last report Threats to Stability which debunks your silly Twitter snap and that ridiculous headline.
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There are so many quotable passages inside these three reports that goes deeper with the problems he has with every Somali sub clan even the Sameroon. It also highlights his total reliant on Marexaan & Ogaden sub clans along with disproportional gov posts, privilege and rampant corruption that keeps them full and satisfied. These CIA reports dismantles your juvenile run-on arguments but honestly, you're not even worth the time or effort. I'm sure you don't even know the source of the passage you keep spamming to generalize your rumbles just saying they're "CIA" Typical Twitter Bot.
I have a theory that a lot of users here with certain viewpoints don’t speak Somali and then I came across this post. I gave up on this user long ago and now it seems they also dont speak Somali
Word for word what he said in Somali ''' Waaxan doniyah ina kun iyo shan boqol cidamo soo xogo an geliyo gudaha....
They went into civilian areas purposefully and blended with them and used to Ethiopian Soldiers to infiltrate the place and those who he wanted to protect the armed militias inside..