By Elias Kifle
It was easy to predict how cadres and supporters of the ruling Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne) would react to Ethiopian Review’s choice of President Issayas Afeworki as “Person of the Year.” Woyannes have committed and continue to commit unspeakable atrocities against Ethiopians. Because they have no fear of and respect for the leaderless people of Ethiopia, they carry out their crimes with impunity. On the other hand, Meles and gang know what they did to Eritreans. The ethnic cleansing these Woyanne hyenas committed against 500,000 Eritreans is a crime against humanity and Meles, Seye and all those who participated in it will be brought to justice sooner or later by the lions of Eritrea. This is what keeps Woyannes sleepless at night. It is therefore expected that they would react extremely violently to the choice of Issayas Afeworki by the most popular Ethiopian online journal as “Person of the Year.” The messages I am receiving on my phone tells it all.
I have saved some of the death threats. Here are two of them (click below or here)
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As you can hear, their voice is dripping with murderous hate and rage.
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So far, Meles and his tribal gang have succeeded in identifying and eliminating genuine leaders of Ethiopia such as Prof. Asrat Woldeyes. A people without powerful leaders are easily subjugated by criminal elements like Woyanne. People who have determined, pragmatic, smart leaders can fend off against any force. We have seen it in Somalia. A group of determined leaders with a clear vision of what they want (removal of the Woyanne invading forces from their country) did not need more than 3,000 fighters to crush the 300,000 strong Woyanne army.
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What Ethiopians at the moment lack is such leaders. Fortunately, there are some who are emerging now, such as the EPPF and Ginbot 7 leaders whose movements are gaining momentum, thanks, in part, to the assistance provided by the government of Eritrea. As Somali freedom fighters succeeded in defeating the Woyanne army with the assistance of Eritrea’s government and Somalis in the Diaspora, so will Ethiopian freedom fighters. That is the path to victory against Woyanne.
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Regarding the death threats I am receiving, they will hear it back when they sit in a court room to defend themselves against charges of war crimes soon. Please do continue to leave me your messages. Here is my number: 202 369 9543.
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FORUM | 75 Comments
This threat is very small for you, you idiot lunatic
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:10 PM
First of all, anyone who insults someone like that is someone with absolutely no potential in society and in their personal life, I can hate someone to the extent of nuclear level but I will never go around and insult like that, as a matter of fact, you seem that you are not men enough and Ethiopian enough to criticize Elias, can you imagine what kind of words did you use? I wish I know what you will do if you ever face Elias face to face, maybe you will piss on your pants because you are so empty and completely wild animal with no common sense, anyways, you are part of the disrespectful and inhuman generation created by woyannes that put mothers and fathers in ordeals ripping off their white hair pride, i would not expect any maturity from thugs like you and the guy who tried to speak in English, pleaseeeeee, it doesn’t really look good on you, it was like chimpanzee trying to learn human language not even english, the second guy, I assure you that you ain’t got the guts because when you call someone motherfucker being an Ethiopian, its like you have fucked your mother first because I already know that you have already fucked your mother country. Stupid woyanne coward, try to come in DC demonstrations and try to say the same words, we will eat you alive infront of the white house
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
This shows the growing cooperation between the Eritreans and the Ethiopian oppostion forces coupled with the defeat in Somalia is driving these tplf thugs and their collaborators insane. This is not surprising, it is a normal reaction of a criminal. One cannot expect a civilised response from a criminal. They are well aware that they are loosing their last playing card, which is keeping the Ethiopian and Eritrean people divided and apart. Good job Elias, give them hell. It won’t be long before the heroic Ethiopian opposition forces march to Addis and discard these bandits into the dust bin of history.
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Interesting choice of words – clearly tells a lot about their personal characteristics and intellectual skill.
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:41 PM
This is what happens when Woyanne hyenas get hit where it hurts the most, they are enraged because Mr. Elias is the first Ethiopian who runs a media site who challenged Woyanne and the other so called aimless and visionless opposition groups. As for Woyanne cadres, they can see the alliance of Eritreans and Ethiopians as the begining of their demise. As for the poor anti-Eritrea Ethiopian opposition I think no one should pay attention to them because they have no vision at all, as harsh as this may sound they can’t see beyond their nose in broad day light, they are as narrow minded as Woyanne and pay only lip service to the rule of law and democracy, they don’t have a true understanding of the objective situation of Ethiopia at all, they only live on the “glory” of the past.
I wonder if those who sent you venomous messages didn’t understand that they can be held responsible for their threats, in their voices you can hear irrational rage, hatred and even fear because they are getting challenged and see the real possibility of defeat.
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:41 PM
loooooooool well we all know how pissed of they are. This is not something new, and they shall burn in their anger.
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:46 PM
The Eritrean adage is “The camel Marches while the dog keeps barking” So Mr, Elias, you are on the right track and just keep walking and marching towards victory. Weyane dogs have no teeth and can’t bite. I know them that much!!!!!!
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Good for you Elli, tells you how much good job you are doing. The morons that get away with threatening and people feel themselves threatened to resort to vile and elementary languages.
We are with you.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Fortunately this guy went the extra mile to translate his insults into English, hence you wouldn’t incur any translation fees when you present this evidence to court.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:02 PM
The Meles and his thugs are actually doing a favor in awakening the sleeping giants. They are becoming a reason for Ethiopians and other people to unifying together in fighting despicable action of Woyane.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Elias Kifle I congratulate you on your efforts to bring stability and peace to east Africa and especially Ethiopia were the government of melese and the woyanne thugs are trying their best to make people George bush style idiots so there can go on forever spreading lies and fixing elections just like in 2005. The death threats are nothing more than fear of the truth for one to threaten you by phone show how much courage they have i.e none and how scared they are of your honorable message. The death threats are an act of Desperation which reflect the woyanne attitude of force is best when will melese learn force is not the answer but commonsense and objectivity IS.
