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Provoking Eritrea will not work.
The
New York times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman has recently gotten
attention for his coverage of exposing the minority regime in Ethiopia
for crimes they have committed against humanity. While he may have
gotten a well deserved attention for doing that he and the New York
times are now embarking on a mission that is far too complicated for
the international community to understand and in the process Eritrea
the most stable nation among a sea of fire in the region is being
provoked. I say Mr. Gettleman don't ruin your reputation by playing
with fire. You should stick to the Ogaden story and continue to fight
the illegal treatment of the the suffering of the Ogadeni people by
the crime mafia in the horn of Africa region the minority Ethiopian
Govt.
Eritrea has nothing to gain by starting a war with
Djibouti nor
does it want anything from Djibouti but respect for the border and
good friendly relations among the people of both nations. Just a
couple of months ago Foreign Minister Osman Saleh of Eritrea delivered
a message from President Isaias Afwerki to President Ismail Omar Gelle
of Djibouti to be exact on March 5, 2008.
In regards to cooperation between the two sisterly countries, the
Foreign Minister stressed the need to work diligently in reinforcing
the on-going activities in the domains of infrastructure and health.
President Ismail Omar Gelle on his part expressed appreciation to
President Isaias for his concern, and explained his stance and views
regarding different issues in the region. Indicating that he would
strive to promote peace and prosperity for the people of both Eritrea
and Djibouti, President Ismail Omar Gelle asserted that he would work
in the political, economic, social and other issues for mutual
benefit.
How come the relations between the two countries is never reported or
included in any stories? I hope Mr. Gettleman will not fall for the
trap put by a couple of members of the not so powerful Djiboutian
leadership who are being forced to be a mouth piece of the minority
regime in Addis. There seems to be an orchestrated plan underway by
the regim in Addis, the military wing of the current U.S
administration and a few others to create a hot spot in the region
based on stories that have come out. The news reporting acrobatics by
the New York times reporter and his bosses in New York clearly
indicate a provocation of the Eritrean Government which in turn means
the majority of the Eritrean people who are media savvy.
In his latest article titled "Investors in the tiny country of
Djibouti think big"
Jeffrey says the following statement, which I think is the message
that he has been tasked to convey to as a provocative measure
"But there is a very visible cloud on the horizon: Eritrea. Djibouti's
prickly neighbor recently moved more than 1,000 soldiers into a disputed
border zone, and Djiboutian officials fear war might break out at any
moment. The troops are heavily armed and literally centimeters apart."
Then the feisty foreign minister is quoted as saying
"We've got a lot going on right now," Youssouf said. "Maybe
the
Eritreans are jealous."
Eritrea does not have any jealousy towards any nation, however Eritrea
will protect it's borders all the way to the Red Sea coast and do it
the legal way. I repeat the LEGAL way.
Another paragraph which I found to be very funny and a subliminal
message to Eritrea is a comment made by an Indian businessman,
"If you need something, the government responds very fast," said
Nikhil
Bhuta, the chief financial officer for the JB Group, an Indian mining
company.
Bhuta said he had set up mines across Africa but had never experienced
such generous terms of business, like the deal he struck with the
government to split gold profits 80 percent for his company, 20 percent
for the government. "In Africa, you never even get 50 percent," he
said.
Try telling this guy in Africa you always get what he is getting and
the 20% of the deal that is suppose to go to the country like Djibouti
is squandered by the foreign minister and a few people on top unless
the French are in on it as well. It could be India, it could be
Europe, Japan or anyone for that mater the wealth of a nation belongs
to the people of the nation and the Eritrean Govt. has been the only
one to be able to negotiate a term that benefits it's people. Even
though this does not apply to Eritrea as it is a Dijboutian internal
matter, it is a classic example of how Eritrea has been a threat of a
GOOD EXAMPLE" in the other wise dismal African continent.
Mr. Gettleman needs to be very careful when writing articles as he has
clearly shown a disturbing pattern when it comes to the
Eritro-Djibouti relations. Mean while the Eritrean Govt. has already
said what it needs to say in regards to the matter, Here below is the
statement from the Permanent mission of Eritrea at the United nations,
Statement of Djibouti's accusation.
Recently the Government of the Republic of Djibouti
has formally
filed complaints to the United Nations Security Council, League of
Arab States and the African Peace and Security Council about a
purported border problem with Eritrea.
The Government of Eritrea is perplexed by this unfounded accusation.
And while it may require time and further information to probe and
fully understand the motivations behind this groundless accusation, it
nonetheless bears all the hallmarks of a deliberate desire to unleash
a new crisis in our region. In the event, the Government of Eritrea is
not prepared to engage in a fruitless public acrimony at this stage.
Permanent Mission of Eritrea
to the United Nations
New York, N.Y
12 May 2008
Mike Seium
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