US Congress against Land Grabs-Related Forced Evictions in Ethiopia

January 27, 2014
Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill contains provisions that ensure that US development funds are not used to support forced evictions in Ethiopia.

The bill prevents US assistance from being used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced displacement in the Lower Omo and Gambella regions. It further requires US assistance in these areas be used to support local community initiatives aimed at improving livelihoods and be subject to prior consultation with affected populations. The bill goes further and even instructs the directors of international financial institutions to oppose financing for any activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia.

According to Anuradha Mittal, Executive Director of the Oakland Institute, “We welcome this move as it aims to address one major flaw of US assistance to Ethiopia. The step taken by the US Congress is very significant, as it signals to both the Ethiopian government and the US administration that turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in the name of development is no longer an option.”

Several reports from the Oakland Institute have raised alarm about the scale, rate, and negative impacts of large-scale land acquisitions in Ethiopia that would result in the forced displacement of over 1.5 million people. This relocation process through the government’s villagization scheme is destroying the livelihoods of small-scale farmers and pastoralist communities. Ethiopian security forces have beaten, arrested, and intimidated individuals who have refused to relocate and free the lands for large-scale agricultural plantations.

Ethiopia’s so-called development programs cannot be carried out without the support of international donors, primarily the US, one of its main donors. Oakland Institute’s on-the-ground research has documented the high toll paid by local people as well as the role of donor countries such as the US in supporting the Ethiopian policy.

With this bill, USAID, the State Department, as well as the World Bank, will have to reconsider the terms and modalities of the support they provide to the Ethiopian government. According to Frederic Mousseau, Oakland Institute’s Policy Director, “This is a light of hope for the millions of indigenous people in Ethiopia who have sought international support from the international community to recognize their very destruction as communities and people.”

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ONLF Condemns Nairobi Abduction of Two Senior Officers by Ethiopian Intelligence Agents

ONLF Press Release Sulub Abdi abducted in Nairobi Somalilandsun - The Ethiopian security abducted Mr Sulub Ahmed and Ali Hussein, two senior ONLF leaders from Nairobi yesterday afternoon. The leaders, who were members of the ONLF negotiation team, were in Nairobi for a proposed third round of talks. This is not the first time that the Ethiopian government has acted in an unethical and uncivilised manner by killing or abducting ONLF delegates engaged in peace talks. In 1998, the Ethiopian Army killed three members of an ONLF delegation team and abducted two members, who were coming back to ONLF base after participating in bilateral negotiations with the Ethiopian government inside the Ogaden. Two years ago, the Ethiopia government assassins killed another senior leader in Nairobi too. This heinous act constitutes a breach of confidence in dealing with Ethiopia and will gravely hamper any further talks with Ethiopia. This cowardly act, will further invigorate the quest of the Somalis in Ogaden for freedom. It is the practice the current Ethiopia regime to capture or abduct ONLF members and force them under duress to claim that they are ONLF members who had formed a new faction and has accepted peace and surrendered We call upon the Kenyan government, which took the responsibility to be a neutral venue, and as a facilitator to investigate fully this travesty and request the Ethiopian government to return the abductees. ONLF calls the international community to condemn Ethiopia and understand that the regime is anti-peace. Related Article Ethiopian Intelligence Kidnaps ONLF Officials

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Somalia’s Al-Shabaab threatens retaliation as Ethiopian troops join AMISOM

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

January 26, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Al-Qaida allied Somalia’s insurgent group, Al-Shabaab on Saturday vowed to carryout a new wave of attacks against foreign peacekeeping forces.

The warning comes after Ethiopian troops officially joined the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) under United Nations Security Council resolution approved in January.

Ethiopian officials told Sudan Tribune that 4,395 Ethiopia troops on Wednesday officially joined AMISOM bringing the total number African peacekeepers in Somalia to over 22,000.

Al-Shabaab spokesperson Ali Mohamud Rageh, told the AFP news agency that in reaction to Ethiopia joining the AU force its top commanders held a meeting this week to discuss mounting new attacks.

"They [top commanders] have declared that the Somali people must intensify their war against AMISOM" Rageh said.

