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|firstname=Mike

|native_name = أرض البنط

|lastname=Matusow

|common_name = Puntland

|nickname=Mike The Mouth

|image_flag = Flag of Somalia.svg

|image=Mike Matusow.jpg

|image_coat = Coat of arms of Somalia.png

|caption=Mike Matusow at the 2006 World Poker Tour 5 Diamond Bellagio tournament

|image_map = Somalia-Puntland 2.PNG

|hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada

|footnotes = Map of Somalia with Puntland roughly highlighted in blue

|wsop bracelet count=2(+1)

|national_motto = None

|wsop money finishes=20

|national_anthem = [[Puntland Somalian National Anthem]]

|wsop main event best finish rank=6th

|official_languages = [[Somali language|Somali]] and [[Arabic]]

|wsop main event best finish year=2001

|capital = [[Garowe]]

|wpt titles=''None''

|latd= |latm= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= |

|wpt final tables=1(+1)

|largest_city = [[Bosaso]]

|wpt money finishes=4

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|leader_title1 = [[List of Presidents of Puntland|President]]

|leader_title2 = [[Vice-President]]

|leader_name1 = [[Mohamud Muse Hersi]]

|leader_name2 = [[Hasan Dahir]]

|area_rank = ''not ranked''

|area_magnitude = 1 E11

|area = ~250,000

|areami² = n/a

|percent_water = Negl.

|population_estimate = 3,650,000

|population_estimate_year = 2000

|population_estimate_rank = ''not ranked''

|population_census =

|population_census_year =

|population_density = ~5

|population_densitymi² = n/a

|population_density_rank = ''not ranked''

|GDP_PPP_year = -

|GDP_PPP = n/a

|GDP_PPP_rank = ''not ranked''

|GDP_PPP_per_capita = n/a

|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = ''not ranked''

|HDI_year = -

|HDI = n/a

|HDI_rank = ''unranked''

|HDI_category = n/a

|sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]

|sovereignty_note = From [[Somalia]]

|established_event1 = Declared

|established_event2 = Recognition

|established_date1 = 1998

|established_date2 = none

|currency = [[Somali shilling]]

|currency_code = SOS

|country_code = so

|time_zone = [[Moscow Time|MSK]]

|utc_offset = +3

|time_zone_DST = ''not observed''

|utc_offset_DST = +3

|cctld = [[.so]]

|calling_code = 252 (Somalia)

|footnotes =

}}

'''Michael Matusow''' (born [[April 30]] [[1968]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[poker]] player, residing in [[Henderson, Nevada]]. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table. He is also known for his habit of ruining hours or days of good play with a single spectacular misjudgment, (known as a "Mike Matusow Blow-up" or "Mike Matusow Meltdown").<ref name="pokerlistings">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_mike-matusow?show=bio

'''Puntland''' is a region in northeastern [[Somalia]], centered around [[Garowe]] ([[Nugaal]] region), whose leaders in 1998 declared it to be an autonomous state. The current government apparently sees the move as an attempt to reconstitute Somalia as a [[federal republic|federative republic]]. Unlike neighbouring [[Somaliland]], it does not seek outright independence from Somalia. The name is derived from the [[Land of Punt]] mentioned by [[ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian]] sources, which is believed by some to have existed in what is now Somalia.

|title=Mike Matusow - Poker Player Profile|publisher=www.PokerListings.com|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

Matusow began playing poker seriously in the early 1990s, first while working as a [[poker dealer]], then as a professional player.<ref name="fulltiltprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/mikeMatusow.php

==History==

|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=[[Full Tilt Poker]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> His successes include being a 2-time [[World Series of Poker]] bracelet winner,<ref name="99wsop3500">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7856|title=1999 World Series of Poker $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em event results|publisher=[[The Hendon Mob]]|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="02omahahilo">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4416|title=2002 World Series of Poker $5,000 Omaha hi/lo event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> and the winner of the 2005 [[World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions]].<ref name="05wsoptoc">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14994|title=2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> His success brought him increasingly into contact with [[illegal drug]]s and in September 2004, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="lasvegasvegas">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/archives/001648.php|title=Mike Matusow Sentenced|publisher=www.LasVegasVegas.com|author="flipchipro"|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> He has played in many tournaments around the world and his winnings (as of 2007) total about 5 million dollars.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=170|title=Mike Matusow - Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

Puntland considered itself as an autonomous state within Somalia. In 1969, when Somalia's government was toppled in a [[coup d'état]], years of war and chaos followed. An unsuccessful invasion of [[Ethiopia]] followed the [[Soviet Union]]'s change of support from Somalia to Ethiopia, caused by the rise of a pro-Soviet government in Ethiopia. Left without Soviet support, Somalia turned to the [[United States]], which allowed Somalia's self-proclaimed president, [[Siad Barre]], to stay in power through the end of the [[Cold War]] in 1991. When the Soviet Union collapsed, American support for the Somali government was withdrawn, and Barre was overthrown.

