More Of Red Tears
Negarit
By Saleh (Gadi) Johar - Jul 02, 2009   

What is Shaleqa Dawit Wolde Giorgis saying? Shaleqa Dawit’s “task was to pacify the rebellion and stop people from supporting the EPLF,” and his niceties were aimed to serve that goal; they were not independent from it. Still, charity is noble and his benevolent acts cannot be denied. But what also cannot be denied is the fact that Dawit represented one of the most repressive regimes in Africa—he was simply a benevolent dictator by extension.

Last Updated ( Jul 03, 2009 )
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Hade Hizbi – Kil’te Libi! (One People – Two Hearts)
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By Ali Salim - Jul 02, 2009   

The unfortunate situation of the highlands, with its overcrowded rocky mountains, has never been the envy of Lowlanders, who are blessed with abundant access to graceful farmlands, while it has always been a fixation of highland politicians and an indispensable component of the independence dream. How many Highlanders would have joined the independence struggle if they were told it was just a long ride on a ring road that would bring them back to square one? And how many Lowlanders would have answered Awate’s call if they were told they would be asked to vacate their farmlands for a chance to claim a piece of land on top of a rocky cliff?

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ቃልሲ ኢሳያስ ንስልጣን
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By አድሓኖም ፍትዊ - Jul 02, 2009   

ኩላትና ከም እንርድኦ ሓደ መራሒ ብፍላይ ከኣ ባዕሉ ኣብ ዝጻሕተሮ ኵናት ምስ ዝሳዓር፡ ብፈቓዱ ኢዩ ካብ ስልጣን ዝወርድ። ኢሳያስ ግን በንጻሩ “ተጋጊና። ስልጣን’ውን ናብ ህዝቢ ነረክብ” ንዝበሉ ብጸቱ ዝኣስር። እዚ ንዓይ ኢሳያስ ካብ መጀመርታ  ናይ ህዝቢ ጥቕሚ ዘይኮነስ ናይ ስልጣን ዓላማ ከም ዝነበሮ ኢዩ ዘረድኣኒ። ሓድ-ሓደ ግዜ በዚ ስርዓት ዝካይድ ሱር-ነቀል ገበናት ክስምዕን ክርእን ከሎኹ፡ ኣዕሙቚ ኣቢለ ይሓስብ’ሞ “ምናልባሽ እዚ ሰብዚ ሓደ ሕቡእ ዓላማ’ዶ ይህልዎ? እዚ ህዘቢ ብኽቱር ምረት ናብ ኢትዮጵያ ምሕዋስ ከዘምብል?” ዝብል ሓሳብ ይሐድረኒ። ፖለቲካ ረሳሕ ሰለ ዝኾነ ኣይፍለጥን?

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In Defence Of Cynicism!
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By Burhan Ali - Jun 28, 2009   

Before I close this essay I would like to add this: how different, do you think, the Eritrean landscape would have looked now, had Eritreans shown more pessimism and skepticism from the first day when the Eritrean State came about at independence! The Eritrean problem is, in fact and essence, a problem of naiveté, good will and misplaced faith through and through. In view of this I Second Voltaire in advocating Candid’s newly found enigmatic percept: “We must cultivate our garden”. 

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ምድሓን ሃገር ሎሚ ጽባሕ ዘይበሃሎ ሃገራዊ ዕማም
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By ኪሮስ ዮውሃንስ - Jun 25, 2009   

እምበኣር ዋዕላ ዲሲ ዝቐየሮ ነገር እንተሎ፡ መንእሰያት ኣያታት ጕዳዮም ኮይኖም፡ ኣብ ሃገር ምድሓን ክዋፈሩ፡ ባይታ ዘንጽፈ ኣጋጣሚ ምንባሩ ኢዩ፡፡ እዞም ካብ ዝተፈላለየ ናይ ኣመሪካ ክፍለ-ሃገራት ይዅን ካብ ካናዳ ኣብዚ ዋዕላ እዚ ንምስታፍ ዝመጹ መንእሰያት፡ ኣብ ኣእሙሩኦም ሓደ ነገር ነይሩ፡፡ ንሱ ድማ “ ደጊምሲ ይኣክል ስቕታ! ሎሚ ግዜና ኢዩ! ሕጂ እንተዘይኮኑ ኸ መዓስ? “ ዝብሉ እዋናዊያን ጭርሖታት፡፡

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De-Romanticizing Ghedli: Serving A Toxic Brew To The Young & The Disillusioned
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By Saleh AA Younis (SAAY) - Jun 24, 2009   

There is, I am sorry to say again, a great deal of ZehmiQo Aleni Betrey Habuni (there is somebody I can beat up, hand me my stick) attitude in the writings of Yosief Ghebrhiwet and those who support his point of view. It is unthinkable to them that one man of extraordinary skills (talent, if you are an admirer) like Isaias Afwerki can wreak so much havoc and destruction in a country of five million. Thus, it is concluded, it can’t be him; so it must be somebody else---his colleagues, the revolution that produced him, the society that raised him.

