May 13, 2002

ERITREANS ARE NO LOSERS

M. Filli A.

 

It is “Garbage in, Garbage out”, that pretty much is the least that one can say about the blather that this link points to. Having said that let me come back to your utterly inane statements: “..the the Eritrean claim line passes through point 7 to 9 which means the triangle made of the point 6,7 and 9 is granted to Ethiopia, which, I Believe you failed to mention it on purpose, because it simply does not serve you intention of misleading people. You talk about Badme and environs belonging to Eritrea (Well when the lines are drawn on the ground we will see, if it is true. So why the hurry to convince us now?) but why don`t you talk about the huge chunk of lands we lost instead.”

 

Call it point 6 to 9, 7 to 9, 6,7 to 9, a triangle or any other geometric figure it ain’t going to change the fact that Badme & Environs lie west of the Eritrean claim line, that is the decision of EEBC and there is no other or second decision, period. Badme et envi. are Eritrean, and if you were Eritrean you would accept The Hague verdict without IF’s and BUT’s or at least give your country the benefit of the doubt, if at all, instead of “..we will see, if it is true.” Therein lies the difference between a die-hard Eritrean and a part-time Eritrean, like you,Mr.GTH.

 

“..because it simply does not serve you intention of misleading people.” Misleading people? How could I with ever present people’s vigilantes like you? I know you wouldn’t give me a chance, would you? Misleading people? Only over the dead body of Mr. GTH! So, “misleading people” is a cheap shot, try it again!

 

“..but why don`t you talk about the huge chunk of lands we lost instead.” I have already written what needed to be said about apparent loss of territories; beyond that it would be crying over spilled water, which I leave to you to chew on to help you score, if any, political points against you know whom? Good luck!

 

Let me reiterate that the Eritrean people have used military means only to defend themselves against all kinds of successive Ethiopian invasions since 1961 including the recent Woyané invasion.The EDF and the people of Eritrea used all necessary means, including tactical withdrawals from cities, towns, and villages, where necessary, 19k maryrs and countless disabled veterans to defend against, to foil, to halt, and to repulse the recent Woyané invasion successfully and The Hague verdict was a vindication for Eritrea by all legal standards.

 

Those being the facts, following is what Mr. GTH has to announce to the world loud and clear: “we actually have lost the war and the decision in Hague.” And that  “..when our army retreats, leaving the people behind, then I call it a defeat.” This is now disgraceful and disrespectful, to say the least, not only to the 19K Martyrs but also to all Eritreans because it is tantamount to calling Eritreans, LOSERS? No, Eritreans are not losers, yes we have lost a lot of lives and retreated from some places but our country is now intact and we are, yes, WINNERS!

 

Mr. GTH, you will have to find another way of dealing with your  squabble with “him” but not at the cost of the interests of people and country of Eritrea. You have called upon him to resign, he didn’t. So, go get him, tiger! Sir, I have said it before: A country can handle only one government at a time, equally, the military can handle only one Commander-in-Chief at a time, too.

 

Now, who is a real Eritrean? One who calls the 19k martyrs LOSERS, or the one who refuses to call them LOSERS.

 

Yes, I am all Eritrean blood, let me hear you say: Woyané invasion was defended, foiled, halted and finally legally repulsed successfully, Eritrea has prevailed in The Hague.

 

You see Mr. GTH, you would rather declare and wish Your country and people defeated, the Military and all of our martyrs Losers, and The Hague as a loss to Eritrea than repeating after me for in your rotten mind that would give credit to “HIM”! That is insanity, sir. Show some Eritrean blood, if you really have any, and not your bad blood against “him”.

 

Finally, you state: “You don`t have nothing to come up with, to prove we won.” Sir, Eritrea had nothing to win but every thing to lose: Our National and territorial sovereignty. And, to your surprise, we didn’t lose that: Eritrea stands tall and our national and territorial sovereignty is and remains intact! That is how we (Eritreans) won, to use your word, otherwise, the proper term would be “That is how we repulsed and frustrated the enemy’s dream of invading, conquering, and possessing our country, again.”

 

 

Eternal glory to our martyrs
Long live Eritrea.


 M. Filli A. is the sole bearer of the responsibility for this article