From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Tue Mar 23 2010 - 18:15:39 EST
Eritrea should always be sanguine
Tuesday 23 March 2010
By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim
March 22, 2010 - Lately the world body UNSC has slammed Eritrea with
falsely fabricated forged accusation of helping military and monetary
assistance to the Somali insurgents.
Helping the Somali citizens to come together to solve their cycle of
violence since the early 90's is not wrong neither is bad. Especially
from a country who benefits the fruit of peace in Somalia as part and
parcel of the greater horn of Africa that comprises others who are
directly or indirectly affected. With the exception of the minority
regime in Ethiopia who is desperate to use and manipulate the chaos in
Somalia and with that the threat of Eritrea to stay in power, the
countries who border Somalia are either the leaders are corrupted
themselves and sold their souls or did not know what a permanent peace
based on the inter-Somali solution can bring to their countries well
being.
The UNSC on the other hand instead of trying to access a mechanism that
resolves ones and for all, the self made irreparable tragic problem of
Somalia has been made to be more complicated that needed the self
crowned "crisis managers" to manage the mayhem of the poor innocent
Somalis.
The UNSC resolution 1907 has brought the Eritreans in Diasporas and
within the country together voicing "NO" to this illegal sanction. The
writer has not witnessed such of anger among Eritreans that united them
to act together.
What made Eritreans even more upset is the history of the same body that
always favored their neighbor in the South at their cost.
The United States have worked diligently to Federate Eritrea with
Ethiopia without taking into consideration the will of the citizens of
Eritrea. The US has been the reason for the unification of Eritrea to
Ethiopia that cost Eritreans over 65 thousands lives and irreparable
damages on human suffering that does not include the lost opportunities
on educations, health and life in dignity, among others. The United
States played a leading roll, and was not shy to put forward its
interest at the cost of Eritrea.
John Foster Dulles the then Secretary of State of USA has to say this:
"From the point of view of justice, the opinions of the Eritrean people
must receive consideration. Nevertheless, the strategic interests of the
United States in the Red Sea Basin and considerations of security and
world peace make it necessary that the country [Eritrea] be linked with
our ally, Ethiopia." -John Foster Dulles, 1952
This is what made Eritrea and Eritreans to take a stand against any UN
resolution that harms their country and their people.
The upbeat part of this is the action taken for the peaceful
demonstration by the Eritreans all over the world was mastered and
managed by the young generation most of them were born in Diasporas.
This demonstrates that the "Torch" that ignited by their fathers and
grandfather is passing to the new generation who adamantly care for
their country and for their people as their brothers and sisters
pursuing their national duties at home.
Therefore, Eritrea will always be sanguine!
* The author is the Former Bank of Eritrea Administrator currently
resides in United States of America. He can be reached at
?Ibrahim_Ibrahim@experienceworks.org
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