Last Updated ( Jun 25, 2009 )
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Korkoros Dictatorships Democracies
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By Ucba Ftwi - Jun 24, 2009   

This is perhaps to do with recent legislation coming out of parliament. Either to indirectly inform people or to make them wary, a man was recently arrested under a terrorist threat for taking architectural pictures in an area where development was taking place. In a stark contrast where a girl in ‘Senita, asmera’ was arrested during the dergue era for similar reasons,

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When The Protector Becomes Predator
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By Dr. Bereket Habte Selassie - Jun 23, 2009   

the Opposition organizations should establish a coordinating committee to set the above recommendations in motion. It can be done. It must be done. And when the rank and file of our defense forces learn about all this they will redouble their efforts to continue their underground movement for democratic change. I urge the participants of this symposium to consider these proposals seriously; and if need be adopt binding resolutions to put them into effect.

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A Cow Gave Birth To Fire
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By Ali Salim - Jun 23, 2009   

It is not about ostriches, but cows.   Which takes us to the reason why we are in stagnation. LaHmi Hawi weledet, key’tiliHso nededet key’tgedfo weledetA cow gave birth to fire; she couldn’t lick it; it burned; she couldn’t leave it be; it was its baby.  Those who have been burned by the PFDJ regime, but identify themselves with it are always in a dilemma. 

Last Updated ( Jun 23, 2009 )
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Lion Roars & A Cobra Imitates A Rattlesnake
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By SENIFALU - Jun 23, 2009   

We expect all governments of the civilized world that represent democratic values, to defend those values in Eritrea by  acting expeditiously and effectively to the criminal actions and continuous terror of the  bully regime against its own people, while we expect the Obama Administration to take the lead in defence of these values. I feel that this is in the process of happening, hearing the news that the US have stripped eight Eritrean government officials of their US citizenship. I hope this  measure amounts to what the Amharas call, “YeZefen Dardaru Eskesta Naw.”

Last Updated ( Jun 23, 2009 )
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Ambassador Mahmoud Omer Churum Defects To Canada
Gedab News
By Gedab News - Jun 22, 2009   



Eritrea’s ambassador to Kuwait, has defected to Canada where he is seeking political asylum.
Last Updated ( Jun 22, 2009 )
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Epitaph of A Future Martyr: Isaias Afewrki
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By Semere ANdom - Jun 20, 2009   

I used to think that I am immortal, but some times I think I am a mere mortal just like the rest of you. When I confided to Yemane about this contradiction, he was uncharacteristically silent at first then he drew from his passion of literature and he quoted Tennessee Williams from The Great Gatsby: “a genius is some one who believes in two opposite ideas simultaneously."

Last Updated ( Jun 22, 2009 )
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Democratic Front of Eritrean Nationalities Formed By Afar, Kunama Rights Activists
Gedab News
By Gedab News - Jun 19, 2009   
Following a two-day congress which was held on June 18 -19, 2009, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) and the Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Eritrean Kunama (DMLEK) have announced that they have created the Democratic Front of Eritrean Nationalities (DFEN) ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር ብሄራት ኤርትራ (ዲግብኤ)
Last Updated ( Jun 22, 2009 )
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Together We Stand
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By NECS-Europe - Jun 18, 2009   

We are writing to congratulate you on the work you are doing to bolster the movement for justice and democracy in Eritrea. As your partners in the struggle we are heartened by the expertise with which you are planning your upcoming events and are certain that this will inevitably have a positive ripple effect in shaping the history of our troubled nation. Indeed it is through such acts of courage and principled diligence to do the right thing, that we would begin to chip...

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The Kind Citizen and ‘Zemen’
The Kind Citizen
By Ghezae Hagos Berhe - Jun 18, 2009   
I have a wallet. Its denizens have changed overtime. Sometimes, it buffs up like George Costanaza’s; sometime it slims down to few credit cards and Ids. I trim it regularly. Yes, many items move in and out. Even come to think of it, the wallet itself has changed in the past ten years. Still, one card remained the veteran. I kept it in my wallet for ten years. The constant. The talisman. The memory. The promise. It is my press card.
Last Updated ( Jun 19, 2009 )
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Transitional Justice: A Book By Dr. Daniel Rezene Mokennen
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By Presented by Saleh Johar - Jun 17, 2009   
Last Updated ( Jun 19, 2009 )
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