TPLF's Hidden Support to Al-Shabab Exposed
By Orion Asmelash
09.01.2013
Truth by nature is self-sustained, it does not get old as time goes, nor
does it get defeated by the majority, as evil and deceptions get stronger,
truth shines more splendidly in the middle of a great confusion and lies.
With all that propaganda regarding Al-shabab since 2006, who would imagine
what was hidden underneath TPLF's closets concerning the mysterious dirty
affairs it has with Al-shabab?, and who would think that TPLF would work
both with Al-shabab and the so called TFG and other ethnic Somalia groups to
keep the fire burning?, Well, It is only through time and crisis that truth
became more clearer. The international community has been misled big time
when it comes to Ethiopia's doctrine on Somalia. Ethiopia's Claim of fight
against Al-shabab and terrorism is a big lie and deception. Ethiopia neither
want Al-shabab to take over Somalia and nor does it want Al-shabab to desist
or die. TPLF cannot survive without terrorism. It is through this that the
regime got support from the west and stayed in power for 20 years. The
people in the horn of Africa knows TPLF from head to foot, they are familiar
with its tactics and games. Anyone who observed TPLF's behavior for the last
20 years will hardly miss what is behind the scene. TPLF leaders and their
followers are like a chameleon, they change colors every season but their
aim and real character is always the same. Their mind produces nothing good
than fertilizing evil thoughts of bigotry and dirty plots. What TPLF says
and does is always the contrary. When they say it is good, it means evil;
when they tell you it is dark, it means light; when they say it is bitter,
it is sweet. When they call for peace, it means for war; when they advocate
for justice, it means they have made crimes; when they denounce terrorism,
it means they want it. It is always the opposite. They have a very long and
extrudable tongue to deceive and mislead others, but for those who know them
very well, deep inside their thoughts "they hatch the eggs of vipers and
spin a spider's web".
TPLF's music of "Al-shabab" has become like a national anthem. Is TPLF
fighting Al-Shabab or supporting it? Well, for those who know TPLF's
character it is not hard to scramble their words and speeches. The people in
the region have seen the egg long ago before it got hutched. Today, even
little children know how to solve TPLF's cross words. Unless the
international community and specially United States are intentionally
cooperating or bypassing TPLF's hidden agenda, it is not difficult to
understand the regime's strategy in Somalia and the region in general.
Considering TPLF's behavior and past track records, including its terrorism
activities, such as abducting aid workers, kidnapping foreigners and robbing
up banks while they were rebel fighters against the Mengistu Regime before
1991, it is therefore logical to suspect and enquire to see if there is any
reason why TPLF would like the spirit of terrorism to continue exist and
live in the region. This is not speculation or conspiracy theory; I am not
the first to claim this either. I will let the facts speak for themselves.
In 2008, South African Ambassador to the United Nations, Dumisani Kumalo,
who was basically the chairman of the U.N. Security Council's Somalia
sanctions committee at that time, in his remarks to the Security Council's
said:
"Eighty percent of ammunition available at the Somali arms markets was
supplied by TFG and Ethiopian troops,"
No one denies the fact that TFG is controlled and directed by TPLF, thus
technically according to Kumalo's report, 80% of the arms supplied to
Al-shabab came from TPLF. Therefore, we should not be surprised when
Ethiopia is supporting Al-shabab. The only thing we need to do is to find
the reason why Ethiopia supports Al-shabab and other ethnic rebel groups in
Somalia? Then, the answer becomes clearer. First, we need to understand
TPLF's method of operation. TPLF is like a wolf in sheep clothing. With its
chameleon like long tongue always present itself to the west as an
anti-terrorist regime. The United States and the international communities
believed it. Not knowing TPLF's tactical game behind the scene, with TPLF's
lead they all dipped their hands into the bowl of blood shed that they now
regret. Eritrea's continuous advocacy for an all-inclusive political
solution for Somalia was refuted, and instead Eritrea was considered as a
"spoiler". Today, after a lot of try and error experiment, the international
community realized that Ethiopia's ill-advised strategy has created the
worst humanitarian crisis in history, now it seems that the international
community is prepared to change strategy so as to devise something
functional to solve the Somalia issue. There is a saying that, "A man who
carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way".
Those who were stubborn to listen Eritrea's advice for many years, now seems
to embrace Eritrea's strategic solution, which is an all-inclusive political
Somalia. By now, all parties have understood that every road to Somalia
through TPLF is a crooked road and those who follow and walk along TPLF
regime will see only crisis and destruction.
