The president has thanked Mr. Michael Rubin for supporting Somaliland’s self- determination efforts from Somalia. Maqaalkani wuxuu ka turjumayaa aragtida Qoraaga loomana fasiran karo tan WardheerNews.Post 9/11 globalpolitics has certainly not made the situation easier. Michael Rubin is a former Defense Department official currently at the American Enterprise Institute. By: Michael Rubin. He is not concerned of being challenged as the journal editors in the States will not bother checking the truthfulness of an op-ed written about Somalia.Somalia needs to debunk his lies, correct his mischaracterization and expose his manipulative and dishonest smear tactics. He is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former Pentagon official. Google+. A lobbyist’s opinion is for hire and the longer Mr. Rubin remain employed by the Somaliland administration, his quest to smear Somalia will stay. Michael Rubin (@Mrubin1971) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. Somaliland lives within its means, and is already a business hub. This is outright baseless, fear mongering and dishonesty.Immediately, after securing his generous contract of fifty thousand US Dollar/Month, he initiated a smear tactics, making ad hominem attacks on the Somali government including the President, criticizing American Foreign Policy and Pentagon’s support on Somalia with the aim of swaying lawmaker’s opinion.They discussed and agreed on a dual strategy approach for his service to Hargeisa. In the three decades since, Somaliland has effectively acted as a separate country, with its own elected president, parliament, flag and currency. Michael Rubin, a former member of the US Department of Defense, has urged the United States to open a diplomatic office in the Republic of Somaliland, as it has offices in North Syria and Taiwan, adding that various consulates have been opened in Hargeisa by Turkey, Ethiopia and Djibouti. There is no excuse for persistent delays to a new one-man, one-vote parliamentary election, but even that failure still puts it ahead of Somalia.Corruption, Dictatorship and Factional Fighting Eroded Somali solidarity, however. Dubai World’s operations in Berbera are taking off. While Somalia also hopes to attract foreign investment, its inferior security situation heightens both risks and costs for potential investors.Or consider democracy: In theory, Somalia aims for one-man, one-vote elections but it is uncertain if it can achieve them on schedule. Michael Rubin has written academic articles on Somaliland’s quest of an international recognition, its flourishing democracy and its being an oasis of stability. He added that some European countries have offices in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa, where … But none of their tactics will achieve their goals; indeed, they only make them harder to attain. He even goes as far as suggesting that “it is time for the State and Defense Departments to consider a periphery-first strategy: consolidating security, stability, and good governance in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Kenya and then partnering with local leaders who live among their own people”. The message of his piece was to portray Somali leaders as irresponsible, dishonest or make them appear to be only looking out for their own best interests.It is clear that over and over, Mr. Rubin’s basic message remains the same and i.e., tarnishing Somalia’s image, blaming US foreign policy, and international community on Somalia and promoting Somaliland.The piece was intended to make a case for Somaliland administration and at the same time portray Somalia as corrupt and inept.Putting these questions under scrutiny reveals the chap ran out of ideas. Corruption, Dictatorship and Factional Fighting Eroded Somali solidarity, however. Farmajo’s tenure, however, has repelled Somalilanders rather than force them to reconsider their positions.Somalia’s dream of unity is understandable and it can be compelling, just as those supporting Somaliland separatism can find their case persuasive. The president has thanked Mr. Michael Rubin for supporting Somaliland’s self- determination efforts from Somalia. In order to convince Somalilanders to return to the greater Somalia fold, Farmajo must make them want to return. In regional elections, Farmajo only embraces democracy when it delivers candidates allied with him, and uses the state treasury and air space restrictions to undermine political opponents.
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