By Elias Kifle
It was easy to predict how cadres and supporters of the ruling Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne) would react to Ethiopian Review’s choice of President Issayas Afeworki as “Person of the Year.” Woyannes have committed and continue to commit unspeakable atrocities against Ethiopians. Because they have no fear of and respect for the leaderless people of Ethiopia, they carry out their crimes with impunity. On the other hand, Meles and gang know what they did to Eritreans. The ethnic cleansing these Woyanne hyenas committed against 500,000 Eritreans is a crime against humanity and Meles, Seye and all those who participated in it will be brought to justice sooner or later by the lions of Eritrea. This is what keeps Woyannes sleepless at night. It is therefore expected that they would react extremely violently to the choice of Issayas Afeworki by the most popular Ethiopian online journal as “Person of the Year.” The messages I am receiving on my phone tells it all.
I have saved some of the death threats. Here are two of them (click below or here)
[podcast]http://www.ethiopianreview.com/audio/death-threats-against-elias-kifle-jan2009.mp3[/podcast]
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As you can hear, their voice is dripping with murderous hate and rage.
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So far, Meles and his tribal gang have succeeded in identifying and eliminating genuine leaders of Ethiopia such as Prof. Asrat Woldeyes. A people without powerful leaders are easily subjugated by criminal elements like Woyanne. People who have determined, pragmatic, smart leaders can fend off against any force. We have seen it in Somalia. A group of determined leaders with a clear vision of what they want (removal of the Woyanne invading forces from their country) did not need more than 3,000 fighters to crush the 300,000 strong Woyanne army.
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What Ethiopians at the moment lack is such leaders. Fortunately, there are some who are emerging now, such as the EPPF and Ginbot 7 leaders whose movements are gaining momentum, thanks, in part, to the assistance provided by the government of Eritrea. As Somali freedom fighters succeeded in defeating the Woyanne army with the assistance of Eritrea’s government and Somalis in the Diaspora, so will Ethiopian freedom fighters. That is the path to victory against Woyanne.
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Regarding the death threats I am receiving, they will hear it back when they sit in a court room to defend themselves against charges of war crimes soon. Please do continue to leave me your messages. Here is my number: 202 369 9543.
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75 thoughts on “Woyanne’s violent reaction to ER’s “Person of the Year””
Dear Elias!
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! I can see that you’ve started the new year boldly, just like you ended the last year.
We all need to learn a whole lot of love for Ethiopia from you, learn a whole lot of courage. You’re boldly going where few had gone before.
Although you’re one in a million, don’t feel lonely in this quest of yours.
We are millions who have the same goal and millions who love and admire you. I wish I was you!
Elias
Betam yegermal
Mentadergachewaleh Yewedekech aheya mot ateferam malet yehe newena tewachew yecehu mechereshachew seletekarebe newena bezu ayegermem. men yadregu mewch megbiya siyatu atfeteh tefa yemibalewen zeybe muyachew selehone newe. yehone hono gin it is to let menem leyadergu ayechelum wede mekaber selekerebu newena
In my opinion, Birtukan arrest is another humiliation for Weyane supporters. Sibehat Nega told them not long ago that there is no better organization for Eritrea than TPLF. Nega is still their head. Why are Weyanes so bitter on Esias who stands for Eritrea? As animals use their teeth and horns to eat their prey and protect their feast, Weyanes animalistic behavior comes out in action when their loot is in danger.
Elias,
As I said before, if your nomination of Essayas was your intent to stick it to Woyannes or in other words to touch their every hateful nerve; I congratulate you for doing a great job. These hateful, lawless, spineless woyannes do not even know that threatening an American citizen is a federal crime. I hope they find this SOB and throw him in jail.
May God keep you safe from these criminal Woyannes.
Elias,
Originally, I was not in support of nominating Mr. Issayas as a man of the year for 2008. Now, I am happy to see Woyanne to get them so upset.
As you know, we are living USA where there is a high respect of the rule of the law. If I were you, I would go to see my lawyer to evaluate my options against these stupid cadres. Don’t let it go.
Elias: you are great because you hit the target. We have learned that Woyane is the no. one enemy of Ethiopia and the area people. That is why they bark like a dog which shows their emptiness and frustration. Criminals do not have brain and heart (they have only stomach). Good you have posted that evil voice of intimidation. Manage yourself and we are with you.
Ashenafi
I admire Elias for his unwavering stand against Weyane and their crimes against the Ethiopian people and the Eritrean people for stealing their hard earned wealth and money. Thank you Elias, for being too honest in this regard. I would also like to thank you for considering the Somali issue in between the lines.
