The Tragic Death of Letedawit of Hagaz
By Woldeyesus Ammar - May 18, 2004, 09:35 PST
Letedawit’s neighbour had a friend (wushima) who was an important security person in the newly installed government of the much feared EPLF. Upon his arrival, the security man found his friend with a cut on her head. Immediately, Letedawit, who was known to her quarrelsome neighbour as ‘eta nai jebha’, was snatched out from her shop for short questioning at the police/security station. The security man (friend of the secreto-lady) started beating Letedawit long before reaching the security/police station in Hagaz.
From the Mysteries of ‘Siriyet Addis’
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Apr 25, 2004, 09:53 PST
Ogbamichael Tesfatsion is asking pointed questions, and many Eritreans could agree with him. He is doubting the figure of “150” members in ‘Siriyet Addis’. He is also questioning if the number of persons alleged to have been killed by Jebha because of their ethnic and confessional identity (Kebessan Christians). The manuscript of Nhnan Elamanan dated November 1971, claims as follows: 1) ‘over 100 Christian fighters were killed by Jebha between 1966 and 1967’. 2) over 200 Christian fighters were killed between 1969 and 1970’.
Revisiting the Kagnew Station Incident
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Mar 8, 2004, 09:01 PST
my posting of 2 February 2004 which was about ‘Nhnan Elamanan’ and not about the Kagnew Station event of 1970. Zekere Lebonna observed that people are shying away from writing about that 33-year old incident, and Berhane Redda encouraged people to write all what they know about the Kagnew event and other important occurrences during the years of struggle.
Nhnan Elamanan’ Was Indeed an Influential Message
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Feb 2, 2004, 10:32 PST
Aklilu Zere, is one of the promising new crop of writers that will hopefully continue enlightening readers on more important past events that occurred around the current Eritrean dictator. Aklilu’s Awate.com article of 23 December 2003 -‘The Birth of Despotism’ - was quite informative. His 25 January 2004 article, ‘The Poison Manifesto…’, also contained two interesting observations: the first about Nhnan Elamanan and the second about a big loss that Eritrea suffered due to the defeat of the ELF in the struggle.
Religion and Ethnicity in Eritrean Politics (Part IV)
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Oct 7, 2003, 16:46 PST
As far I am concerned, there were no plots, no evil-intentions to exclude others. What happened was to hold the proposal till the last day, as is usual in elections, to minimize delay through ‘parliamentary filibuster’ which is possible to have it also in the RC. (Filibuster is the practice of obstructing progress in a legislative assembly by prolonged speeches and related tactics.) In our case, we had very limited time because many of the RC members had narrow leave schedules and were booked to fly at fixed dates including that very election day. Any cause for delay was likely to affect the proposed change and that was not preferred. That was all.
Agena’e Seyoum!Bravo Deru’e !(Part III)
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Sep 15, 2003, 08:56 PST
However, the response I can give regarding my interest in writing about Seyoum and Haile was already provided in a phrase in the first article of 2001 which read as follows: “Whatever the past had them do and think in separate [ELF-EPLF] camps, Seyoum and Haile are today speaking the same language and seeking the same destiny for the nation. And as it was the case in the long past [when they were student activists], they are again at the forefront agitating for change of mind among Eritreans urging them to wake up to receive a new Eritrea, different from the one of the yesteryears.”
‘Woldeab Woldemariam Has returned Home, But Not Yet Idris Mohammed Adem’
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Aug 30, 2003, 09:39 PST
One would see it as shameful to the present generation not to be respectful of the makers of Eritrea. It would indeed have been a great honour to all generations of our patriots if we were able to create a country that welcomed all its people, including a great patriot like Idris Mohammed Adem. The man, who defended the federation, the Eritrean flag and constitution with great vigor and who headed the major liberation movement of the day between 1961 to 1975, would indeed deserve return back home and then a small piece of Eritrean land for his remains after death which was reported by Gedab News yesterday.
Religion and Ethnicity in Eritrean Politics (Part III)
By Woldeyesus Ammar - Aug 25, 2003, 22:44 PST
But it must be stressed that it was mainly Isayas who fixed in many minds that ‘shabia’ is for Kebessa and ‘jebha’ for the rest of Eritrea plus a few ‘traitors’. The bad legacies of those teachings are still affecting many minds. Add to this his unshakable refusal to consider unity of the fighting forces through the years until his unholy alliance with the Ethiopian TPLF to liquidate the ELF in 1980-81, another polarizing act with long-lasting consequences on national unity and the trust between the two major segments in the society. Come liberation, Isayas declared his plan for the opposition in his speech about “Hashewiye wudbat” on 20 June 1991, and swore that unyielding members of Jebha and the rest of its extended family will never see Eritrea in his lifetime. That is where we still stand.
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