People who aren't Marehan misunderstand Barre completely. They fail to understand why even those who oppose him treat him different.
Barre isn't a "warlord" like Somalis understand. He is a strong man for sure...but Barre never set up choickponts, engaged in illicit activities, driven by money in a criminal sense, etc.
I just can't imagine ANY of the peers of Barre (as Somalis like to imagine many men who fought) being treated like this...consistently welcomed at airports by ministers and being thought of in a diplomatic matter by neighboring embasies.
This is Barre upon coming to Mogadishu today to meet with the PM...before he goes back to Kismaayo before the 16th of next month.
When Barre decided to come to Kismaayo, Kenyan had just taken over. They installed a puppet leader Madoobe.
People tend to forget how the entire convo was about Kamboni and KDF.
The rest of Somalis watched helplessly as a blatent violation of Somali sovereignty hiding under fighting Shabab was put into effect by Kenya.
I mean at least Ethiopia was more sneaky. Kenya was just publicly insulting along with the injury.
No one was more vulnerable than Marehan. We were sidelined from the entire picture.
Today, in a move considered the most important watershed for Jubbaland's future...a conclusion was realized that effectively SIDELINED Kenya and Ahmed Madoobe.
The Gedo administration, IGAD, Ethiopia, and Somali government concluded a successful first start in really forming Jubbaland. It was interesting to watch the Governor of Gedo first in Goobweyn and then in Kismaayo while Barre made peace.
Barre wanted to shed light on Kenya's wilful coming rape of Somalia, put a barrier, and give the opposition momentum making the international community and Somali government time to operate.
Today, as a clan, no clan is more important than Marehan. In the Jubba maamul, except for Ahmed Madoobe, it is pretty much Sade. The government's policy in Jubba is Marehan from PM's office. The governor of Gedo is considered the most important regional partner on the issue for the international community and he is in Kismaayo tonight (the same man who kept warning of Kenyan genocide in Somalia), and the Goobweyn group has accepted peace on the best terms possible not only removing the "spoiler" excuse from Marehan but giving them greater leverage to be addressed and heard.
What Barre has done is nothing short of tactically masterful.
Now he is greeted like the hero he is and showered with national glory in Mogadishu where he will head back to Kismaayo in 2 weeks where the basket is filled with Marehan eggs from all angles.
wtf, why are you quoting and responding to yourself? 
