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-scalawags/> ERITREA: The Modern Day Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
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sophietm7
When the monkey sees a nice fruit in the tree that can't be grasped, then
the monkey says the fruit is rotten-African Proverb
The African proverb reminds me of the naysayers who insist on pushing their
narratives on the State of Eritrea, regardless of the evidence, facts and
realities on the ground. Acting like the jealous lover who insists on
killing his/her mate so as to not allow others to have her/him, Eritrea's
modern day scalawags and carpetbaggers are burning the midnight oil, not to
mention abusing US and European tax payer's monies, to advance their
narratives on the nation, its government and people. Realizing that they
cannot have a say in Eritrea's economic and political life, have decided
that they will instead tarnish its image, with the hopes of bringing the
Eritrean people to their knees.
Eritrea is indeed surprising many who may have been disillusioned or
influenced by the aggressive, well-funded (NED and George Soros) 14-year
long defamation and vilification campaign against the State of Eritrea and
its leadership. They are now realizing that the naysayers were nothing more
than the Eritrean version of carpetbaggers and scalawags. Eritrea's self
-reliant economic policies are being touted as the way for Africa, that
Eritrea's ability to develop its social capital adds to the sustainability
of the gains made etc. etc.
I chose the title for good reason. The term "carpetbagger" refers to a
traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel (or carpetbag) of
possessions, and who attempts to profit from or gain control over his new
surroundings, often against the will or consent of the original inhabitants.
In the post-US Civil War south, carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to
the South to take advantage of the unstable social, financial, and political
climate. These transient characters moved south carrying all their
possessions in a carpet-bag, they moved to the South after the Civil War to
get rich, to take over all jobs, land and money.The reconstruction era in
the South gave birth to new enemies who were in a unique position to exploit
those in dire straits. While their stated mission was to rebuild the
war-torn Confederate states; their personal mission was to make money - and
they didn't care how they did it.
Scalawags in American history refers to Southern whites who formed a
Republican coalition with black freedmen and Northern newcomers
(carpetbaggers) to take control of the state and local governments. Some
misguided, selfish and myopic Eritrean "academics and intellectuals" in the
Eritrean Diaspora are good examples of scalawags. Those who work with
Eritrea's enemies to undermine Eritrea's development. Those who betray the
trust of Eritrea's martyrs to advance narrow personal agendas. Those who
have used their academic and other institutional contacts and networks to
undermine the Eritrean government and people. Those who insist on creating
conflicts in the otherwise tight knit and tolerant Eritrean Diaspora
Communities. Those who insist on advancing their illicit agendas through
intimidation and harassment of members of the Eritrean Diaspora who refuse
to follow their anti-Eritrea agendas.Hasusat and Kede'at in Tigrinya.
The mercenary Eritreans, members of the Eritrean Quislings League (EQL), are
today playing the role of the scalawags-for in their warped minds, these
culturally blind Eritreans who want to undermine their own cultures and
presuppositions in a bid to become "westernized", believe the West and its
institutions, which denied and suppressed the rights of the Eritrean people
for over half a century, knows what is best for Eritrea and its people, and
those who fought for their rights and sacrificed life and limb for Eritrea,
for just as long, somehow do not. Serving those who are responsible for the
massacre of thousands of Eritreans, the destruction of their homes and
villages, those responsible for the desecration of cemeteries of Eritrea's
fallen heroes, is somehow supposed to make them more acceptable to the West
and garner them preferred positions in their circles.
For the modern day carpetbaggers, their mission of exploitation and plunder
has caused havoc in Africa using the language of "human rights",
"democracy", "freedom of expression", "freedom of religion", "war on
terror", and now "human trafficking". sugar coated pretexts for more deadly,
more insidious and more widespread intervention in the sovereignty of
African states-especially those not amenable to the West and its tentacle
organizations such as the IMF and World Bank.
The carpetbaggers, along with some disgruntled NGOs, and academics with no
knowledge of Eritrea or her people, have partnered with self-serving
defectors and their coterie and have pretty much the same missions or worse
than that of the western missionaries that enabled the colonization of
Africa. As an Eritrean-American, while flabbergasted, and sometimes even
flattered, by the enormous amount of literature on Post-independence Eritrea
by individuals and groups, neither I , nor the vast Eritrean Diaspora was
hoodwinked by them.
