Can Ethiopia’s democratic opposition use Somaliland as a base?

[Fabregas]

So when Birtukan Mideksa’s UDJ or when Berhanu Nega’s new organizations select their outside alliances, it is important to remember the above 2 important requirements. If they don’t learn from their mistakes, they will make the same mistakes again and again by working together with anti-Ethiopia, separatist and undemocratic forces to bring democratic change in Ethiopia. It does NOT make sense to try to bring unity in Ethiopia by working together with anti-Ethiopia, anti-unity and separatist forces like ONLF. It does not make sense to try to bring democracy in Ethiopia by working together with the Sudanese undemocratic and genocidal regimes who have been trying to destroy Ethiopia the last 80 years. The same way, it does not make sense to try to bring democracy in Ethiopia by working together with the undemocratic and anti-Ethiopia Isayas government. In the horn of Africa, there are many separatist anti-Ethiopia groups, many undemocratic forces and anti-Ethiopia governments, except Kenya and Somaliland. So getting assistance from Kenya and Somaliland is the only credible way to bring democracy in Ethiopia. But at this time, there is no favor the Ethiopian democratic opposition forces can give to Kenya. In contrast, there are many favors Ethiopians can give to the democratic government of Somaliland. The most important favor Ethiopians can give to Somaliland is to help UN's recognition of Somaliland independence. Today, the Meles Zenawi dictatorship government has made alliance with anti-Somaliland groups and with the failed organization of TFG in Mogadishu. Analysts say that the TFG has opposed Somaliland’s independence and even hired General Mohamed Omar Hirsi Morgan, the famous 1980s “Butcher of Somaliland” who killed thousands of Somalilanders, while the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Mogadishu has also opposed Somaliland’s independence and threatened Somalilanders just like the genocidal Siyad Barre Mogadishu leader who massacred thousands of Somalilanders. So the Ethiopian opposition forces must know all of this and persuade Somaliland to put its relationship with the pro-TFG Zenawi regime conditional. The Ethiopian democratic forces should ask Somaliland to create leverage on Meles Zenawi by allowing Ethiopia’s democratic forces to use Somaliland as a base. After Kenya, Somaliland is the only pro-Ethiopia unity and the only democratic government in the horn of Africa. It makes sense to use a pro-Ethiopia unity force like Somaliland to establish a pro-Ethiopia government in Addis Ababa. And it makes sense to use a democratic neighbor like Somaliland to help us establish democracy in Addis Ababa. In exchange of this favor, Birtukan Mideksa’s and Berhanu Nega’s democratic organizations can use diplomacy at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa to help the recognition of Somaliland’s independence. This approach is the only credible way to put pressure on the tyrannical Meles Zenawi regime and to bring democracy in Ethiopia by removing the anti-Ethiopia undemocratic TPLF force out of Addis Ababa.

 

 

http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?blog=17

[Fabregas]

lol@ the contradiction and hypocrasy in this article. The author claims democratic Ethiopians musn't support or align themselves with ONLF, as that organisation is a seperatist entity which seeks to seperate from Ethiopia. On the other hand, Somaliland recognition should be actively supported and the partition from Somalia should be encouraged as Somaliland is " pro Ethiopian Unity! In other words, it's ok to seek the dismemberment of Somalia, but the unity of Ethiopia must be maintained at all costs, meaning Somali region should remain under foreign control! lol

[Member-sol-]

Salaamun calaa mina tabacal hudaa

 

Somaliland does not have a foot to stand on without ethiopia's blessings.

 

We have seen time and again, how loyal and dependent somaliland is on ethiopia, handing over innocent somalians over to ethiopia, the free access ethiopia has over berbera port.

 

Most of us have seen the ugly beating of sh. ismaacil for speakinga against ethiopia.

[Jacaylbaro]

The importance of Somaliland in the horn of Africa is increasing by the day. Like it or not but that is the fact.

 

I'm glad others see this and still our people from Somalia are in a total denial.

 

This doesn't necessarily mean i agree with everything in the article.