Times have changed. Somalis should defend the federalism of Ethiopia /Tigray.

[Khadafi]

Who thought I would write an article recommending Somalis to  defend the legacy of the TPLF despite its heinous crimes in Mogadishu? Times have changed.  Ethiopia in its purest essence was formed by the brutal image of the Amxaaro.  If you want graphic details about it the history books are full of how Amxaaro peasants armed with european rifles pillaged and chopped of the breats of the oromos and forcefully converted muslims to christianity.

During the time of the brutal Xabashi Amxaaro ruler Xayle Selasssie  Ethiopia was portrayed as the land of the Amxaros.  And old oromo Shaykh Abdulkarim Xusseyn (AUN) told me in Europe that during his radio address he would address the muslims on the muslim holidays as "congratulations to the muslim residents of Ethiopia".  While Shaykh Cabdikarim was a Xerow in Baale he vividly remembers "why does he adress as residents as if we are visitors".   Gaalka gartiiisa waa la siiya. Mengistu Xayle Maryama was a devout Marxist.  Even the secret KGB files that were opened after the cold war  gave description of him as a person who wanted to get rid of the feudal system . On other hand our Siyaad Barrre was labeled as fake marxist and in a sense simply a Somali nationalist.  The man giving this info to KGB in 77 could have not been none other then naaso-wayne AKA Fidel Castro.

Mengistu indeed severed the state ties to the orthodox church, secularised the schools and universities.  Unlike Somalia, indeed Ethiopia had a feudal system. The family of the butcherer of the Oromos Menelik gave  every son "Ras" head and land to govern.   Thats why Xayle Selassie was in Harar before he became Emperor.  The one question that Mengistu was pandora's box and one he failed to address as a devout marxist was question "nation and nationalities".  Indeed, Mengistu who was from the woleyta ethnic group and was assimilated in the Amhara assimailation cykle knew for sure if he acknowledged the existence  other nationalities then the one that forged Ethiopia with blood and butchering of Somalis and oromos and Afars and Tigrayans that would be existential threat to Ethiopia.

It did not years for the first shots to be fired. A courageous Ethnic tigre muslim named Hamid Idris Awate together with then Somali Nasrullah  ignited the war. The great Ethiopian civil war.    The Eritreans cemented the resistance and during the 1988 mass-desertations had a big effect on the well equipped Ethiopian army. Raadiyo Muuqdisho PR for the oromos had a great effect on the oromos. Why would an oromo die  in a god forsaken land that does not belong to him. As always when the Amxaaro could not find others to fight for them they saw what was coming.  Unlike Siyaad Barre AUN who burned to Somalia according to the scorched  earth policy Mengistu told his Amxaaro dominated military command to concede defeat. By now the EPLF were marching into Asmara and its ofshoot were marching to Addis Abeba.  Mar labaad. Gaalka gartiisa ha la siiyo. Mengistu did not open the vast amounts of army depots to amxaro and left saying "Hey, I am going but arm yourself and fight to the teeth with each other, Ciao".    

The TPLF, a hardcore Hoxaist communist group entered the city and the Amxaaro military command submitted.     Mar sadaxaad. Gaal Gartiisa hala siiyo. Meles Zenawi had the courage or was forced to finally face the existential question that faced Ethiopia.  What is Ethiopia in its essence? Is Menelik a hero or the one who chopped the breasts of oromo women?   The TPLF saw things how it was,  Eritrea was given its hard earned freedom.    The TPLF played the ethnic game and according to Mesfin Hagos interview in 1998 He actually said that the only solution they could see was an ethnic federation.   With Yugoslavia as ideal Meles hatched the game to turn the oromos against the Amxaaro and him balancing the fine act of dancing between this deadly snakes.  What he did not foresee ofcourse was the rise of digital platforms and mostly oromo nationalism.  According to the book written by the tigrayan jeberti Hasen Shifa, who was expelled from the TPLF committee 

Meles  was in 1991 more worried  by WSLF or resurgent Somali state that would intervene. According to his book, one of the first tasks he did as he took over Addis Abbaba was to send  for remaining DERG spies  and heat the news on Somalia. On hearing the news that Somalia was in flames he  turned on the Amxaaro DERG.  Purging them for every  position in power and replacing them with oromo loyalists.   He did not fully trust Somalis as he always feared the Somalis and in 1994 he finally betrayed the Somalis when they pushing for article 79 in the Ethiopian constitution. Namely that every federal region has right to secede.  Had Siyaad Barre followed the advice of the Maanifesto and left the country intact I have no doubts that Soomali-Galbeed  would like Eritrea have a referendum.