Considering the fact that for over 30 years, and especially during the
struggle for Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia, there was an unspoken gag
on the name "Eritrea" from being mentioned in the mainstream media or in
western academic institutions. In the meantime, Ethiopia's true history was
adjusted and re-written, the Ethiopian myth was perpetuated, and distorted
to justify Ethiopian colonization of Eritrea. While there was some
literature on Eritrea written by those who visited Eritrea and believed in
the Eritrean struggle, it is in no way comparative to the number of
"academic" and other reports that have been produced in the last 23
years-the last 14 making up the majority.
What is shamefully absent is the voice of the so-called "intellectuals and
professionals" who have been co-opted and silenced by the very institutions
that have been at the root of the suffering of the Eritrean people for so
many decades. Choosing to advance their own personal careers at the expense
of the Eritrean people, set out to serve as the "Eritrean Faces" for the
anti-Eritrea defamation and vilification campaigns. The Eritrean
Diaspora-whose hearts and minds they have been unable to win, continues to
reject their many gimmicks and ploys. But there are some gullible young
Eritreans who have been caught up in the deceit and they are unknowingly
being used to advance the agendas of Eritrea's enemies and it is important
to expose them for what they are and set the record straight.
These self-serving individuals feign concern about the people of Eritrea but
have done everything they can-with the help of their handlers-to strangulate
Eritrea's economy and isolate Eritrea diplomatically and politically. And
true to their nature, and almost on cue, a whimper of their stench lingers
in the air whenever the minority regime in Ethiopia finds itself in some
kind of quagmire. It is as if they are attached at the hops with the
minority regime in Ethiopia.
The 1998-2000 Eritrea Ethiopia border conflict ended when the Ethiopian
regime was forced to sign the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement on 19 June
2000. Successive offensives against Eritrea and the regime's last ditch
effort to capture the Port City of Assab failed miserably, forcing it to
return to the negotiating table. Eritrean villages were destroyed, Martyrs
cemeteries desecrated, over a million were displaced from their homes and
villages, but the "Eritrean Academics and Professionals" were busy working
with the enemy to undermine Eritrea and its leadership.
Two such individuals, Assefaw Tekeste and Bereket Habte Selassie met in
Japan with Kifle Wodajo and Endrias Eshete, advisors to Meles Zenawi. The
meeting in Japan took place during the third offensive, in early June 2000,
to be exact. This happened a couple of months prior to Dr. Bereket and the
infamous B-13 meeting in Berlin. Despite Dr. Bereket's claim that these two
men, Andreas Eshete and Kifle Wedajo being just "interlocutors" in this
meeting arranged by Peace Boat, it is a known fact that they were not merely
there for conversations, but were in fact representing Meles' government. Of
all the individual Ethiopians in the Diaspora, how is it that Peace Boat
decided to pick two of Meles Zenawi's advisors to converse with two anti-GoE
and anti-PIA Eritreans?
Bereket Habte Selassie attempted to insult the intelligence of the Eritrean
people by writing the following when questioned by this author:
".Early in the Spring of 2000, they approached me and Dr. Asefaw with a view
to exploring ways of (a) helping in finding ways to end the war between
Eritrea and Ethiopia, and (b) planning the creation of institutions of
higher learning as well as small industries in or around the areas of the
conflict (in this case Badme) after the conflict is over."
While Eritreans all over the world waited anxiously for the war to end, this
man and his accomplices met with enemy agents and now want us to believe
that it was all perfectly innocent and was done for the benefit of Eritrea.
As this author said back then, the moon is right and he was born with the
star of good luck on his palm!!!
But soon after in October of 2000, the Eritrean Diaspora would be introduced
to a group of self-professed "Academics and Professionals", better known as
the Berlin 13 with Bereket Habte Selassie and Assefaw Tekeste played the
leading roles. Coincidence?
So what did the "Academics and Professionals" do?
These self-professed "Academics and Professionals" had a secret meeting in
Berlin and came up with a letter to the President of Eritrea. That letter
was leaked by the Ethiopian regime and its surrogates at Awate.com.
