The Discordant Well Water - The Somali Political Tragedy (Part 5)

By Prof. Mohamoud Iman Adan Coup d' 'Etat from within: The Discordant Well is the contending bone in the political arena of Somalia in the past half a century and will remain so for years to come. This is a raw political issue contended by rivals, cajoled by many, fought over and over again for top government leadership positions, and not yet settled in any equitable terms. The political quagmire hit its zenith in the past twenty years.

Editorial Keydmedia Online
1 September 2010

It is disheartening to learn the social tragedy created by such political disharmony-an endless dilemma that kills the name and the future of the beloved nation of Somalia. Political feud, government corruption, embezzlement of peoples funds, and management deception are now a well rooted tradition that brews anarchy in the Southern Regions of Somalia. In that backdrop, honesty and patriotism ceased to be part of the political jargon spoken in these Regions. I can only compare it an illegal drug coated with the mantle of political cartel as bloody as the opium business itself.

The Peace Core group knows that the Discord Well has enough doping water to quench the thirsty of the contesting parties who are hungry for ill-gotten cash and political power, and that