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Eritrean colonel causes havoc among Ethiopian opposition

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The government of Eritrea needs to act promptly to stop its rogue mid-ranking officers who are causing havoc among Ethiopian opposition groups if it is genuine about building a strong relationship with Ethiopians. The following information is intended for such purpose, since private communications have been left unanswered so far.

It was with shock and disbelief that a few days ago we learned about the disappearance of Col. Tadesse Muluneh, one of the founders of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF). We have requested Eritrean officials for an explanation. It’s now been over 2 weeks and we have not received any official response so far. Ethiopian Review sources in Eritrea, however, have informed us that it is not just Tadesse who is arrested. Several individuals in EPPF’s central committee have been rounded up in the past few months.

The arrests have been orchestrated by Eritrean adviser to Ethiopian opposition groups named Col. Fitsum, according to our sources.

This week we have also learned that current EPPF chairman Meazaw Getu’s movement has been restricted and his vehicle has been taken away by the same colonel.

During the past few months, at least two central committee members have been killed and several have fled. Hundreds of fighters have also left their units.

After rounding up Col. Tadesse and others, last week Col. Fitsum convened an EPPF meeting and forced the leadership to summarily remove several individuals, including six in the Diaspora, from the central committee for opposing his illegal actions. He then appointed a hotel-owner in Philadelphia named Tilahun Gelaw as head of EPPF in the Diaspora over the objection of the chairman, Meazaw Getu, and several central committee members.

EPPF is not the only group that is currently facing problems in Eritrea. We have also learned that hundreds of OLF fighters under Gen. Kemal Gelchu who are stationed in Eritrea have been immobilized. Gen. Kemal is currently placed under a virtual house arrest.

Col. Fitsum has also arranged some individuals to kidnap and beat up Ginbot 7 Secretary General Andargachew Tsige when he visited Eritrea a few months ago. To cover his track, Fitsum sent the attackers to Ethiopia where Woyanne shot them dead as soon as they arrived.

The turn of events in Eritrea regarding Ethiopian opposition groups is deeply worrisome to those of us who have been promoting cooperation with Eritrean government. Strong opposition figures are currently being silenced and in their place those who act and behave like puppets are being hand picked and installed as leaders by Col. Fitsum and other mid-ranking Eritrean military and intelligence officers.

We believe that all this is the work of rogue elements in the Eritrean military who might be secretly working to re-establish relations with the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia without the knowledge of the president. We believe that these Eritrean officers are purposefully undermining Isaias Afwerki’s agenda to build good relationship with Ethiopians based on mutual interest.

One of the tactics Col. Fitsum uses to keep Ethiopian groups weak and their members at each others’ throat is to identify corrupt individuals (some who are suspected of being Woyanne agents) and promote them while undermining and planting disinformation against those who are thought to be strong and free of corruption. That is what he has been doing against Col. Tadesse, who is in good terms with almost every one in EPPF, including the current chairman EPPF, Meazaw Getu. As a matter of fact, Meazaw has repeatedly expressed his wish for Tadesse to return to the EPPF leadership. It was Fitsum who chased away Tadesse from EPPF at the barrel of a gun. Fitsum turns around and informs his superiors that he is keeping Tadesse away from EPPF because the rank-and-file members will mutiny if he comes back.

Some question whether individuals like Col. Fitsum are acting on their own, or their actions are sanctioned by higher-ups. We will find out the truth in due course.

Our suspicion regarding the likes of Col. Fitsum has been strengthen by the recently leaked U.S. diplomatic dispatches from the American embassy in Asmara that has been released by Wikileaks.

In one of the diplomatic cables, the U.S. ambassador indicates that some military officers are working to bring down Isaias Afwerki. Could sabotaging the activities of Ethiopian opposition groups who are friendly with the Eritrean government by the likes of Col. Fitsum be part of a campaign of sabotage to undermine President Isaias? We could be wrong, but for now that is our assumption based on what we know so far.

If we look at EPPF, for example, every movement by EPPF units in the past year has been leaked to Woyanne forces in advance. As soon as the units make a move, Woyanne forces, along with ETV crew, capture them. Despite repeated warnings, the EPPF fighters are given mobile phones, which makes it easy for Woyanne to track them down.

At the Feb. 2010 EPPF general assembly a serious effort was made to revamp its leadership and establish an inquiry committee that would investigate allegations of corruption that has plagued the organization. The plan included bringing strong individuals such as Col. Tadesse to the central committee. All the efforts were blocked by Fitsum.