Keep on the fight for free speech which we don’t have in Ethiopia even now they lie we do. DO lets this threat stop you or the woyanne will of accomplish their OBJECTIVE instead phone the police and track down the cowards.
we have acheive more in a year with your campaign than the woyanne regim has in 3 decades
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:13 PM
First of all i wanna ask something like ? when are we going to stop exercise hate and to be unified as one also let’s not
hate any one just because they have different view than ours
like Elias Kifle he is just one human being trying to share
his own views why are we get offended to his opinion in fact
we should be happy he is sharing his thoughts with us. Also
you don’t need to be ethiopian/eritrean/tigre/amhara/E.T.C
to choose love over hate or peace over war we all need peace
and love to fight the poverty that we are sink deeply .
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Elias,
I applaud your nomination of Eritrean President Isayas Afeworki as person of the year 2008. As to the treats you are getting from the supporters of the greedy and beast, meles and seye co, don’t take it easy you should contact your lawyer as soon as possible and the caller can easily be traced. As you said you will find the dog who is barking on the caravan in the court crying begging for mercy hear in USA. Don’t take this case for granted you should seek justice as soon as you can.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Elias, I applaud your bravery and determination to protect the future of the Ethiopian people and give them the chance to live live in peace and harmony. You have got to keep telling the truth and stand your ground. Don’t let the Weyane b*stards get you down.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:30 PM
what is funny on the voice mail is the guy said “aremena” LoL.
Good job Elias we love you. God bless you.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:31 PM
weldone, that shows you are being a pain in their ass. Now Brave somalis have shown us TPLF’s fake invincibility, it is the begining of the End.
Alliance with Issayas and Eritrea is a shocking nightmare to the Dedebit cadre’s. They surely know that they will be anhiliated only to be remembered in history like the Dergs.
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January 5th, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Easy, Time to time woyanee thugs are animals. How in the world you put a message like the one we heard some one leave? The past 18 years Ethiopia has dealt such an ignorant. What a shame. Elias keep the job.
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January 5th, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Elias
Here in USA you have the right to nominate mengistu h/ mariam as person of the year as long as you convince your readers. The enemy came at least against your right and at most your life is in danger. So as I said on my comment above take the enemy to the court because they need a lesson. You already have the evidence at hand and it is not going to take time to see the beast behind bars.
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January 5th, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Elais: what Africa and Africans need are a few courageous individuals that are not afraid to criticize anybody that needs to be critized; be it weyane, shaebia, CUD, KINIJIT, or any others. If we as Africans and in particular Ethio-Eritreans have to survive the 21st century then we MUST FIND THE MEANS THAT SHOULD UNITE US BECAUSE AT THE END OF DAY WHAT WE ALL NEED IS P.E.A.C.E…What Legesse Z., Azeb Mesfin, Seyoum Mesfin, Mebrahtu G/hiwot, their other few Eritrean masters/advisors are doing is create more havoc for the majority of the populouse of the horn of Africa for reasons the new geration have nothing to do with it; and the saddest of all is when the ghettos of state department trying to mediate the greatest civilizations on earth- Ethio-Eritrea, when we all know they are ONLY medling for their own PERSONAL GAINS; however, here you have a few coward weyanes who have no shame as to how low and how far they can go for reasons that we can only speculate; and our speculations are, 1- they are to avenge-revenge against the Amharic speaking people, 2- the oromos, 3- the Somalians, and 4- the Eritreans; but mind you Asmara to Mekelle is no more than 160 km, Asmara to Addis is no more than 45 minutes flying on 727 and you would say to yourself, “WHY ARE THEY CREATING SO MUCH HATRED IN SUCH TINY PLACE OR THEY ARE PLANNING ON STAYING ON PLANET PLUTO; IS THERE SOME TYPE OF SPACESHIP THE WEYANES BUILT BY LOOTING THE ETHIO-ERITREAN RESOURCES AND NOW THE SOMALIANS”, but what can I say we are finally realizing the only good weyanes are the dead weyanes!
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January 5th, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Elias you should report these criminals immediately! This is harrassment!
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January 5th, 2009 at 5:07 PM
The woyanne are a funny group of people they criticise you because you join arms with Eritrea to get rid of them and their bad government. While they call on the Eritrean government in the past to help them get rid of the derg because they fought he was bad it seems like history is repeating itself and there will be a new struggle in Ethiopia to make a better Ethiopia for all it citizens
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January 5th, 2009 at 5:31 PM
The Tribal Junta’s temper tantrums, death treats and even the whole of their terror network and apparatus is no match to the mighty power of the pen of Elias and his team. What Elias and his team of brave people has done to the Woyanne Psyche is beyond measure. It is a correct and timely choice, but its powerful political message to those who love Ethiopia is like a political earthquake and a tsunami in one.
The one sure thing that we can take to the bank is that the deafening screams coming from the Tribal Juntas cadres and cheerleaders and the Eritrean treason camp is a sign of desperation. ER’s correct moves and success can be measured by the frequency and intensity of the screams coming from these axis of evil.
