December 17, 2001
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The
end of the line… is nearing.
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By ESAYAS
TEMESGEN |
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Eritrea’s last
phase[phase sixth] of endeavor for sovereignty
is nearing its end. |
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¨ The 50’s, Political awareness. Formation and struggle
through political organization and international activism. |
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¨ The 60’s, the armed struggle commenced |
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¨ The 70’s, the great leap. The transition and restructuring
of the form of struggle. |
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¨ The 80’s, the liberation started |
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¨ The90’s, independence achieved. And Nation building commenced |
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¨ The late 90’s through 2000, the final work of securing
sovereignty. |
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After five decades
of tortuous trek , Eritrea is about to complete its journey to sovereignty
triumphantly. At this final juncture of its struggle, Unlike, the beginning of the chapter at
phase one, the 50’s. Eritrea was able to develop its superstructure and
infrastructure independently as a formidable nation, to stand its ground.
Making sure that our sovereignty ones again is not pulled from underneath
our foot. While keeping the world community [the U.N],
involved and an distracted. |
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Eritrea during these various
stages of its phenomenon, with impregnable method of struggle not only
managed to survive the pressure of different interested groups, who were
enchanted with its valuable geopolitical position in the world. But, also was
able to achieve its objectives and demonstrate to these groups, including the
big powers. That Eritrea’s geopolitical position can be utilized as a safe
channel for positive, intellectual, economic and political development. |
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Denying to be
the pawn of worlds politics. By not allowing to be immersed in the quagmire
of its conflicts, Eritrea successfully sheltered itself from distraction: In
early and late seventies survived from becoming “Lebanon of the eighties.”
And, In the middle of the nineties survived from becoming “today’s
Afghanistan,” [which even helped The
Sudan, by pressuring it to get rid of Bin Laden]. |
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Now that,
“Eritrea - Ethiopian border commission” in The Hague, has started its
deliberation and expected to give its ruling sometimes in February, 2002. Eritrea
that has emerged as a fiercely
independent littoral State, where the east and west converges. Is about to
become an “idea.” By putting the
big power to a test of its sanctimony for second time in a half century. |
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Awet N’Hafash |
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Long live our
unity and diversity |
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Let Eritreas’
flag fly for ever Esayas T. is sole bearer of the responsibility for this article |
