Tiyeglow
A Laandheere always pays his debts
What would your rebuttal be to Hawiye who say that the Manifesto Group was brought about by us and it was the political settlement that would have brought about peace & stability? The Manifesto Group had 114 signatories, given Hawiye's political elite were literally unknown pre-1991 I would love to see the composition of these signatories.SSDF had a political agenda Somali ppl salvation from dictatorship to democracy, it's even in their name. But due to ethio not wanting rebel groups to have a political settlement post siyad plus ethiopia annexing galdogob, balanbale while also arresting Abdillahi Yusuf pushed the remainder to cut a deal with siyad barre.
They were choosing between two bad outcomes on one side menguistu who wanted a vacuum post siyad barre and no political settlement between the rebel groups vs siyad barre who refused to stand down for a popular election in the spirit of the 1960 to 1969 democratic model.
SSDF aim was to replace siyad barre and install a civilian govt that was similar to the syl. Isaaqs even said to Abdillahi Yusuf we are fighting the 1960 system Iyo wixi naga qaldamay. Imagine our face and shock their fighting a dictator while saying we fighting the democratic SYL system. Then comes hawiye and they flipped the whole political agenda of the SSDF to a clan warfare and warlordism. Anaga siyad UU socono bay sheekadi dhan UU roogeen qabiil war.