There were also credible reports that EPPF has been infiltrated by Woyanne with the full knowledge and collaboration of Col. Fitsum.

One of these infiltrators is Tilahun Gelaw who has given tens of thousands of dollars in cash and several mobile phones to Col. Fitsum during the past several months. Col. Fitsum has kept most of the money for himself and distributed the mobile phones to the EPPF fighters.

The above cases are just a few of the acts of sabotage against the EPPF and other Ethiopian opposition groups who are provided shelter in Eritrea.

The arrest of Col. Tadesse and several other Ethiopians is a reckless act as far as the Ethiopia-Eritrea relationship is concerned. Does the Isaias government want a genuine relationship with Ethiopians, or a master-puppet relationship?

If the answer is the former, to mend the situation, President Isaias can do the following promptly:

1. Order the release of Col. Tadesse and all other Ethiopian patriots.
2. Remove Col. Fitsum from his position as an adviser to Ethiopian opposition groups. There are many other Eritreans who can do the job in a constructive way.
3. Appoint an inquiry panel that investigates the alleged sabotages by Col. Fitsum and others against Ethiopian groups.

201 thoughts on “Eritrean colonel causes havoc among Ethiopian opposition”

  1. I am not surprised to hear this news..as an Eritrean we have been crying for two decades with this monster. But it took Elyas so long to recognise. Elyas don’t get so blinded by the strategic advantage Isyas is using the ethiopian opposition to maximize his advantage to Unite Tigray and Eritrea. ….Esayas hates every body except who would stand to oppose this…it is time to test the reality now. Change your strategy..try to side with the oppressed people of Eritrea…and it won’t be any problem tomorrow to build a relationship based on the people to people.

  2. Yesssssssss excpected revenge from our cousins… Your master Issyas had said let every Eritrean count up to the third generation and will know that he og she is a Tigrayan…. may be the Colonel has understood atlast that blood is thicker than water.. Elias now I agree that Issayas is the man of the year 2010…Now that he has begun killing Barnos..

  3. Elias,
    Did you see worshiping a predator like Isayas Afeworki was wrong to begin with. All these years you proudly portrayed him as an example of African leadership while in fact he led his country in the same manner as the Gambino mafia boses treated their low ranking subjects. You posed for a picture in your recent pilgrimage to Asmara and you told us how Asmara looks “heavenly” oh really? Now you can bite your own index finger in utter imbarrassment. Wait a minute did you and Al Mariam vote “Isayas Afeworki as person of the year?” Alice in wornderland…. kkkkkkkkkkk

  5. To Weyanes and sold out bandas. No matter what we willcontinue using all alternatives by cooperating with your ex. king Issaya untill the shamless agamido’s repressive regime will go toqality and give their hands. Do not worry . conole taddsse cou;ld be arrested.wehave molre colonels and brave ethiopians to toppel tegers’s criminals.You are really shameless and visionless people. You are sitting on a hot volcano and dancing on it.

  6. we know fur sure eritreans and tegeres can not live together because they in defferent level of civilization. There former relationship was like king and slaves and this type of mentality will never change. Eritreans have their own country and natinality where asthe tegres are wellconfused people who have neither eritrean nor ethiopian nationality.They areconfused in between. we ethiopians want to send all tegeres to eritrea , but eritreans are not rerady tolive these abckwards who mis-used ethiopia like foreigners . Most adamidos were Italy’s slaves and they are living still with the same mentality. That is why they arekilling other ethiopians. burn chruches,kill christians in the churches and sell everything which are valuable.

  7. What an awfuel news to hear. I never trusted dictator Isayass that grew up haiting and fighting Ethiopians all his life and that created one of the most evil man, the Hitler of Ethiopia. My heart is breaking for the patrotic freedom fighters. My guess is that tyrant Melass must have promised his tyrant cousin Isayass to give Eritrea more looted money and wealth from Ethiopia. It is not a secret that the two evil cousins hate Ethiopia/ns and will do anything to dismantle the country and continue to divide Ethiopians. The question I have is–why do the non-woyane Ethiopians continue to take orders from TPLF high military personael to fight and die for woyanes, instead of turning the gun on the looters and killers of Ethiopians and sacrified their lives for their country? Why aren’t the opposition leaders failed to turn the Ethiopian soldiers against TPLF? My heart is breaking for the patroiatic freedom fighters that got slaughtered by Eritrians and TPLF.

