A Very Stable Eritrea and the Failed foreign policies of America.
Every year for almost 15 years now the State department along with the
United States Congress embark on an Eritrea bashing campaign instead
of truly attempting to work closely with Eritrea on improving
relations and stabilizing the horn of Africa region. Why Eritrea?
Because as has been since its independence the only country in Africa
and possibly the world attempting to make improvements by utilizing
its “Self reliance” policy to develop a new strong nation may be
Eritrea.
The American people who elect these so called “public servants” are
fed up with the way business has been conducted in Foggy Bottom for a
long time now. Lies after lies and to top it off using and abusing the
very system that is suppose to be the people’s voice is instead
“MUFFLED” as speakers are chosen to speak in front of congress without
any background check.
As we Eritrean-Americans and I mean the “VAST MAJORITY” prepare to
endure another attack on our land of origin we only learn that the USA
has got serious problems and that its problems with foreign policy is
a serious one. Under the Obama administration not even a single letter
of congratulations go out from the President’s office to the people
and government of Eritrea on their hard won independence. Shame as
Eritrea is the symbol of freedom for the oppressed people of the
world. Meanwhile, this so called first black president goes out of his
way to visit Ethiopia, a land marred by violence, undemocratic
behavior against its own people and a failed banana republic that the
very state department has been baby sitting since time immemorial.
Eritrea a neglected regional threat. REALLY?
This is the title of another event taking place on Capitol Hill today
and what a JOKE! To begin with, the panel of speakers testifying on
behalf of Eritreans in the diaspora are people who have no clue what
the makeup of the true Eritrean community in the diaspora is like. It
is almost a waste of American tax payers money to allow a self
proclaimed priest by the name of Habtu Gebreab who has abused the
opportunities given him in this country to defame the very historic
religious harmony that exists in Eritrea for centuries, while the
second speaker is using a failed website as a foundation that was
being funded by the current kangaroo minority leaders of Ethiopia who
are worried about their own survival. We shall wait and see what The
Honorable Linda Thomas–Greenfield, Assistant Secretary Bureau of
African Affairs U.S. Department of State and Ms. Bronwyn Bruton Deputy
Director Africa Center Atlantic Council have to say as they both have
recently traveled to Eritrea and witnessed for themselves what Eritrea
is all about.
Its time to come out of the cold and work with Eritrea before the fire
burns the entire region into ashes and the only way to save the day is
to go through “Asmara” where the stability and peace seems to have
advanced Eritrea as a nation that has been able to build its war time
economy without anyone’s assistance. Instead of engaging a FAKE PRIEST
with a title “Director of External Relations Canonical Eritrean
Orthodox Church in Diaspora” and a Board Member of a politically
motivated hate filled Awate Foundation the US congress should listen
and engage with the real majority of Eritrean diaspora that are
lawyers, doctors, athletes and more. Please stop trying to bring
panelists that serve the failed policy, as the United States congress
will continue to become a laughing stoke of the world. For the record
as a former professor of history at the University of Cincinnati, the
self proclaimed priest was engaging in the illegal and unethical
behavior of posting and submitting articles on behalf of a religious
group that had written letters accusing Eritrea of being a terrorist
state. Meanwhile, The second panelist happens to be in a small group
of people that have a desire to see an Islamic republic of Eritrea and
funded by the arch-enemy of Eritrea and the minority Ethiopian regime
that is hated by the majority of the people’s of the horn of Africa.
Using Eritrea’s hero “Hamid Idris Awate” as a cover the so called 4
people board are instigating hate and a constant attack against the
very peace loving Muslim and Christian people of Eritrea who last week
both celebrated their respective religious holiday in harmony.
U.S. foreign policy towards the horn of Africa exposes a consistent
lack of statesmanship, ineffective methods of diplomacy and a
disposition to use a minority regime that oppresses the innocent
people of Ethiopia. Eritrea on the other hand is considered a radical
and less-friendly regime to the U.S. simply because it is challenging
U.S. political hegemony and wrong policy approach in the horn of
Africa. As Eritrean-Americans we are hoping that the sub-committee
hearing on Eritrea will not be one-sided as historically proven. Every
time U.S. administration policies have been one-sided they have
exhibited patterns that caused international catastrophes like what we
are witnessing in the land of America’s biggest ally the minority
regime of Ethiopia today.
Interference in internal affairs of nations and direct aggressive
American involvement has not brought peace and stability to the world
and as Eritrean-Americans the only thing we request is to just leave
Eritrea alone as that is really not asking too much. We feel strongly
about how the political system and the connection between the State
Department and the US congress are wrong on Eritrea. The proof is in
the pudding as we witness the internal war that is burning like an
inferno in Ethiopia today, the only stable place with a potential
economic growth is the State of Eritrea. Partnership and growth should
be the way forward. Its time to speak the truth and understand that
Eritrea is a nation that will stand up for the principles enshrined in
the dignity of human rights for all.
Eritrean-American.
Received on Wed Sep 14 2016 - 02:20:36 EDT