Dear Elias and all ethiopians and Eritreans.
I never even think there would be a day an Ethiopian intelectual would not only nominate an Eritrean as the man of the year, but even think of Eritreans as human beings. We have seen Ethiopian intelectuals, PHDs (including one Ethiopian professor in Texas)treating Eritreans as the virus and the hidden cancer of Ethiopia. We read a lot about Eritreans in ethiopian websites, but none was ever defending Eritreans. When Eritreans,like me not even speaking a word of Tigrigna, born and raised in Ethiopia, served faithfuly in Ethiopian governement were stripped off their belongings and were sent walking through the desert to Eritrea (unknown country for us), no Ethiopian voice was raised to protest. So, it is nice to see Elias’s opinion and the voices of Ethiopians thinking about us as human beings.
That said, don’t be mistaken Isayas is the other face of Meles. They are both dictators and both are against Ethiopian and Eritrean people. Actually, they both have the same obsession. Destroy Meles or destroy Isayas. Meles will support Eritrrean opposition, Isayas will support Ethiopian opposition, they will both starve their people to buy weapons to serve their purpose while the countries manufacturing the weapons will get fatter and fatter. The opposition of today is the dictator of tomorrow.
Elias, Isayas is not your man.
The dedeb that left that filthy message inadvertently exposed the behaviour of his fellow weyanes. Now the whole world has learned how they are morally and intellectually bankrupt, and their only response is through violence, intimidation and harrassment. They can’t stand the truth, all they acquired throughout their miserable life is deceipt; distortion; theft and ofcourse the art of begging. They are a disgrace not just for Ethiopia, but for the entire human race. Thanks Elias for letting us hear their filthy voices.
When Weyanes are hit hard, they regress into their primitive being. Prof. Tecola is back on Amhara bashing.
He is praising Weyane soldiers who raped, killed so many poor Somalis in their own capital. Wow! I have no word how to express of this bastard creature. He advises those killers not to involve in Ethiopian politics. He is implicitly endorsing Agazis to do whatever they want with impunity.
The glaring irony of the second caller shouting out Armene! I wish to see the day all of these clowns are charged and hanged! Death to EPRDF and “shermuta” Weyanes. They were on a whole new level of the “haters” category but keep doing your thing man. Ethiopia will re-emerge when the cowards are eighty sixed!
I applaud your style of journalism, however the groups you are endorsing amount to nothing….. that could bring the desired outcome. For sure I know, nega is as equal racist as Meles when it comes to ethnic amharas.
I stand by to be corrected, Elias
Elias u found the cure to cancer …Woyanie are east africa’s FORFOR… or KUMAL. They are the cancer of EAST AFRICA… read my comments no 106 under ur “person of the year” article.
Good job ER.
This prove that the ER is very effective to
deliver the Ethiopian Eritrean voice. The
Meles gangs are hearted. The MLLT followers
proved also they are at the bottom of self esteem.
Go ahead ER to harmonize both, Ethio-Eritra people.
Mamo
You are great.
You open a window of discussion between two brotherly nations. I admire U.
That’s a start. Keep the good job!
This is a struggle. Someday we will be winners.
The war between us has to be over.
No more wars.
Appreciation is good.
Thank you
Elias, the truth that you uphold so dearly is the invisible weapon that is making the mafia Wayane sleepless, clueless and nut, and the only way the mafia Wayane cadres and supporters can come up with is to break US Federal Law and resort to making a death threat in your life!! You should consider bring these mafia cadres to the US court of law to have the taste of their own medicine!!
Elias, good job Elias we support you
God bless you
MR.ELIAS, YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST JOURNALIST,NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I AM VARY PROUD OF YOU.KEEP UP A GOOD WORK.
PLEASE POST THE FOLLOWING: INTERVIEW WITH PRESEDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI.(VEDIO-PART 1,&PART 2)BUT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE, MAY BE YOU CAN TRANSLATE IN ENGLISH.
http://WWW.SHABAIT.COM….(TPLF REGIME HEADING TO ULTIMATE,!)WOW!!!!. GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA, AND GOD BLESS ELIAS.
Woyanes are naturally the source of hate and crime. I remember meles’s hate statement to one of his foreign friend. Meless said “I hate the Amharas especially North Shoans”. Now Meles and his collaborators hate has expanded to engulf Elias! Do not wary Elias. They are created for hate, crime and to saw disonest among our people. That is why they are called WOYANE or WOROBELA.Every Ethiopian is working very hard to get rid of this evil organisation as soon as possible.
