When Streams Of Water Will Start To Flow Upwards

By: Abeba Isahac

Unless the woyane are up to their old tricks, looking for pretexts to cover up for their inadequacies, failures and internal problems, there is no reason under the sun, why they would want to falsely attack Eritrea yet again. Following the same logic, knowing what the whole world has already witnessed, there is also no reason whatsoever for the UN security council or the secretary general to feign ignorance and disingenuously ask them to refrain from such an act, as though they believed there was reason for them to do so.

There is no sense in the woyane assuring anyone about their abstinence from belligerence while they are still occupying undisputed Eritrean territory, in addition to Badme, and while they continue to be an impediment to the border demarcation process by refusing to respect and abide by the rules of the agreement which they had signed in the presence of supposedly distinguished and reliable witnesses and guarantors, who since have turned out to be anything but, and who in turn have long abandoned their commitment and responsibilities, and instead are inciting trouble at the drumbeat of their respective news media.

It was believed that the western powers, and in particular the United States, were interested in warding off terrorism from around the Horn of Africa. But from their non-chalant behavior toward the Ethiopia/Eritrean unrest, one can safely say that they have a strange way of showing it, especially the way they seem to be inciting and encouraging trouble instead of defusing it by the means which were lawfully in their power, but which they, for some reason, are unwilling to exert.

With all the atrocities that they have committed, and having gotten away with impunity in breaking the law time and again, and after having become the main culprit to cause the long delay in the demarcation process of the borders, thus denying tens of thousands of Eritreans from claiming their land, it is only befitting that the woyane, in absolute guilt and fear, should watch their backs and forever stand in a defensive mode, as is true of all felons and outlaws. Their disingenuous statements that they will not fire the first bullet, or that they would not be pushed into war by provocations, might work to fool their naïve handlers and benefactors, but not the intelligent world citizens, and certainly not Eritreans. Who would ever again trust or believe soulless humanoids such as they are? It is when confronted with such bizarre hypocritical situations that Eritreans would use an old saying inherited from the wise forefathers, which states: (mediocre translation ) “In an era of topsy-turvy, water will start to flow upwards”

Indeed, as farfetched as the case of the upward flowing water might seem, yet, as far as the reasoning and suggestions coming out from the western powers is concerned, it looks like we are living in an era of topsy-turvy thinking, where a once trusted witnesses and guarantors of a legally signed peace treaty end up abandoning their commitment only to fall into the business of giving misguided advice to the delinquent party on how to beat and break the law by coming up with gimmicks such as a “five point plan” and, after having first defied and declared the final and binding EEBC verdict as illegal, to come back to say that they now accept it “ in principle,” whatever that is supposed to mean, all along the emphasis leading to mean asking for a “dialogue” but apparently not a dialogue set up by the Commission. Oh what a web we weave……..

When I was a very little girl, one of the few memories I have is of a jar filled with a mixture of different herbs, the main ingredients that stood out being honey, ginger and garlic, sitting on a top shelf, and whenever we complained of not feeling too well, no matter what the ailment, a teaspoon full of it would be shoved down our throats. I was reminded of this when I realized that, no matter what the problem, the western nations seem to think that “dialogue” was the remedy and solution to every African dispute. Dialogue for rigged elections, and dialogue for mass murders; dialogue for lawlessness, intransigence and breach of contract, and dialogue for illegal land occupation. When it comes to Africa, they seem to forget that there is such a thing as the law. And that is why, African problems never get solved through the intervention of the United Nations. Similarly, unless they have sinister motives, there should be no reason why they would come up with different solutions when there already exist, clearly spelled out and enumerated, rules and regulations to be followed in the peace agreement which was signed in Algiers, or, short of that, they could also revert to the laws contained in the United Nations’ Charter, which would have solved the problem much faster, at lease in the case of the border demarcation issue which exists between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Besides, what does one talk about with unprincipled and untrustworthy cheats and liars, anyway? When one’s property, legal rights and sovereignty have been stolen, invaded and violated, except to demand its reversal, what else is there to talk about? These are not negotiable matters. Dialogue might have come in handy eight years ago, before the destructive war was unleashed on Eritrea under a false pretext. At that time, there might have been plenty to talk about! Where, pray tell, were these wise western nations at the time when the Eritrean President was pleading to talk to the woyane leader, so that war could be averted? But as things stand today, after almost twenty thousand precious lives have been needlessly sacrificed, thousands more disabled and millions of hearts broken, in addition to the tens of thousands of Eritreans still internally displaced because their land still remains to be illegally occupied, there is nothing to talk about except to demand the return of one’s rights, which should not have been difficult to attain had we been fortunate enough to have had principled and honourable witnesses and guarantors to the peace agreement which was signed in Algiers.

So it is high time for the UN secretary general to slow down and stop all his theatrics, and for the security council to stop acting like little Gods as though the destiny of the world all lay in their hands, as they abuse the mandate which they were entrusted, to uphold the rule of law without prejudice, and not to use it for their particular nations’ interests, but to start acting responsibly according to the charter of the United Nations, which, if done properly according to the books, would undoubtedly solve all our problems immediately, and as soon as demarcation is completed, the peacekeepers could go home without Eritrea having to lift any restrictions she has had to put on their movements, and the United Nations would be able to save the yearly 189 million which they have been threatening us with. It is as simple as that, and that is all there is to it!

Otherwise, all the nonsensical talk of dialogue, envoys and athletes intervention is very silly and unnecessary, if not an insult to the intelligence of both nations. We are not children, and the western nations would do well not to treat us as such. They should only do what the law demands of them, and leave the rest at the discretion of the people of both nations, as they should be in a much better position to know what is best for them, rather than the arrogant ambassadors or journalists of foreign countries, who misguidedly think it is their prerogative to interfere in the internal matters of small nascent nations. It is amazing how, otherwise insignificant individual people, have made a name for themselves at the expense of Eritrea.

As for the latest UN resolution 1640, thanks to Sharon of Israel and Zenawi the woyane, we have come to learn that the more one ignores UN resolutions, and does not play by the rules, the more one gets rewarded for it. How difficult can that be to follow? After all, are we not living in an era where water will start to flow upwards?

On that note, happy holidays season to everyone!

With truth as her only weapon, despite it all, Eritrea will always prevail.

December 1, 2005