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When we Ethiopians are silent on the ongoing sloughter of Ogaden, do we have the moral ground to call Ogaden Ethiopia? or even a "terrorist"? Sooner or later we will reap what Tplf saw. The actions of the Tplf in Ogaden and our hypocratical silenece and arrogance to call them "terrorist" will definatly drive Ogadeni Ethiopians the other way. Very sad we don't learn from history.
Although I beleive the army could be vicious at times, I do not buy the story that says 'the soliders gang-raped a 12 year old boy'. Sodomy is a taboo in Ethiopia and no solider want to be seen by another while having intercourse with another male (evn if we assume there could be people who have gay-tendecies). This just shows how media can make up a story... This 12-year old boy is a fictious without doubt and because of that I found hard to accept the rest of the story... agan this is not to say that the soliders are not cruel and vicious... we have seen them so many times when they kill easily...
EZ - What is your problem? You are certainly a Woyane agent not much different than Meles!
ONLF is an organization for Ogadeni Somalis who are pat of Ethiopia fighting for Democratic Ethiopia. They are not Trrrorists -ONLF is a liberation force fighting for freedom and liberty.
EZ - Slowly but surely you are showing your true color and sinister motive - It may be news to you but ETHIOPIA is made not only of Amaras but Oromos, Somalis, Wolaytas, Kambatas, Sidamas - I have no problem for your ethnicity but certainly want to unmask your hidden agenda!!!
ONLF is not a terrorist organization. They are freedom fighters. It is your "Neftegna" forefathers and your Woyane cousins who are terrorists. Terrorists who occupied, maimimg, and looting Oromia, Ogaden, and southern Ethiopia. You are now sneaking around Finfine going around with your BMW and hanging out at Hilton Gazebo - spreading your venom. It is people like you and your woyane friends who are terrorizing people -
Your "Debtera" based "Seminaworq" OR rather deception can only take you that far - Some of us (Non Amaras) are watching you very closely!!!
AFD shall triumph!!
I just couldn't read until the end. It is enough reading 1/4 of the story to have the complete picture. Is this human? Are we showing our support and sympathy only to kinijit leaders?
EZ,
I hope you will post my comment. The author of the article wrote the facts about the suffering of the Ogaden people. Your spin, on the other hand, shows your insensitivity to humanity, a broad cause for all sufferings in Ethiopia.
"Terrorist LF". Really?!
What is that supposed to do with genocidal brutality of a "legitmate" government?
Are you trying to justfy the rapes, mutilations and burnings of entire villages of ogaden on the existance of a "terrorist LF" in ogaden?
It is like saying, the 193 dead demonstrators in Addis were simply a consequence of a reaction to a provocotion brought by the opposition.
Or, it is like saying, the monks in Burma were killed because they threatened the brutes in government by their peaceful Prayers out in the streets. So your argument continues... governments have got to do what governments do, ie, rape, maim, burn and loot - when provocked.
This outranks the most jingoistic and most stunted argument forwarded even by the brutal dictator, Meles, and his rustic cabals.
In spite of your almost pathetic self attestation of being an individual standing on the side of "pro-democracy camp", you, myfriend, have been sitting on the spikes dividing this "camp" from the "opportunistic-democrats"
Come to ogaden, friend, and see for yourself(you know this is not your first invitation). I don't promise, though, the hospitality of a government fighting a "terrorist LF"
Debtera EZ - Your characterization of ONLF as a terrorist LF is indeed very revealing of your chauvinistic stance. Your Neftegna "Amara" offsprings sick mind is slowly but surely surfacing. Your contempt towards Ogaden Somali Ethiopians is not only directed to ONLF but the one that scares the hell out of the likes of you OLF. It is indeed your Neftegna parents and now Woyane who are terrorists. No matter how much you tend sweeten your message, your twisted mind unmasks your sinister motive. That is to replace once again the Amara in the place of the Tigre. You have no clue of what Democracy is all about - Disgusting!
