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Comment by: A. S., Germany

Dear Loltu,

Your article is very great it is not your first time in making timely needed appropariate assesment of our common affairs. I do remember your unforgatable advise and political guidance in "The Kindling point #29-33 1992".

It must be clear to all concerned parties ,that there is no peace, development and regional stablity in the Horn without the liberation of Oromia in the sooner or leater they will realise this crystal clear fact.The term liberaion of Oromia also must not be understood in a very narrow way but as a source of apotencial heuman and natural resources that evry oppresive abyssinian tapping for its dairty game to be king of kings in that region. I sincerely appriciat this article and request you to put out such educative article frequently to let know the friends and enemies of our peole our allround posation ,what unites and divides us?, and how we chart our strategical relation on equal basis and approch to each other for the benifit of athe common.

Comment by: A.G. Biffa

I wish all Oromos will understand in the way you have explained; this is what exactly these Abisinians did in the past (during the communist regime) Many of them died in the same place(Barentu, Keren, etc.) 23 years ago , it would have been very interesting if we could be able to ask every Oromo family. Our family lost 7 of its own. Your article is a very hard fact, it should bring those Oromos not awared sensible; we must not deny our God given freedom and destiny." Let us go for it"

Comment by: A. A

Dear Loltu, Thank you for your excellent analysis. In your article you have bravely exposed the hidden agenda of the TPLF behind its deadly war project. Once again at this historical point in time, like its predecers, the Ethiopian regime is inhumanely massacring thousands of oppressed people, presumably Oromos, just to stay little longer in power. More than any time, beyond any reasonable doubt it should now be clear to Eritreas that the only guarantee for their peace and prosperity is to recognize the legitimate cause of Oromo and other oppressed people in that empire and to stand with them against the regime. We as oromos have to work really hard to expose the evil behind the screen to international community and to all other concerned parties. I appreciate your initiative.

Comment by: Lakkii Bilisummaa Kottu

My name is Lakkii Bilisumaa Kootuu. You have explained it! as you have the language and the position to say so, but I am still handicapped. YAA BULTU DUBBIINII! Your article has no defect and doesn't need any paraphrasing, but it only needs peace loving, humanitarian based, and some one who tells to Abyssinian rulers that Oromoos and other Southern peoples are all human beings and hence need the right that a man deserves.

EGAA DHUGUMA RABBII YOO JIRA TA'E NAMAAN NU'I YAA QIXEESSUU!!!!

OROMIYAA SHALL BE FREE!!

Comment by: Dawit K, USA

As an Eritrean,my first choice was to see a united, deomocratic and peaceful Ethiopia.Not an Empire Ethiopia dominated by minority Tigreans.My chice was only a dream.Because in a country like Ethiopia democracy and peace is an impossible situation.Look the 3000 year of freedom .

Even though the way you put it to finding peace is not easy, it is the sole determination of the Oromo people.We Eritreans need one thing from Ethiopia."peace in our neighbouring Ethiopia". The Tigreans will break from Ethiopia sooner or later as long as there is a resistance from inside.Thier plan to eliminate the Eritrean government is totally crushed. Then the next step is the determination of the Oromo people.If unity encourages war and intimidation on other nations,in this case i absolutely opposes it.As the Americans have got a relif after the collapse of the USSR,the horn of Africa will attain peace only if the Ethiopian people are free to express themselves to build a none totalitarian society.

For the Oromo people it is thier choice . They are the majority of the population. thier suffer under the Tigrean rulers is only temporary, at the end they are the winners.But how will handle the situation will not be easy.Otherwise as you said Meles's government is killing to birds with one stone.For Meles 300,000 none Tigrean solders are a potentioal danger to his power and will not allowed to see these number survived.Meles fears his owen solders more than the Eritreans.Meles will not let the solders go back to thier villages.

Comment by: Feleke, USA

I find this analysis interesting, and factually convincing to a sober mind. I would however like to suggest a title change, i.e a non-tigryian factor, instead of only the "Oromo factor". Thanks for speaking my mind.

Comment by: Hussein

Yaanni Loltuun dhiyeessite kun hedduu bareeda. Yaada dhugarratti rarra'ellee. Haatahuumalee, ummanni oromoo gabrummaa Habashaa ufirraa kaasuuf qoppoo maal qabnarratti osoo hedduu dubbannee wayya. Empera Ethioiyaa hiddaa buqisuuf Eritrea eeggachuun yookii amansiisuuf tattaaffii gochuun gayaa miti. Hagasiif nagayatti oolaa.

