June 24, 2002
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BOWING TO PUBLIC PRESSURE |
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M. Filli A. |
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Only 4 days later, under the pressure of an
avalanche of protest e-mails from Eritreans of the diaspora and after
eye-witnessing it for himself, the BBC reporter Martin Plaut has now publicly
bowed to our demands and redressed his egregious claim about our Martyrs day
from “Eritreans boycott war
dead ceremonies June 20, 2002 (BCC)” to “Eritreans
remember war dead, BBC, Monday, 24 June, 2002”. We didn’t ask for more. The rest is
history and rhetoric, for matching the ceremony at a different location does
not constitute a boycott but an option because the same ceremony was held but
at a different location. Mr. Plaut, it is not an obligation but mere courtesy
to attend ceremonies organized by our embassies! Having said that, I
thank Mr. Plaut not only for rectifying the situation but also for disclosing
the source of his second –hand misinformation. |
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Once again Eritrea
has prevailed and the power of our concerted effort challenging the wrong was
felt all over the world. This is a manifesto to the world that we Eritreans
stand united when it comes to the interests of our people and country in the
true, not the implied, sense of “Hade Hzbi, Hade Lbi” beyond any trace of
doubt. I congratulate and thank you all for this action. Job very well done.
There is no substitute for a united action and this one has elicited the
required response promptly. |
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United we stand,
divided we fall |
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Viva Eritrea |
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Eternal glory to our
Martyrs |
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Long live our
veterans |
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