"We defeated Ethiopia before and we know how to battle them now” he said adding that the inclusion of Ethiopian force shows a weakening of the AMISOM force.

"It reflects the fact that Somalia has been partitioned between Kenya and Ethiopia, and the international community is legalizing that partition”, he added.

Under the new AMISOM concept of operation - to be implemented in the near future - the Ethiopian forces will take over sector 3 and help Djiboutian peacekeepers who are in charge of sector 4.

"The Ethiopian contingent will work and operate under AMISOM Force Commander Instructions and orders,” AMISOM Force Commander Lieutenant General Silas Ntigurirwa said.

Brigadier General Gebremedhin Fikadu, Commander of the Ethiopian forces to his side assured that his forces will successfully carryout their duties and responsibilities.

"I assure you that Ethiopia’s Defense Force will make a difference in AMISOM operation by clearing Al-Shabaab from sector 3 and 4 under the command of the force headquarters and completely implement AMISOM’s concept of operation in each of its military activities” he said.

Ethiopia is the sixth African country to join AMISOM, following Kenya, Burundi, Djibouti, Uganda and Sierra Leone.

AMISOM, which was established by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council in January 2007, is trying to restore peace and stability in to Somalia.

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Gootummaa Qofaatu Bilisummaa Mirkaneessa!

SEENAA Y.G (2005)

Gootichi Afriikaa Kibbaa Maandeellaan, Daandiin Bilisummaa dheeraadhaa fi Sirna Appaartaayidii dhabamsiisuuf adeemsa ykn hojii yeroo dheeraa nu gaafata jedhee ganamumaa yaaduu isaa yennaa dinqisiifannu, irraas haa barannu wayita jennu, maal jechuu keenyadha? Qabsoon Oromoo waggoota 30 ol lakkoofsise, Namoota akkas yaadan hin qabu jechuu keenyadhaa? moo, hubannoon ykn jechii isaa kun, garii keessa jiraatee cichoominaan isa dhaabuu fi garii ammo cichoomiina sana of keessaa dhabee daandii salphinaatti makachuun, miidhama keenyaaf bu’ura ta’uu wal hubachiisuf itti fayyadamna laata? Qabsoon Oromoo jabaachuu fi dhiisuu isaa abbootii dhimmaa kanneen taane irra, diinatu guyyu lallaba. Dhimmi Oromoo har’a addunyaaf mata duree kan ta’e, lubbuu godhatee ka’ee of himate odoo hin taane, cichoomiina Maandeellaa sana kan qaban nuffii fi mo’amiinsa yeroo keessa dhuftuun odoo hin daddaaqamne warra hojjataniin ta’uu hubachuun dansaadha.maaliif yeroo fudhatee? kan jedhuuf garuu, hubannoo ga’aa argchuun hegareef nu fayyada. Kanas qalbii bal’aan ilaalu feesisa.

Haqi haalamu hin dandeenye, Daandiin Bilisummaa dheeraa ta’uu qofa odoo hin taanee, daandii dheeraa kana keessa, bu’aa ba’ii jiru dursanii hubatanii sammuu ofii amansiisanii murannoon hojjachuu dhabuun nu miidheera. Cichoomiinaa fi murannoo dhabuun bakka meeqa akka nama dhaabdu argineerra. Galgala Goota jennee kan faarsine, ganama dabeessa ta’ee kan argame seenaan galmeesseera. Kaleessa Sabboonaadha kan jenne dhaadheessine,har’a halgaatti maxxanee dhabamtan malee nuun jedheera. Daandiin Bilisummaa dheerachuu Maandeellaan baanu kana faa’aa of keessaa qaba. kan diinni akka ati hin mooneef sirratti hojjatu akkuma daandii Bilisummaa dheeressuu, kan qabsoo keessatti umamus qabsoo dheereessa jechuudha. Addatti diinnis nama irratti hojjatee haa ta’uu, kan cichoomiina dhabee dhaaba keessaa yennaa ganee ba’u, Qabsoo Ummata sanii hangam akka gaaga’u waan walitti himan miti. Yaadoota lameen, (dheerachuu fi gabaabbachuu) kana kan araarsu, gufuuleen lameen kun akka jiran hubatanii, of qapheessuudha. Kun akka sibiilaa nama jabeessa. Dhalooti itti aanus kana hubachuu qabu kanadha. Gootummaan kana of keessaa qaba.