  8. hey elias, you deleted my comment against eritrea but you seem to like anything degrading Ethiopia. what is the purpose of comment #99 ? know that, no matter who wrote it, it shows your siding since you are the one allowing them especially when you filter ours.

  9. i am very happy because everybody will understand who ISAYIYAS is thanks for time if we live more we can see from him. we can’t make real friend from ERITREA those oppositions are CRAZY how they move to Eritrea? can you hide beside your enemy?
    this is a big news for EPRDF thanks GOD. from the begining we don’t have strong politician LONG live WOYYANE / EPRDF

  10. i appreciate Elias Kifle this news is great news it opens your views for all Ethiopians before we expect you are one sided person but now u are a real person at least you write what happened in Eritrea too.

  12. i realy feel sorry for those clueless people who take elias kifle seriously. this guy is mental just like his lunatic boss in asmera. how the hell can two people or group work for a common good if there is no trust that is build on a binidng mutual interest.even my 2 years old will nodd his head for a no. the bottom line is isayas and his supporters do not like ethiopia and her people, especially the amharas and tigrians. they dont even like those oromos who do not share OLF’s secession agenda. and these are the people you work with to bring change in ethiopia that improves the lives of her people…good eko naw!

  13. Very good planning Mr Isayas has understood the so called Armed Ethiopian opposition forces under his control are not capable of doing any harm to Woyane so he is going to reorganize them as one unit and appear as a man behind this plan. The catch is some one has to take the blame for that has not been done in the first place. Now we now who is to be blamed. And once again Elias will tell us how genuinely his hero Isayas is trying to help us get rid of Woyane.
    Loll I am impressed.

  14. I read Tikur Chaka’s letter about how shabia keeps a tight rein over EPPF. From the beginning, I never believed EPPF was a genuine autonomous armed organization, but always accepted that I might be wrong. Now what the letter states is that, beyond EPLF as the puppet master, I read that some of the so called leaders of EPPF are hodam cowards.
    Now, you may call me a coward as well for pointing my fingers, but guess what. I did not take up such a serious task only to lay on my back and spread my legs so easily. What happened to heros? What happened to sacrifice? What happened to leading by example? Now the footsoldiers who bought into the EPPF idea are, it seems, languishing in the desert wasting away. Once again, the youth is only an instrument for the selfish aspiration of the older people. Have we seen this before?

    Elias, I fully appreciate what you do. When I say thank you I am not just saying this le-yismula. But with this thanks comes responsibility on your behalf- to speak the truth no matter how dirty or depressing it is.
    If other people are like me, especially the youth, then we are seeking only the truth. No more lies. No more propaganda. No more trickery. No more smiling in our faces telling us lies only to turn around and piss on us. No more lies or cover ups please. Grab the bull by the horn IN ANY AFFAIR and present it like it is. No more “for the sake of tomorrow”. No more “it is what it is.” We should never ever let anybody get away with any lies. The minute we start with that is the minute we clear out the weak, the liers, the hodams.
    By the time all those derelicts are cleared out, of course we may not have many “politicians” but the few that are dedicated and truthful are better than the many that stand in line to rape us and our psyche again and again. Let us at least have the truth on our side for the sake of hope. It may not be in our culture to confront, but our survival depends on it now.

    The truth shall set us free.

  15. Dawit of #88…. you talk about Eritrea here day & night but expect to shut Eritrean voice in their own matter. We are even entitled to have an opinion on Ethiopian matter let alone on Eritrean matter. Why not, as your closest neihbours who share lots of things in common, aren’t we entitled to have an opinion on each other that affects both people.
    I bet you wouldn’t have any problem if a white man from American or Britain were to have an opinion in an Ethiopian matter like they always do. It only shows your slave mentality for not tolerating opinions coming from your next door neighbour who share more than a border with you ….. When in fact you tolerate and make excuse for opinions that came from a continent away. First liberate your mind which is still in bondage, then you can start about liberating your country or people. You are hypocrite and your hypocracy will bite back at you. Freedom starts from oneself. How could you talk about freeing others when you yourself are in bondage mental slavery.
    Perhaps, talking on virtual reality hiding behind the screen might have made you feel like a lion but you are less effective than a lion drawn on a paper can be. At least that would scare of a big child like you.