Because the international community has started to change strategy on
Somalia, Eritrea went a step further by reactivating its IGAD membership to
facilitate and pave the right way for Somalia's political solution. TPLF's
strategy on Somalia seems like it is fading away and Eritrea's innocent and
genuine proposal solution for Somalia is gaining momentum and will soon take
over the platform to lead the IGAD member states and the international
community to a viable and lasting solution for Somalia's crisis. TPLF is
showing frustration as Eritrea joins IGAD because Eritrea's strategic
solution will bring all Somali parties into one table for a common benefit
towards reconstituting Somalia. Ethiopia's old and failed self-centered
tactic of getting aid in the name of managing the Somalia crisis is vividly
exposed that it is only intended to prolong TPLF's life in power and today
it is slowly loosing its popularity. TPLF's paranoia is exposed with its
silly and childish behavior at the IGAD council of ministers meeting in
Addis Ababa on August 24th. TPLF's security agents has abused, harassed and
threatened Eritrea's envoy and forcefully expelled Eritrea's representative
Biniam Berhe from the meeting. TPLF's shameful frustration is a sign of
weakness and defeat.
So, why is TPLF choosing instability and crisis as a means of survival to
prolong its life expectancy in power? Let's dig in to it more..
TPLF's agenda in Somalia and its act of invasion in 2006 was not to fight
terrorism but to disintegrate and weaken Somalia. Despite the clear
evidence, Eritrea was instead used as a scape goat to conceal Ethiopia's
Evil adventurism. I wonder how many people know that Eritrea, even before it
became a nation had been fighting against Bin laden and terrorism since
1989, this is even before the world knows Bin laden, but today, instead of
acknowledging Eritrea's contribution to world peace and security, the
country was betrayed by the Security Council repeatedly and unfairly. In the
world we live in today, reasonableness, fairness, impartiality and Justice
has been continuously trodden underfoot, in its place arrogance and
selfishness rules over righteousness. Like in the old times, "The innocent
is convicted and Barabas the criminal was released" What a Justice!
Kumalo's assertion of Ethiopia's support to Al-shabab needs to be
reconsidered. The regime in Ethiopia has managed to stay in power because of
Al-Shabab. United States supported and protected TPLF both financially and
politically, as a result, TPLF was saved from falling, thanks to its friend
Al-shabab. The west has been misled, TPLF is not against Al-shabab, instead
mysteriously encourages Al-shabab to remain functional .The Regime's
strategy on Somalia is a no peace and no war situation. To sustain this
condition, Al-shabab is a concealed co-partner of TPLF. It is a well-known
doctrine of TPLF that as long as Somalia is disintegrated and weakened, the
regime's life expectancy can be prolonged. That is why Ethiopia supplies
arms both to the so called TFG and to Al-shabab mysteriously to keep the
fire burning. In TPLF's thinking, a stable Somalia is a threat to its
survival. Here, we need some analysis and we should ask why it would cause a
threat? Why is TPLF allergic to peace and stability? Well, in their
reasoning, since they are a minority group, the only way to continue ruling
is when there is disintegration and defragmentation in the region, on one
hand easy for them to rule and on the other they get financial and political
support in the name of fighting terrorism and managing the crisis.
The minority TPLF group represents 6% of Ethiopia's 80 million population
but controls close to 95% of the social, political and economic affairs of
the country. What is more ironic however is, according to one reliable
source, "93.5% of all key military positions in the Ethiopian National
Defense Forces are occupied by ethnic Tigreans, far in excess of their 6%
representation among the Ethiopian population". So, what does this mean?. A
united and integrated Somalia frightens TPLF, a united and strong Eritrea
frustrates TPLF, and a united and cohesive Ethiopia terrorizes TPLF. This
minority Regime is threatened by any sort of peace and stability. That is
why it waged war with Eritrea and Somalia, because it feels uncomfortable to
live in a stable and peaceful environment, that is why it chose the divide
and rule policy by disuniting the people of Ethiopia in to different ethnic
groups. Today, TPLF supports Al-Shabab because defragmented Somalia suites
its way of thinking and governance. Therefore, as long as there is
Al-shabab, TPLF can stay in power and extend its life expectancy.
This minority regime survives only when there is crisis and fragmentation in
the region. Somalia's disintegration benefits only TPLF. The United States
and international community have been deceived and should reexamine TPLF
agenda in Somalia. As long as this evil wolf is supported and allowed to
continue its destabilizing mission in Somalia, there will be no peace in the
Region.