Gaaffiin Ummati tokko qabu, Daandii Bilisummaa dheeressuus gabaabsuus danda’a. kana irratti ammoo, gaaffii kee irratti humnoonni addunyaa ilaalchii fi ejjannoon isaan qaban dhiibbaa ni qabaata. Dantaan isaanii keessa jiraannaan karaa sii tolchan. Hin qaban taanaan karaa sitti cufan. Ammas, Qabsoo ati gaggeessitu, keessaan hojjadheen sirna jirun kuffisa, jettee kan irratti hojjattuu fi Qawweemaan wareegama kafaleen kuffisa jettee kan filattu Daandii Bilisummaa dheeressuu fi gabaabsuu ni danda’u. egaa Maandeellaan Daandiin Bilisummaa dheeraa ta’u dubbachuun isaa kana hundaa hammata.

Kana tilmaama keessa kan hin galchine, biraa harca’anii hafaniiru. Harca’uun namoota muraasaa garuu guyyaan Bilisummaan itti dhuftu hin dhorgine. Kunis barnoota. Seenaa Qabsoo keenyaa keessa kun illee ni jira. Gantummaa lakkoofsa hin qabne raawwatamus, qabsoon sabichaa daran jabaataa jira. barruun kun addatti dhaloota har’af bu’ura ta’a. dhalooti kun waan gaafatamuuf maraa deebii quubsaa mataa isaa qabaachuu qaba. daddaaqamuu hin qabu. Gootonni isaa lallabdootaan maqaan isaanii boora’uu hin qaban.sammuu bal’ifatee, yaada bal’aa qabaatee tarkaanfannaan, akkasumas, adeemsa qabsoo dhaalsifamaa jiruf kabaajaa qabaannaan Gootummaa Ummata Afriikaa Kibbaa waan hin dabaliniif hin jiru. sochiin amma argaa jirru marti, wareegama baayyee booda kan dhufeedha. Wareegamni kun hundi Qabsoo Oromoo fi gaaffii Oromoo har’aan ga’eera. Wareegamni kana boodaa Kan Bilisummaa mirkaneessu ta’u qaba.

Jaallannus jibbinuus seenaa keessa dabarre, kan tolaas ta’ee badii, yoo irraa baranna jenne nuuf qoricha. Inni guddaan waan jiru hubatanii tarkaanfii ofii jabeessuu qofaadha. rakkoon dabre akka hin dabalamneef irratti hojjachuudha. Shira diinni nu qopheesseen xaxamuun ammallee akka dhaabbatuuf irrattii hojjachuun murteessaadha. Ergamtoota diinaafis ta’e of-jaallattotaaf bakka laachuu irra, suduudaan dhaabbadhu jedhanii itti himuudha. Sadarkaan irra jirru mirga sabummaa keenyaa kabachiisuuf eenyun olitti muuxannoo itti qabna. Dhaloota akkas ofii fi lammii isaatti boonu horannaan Fincillii Afriikaa Kibbaa nuuf salphaa ta’a.

Kana waliin kan ilaalamu qabu, Maandeellaan Appaartaayidii dhabamsiisuuf yeroo dheeraa fudhata jechuu isaa keessaan waan ofii ilaalluun dansaadha. Appaartaayidiin jireenya hawaasummaa fi aadaa Ummata Afriikaa kibbaa guutummaatti dhabamsiiseera jechuutu danda’ama. Eenyummaa fi maalummaan ummatichaa aadaa warra dhihaan dhuunfatameera. Kana Ummata keessaa baasuuf waggoota dheeraa akka fudhatu shakkiin hin jiru. waan dhalootaan sirreefatanidha. Gama kanaan sirnoonnii nu gabroonfatan, gama kanaan miidhaan nu irraan ga’an salphaa miti. Aadaan wal nyaachuu isaanii nu keessatti saaree, miidhaa nurraan ga’aa jiru argaa jirra. Wal kabajuu aadaan keenya nu badhaase gannee, wal tuffachuu isaanii dhaallee maal wal irratti akka raawwannee seenaatu hima. Ofittummaa fi gantummaan isaan irraa dhaalleen, hangam akka hammacamne walitti hin himnu.

