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Hell-Bent on
Sabotaging Somali Peace Efforts |
The head of the autocracy in Addis Ababa,
Meles Zenawi, went to Nairobi last week to
advocate for IGAD authorization of Ethiopian
‘peace-keeping’ forces to be deployed in
Somalia. To pre-empt any positive outcome
from the planned peace conference between
the Somali Transitional Government (STG) and
the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) in Sudan,
Zenawi convinced his Kenyan host, president
Mwai Kibaki, the need for an IGAD heads of
state emergency meeting to be held in
Nairobi.
The so-called IGAD emergency meeting was
conveniently scheduled to coincide with the
conclusion of the Somali peace conference in
Sudan. We are glad to see the failure of
this Zenawi-led IGAD meeting since many
heads of states stayed away. Ogaden
Editorial Board sees Ethiopian machinations
under the guise of IGAD as a blatant
interference of the Somali affairs. These
Ethiopian plots are nothing more than the
efforts of one who is hell-bent on
sabotaging any Somali peace efforts.
Zenawi’s obsession of the interference of
the Somali affairs is baffling to say the
least. At a time when the STG and the UIC
have shown flexibility in resolving their
differences through dialogue; At a time when
Somalis appear to be making progress in
establishing semblance of law and order, is
it not mind boggling to see the very
country, Ethiopia, that sustained anarchy
and chaos in Somalia for the past sixteen
years to now advocate for the sending of its
troops to ‘keep the peace’? Other than
adding fuel to an already burning fire, we
wonder what peace will Ethiopia keep in
Somalia?
The world community should beware of
Zenawi’s efforts to undermine Somali peace
efforts. The world community should ask
Zenawi to keep out of the Somali affairs.
IGAD should be wise not to fall for
Ethiopian machinations. If Zenawi has troops
available for peace keeping, he should be
asked to help the thousands of flood victims
in his own country. If Ethiopia wants to
resolve problems, why not ask this moron of
a prime minister to solve the long-standing
Ogaden issue.
editorial@ogaden.com
Ogaden Online Editorial
Sept 07, 2006
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