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In ancient times, war demanded courage. Men stood face to face with their enemies, swords drawn, spears raised, and daggers ready. War was brutal, but it had limits. A warrior could see the whites of his enemy’s eyes. Bloodshed was real, immediate, and personal. A man who went to war understood the risks—his life against […]
History is rarely kind to empires that lose their moral compass. Power alone cannot sustain legitimacy. Wealth cannot disguise rot forever. And propaganda cannot permanently bury scandal. When the ruling elite becomes morally bankrupt, the decay eventually spills into public view.The latest revelations surrounding the Epstein Files have done precisely that. What was once whispered […]
In every functioning republic, a constitution is the highest covenant between a state and its people. It is not a private memo drafted in the corridors of power, nor a partisan manifesto imposed by a temporary administration. It is a national contract forged through consensus, trust, and legitimacy.What Somalia is witnessing today under President Hassan […]
In Somali politics, the spotlight is a dangerous thing. Most politicians guard it like a jealous king guards his throne. They hoard it. They monopolize it. They suffocate it.The spotlight, in the hands of most Somali leaders, is not illumination—it is private property.But every now and then, a political figure appears to understand something that […]
In politics, the most dangerous decisions are not always the loudest ones. Sometimes they are hidden quietly inside legal clauses — buried deep in constitutional amendments that few people read, but whose consequences can reshape the destiny of a nation.That appears to be exactly what has happened with Article 190, Section (2) of President Hassan […]
When the State Becomes the LawbreakerThere are moments in the political life of a country when the mask falls off and the true nature of power reveals itself. The recent police raid on the privately owned Airport Hotel in Mogadishu is one such moment.A group of armed police officers storming private property without a warrant, […]
There are many ways to dismantle a state.You can wage war.You can loot the treasury.You can invite foreign powers to carve the country into spheres of influence.Or—if you are more sophisticated—you can amend the Constitution without consensus and call it reform.That, dear readers, is the dangerous political experiment currently unfolding in Somalia under President Hassan […]
. The United States and Israel are not threatening war with Iran anymore.They are already at war.Not in distant, bureaucratic pronouncements. Not in controlled press briefings.But in airspace bombed, In embassies attacked, In Gulf cities trembling under missile alarms, In the Strait of Hormuz halted and global trade disrupted.This is the ugly truth unfolding […]
The war between the United States and Israel on one side, and Iran on the other, did not erupt in a vacuum. It is not about a single missile strike, a single assassination, or a single nuclear facility. It is about hegemony — who controls the Middle East, who defines its security architecture, and who […]
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