De Lisi's Letter - A Dying Swan Song

 

To be honest it sounds more like a croak than a song.  More like the embarrassed fox that hurried away exposing the stump of a tail that was snatched by the lion.  Yes, DeLizi's motives have been exposed.  He tried to incite unrest in the minds of the Eritrean people, whom he attempts to cajole and patronise in a parting message.  But the majority of Eritreans, wherever they may be, will not fall for any of his games. Not anymore.  We have learnt a lot from history, thank you very much.

 

“From the point of view of justice the opinions of the Eritrean people must receive consideration. Nevertheless, the strategic interests of the US in the Red Sea basin,

and considerations of security and world peace make it necessary that this country has to be linked to our ally, Ethiopia's  John Foster Dulles, 1950.

 

More than half a century later the singer has changed but the song remains the same.  America will only focus on its own interests at the cost of peace and stability for the Eritrean people.  But DeLisi fails to understand that we will never again allow America to disorientate us so that we lose the vision we have for the future of our country.

 

DeLisi says "the values of that struggle offer a foundation for a productive relationship between the United States and Eritrea based on a mutual regard for peace, freedom, and prosperity".  Fine words, but how can we trust him when historical evidence indicates America repeatedly reneging on its word? America needs to work hard on improving its own damaged image before making any attempts to attract us into mutually beneficial partnership initiatives. 

 

If there is anything that the Eritrean people need from America, it is to honour the pledge it made as guarantor of the Algiers Agreement in its entirety and to ensure the implementation of the EEBC decision in relation particularly to the physical demarcation of the Ethio-Eritrean border.  The governing of our country should be left to us Eritreans.  That was what we fought 30 long years for.  Now that we have achieved our goal (no thanks to the US of A), people like DeLisi cannot pull the wool over our eyes, by talking about issues that nobody asked for suggestions or assistance.

 

By choosing to keep his thoughts until the time of his departure from Eritrea, Mr DeLisi  has demonstrated poor judgement of  Eritrean perception of him and his country.  Let's hope, against all odds, that his replacement does better in relation to the key issue; the physical demarcation of the boundary.  

 

Seble Ephrem 

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