Explaining how that happened, Araya Debessay, a member of the Berlin 13, in
an email sent to this author and others in 2001 stated the following:
".How Awate.com received an advance copy of the letter is an item that needs
clarification since this has been a point of contention among those who
speculate on how the letter was leaked. The version that was posted by
Awate.com is not the final version that was mailed to PIA. Salih Gadi, the
owner of Awate.com who was invited but unable to attend the meeting has been
a distant on-line participant, and as a result he was getting copies of the
drafts of the letter. At the last minute, it was decided that the
signatories of the letter should be only those who met in Berlin. As a
result, Salih Gadi did not receive a copy of the final version of the
letter, and what was posted at Awate.com, a day after the scanned version of
the authentic letter was published in Dehai, is an earlier version of the
letter."
It has since become known that Awate.com, as were the Berlin 13 and some
members of the G-15 (members of the Eritrean government), were working
closely with Meles Zenawi's minority regime and its handlers. In the letter
to the President of Eritrea, the Berlin 13 found it prudent to question "the
nature and style of our leadership in the post-independence period". They
then went on to insult the President of Eritrea, blame Eritrea for the
Eritrea Ethiopia border conflict and presume to give the President advise on
how to run the nation. They ended their self-serving letter with this
ultimatum:
".On our side, we will spare no effort to help secure Eritrea's territorial
integrity and national sovereignty. At the same time, we will endeavor to
promote a culture of openness, tolerance, accountability and rule of law. To
these ends, we intend to broaden our base by convening a larger meeting
which will consider your response to this letter. The idea is to begin and
institutionalize a government/civil society dialogue on a continuing basis
as a critical part of a healthy development of our future."
The President of Eritrea, however, was magnanimous enough to meet with them
in Asmara. The group met with President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara on November
25th, bringing yet another letter with them. In this document they stated
that they were not a political group and made a formal request to work with
the government "as much as possible." They denied having anything to do with
leaking their original Berlin letter. The President expressed his views
about the group and their opinions and decided that he did "not see any
substantive issue on the paper outside the publicity given to it". Bereket
Habte Selassie did not attend the meeting.
Araya Debessay, someone whose hate-filled obsession with the President of
Eritrea has prevented him from making any meaningful intellectual
contribution to the country or its people, is one of those that has made it
his raison d'etre to seek and find Eritreans in the Diaspora who could help
advance his anti-Eritrea agendas. Working closely with Assefaw Tekeste and
Paulos Tesfagiorgis, he continues to show his utter contempt for the
Eritrean people and insists on insulting their intelligence with open
letters and manifestos.
Before this author addresses his latest attempt, let us take a look at his
sordid record.
On 8 October 2000 in his article, "Meeting of Eritrean Academics and
Professionals in Berlin". Araya Debessay writing about the letter to the
President of Eritrea and his group's agenda, said the following:
".The letter concurs with the Eritrean National Assembly's recent resolution
condemning the criminal acts of the Ethiopian government, and condemns the
many egregious acts of violence, vandalism, rape and theft that have been
perpetrated, and are being perpetrated, by agents of the said government
against innocent Eritreans. In this respect, we pledge to commit our
intellectual and financial resources in the ongoing effort to mobilize
support.The gathering in Berlin also decided to call a larger meeting within
the next few months to follow up on developments in our country and to take
appropriate measures to help secure Eritrea's territorial integrity and
national sovereignty. On the international front, the group commits itself
to continue its efforts in supporting the Government's diplomatic efforts
through its lobbying and media relations activities and to promote the image
Eritrea as a friendly and peace loving country. Finally, the group
reaffirmed its commitment to support all nation building and social and
economic development programs."
Contrary to what he said in that October 2000 article, Araya Debessay and
his coteries set out to do just the opposite. In one of their articles
posted in Asmarino, which according to Wikileaks, is an anti-Eritrea CIA
funded site, surrogates of the Berlin 13 wrote the following:
".Like-minded Eritrean-Americans with a firm dedication to democracy will
need to build an informal and consequently formal network that is
action-oriented. Through this network, letters that expose the autocratic
nature of Issaias' government will need to be drafted, finalized, and
distributed to US government representatives, World Bank, IMF, Amnesty
International and other organizations. Also, key messages that publicize the
tyrannical orientation of the system of government in Eritrea will need to
be disseminated electronically, i.e. inside popular Web-sites, as well as
physically, i.e. attending forums sponsored or attended by representatives
of the Eritrean government."
