The Discordant Well Water - The Somali Political Tragedy (Part 9)

By Prof. Mohamoud Iman Adan- Virginia, USA - The Mess After The Coupe D' 'Etat It was a hot and humid late morning in April, the hottest month of the year, when the victorious Junta held an impromptu meeting in a makeshift bunker at the Villa Somalia, the temporary convention center of the Junta and former TFG regime headquarters, then residence of the president, as well as other top leaders for security reasons.

Editorial Keydmedia Online
8 November 2010

Although a heavy cordon of militia security manned inside the establishment of Villa Somalia, it was more of a matter of mistrust among the Junta leaders who opted to hunker in a box-like underground hole without air conditioning system or cross-ventilation.

In a short call, Mr. Nabad-diid notified the Junta leaders to attended the meeting and deliberate a new policy that could guide the new administration, while cleaning up the strongholds of the of TFG forces and consolidating the Emirate rule over the country. But the hasty draft he tabled for review did impress his comrades and accepted as the basis of discussions consistent with the policy framework they had in mind to be announced shortly in Radio Mogadishu. The agenda of Mr. Nabad-diid