Last but not least is your patronage to tell us who to listen to Mesfin, Hailu Shawel - very telling about your goal!!!
Down with chauvinism!!!
I think we should do something to tell the world right now, as we don't have to react only when the problems comes to Addis. The people of Ogaden needs our voice the least....
Zemeta
EZ,
If you are a man and a concerned Ethiopian, you ought to apologize to our Ogaden brothers and sisters. Just remember that TPLF is always proud of showing the so-called Hawzen incident. The burning of Ogaden by TPLF is thousand times worse than what the Derg did to Hawzen. Ogadenis will rise from the ashes of TPLF, but don't count on the peaceful co-existence of brutalized people with their brutal occupiers.
It is sad. But, do not forget that there are some elements that are terrorist. Those who murdered the innocent civilian Chinese and Ethiopian workers are still terrorist. They and their leader committed this terrorist action. The Ethiopian army is there to protect Ethiopians and its territory. Ethiopia Shall not be divided again.
Ethiopia First.
The anonymous at 10.23 is having a fit. I don't think he is an ethiopian. Lacks culture and manner. He is wht we call "balege". He is also condemning Ez for the wrong reason. EZ, as one clearly see from his postings is trying to rally Ethiopians for the ONLF cause. the guy is barking on the wrong tree. As to the article, beleive me fellow Ethiopians, it is a total fabrication. The woyane soldiers, I am sure has commited crimes. Comm'on now. The writer has been fed with fiction. Hanging teen ager girls from trees, sodomizing... that is not consisent with the characteristics of Ethiopian army.
I have been to Ogaden and witnessed the following:
-Burning entire villages, destroying a large number of livestock and agricultural harvest.
-Blockading the entire Ogaden from neighbors to starve out.
-Shooting innocent civilans at will and not letting their relatives to bury their bodies until displayed for days and witnessed by townfolks.
-Taking girls as young as 15 or 16 years old as well as wives in the broad daylight to ensure everbody (not just brothers, sisters, husbands and other relatives)witnesses it.
-Closing down small businesses and confiscating commercial vehicles.
-Rounding up as many civilians and shovelling them in prisons and military baracks.
-Terrorizing families in the middle of night and taking away family members only to make them disappear for good.
-Rounding town and village elders and instructing them to enroll their sons and relaves in the militia or face consequences.
Forget ONLF and its fighters,if you will,these are SOME aspects of Ogadeni daily life and personal experiences of ordinary Ogadeni civilians and they are carried out in the name of Ethiopian army.
Now tell me how you feel when one says ONLF is a terrorist organisation, that Ethiopian army does not sodomize and so forth.
If we Ethiopians do not support Ogadenis at this hour of hardship instead of justifying TPLF actions, then you will have to forget Ethiopian UNITY as we know it.
If we Ethiopians do not stop labelling ONLF with the fit-all terrorism stamp (remember Ogadenis were forced to support ONLF and they support iy by a large majority), then rest assured that you are making friends with Ogadenis. As there is no other Ethiopian organisation who came to their rescue in this difficult time, to them ONLF is the ONLY one they know and believe is their saviour. To them ONLF=Ogadeni survival.
Now piece of advice:
We can keep present day Ethiopian borders intact,including Ogaden, by:
-Acknowledging past wrongdoings and descrimination against fellow Ethiopins and putting mechanism in plce for future safeguard.
-Affirming that Ethiopians are equal and NO Ethiopian is more Ethiopian than others.
- Accepting that NO particular ethnic group(s) has God given right to rule others.
-Respecting civil and political rights of all Ethiopians and equal share economic and development opportunies.
-Adopting a culture of inclusiveness and care for one another.
Whatever the article says, I've become convinced that something horrible has been happening in Ogaden. I've always been asking myself how the rest of Sudan can live 'quietly' as if nothing was happening in Darfur. Now I know....the majority here don't know hat's happening in Ogaden. We should raise our voices in order to echo the cries of our brothers and sisters in Ogaden.....
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