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Seifu Tsegaye Demmissie
The Anglo-American masterminded
neo-colonial design for Ethiopia
has been implemented with their selective crowning of Meles
Zenawi in Ethiopia.
As their favorite candidate, they hailed and tried to sell Meles
Zenawi as one of the new brand of African
leaders. Their neo-colonial designs are shrouded with economic
development, political reform and democracy to deceive the wider public
and consolidate their proxy rule in the country.
They allowed
controlled and manipulable opposition to enhance their image. Many
well meaning Ethiopians had been tricked into believing that the
country is heading in the right direction. However, time has proven the
correctness of democratic forces who opposed or questioned
the motives behind the installation of an unelected regime in Ethiopia.
These democratic forces have been facing constant attacks,
marginalization and persecution. Despite the serious crisis and difficulty the
country has been going through, Ethiopians have never accepted the proxy rule
and continued their resistance in various ways they find suitable.
The grudgingly deep involvement of the west especially
that of the United States of America
and Britain in financing and
running the proxy regime of TPLF-Meles, is a manifestation of their
neo-colonial ambitions and desires in Africa. They have
been instrumental and the brains behind dividing the country into ethnic
homelands using the blue prints of the Italian fascists who occupied
the country for a short period of time. The fact that the tribal
regime is very much dependent on foreign (western) support for its functioning
and survival or viability is self evident.
Western money and expertise are keeping it alive as
does a life supporting machine to a patient. Any casual observer
would find out and realize this reality in the administration of present
day Ethiopia. Some
Ethiopians have rightly described the regime of TPLF-Meles as a mercenary
catering for foreign interests. Meles Zenawi is just an instrument of foreign
powers and interests whose fate is inextricably linked to his servitude. The
blind admirers and supporters of Meles Zenawi regard his servitude as a good
quality related to competence or smartness. Servitude and working
against national interests are disgraces to be ashamed of. Based on their
own official accounts and figures, the west as a whole is known to have
spent between 25 and 30 billion dollars towards running
and maintaining the proxy regime so far. There are evidences which show
that in terms of volume, the corrupt and dysfunctional regime is the largest
recipient of the so called official western development aid and grants in
Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, mention should be made of the complicity of
the World bank which has been repeatedly advised against financing and
supporting tyranny and repression in Ethiopia. As the arms and
instruments of the west and neo-colonialism, the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) are entrusted with the task of
financing and propping up Anglo-American cuddled and
controlled regimes in the third world. Loyalty and submission to the
interests of the west are the criteria that count to qualify any
regime to secure the support of these western controlled and
manipulated financial institutions.
Regimes which are not to the taste of London and Washington
are not entitled to secure loans and are rather subjected
to sanctions of various kinds. These financial
institutions function in line with the interests of the big western
powers who impose and promote their economic policies through them. The
harmful and misguided policies and prescriptions of these lending
institutions were blamed for the financial crises and economic ills which
had hit some countries in the 90`s. Despite the infusion of billions of
dollars, the country is in dire economic situation and
facing grinding poverty. Evidences show that unemployment and
poverty are increasing at frightening rates. It is true that the
tribal elites in the service of foreign interests are burgeoning and
faring well in the crisis and maladministration. They do not have any positive impacts
to account for the tax payers of the west who are the sources of the finances.
The present reality shows that they have compounded the problems of Ethiopia
and made it the hub of famine and poverty.Western presence, rule and money have
not improved the lots of the great majority of Ethiopians.
The tribal policy of the proxy regime is impeding the free
movement of capital and domestic labour within the country. Moreover, the
Anglo-American proxy regime is known to be among the most brute and
repressive ones in Africa. It is accused of
war crimes in Ethiopia and
neighbouring Somalia. Neither
does proxy rule improve and respect fundamental human
rights. Siphoning of resources and trampling upon the rights and
sovereignty of the country is resulting in more resentment and rage. It is marginalising
and shoving millions into despair and misery. One does not need to present and
analyse figures since the increasing deterioration of living conditions and
desperation of the population in Ethiopia speak volumes to confirm
it. Ethiopia
is now in the grip of distressing and widespread
famine which has hit the news headlines again.
The excruciating pictures of emaciated and starving children are back
to the media screens. These pictures are simply a bit of the
unfolding human tragedy emanating from the appalling famine
which is taking its tolls on human lives and causing
immense suffering in Ethiopia.
Yet the TPLF-Meles and their foreign masters are busy attempting to
conceal its actual magnitude, depoliticise and blame it on nature and rising
world food prices.
It is in the middle of this tragedy that Meles Zenawi
and Co. were throwing out lavish parties for the enjoyment of their cadres
and supporters. It is well known that Meles Zenawi is the world`s champion in lying
and his western nourished organs of lies will continue to cover
up or deny or even seek escape goats. Cheating, lying and killing are all the
occupations of TPLF-Meles. However, their efforts to hide the
famine by producing farce reports of economic growth and development
have proved to be futile. The much vaunted economic growth
figures of the proxy regime in Ethiopia
are yet proving to be another bluff and pack of lies. Their
lies are blowing up in their faces and the famine is now getting the attention
of the international community.