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January 5th, 2009 at 5:35 PM
I know Elias, I’ve worked with Elias and Elias is not my friend. However here is my view of all these: Does Elias love his country Ethiopia? Yes, more than most of us in terms of putting his time, his person and money for the sole purpose of working for his country, in his own misguided way he is out there fighting for the cause of democracy and freedom. Is he amenable to work with anyone that does not agree with him 100%? Not at all, my experience with him is that “his way or the highway”, dictatorially in-par to that animal Mengistu who in his love for a country managed to almost wipe out the intellectual, military and financial base of the country he professes to love. Similarly if Elias ever gets into a leadership position of even a small village, God help us all as he is capable of killing everyone in the name of freeing everyone else. Is Elias in cahoots with Woyane? Not in a million years. He is a very good Ethiopian, but to me wrong time and again in how he expresses and puts into practice his love of country. Accuse Elias of being stubborn, irrational, unreasonable professing a dictum of “everyone is wrong every time and I am right all the time”. Accuse him of using his website to confuse the public and blackmail anyone who does not agree with him. Accuse him of being short sighted in selecting Afeworki as the man of the year for Ethiopia – the same man and his party that has caused and still continues to cause Ethiopians untold misery, billions of Ethiopian Bir and thousands of Ethiopians lives lost to a series of useless wars and for a reason that did not materialize so far as freedom from oppression and prosperity for Eritreans. To think such a man has the best in his heart for Ethiopia is misguided and typical of Elias’s idiosyncrasy picking up a cause for a month, throwing everything he has on that to find his own brand of solution, alienating a lot of people in the process and as quickly as he picked that cause, leave it unfinished and he is already jumping onto another one, all the time bringing a misguided resolution for a good cause. Without his website Elias is nothing and he has a power on that website because it is among the oldest and consistent in terms of its survival thru the years. If you look deep enough, everything else he touched has either disappeared or being rendered useless. You bring Elias to a meeting, and then people just go away, some after exchanging harsh words with him and some after being disgusted with his unilateral and rude behavior. So accuse Elias of all the above, but trying to make him anti Ethiopia and working for Woyane? That is foolish and devoid of any imagination. We need to stop living in our limited world of things are either black or white, you are with me or you are against me. So little of our daily life happens within that range and so much, the majority of our daily activities reside within the grey area of life and we really need to get there and spread our imagination to come up with something else. And to think of those mentally diminished people who left him the disgusting messages? What on earth is their justification for those kinds of words? Oh my God, what happened to us all?
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January 5th, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Yesedebeh anjetu be ante qitil yale Ethipiawi hulu new. Min yadrigu. Merz yeteshefene mar sitihonibin.
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January 5th, 2009 at 6:06 PM
This man is making the woyane cadres work overtime LMAO !!
I visited the Paltalk chatrooms today and the woyanes’ anger was in the open for all to see. They are angry knowing fully their TPLF junta will soon be out of commission. If all it took was one single article at EthioReview to get them all riled up, why wouldn’t we think of this before LOL
Elias is a genius ! With his sarcasm laced but true article about the Eritrean President, he hit the chord and the nerves of the world renowned liars and carriers of false gospel – both the woyanes and their clueless supporters alike. Elias’ article was a shot that was heard around the world. He presented some hard facts based on hard realities that the Woyane cadres found unable to counter. That is a very clever move !
Kudos to brother Elias ! You are one in a million !
God bless our Ethiopia.
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January 5th, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Elias, do you know what Issayas Afeworki did to Ethiopian people? Both Woyanne and Issayas Afeworki are the enemy of Ethiopian. Don’t write just what you like, be reasonable. If you are willing, I need to know your criteria to select Issayas Afeworki? Or you did it to make Woyanne upset.
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January 5th, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Dear Elias,
The selection of Mr. Issayas as the Person of the Year, is a brilliant coup in political subterfuge, but beyond the layer of the political circuit, it issues multiple messages. Here is how I see it.
Mr. Iasayas was a freedom fighter whose goal was to advance the ambition and aspiration of the Eritrean people, to carve out their own destinies. For that he was crucified, first by the Emperor’s regime, then the Derg, and later by the present regime. I don’t necassarily believe Mr. Issayas is anti Ethiopian or anti democratic as he was depicted for the last thrity years.
The selection of Mr. Issayas by ER opens up a new window of opportunities for Mr. Issayas and Eritrea as well. One area that i will point out: There are nearly 1 million Ethiopian baby boomers who will be retiring in the next five years or so. Many do not want to return to Ethiopia for various reasons, and many do not want to stay in their adoptive countries in their retirment age. From nearly 3.5 to 5.0 billion dollars of spending power is at stake here and the best bidder will get this huge prize. Who will get it? Meles or Issayas?
Mr. Issayas can come up with appealing incentives to bring these Ethiopian and Eritrean retirees into Eritrea with the modification of tax laws, housing incentives, foreigner’s rights of properties, etc. There are nations as we speak that are making bundles from strategies such as this and prospering with new revenues. Costa Rica in South America today, Italy and Greece (from Europe) in the 1950s, and India in the 1970s heve prospered magnificently.
It’s true that Mr. Issayas has a huge work cut out for him; first and foremost, the question of his demonization by three successive regimes in the last thirty plus years. My advice: Employ a massive media campaign by reaching out to the Ethiopian communities world-wide, telling them that Eritreans and Ethiopians are inseparable brothers and sisters, and that his battle in the past wasn’t against Ethiopians but against the egregious leadership that ruined the entire region. Demystification ought be the first priority of business for Mr. Issaya and Eritrea. Media outlets such as ER could help, but there got to be more. Mr. Issayas can easily win over the millions of Ethiopians in the Diaspora by telling his story, a story up until now told by his enemies. The lamentable aspect of this crisis in the Horn for the most part is a lack of communication. Mr. Issayas could grab the opportunity as extended by ER and make his saga of the last forty years imparted. One of the problems in African politics is the inability to appreciate good ideas such as that manifested by ER.
