By ANITA POWELL, Associated Press
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s [dictator] said Thursday he is building up the army‘s capabilities because he fears an imminent attack by Eritrea, which he also accused of arming rebel groups inside his country.
“It is deemed necessary to make the necessary military preparations for deterring a possible Eritrean invasion and to repulse such an invasion should it occur,” Meles said.
The Eritrean information minister, Ali Abdu, said his government was not planning to attack Ethiopia.
Meles also warned that Eritrea may try to disrupt or strike during Ethiopian Millennium celebrations in September. Ethiopia is fighting two rebel forces, one in the eastern Ogaden region and the other in the southern Oromia region. The Ogaden National Liberation Front has recently carried out several attacks along the Somali and Eritrean borders.
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He decler this war to diverse the worlds attention,specialy ethiopians hotest stragle.be smart dont be fool.
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June 28th, 2007 at 10:58 AM
If woyane go a head with its evil adventure to massacre again Ethiopians with thousands in a war they have nothing to do, it will be the beginning of the Eritrean ever last disintegration.
Eritrea has 10 ethnic groups. The biggest is Tigre and 100% Muslims. They are occupying 2/3 of the Eritrean territory. Beja (all Muslims) will be part of the Beja in Sudan. Tigre (all Muslims) will be a nation with Tigre from eastern Sudan. The read sea Afar will be part of the Afar in Ethiopia. Hedareb (all Muslims) and Nara (all Muslims) in the middle and Bilen (all Muslims) north west, Rashaida (all Muslims) seacoast , Saho (the majority Muslims) small seacoast, Kunama, and Eritrean Afar that have all the Eritean coast will be free from the Tigrigna that will to be part of the greater Tigry without any coast line, fertile land, industry but a piece of rocky territory from the southern Eritrean highlands. .
The day the war is started, it will be the happiest day to the Arabs mainly to the Muslim fundamentalist. It will be also the happiest day to Ethiopians as the day becomes their day witnessing a very small Tigry with lots of Misery instead of greater tigry they are looking for.
I know, it is a mater of Time, Eritrea will be worst than Somalia in they near future. A small country like Eritrea with 10 Ethnic groups and big religion differences will have no future but disappearing from the map. As we know mainly Kunnama, Saho and Afar are always wanted to remain part of Ethiopia. The time is coming they will be part of Ethiopia not as the agames are Thinking to have them as part of greater Tigry.
Go, meles with your plan. Issayas is financing and training Islamite, Ethicists and Separatist such OLF and OGLF to affect the unity of Ethiopia. The woyane Ethnic policy is the work of Shabia using TPLF and OLF to implement it while dividing Ethiopia according to TPLF and OLF benefit against the very interest of the rest of Ethnic groups behalf the Ogden groups. But it is the time now if not it will be for sure in the near future, they will be victims of their own venom they created and worked against Ethiopia. Even if meles is not going to facilitate and fasten the Eritrean disintegration, with is a while they will be by themselves.
To see the Tigringans out of Kunama, Saho, Tigre, Afar, Rashaida and the likes to their stony piece of territory bordering the Agames with out any seacoast, fertile land and industry, gives the feeling of revenge about what they did/doing during the Issayas era started from their Gorilla war against Ethiopia.
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June 28th, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Smetru the highland tigrayan people of Eritrea and the lowland tigre people of Eritrea are one and the same… have always been and will always be.. the Afar of eritrea and soho of the highland are one in the same.. soho and tigrayan of the highland are one in the same.. nara and tigrayan are one in the same… while nara and kunama are one in the same..
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June 28th, 2007 at 12:24 PM
‘We believe the ruling was wrong, we still believe it is wrong, but we accept the ruling even though it is wrong.’
That was an address by the Prime Misrey (Misreable) Meles Zenawi regarding Badme’s decision.
Has this man got a brain? Does he know what he is talking? Is there any point on the above statement? How can some one specially a high figure in the Government like him say something like that? how can a person who knows that something is wrong accepts it? he is mad…you have to go Meles..
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June 28th, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Tezebt…you are right! How can someone in such a high position in EThiopia failed to bow down to your boss Isayas? How dare such ahigh figure like Meles dare to bleed your boss`s Isayas nose?. Yes meles has to go. tezibt I agree with you!
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June 29th, 2007 at 7:48 AM
Smetru ppl like will never learn . Your long analysis about Eritrea and Eritreans is based on your wish. and your wish has evaporated long time ago , 1991. your supposed to be, a lecture about the steadfast Eritrea was just a waste of ink,time, and brain. even though i doubt if you have an ounce of brain. You sound a very sadistic man who wishes ill to a fellow human beings who happens to be your neighbors . all i can advise you is Eritrea will never kneel down or blackmailed . it will always shine to brighter future . We Eritreans wish to see a united and strong Ethiopia so we all can benefit from a stable Eritrea and Ethiopia .
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June 29th, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Smetru such kind of comments about eritrea from people like you is an indication that eritrean under the leadership of Shaebia is in the right direction. Your comment only tells us(eritreans)that we accomplished something good that will make our enemies ppl like you paranoid. About your analysis being a small nation with 9 Ethnic groups,well your wishes will never see a light in eritrea because the eritrean ppl defited such kind of short and single minded thinking long time ago. If such tactics would produce fruiet, Derg still be in power because there were no stones that derg tried and all faild.
I was born and grow up in ethiopia and it is my wish that one day, when the curent gangsters from the north surrederd, both ethiopians and eritreans will enjoy peace based on frendship and mutual benefits. The sad thing is that ppl like will show up every now and a while and will accomplish nothing. success and peace to both ppl.
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June 30th, 2007 at 12:45 AM