Dear Sam, Yes, as the National Guard is not a state militia, it is under the control of the feral gummint. No, there is no prohibition on a standing army, but...
Hello Awdal Groups I am the man called Mohamed Farah Dualeh and being member of Awdal Native members I live in Hargiesa the Capital of the self declared...
... Welcome, Mohamed! I am happy to hear from you. How is the weather in Hargiesa? I am glad to see that Barakaat GlobTel Co. is back on the Internet again....
Hmmm.... Interesting traceroute. Reminds me of the traceroutes I used to get back in the "good old days" of incredibly overloaded 56Kbps Internet backbones....
Hi gentleman how arwe you doing We dont wwork the internet you are saying sorry --- Russell Nelson ... __________________________________________________ Do...
... the time jumps up from 250 milliseconds to 870 milliseconds. That tells us that the BGT link to Somalia is either unloaded, and three times slower than an...
Dear Friends, Henry Sturman reports to me today that Michael van Notten passed away last night unexpectedly of heart failure. I am diligently following up to...
Dear Friends, It is with a sad heart and great regret that I must inform you of the passing of Michael van Notten. I was notified today shortly after noon by...
Dear Friends, I can hardly believe it. Just ten days ago Michael had agreed to write the entry for the Somali customary law (xeer) for the Encyclopaedia...
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Members, Please pass my condolences to the family of Michael Van Notten. Chifu Your Kenyan brother ... write the ... Aethiopica....
Folks, I cannot but share this with you the absurdity of the Kenyan government in targetting Somalis and other ethnic groups in Kenya. Eastleigh area of...
Dear Mauro, Michael at times wrote essays with Spencer MacCallum and myself. It is possible that we could assist you in developing something workable for the...
Dear Friends, Leon Naude is a gentleman who lives in South Africa. He was introduced to me by my old friend from college, Amos Vaden. From time to time, Leon...
Dear Chifu, Many of the Somalis who live in Djibouti also have powerful radio gear they use to communicate with their families in other Somali territory. As I...
Jim, There are too many hypocrites amongst Kenyan leaders/elites and in the general population. It's a matter of "do as I say and not as I do." The rogue...
Dear Friends, Gold has come back down a bit from its recent high of about $330 an ounce. It is now selling at around $316. One of the easiest ways to buy gold...
Jim, when I read your message, I was upset and rather clueless about how to respond. All I could do was forward the message to some people I thought would...
Dear Wayne, Hope you are well. You should contact B. von NotHaus about work. NORFED had a psycho-induced system crash. Thanks for the condolences about...
... I, too, must join the parade of people mourning our loss. Not to ask any insensitive questions at this early stage, but what about Michael's intellectual...
"What if someone were to tell you that right now there's an entire nation that lives with solely economic government? That a land with plenty of opportunity...
Dear Friends, The notion that the USA intervention in Somalia from 1992 to c. 1995 was any of these things: (a) helpful to the Somalis, (b) a victory for the...
Dear Russ, Yes, Michael was still working on his "Big Book of Xeer Samaron" when he passed away. Spencer MacCallum is a person identified in Michael's will as ...
... Quoting from the linked article: "The main reason for the absence of foreigners, however, is that the country's legal system is not geared to dealing with...
... It's got to include insurance as well, so that fines will get paid. Legal judgements between legal systems seem to be levied against one's legal system...
... I oppose commercial schemes for this type of insurance - I think buddy-insurance (or family-insurance as the Somalis use) works far better; it's more...