THE ERITREAN PEOPLE
DESERVES TO KNOW ABOUT THE AMERICAN MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR BETWEEN
ERITREA AND WOYANE OF THE YEAR 2000
The World may wonder why the Eritrean Government and people are unhappy
or bitter toward the American Government,Yes all we read and hear from mass
media and officials is, America has not pressured Ethiopia to accept the border
demarcation and politically is favoring Ethiopia,But is it that all?is
there any thing ells the world at large and particularly the Eritrean people
need to know about the planers and executors of those battles and war.Most
if not all Eritreans wary lately about the American government threat and
lies. People wonder if it may help Woyane militarily against Eritrea
if Woyane attack Eritrea.Well didn't it happened already in the
year 2000?wasn't it Woyane and American invasion of Eritrea?Let me share
a disheartening information I heard from an Eritrean-American a friend of
min some six month a go. My friend works in a research center in America and
a lot of scientists,government officials and military commanders come to his
work place for information or different reason and one day came an interesting
man and started a conversation with my friend,The man asked my Eritrean American
friend where he came from originally,my fried answered him that he was
from Eritrea and the man said from that bad country. My friend asked the man
why make him say that.well the American government say so said the man,And
the man start to tell my friend that he was serving in the American navy in
2000 at the red sea area and he knows from first hand about the war between
Eritrea and Ethiopia in 2000. He told him that his navy ship had received
all information and an order to fire against Eritrean troops position on Asab
and Badme front. He told him the U.S Navy fired many cruse
missals in to the two fronts Asab and Badme at the Eritrean defense line.
But with out not to mach success at the intent target.He told him in the Badme
front they managed to break the Eritrean defense line according to the satellite
pictures but they kill more livestock(animals) than Eritrean forces. On the
Asab front the out come was total disaster for the Ethiopian forces because
the Eritrean forces with drew from their First defense line and the Ethiopians
moved in to that defense line with out communicating with the American navy
comanders.the communication was bad because there was no direct communication
from the U.S Navy ship Command to the Ethiopian front line Command,The communication
was between the Navy ship and American officials in Addis Ababa,
and then between American officials in Addis and the Ethiopian leaders
in Addis,so the American bombs reined on the Ethiopian forces by miscommunications,
after that the battle became very close hand to hand between the two
force and the cruse missals can not use any longer and the tough Eritrean
forces slaughtered the Ethiopian forces badly and won the war with relatively
less causality than the Ethiopians did. He told him Eritrean forces are very
smart,organized and very fast. If Ethiopia did not got all the help
from big powers she would not be a mach to Eritreans.I am sure the Eritrean
leadership knows these,but what evidence do they have to talk in the
open other than saying we do not want to talk about it like
president Isaias Afwerk said when asked by the National media.Even if the
Chins or the Russians prove to Eritrea with satellite evidence
that of American participation on behave of Woyane or even if the Americans
Admit their crime on our face then to what court of justice are the Eritrean
Government going to take them. In any event if the Eritrean government want
my friend Name and phone number I will be more than happy to provide them
with that. The Eritrean people are born like lions and should die like lions
in pride .there is no fair justice in this crazy world at all besides
greed and lie. The struggle shall go on and the Eritrean leaders are blessed
with wisdom and strength against all odds and evils.Now I am going to talk
a little bit about president Isaias Afwerki message of advice(Ageb beluwom)to
the American government from Eritreans in America.Yes we all ways try
to do so even during the struggle for independence years ,we Eritreans said
to the Americans and the special interest group you are died wrong about the
Eritrean peoples struggle and identity matter. Case in point when I was in
college in Boston my English and political science professor became very fascinated
with me,Because every time she asked us to write about any thing politics,culture,identity,religion,weather,natural
geography,and so on I would write only about Eritrea. At first she did not
like it,but after few days she beg me and encouraged me to write more to write
about Eritrea. She was a part of a Jews group loping for the interest of the
state of Israel. She introduced me to her organization and she was well traveled
and very well knowledgeable about the world politics and social life. It was
in the1990 soon after massawa liberation,which is at the highest stage of
the Eritrean struggle for independence (srihit Fenqil) and here group
was busy lobbing the Bush.Sr administration and Congress to aid the
Derg in Ethiopia,and she became in love with the Eritrean people cause and
she ask me to write to her group about Eritrea under the EpLF leadership and
Ethiopia under EPRDF administration will not be a threat to Israel but
friendly countries.I told her I can direct her to the EPLF representative
here in Boston or Washington DC to talk with them,i am just regular person from
the Eritrean Masses.But she insisted that her organization want to her from
the regular Eritreans like you not from the Political leadership of EPLF.and
I said okay if that is what your organization inters and will want
to hear.
After the Sadam Hussein invasion of Kuwait she quite teaching and
became a full time lobster for her organization in Washington DC.But we still
had contact and even she invited me to speak at her group conference in DC
and I accepted their invitation and told them at the meeting no one can
stopped the Eritrean independent and the change in Ethiopia even if America
and Israel helps the Derg except to cause more civilian causality and bloodshed
there,At the end the groups majority opposed for the lobbing
to help the Derg,they sent me all the letters copy the group sent
to Congress and president Bush.Sr They also told me that they sent a copy
to the EPLF leadership through the Washington DC office(Mr.Hagos Ghebrehiwot)I
am not Sure if General secretary Isaias Afwerki at the time received the letters.
