From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Wed Jul 16 2008 - 11:25:14 EDT
O.N.L.F Statement In Response To Ethiopian Accusations Related To Addis
Ababa Bombings
14 July 2008
Ethiopian security services, in an effort to divert attention from war
crimes and crimes against humanity in Ogaden, have falsely accused the
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) as well as the Oromo Liberation
Front (OLF) of being responsible for attacks in which civilians were
killed in April and May. This false accusation comes a few days after
the Swiss branch of Medecin Sans Frontier - MSF (Doctors Without
Borders) announced it was ceasing operations in the Fik area of Ogaden
due to the Ethiopian regimes harassment of their personnel and blatant
obstruction of their operations.
The ONLF as a matter of policy and principle does not practice or
condone the deliberate targeting of civilians under any circumstances.
This is both unethical and counterproductive to our political aims and
objectives and only serves the interests of the illegitimate regime of
Melez Zenawi an his Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) clique.
The fact of the matter is that State Sponsored terrorism is currently
taking place in Ogaden. It is precisely because the TPLF regime is
deliberately targeting our civilian population and engaging in war
crimes and crimes against humanity that the international media is
denied access to Ogaden and humanitarian agencies are prevented from
carrying out their work freely.
The ONLF will continue to defend the people of Ogaden from this regimes
armed forces and militias. Our increased military capacity will be used
in line with the rules of war.
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
http://onlf.org/onlf_statement.html
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