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nuun @ 2/23/2007 6:01 PM EST

I liked his conclusion part where he says:
"--a tension that exists within individual Somalis who transcend clan when an attractive political formula is championed by a popular movement and who revert to clan when the impulsion toward unity is blunted by external interference and/or domestic opposition. Menkhaus provides one half of the story and Samatar the other[half]"

This agrees with my beleive that, for the most Somalis, clanism is due to lack of an alternative national leadership and vision;
once that is found, most Somalis will leave clans behind and rally behind that national vision like they rallied behind Islamic Courts!

stickorcarrot @ 2/23/2007 11:55 AM EST

"Through monitoring Somalia, PINR has reached the conclusion
that the country's societal community is torn between
national aspirations and clan identification "

How true and i yet to see anyone who is free from this
tragic merry-go-round

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