Ethiopian Review sources are reporting that the Woyanne junta cut telephone services to Badme and other nearby towns in the past few days and moved all civilian government employees to Mekele over the weekend. The reason for cutting telephone services is to keep military movements in the area secret, according to ER sources. Eye witnesses also informed Ethiopian Review that hundreds of buses filled with soldiers are heading to the border. Yesterday, over 50 buses carrying new recruits left the city of Nazreth (Adama), according to residents.
Meanwhile, the American embassy in Addis Ababa has issued this warning to U.S. citizens:
In light of the recent increase in tensions along the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa strongly advises American citizens to exercise caution when traveling to areas along Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea. The U.S. Embassy continues to restrict all travel of Embassy personnel to this region and recommends that American citizens residing in Ethiopia follow similar guidelines.
U.S. Embassy personnel have been advised to remain 60 miles from the Ethiopia-Eritrea border in the area east of Adigrat (Ethiopia) to Bure (Ethiopia), and the Djiboutian border; and 30 miles from the Ethiopia-Eritrea border in the area west of Adigrat to the Ethiopia-Sudan border, with the exception of the town of Axum.
American citizens who must travel in these areas are encouraged to avoid travel between urban areas at night, and to return to well secured locations in developed urban areas before nightfall. Travel into rural and undeveloped areas in close proximity to the above areas should be executed only when essential and with extreme care.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs internet website at http://travel.state.gov/, where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8 AM to 8 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. Federal Holidays.)
The U.S. Embassy is located at Entoto Avenue, P.O. Box 1014, in Addis Ababa. American citizens with questions or concerns may telephone the Consular Section at 251-11-124-2424; emergency after-hours telephone: 251-11-124-2400; consular fax: 251-11-124-2435; website: http://addisababa.usembassy.gov/.
17 thoughts on “Woyanne cut telephone services to Badme and nearby towns”
It shame to see brothers killing each other again. This will distablize the horn of africa for so long. I am not sure who will benefit from this, we will be losers.
With the war drums being beaten ever harder and faster by Woyane and the telltale indications abundantly clear, the writing is on the wall that Meles the tyrant may soon launch war of occupation against Eritrea in the same way he adventured into Somalia.
The Ethiopian forces (CUD, EPDF, UEDF, OLF, ONLF) must seize this opportunity in calling there constituents to rise up – Civil Disobedience, Protest, and organize people to fight back against Woyane occupiers in the Amara Region, in Oromia, in the Southern Ethiopian Region – coordinate there actions with others –
Remember at this time the enemy of Ethiopia is WOYANE (MELES and his Tigrean Thugs) not Eritrea – also Remember the enemy of my enemy is my friend – so seize this opportunity to wipe out Woyane and save our people from the impending trepidation they could be subjected to soon.
Obviously, every one of us cannot be expected to think the same or see things the same way all the time. Some of us will have different ideas on how to achieve different things or on how to prioritize certain set of occurrences – But our eyes should be on the prize – the destruction of Woyane occupation forces and liberate Ethiopia from the yoke of pain, misery, killings and looting under Meles the Thug – and build the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia!
Long Live the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy!!!
We are re-fighting a war that we have already won at the expense of 70, 000 Ethiopians!! Thanks to Meles, our blood has not stopped pouring in the city streets, on the borders, in a foreign country and now AGAIN in Asmara or Badme!! The enemy within is the most dangerous!!!
I agree with almost everything Dawit and other freedom-loving Ethiopians said above.
This is the time to speak up and to rise up against Woyane occupation of our country.
It is also the time to expose the Bush Administration’s (and the so-called Africa Command’s) nasty strategic game that is being played at the expense of the lives of our poor brothers and sisters.
We need not look any further than Afghanistan/Pakistan and Iraq to see the devastation waiting to be visited upon our people. Meles and his generals may be paid handsomely to do America’s dirty work. But why should our people pay with their dear lives?
It is so that meless has become the the servant of the us and it is time the people rise up.
“This is the fate that faces all of us.” Realizing his mistake, all of his ex-followers angrily, in unison said, “Our collective dream is going to be shattered forever.”
To Shabya followers, both Isayas Afework and Meles Zinawi are equally the same and are standing for the benefit of the collective. But, their key voice is, who is doing better for them.
All that has been repeatedly said is that, he was lead astray by negative emotion, wine, and mistresses. On the other hand, what others are saying is that “will there be the hop of reconciliation?”
Most of them said, “Let him accept the power of Meles Zinawi’s kingdom. Sitting on a vast resources and owns millions, the order and the giving should come from Meles Zinawi not from wedi Afeworkii.”
