By:  Dr. Michael Fessehaye

Eritrea is the “right hand” of the USA in the war against “terrorism” and there is nothing they could say or do to color that proud and honorable stand to the contrary!  They like it or not and they accept it or not, this young country that came out of 30 years of war in 1991, was the one that saved the day by stopping Al Qaeda in the Horn in 1994 while the whole world was in deep sleep, snoring.

Eritrea a “terrorist” harboring and arming state? Eritrea cannot be and shall never be one! Eritrea has paid the price and still is paying the price in war against “terrorism”! You bet; Eritreans all over the world, be it Christians or Moslems, were there to stop “terrorism” and they are ready and proud to be there come morning. 

This colorful and proud Eritrean stand and sacrifice in the war against “terrorism” is something no “half-baked” diplomat could shove under the rug. Most definitely not by Jendayi Frezier. To make my point, let me take you back to the 1994 invasion of Eritrea by Al Qaeda. Way back then, when the whole world was slumbering, Ben Laden targeted Eritrea as his first victim.  Right after Ben Laden was stripped off his Saudi citizenship, he landed in the Sudan and with the help of a handful disgruntled Afghanistan-trained-Eritrean-Jihadist (who are still being financed and armed by the Ethiopian Minority Regime at this very hour), who happened to be roaming in the “ghettos” of the Middle East then, Ben Laden calculated that this small and young country, Eritrea, a country which was trying to stand on her two feet, would be an easy prey. Since 1992, Ben Laden made Eritrea his “firing range” and the Eritreans as his “live target” in his bid to speed up the spread of his "Moslem Fundamentalist Empire" that extends from Morocco to the Far East. While the whole world was sleeping, Eritrea alone was in the trenches to stop “terrorism”. By 1994, lead by the very Afghanistan-trained Eritrean Jihad (which are still being financed and dispatched by the Ethiopian Regime to bomb Eritreans), Ben Laden launched his first attack on Eritrea; only to find out that the Eritreans are not what he calculated them to be.  In battle he never expected to lose, Al Queda faced the Eritreans only to be annihilated, captured, or to retreat back to their camps in the Sudan leaving a number of military hardware including brand new Tomato Land Cruisers. The world may not be aware of it and some US “diplomats-in-training” like Jendayi Frezier may not have the brain to grasp it but the Eritrean "Tower" was the first to be hit by Ben Laden way back in 1994.  But thanks again to the gallant sons and daughters of Eritrea, the Eritrean "Tower" is still standing tall and proud and in the process Eritrea saved the day! Yes Eritrea saved the day until the peace loving people of the world were awakened by the horrors of 9/11.  It should not have happened that way, but it took the human race to witness the horrors of 9/11 to understand “terrorism”.

Incidentally, if there are nations and societies who want to play it both ways, or if there are ignorant individuals who think they have a solution to “terrorism” without knowing who their friends and their enemies are, and/or if there are some who think there is a "gray" area they could maneuver in the war against terrorism; then they should remember “terrorism” is not stop within the confines of one country, one region, or one religion.  If there are nations who might think only certain countries are the target but not they; then they better ask the Kenyans, the Tanzanians, the Spanish, the Moroccans, and the Saudis who were and still are on the receiving end of “terrorism”. If there are nations who think "terrorism" is far from home, then they better ask the French, the Indonesians, the Australians, and the Americans.  It may not be today, it may not be tomorrow; but Al Queda will be in the doorsteps of every civilized society in time. Therefore, there is not much time left and there is no other choice. However, driven by their “incompetence” and/or harboring “sour grapes“ against Eritrea, there are some fools who are unable to see beyond the tip of their nose when it comes to fighting “terrorism” as we know it. Such individuals are the one that are undermining and sabotaging their “war against terrorism”; and that is sad!

President George Bush has put it bluntly, "either you are with us or you are with the terrorists". The choice is on the table and the policy to fight “terrorism” is clear. If the human race is to have peace, the war against any form of “terrorism” should be won. One thing true, taking the Ethiopian Minority Regime a “partner” against “terrorism” by some quarters is like going to war against “terrorism” with the fingers that the pull the trigger in the war against “terrorism” cut or severed. It is a documented fact that it is the Ethiopian Minority Regime that is giving AL Qaeda the safe haven to conduct business world wide. To that effect, DEBKAfile.com has to reported this: 

"His (meaning Ben Laden) annual operational budget is estimated as $125 million, which comes out of revenues from family-owned companies”. "He (Ben Laden) has invested his stock in front companies registered in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Most of his investments are in satellite networks and cell phone companies."

The million dollar question is how it possible for the “Ethiopian Minority Regime” to be in be in "bed" with both the AL Qaeda and the US government all at the same time? Some immature US diplomats and policy makers are trying to bury their head in the sand like an ostrich when it comes to the unholy alliance of Al Qaeda and the “Minority Government of Ethiopia”. But weather they like it or not, the bitter truth is "he (Ben Laden) has invested his stock in front companies registered in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital”; earning him the “dollars” he needed to blow up the peace-loving people of the world. That is the fact that could not be whitewashed or buried under the rug. Never forget, Addis Ababa is where the worldwide financial institutions of Al Qaeda are registered to do business under the nose of US and Western diplomats. What these half-baked diplomats have to do is to see who own Addis Sheraton Hotel, the very hotel the Weyane uses to corrupt diplomats. Thus, it is sad to see the noble and honorable ideals of the US is being hijacked by diplomats who do not posses the brains to navigate the dynamics of the HORN.  It is also a paradox to see the US “dollar” is the one that is propping up the "Minority Regime Of Ethiopia" only to see the Afghanistan trained-dispatched“ Eritrean Jihad” are being finance and dispatched by the very same Ethiopia Minority Regime, at this very hour!

Can the half-baked US “diplomats-in-training” whitewash or shove this truth under the rug? No, they cannot for the “war against terrorism” is also directed against Eritrean and Eritrea will be there to fight “terrorism” with or without US help.  

In conclusion, as President George Bush put it bluntly, "either you are with us or you are with the terrorists". The choice is on the table and the policy to fight “terrorism” is clear.  If the human race is to have peace, the war against any form of “terrorism” (be it Moslem led of Christian led) got be stopped. One thing true, taking Weyane as a “partner” against “terrorism” is like going to war with the fingers that pull the trigger in the war against “terrorism” cut or severed. And when you have US “diplomats-in-training” like Jendayi Frezier shaping the US policy in the HORN, then what you see is what you get-a disaster of foreign policy in the HORN.

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Dr. Michael Fessehaye