Hanqinni kkf Biyya keessas alas ni jira. diinni of nu wallaalsisee aadaa isaa nu keessa kaa’eetti odoo hin dammaqiin, kan faranjii of irratti idaanee maal ta’aa akka jirru, warra ala jiraatantu beeka. Aadaan daboo, wal gaafachuu, kkf badanii hunduu qophaa haasa’aa deemuu dhageenya. Kan walitti dhufe ammo, Biyya keessatti yennaa aaran akkuma Afaan biraan wal cabsan, alattis Ingiliffaa fi qooqa biroon wal quncisuu jedhan. Kun hundi, dhiigaan Oromoo ta’uun keenya qofti, noormii Oromoo nu keessa akka jirutti yaannee jiraachuu irraa madda. Kana of keessaa baasuuf, duula ofirraa jalqabnee dhaloota itti aanu baraaru gaggeessuun beellamaa qabuufii hin qabnu. Bilisummaan inni adda duraa akka dhuunfaattu summii kana of keessaa dhabamsiisanii, Oromummaa isa dhugaan wal ijaaruudha. Yeroo sana wal ganuun hin jiru. wal caalchifachuun hin jiru.

Miidhaan kun salphaa miti. Ummata keenya keessaa baasuuf bara Bilisummaa kan itti eegnu miti. Ammumaa hojiin isaa eegalamuu qabna. hojiin isaa ammo of irraa eegala. Achii maatii ofii, itti aansee ollaa ofii jechaa itti fufu qaba. keessa ofii Oromummaan osoo of hin ijaarree, isa kaan komachuu akkamiin dandeenya? Ta’anii argamuun waa guddaadha. Afaan Amaaraan yaadanii Afaan Oromoon dubbachuuf yaaluun waan fafaati. Haala kanaan qulqullaa’uu dhabuun, keessa keenya hin miine yoo jenne, ammayyuu waan sirnoonni turan nu keessaa kaa’antu nu keessaa dubbata jechuudha.Oromoon Afuura Oromummaan dhaabbatee fi Oromoon Afuura halgaan dhaabbate gonkumaa walii galuu hin danda’u. Oromoon Oromummaan jiru,Oromoof gammachuu qabu, imimmaan cobsee mirkaneessuufii barbaada. Oromoon Afuurri halgaa keessaa hin baane, Ilkaaniin qofaa gammachuu isaa ibsaaf. Gama kanaan miidhaan walii keenya irraan geenye salphaa miti. kun hundi walitti ida’amee, tokkummaa keenyaaf gufu ta’ee nu rakkisaa jira. Tokkummaan Oromoo ta’uu keenya qofaan kan hundee godhatuu miti. Gandummaa fi Amantiin qofaa wal qooduun umameen hanqina qaba. afuurri hamaan kan irratti dubbachaa jirru hundee tokkummaa keenyaati. Afuura summaa’aa gubbaatti eerretu, Gandummaas, Amantiinis akka wal qoodinu taasisa. Aadaa warra safuu hin qabnee!

Odoo nuuti hin dhalatiin sirboonni tokkummaa keenyaaf sirbaman hanga har’atti hiika dhabanii dhaloota boriif illee sirbamuuf taa’an, aadaa fi hammeenya halgaan nu keessa dhaabe irraa of qulqulleessinee walitti dhufuu dhabuu keenya mirkaneessu. Keessattu ilkaaniin qofaa wal barbaachuu keenya dhugeessa. Lafee Gootootaan waliin kakatanii, kanneen ganan, Afuura summaa’aa halgaan nu keessatu salphina kanaan isaan ga’e jechuu dandeenya. Amalli fi aadaan habshootaa keessa keenyaa ba’uu qaba. Bilisummaan waa hundaa caalu isa kanadha. Maandeellaanis gocha diinaa himuun nama rakkisu sana hundaa balleessuuf yeroo fudhata jedhee dhalooti wal harkaa fuudhee akka irrattii hojjatu kan taasise kanaafi. kun nuuf barnoota. Kan boriif hin jedhamne.