Although the followers sent him advisors, shemagilewoch, and veteran mentors to convince him that he puts the benefit of the collective dreams above his own personal desires and dreams, he just can’t withstand being shadowed by a one-time foster boy is a better thinker than him. Isayas Afework repeatedly said again and again that he would rather fail or succeed in the battlefield for the sake of fulfilling his and his followers’ collective dream.
Meles Zinawi has been saying and what is promising is that he would definitely go after the leadership and builds the dreams of all from there on.
Back then, when EPLF and ELF, the twin anti-Ethiopia forces started mistrusting each other, the Shaebya bosses quickly became paranoid like they had been once before. It was urgent and confidential, and classified too; then, EPLF secret agents came up with the idea of searching and finding the one who very closely resembles them in many things and in many ways and also, that who could meet the strictest criteria set by all the high level of the leadership. With a rushing thought, secret agents clandestinely recruited the then Legesse Zinawi the now Meles Zinawi as a would be loyal messenger-boy
Late in the evening the next day, after he was hand picked by recruiters, Legese Zinawi was immediately taken to a remote mountain, which had been kept secret to him and to others for many years.
He then was received by high level bosses and was quickly whisked into the cave. In it, there were exotic waitresses dressing in super skirts to serve him with all kinds of foods and drinks that were imported from Italy, Egypt, the Sudan, Iraq, and Somalia.
He was served with slices of lambs, boiled potatoes, and wild rice, sausages drenched with garlic sauce and also served with peas, carrots, and beans on the side.
As the rest of the waitresses were waiting to dance with him, he quickly ate all what he was served but half of the sausage. After, in his tiny VIP room, he was offered all kinds of beverages. He gulped a lot of chinoto through his wide throat down into his shallow and acidic belly. After a brief pose, he rubbed his belly with his tiny but wide palms and burped louder and many times; Belly full and feeling restless from hiccupping, he took a couple of steps backward and stopped abruptly, then looked down to his bulged belly then wiggled his ass sideways and sat on a stool.
A quick and witty waitress rushed to him; first, she wrapped around herself onto him, kissed his left check and then sat on his tiny laps. “Look at me, look at me” she said and then settled around him for the rest of the night.
The waitress walked him into his dimly lit room and both sat on the edge of the double bed and shared their dream and political believes. Her favorite politician was Benito Mussolini. His was Joseph Stalin.
“I like you.” She smiled then run her tiny middle finger all the way from the center of his forehead down to the tip of his nose and she then gently stuck her middle finger into his mouth and tickled the tip of his tongue. “I like it.” Said Legesse, smiling.
Shaebia agents were the origin of the deadly ethnic disease through a mouth-to mouth contact they infected innocent people.
For the past 40+ years, Shaebya agents were living in Ethiopia pretending to be Ethiopians to sting and num their victims with their deadly ethnic lethal venom only to extend their existence and live on the ethnic infighting
These deadly shaebya agents were interconnected and were spreading all over Ethiopia and were spilled over across the boarders into neighboring countries only to infect and traumatize their unsuspected people then once the victim are num and unthinking he or she would infect other innocents until a good number of people are fallen ill.
History had remained the most genuine and objective evidence to all of us that the original agents, Fascist Italians pioneered the method and then savagely attempting to put it into practice in Ethiopia during the failed Italian invasion. It was then the current agents who picked up the virus deliberately and now attempting hard to continue to harm other innocent people.
Within weeks of Legese Zinawi recruitment, the battle between ELF and Shaebya was scheduled. A combined force of TPLF and Shabya met ELF’s army in arid and mountains battlefield in which the burned soil and stones were covered with countless corpses and everything and anything around the dead bodies was drenched in blood.
After the defeat of ELF, Isayas Afework was sure that Legese Zinawi was the right man for the job well done, and he would fulfill all the promises he mad and would abide by the firm and binding agreements that were clearly mentioned and signed on.
Finally, after having spent countless nights robbing villagers and hiding in a damp and dark cave, and ate and shared dreams together, the two most wanted fugitives are now ready to press the button that shoots the first bullet and are ready to witness respective solders battle to the decisive victory.
There are many dangers that face Isayas Afework: – The best and the brightest 7 Mekele University graduates had returned from abroad after a regress and an intensive Communication and Radar Technology study and immediately, their skill and knowledge had been put into test and as a result, it was worth spending thousands and thousands of tax payers’ money into defending and extending the life of woyanne regime, where as countless of babies are deprived of vitamins and other life-support nourishments. Is it fair??
Both the fugitives, Isayas Afework and Meles Zinawi were born in a strange time and were sent from devils they worshiped to, to destroy Ethiopia. Many Ethiopian children are living in ghettos that were created deliberately by Shabya and Woyanne mafia families and relatives.
