Jendayi Fraser

The New SYL
New Somali Youth League
Somali Political Party



Greetings
We the new SYL have a great number of supporter in Mogadishu, although we encouraged

In regard to the VOA (Somali Section) interview with Assistant Secretary Jendayi Fraser we can only sum it up as constructive and leaning towards the right path, at least theoretically, in finding a way through the current despicable situation in Somalia.
In the interview Secretary Fraser touched so many aspects, among one of them was the Ethiopian troop’s presence in Somalia. We are glad that Secretary Fraser agreed to the points the New SYL raised in our previous press-release. The immediate full deployment of the remaining AU troops to Somalia in order to speed the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops from Somalia.
Secretary Fraser also emphasised in her interview the process of selecting delegates to the planned reconciliation meeting for Somalia. Secretary Fraser suggested that the selection should not be done by the leaders of the current Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia in attempt to safeguard the authenticity of the reconciliation process; we the new SYL strongly support this view. Secretary Fraser was adamant and trusted the Committee headed by Former President Ali Mahdi and hoped that the Former President will fulfill the requirements. However much we would appreciate to agree with Secretary Fraser on this issue, we are on the other hand held back by the fact that this is a committee formed solely by the TFG. Thus one cannot, in one hand ask for the exclusion of the TFG from the process, yet on the other hand condone a committee which was formed solely by the TFG.
Having said that, we would like to state that we categorically don’t question the credibility of the well reputed former President Ali Mahdi, In fact we believe as an individual he has the ability to fulfill such task. However the Reconciliation Committee should be extracted from the influence of the TFG and at the same time expanded to include other dignitaries who have substantial knowledge of the Somali situation. Individuals such as the former Vice-President Mohamed Ali Samatar, former President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, former Prime-ministers Abdirizaaq Haaji Hussein and Ali Khalif Galleyr, former head of Police Jama Mohamed Qalib. We are sure these individuals combined with others who are at the same level will be able to devise a suitable procedure in organizing a sincere reconciliation conference that could be the vehicle for achieving a desirable and harmonic National government.
We would like to remind Secretary Fraser and the entire International Somali Contact Group that today they have in there capacity the chance to amend the undesirable situation in Somalia, as well as the opportunity to change things for the betterment of Somalia. Secretary Fraser interview with VOA gave a light by the end of the tunnel, and that light can only be extinguished if the path to real reconciliation is left to the TFG and their Ethiopian allies alone.
Since the TFG was established instead of gaining to include others to the process, the TFG was gradually loosing the stakeholders it consisted off - hence turning out to be more despotic




Mr. Awale Ali Kullane
Leader of the New SYL
Phone/fax 00447092877136