  16. Yemane of #89
    Boooo!!! ……hiding behind the screen… Come out come out….. Tell us who you are….. You are not Eritrean by any stretch of imagination….. You are a weyane in flesh trying to appear here as an Eritrean. You are a complete give away….. Nobody expected you to be a clever disguise …. When even Meles could compromise himself on SHAKA’s show live on talk to Africa prog calling as “ABEBE”.
    you lot are a complete idiots ….. Total give away.
    I like you though, as you lot can help wisen up even the most lay man that comes here for the first time.
    No matter how many times you disguise and appear to talk on behalf of one group or another alla weyane style, the truth will always come back to bite you & will emerge victorious over your lies-rotten body.

  17. Ato Elias,
    Why dont you quite drawing people to become your supporters, irrespective of the facts?
    Shame on you! You have been the only Ethiopian Advocating Isayas Afeworki as hero.
    Similar scenarios are behind your stands against Qesis Zebene, Mahibere Kidsuan and EOTC affairs. It showed your shallow insights and hatred based analysis of facts at stake.
    Why don’t you be open to ideas and develope yourself first?
    Why do you expect everybody to use your ‘eye-glasses’?

  18. we said it long time a go that shaebiya will never help the eppf in ordre to brig down weyane.For ETHIOPIA weyane and shaebiya are our enemies so we never trust these YATARIK ZIKACHOCH.I Hopp elyas TINSH KOYITEH AHUN LESTAFKEW MASTEBABEYA SETEH ENDEGENA WEDE SHAEGIYA ENDATIMELES:

  19. well!
    i am not in a position to critisiz or support the recent developments regardning all armed opposions bcs i am thousands of miles away from them jus like elias and my hasty and emotional conclusion would damage my credibility to the futur.
    As EPPF is part and parcel of the whole puzzle in the struggle it does offcourse concern us but what i have learned from the countries and peoples who passed through a bitter and a long armed struggle is that they hade gone through a lote of radical and challenging reshuffles, changes but for the good.
    The host country could have a roll on these case based on mutual cooperation and the countries security . if we take all the history of armed struggle in our world the host countries do have a roll.
    My conclusion is that the arrest of somone is not the case here bcs it is not surprising or i will not expect to get informed bcs these is about a reall struggle and endangers lives of others.
    We will see a lot of changes and if somone will want to know i would recommend to go to the field and meet the fighters.
    Otherwise we have to respect the decision made by the EPPF so far.

    take care!!!

  20. Some of the Eritreans brothers are shameful, weren’t some of you guys crying like a fool along side of the Woyanne supporters, saying that the Eritrea government gave sanctuary to the derg remaining and Kinijit? Why is that now suddenly you appear to care about EPPF? Some of you are not even Eritreans but pretenders.
    Some of my dear Ethiopian brothers and sisters are like chameleon. but one thing you need to understand, Forgive me # 99, Crazy Thinking – Ashebir, I like your paragraph so allow me repost it.

    1. “…Shaebiya will not bend like other leaders coz they know how they get to the power and what price they pay to liberate their ancestral land from our colonial rul. The same goes to TPLF. We think Ethiopia is our land and Eritreans and Tigreans are aliens. That is rude. If fact our population is far more that theirs is due to war but you have to know that — They are the ancient people there. They are direct linked to AXUM. Where the queen of she was born and rule according to our traditions. This people are the original! Period! They have to deep attachment to their land…”

  21. I SOMEWHAT AGREES WITH MANY CONCERNED ETHIOPIANS AND ERITREANS COMMENTS EXCEPT
    THOSE ILLITRATE WOYANNE COCROACHES WHOARE
    DISTURBING THE HORN WITH THE AMMUNITION GIVEN TO THEM BY ETHIOPIAN ENEMIES LIKE C,I.A AND BRITISH AND BEING TRAINED TO BE
    MORE BARBARIANS AS THEY NORMALLY ARE;TILL THEY GET THEM BACK AGAIN TO GROUND LIKE SADDAM ONCE .

  22. Hi Elias,
    I am distressed by the news of the Ethiopian Colonel. I want all Ethiopians to know that Eritrea/President Isaias will not make a deal with Woyanne or any other enemy of Ethiopia. This is not how Shaebia operate(We did not sell out against Somali and Sudanese fighters. Remember if Eritrea were to sell out then we the so called Int’l Community would not need to impose the illegal and unjust sanction against us)
    So I advise you to be patient(Eritrean gov’t are sometimes very slow in responding). So let’s all be patient and lets hope for good outcome)
    God bless Eritrea. God bless Ethiopia. And death to all Enemies of the people in the Horn of Africa.
    Merry Christmas to all.
    PS. Some Ethiopians wonder why Eritreans frequent Ethiopian websites.Because people say what they think without inhibition. Also, it is in my interest as an Eritrean citizen that Ethiopians know the true picture of Eritrea. Eritreans don’t hate Ethiopians we just love our country and continent.

