Eritrea/Ethiopia: Dear Editor, in Agreement with you

10 January 2005

Dear Editor,

I am an Ethiopian (if that matters) living abroad. I do have many Eritrean friends who I grew up with, lived with, played with ... who back then were as Ethiopian as I am. Regardless of that though is the fact that I love them, cherish the good memories with them and always are families to me regardless of border and nationality. We are all humans with the common need to eat, be healthy, be happy, and so forth. In my honest feeling, we need not resort to war ever again but perhaps start mending what has been stupidly torn apart by war and come to a peaceful and stable co-existance between the two counties. Both Eritrea and Ethiopia have agreed to abide by the border ruling of the� Boundary Commision and they should abide by the results regardless of the result. Period.

I hope a time will come when we mean what we say. Like it, or not.

In the meantime let's all pray together so something good will come for the thw countries regadless of what "game" Meles and Issayas play. They don't go to war and face death anyway. Let the people win for the sake of peace, stability and development in the region.

I love Eritreans as much as I do Ethiopians and Americans, Chineese, Japaneese.... We should cultivate deep love for all the human race.

Love you all there !!!

Bye

Editor�s comment: Thanks and God bless you, friend. You said it all. It is utterly absurd and totally baseless for any one to even think of personal hatred between Eritreans and Ethiopians , like UNMEE Head, Legawaila J. Legwaila, who on 16 Dec 2004 shamelessly spoke of �hatred between the two Nations�.� Your testimony today is but another proof that Legwaila�s assertion is a complete farce as we pointed out to him as well in our editorial response �Eritrea and Ethiopia are not condemned but have every reason to live together as neighbors: On personal level, Eritreans and Ethiopians are intermarried, have common children and families. Eritreans have a lot of dear Ethiopian friends and vice versa. And on ethnic, religious, and cultural levels, Eritreans and Ethiopians share a lot of well-founded commonalities as well, despite and in spite of the over 5 decades long Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict. That is a short preview of and testimony to the kind of closeness that exists, even at odd times, between Eritreans and Ethiopians in all aspects of societal parameters.� From Ethiopia: The Agony of a Sore Loser 16 Dec 04�.

�Both Eritrea and Ethiopia have agreed to abide by the border ruling of the� Boundary Commision and they should abide by the results regardless of the result. Period�, power to you, Sir or Madam, that�s what we are all asking for. Never mind Meles & Company, one only wonders why other Ethiopians don�t get it?

May more Ethiopians with your insight prevail? Amen!

Thanks, we love you, too.