I think this is big and Mr. Issayas should create a commission to investigate the framework to materialize such a plan. Rememeber, we are a global community and Mr. Issayas has every right to make his case heard.
Go for it!
Thank you.
J.A
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January 5th, 2009 at 7:19 PM
actually I was not supportive the nomination of Isayas Afeworki however I am happy now if it can drive mad the Dedebit idiots please Elias do you have a means to send all the madness and crazy things the Woyanes are doing to Isayas I think he should know how they dislike him including the message they left you. Elias do not forget to see justice I think these idiots might forgot they live in America they might think still they live in Ethiopia. Moreover from their voice they look like old people in their late 50 or 60 years so can you emmagin who can say like that nasty unless he or she is idiot TPLF member with no proper upbringing.
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January 5th, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I have never seen a weyane cadre so bold and confronting someone in such a way.
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January 5th, 2009 at 7:31 PM
I think the second person is the editor of Ethiomedia
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January 5th, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Ato Elias, apparently the person who made the threats against you is mentally disturbed and he will probably end up in a mental institution. I feel sorry for him but I think you guys should just ignore him, you attempting to insult him just brings you down to his pathetic level. Sento, unless you are a weyanne sympathizer, you should just keep your mouth shut and be grateful that our freedom fighters are in Eritrea where they are getting treaning, weapons, food and medical treatment.
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January 5th, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Dear Elias Kifle,
I can testify Ethiopian Review has been one of the best news productions of modern journalism directed by the brightest and intelligent Ethiopian editors under the supervision of the highly qualified Ethiopian journalist – Elias Kifle.
Elias is the product of Ethiopia, and as such he has an urgent mission for Ethiopia, and his mission is to liberate the Ethiopian people from the most hated, detested, and ridiculed Woyanne regime.
Insulting or threatening such a professional editor is exposing one’s own folly, weakness or ignorance to the whole world; it is the lack of understanding and comprehending the true message – the Ethiopian Review from the true messenger – Elias Kifle, and to the good and the bad audience – the Ethiopian people.
My little advice to my friend Elias Kifle is to trust in God, and I urge him to read a passage from Psalm: “When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me. They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps eager to take my life” (56:3-6).
May the good Lord protect you from all your adversaries and guide you in the right direction he has chosen for you!
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Amen! – Elias
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January 5th, 2009 at 8:35 PM
I honestly believe the survivalof Ethiopian depend on the opposition leaders strategy for the struggle ahead. One strategy, which is no brainier is to go well along with the enemy of your enemy. Esias is playing a role in the weakening Weyane. Our work to defeat Weyane is by far easier if we turn this clear truth to our advantage and work on it. No doubt in my mind except Weyanes no other Ethiopian could have such a hysteric reaction about Essias. Like millions of Ethiopians, I lost many loved ones in Eritrea and Tigray. When I was young and naive, I blamed it all on Shabia/Weyane. But the truth is our suffering came from ourselves in part. We imported an ideology that triggered all the miseries and suffering brought upon us (Ethiopians and Eritrean).
In 1998-2000 Ethio-Eritrea war, so many Ethiopians were against Shabia believing that all their humiliation and suffering is due to Shabia.
It didn’t take long when the truth came out. It is not Shabia that killed so many Ethiopians with high caliber bullet targeting on the heads and chest. It is not Shabia that killed a mother in front of her kids simply for crying for husband who was dragged by weyane tugs. It is Weyane who is more proud in the sacrifice it made for Eritrea independence and as guarantor of future Eritrea.
Essias becomes a splinter in Weyane throat and make swallow a looted wealth hard as they wished/planned for.
Elias should be condemned when he attacks any organization that stands against TPLF. I condemned Elias for not standing with Birtukan. At least, he should have been stayed silent. I condemn him when he attacked Dr. Taye who is a tested Weyane enemy. His responsibly as a genuine anti-Weyane should be narrowing the gap between Eritreans and Ethiopians for common good, the riddance of weyane
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Good job elias. weyane cadre falling dogs barking.
http://erietinet.com/
amharic program 24/7 check it out
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Can you imagine if The ER Editors were In Ethiopia? Ethiopians are living with this kind of thugs days in days out! Mr Kifle got TPLF thugs where it hurts most.
1. UDJ is known by the ER editors to be fake long time go. Its association with shemagles and US was suspicious by the Editor. it is a back up or back door for tplf thugs, like seye abraha.
2. Issayas Afewerki is the knocking punch. It is unthinkable and unpopular idea got the life of its own. Well done. The editor brought us this far, now we saw the truth it will be up to us to arrange dialogue with Eritrean community in Diaspora.
Go G7
Cheers
I wonder how many Ethiopian websites will pass the challenge of Isayas Afewerki.
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
It is sad and unfortunate Ethiopia a nation of honest and proud people be ruled by leaders with no family values. Iam not surprised by the words that have been used by the criminal Meles and weyane militias in their calls to intimidate and terrorize Ato Elias editor of E.R words like shermuta(bitch),f word this is a clear indication that weyane leaders give no value for life,because they have and had low-life,most weyane leaders are fatherless tugs who were born in either Addis or Asmara yeshermuta menderotch.In fact weyane”s F.M seyoum Mesfins father was a customer in mekele tej bet and met his mother who worked there.Weyanes keep crossing the line and Ethiopian people will never sleep until your death.Death with diginity::
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:30 PM
These guys must be drinking HayaArat Birele tejj each before they left you those messages. I doubt a normal person will talk, expose and allow himself to be recorded in such a low life manner. I know for sure Weyane and Eritrean opposition not Issayas in person, but the name ISSAYAS drives them nut. Any way don’t let those morons bother you. Report them to the FBI. Thanks God, We are not living in weyane’s land.