Daandiin Bilisummaa dheerachuu hubachuun duuba kan jiru immoo haa ilaallu. hubannoo kanaa qabaachuu fi of qopheessuun, Daandii Gootummaa Nama goonfachiisu keessa nama seensisu qalbeefachuun dansaadha. Qabsaa’oonni har’a cichoominaan Ummata isaaniif dhaabbatan hundi, Ummata isaaniif Goota. Gootummaa kana kabajuun ammo, Bilisummaa Ummataa labsuun nama ga’a. akka ejjannaa kiyyaatti, Qabsoon Oromoo sadarkaan inni irra jiru, rakko keessa isaatti umameen hin madaalamu. Garuu akka harkifatu taasise ta’a. Hojiin inni adda duraa waan dhumate fakkaata. Hojiin dhalootaan qabsoo itti fufsiisuu lafa qabateera. Yeroo amma keessa jirru kanaan wal bira qabnee yennaa ilaallu, dhimma dhala Oromoo Maraa ilaallatu tokko hanqina jechuu dandeenya. Yeroo kanatti sochii Qindoomiina qabutti ce’uutu nurraa eegama ture. Amala siyaasaa keessa yeroo eeggachuun murteessaa waan ta’eef, haalli addunyaa, dammaqiinsa Ummata keenyaa, haala wayyaanee fi keessa ishee, Biyyoota ollaa kkf yoo ilaallee, BILISUMMAAN OROMOO ykn gaaffiin Oromoo sochii nuuti akka dhuunfaattis ta’ee Ummataatti gaggeessinu irratti akka hundaa’u hubachuu nu barbaachisa.

Addunyaan kan humna qabuuti. Humnaan of mul’isuun dirqama dhala Oromoo hundaa ta’ee asi ba’eera. Kanatti dhimma ba’uuf Ilmaan Oromoo hundi waan dabree seenaaf dhiisanii Gootummaa Abbootii isaanii irra deebi’uu qaban.wal irraa qoollifachuu ykn qabsootti deebi’uun mo’amu nutti fakkaatee of keessa marannee taa’uu keenya irra, waan dabre seenaaf haa keenyu jedhanii gama kamiin akka wal tinnisuun danda’amu wal akeekuun gootummaadha. Kaayyoon ABO ganamaa kana uumuudha. Waan karaa ga’ee kana xumura itti gochuun, Fakkeenyummaa Maandeellaafaa dhugeessu ta’a. yeroo sana,dhugumayyuu Maandeellaan Gootummaa san isaan irraa baratee nu dhugeessa. Yoo kun ta’uu baate, seenaa warqaa irraa dhaloota dhaalsisuu ta’a. kun ammo…………………….

Maandeellaan Ashabbaarii jedhamaa jiraate fi dhiibbaan gara garaa irra ga’aa ture, humna isaa fi Ummata isaan Goota jedhameera. Ashabbaarii siin jechuu keenyaaf dhiifama. Sirraa waa hedduu baranne. Ati fakkeenya addunyaa kanaati jedhameera. Hundeen injifannoo kana hundaa garuu Fincila Ummata Kibbaa Afriikaati. Akka Ummata Gibtsi Fincila waggaa 2 wal irra hin cinnee finiinsanii furmaata maayyitti ba’uun filmaata yeroon nu dhiheessituudha. Akka Giddu gala Afriikaa humnaan Mootummaa hudhanii qabanii Angoo Irraa buusanii of kabachiisuunis akka jiru addunyaatu nutti himaa jira. Akka warra Kibba Sudaan dhageetti argachuuf murachuunis filmaata nu dhihaatteedha.Akka siiriyaa maalis ta’u maal humnaan biyya miila tokkon dhaabdee, Abbaa irreedha isa jettu mariif gadi teesisuudha. Murannoon kun hundi garuu, Bilisummaaf kan taasisameedha. Wareegamuun, qabeenyaan barbadaa’uun, gubachuun …..karaa Foddaa TV arginu sun hundi, Bilisummaa ofii kabachiifachuufidha. Mee murannoo kanaan of haa madaallu. Eessa jirra laata?