==Early years==

Following these events, Somalis remained without a strong government, with constant wars ravaging the southern part of [[Somalia]]. These events led to the 1991 secession of [[Somaliland]], which in 1960 had enjoyed a few days of independence. Violence continued throughout the land, prompting a [[United Nations]] peacekeeping force to be sent to war-torn Somalia. The relief effort ended however on [[March 3]], [[1994]], after the [[Battle of Mogadishu]] when two American helicopters were shot down and 18 soldiers were killed.

Matusow suffered from [[bullying]] when going through school and did not attend college. He attempted to get work as an [[auto mechanic]], but did not complete the required studying for the job. He later worked at his family's furniture store.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = August 2006 | url = http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html |Total Gambler | accessdate = 2007-06-01}}</ref>

Matusow's first experience of poker was playing [[video poker]] in the [[Westin Causarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa|Maxim Casino]] at the age of 18, which he played regularly, to the extent he suffered from [[repetitive strain injury]] in his shoulders and arms. He occasionally stole money from his mother's purse and at one point attended [[Gamblers Anonymous]] meetings. Matusow was taught [[Texas hold 'em]] in 1989 by a [[rounder]] named Steve Samaroff. Early in his career, he won 81 out of 82 sessions and $250,000. He also worked as a [[poker dealer]].<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="fulltiltprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/mikeMatusow.php

Somalia remained unstable and, in 1998, Puntland declared its autonomy. Although it is a tribal-based separation under the presidency of [[Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed]] (deputy president of the [[Somali Salvation Democratic Front]]), it is a nation with clan confederation as one of its top priorities. Since 1998, Puntland has been in territorial disputes with Somaliland over the [[Sool]] and [[Sanaag]] regions. Yusuf was an army major when he sought political asylum in Ethiopia. He led the first group of resistance fighters belonging to [[Majeerteen]] tribe, whose ultimate goal was to free Somalia from dictatorship.

|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=[[Full Tilt Poker]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

==World Series of Poker==

Unlike the self-declared state of [[Somaliland]], Puntland is not trying to obtain international recognition as a nation. It seeks to become a federal division within a united Somalia that is a [[federal republic]]. But the two so-called "lands" have one thing in common: they both base their support upon tribal elders and their way of organization along lines based on tribe and kinship. The Somalian capital Mogadishu, and other southern cities, are said to have developed much less than cities in Puntland and Somaliland (e.g. Bosaso, Hargeisa, Las Anod, Garowe, etc.) These two self-declared independent regions obtain their economic and political support from Ethiopia, historically an adversary of Somalia.

At the [[1998 World Series of Poker]] (WSOP), Matusow paid one-third of [[Scotty Nguyen]]'s entrance fee into a satellite event for the $10,000 [[betting (poker)|no limit]] Texas hold 'em main event. Nguyen went on to win, and gave $333,333 to Matusow in return for his partial stake.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref> In [[2001 World Series of Poker|2001]], he finished 6th place in the WSOP $10,000 no limit Hold 'em main event. Matusow claims that the decisive hand was when he was [[bluff (poker)|bluffed]] by eventual champion [[Carlos Mortensen|Juan Carlos Mortensen]], but did not trust his instincts to call.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="01wsopme">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=3066

|title=2001 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em main event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> At the [[2004 World Series of Poker|2004 WSOP]] main event, Matusow was a focal point of [[ESPN]]'s coverage, as he verbally attacked eventual champion [[Greg Raymer]].<ref name="04wsopme">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6628|title=2004 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em main event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="raymerwebsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.fossilmanpoker.com/faqs.htm

|title=FAQs|publisher=www.FossilmanPoker.com|author=Raymer, Greg|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="pokerbabes">{{cite web|url=http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/mike-matusow/|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=www.PokerBabes.com|author=Rosario, Shirley|authorlink=Shirley Rosario|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> In the [[2005 World Series of Poker|2005 WSOP]], Matusow finished 9th out of 5,619 players in the main event, winning $1,000,000.<ref name="05wsopme">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14015|title=2005 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em main event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> Several months later, he won the [[World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions|WSOP Tournament of Champions]] in a heads-up battle against [[Hoyt Corkins]], earning another $1,000,000 in the process. He also placed third in the Tournament of Champions the following year.<ref name="05wsoptoc">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14994|title=2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="06wsoptoc">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15520|title=2006 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

=====World Series of Poker bracelets=====

Puntland began experiencing political unrest in 2001 when President Ahmed wanted his term to be lengthened. Ahmed and [[Jama Ali Jama]] fought for control of the country, which Ahmed won in 2002. Ahmed served as president until October 2004 when he was elected [[President of Somalia]]. He was succeeded by [[Muhammad Abdi Hashi]] who served until January 2005 when he was defeated for re-election by Parliament, which elected General [[Mohamud Muse Hersi]] ("Adde"). In December 2004, Puntland sustained serious damage during the [[tsunami]] following the [[2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake]]. The international community has been accused of ignoring Puntland and other African areas where the tsunami struck.