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:32 PM
kikikikikikikiiiiii woy ye Woyanne neger. their brain is very narrow like chicken anus.kikikikiki, forget them Elias! this is the advance stage of frustration. it’s really chronic complex disease due to our Ethiopian hero and person of the year of the best Ethiopian site, HE president Issayas Afeworke.
Bravo Elias. you are really Ethiopian from your heart.
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:49 PM
To the writer at #1 (“goiteom”).
If you have a gutt, why don’t you give us your number as the courigious Elias has done. “LibeBis Woyane”.
You and your gang child killers will be brought to justice very soon. You have no where to go except in hell. You are surounded by 100 millions East African enemies; from Somali to Sudan, from Eritrea to Kenya.
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Elias,,, Keep on knocking their door. One day soon Ethiopia will prevail, you are real woyane’s behind kicker, keep on kicking their behind until the ball riches where it belongs , VIVA ELIAS !!
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January 5th, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Bravo Elias, you made weyane cry, just because you speak the truth. I wonder what elese they will say when the EPPF and ONLF and others attack weyane from all over. Look Elias this is America where there is freedom of speech. To threate some one by phone is crime these guys must learn the hard way. Contact FBI or resposible autorities they will track these stooges easily and bring them to justice.
Keep up your good work, hope mayny Ethiopians realise the reality and follow they path you discovered.
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January 5th, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Elias take this easy,Ethiopians, our brothers sisters fathers and mothers) I mean 80 000 000 of theam are living under such threat in their daily basis. If there is any msg these morons managed to transfer is, they informed us that our people are living with a despot who runs the nation the same way these morons did
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January 6th, 2009 at 12:06 AM
My name is Tefery Hoy,
You have proof in your hands and you can certainly talk to your lawyers. These people who insulted you with threat can go to jail. You have the right to write anything you want and nominate anybody you want for your magazine. These who threatened you are cowards and you are courageous. God bless you and continue what you are doing, the first ammendment “freedom of speach” is on your side. The good people of Ethiopia and Eritrea will always be on your side.
God Bless You.
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January 6th, 2009 at 12:29 AM
Please tell us your secret Elias, what is it that you do that makes these wretched woyane dogs mad. Oh! I know! It is because you tell it like it is. Very few have been as bold as you in dissing the woyane. Oh how I admire you!
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January 6th, 2009 at 12:35 AM
I was realy shocked. even here in usa in land of the free woyanne’s agents think they can harass and intimidate like back in ethiopia where they enslave the people.
i did not support your choice of person of the year,because i believe there others out there. but,now even i am thinking probably u did a good job. u know why?b/s woyannes are so mad.they are burning in anger and frustration. probably, they see their future coming,,after all they have been defeated by few thousand somalis and do not know what to do.it is the begining of their end.
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Dear Elias,
As I said before, you have the blood of Kasa, libe-mulu inde-Anbesa!!!.
This tinb-Woyane and his zinb-agafari hulu, have no heart, no mind, no humanity. When that day comes!!,soon!!, they will be like a locust on the acean!!!.
We, the true Ethiopians have heart as vast as an ocean, as we all come to know you, chigaram-woyane!!, you will be swamped!!!.
Worradaw-Woyane!, It was just for while only few like Elias knew you (100%)who you really are. We are millions now, Aimaregn lalmirih!!.
Long live mother land, Ethiopia!!!!.
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Good job Elias! At least, let’s practice our free to speech in here. I am glad that you are not in Ethiopia. Weyane thug would kill you for saying this. Ignore those ignorants who left you such a stupid message. You have a right to express your feeling.
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January 6th, 2009 at 2:10 AM
what do you expect from mafia? In many countries there is a mafia, but in Ethiopia the mafia has the country. Don’t you know right here in DC there is a group of woyane who just give a response (react) to anyone who oppose woyane. They just sit all day in a restaurant like axum and gather information from different web. and attack. Their salary? directly from the commercial bank of Ethiopia.
You can tell by their words and writing skills that they are “esist”. The editor of Ehiomedia is one of them though he doesn’t get commision from the regim.
Sometimes they act to be friends of eritreans and tell them the amaras are the real enemy. What a joke! Well, the eritreans know all about it. They saw it with their naked eyes when they were deported. While the amharas where crying the tigray woyanes were laughing and robing.
Mother ethiopia is stretching it’s hand for our eritreans brothers and sisters.
Keep up the good work Elias. Always united Ethipia.
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January 6th, 2009 at 3:35 AM
When MALELIT hear the name of ISSAYAS or SHABIA, inevitably they will be struck by a seizure or a concussion and they have nightmares too. Elias, you have been a stumbling block to WOYANES. And now after ER named PIA man of the year you became a cancerous lump in their throat. As we used to say during the armed struggle ” Our struggle will continue and our victory is certain”. Elias and all Ethipoians, keep on fighting and for sure MALELIT will come tumbling down.
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January 6th, 2009 at 5:13 AM
To those confused weyanes! in my humble opinion I don’t really care if a weyane or the whole weyanes become the leader of the whole region of horn of Africa; MY BELIEVES ARE IF THERE ARE ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH COMMON GROUND IN ONE REGION OF AFRICA IT IS THE HORN OF AFRICA’S COMMUNITIES. We are all interconnected despite how the western powers wedged so much divisions amongst all of us. We need to put a stoppage to the old colonial rules that is being repeated by Legesse Z., Azeb Mesfin, Seyoum Mesfin, Mebrahtu G/hiowt (aka Bereket Simon), and the rest of their Eritrean masters/advisors. If not what the Tigryan people achievement over Ethiopia looks ONLY suspicious; it is to distroy Ethiopia beyond repair. Wake up weyanes followers after all this the 21st century when the world is becoming a village. You may lie to the peasants of Ethiopia with their so called democracy, constitution, development, nation-nationalities, but not all Ethiopians are peasants. Stop your aiga constitution and shove it back to the caves and shelves of aiga!