Gootummaa kana keessatti hiriiruuf yoo of hin laatiin, Bilisummaa hawwuu fi qabsoo qeequu irraa dhaabbachuu qabna. Addunyaa kana irratti Bilisummaan manatti namaaf dhufte hin jirtu. Amma baayyinaa fi seenaa keenyaa hin hojjatiin jirra. Kun haqa. Kana jechuun humni hojjate hin jiru jechuu miti.

Bara injifannee waanuma dubbannu ykn kana gumaache jennu mee haa hojjannu. Oromummaa kiyyaaf kanan hojjadhe waan jennu, ykn waanuma br dhaloota keenyaatti himnu haa gumaachinu. Oromiyaa siyaasaan marfamtee jirtu BILISOMSUUN waan salphaa miti. Waan wal irratti dhiisanis miti. Diinni keenya kumaantama. Kana baayyina keenyaan dura dhaabbachuuf wal haa tumsinu. GOOTUMMAA QOFAATU BILISUMMAA MIRKANEESSA kanan jedheef kanaafi! kutaa 3ffaa keessatti of kabachiisuuf, Fincilaa fi diddaa qindeeffachuun murteessaa ta’uu waliin ilaallee mata duree kana goolabna.

GALATOOMAA!

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Amhara’s far right Fundamentalist ‘Moresh’ leaders officially declare war on Oromo!

officially declare war on Oromo!

Moderator, Sidama National Regional State Information Net Work

January 25, 2014

A highly controversial far right fundamentalists Amhara organisation advocating to reclaim its lost hegemony officially declares war on the largest Ethiopia’s Oromo Ethnic nationals, on January 24, 2014 in its officially dispatched press statement in Amharic. Known under its Amharic name ‘Moresh Wogene Amhara Dirjit’ dispatched its unpalatable, unbalanced, uncivilised and potentially venomous propagandas against the Oromo nationals –erroneously blaming them for causing death and destruction to others Ethiopian nations and nationalities; more essentially accusing them of attempting to destroy the concept of Ethiopianism created by Abyssinian king ‘Atse Menelik II’ who had colonised nations and nationalities of Ethiopia to create today’s Ethiopian Empire’s geo-political shape.

Moresh group also claims that the Ethiopian empire is being built by the bloods of their ancestors, yet, they think that the bloods of colonised nations and nationalities are less relevant thus relegated.

Conceived, crafted and being led by the historical grandchildren of those who have brutally crushed the Oromo, Sidama, Wolayta, Gedeo’s, Ogadenia, Kambatas and Hadiya, Shakacho and Kafficho and others nations and nationalities creating today’s Ethiopia; Moresh supporters strongly believe that they are the only ones who must rule their colonial subjects without being challenged. The language, culture, religion and ways of life imposed on the subjects by the colonial masters remain to this date visible in entire Ethiopia creating utter confusion on uneducated groups of people about their identities. When someone decides to stick to his/her root the claimants (Moresh groups) accuse such groups of educated subjects of being narrow minded renegade ethno-nationalists. Whoever raises the issues related with self-identity is automatically regarded as a threats to Ethiopia and Ethiopianism; by implication to those who ruled over others since their colonial expansion.

Under the pre-1991 rules of the Amhara regimes, the languages of the subjects often remain subjugated and ridiculed. It has been also emphasised and re-emphasised that if the languages of Oromo/Sidama/Gedceo/Wolayta comes to Radio, (Moresh groups used to claim) that the languages of others, other than Amharic breaks Radio or TV and others more worst claims. Such attitudes and perceptions among such groups r to this date emain pervasive; and due to such deep seated beliefs and sustained propagandas of the rulers, the subjects were unwillingly driven to forget their own identities by considering the imposed culture, language, religion and ways of life as if it was theirs. Such is the way of life of subjugation and political paradigm the Moresh groups are claiming to be bring it back. Hooray!! Well come back Slavery!!

Praising the groups of subjugated peoples who completely deny their identity was a common practice and such groups subjugated peoples have been even elevated to a higher authorities and given fake statuses and artificially created cosmetic respects to emphasise that those who deny who they are often respected as such. Changing names of the subjects to the rulers’ was also a commonly practiced phenomenon. On most occasions changing names was mandatory to go Scholl and earn employment during the pre-1974 revolution under the rules of Moresh’s current advocates, fathers and grandfathers. When the peoples of oppressed nations and nationalities raise these, Moresh groups often become extremely paranoid and act irrationally.