In the last 14 years, Eritreans have seen what the likes of Araya Debessay,
Bereket Habte Selassie and Paulos Tesfagiorgis and their coteries, the
"Eritrean Faces" that served to advance the agendas of Eritrea's historical
enemies, have done to undermine Eritrea diplomatically, economically and
politically. They have been instrumental in producing the volumes of
unsubstantiated articles and reports about the Government and people of
Eritrea. Establishing one and two-man NGOs, these un-elected individuals
with no mandate from the people, have flooded American and European
institutions of government with letters and petitions on behalf of the
Eritrean people.
The regime in Ethiopia and its handlers have come up with various ploys to
amend, revise, reverse and even annul the EEBC's decisions. The regime has
also employed distractive, disruptive mercenary Eritreans to advance its
agendas against the State of Eritrea and divert international attention away
from its violation of international law and occupation of sovereign Eritrean
territories. Paulos Tesfagiorgis, Bereket Habte Selassie and Assefaw
Tekeste, self-proclaimed "intellectuals", have played leading roles in
organizing these miscreant individuals and groups.
In addition to organizing various conferences in Ethiopia and in neighboring
states, the EQL have worked to recruit young educated Eritreans to defect
and join their groups. Today, Paulos Tesfagiorgis and his handlers have
concocted another ploy to reward Ethiopia. From "transitional justice",
these miscreants are now touting a new initiative-"HOPE"-Horn of Africa
Peace Engagement. This latest shenanigan is part and parcel of the various
schemes advanced by the regime and its handlers, tunes to which these
mercenary foot soldiers have dutifully marched. As part of the new
initiative orchestrated by Tesfagiorgis and his group, a series of
meetings/conferences have been held. They have been held in London, Atlanta
and Djibouti. At the 2010 meeting held in Atlanta, GA. they proposed, among
other things, the following:
".establishing the border town of Badme as a neutral zone recognised by both
Eritrea and Ethiopia to be run by faith groups."
This is the same proposal advanced by the minority regime and its cadres
once they realized that the independent Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission
had awarded Badme, the casus belli for the Eritrea Ethiopia border conflict
to Eritrea.
A friend forwarded a letter that was sent to him by Araya Debessay, similar
to other letters that have been sent out by the good Professor to others he
foolishly believes agree with his outlook on Eritrea and its future.Today,
Araya Debessay, a member of Paulos Tefagiorgis' cyber AstroTurf NGOs, is
back again and this time he is once again trying to resuscitate the
fledgling anti-Eritrea campaign.
<https://sophietm7.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/araya-debessay.jpg> Araya
Debessay
After 14 years, there are three constants that stand out-his obsession with
the President of Eritrea, his contempt for the people of Eritrea, and his
warped notion of what the role of the Eritrean intellectual ought to be.
Suffice it to mention excerpts from his latest "Open Letter to My Fellow
Eritreans", which he intends to disseminate in Tigrinya and Arabic when it
has been cleaned up. This self-professed intellectual, who is obviously
detached from the reality in Eritrea, as he has not been there since 2000,
begins his 11-page letter with this:
".our country is in the worst situation possible. The economy is in ruins
with a galloping inflation rate that has left many families begging for
day-to-day survival. For many families, it is through the generous
remittances from family members in the Diaspora that they are barely able to
sustaining themselves."
If that were true, Araya Debessay and his cohorts would be celebrating, not
bemoaning the situation in Eritrea. Blemishing Eritrea's image, distorting
the exaggerating the realities is their way of making themselves feel
relevant. They have somehow convinced themselves that Eritreans lacked
intellectual capital and that they could continue to blackmail the people
and government. Not anymore. Thanks to the sound economic and social
policies of the Government of Eritrea and the gallant work done by the
people, Eritrea today is one of a few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that
is on track to meet or exceed 7 out 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Access to healthcare, education and potable water has greatly improved the
lives of the people. The mining and other industries are doing quite well,
despite efforts by Araya Debessay and his cohorts to halt the progress and
hold Eritrea's development hostage.