The devastating famines hitting Ethiopia have
their roots in the unfavorable policies and mismanagement of successive
dictatorial governments which have neglected the vital
sector of the economy, agriculture and the rural population.
The western governments and media used to politicize the famine of the 80`s in
Ethiopia and blame it on the policies and politics of the military regime.
According to them, the famine was to go away with that regime. It has not done
so because the west have crowned a malicious and more destructive dictator
who takes their orders and dances to the tune of London and Washington.The
proxy rule can not address and solve outstanding domestic
issue like famine, poverty and democratic governance which are the
foundations for economic growth and increased productivity.
Instead famine has increased its magnitude and severity
and is engulfing the whole country. It is assuming an epidemic nature
and has even spread to the surplus producing parts of the country.
The primitive and tribal TPLF-Meles proxy regime the west have installed
in Ethiopia has taken the country way back and made it more vulnerable to
famine and diseases like Malaria. The apartheid modelled ethnic homeland
politics of the proxy tribal rule has led to numerous inter communal violence
and significant internal displacements. As a consequence, hard working and
productive citizens have been forced to be perpetual beggars. The proxy
regime itself is well equipped with faculty of begging and inculcating this culture,
corruption and discouraging hard work in the country.
The regime has been bragging about its so called rural
based development policy and its achievements. What is actually happening is
that they have subjected the rural population to repression and strangling
through training and deploying their security agents (cadres) to control and
quell any dissent. The connivance of the western donors in the repression and
violation of human rights is deplorable. It is hampering the freedom,
initiative and productivity of the population. Government ownership of land and
the threat of evictions are being used as weapons to blackmail or
intimidate the rural population into submission and preventing them from
applying long term innovative methods. As expected the rural population is
bearing the brunt of the endemic famine and suffering in the country.
The much publicized millennium goals and poverty reduction programs
of the west are not alleviating these scourges. Human conscience
would not accept the folly of the western financiers and masters of Meles
Zenawi in Ethiopia.
It is well known that periodic droughts of varying scales and impacts
do hit Ethiopia.
But droughts should not lead to famine all the time. There are
other parts of the world experiencing drought but avoiding famines.Thus,
famine in Ethiopia
is very much a political or policy issue and the solution for it lies in
abolishing dictatorship and tyranny in the country.
In the face of this malice, Ethiopians are left with no
option but to resort to mass uprising and regain their sovereignty and ensure
their democratic rights. The major short coming or weakness of the main stream
pan-Ethiopian opposition politics has been the surplus of docility and deficit
of militancy. The serious deficits of militancy and unity of purpose have been
impeding the struggle and contributed to the maintenance of the status quo (
national humiliation and suffering) in the country. The genuine opposition
forces should embrace militancy as a form of peaceful struggle and be in
the forefront to mobilize and usher the country into an era of democracy,
freedom and prosperity. The fast deteriorating and volatile situation
developing in the country would require proactive measures based on
guided, well coordinated and targeted militancy to deal a decisive blow to
the illegitimate and proxy rule that is imposed on our country.
The citizens of the west should be made aware of the
complicity of their politicians using the pretext of combating poverty and
should uphold accountability. The people of the United States should apply pressure
on their leaders and urge them to respect International laws and the
sovereignty of countries. Domination and subordination should be brought to an
end and give way to International cooperation and stability. As far as
Ethiopian democratic forces are concerned, the way forward is to forge
unity centered around the burning and immediate issue of the rights and
sovereignty of the country and work for the removal of the Anglo-American fetters,
TPLF-Meles. The belief of regime change through elections should be
dispelled since elections have proved to be fatal and extending
cooperative hands to the mass murderers. Mass uprising and destabilization of
the proxy regime are the right courses of action which will enable us
to take our destination into our own hands. Extreme actions on the part of
the proxy rule should be met with corresponding reactions. The opposition
should work for mass mobilization aimed at teaching the traitors
and their foreign masters unforgettable lessons. Demanding and seeking
justice are our legitimate rights and should not be regarded as
revenges. It is only justice that can heal the wounds the
atrocious TPLF-Meles are inflicting on us.
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25-30 billion in aid is third in line, from Israel and Egypt of American tax payers dollars, where at least Israel is using it to stave off aggression from hostile mouslim nations threatening its existence. I canot not fathom what the current regime has allocated this budget for: is it to maintain its territorial integrity to fight lbration movements, is to fight against perceived invasion by Somalia, is it to fight trrorism , is it for budget support and/or for perpetual border dispute with Eritrean regime, which was nothing than a province which was granted independence by the current regime.
The Emperror Haile sellassie government had never received a fraction of the 25-
30 billion dollars, I presume.
What disheartening is the this proxy and dictatorial rule is supported by the the teletafi paties and loal opposition parties of the likes of Lidetu Ayalew, prof Beyne Petros,etc. and now the dissidendt party of UDJP, Ginbot 7, a split of Kinjit seem to advance the proxy rule. It is only adding insult to an injury, if the current government is govrnment is forced to be replaced by moderate TPLF group and UDJP with outside help and the diaspora. Ethiopians would not have gained freedom and the status qou will be maintained in another semi democratic fashion with the constituion remaining intact.