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January 6th, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Dear Elias!
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! I can see that you’ve started the new year boldly, just like you ended the last year.
We all need to learn a whole lot of love for Ethiopia from you, learn a whole lot of courage. You’re boldly going where few had gone before.
Although you’re one in a million, don’t feel lonely in this quest of yours.
We are millions who have the same goal and millions who love and admire you. I wish I was you!
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January 6th, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Elias
Betam yegermal
Mentadergachewaleh Yewedekech aheya mot ateferam malet yehe newena tewachew yecehu mechereshachew seletekarebe newena bezu ayegermem. men yadregu mewch megbiya siyatu atfeteh tefa yemibalewen zeybe muyachew selehone newe. yehone hono gin it is to let menem leyadergu ayechelum wede mekaber selekerebu newena
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January 6th, 2009 at 11:20 AM
In my opinion, Birtukan arrest is another humiliation for Weyane supporters. Sibehat Nega told them not long ago that there is no better organization for Eritrea than TPLF. Nega is still their head. Why are Weyanes so bitter on Esias who stands for Eritrea? As animals use their teeth and horns to eat their prey and protect their feast, Weyanes animalistic behavior comes out in action when their loot is in danger.
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January 6th, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Elias,
As I said before, if your nomination of Essayas was your intent to stick it to Woyannes or in other words to touch their every hateful nerve; I congratulate you for doing a great job. These hateful, lawless, spineless woyannes do not even know that threatening an American citizen is a federal crime. I hope they find this SOB and throw him in jail.
May God keep you safe from these criminal Woyannes.
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Elias,
Originally, I was not in support of nominating Mr. Issayas as a man of the year for 2008. Now, I am happy to see Woyanne to get them so upset.
As you know, we are living USA where there is a high respect of the rule of the law. If I were you, I would go to see my lawyer to evaluate my options against these stupid cadres. Don’t let it go.
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Elias: you are great because you hit the target. We have learned that Woyane is the no. one enemy of Ethiopia and the area people. That is why they bark like a dog which shows their emptiness and frustration. Criminals do not have brain and heart (they have only stomach). Good you have posted that evil voice of intimidation. Manage yourself and we are with you.
Ashenafi
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January 6th, 2009 at 2:55 PM
I admire Elias for his unwavering stand against Weyane and their crimes against the Ethiopian people and the Eritrean people for stealing their hard earned wealth and money. Thank you Elias, for being too honest in this regard. I would also like to thank you for considering the Somali issue in between the lines.
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January 6th, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Dear Elias and all ethiopians and Eritreans.
I never even think there would be a day an Ethiopian intelectual would not only nominate an Eritrean as the man of the year, but even think of Eritreans as human beings. We have seen Ethiopian intelectuals, PHDs (including one Ethiopian professor in Texas)treating Eritreans as the virus and the hidden cancer of Ethiopia. We read a lot about Eritreans in ethiopian websites, but none was ever defending Eritreans. When Eritreans,like me not even speaking a word of Tigrigna, born and raised in Ethiopia, served faithfuly in Ethiopian governement were stripped off their belongings and were sent walking through the desert to Eritrea (unknown country for us), no Ethiopian voice was raised to protest. So, it is nice to see Elias’s opinion and the voices of Ethiopians thinking about us as human beings.
That said, don’t be mistaken Isayas is the other face of Meles. They are both dictators and both are against Ethiopian and Eritrean people. Actually, they both have the same obsession. Destroy Meles or destroy Isayas. Meles will support Eritrrean opposition, Isayas will support Ethiopian opposition, they will both starve their people to buy weapons to serve their purpose while the countries manufacturing the weapons will get fatter and fatter. The opposition of today is the dictator of tomorrow.
Elias, Isayas is not your man.
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January 6th, 2009 at 3:20 PM
The dedeb that left that filthy message inadvertently exposed the behaviour of his fellow weyanes. Now the whole world has learned how they are morally and intellectually bankrupt, and their only response is through violence, intimidation and harrassment. They can’t stand the truth, all they acquired throughout their miserable life is deceipt; distortion; theft and ofcourse the art of begging. They are a disgrace not just for Ethiopia, but for the entire human race. Thanks Elias for letting us hear their filthy voices.
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January 6th, 2009 at 3:43 PM
When Weyanes are hit hard, they regress into their primitive being. Prof. Tecola is back on Amhara bashing.
He is praising Weyane soldiers who raped, killed so many poor Somalis in their own capital. Wow! I have no word how to express of this bastard creature. He advises those killers not to involve in Ethiopian politics. He is implicitly endorsing Agazis to do whatever they want with impunity.
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January 6th, 2009 at 4:09 PM
The glaring irony of the second caller shouting out Armene! I wish to see the day all of these clowns are charged and hanged! Death to EPRDF and “shermuta” Weyanes. They were on a whole new level of the “haters” category but keep doing your thing man. Ethiopia will re-emerge when the cowards are eighty sixed!
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January 6th, 2009 at 5:56 PM
I applaud your style of journalism, however the groups you are endorsing amount to nothing….. that could bring the desired outcome. For sure I know, nega is as equal racist as Meles when it comes to ethnic amharas.
I stand by to be corrected, Elias
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January 6th, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Elias u found the cure to cancer …Woyanie are east africa’s FORFOR… or KUMAL. They are the cancer of EAST AFRICA… read my comments no 106 under ur “person of the year” article.
