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Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
US. State Department
Washington, DC. USA
Your Excellency
Subject: The Argument against Somaliland's recognition.
We, the Khaatumo Forum for Peace, Unity and Development, hailing from the regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) in northern Somalia (former British Somaliland), would like to first express our deep appreciation for your untiring contribution towards bringing peace stability to our country. Much of the credit for the recent decision of your Government to recognize the government of Somalia is largely due to you, an action which is likely to trigger positive multiplier effects at home and among the international community.
Our letter, aptly titled "The arguments against Recognition of Somaliland" is prompted by another one sent to you by the Washington- based Somaliland Advocacy Group, entitled "The argument for Recognition of Somaliland" (posted in Qarannews website on 24 January.
A. Countering the arguments for recognition
The gist of the letter from Somaliland's Advocacy Group, as its title signals, is a plea for recognition on the basis of flawed reasoning, historical distortions and bogus legal groundings aimed at hoodwinking the international community. Its Achilles heel is the unspoken fact that only one chauvinist clan is clamouring for the secession while all the other four clans in the territory they are claiming as their "Somaliland" are adamantly opposed to a secession being imposed on them by force.Continued
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