Whats happening now? The Washington Amxaaro supremacist opposition groups successfully  launched media propaganda against the EPRDF/TPLF but so did the Oromos.   While they shared the same enemy that have different narratives of what Ethiopia is.  Guys, weather we like it or not, Meles Zenawi left  behind human waiting for surgeion and the surgeon knowing exactly which parts to amputate.

For 30 years the oromos have now regained their lost identity. According to a friend of mine the transformation happened so fast  the oromos  started to even change their names

Somalis have no appetite for conflict nor do they have the resources for it.   Cabdi Iley the monster that the TPLF to terrorise the somali nomads into submission is in prison but the man in charge now,  Mustafa Omar is not man chosen by the Somalis. He was directly appointed Addis Abeba.  It not a nice job for the guy to have. the 33 army division is stationed in Dire Dawa. If he dares to make legitimate democratic demands  as having elections in Soomali-Galbeed  The same fate as Cabdi Iley might await him. The Neftegna/Amxaro supremacist  are busy attacking the federal vision  but they do not have an alternative. They talk about democracy but a  man who reveres Meneleik and while you view him as black colonialist who chopped the hands of your people. That shows that their is no common narrative holding the country together

Its time that the world,  and the international community for the stability of Africas horn accepts  a Post-Ethiopian state.  Nation states as Oromiya,  Amhara, Soomaali-galbeed (weather to join somalia or be independent). The attack on Tigray is an attack on this post Ethiopian vision. All Somalis should support tigray, not out of love but for common interests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Che -Guevara]

Khadafi 

For a minute, I thought you gonna pull Fatah Maalim and ask Somalis to support Abiy, a Melenek wannabe.

[Tillamook]

7 hours ago, Khadafi said:

Who thought I would write an article recommending Somalis to  defend the legacy of the TPLF despite its heinous crimes in Mogadishu? Times have changed.  Ethiopia in its purest essence was formed by the brutal image of the Amxaaro.  If you want graphic details about it the history books are full of how Amxaaro peasants armed with european rifles pillaged and chopped of the breats of the oromos and forcefully converted muslims to christianity.

During the time of the brutal Xabashi Amxaaro ruler Xayle Selasssie  Ethiopia was portrayed as the land of the Amxaros.  And old oromo Shaykh Abdulkarim Xusseyn (AUN) told me in Europe that during his radio address he would address the muslims on the muslim holidays as "congratulations to the muslim residents of Ethiopia".  While Shaykh Cabdikarim was a Xerow in Baale he vividly remembers "why does he adress as residents as if we are visitors".   Gaalka gartiiisa waa la siiya. Mengistu Xayle Maryama was a devout Marxist.  Even the secret KGB files that were opened after the cold war  gave description of him as a person who wanted to get rid of the feudal system . On other hand our Siyaad Barrre was labeled as fake marxist and in a sense simply a Somali nationalist.  The man giving this info to KGB in 77 could have not been none other then naaso-wayne AKA Fidel Castro.

Mengistu indeed severed the state ties to the orthodox church, secularised the schools and universities.  Unlike Somalia, indeed Ethiopia had a feudal system. The family of the butcherer of the Oromos Menelik gave  every son "Ras" head and land to govern.   Thats why Xayle Selassie was in Harar before he became Emperor.  The one question that Mengistu was pandora's box and one he failed to address as a devout marxist was question "nation and nationalities".  Indeed, Mengistu who was from the woleyta ethnic group and was assimilated in the Amhara assimailation cykle knew for sure if he acknowledged the existence  other nationalities then the one that forged Ethiopia with blood and butchering of Somalis and oromos and Afars and Tigrayans that would be existential threat to Ethiopia.

