December 3, 2001

 


Eritrea can’t go through this again..

Esayas Temesgen
 

In this final  phase of Eritrean  phenomenon, we see a re-visit of the early 50's, where the episode [the journey for nation hood originated ].

The 50's; being the foundation where the Eritrean battle  for independence took shape,   The political awareness; through mass organization; international activism;  political and diplomatic struggle in the international arena, mainly [the UN].

At the time the major powers mainly Great Britain,  Who took Eritrea in 1941, from Italy. In it's campaign to dissolve Eritrea's existence as a state,  destroyed and looted most of the infrastructure and industries. such as:  the US built airport;  dismantled rail roads and the floating dry dock at Massawa and sold  it to the Sudan and Pakistan ;  some boats to Italians and Arabs. Exterminate the coffee, cotton, and tobacco plantation destroying the gold mine, etc… To bring Eritrea below Ethiopia economically and to force skilled labor to immigrate to Ethiopia.  Nevertheless, all this couldn't put a dent on Eritreas determination for independence.

Troubled by  the  political awareness and nationalism of  Eritreans,  England dispatched a liaison officer commissioner on January 27, 1950 by the name of Stafford.  With a mission to form Angelo Ethiopian front to coordinate a propaganda campaign inside the UN and to encourage split discretely among the nationalists. Mainly The "LPP" [liberal progressive party] and the independent block, inside Eritrea. To join the fraudulent organization  made up of few Ethiopian sponsored  Bandits so called  "unionist  party" in support of  "union" with  Ethiopia.

Besides concern of feudal Ethiopia's incompetence of absorbing Eritrea. Great Britain was worried by the Apparent Eritrea's sustained cohesive unity and exhibited might to liberate itself.

Alarmed by the secretary of the UN commission in Eritrea,  Schmidt's genuine believe, " That nothing could stop Eritreans nationalism from accomplishing a complete independence." And The tremendous support of  Eritrean's independent in the UN and the split among big powers, England was about to be forced to  put off the Eritrean agenda from the UN and  to continue  administrating for another ten years.

Eventually they were able to pull the rug from underneath our feet. By terminating the formal consultation with Eritrean political parties and people, on October 8,1951. And allow Ethiopia with the help of the Italian government and others to progressively abolish and annex Eritrea.

Nevertheless, showing great endurance to the international community, in the face of England's repressive maneuver to weaken and abolish Eritrea as a State, and, Ethiopia's harassment and killing Eritreans  by organizing a little band of Shifta in the shadow of the British.

We begin our journey going it alone in pursuit of our independence, to save the country that is looted and stolen from us, unjustly.


Disappointed by Eritrea's triumph despite the web of difficulty that blanketed its endeavor to achieve independence, the militia breeding pan handling, Tigray dominated expansionist Ethiopia not learning from the mistakes of it's predecessors for the last half a century, is now reading from the old 50's trick.

Exhausted all the avenue to break our unity and diversity through his mercenaries, [the G-gondars] including, encouraging and sponsoring these white collar international bandits, [most of the G-13]. Who eat their cake with Hailesselasse and Mengestu respectively, are now in its door steps to eat Ertiea's cake.
Through perpetuating cliché to circumvent the objective reality. By attacking our slogan; symbol of freedom; our pride; flag and leader.

Above all, Our enemy is this militia breeding expansionist Ethiopia that is siting  on our land and threatening  our sovereignty. Besides disease, hunger, illiteracy and corruption. Not our flag, unity or leader.

Running out of time and space, frustrated Ethiopia is in a row with the UN to take the issue back to OAU, Where it easily can manipulate and intimidate to get its way and  buy time to start another war. [The recent visit to deal arm by the Premier  to Russia affirms just that].

This Expansionist Ethiopia's desperate move, to enter upon a failed 50 years scheme at the end of the line, with this remote notion of Regional power, with "NGO" based economy, would be a recipe for disaster.


Awet  N'hafash

Long live our unity and diversity

Let Eritrean flag fly for ever

 


 

Esayas T. is sole bearer of the responsibility for this article