  23. @ Yemane T

    dear brother. Those days are over for ever when Eritrans were one of the most privileged residents of Ethiopia. Access granted to Eritrean students at Addis/Mekelle/ Axum universities to ERitrean refugees is only due to humanitarian concerns on the part of Ethiopia. Eritreans are currently there as a TRANSIT to be resettled in a third hosting country. Regarding making and owning business in Ethiopia as before it is also much tougher than ever as no favour will be accorded for Eritreans. Most businesses /sectors have already been taken up by Ethiopians and other investors such as Chinese, Sudanese, Turks Saudis and Indians. Eritrean nationals will be expected to act as any other foreign investor which means NO access to local bank loan and unrestricted access to local resources. They will need to bring their own money (in most part) to take part in an investment opportunity and take advantage of a much larger Ethiopian market. For that reason, they can also go to South-Sudan or Angola to make money out of their investment.

    To conclude my point, Ethiopia is for Ethiopians.You chose to be independent and that was granted & our basic understanding of freedom embraces both political and economic emancipation.

    I hope you are not promoting the evil and never-materialising idea of ” Ethiopia ye-gara, Eritrea ye-Bicha”.

  25. Thank you Elias,
    You did a good job.C/l Taddesse is a victemed of EPLF regim.EPLF will never suport and armed Ethiopian opposetion groups for those who fights with one Ethiopia slogan.EPLF is with a plan to destoyed our country.C/L Taddesse is an innocent he is in presoon because he love his country and the people of Ethiopia.
    We Ethiopians should united for releas of our hero Taddesse Muluneh

  26. Both Eritrians and Ethiopians will have a lasting peace and democracy when they work together. The disapperance of the Ethiopian freedom fighter, Col.Tadesse Mulneh will only deepen the mistrust among Ethiopians and Eritrians. The only benficary from this unfortunate incedence is TPLF.

    The onus is on President Issaias to prove that he is not part of this dirty and dangerous game. He has to take measures now. The once encouraging trust that was devloping b/n Ethiopians and Eritrians is now crumbling fast and time is running out for President Issaias to reverse this trend.

  27. #115 Shaebia: What you wrote is what I called in my earlier comment as a typical Eritrean response. You are full of emotions and address points that is not written and making things up as you go. So, what you did is truly proving my point. Here are your fallacies:
    1. You don’t know me or have seen me writing before and yet your assumption that I am here “talking about Eritrea day and night” is pure paranoia, and is the result of your twisted imagination. 2. There is nothing in my writing that talks about “shutting you up”. This again is a fabrication of your own making. What I told you is to stop bitching here and try to blindly “defend the indefensible” about your own government day in day out. Rather than answering and addressing that issue I raised, you chose to still bitch that someone is shutting you up.
    3. I agree with you as a next door neighbors, that we need to discuss about mutual issues that are beneficial for our peoples. However, that discussion can be achieved when you live in the real world and share your honest assessment of your own government as well.

    4. The thing you rambled about a white man and slave mentality is so silly and will only show your own experience and reflection that emanates from your own built-in inferiority complex that stems from your love for Italians colonizers. I need not say more about this, as it is so obvious for anyone reading this exchange.

    5. Speaking of hypocrisy, I tried to advise you to know yourself first and and come clean about what is going on in Eritrea. However, rather than addressing this crucial issue, you chose to evade it and tried to pass your hypocrisy on me. This is what I said is typical of you people in my earlier comment. Nothing changed in your comment about the condition of your people and your government but confirmed my earlier point as being very true.

    6. To repeat my point, if someone lies about his own misery and the condition of his/her own government, then that person does not deserve my respect or anyone’s for that matter. This is what I call hypocrisy of the highest order. Then again, as the saying goes, old habits are hard to break.

  28. Wow.. so much for “Man of the Year” :) For the Shabia Wushas… This is just the beginning. Your used up butt will cry for mercy from Ethiopians. After sleeping with the enemy, and trying your best to destroy any peace in Ethiopia, you won’t have a single night peace in your life. You may run away from your mirror image, but your conscious will kill you slowly. The pennys you collected from Shabia, and its leaders won’t give you any salvation. This article you posted is nothing new for us Ethiopians. The truth was told about EPPF, and its non existent army when Solomon Tekalagn went and saw the dismal state of affairs, and how things are being used by money collectors. The Tikur Chaka, story is just the icing on the cake. Ye Ethiopia Amlak, will not let her down, how much you and your ilks want her to be destroyed. Many Ethiopians have given up with the left over Derg/EPRP generation, and are moving ahead living you and your generation to cry like little girls.