It did not years for the first shots to be fired. A courageous Ethnic tigre muslim named Hamid Idris Awate together with then Somali Nasrullah  ignited the war. The great Ethiopian civil war.    The Eritreans cemented the resistance and during the 1988 mass-desertations had a big effect on the well equipped Ethiopian army. Raadiyo Muuqdisho PR for the oromos had a great effect on the oromos. Why would an oromo die  in a god forsaken land that does not belong to him. As always when the Amxaaro could not find others to fight for them they saw what was coming.  Unlike Siyaad Barre AUN who burned to Somalia according to the scorched  earth policy Mengistu told his Amxaaro dominated military command to concede defeat. By now the EPLF were marching into Asmara and its ofshoot were marching to Addis Abeba.  Mar labaad. Gaalka gartiisa ha la siiyo. Mengistu did not open the vast amounts of army depots to amxaro and left saying "Hey, I am going but arm yourself and fight to the teeth with each other, Ciao".    

The TPLF, a hardcore Hoxaist communist group entered the city and the Amxaaro military command submitted.     Mar sadaxaad. Gaal Gartiisa hala siiyo. Meles Zenawi had the courage or was forced to finally face the existential question that faced Ethiopia.  What is Ethiopia in its essence? Is Menelik a hero or the one who chopped the breasts of oromo women?   The TPLF saw things how it was,  Eritrea was given its hard earned freedom.    The TPLF played the ethnic game and according to Mesfin Hagos interview in 1998 He actually said that the only solution they could see was an ethnic federation.   With Yugoslavia as ideal Meles hatched the game to turn the oromos against the Amxaaro and him balancing the fine act of dancing between this deadly snakes.  What he did not foresee ofcourse was the rise of digital platforms and mostly oromo nationalism.  According to the book written by the tigrayan jeberti Hasen Shifa, who was expelled from the TPLF committee 

Meles  was in 1991 more worried  by WSLF or resurgent Somali state that would intervene. According to his book, one of the first tasks he did as he took over Addis Abbaba was to send  for remaining DERG spies  and heat the news on Somalia. On hearing the news that Somalia was in flames he  turned on the Amxaaro DERG.  Purging them for every  position in power and replacing them with oromo loyalists.   He did not fully trust Somalis as he always feared the Somalis and in 1994 he finally betrayed the Somalis when they pushing for article 79 in the Ethiopian constitution. Namely that every federal region has right to secede.  Had Siyaad Barre followed the advice of the Maanifesto and left the country intact I have no doubts that Soomali-Galbeed  would like Eritrea have a referendum.

Whats happening now? The Washington Amxaaro supremacist opposition groups successfully  launched media propaganda against the EPRDF/TPLF but so did the Oromos.   While they shared the same enemy that have different narratives of what Ethiopia is.  Guys, weather we like it or not, Meles Zenawi left  behind human waiting for surgeion and the surgeon knowing exactly which parts to amputate.

For 30 years the oromos have now regained their lost identity. According to a friend of mine the transformation happened so fast  the oromos  started to even change their names

Somalis have no appetite for conflict nor do they have the resources for it.   Cabdi Iley the monster that the TPLF to terrorise the somali nomads into submission is in prison but the man in charge now,  Mustafa Omar is not man chosen by the Somalis. He was directly appointed Addis Abeba.  It not a nice job for the guy to have. the 33 army division is stationed in Dire Dawa. If he dares to make legitimate democratic demands  as having elections in Soomali-Galbeed  The same fate as Cabdi Iley might await him. The Neftegna/Amxaro supremacist  are busy attacking the federal vision  but they do not have an alternative. They talk about democracy but a  man who reveres Meneleik and while you view him as black colonialist who chopped the hands of your people. That shows that their is no common narrative holding the country together

Its time that the world,  and the international community for the stability of Africas horn accepts  a Post-Ethiopian state.  Nation states as Oromiya,  Amhara, Soomaali-galbeed (weather to join somalia or be independent). The attack on Tigray is an attack on this post Ethiopian vision. All Somalis should support tigray, not out of love but for common interests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your well argued and thought provoking article. I agree with everything you wrote:  

A truly federal and decentralized Ethiopia; or alternatively, genuine independent constituent nation-states is the only path to a lasting and permanent peace for the Horn of Africa.