This professor who has no relations with the vast Eritrean Diaspora and has
no firsthand knowledge of its activities and relations to Eritrea said:
".it seems most Eritreans in the Diaspora have given up on Eritrea, leaving
the fate of Eritrea to some divine intervention."
If this Professor knew a thing or two about Eritreans, he would know that
they are a tight knit, vibrant, productive community, very much engaged with
their country of origin. From participating in the economic, social and
political life of Eritrea, they are also instrumental in combatting and
frustrating the ongoing anti-Eritrea efforts of his partners and their
sponsors. Convincing himself that the unified people of Eritrea are in need
of his intervention, he wants to create what he calls a "Global Union of
Eritreans in the Diaspora".
Araya Debessay states in his letter that:
".Many nations and the International Community as a whole could not support
our cause up to now and the main reason for their reluctance is the fact
that we are too fragmented and they do not know whom to deal with and whom
to trust and support. With the election of the Global Leadership, a body
that will have the legitimacy and the mandate given to it by every Eritrean
in the Diaspora, our Global leaders will get the attention of the
International community and will be able to comfortably appear in any forum
to speak effectively on behalf of the Eritreans in the Diaspora and on
behalf the voiceless at home."
What he does not seem to understand is that the vast majority of the
Eritrean Diaspora also does not trust them, but more importantly rejected
them in 2000, and will reject them again, as they do not represent them in
any way. Of course those in their coterie (mostly family members) will
remain as their only constituents. Insulting the intelligence of the
Eritrean Diaspora, Araya Debessay wrote:
".the campaign that has been waged by Dr. Tewolde Tesfamarim, (Wedi Vaccaro)
who has been visiting several cities in the US and Europe, and by Amanuel
Eyassu of Assenna.com have contributed a great deal in mobilizing and
encouraging Eritreans to form groups. In the United States for example,
there are several cities that have already formed groups and they are
growing. Among these cities are: Washington Metropolitan Area, Boston,
Atlanta, Bay Area, San Diego, Denver, Indiana, etc. And the same is true in
many other parts of the world. I was pleased to read a report by Petros
Tesfagiorgis at Asmarino.com about a group that was formed in London.For
sure, there will be a need for highly competent and dedicated individuals to
serve as a Lobbyist Group, Media Group, Funds Raising Group, Outreach Group,
Think Tank Group, Seminars and Conferences organizing groups, Public
Relations group, Foreign Relations Committee, Security Committee, etc."
Haye.
The good Professor goes on:
".For those who may have concerns about punitive measures that may be
inflicted on them, should they dare to travel to visit their family members
in Eritrea, or who fear for the safely of their loved ones and family
members due to their association with the Union of Eritreans for Democratic
Change, arrangements can be made to allow them to participate without
revealing their identify. The least such individuals can do and should do is
to unanimously show their support financially and other ways."
How cowardice.so un-Eritrean.
Majority of the Diaspora continue support for the government and people of
Eritrea in some of the most hostile nations-including the United States and
Canada. They have stood up for their country and people, and most of all for
justice. The best that Araya Debessay can hope for will be members of the
Eritrean Quislings League (EQL):
".an alliance of jilted and scorned individuals, of like-minded defeatists,
self-serving defectors, deserters and draft dodgers, disgruntled runaway
diplomats, pedophiles, rapists, deceitful counterfeiters, information
launderers and an assortment of shameless scandalous opportunists disguised
as "journalists", "human rights" and "democracy" activists, pawns who serve
as runners for western fundamentalist Christian cartels and Western agencies
and NGOs, self-professed "intellectuals and professionals", and
pseudo-intellectuals who call for academic freedom while engaging in
academic dishonesty, a loathsome miscreant mercenary Eritrean elite who have
spent the last 14 years slavishly parroting prepared anti-Eritrea
propaganda, in exchange for pitiful stipends."
