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War in Somalia - a Result of the International Community's Misguided Approach

Shabait.com (Asmara)
EDITORIAL
December 23, 2006
Posted to the web December 24, 2006
Asmara
Despite the fact that the Somali people have made clear what they want for
themselves, the Security Council nonetheless passed an unfounded and reckless
resolution to form a transitional government in Somalia that is neither legal
nor popularly accepted. It is quite obvious that this 'government' has now
given Ethiopia the guise it needed to carryout its plans of aggression on
Somalia . As a result of this ill-advised resolution and the world community's
misguided handling of the matter, a war has already erupted between the Somali
people and Ethiopian troops bearing the crest of the unpopular transitional
government.
This war is neither the Ethiopian nor the Somali people's, it is rather Meles
Zenawi's individual pursuit for which he is being handsomely paid by powers who
want to perpetuate anarchy in Somalia . As Ethiopians themselves are saying,
this war is only one man's mission and that they or even upper echelon TPLF
members do not want any part of it. Still it is sad to see the lives of
Ethiopian youth being carelessly sacrificed to secure the interests of external
forces, not to mention the disruption of the recently acquired relative peace
and stability in Somalia .
The Eritrean government has always empathized with the Somali people's
suffering brought about by the irresoluteness of Somali warlords and the
unhelpful external interventions. Hence for the good of the Somali people as
well as for the sake of regional peace, Eritrea has been repeatedly calling to
the international community to refrain from taking measures that could
seriously damage peace and stability in Somalia . The Eritrean government has
also made it clear that the international community's role should be restricted
to only supporting and encouraging the Somali people in solving their problems
on their own. Unfortunately, the devious agenda of regional and global powers
has no room for such manner of conflict resolution.
Prolonging its stay in power against the Ethiopian people's apparent wish, the
Addis regime was desperately looking for ways to distract the Ethiopian
people's attention from their domestic affairs. It is no surprise then that the
TPLF would look upon war on Somalia as a blessing in disguise. Considering the
aggression on Eritrea , one could see that this is not the first time the
regime had deceptively plunged the Ethiopian people into such a predicament to
serve its own purpose. In case of the aggression against Eritrea , the TPLF had
been defeated both in the battle field as well as in the court of law and is
recklessly trying to avoid accountability and the implementation of a final and
binding ruling. It is only natural then for the regime to look for other
battlefields because it cannot survive outside the sphere of war.
Unfortunately for the TPLF however, war does not prolong life; it can only
shorten or end it. Thus, the regime's desperate adventurism could only lead to
its demise because;
1. The suppressed voices of the Ethiopian people will eventually triumph
2. International law will prevail and the final and binding ruling regarding
the Eritrean-Ethiopian border will sooner or later be implemented
3. Nothing or no one can maintain support of a tyrant for long.


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