It is a fact that the government raided houses of people whose children are not in their respective units. In the environs of Asmara people were rounded and detained by the relentless Army of Development and Reconstruction.  But this has been going on for more than a year in the southern zone and specifically in the surrounding villages of Dekemhare and Segeneitti. The problem of our people is they do not learn from the lesson of their compatriots.

PFDJ's tactic is to use something to the best of your advantage and when some new situation arises, to discard it. In brief, it prefers the disposable system. No weight is given to principles or right and wrong. "Do something and justify it later by saying another thing" is its motto. Whether the justification is right or wrong or contradictory doesn't matter as long as it serves the purpose of PFDJ. The end justifies the means.

All these enterprises have been doing this in an illegal manner and contrary to Inland Revenue and customs proclamations. The Red Sea Trading Corporation's (�09�) main objectives, other than trading in salt from Eritrea and Taf from Ethiopia was the trading in gold and foreign currency (USD). This illegal activity was one of the causes for starting the border war [with Ethiopia.]