{| class="wikitable"

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Year

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Event

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Prize Money

|-

| [[1999 World Series of Poker|1999]]

| $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em

| $265,475<ref name="99wsop3500">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7856|title=1999 World Series of Poker $3,500 No Limit Hold 'em event results|publisher=[[The Hendon Mob]]|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

|-

| [[2002 World Series of Poker|2002]]

| $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

| $148,520<ref name="02omahahilo">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4416|title=2002 World Series of Poker $5,000 Omaha hi/lo event results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

|}

==Other poker events==

In November 2006, the [[Supreme Islamic Courts Council|Union of Islamic Courts]] reportedly captured [[Bandiiradley]], a srategically located settlement near Puntland's border with Mudug. However, a spokesman for local warlord [[Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybdiid]] claimed that his troops had only made a tactical retreat from the area. [[Mohamed Mohamud Jama]], a Mudug-based spokesman for the Islamic Courts, announced the courts' intention to march on [[Gaalkacyo]], part of which is claimed by Puntland. Heretofore, the courts had avoided making incursions into Puntland.<ref>{{cite news

[[Image:Mikematusow2.jpg|right|thumb|Mike Matusow in the [[World Poker Tour]] Bad Boys of Poker II event.]]

| title = Islamists <nowiki>'</nowiki>take key Somali town<nowiki>'</nowiki>

| work = BBC News

| language = English

| publisher = BBC

| date = 2006-11-12

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6141594.stm

| accessdate = 2006-11-13 }}</ref>

In October 2004, Matusow made his first [[World Poker Tour]] (WPT) final table at the UltimateBet Aruba Classic, earning $250,000 for 3rd place.<ref name="wptaruba">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8650|title=WPT Aruba Poker Classic results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> In 2006, he finished runner-up to [[Tony G]] in the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II in heads-up play.<ref name="badboys2">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17366|title=WPT Bad Boys of Poker II results|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> Matusow also appeared in [[Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament|Poker Superstars III]], where he made it to the Elite Eight. In the winner-take-all championship match, Matusow beat seven other players to win $500,000. He also appeared in the second and third season of [[High Stakes Poker]].<ref name="ps3">{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5398712

==Geography==

|title=FSN: Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament 3|publisher=[[Fox Sports Network]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="hsp2">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/5/high-stakes-poker-second-season.htm|title='High Stakes Poker' Back For A Second Season In June|publisher=www.PokerNews.com|author=Burton, Earl|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

In September 2006, Mike made his debut on the [[European Poker Tour]] (EPT) in Barcelona; however, he was eliminated on the first day. In early 2007, Matusow appeared on two episodes of [[Poker After Dark]] where he finished 3rd and 2nd respectively. He plays [[online poker]] under the following aliases: "dill pickle" ([[UltimateBet]]); "mrpokejoke" ([[PokerStars]]); and "Mike Matusow" ([[Full Tilt Poker]], where he is also a member of "Team Full Tilt").<ref name="pokerlistings">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_mike-matusow?show=bio

Puntland occupies the following [[Regions of Somalia]]:

|title=Mike Matusow - Poker Player Profile|publisher=www.PokerListings.com|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref><ref name="fulltiltprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/mikeMatusow.php

|title=Mike Matusow|publisher=[[Full Tilt Poker]]|author=Anonymous|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref> As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,800,000.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=170|title=Mike Matusow - Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

==Personal life==

*[[Nugaal]]

In September 2002, Matusow held a party in a VIP booth of [[The Palms]], providing free ecstasy to friends. He was introduced to undercover [[Narc (Narcotics)|narcotic agent]] Mike Fento, who claimed he was involved in an [[organized crime]] family in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] that planned to open a [[strip club]]. Matusow claims that Fento got him involved in [[money laundering]] and asked him to score drugs for him. Matusow discovered from one of his dealers that Fento was an agent, but was arrested at his house on [[September 25]] [[2003]] for "selling and trafficking controlled substances." The police offered to allow him to wear a [[Covert listening device|wire]] to help them secure evidence on a nightclub owner, but Matusow refused as the person was connected to organized crime and could have had him killed.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref> Matusow was in prison from September 2004 to April 2005. During this time, Matusow lost his $250,000 winnings from his WPT final table on sports betting. [[John Juanda]] was one of the few poker players who visited him.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref><ref name="lasvegasvegas">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/archives/001648.php|title=Mike Matusow Sentenced|publisher=www.LasVegasVegas.com|author="flipchipro"|accessdate=2006-08-06}}</ref>