    Ethiopia shall prevail!

  29. How can we help our forgotten brothers and sisters who have joined voluntarily the Ethiopian Freedom Fighters, living behind their family and their friends? These Ethiopian volunteer fighters are facing three crucial problems: internal disputes among themselves, oppression or persecution by friendly Eritrean government, and an extensive search by the Woyanne regime to catch them and destroy each one of them without mercy. Forget the hunger, the heat, the cold, and the unpleasant conditions they are facing each day, each night, and each hour in a foreign country with no correspondence or telephone conversation with their loved ones at home. If we are unable to help them financially, we can still pray for them so that the Almighty God, in his own miraculous way, may grant them victory at the end after they have received all these sufferings and indignation for the sake of the Ethiopian people.

    My brotherly advice to these Ethiopian young boys and young girls in uniform in the Eritrean desert is that each one of them should silently pray and read the Holy Bible that says: “O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.” (2nd Chronicles 20:12) God is fast to listen and act if we sincerely ask him from our hearts. May he be with all of you!

  32. It’s unbeliveable, Elias…you still don’t say it, Esayas Gvevernment did it..instead you blame one Colonel or a group of government officials…it’s ok, say it It’s the Eritrean government whom you were supporting…..it’s like saying the culprit for Ethiopian misery is Meles or Bereket it’s the government….you are a political science intelectual how come you missed this one !!!!!!

  33. Mr. Elias was baking the flour of fixing the relation between “Eritrea and Ethiopia” for about 3 years.
    It seemed a holy thing. Many a men/women were gathered together to cheer that ambition.
    Mr. Elias was condemning the Ethiopian regime and was portraying the Eritrean side as an angel. But the “Proof of the pudding is in the eating!” We haven’t seen any progress up to now.
    Some so-called elites like Dr. Daniel and prof. Tesfatsion were discussing about Federation /confederation. I do not understand why those academicians brought this issue into the stage. The matter has no follow up. It remains as a day dream. There are many reasons for it.
    Firstly: One of the reasons, in fact, the main reason is that many Eritrean scholars as well as politicians do not accept their historical root as Ethiopians. Besides, they do not respect the freedom loving anti-colonial sentiment of Ethiopians.
    Secondly: I think Eritreans are closer to the Sudan than to Ethiopia. They shall federate or confederate to the Sudan. They have better relation to Sudanese. Due to immigration they are well mixed with Sudanese and more with Arabic culture. Even their President inclines more to Arabic language to Ethiopian. Most Eritreans are adapted to Sudanese culture.
    Prof. Tesfatsion had a clear stance that to achieve that objective, if the man from Asmara should be replaced by another democratic figure in Asmara and the same fate to the man in Addis Ababa.
    In my opinion, both leaders wish fame and glory. They have quenched their thirsty of power by suppressing the people of both countries at the shoulder of the youth.
    In fact, the man from Addis Ababa was begging many times to negotiate with his former recruiter. But the man from Asmara ignored the offer.
    As time goes on, both of them came to realize that the appropriate time to negotiate in every aspect is crucial. So the man in Asmara eliminates those naive Ethiopians that sought shelter in Asmara. In return, the man in Addis will squeeze those Eritreans that opposed Asmara regime and sought save heaven in Addis Ababa and elsewhere in Ethiopia.
    This is the arrangement between the two barbaric rulers long time ago.
    Finally, Mr. Elias tells us as if colonel Fitsum was the mastermind of all evils.
    In Africa, a low rank officer is always subordinate to other higher military rankers. For this reason, it is hard to imagine that the colonel himself has caused all evils in Asmara, against the biased opponents of Meles in Asmara.
    Mr. Elias, I tell you are finding a scapegoat to polish your past mercenary act by shifting the problematic to others.
    God is the only divine power that I truly rely on most.
    Let god save Ethiopia and its people!!!