The others who want to stick to their roots and proud of themselves are often regarded as uncivilised who worship Devil (indigenous cultural and religious beliefs and practices-sadly forgetting their own Debra belief cultures); therefore they must be completely changed. Aaftrtwards, these groups of people often forcefully baptised to accept an Orthodox Christianity from the inception of colonial expiation; as it was the case with European colonialism whose colonisers came up with triple ‘C’ (Christianity, Commerce and Civilisation); actually I add the forth ‘C’ which was the main reason for the colonial expansion of Europeans as well as Atse Menilik II’s regime which I call it a ‘Conquest’.

Atse Meilik II’s conquering army used similar tactics, actions, also had similar ambition and drive for territorial expansion, exploitation, enslavement and ultimately had adopted similar subjugating techniques against the subjects. The Moresh groups in their press statement are telling the subjects that the subjects are still feeling inferior for the fact that the subjects don’t feel comfortable with the Status-Quo unless the nations and nationalities are effectively De-Colonised. I think they are correct!! If one thoroughly reads their yesterday’s press statement with eagle eyes and with the attention of elephant ears, one can see what I’m discussing about.

Why are they huffing and puffing unnecessarily while the fact remains that they remain the primary culprits for ongoing tragedy unfolding in entire Ethiopian empire to this date? I’m not, however, exonerating the current diabolic TPLF regime that shows its excellently progressive constitution but dehumanises the peoples of nations and nationalities.

Although the current TPLF led authoritarian regime isn’t different in its substances from its predecessors; however, theoretically it has in its constitution granted nations and nationalities rights to the level of self-determination not only exercising their cultures but also they are superficially able to use their languages as a learning and working medium despite the resistances of Moresh groups ever since it was introduced soon after 1992. Doing so obliged the Moresh groups to label TPLF led regime as pariah renegades. Therefore, Moresh groups accuse the regime of inciting violence and fuelling disagreements between the two Ethiopian largest ethnic nationals, the Oromo and Amhara; the reasons Moresh groups are beating war drum; boasting that they know how to fight against the Oromo and threaten that the worst yet to come, therefore, they claim that the unfortunate situation befalling an Oromo and others subjugated nations and nationalities will be much worse than it has ever been since the conquest. What a fantastic puff!!

Moresh groups often puffed and huffed such claims for lengthy period of time since 1991 whenever their deep seated beliefs are effectively challenged, the Oromos currently are doing with others subjugated nations and nationalities. Oromo’s Qubbe generation is defying such deep rooted beliefs of the Moresh groups, it is therefore becoming formidable power, the former rulers don’t want to see and can’t tolerate. Thus, they are extremely becoming anxious and started acting irrationally to declare a kind of an official war against Oromo people who did nothing- but demanded their fundamental rights to be firstly respected and to be recognised as an equal stakeholders in their own land; and secondly tried to decipher the historical injustices imposed on their nation to logically challenge and categorically denounce and reject these. What is wrong here? Any logical and conceptual argument contrary to doing such?

Adolf Hitler is unconditionally and continuously condemned for his barbarism to this date on daily, monthly and yearly basis. The victims of his heinous crimes against humanity are receiving compensation from the Germany government whose ancestors have caused such diabolic crimes. The Oromo whose ancestor were similarly brutalised didn’t ask for compensation from Moresh groups, yet decided to remember their victims by erecting memorial monument; does this cause the descendants of those criminals to officially declare war against the Oromo and others subjugated nations and nationalities who are logically and legally arguing the actions of such barbaric rulers shouldn’t be condoned? What do Moresh Groups think the way forward if they decided to stick to their obdurate attitudes, erroneous beliefs and illogical arguments? http://welkait.com/?p=2262?

Numerous peoples of colonised nations and nationalities advise Moresh and its supporters to walk with the walks of 21st century and its civility to think logically instead of thinking with barbarism of Stone-age mentality.

Moderator, Sidama National Regional State Information Network

January 25, 2014

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