As if the Eritrean Diaspora has not been following his destructive agendas
for the last 14 years, the Professor offers the following n the EQL:
".I understand there are over 30 political parties and groups at the present
time.There are several civic organizations all over the world. To mention
some that I am familiar with: (a) Eritrean Global Solidarity (EGS), which is
US based organization that was formed in 2007 "to struggle for Justice,
Human Rights and Democracy". EGS "promises to struggle tenaciously to
empower the peace loving Eritrean people in their quest for justice, human
rights and democracy." I am a member of the Advisory Group of EGS, (b)
Eritreans to Facilitate National Dialogue (EFND), of which I am a founding
member, was formed in August 2013 with "the sole aim to facilitate civilized
and constructive dialog among Eritreans to help build a better foundation
for Eritrea's future." And (c) Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea
(CDRiE). I was one of the founding members who created CDRiE."
Araya Debessay ignores the dedicated, successful professional youth who are
making contributions to Eritrea's economic, social and political
development, those who are returning to Eritrea to provide technical
support, teach in the schools and colleges, and those who financially and
morally supporting children in the orphanages, disabled veterans and
families of Eritrea's beloved Martyrs, but instead reaches out to groups
such as the EYSC that are responsible for the destruction of Eritrean
Community Centers in the Diaspora and intimidate and harass its members. He
stands up for the rights of these hooligans and troublemakers in our midst
and denies Eritreans the right to live in peace.
Once again, insulting the intelligence of the Eritrean people and adding
salt to their wounds, the good professor elevates the stature of the three
individuals who have been responsible for the suffering of Eritrean refugees
and asylum seekers, the trafficking of Eritrea's youth, the detention of
Eritrean youths in places such as Ethiopia, Israel, Libya and the United
States, those responsible for the illegal adoption of Eritrean children born
in Ethiopian refugee camps, to that of heroines. Here is what he said in his
letter:
".I would also like to take this opportunity to express my admiration to
individual Eritreans for the exemplary role they are playing for the good of
their country and the Eritrean people. Elsa Chirum, Dr. Alganesh Fisseha
Ghandi, and Meron Estifanona are some of those that come to mind among the
many other individuals who have been doing remarkably outstanding job to
help Eritrean refugees and to bring their plight to world attention. Please
continue your relentless effort in helping those who desperately need your
help. You will be in the history books of Eritrea for what you are doing. I
wish you all the best."
Yes, history and the people of Eritrea will judge them harshly.
If he knew a thing or two about the majority of the Eritrean Diaspora that
he labels "supporters of the government", he would know that they are well
organized and have close ties with their compatriots in Eritrea. Their
priorities differ from that of the good professor and his ilk. The most
important issues for the people of Eritrea today are:
1. The unconditional removal of Ethiopian forces from sovereign Eritrean
territories, including Badme
2. A repeal of the illegal, unjust and unfair sanctions imposed against
the people Eritrea at the behest of United States and Ethiopia
3. An independent United Nations investigation into the luring and
trafficking of Eritreans. That includes groups and individuals that Araya
Debessay is involved with.
Once again, the good professor and his ilk can do all of us a favor and
crawl back into their holes as they are were not fit to speak on our behalf
then, any more than they are today. Judging from what has transpired in the
last 23-years since independence, and especially in the last 14 years since
the Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Eritrea and the sudden mushrooming
of non-descript cyber NGO's calling themselves "human rights" and
"democracy" activists, I am inclined to believe it is the latter.
The anti-Eritrea campaign has been long and varied, but the narrative
remains the same-Independent Eritrea is not economically and politically
viable. It is the same narrative of their forefathers. The use of "Eritrean
faces", such as that of Araya Debessay and his cohorts, as cover for the
anti-Eritrea campaigns is also not new-it is one that has been used in the
past. The difference today is that the Eritrean population is much more
conscious, politically astute and media savvy.can easily spot the rot from a
distance. More on Araya Debessay and the modern day and carpetbaggers and
scalawags next time. and lest the good Professor deny the existence of such
a letter, it will be published soon in its entirety.
<http://sophietm7.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/anti-eritrean-people-hooligans
-620p-1.jpg> Anti-Eritrea individuals and groups
These are the individuals and groups who make up the Eritrean Quislings
League (EQL)
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