Sadly, Ethiopian children of all ages are being exported abroad in thousands resulting in hundreds and thousands of dollars that directly go to Woyanne crime family’s bank accounts. Besides, supporter of Woyanne have fatten their pockets from pimping Ethiopian children to the many tourists that come to enjoy sex.
Whether Meles Zinawi captures Afeworki or not, whether Afework embarrasses Zinawi or not, thousands of boys and young men are ready to be perished. As if Meles Zinawi didn’t live in luxury in Somalia only to attack and harm Ethiopia, for the pas many years, as it is clearly shown to the world, Ethiopians children who were snatched out of the hands of poor mothers and fathers were dragged dead in the streets of Mogadishu.
Asmara is your last hold up and you will be wiped out very soon!!!! Weslatoch!!!!!!!!!1
Ethiopian’s Public Enemy #1 is Meles Zenawi.
Nobody benefits from the war!!The war only satisfies the power seeking leaders either Meles or Esayas but poor innocent soldiers and civilians will die again.Ethiopians and Eritreans used to be one nation.I personally don’t like the death of Eritreans too.Believe me there come time for unificaton.
NEVER ENJOY WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In mid-1999, the distinguished war correspondent David Hirst described one of the bloodiest battles of the war:
Nearly two months after the battle of Tsorona, the bloodiest yet of this desert “border war,” Ethiopian soldiers still lie unburied on the baking plain, just metres from Eritrean trenches. A fifth of Eritrean combatants are women. “I was born in Addis Ababa [the Ethiopian capital],” said Agib Haile, aged 21. “Ethiopians are my friends. It was horrible.” The horror was less in what Eritreans themselves suffered than in what they inflicted on the enemy. The Ethiopian commanders’ strategy was simple. Deploying tens of thousands of barely trained recruits along a 5km front, they drove them forward, wave upon wave, with the aim of blowing them up on minefields until they had cleared a path to the Eritrean front line for better trained infantry, mechanised forces and armour. … It didn’t work: the soldiers hardly raised their weapons, but linked hands in communal solace in the face of certain death from mines, the trenches, perfectly aimed artillery and their own officers, who shot them if they turned and ran. This was the horror of which Ms. Haile and her companions spoke, of mowing down the horde till their Kalashnikovs were too hot to hold.
Opting for War Will Lead the TPLF Regime to Its Demise !!
For more than five years the TPLF regime had presented every excuse possible to avoid accepting the EEBC ruling. Now the regime has finally rejected and declared to the international community that it is opting for war.
The Eritrean people had long since known that the rogue regime by nature is incapable of abiding by law and that the only option it has is to buy time through whatever means necessary. Failing to come up with any more excuses at the recent meeting with the Boundary Commission, the TPLF regime has now been forced to reveal what its intentions were all along i.e., war.
Cornered into a tight spot by popular opposition both from inside Ethiopia and outside as a result of its strategic follies, it comes as no surprise that the TPLF regime should take desperate measures emanating from extreme anxiety. Because to a regime loathed by its people and facing an uncertain future, war might seem like an appealing alternative. Yet in reality, the consequences of war are contrary to what the TPLF is presently hoping for. What will make this war different from the previous three aggressions is that it will hail.
O God! bless The People of Ethiopia and Eritrea, save them from any danger.Strengthen their bond and may they unite again,and bless the people of the world.
I cannot get you guys? Will there be war soon in the areas you mentioned? Does that mean Tigres are going to die from both sides? If that is the case, let them die then; it is their democratic right.
War Is Never The Answer” We should all stand together and stop this war from happening.
It is time for African to unite. like Bob Marley said.
I am out of this game. I nither support or oppose the war. All are bad to Ethiopia. How people belive OLF/Shabia is better than woyane? Let them fight and see the result.
Oppressing or even sheding innocent people’s blood has become a favorite hobby for many leaders around the world. These two guys are the worst. It just chocks me to death when some mindless people say that Meles is still much better than Derg or Mengistu. In my estimation the number of soldiers we lost at the war with Eritrea alone is at least ten times more than the number we lost in all the time Derg ruled. Yes we would never forget the red terror experience but it was much less horror than the massacre of university students, the gambella massacre, Awasa massacre and many more. And now Meles and Esayas are fully ready to destroy more of our lives, histroy, and our future. If this war is over they will start another again soon. I think it is time that God is preparing to see our misery and save us either by bringing judgement to these killers and their accessories or miraculosly bring a good solution to our suffering nation.
G.Bush could stop this WAR by picking up the phone and call Meles and his crazy brother on other side of the fence not to go to WAR……belive it or not they both will not go to WAR b/c they respect white men over their poor people who don’t know where thier next meal is coming from.