But some of the group members tried to lobby for the Derg help
un till the last minute of our independence,special during the build up for
Kuwait liberation and after the math they tried to lobbies Bush to
send some of the forces stationed in Kuwait to Ethiopia to help
the Derg was with out any success for the die hard Derg lobists.Then
came the Derg fall and Eritrea became free, most of the Group/lobbies
members congratulate me for our independence,Even one person who was against
Eritrean independence offer me a congraglation.But he said to me
that he promises that Eritrea and Ethiopia will go to war within the
next ten years and I felt sick to my stomach and I told him naively
you will never see that in your life time.But he was right the Woyane invasion
came exactly seven years later and he prove to me I was wrong and the
rest is history.To all Eritreans inside and Abroad the fight for the
defense of Eritrea from Woyane invasion became a must just like the struggle
for independence in all aspect for that matter.We started to say to
the American government be neutral and fair(Ageb)by petitioning and Demonstrating
to express our desmay. So our President we Eritreans in Diaspora we
always say Ageb to whom ever is against our beloved country Eritrea.I guarantee
you it is all about our beloved country Eritrea period.I am caring two
Bullets in my body from 1978 ELF and EPLF joint battle for the attempt to
liberate the town of Barentu. It is almost 30 years a go time fly,that battle
was a disaster because most of our ELF commanders deserted us in the middle
of the battles to the Sabbe group and we lost a lot of ELFand EPLF
fighters and that is another topic and I leave it to the history books. About
the bullets in my body the Best Swedish and American Doctors advised
me that the bullets should remain were they are because they are siting between
the nerve,and any attempt to take them out will cause a nerve damage,But folks
don't feel bad for me,I am not sitting in a Wheelchair or in that nature.I
am running Marathons and with no pain at all. Let's go back to the discussion
at hand and subject of my writing straggle and protest(Ageb).To the
whole world and all over the world.I think the most contribution I made to
the Eritrea cause is when I joined the EPLF masse organization(Student
and youth association)in Sweden in the 1980 ,better than the field service
I made in the Eritrean field with the ELF at the front when
I camper both in effectivenece.Eritreans in Diaspora have had stood
with Eritrea in good and Bad time except for the few traitors.We collected
signatures,fund for the Eritrean Relief Association,Demonstrated against
occupation and for the Border demarcation in the Frigate ice cold weather of
the Scandinavian countries street and brutal heat and cold wind
of America other place. Infact a few weeks ago we collected thousand signatures
in the inferno heat of Atlanta Georgia and we sent it to Washington
DC to protest(Ageb) to the wrong doing and saying of the Bush Administration
Accusation and denigrating of Eritrea in the 21st century.So
Mr.president when you said if you see your leader made mistake and keep
quiet you are not helping him but doing deserves to him and your country.
You are absolutely right on the money. But it is not one way street it is
two way street,and as such I have a couple of observations to make in
my meager capacity about our country Eritrea and your present and past leadership
our honorary president Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea.
(1) Every one knows that you and other leaders lead the struggle
against Ethiopian occupation of Eritrea from the mountains of Sahl, the plane
of Barka,the desert of Denkalia and the high land of Kebesa not
from the five star hotels of Mogadishu or other city.you were always
with our people witnessing on first hand the barbaric atrocity of the Ethiopian
arm on the Eritrean civilian population.
My question is why can't do the same the so called Somalian leadership
against Woyane occupation of Somalia?
the Somali people are suffering and dying in the hands of the brutal Woyane
invader and occupyer. Mr. president you need to tell the so called Somali
leaders to stop giving press conference(statement)from the hotels of Asmara
every week and the same time attracting all evil eyes in the process,they
need to be amongst their people if the are a leaders.i know Somalia
is no Sahl,but still they can not lead their people from far away. You know
better than any one ells about this matter. In the 1960s the Eritrean Struggle leaders
try to lead from far Arab hotels,but did not work either.what make's
now will work for Somalis this time?
They need to know that the Eritreans fought from Sahl all the way to Addis
Ababa to Liberate Eritrea from Ethiopian occupation.
They need to know that the Eritrean leadership in the straggle sacrifice
and paid with their life.and they need to know about martyrs like Idris Awate,Omar
Izaz,Abraham Tewolde.Abraham Tekle,Ibrahim Affa and my own brother martyr
Semere/Aron Gebreab few to mention among the many Eritrean leaders who paid
with their life for the Eritrean independence at the front.I some time wonder
if they are the true Somalia leaders as they claim to be,People like Hussein
Aided may still be in the pay roll of the C.I.A.in any event they need to
be with their people liberate their country from Woyane occupation period.
(2)my second observation is about appointing people for higher duty
service like ministers, Administrator,Ambassadorships,Directors and so
on.I know most of our people are very patriot,dedicate and honest,but
there are few bad apple who are traitors and thief and pass through your filter
with out detect them and get appointed for higher duty and responsibility......Honorey
President Isaias be aware of the few bad apples who are getting through your
good filter when you appoint higher duty.ezy wodhanka.
Mussie Gebreab
A proud PFDJ
Atlanta Georgia
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