MELES
DECLARES WAR ON OROMO IN HIS SPEECH AT PARLIAMENT
By: OLF Division of Information
October 31, 2006 - Meles Zenawi has confirmed that he is going to
embark on a new war against the Oromo, in his speech last week at the
TPLF/EPRDF dominated parliament.
Meles attempted to portray OLF as an enemy of Ethiopia and his party as its
savior. It is obvious that Meles’s intention is not to save Ethiopia. The
intention is to unleash a new wave of terror on the Oromo, for which the speech
is a dress rehearsal. The declaration is cleverly crafted to quash the
Oromo struggle by isolating it from the struggle of other peoples for freedom
and democracy. Everyone knows that Ethiopia’s unity can be sustained only when
equality of nationalities are based on free will and mutual respect not through
the domination of the majority by the minority.
The TPLF has proved that it has no moral ground or the ability to guard
Ethiopia’s unity by what it has been doing in the last 15 years. TPLF has
wounded every one. There is no nation or nationality that escaped TPLF’s
repression in the last 15 years. Arresting, shooting and killing protesters in
broad daylight, pitting one nationality against another, fanning
inter-religious strife, and harassing dissenters cannot serve Ethiopian
unity. The cement of is justice, freedom and democracy.
Unity of Ethiopia will not be guarded by the wishes of the TPLF but only
when the rule of law is respected and people are given a chance to live free
and in peace. Criminalization of dissent cannot serve the cause of unity.
Meles Zenawi has publicly stated before his rubber-stamp parliament that it is
a crime to be a member or supporter of OLF. One thing that is for sure is that:
his threats will fail by the Oromo people’s struggle. The regime will not live
long enough to carry out its threats.
The OLF will not abandon its objectives to fight for the rights of the
Oromo people nor do the Oromo people give up their struggle for freedom simply
because the head of a minority and illegitimate government which has been
destroying their livelihood has said so. They should get more organized and get
rid of this tyrannical regime.
The TPLF fears the OLF because if the Oromo become masters of their
destiny, the TPLF will be unable to rob Oromia’s wealth to sustain itself on
power. That is why Meles Zenawi, in his address to the last TPLF congress
which by the way looked eerily like the last meeting of the Soviet Communist
party, made a special appeal to the Youth of Tigray. He called on them to vigilantly
protect his regime. He urged them to rally behind his dying regime out of
fear that the end of TPLF hegemony would herald a loss of opportunity for
Tigreans, which is a total none sense. The end of tyranny leads to the
blossoming of opportunity for all.
Tyranny can only be overcome only through struggle. And struggle entails
sacrifices. The Oromo and all the youth in Ethiopia should answer Meles by
demonstrating their readiness to pay the ultimate price to regain their
people’s rights.
Meles is threatening some and pressuring other Oromo opposition
parliamentarians to denounce OLF. This shows that the Oromo struggle is going
from strength to strength and this is not lost on Meles. Following Meles’
declaration a new war between EPRDF and the Oromo and other people is
imminent. One thing is certain: this time the war will be concluded with
the victory of the Oromo and other people.
Victory to the Oromo people!