God Bless the innocent people of Ethiopia and our very few friends
Aigebru
ELIAS, may God bless you, for your unwavering stands for all Ethiopians across. The regime in Ethiopia are terrorists who fooled the world, and continue to commit unlimited crimes against the people of east AFRICA.
Their acts of terrors throughout Ethiopia, Somalia, ERITREA is all proofs that this Mafias would want your head on their platters. Therefore, be alert in capitalizing on their terror handiworks expose to all wide medias, as well as local authorities in the locale you currently reside.
YOUR BRAVERY WOULD SHINE IN OUR HISTORY FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS. YOUR ADMIRER SO OF East AFRICA.
Elias,
Like everyone else, I will say you did a good job. I am no supporter of Weyane nor Shaebia. In a real world, you probably may not support Issayas based on his past history with Weyane, I hope, to what he did to Ethiopians. You must also remember that with the support of OLF and Shaebia, Weyane is now in power. You have also no guarantee that Issayas stands for Ethiopia as you may sound like you are standing for Issayas. You must also know that Shaebia under Issayas killed EPPF members as they become stronger, why is that? Perhaps it is okay to support Eritreans but I don’t think it is a good idea to do that with Issayas. Until this day, I have not heard Issayas saying he has no problem with Ethiopians that tells me like Weyane, he has contempt for Ethiopians. Remember he was the one who said along with Meles who said he will make Ethiopians suffer for 100 years. That being said, if there is genuineness, there is nothing wrong with forgiveness as you are trying to do and bring Eritreans and Ethiopians to closeness. At the same time, you have to be cautious. Until this day, it is my experience that most Eritreans have the contempt for Ethiopians after living elite life in Ethiopia. Now they are going around saying they will make Eritrea better than Ethiopia like Singapore. Understand also that if they have it in their own way, I am sure they will have the downfall of Ethiopia.
It is also my wish however, rather than years of continuous war, I want both Ethiopia and Eritrea to live side by side peacefully.
Hey, Elias- great job.I agee with you 100% about pres.essays nomination” Person of the year.).. Woyanne’s violent reaction to Elias!!?..yegermal…backward people. any way, please post the attached vedio 1 & vedio 2. to every one to see.unbeliievable!must see. 1st- elias you need to have same body to interpret in amahric or english.
TPLF regime heading to ultimate demise, President Isaias underscores
By Staff
Jan 6, 2009, 13:04
Asmara, 6 January 2009 – In continuation of the interview he gave to the national media, President Isaias Afwerki said that despite attempts to prolong its stay in power through securing various types of external subsidy, the TPLF regime is heading to ultimate demise. He underscored that the regime’s political line characterized with the policy of divide and rule over the Ethiopian people continues to be exposed from time to time.
Indicating that the TPLF adopted the so-called Federal Constitution in 1995 in a bid to serve its narrow twin-purpose scheme, as well as prolong its stay in power, the President pointed out that it not only gave the existing natural differences in the country an institutional shape but also deepen them. The growing animosity and political, as well as armed opposition against the regime in various Ethiopian regions, including Tigray, is an outcome of such a reality, he elaborated
President Isaias went on to explain that following rejection by the Ethiopian people as a result of falling hostage to its own political line, the TPLF regime resorted to the policy of seeking external support. The fact that the regime became the servant of the US Administration is an ample proof of that, which nonetheless exposed the regime to even worse situation in every aspect, he added.
The President further noted that the Ethiopian economy is moving from bad to worse due the fact that the regime from the outset embarked on controlling and plundering the country’s economy rather than promoting economic development. In this respect, he pointed out that at a time when a quarter of the Ethiopian population is suffering from famine, the TPFLF regime’s claim as if the country has registered economic growth is but sheer joke.
As regards the Eritrean-Ethiopian border issue, President Isaias underlined that the TPLF regime has been totally defeated and that the issue has undoubtedly reached legal conclusion. He asserted that although the regime in pursuit of its narrow interests sought to foment animosity between the people of Eritrea and Tigray, the people and Government of Eritrea, provoked by the regime’s perpetration of crisis and obstacles, did not at all manifest animosity towards the Tigrayan people. The President declared that as both peoples are destined to coexist together, relations with the people of Tigray would play significant role in fostering sound relations and mutual prosperity in the future between the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia as a whole. He further asserted that Eritrea’s relations with all political forces in the region, including that of Ethiopia is aimed at creating conducive ground for promoting peace and cooperation at the regional level.