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January 7th, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Good job ER.
This prove that the ER is very effective to
deliver the Ethiopian Eritrean voice. The
Meles gangs are hearted. The MLLT followers
proved also they are at the bottom of self esteem.
Go ahead ER to harmonize both, Ethio-Eritra people.
Mamo
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January 7th, 2009 at 12:47 AM
You are great.
You open a window of discussion between two brotherly nations. I admire U.
That’s a start. Keep the good job!
This is a struggle. Someday we will be winners.
The war between us has to be over.
No more wars.
Appreciation is good.
Thank you
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January 7th, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Elias, the truth that you uphold so dearly is the invisible weapon that is making the mafia Wayane sleepless, clueless and nut, and the only way the mafia Wayane cadres and supporters can come up with is to break US Federal Law and resort to making a death threat in your life!! You should consider bring these mafia cadres to the US court of law to have the taste of their own medicine!!
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January 7th, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Elias, good job Elias we support you
God bless you
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January 7th, 2009 at 2:43 AM
MR.ELIAS, YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST JOURNALIST,NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I AM VARY PROUD OF YOU.KEEP UP A GOOD WORK.
PLEASE POST THE FOLLOWING: INTERVIEW WITH PRESEDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI.(VEDIO-PART 1,&PART 2)BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE, MAY BE YOU CAN TRANSLATE IN ENGLISH.
http://WWW.SHABAIT.COM….(TPLF REGIME HEADING TO ULTIMATE,!)WOW!!!!. GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA, AND GOD BLESS ELIAS.
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January 7th, 2009 at 4:35 AM
Woyanes are naturally the source of hate and crime. I remember meles’s hate statement to one of his foreign friend. Meless said “I hate the Amharas especially North Shoans”. Now Meles and his collaborators hate has expanded to engulf Elias! Do not wary Elias. They are created for hate, crime and to saw disonest among our people. That is why they are called WOYANE or WOROBELA.Every Ethiopian is working very hard to get rid of this evil organisation as soon as possible.
God Bless the innocent people of Ethiopia and our very few friends
Aigebru
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January 7th, 2009 at 9:49 AM
ELIAS, may God bless you, for your unwavering stands for all Ethiopians across. The regime in Ethiopia are terrorists who fooled the world, and continue to commit unlimited crimes against the people of east AFRICA.
Their acts of terrors throughout Ethiopia, Somalia, ERITREA is all proofs that this Mafias would want your head on their platters. Therefore, be alert in capitalizing on their terror handiworks expose to all wide medias, as well as local authorities in the locale you currently reside.
YOUR BRAVERY WOULD SHINE IN OUR HISTORY FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS. YOUR ADMIRER SO OF East AFRICA.
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January 7th, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Elias,
Like everyone else, I will say you did a good job. I am no supporter of Weyane nor Shaebia. In a real world, you probably may not support Issayas based on his past history with Weyane, I hope, to what he did to Ethiopians. You must also remember that with the support of OLF and Shaebia, Weyane is now in power. You have also no guarantee that Issayas stands for Ethiopia as you may sound like you are standing for Issayas. You must also know that Shaebia under Issayas killed EPPF members as they become stronger, why is that? Perhaps it is okay to support Eritreans but I don’t think it is a good idea to do that with Issayas. Until this day, I have not heard Issayas saying he has no problem with Ethiopians that tells me like Weyane, he has contempt for Ethiopians. Remember he was the one who said along with Meles who said he will make Ethiopians suffer for 100 years. That being said, if there is genuineness, there is nothing wrong with forgiveness as you are trying to do and bring Eritreans and Ethiopians to closeness. At the same time, you have to be cautious. Until this day, it is my experience that most Eritreans have the contempt for Ethiopians after living elite life in Ethiopia. Now they are going around saying they will make Eritrea better than Ethiopia like Singapore. Understand also that if they have it in their own way, I am sure they will have the downfall of Ethiopia.
It is also my wish however, rather than years of continuous war, I want both Ethiopia and Eritrea to live side by side peacefully.
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January 7th, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Hey, Elias- great job.I agee with you 100% about pres.essays nomination” Person of the year.).. Woyanne’s violent reaction to Elias!!?..yegermal…backward people. any way, please post the attached vedio 1 & vedio 2. to every one to see.unbeliievable!must see. 1st- elias you need to have same body to interpret in amahric or english.
TPLF regime heading to ultimate demise, President Isaias underscores
By Staff
Jan 6, 2009, 13:04
Asmara, 6 January 2009 – In continuation of the interview he gave to the national media, President Isaias Afwerki said that despite attempts to prolong its stay in power through securing various types of external subsidy, the TPLF regime is heading to ultimate demise. He underscored that the regime’s political line characterized with the policy of divide and rule over the Ethiopian people continues to be exposed from time to time.
Indicating that the TPLF adopted the so-called Federal Constitution in 1995 in a bid to serve its narrow twin-purpose scheme, as well as prolong its stay in power, the President pointed out that it not only gave the existing natural differences in the country an institutional shape but also deepen them. The growing animosity and political, as well as armed opposition against the regime in various Ethiopian regions, including Tigray, is an outcome of such a reality, he elaborated
President Isaias went on to explain that following rejection by the Ethiopian people as a result of falling hostage to its own political line, the TPLF regime resorted to the policy of seeking external support. The fact that the regime became the servant of the US Administration is an ample proof of that, which nonetheless exposed the regime to even worse situation in every aspect, he added.
