| An Unforgettable Crime Jun 11, 2008, 12:36 |
Yesterday marked the 10th of June; ten years ago on this day the TPLF regime issued an order prohibiting any Eritrean to enter Ethiopia through any means of transportation. Two days later on 12 June 1998, the regime officially declared that all Eritreans residing in Ethiopia as well as all Ethiopians of Eritrean descent will be collectively deported from the country. The following day, TPLF cadres embarked on a campaign of dragging Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean descent, including day-old infants, from their homes and putting them in prison camps while looting their belongings. The Eritrean people will never forget this brutal crime of ethnic-cleansing and crime against humanity, the brutality of which can only be compared to very few other similar incidents.
The primary objective of this crime on Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean descent was to create ethnic-based hostility between Eritreans and Ethiopians so as to further escalate the border dispute. Despite the crippling attacks inflicted on them by the Eritrean people’s struggle, the Haile Selassie and Derg regimes never resorted to such brutal and malicious tactics. Indeed, only a backward clique whose mind is plagued with vindictiveness and hate can commit such an immoral and brutal crime over unarmed innocent civilians.
One of the main engineers of the crime against Eritreans and Ethiopians of Eritrean descent is the TPLF official by the name of Abai Tsehaye. In an interview he conducted with the clique’s radio on 7 June 1998, this official said “Eritreans want all Ethiopians, and particularly Tigrayans, to be their slaves…so far they have monopolized the Ethiopian economy and have been thriving on the Ethiopian people’s hard work.” These remarks were meant to incite the Ethiopian people to join in the atrocities against the Eritrean people. In campaigning for ethnic hostility, TPLF leaders had hoped that the Ethiopian people would raise swords and axes against Eritreans. Fortunately however, the Ethiopian people possessed better sense.
In a statement he gave to the Christian Science Monitor, a Western Ambassador present in Addis Ababa at the time said that Ethiopia’s atrocities against Eritrean families based only on ethnic origin is a disturbing development. “Every diplomat in Addis Ababa could write a book about these horrifying crimes,” the Ambassador further added. The Ethiopian Ambassador to the US, Birhane Gebrekristos, denied the whole incident and said: “we have not deported a single adult, let alone small children.” However, the crime of ethnic cleansing against tens of thousands of Eritrean women, children and the elderly, including those under treatment in hospitals, as well as the blatant looting of their belongings could not remain uncovered. Thus, realizing that they could no longer hide their crimes, the leader of the clique admitted their crimes on TV and said that Ethiopia has the right to deport any foreigner just for not liking the color of his/her eyes.
At the time when the TPLF clique was committing such crimes against Eritreans, the Eritrean National Assembly convened its annual meeting in June during in which it asserted that the Eritrean people’s historic brotherly relationship with the Ethiopian people, in general, and the people of Tigray in particular, is not and cannot be compromised by temporary conflicts and tension. Moreover, the Government of Eritrea affirmed that it will not take counter measures on Ethiopians residing in Eritrea and that their right to live and work in Eritrea will be respected in accordance with the law.
These historical facts attest to the fact that the people and Government of Eritrea have been endeavoring to minimize the negative effects of the border conflict on their endeavors to promote peace, good-neighborly relations and regional cooperation. On the contrary, filled with hatred and vindictiveness, the TPLF regime irresponsibly sought to instigate hostility among the peoples to further escalate the border problem. However, the clique did not succeed in its wicked machinations and the Ethiopian people were not fooled! After surviving a brief period of acute suffering, the deported Eritreans not only resumed a normal life but also flourished in their own country amidst warm and welcoming fellow citizens and Government!
How will you ever justify your evil actions come judgment day? God will surely show you His hand Melis.. .. My people, even through times of hardship, will prevail.
We are counting down an inevitable fall down elite Tigrai/Agamie.Then, we know that what we supposed to do we will not sleep until Tigreans wipe out from this Ehiopia.
Our revenge will remains for ever!!!