On Djibouti’s current smear campaign and the declaration of war against Eritrea on the part of the country’s President, President Isaias reiterated that Eritrea would under no circumstances engage in squabbles and that it sees no reason to resort to war. “We would only like to tell them: you have declared war and you have a debt,” he stated.
Regarding the TPLF regime’s invasion of Somalia, the President underlined that the subsequent massive acts of destruction to life and property the regime committed in that country by far exceed the atrocities perpetrated by the Haileselassie and Mengistu regimes. In this respect, he pointed out that the two-year old invasion did not bear any outcome other than destruction and utter failure. President Isaias further cited the huge inhumane crimes committed against the Somali people, about which the world media did not give due coverage owing to the pressure applied by Washington. And as such, both the TPLF regime and the US Administration are liable to face justice for these enormous crimes, he underscored. The President stated that Eritrea has the obligation and trust to play due role towards restoring normalcy to Somalia and promote peace in the region.
Concerning Sudan, President Isaias said that Sudan is currently at the cross roads due to complicating external interference. He also stressed that as Sudan’s engulfment in endless turmoil would not benefit its people, Eritrea and the region as a whole, the Eritrean government has not only been involved in constructive engagement but also advocating the need for extending the necessary support to Sudan so that it may not fall into such a scenario. The President further affirmed that Eritrea would continue to work for the benefit of the people of both countries and the region.
Commenting about the so-called Sana’a Forum, President Isaias stated that the game is being played by the TPLF alone and that Sudan and Yemen have only nominal presence in it. He added that the whole affair is not only a manifestation of the regime’s illusion and total bankruptcy but also represents one of its failed foreign strategy.
VIDEO: Interview with President Isaias Afwerki (PART 2A & 2B from Jan 5, 2009)
Elias,
You may love your country ateast as much as we do. You may wish weyane removed and democracy prevailed in Ethiopia atleast as much as we do. But I do believe Isayas have some part is dismanling Ethiopia, initiating,faning and spreading ethnocentrism in Ethiopia and separating Ethiopians and Eritreans. I don’t really believe he desrves the nomination. How can a father who is not good enough for his own children be good enough for his neighbour’s childern? He is not good for us, atleast not now. Both Meles and Issayas are equally responsible for the misary and suffering of Ethiopians and Eriterians.
Ethiopians and Eritreans should unite their efforts to get ride of these dictators. Oppositions who are working with either tyrants can’t be trustworthy. They learn only tyrany from tyrants. You can only look like your friend.
selam
Some people just don’t get it, do they? I can’t, for the life of me, understand what it is that people like Gashu find hard to unscramble about
Eritrea’s clearly stated and consistently demonstrated position on Ethiopian unity. Please show some elementary commonsense and stop the irrational and foolish blather! Let me try to spell out some glaringly obvious facts: 1. During the TPLF’s earlier stages of armed struggle, its declared intention was to establish a separate ‘Abai Tigrai’ republic. It was the EPLF’s uncompromising and consistent stand against that idea that forced Woyane to eventually abandon that goal. Once the TPLF had settled for the goal of a free, united Ethiopia, Shaebia went ahead and helped it defeat and remove the murderous Dergue regime from power, convinced that it was helping to liberate the Ethiopian people from the brutal Dergue. At that time, Shaebia acted responsibly and in good faith, because it had no way of knowing that Woyane was an inherently heartless ‘beast’ that would turn out to be even worse than the regime it replaced. As far as Shaebia was concerned it was helping a supposedly progressive people’s movement rescue the Ethiopian people from Mengistu’s brutal rule. Is it Shaebia’s fault, then, if Woyane for reasons that are utterly inexplicable and defy all reason, has turned out to be the heartless criminal entity that it is?
2. President Issaias’ and the Eritrean Government’s stand in favour of a united Ethiopia is not simply an empty rhetoric: Eritrea’s actions with regard to this issue have been completely consistent with its declared policy. Not only is it providing indispensable assistance to anti-Woyane Ethiopian movements in the fight to remove Woyane from power, but it has made it its responsibility to guide them in the direction of a struggle towards a united Ethiopia. What better evidence can there be for Eritrea’s unwavering commitment to Ethiopia’s unity, than the ‘One Ethiopia’ booklet that was issued by its government, clearly and unambiguously spelling out its official policy on this issue?
We can tel,from Woyane’s reaction how shaken and and scared are. Mr Elias hit the core,and score high, by nameing the person of the year “THE LION OF AFRICA”.
Which is Woyane’s NIGHTMARE.
This reaction should make you, not scared but stronger.
Good work,God Bless.