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Democracy off and running in Somalia!
Yes, it’s true! The fair winds of democracy are finally sweeping into that benighted land!
Current PM Mohamed Ali (no, not that Ali…) is planning to run for President.
Current President Sheikh Aharif Ahmed is planning to run for his life after a UN report fingered him as a prime player in Somalia’s famously corrupt political culture.
Meanwhile, all concerned have agreed that the “new” Somalia government will be comprised of 274 Members of Parliament and 54 Senators. Great! Now we know that at least 328 Somalis will have jobs!
And while I think that his foreign sponsors are putting words into his mouth, Ali claims he plans to crack down on piracy.
Hmmm… according to the US State Department Somalia has a GDP of 5.9 billion dollars. Piracy brought 7 billion into the economy last year. And while that may not be part of your legit GDP, it’s still over half of the economic activity.
I’m guessing democracy isn’t going to last long if Ali keeps up that kind of talk.
2012-08-20 22:01:05
Source: http://theviewfromfallingdowns.blogspot.com/2012/08/democracy-off-and-running-in-somalia.html
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