  34. Tezebet,
    You are one of the people why we Ethiopians cannot live in peace and harmony. You are wishing death to people in order to give you self-satisfaction in life. If you are wishing people to death, so you can be happy. The reality is if someone dyes he or she is in peace not suffering as you are. In your dream, woyane will never defeat by any loser organizations or individuals. Woyane will thrive in every aspect you can think of. The hate you are experiencing is nothing but hate and war mongering. I can imagine what you will do to Woyane Tigray if you have the power. Thanks to the Almighty God you are powerless and I may add a jerk, loser, bastard………. Since when is a killer condemn to a killer, I thought they have the same mission that is to kill and destroy a nation. Tezebet, Elias and Issayas are the same, they are all rigid and working day and night to destroy Ethiopia, that is per Tezebet statements.
    Ethiopia thrives with Woyane.

  35. Elias, you are an Ethiopian patriot. You have proved that you are a man of interity. Thank you very much for your dedication to the freedom of Ethiopia from the Weyane Mafia.

  36. What were you expecting from Eritrea? Unless otherwise you are out of your mind, how do you expect to start struggle from Eritrea with a useful outcome for Ethiopia? What Col Fitsum did was right for his country.Do you dream that a strong opposition with an Ethiopian agenda would get support from Eritrea? It is the puppets that are going to be treated and supported. If one cannot see that, one has to be either a fool or blind of the situation around him. Please grow up!! Never expect support from an enemy!!

  37. What a dubious analysis! You just repeat what is already known for long time. Esayas know what is being done and it’s under his approval. If u want a strong and united Ethiopia, remove Shabiya from power. Remove Woyane from Ethiopia. Unite Eritrea with Ethiopia. U can not trust both Woyane and Shabiya. They are both the two sides of coin.

  38. Shabia and the colonel used Elias Kifu as a condom for their satisfaction and agenda.

    On the other hand Weyane is the luckiest group/government in the Ethiopian history. All its enemies are weak, non-collaborating and most of all cowards-ye were arbenoch.

    Weyane will rule for the next 30 years (atleast)and all the enemies will vegetate and die in in exile. And this include Ahya Elias.

  39. Hi Elias, Comment 91 is not mine. Surprisngly, my second comment is also removed.

    Anyways, my second comment was a call for President Issayas to tell us where he is standing at this issue? Did he approve the disapperance of Col.Taddese Mulneh and others, or this is the work of a few rouge security people like Col. Fistum? Was the Pesident lying to us Ethiopians, when he gave us his loyality word in 5 round interview with Ethiopian Review. Ethiopians want to know the fact. Silenece will only deepen the suspecion.

  40. No wonder why the woyanne is ruling the country without strong and viable oppositions to compute against them. You people are losers. Attempting to blame others for your own weakness will not take you anywhere. Watch, TPDM will win the war while you guys are still crying for power. No doubt why Meles told you to go fight for it. Because he knows you very well that you will not going to do it. Isn’t that amazing that you want poor people to die librating Ethiopian but you want power without contributing for it? Well, in that case you are not any different than Woyanne. The people of Tigrean died liberating Ethiopia but few are enjoying the honeymoon. Let’s take Chakatikur4 for example, this person chose to stay anonymous. As far as any rational person could think he/she is one of the power hungry individual. He/she accuses people of cowardice it is obvious that he/she is the one who is coward.

  41. Elias,
    Now that you have opened a can of worms for all to see; I suppose things will never be the same with your “person-of-the-year.” Isayas may summon you to Asmara for a brief discussion on the missing terrorists and I hope you are not going to be naively take the offer; if you do, that I believe might seal your fate as mafia bosses dread any one who cross their line. I wish you Quit dancing around with this beast for it is much easier to domesticate a wolf than to expect Isayas show humanly. In the past, we heard that he likes to watch movies inspired by Mafia bosses like the godfather and he’s just the exact imitation of those out law personalities.

  43. From what i heard is that eppf has been infested with woyane double agents and spies,and this is a major clean up for eppf,i mean seriously no one does a better clean up job the shabia,you people are dumb and stupid not to think that shabia has high spies in woyane regime,more than half of those who joined the opposition had a big question mark for leaving,the sudden large rounding up clearly indicates a tip or information recieved regarding these people.If that would’ve been a slow arrest with some able to escape then you would jepordise your spies in woyane regime and lose element of suprise to arrest them,this is house cleaning job this is not about the eppf but the national security of eritrea also,lets hope they don’t execute them from what i heard the evidence is very bad against most of them including audio recordings and shabia won’t tolerate these games.No wonder they were hesitant to push more with the eppf they must’ve known of the infestation within the opposition group.