The President further noted that the Ethiopian economy is moving from bad to worse due the fact that the regime from the outset embarked on controlling and plundering the country’s economy rather than promoting economic development. In this respect, he pointed out that at a time when a quarter of the Ethiopian population is suffering from famine, the TPFLF regime’s claim as if the country has registered economic growth is but sheer joke.
As regards the Eritrean-Ethiopian border issue, President Isaias underlined that the TPLF regime has been totally defeated and that the issue has undoubtedly reached legal conclusion. He asserted that although the regime in pursuit of its narrow interests sought to foment animosity between the people of Eritrea and Tigray, the people and Government of Eritrea, provoked by the regime’s perpetration of crisis and obstacles, did not at all manifest animosity towards the Tigrayan people. The President declared that as both peoples are destined to coexist together, relations with the people of Tigray would play significant role in fostering sound relations and mutual prosperity in the future between the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia as a whole. He further asserted that Eritrea’s relations with all political forces in the region, including that of Ethiopia is aimed at creating conducive ground for promoting peace and cooperation at the regional level.
On Djibouti’s current smear campaign and the declaration of war against Eritrea on the part of the country’s President, President Isaias reiterated that Eritrea would under no circumstances engage in squabbles and that it sees no reason to resort to war. “We would only like to tell them: you have declared war and you have a debt,” he stated.
Regarding the TPLF regime’s invasion of Somalia, the President underlined that the subsequent massive acts of destruction to life and property the regime committed in that country by far exceed the atrocities perpetrated by the Haileselassie and Mengistu regimes. In this respect, he pointed out that the two-year old invasion did not bear any outcome other than destruction and utter failure. President Isaias further cited the huge inhumane crimes committed against the Somali people, about which the world media did not give due coverage owing to the pressure applied by Washington. And as such, both the TPLF regime and the US Administration are liable to face justice for these enormous crimes, he underscored. The President stated that Eritrea has the obligation and trust to play due role towards restoring normalcy to Somalia and promote peace in the region.
Concerning Sudan, President Isaias said that Sudan is currently at the cross roads due to complicating external interference. He also stressed that as Sudan’s engulfment in endless turmoil would not benefit its people, Eritrea and the region as a whole, the Eritrean government has not only been involved in constructive engagement but also advocating the need for extending the necessary support to Sudan so that it may not fall into such a scenario. The President further affirmed that Eritrea would continue to work for the benefit of the people of both countries and the region.
Commenting about the so-called Sana’a Forum, President Isaias stated that the game is being played by the TPLF alone and that Sudan and Yemen have only nominal presence in it. He added that the whole affair is not only a manifestation of the regime’s illusion and total bankruptcy but also represents one of its failed foreign strategy.
VIDEO: Interview with President Isaias Afwerki (PART 2A & 2B from Jan 5, 2009)
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January 8th, 2009 at 1:53 AM
Elias,
You may love your country ateast as much as we do. You may wish weyane removed and democracy prevailed in Ethiopia atleast as much as we do. But I do believe Isayas have some part is dismanling Ethiopia, initiating,faning and spreading ethnocentrism in Ethiopia and separating Ethiopians and Eritreans. I don’t really believe he desrves the nomination. How can a father who is not good enough for his own children be good enough for his neighbour’s childern? He is not good for us, atleast not now. Both Meles and Issayas are equally responsible for the misary and suffering of Ethiopians and Eriterians.
Ethiopians and Eritreans should unite their efforts to get ride of these dictators. Oppositions who are working with either tyrants can’t be trustworthy. They learn only tyrany from tyrants. You can only look like your friend.
selam
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January 8th, 2009 at 4:10 AM
Some people just don’t get it, do they? I can’t, for the life of me, understand what it is that people like Gashu find hard to unscramble about
Eritrea’s clearly stated and consistently demonstrated position on Ethiopian unity. Please show some elementary commonsense and stop the irrational and foolish blather! Let me try to spell out some glaringly obvious facts: 1. During the TPLF’s earlier stages of armed struggle, its declared intention was to establish a separate ‘Abai Tigrai’ republic. It was the EPLF’s uncompromising and consistent stand against that idea that forced Woyane to eventually abandon that goal. Once the TPLF had settled for the goal of a free, united Ethiopia, Shaebia went ahead and helped it defeat and remove the murderous Dergue regime from power, convinced that it was helping to liberate the Ethiopian people from the brutal Dergue. At that time, Shaebia acted responsibly and in good faith, because it had no way of knowing that Woyane was an inherently heartless ‘beast’ that would turn out to be even worse than the regime it replaced. As far as Shaebia was concerned it was helping a supposedly progressive people’s movement rescue the Ethiopian people from Mengistu’s brutal rule. Is it Shaebia’s fault, then, if Woyane for reasons that are utterly inexplicable and defy all reason, has turned out to be the heartless criminal entity that it is?
2. President Issaias’ and the Eritrean Government’s stand in favour of a united Ethiopia is not simply an empty rhetoric: Eritrea’s actions with regard to this issue have been completely consistent with its declared policy. Not only is it providing indispensable assistance to anti-Woyane Ethiopian movements in the fight to remove Woyane from power, but it has made it its responsibility to guide them in the direction of a struggle towards a united Ethiopia. What better evidence can there be for Eritrea’s unwavering commitment to Ethiopia’s unity, than the ‘One Ethiopia’ booklet that was issued by its government, clearly and unambiguously spelling out its official policy on this issue?
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January 8th, 2009 at 4:24 PM
We can tel,from Woyane’s reaction how shaken and and scared are. Mr Elias hit the core,and score high, by nameing the person of the year “THE LION OF AFRICA”.
Which is Woyane’s NIGHTMARE.
This reaction should make you, not scared but stronger.
Good work,God Bless.
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January 8th, 2009 at 4:55 PM