**[[Garoowe]] (State Capital)

**[[Eyl]]

**[[Burtinle]]

**[[Dangorayo]]

Upon his release, [[Phil Hellmuth|Phil Hellmuth Jr]] loaned him $5,000 to start up a new bankroll. At the 2005 WSOP, however, he lost most of the $750,000 bankroll he had built up from Hellmuth's original loan and even convinced friends to take away his [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]] and [[Mouse (computing)|mouse]] so he could not play online poker.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref>

Matusow resides in a 3,700 [[square foot]] home in Henderson (with a cathedral ceiling) and bought a $90,000 [[BMW E63/E64|BMW 645 CI cabriolet]] from a $750,000 winning session at online poker.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}

*[[Bari]]

</ref> He often wears a gold chain with the Hebrew symbol 'chai' around his neck.<ref name="ppm">{{cite news | last = Kaplan | first = Michael | title = Me and My Big Mouth | date = [[August 2006]] | url = [[http://www.totalgambler.com/theplayers/playerinterviews/1259/me_and_my_big_mouth.html]] | accessdate = [[2007-06-01]] }}</ref> Additionally, Matusow hosted Card Player's poker radio show / [[podcast]], ''the Circuit'', before being replaced by [[Gavin Smith]] and [[Joe Sebok]].<ref name="cardplayer">{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/thecircuit/?page=11

**[[Bosaso]] (Regional/Commercial Capital/ largest city)

|title=The Circuit|publisher=www.cardplayer.com|author=Anonymous}}</ref>

**[[Calula]]

**[[Qandala]]

**[[Carmo]]

**[[Qodax]]

**[[Bali Dhidhin]]

**[[Dud hooye]]

*[[Karkar]]

**[[Qardho]] (Regional capital)

**[[Isku-Shuban]]

**[[Bandar-Bayla]]

*[[Cayn]]

** Buhodle Regional Capital

** Widhwidh

** Horufadhi

*[[Haylan]]

** Dhahar(Regional capital)

** baran

** xingalol

*[[Mudug]]

**[[Gaalkacyo]](Regional Capital/second largest) Gateway to the south

**[[Galdogob]]

**[[Jiriiban]]

==Notes==

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==External links==

* [http://www.puntlandgovmikethemouth.netcom/ Official Website: Government of Puntlandsite]

*[http://www.matusowtruth.blogspot.com/ Official blog]

* [http://www.sac-na.org/pdf_text/somalia_ph2/PNT_PosterMap.pdf Map of Puntland: Landmine Impact Survey, 2005] (4.3MB [[Portable Document File|PDF]] file)

*[http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&poker-player=8526 World Poker Tour profile]

* [http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2005/ocha-som-22nov3.pdf Puntland: UN-OCHA Overview] ([[Portable Document Format|PDF]] file)

*[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=170 Hendon Mob tournament results]

*[http://www.myspace.com/mouthpoker Official Myspace]

===News===

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6141594.stm BBC: Islamists 'take key Somali town' (in Puntland)] [[November 12]] [[2006]]

* [http://www.horseednet.com HRNet Information about Puntland and Somalia]

* [http://www.garoweonline.com GaroweOnline.com: Breaking news, ed/ops through Web & Radio broadcast!]

* [http://allpuntland.com Allpuntland.com: News, information, entertainment and more]

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1972557.stm BBC: "Somali warlords battle for Puntland"] [[May 7]] [[2002]]

* [http://www.puntlandpost.com Puntlandpost.com: News]

* [http://www.wardheernews.com Wardheernews.com: News and commentary]

* [http://www.wayaha.com Wayaha.com: News]

* [http://www.laasqoray.net Laasqoray.net: News]

* [http://www.dhahar.com Dhahar.com: News]

* [http://www.somaliaonline.com Somalia Online: News and discussions]

* [http://www.somalianINFO.com Somalia INFO: Full of INFO]

===Politics===

* [http://www.allpuntland.com/news1/eng/news_item.asp?NewsID=1233 "Position Paper of Harti, Geri, Abdi Koobe, and Isse DAROOD of Puntland State of Somalia, and Jubaland" at Allpuntland.com]

* [http://africanelections.tripod.com/puntland.html African Elections Database: "Elections in Puntland"]

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