Allegation on Egypt Reveals ....

[The Zack]

Allegation on Egypt Reveals Ethiopia’s Fabricated Peace

 

Recently, Ethiopian government appeared to engage peace deals with what it called Somali opposition parties and expatriates. Events have been hosted in Ethiopian embassies in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, UK and USA this was welcomed by some of the Somali people in Ethiopia and abroad. It was seen as an important step in order to create an environment of trust for peace and reconciliation in that part of the world which was left under the mercy of subsequent brutal regimes. However, Prime Minister Meles Zinawi’s accusation on Egypt revealed how his regime despite the recent ‘peace deals’ is still straggling with notorious Somali guerrilla fighters and awkward Diaspora intellect; it shows that the recent peace deals were nothing but a process built on untruth by making rhetorical sops toward peace in Somali Region; it also revealed that the only purpose for the events in the embassies and the agreement ceremonies held in Addis Ababa was simply to woo more international aid. Nevertheless, the question that I wanted to elaborate in this episode is why Ethiopia needs to fabricate such a peace deals with the Somali rebels at this moment of time?

 

A recent paper presented in the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London concludes that the latest ‘‘election’’ in the country which was held in June 2010 was the beginning of the end of democratisation hope in the country. The country was under the rule of EPRDF party for nearly two decades and shamelessly Meles Zenawi claimed that he won 99.6% of the votes. This was a matter of enormous concern for many observers

 

The election process and the results attracted a ruthless and storm of international condemnation on Zenawi’s regime who receives the largest aid interventions in Africa ($3.3 billion in 2008). European Union slammed EPRDF’s behaviour before and during the election, and they clearly stated that it didn’t meet minimum standard for free and fair election. Human Rights Watch also documented shocking number of crimes against humanity committed by the national defence forces and recently recruited paramilitary groups in Somali region. Consequently, Zenawi experienced some difficulties in his participation in the G20 summit in Canada and South Korea. There is also growing voices against his participation in such summits in the circles of African intellectuals.

 

To divert the international community attention on his government’s crimes and shameless election results the Zenawi’s spokesperson, Bereket Simon, suddenly disclosed peace talks with armed opposition groups in Somali region namely United Western Somali Liberation Front (UWSLF) and ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF). Swiftly, ONLF chairman, Admiral Mohamed Omar Osman dismissed the claim insisting that they will not engage any negotiations without the presence of third party from the international community. Admiral Osman stressed that those who are dealing with the government are not members of his party. “They are individuals who can neither bring peace nor war” he said in an interview with the BBC. To prove this position and delegitimize the “other ONLF wing” they managed to smuggle 241 fighters into Shinile Zone nearly 300 kilometres north of Jigjiga, the Somali regional State capital.

 

There is much to be admired in the simplicity and repetitiveness of the some of the expatriate message on this process. It goes like this: ‘opposition groups are bringing nothing but mounting human loss throughout the history; these groups had no plan to tackle the over-numbered Ethiopian army; the agreements reached in Addis Ababa are necessary and unavoidable’.

 

It seems that an electronic chip has been installed in the brains of Somali region officials to be activated by the Ethiopian officials to repeat this message whenever its required. Fortunately, most of the Somali expatriates I have recently seen know that this is to mislead our Diaspora communities: it is certainly what Somali adage calls "shibirayow heesa".

 

My response is simple. If we haven’t had a human loss for our cause, Somali existence in this region would have been in the history dairies; of course our people have a plan which is working. And if our heroic men and women who continue to protest in front of every venue and embassy to show the world the real face of Mr Meles had no plan, why the government is claiming that it is reaching agreement with some of us? Why they are blaming Eritrea, Qatar and now Egypt. This shows that premier Zinawe’s nightmare reached a level that he cannot hide in the press conferences.

 

These ‘peace agreements’ and the staged events in the embassies are nothing else but a propaganda to divert the attention of donors. The price our people are paying to get their freedom is praiseworthy, while the wicked price the Ethiopian government is paying to maintain the occupation of our land is getting higher and higher.

 

Hasan Geele

Email: suuqyare@yahoo.com

[Kulmiye]

Prime Minister Meles Zinawi’s is the problem of Somalia- I dont care how many meetings he host- as an African leader i would never put my full trust in any negotiations with Zinawi.

[Kamaavi]

The Zack;679987 wrote:

To divert the international community attention on his government’s crimes and shameless election results the Zenawi’s spokesperson, Bereket Simon, suddenly disclosed peace talks with armed opposition groups in Somali region namely United Western Somali Liberation Front (UWSLF) and ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF). Swiftly, ONLF chairman, Admiral Mohamed Omar Osman dismissed the claim insisting that they will not engage any negotiations without the presence of third party from the international community. Admiral Osman stressed that those who are dealing with the government are not members of his party. “They are individuals who can neither bring peace nor war” he said in an interview with the BBC. To prove this position and delegitimize the “other ONLF wing” they managed to smuggle 241 fighters into Shinile Zone nearly 300 kilometres north of Jigjiga, the Somali regional State capital.

Case on point.

[Liqaye]

ONLF should not be sidetracked and this present barrage of propoganda that the TPLF beleives will legitimize the terror of their occupation will be shown to be hollow.

 

P.S even someone only slightly informed about issues in K5 would burst out laughing at the mention of negotiating with the UWSLF a defucnt and non-existent entity.

 

Zack keep up the flow of intreasting articles.