Watch!! it is a matter of time.
woyane still in power becouse of u.s.a.woyane shoud know that tha u.s.a are thier for thier own intrest if any change upen avery thing will be dane.
I am an Ethiopian . Etitreans god will help you in revenging
these Agames. You are from north we ethiopians are from the south we will crash them very well. you will get back your stolen wealth which woyane is accumulating now in tigray. I am pretty sure the children of Etrtreans we wipe out the trears of Eritreans.
Let God help You
What evil has overcome eastafricans these days. This evil must be destroyed by all of us. Becuase eritrean people are forgiving to our enemy and forgeting our issues but this is evil and making game by saying that we have made the right job over eritrean people. Zenawi game is over he can use this game to his tails. god blss to eritrea/people and our president Isaias Afwerki.
ata korba agame lemani milmaneka gibera tumuy hizbika reayom 4.5m timiyet meytom beyenay akimika kitwagae
We will never forget and forgive what TPLF gangsters did to our people.
My wish to this Agame, his family and fellow gangsters is to burn in hell for what they did to my people.
Eritreans fed these Agames when they begged outside our doors, and tolerated their stinky body odors when they strolled our beautiful streets of Asmara. We gave them job opportunities to shine our shoes and clean our bathrooms. We did whatever we could to help these ignorant scums.
We even went as far as training them how to shoot when they decided to fight the Derge regime.
My people will never forget these crimes commited by Agame Meles, but we’ve moved on and up! We are Eritreans, and strength and perseverance is in our blood. We always fight back and we always win!
I wish all my people who suffered 10 years ago abundant joy, health and prosperity. Awet n’hzbi Eritra!
Is he serious when he says: “..dekurin zehibinin sirah serhina ena nibil..” This 2 face serpent from adwa is beyond his helpless self. I guess thats how he acts when the demons are haunting him. Its such a shame the inferiority complex that they suffer from has driven all the agames in minilik palace to turn on their former masters.
Your days are numbered, and you and your cohorts will burn for all the grief you caused to my people. Dont forget that we made you and we will break you!
We will never forget the atrocities you qomal agames brought to the Eritrean People!
Hagosin Habenin to my Eri People!
ata kemey elana ena emo kinrisio nisatom kiweru nihna kinkalakel gubuena koinu gin kab zehezin tegbarat nay weyane zikefea naitom guzuat eritrawyan tekawemti ena bahalti eyu nezi timal mekabir suwat betekristian zendede
aditat zekatsele nay ayatatu tarik zidegeme nezi habhibom misuu koinom ajoka hizbina kiblu kelewus entay kon yisimiom yikewin
eske tarik ambibelom ata wufuy eritrawi
ewe niska hager tikelalkel nisom hager yetfuu tegelabitosh eyu zelo negeru emo eske dagmay tarik ambibelom awet ni hafash
warsay kab barentu k serawit 21
We love ethiopians this undisputable fact, howevere to TPLF gangs and supportrs in side and in diaspora likes of ETHIOMEDIA web site Editor, a sheep in a wolf skin count your time your DOG day is coming soon. We Eritreans do not have a problem with a people of Tigray this is a clear fact, but we also said keep your hand to your self. Tenth anniversary of uprooted ERITREANS by calous Weyane is remmemberd in our heart. As eritreans we strive for the best and we are a unique in all aspects.
GOD BLESS ERITREA!!!
HELLO BROTHERS AND SISTERS HOME & ABROAD. MY BRIEF SENTENCE REGARDING THE ATROCITITIES COMMITTED BY THE GOD UNFEARING WOYANE REIGION WILL BE A STATUE IN EVERY ERIMIND. BIG OR SMALL. YOUNG OR OLD. THERE WILL SURE BE A DAY IF ITS GODS WILL AND IF IT IS ALSO OUR ALERTNESS THAT IT WOULD BE RETALIATED AND THE REGIEM WOULD BE THROWN ON FIRE.
There is no justification for what the Woyane government did in June 98.
Judgement day coming soon, This guy isn’t even ashamed of for what he has done? When the time arrives may his soul burn in hell.