Information that is coming out from inside Eritrea recently indicates that Issaias has been engaged in reorganizing the leadership of the military by imprisoning those who are suspected of opposing his agenda, and by according ranks (Generals and others) to others among the young military officers. As we all know, the Eritrean military has never been modernized and as a result Eritrea does not have a professional army to date. Neither has Issaias promoted his military officers for years now. You don’t have to be an inquisitive to ask “why now?”, because it is public knowledge that Issaias has been preparing the powerbases for his son to take over. Hence, the newly promoted officers could be the guardians and protectors of his son when the son takes over the power mantle from the father.