The Criminal Enterprise Called ONLF

[PasserBy]

These kids did a lot of damage to Ethiopia's image when they fell under the spell of A Osman. They propagated his lies to western media. It took a beating by his thugs in Kenya to make them open their eyes and see what A Osman and his faction stand for. Thanks also to President Abdi Mohamud Omar, these kids were given a chance to see Region 5 with their own naked eyes, and not through ONLF filters in London or The Twin Cities. The result is a confession of guilt and a promise of redemption.

[Abtigiis]

These kids collected some money in the name of the displaced refugees and refused to be accountable. They colleagues disciplined them and they crossed over. They are turncoats. Not that they matter. Their debauchery even when they were singing for ONLF was a constant annoyance to many. One of them have even impregnated two girls and refused to own up. A week's propaganda for the woyannes but there is no damage they can do. These things happen in a struggle. Remember Abraham Yayeh and Gebremedhin, passerby? They were not kids but central committee members of the TPLF. Yet, the guy who used to pay them from Mengistu's office was in Zimbabwe (working for an NGO). I met him and learned that it was hard currency that did the job of turning them against TPLF two years before the TPLF took Addis Ababa. The guy was a cashier in the PM's office then - his name is Ato Zewdu.

[PasserBy]

The kids say they wanted to open a school, but A Osman wanted the money for himself. He probably wanted to give it to his new friend , Dr BirrAhun Nega. Comparing the kids with Abraham Yayeh and Gebremedhin Araya is unfair to the kids.

[Abtigiis]

Passerby,

 

Just because we stand on the opposite sides of the fence doesn't mean we should sell false propaganda as real news. What I am telling you is the reality. The kids took money, spent it without the knowledge of their colleagues in the Oga.den student forum (OSF). Some had even stayed in expensive hotels in US and done some nasty things which it is not necessary to talk about. Then, Admiral intervened. His opinion was they be forgiven and they handover whatever they had to the OSF. He didn't like the idea of discipling them. He feared they will do what they later did, which is to cross over. But it became untenable because the rest of the group refused to accpet anything less than immeditate firing of these kids. There was general anger against what they did while supposedly working for a noble idea of exposing Tigre's genocide in the region. They were young and they couldn't handle the consequences of their indiscretion. In hindsight, the harsh treatment against them by the general pro-ONLF people was never good. I was one of those who thought they should just be pardoned and left alone. But I can tell you those who lived close to them didn't want to see them at all. Apart from the money, one reason was because several elderly people didn't like the way these kids were dealing with girls and thought this is shaming the OSF. That is the truth if you want it. If you are hellbent on heaping lampoon on the ONLF for political purposes, then follow the story you posted.

 

Criminal, terrorist blah blah are just labels. Mandela was a terrorist too at a time. And your TPLF had a uniquely harsh name during their struggle. I think you remember "ye inaat tuut nakaash" (biters of their own mothers breast), asgantaay, wonbade etc etc. Isn't it surprising your guys are doing the same after two decades?

[PasserBy]

Isn't it ironic that you character assassinate the kids while on the same breadth pleading not to fall for false propaganda? You had no problem heaping praises on the kids when they did the dirty work for your Kingpin. But now that they turn their back on him, you pulled your sharp knife on them. Sad.

[PasserBy]

Comparing your kingpin with Mandela shows how much contempt you have for Black South Africans.

[burahadeer]

I feel for the innocent hoodwinked by abtigiis the secessionist.