Comment by: Learn

Dear friend,

I absolutely agree with your comments all over. I am an Eritrean, I could not agree more for every phrase in your comments. But mistakes happen, as an Eritrean I feel guilty for what we did to the Oromos to please the blood gangs of Tigrai and it haunted us and will continue to do so. But I assure you, as you that it Eritrea is independent now not in 1993. It will also remain independent with its head high. But its close relationship with the Oromos should be the final solution to its problem and hence independent Oromia with finfini as its capital. We are longing to see the demise of the Tigrain power and free Oromia and dismantling of mother Ethiopia, rather mother of famine, Aids, misery and naked poverty.

Comment by: M. D., UK

I just wish you have written this article a year ago, two years ago. It would given people(real people of the world) the facts on the table. Please continue your efforts to make sure that as many people as possible in the west and everywhere possible to know the facts.

It is indeed one the biggest crimes committed with the full the knowledge of and support of the US. No body can argue with the fact the US can influence the OAU and the UN. The US could have stopped this bloodshed of biblican proportions with just a phone call. Thomas C. Mountain has put it clearer than any one. For the US, it has acheieved its goal too. To make Eritrea dependent one way or the other. After all it is Eritrea that had tried to break the horrible cycle of dependency even as far as saying 'Aid is more dangerous than Aids for Africa'.

African countries collectivley pay around ten million dollars each day only on interest to West. The new kid on the block, the youngest nation in Africa , did not want none of this hence the punishment using the 'The sick man of Africa' as Thomas kennely once put it describing Ethiopia. It just seems like the perfect plot seen from the eyes of the TPLF and the US with its World Bank and IMF garbage. They both gain, paid for by thousands of young lives and millions of innocent civilians.

Just look at the facts below

Ethiopia:The sick man of Africa

300, 000 people (14 year to 40 years of age) dying of Aids each year and increasing

More tha 10 million people facing starvation 100,000 plus killed in the war and God knows how many wounded

More than 1 million people displaced because of Ethiopia's invasion Ethiopia holds the world record for the highest number of Joarnalist in prison or disappeared

Serious human rights violations and the expelling and robbing of innocent people

Breaking every rule under the sun including UN resolutions and others

Buring of the most precious forest in the rich part pf Ethiopia

The killing of and intimidation of voters

Shooting of a passenger airlines

Bombing of civilians

The list goes

Is it not amazing how all this can be allowed in this day of age. If the UN can not act on matters like this then what hope is there for the future ? I think there is, we must work harder to educate oridinary citizens of the world the realy story. There must be a public outcry which will put pressure on the politians to stop thier crimes against humanity. It exposes their dirty tricks. In end we shall win as the people of the Horn of Africa deserve a break.

Comment by: Yacob P.

I thank you for your indepth analysis of the crisis plaguing the horn of Africa. I had many unanswered questions and conflicting ideas that you've helped me to clarify . I am a first time visitor and i hope your site will be a forum in which we can find constructive ways to stop this genocide, mend our hostilities, uphold and respect our differences.This i hope will help us to surge foreward to rebuild our broken lives.

Your articles have inlightened me to your cause and continued struggle. You are doing a tremendous service to your community as well as to those of us who are interested in seeking the truth regardless of our ethnic affiliation. I look forward to you future articles.

Keep up the sincere work

Comment by: GK, USA

Mr. Loltu, I came across this wonderful article while I happen to look for news on the Ethio- Eritrean conflict. Of all articles and writing I read for the last two years, I confess, this is the best writing I ever read. Please keep on writing and I would love to read if you had other articles that you posted before.

With great regard,

Thank you.

Comment by: Tsegaye T

Dear the Oromians!

I understand the cause you are trying to promote. That being a sufficient cause, I don't believe that talking for Dictator Issayas and his wolf followers would make sense to the cause you are trying to promote. Stay away from the shabby little hyena of the horn of Africa.

I am one of the Ethiopians who wholeheartedly understand the greivances you try to air across the region. But, believe me without the hyenas, the people of Ethiopia and Eritrea would have been at peace supplementing each other. The more you play with hyenas the greater the chance to lose your lives soon or later. Thats's what hyenas are for.

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