  44. Elias that is for woyanne barbarians with lowest IQ in the planet earth and
    20 years lies like “JEGNA WOYANNE SERAWIT” IT WAS CIA 20 YEARS TRY FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIKE SENDING KIFLE
    WODAJO AS FAMINE HELPER WITH THE MISSION OF DISTANCING DERG HIGH OFFICIALS FROM MENGISTU TO WEAKEN THE MILITARY RULEIN THE NAME OF FIGHTING COMMUNISM AND TO READY A PODIUM FOR WOYANNE TO DISINTIGRAT
    THE COUNTRY “200 BILLION BIRR”FROM DONORS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS IS TO GET IT DONE AND AS YOU HAVE SEEN IT IN WIKI LEAKS THE WOYANNE PM WAS ASKING THE PROMISED MONEY TO GET THINGS DONE . SO I
    SAY LET US CURE OURSELVES FROM THE CANCER WITH A UNITED HAND AND KILL WOYANNE CIA DREAM OFDISINTIGRATING OUR BELOVED MOTHERLAND:

    “ America’ s anti-Ethiopian unity policy had become clear to us beyond any doubt when the US had started to identify itself closely with the EPLF and TPLF and had decided to hand over power in Ethiopia from the Derg to the EPLFTPLF. It was also then that the CIA had come out openly to block the forces of Ethiopian unity and serve the cause of Ethiopian dismemberment.
    This had become clear at the Toronto Conference which was held from Hamle 12 to Hamle 15 (July 1990) with the object of creating a democratic united front of forces committed to Ethiopian unity for the formation of a transitional government to replace the expiring Derg. And as this objective was contrary to the US strategy to replace the derg by EPLF-TPLF those loyal to the CIA had done everything to sabotage and disrupt the Conference before it achieves its objectives. I was one of the persons responsible in organising the Toronto Conference with the objective of achieving o the unity of pro-unity forces and, as President of EPDA,I was preparing to lead the EPDA delegation to Toronto when I was told to go urgently to Khartoum (Sudan) where I was told my service was needed urgently. Replacing me to lead the EPDA delegation to Toronto was assigned Dereje Deressa, EPDA secretary General. It was only upon arrival in Khartoum tht I understood the CIA mischief to avoid my presence at Toronto. At this point CIA was engaged in bringing together forces that will form the entourage of EPLF-TPLF and follow them applauding to the power pedestal in Addis Ababa so as to give them the appearance of popular support while alienating pro-unity forces and individuals.

  45. Elias thanks for not shying away from reality, the reality that eritrea has never been and will never be a solution but rather a problem for ethiopia. I love you as much as i hated you..for me personally one of my biggest concerns in regards to ethiopia was to see eritreans exploit our naivety and I am now relieved that the truth has come out for all to see…if there are still people who can’t read the writing on the wall, they are ether retarded, or simply not ethiopians. thanks elias again,you shouldn’t be ashamed of trying..never…

  46. WOW…

    142 PEOPLE COMMENTED ABOUT THE HOT TOPIC,
    ETHIOPIANS YOU WANT FREEDOM? INSTEAD BLAH BLAH…ORGANIZE AND FIGHT, IT IS USELESS TO BLAME WOYANE OR SHABIA FOR THIS AND THAT, THE SOLUTION IS IN YOUR HAND NOT IN THE GOVERNMENT OF ERITREA’S.
    SHABIA LIBRATED THEIR COUNTRY AFTER THEY SACRIFICED THEIR LIFE, AND WOYANE ALSO PAID A PRICE, TO RULE WHOLE ETHIOPIA.
    SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS EXPECT, BY HIDDING IN DIASPORA, FREEDOM COMES BY BLAH BLAH BLAH… EITHER FIGHT OR REMAIN SLAVE,TALKING….

  47. I agree with 71 & 77, Isias has no knowledge with what is going on.
    1- He didn’t know about the soccer players who asked for asylum in Kenya until Aljazeera journalist told him.
    2-He didn’t know the arrest of Dawit Issak until a Swedish journalist asked about Dawit.

    The list go on and on..

    I am sure Isisas will be thankful to Elias for bringing to his attention about col.Fitsum.

  48. Hey Eshetit!, yes we know ESFNA is infiltrated by Woyanees as Woyanees infiltrate into many Ethiopian opposition forces. What is wrong if Elias writes about it? Infiltration is infiltration weather it is in ESFNA, EPPF or other political opposition forces. Thank you Elias for being honest about these issues.

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