Anyone who envisages a return to a powerful centralized government in Addis Ababa that dictates to the other nations is simply engaging in wishful thinking that will lead to many years of conflict and untold numbers of death.

[galbeedi]

4 hours ago, Khadafi said:

Guys, weather we like it or not, Meles Zenawi left  behind human waiting for surgeion and the surgeon knowing exactly which parts to amputate.

I think Meles finished off Ethiopia before he died. Too bad the Amhara couldn't read the writing n the wall. Ethiopia never had a fair election and it will never have unless it comes to the reality of people choosing their leaders . What boggles the mind is how can the Amhara resurrect the old Menelik of Ethiopia? or how did they convinced Abiy to resurrect Menelik.

IT seems the TPLF and the Amhara know each other well. Even when the Otomo were agitating for change, the TPLF always talked about Neftengna.

4 hours ago, Khadafi said:

for the stability of Africas horn accepts  a Post-Ethiopian state.  Nation states as Oromiya,  Amhara, Soomaali-galbeed (weather to join somalia or be independent).

THere is no other choice. It is slow moving Yugoslavia.

In 1991 while Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the soviet union, Boris Yelsin, the president of the Russian federation, declared independence and finished of the Soviet  union. If things get ugly and Abiy runs around without a mandate, the Oromo should prepare and declare independence including the capital Addis.

[galbeedi]

Latest news is thousands of Amhara volunteers are filling up the front. They want to take back some of the disputed lands Tigray controls. This is going to be simply a war netween Amhara and Tigray.

[Khadafi]

Latest news: The Whole northern command consisting of tigrayans  have defected to the TPLF. Thousands of soldiers with armour. are in long convoys returning to Mekelle and defecting without even firing a single shot. The only military action Caabey Amxaaro have done is air strikes  against some abandoned houses.  If Abey Amxaro thinks that an Oromo from Dire Dawa will fight for his attempt to revive the amxara-supremacy he is dead wrong. Jawar Mohammed, Merere and all Oromo intellectuals have abandoned Abey and are now for the first time calling Abey Nefetgna. 

 

The Qeero oromo youth have also recently taken action. For those who read the news a couple of days when 100 amharas were massacred remember that they were not killed for joy or sadism.  The Qeero warned those Amhara neftegna settlers that they were harvesting on land who belonged to them. They gave them the chance to leave or face the consequences. Jawar Mohammed explained this excellently in All-Ethiopian discussion forum held in washington 8 years ago.  He said "why is that we find the amhara outside the amhara lands cultivating and harvesting the best lands of the oromos and sidama, the simple  answer is that they were neftegna soldiers awarded by Haile selessie to be loyal. In order for Ethiopia to find peace we have accept this narrative and the professos who spoke before me present these facts. We do not find Somalis, Oromos, Afars in Amhara lands, Why?"

UPDATE ON THE CONFLICT

This what I think will happen. The TPLF biggest obstacle is indeed Eritrea.  Lets be honest to each other. The TPLF could have not achieved its decisive victory in 1991 without the support of its fellow tigrayan Eritrean EPLF. They are now landlocked and the only gate way is though denkalia.   

TPLF are stalling hoping for international intervention but they do not understand that the days when USA were dictating to the world is gone. The US and its European allies are in state of panic because of the pandemic  and the economy in tatters.

IGAD with Turkey who are seen as neutral players could be a platform for discussons.

 

 

[galbeedi]

7 hours ago, Khadafi said:

he TPLF could have not achieved its decisive victory in 1991 without the support of its fellow tigrayan Eritrean EPLF. They are now without Eritrea locked and the only gate way is though denkalia.   

without Eritrea, Abiy can not defeat the TPLF. 

At the same time while Eritrea is supporting Abiy , they can't trust an Amhara led Hegemony which have dreams of taking back the Sea. blockade of goods could starve the TpLF unless Sudan keeps the border open.Who knows, the TPLF might have prepared for this and even have cargo planes to fly to Sudan.