The Zack;958348 wrote: What you don't understand is Tigrays aka Wayane make less than 10% of the army. The foot soldiers are not important the army chiefs colonels generals are all tigrays in the Ethiopian army from all of the commands in Ethiopia The Tigrays are rooted in the Ethiopian Military.

^ Well u dont have a choice its either that or nothing

Problem with Ethiopia there is no unified opposition every ethnic group is fighting for their own political goals the Amharas want to replace the TPLF and want to reinvent Ethiopia under their vision probably they are dreaming to bring back how haile selasie ruled and Menelik. The oromos are divided parts of them are part of the Amhara movements ginbots EPPF others are OLF supporters and the last group of them are in bed with the TPLF.Egyptians were a nation state , Ethiopia is not Ethiopia,is very different than Egypt in all aspects. Its true that the TPLF is much weaker than it was few years ago. But still i dont see how protests will worry the TPLF. Mad Mullah you should not view oromo as one ethnic group , oromos are just one in name but in reality they are not the arsi oromos have nothing to do with wollo oromo or showa oromo Tulamo oromo. Those oromos are basically multilingual Amharas. While the Wellega oromos are in bed with the TPLF. And the Borana oromos are basically disconnected from the rest of the oromos. Than there are the sidamo liberation movements all of their farm lands is in the hands of indians now. And the Somalis just want complete secession so they cant really team up with the other groups because they dont have the same interests the olf came the closest and basically OLF doesn't function any more so they cant team up with any one. For the Somalis a Strong Somali state would ideal for them to support their cause but i dont see that happening any time soon. The Somali republic is in the process of fragmentation. You cannot compare Egypt with Ethiopia, Egyptians were a nation state and have Christian minority they are not as diverse as Ethiopia the people just there wanted change. While in Ethiopia there are secessionist movements left right and major religious differences fundamental political differences.

Complete domination of the army there is no way Ethiopians can protests the same way as Egyptians and the Arabs did. The Tigreans would completly crush any opposition that protest. I believe only Ethnic movements can defeat the ruling TPLF. Remember what happened in 2005.

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^^^Hows he a warlord stop insulting the professor.

The Zack;958253 wrote: ^TPLF is not stronger than Mubarak's and Ben Ali's regimes. TPLF has corrupted the Ethiopian army , Egypt had Peoples army. The army and the TPLF are exactly the same there is no difference.

Jacaylbaro;958274 wrote: :D

Djibouti is a nice place to stay the beach is also very nice there are nice malls. One problem its to hot very high temperature and there are Yankees who think they are all that especially on the beach.

Djibouti made some good progress

I dont think these protestors can make a change The TPLF will not release journalists nor will they allow exiled journalists return to Ethiopia.

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Unuka is a sub clan of HAG

Alpha Blondy;958182 wrote: tell me the ethnic composition of xamar in 2013 not 1645? all over the somali peninsula, cities and towns, are experiencing demographic transitions. this wave of urbanisation has consolidated some facts beyond doubt! its only logical that we ALL embrace these changes. Right now its HAG dominated no one can challenge them its especially Unuka dominated. Even xamarweyne has a mayor from cadaado:D

^^ Many of the awdalites carry the blood of Sheikh Ahmadudiin and Sheikh Jamaludiin and Sheikh Mahamadu diin with in their sub clans the grandsons of Yusuf Al Baqdadi who is buried 40 km east of Hargeisa.Especially Professor samatar clan who hail from the Seylac area.

^^ Wa meel laga jecelyahay dee:D

The zack no one wants recognition from a person, but from nation states by the way this is not about all of that but about professor samatar who returns back home a country he hasn't been for more than 23 years.

^^ We have seen the pictures of the conference all of the members mentioned were the one mentioned in the article if you see the politicians in picture you know.

It dont really matter xamar had different rulers different groups living there it was a real capital in east Africa for centuries, it had Somalis from different regions, Persian elements to Yemeni influence. Even once upon a time it was ruled by an Ethnic Somalilander from berbera who was the Sultan of Xamar. In midevil times it was ruled by A.juran Kingdom and later the italians came and also gave it their influence.

^^ Well he was an honest unionist he wanted to help Somalia and help the Somali race in the horn. But he found out the deep seated tribal politics in Mogadishu that only certain tribes can lead Somalia. Tribal politics obsessed Koonfurians made the last remaining honest Somaliland unionist go to Somaliland and join his brothers and sisters.

^^ Where did i mention war i just said they wont agree just because they dont agree doesnt mean there will be a war what kind of pirate logic is that. Pirates have a weird way thinking.This is not pirate way of leading a country ,it is true if you hijack a ship and u disagree with the leading captain there will be war. But there are no pirates any more in Mogadishu and the president and prime minister are in agreement.

I doubt they will agree Hassan will not accept the Jubbaland leadership as representatives of the people of those regions. I dont think faroole will back down from supporting Jubbaland and Ahmed madoobe.