The mere mention of the words “Issayas Afewerki” or “Shabia” causes Woyanne thugs to lose their mind. We’ll say more about the Woyanne reaction shortly, but for now here is a sample of how the Woyanne-backed Eritrean opposition reacted to Ethiopian Review’s selection of Eritrea’s president as “Person of the Year.”
The story of Eritrea tyrant Afawarki gets curiouser and curiouser! A very popular Ethiopian website selected Eritrea’s tyrant Afawarki the 2008 “Person of the Year” for contributing “the most to the betterment of Ethiopia”. As to Afawarki persistent strive for a United Ethiopia, it is no surprise. It is a manifestation of what he publicly proclaimed following the referendum in 1993. At the time Afawarki has let Eritreans know in no uncertain terms “that the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia will soon vanish and that Eritrea and Ethiopia would enter into an association of one form or the other.”… [read more]