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By Fetsum Abraham I salute the organizers who worked hard to effectuate the events that took place in DC during the Independence Day celebration. I congratulate all genuine Eritreans in the resistance for taking it to

By Fetsum Abraham

I salute the organizers who worked hard to effectuate the events that took place in DC during the Independence Day celebration. I congratulate all genuine Eritreans in the resistance for taking it to a higher level of common understanding on the importance of unity to the Eritrean question of freedom and democracy. I salute all the individuals who traveled long distances to attend the bliss at their expense for the sake of their people.
Please allow me to share my opinion as to what was going on and what we should do in the future based on this experience with positive and optimistic state of mind.
The demonstration: It went very well here in DC though the weather was cold and unfriendly. The forces of oppression and that of freedom confronted each other at the site of the Eritrean Embassy where posters with tragic images of our people under the hands of the Sinai gangs was on the face of the Afwerkists who tried to neutralize the unforgiving moralistic reality through highly amplified GUAILA to the disgust of the observers in the vicinity. It takes Satanic gut and denial to dance on QUAILA with the terrible pictures on display; they did it, however without any shame and compassion.
The ratio between the forces of oppression and that of freedom was about one to ten and it was clear that the situation has changed for the first, from the time of intimidation to this time of shame: they no longer can look us in the eyes and they are now bowing down with confusion and hopelessness.

The political activities

I do believe that the organizers did a great job bringing people like Dan Connell and Tesfay Temnewo to the podium, although there was something unhealthy going on between some individuals in the hall when Tesfay was on the show. I did not understand the problem but it appeared emotional.
I also thank the organizers for making Dr. Alganesh, a dedicated activist who saved many Eritrean victims of the Sinai gangsters available. It was wonderful to see her in person and to learn about her humanist activities all over the place.
There were many people from all ages and professions at the site where the activities were held for the rest of it. It seems like people are now more focused on unity and want to do something about it. There was also no doubt that the Eritrean participants belonged to different groups and schools of thought addressing the common problems of our society irrespective of their political affiliations collectively. The common caustic denominator here being the emergency situation of our people under the suffocating dictatorship, the upshot was a united solution by the Diaspora community.
This being the general understanding of the participants, the group that organized the activities, however, appeared to dictate the show through the following individualistic approach/s, in my opinion. Please take this as constructive criticism from a concerned citizen who does not belong to any organized group in the resistance, nor does posses any material interest from the fight.
a)     The issue being common to all of us, the organizers did not consult other groups and individuals interested in participating in the event as to how to have made it all-inclusive in general.
b)    There were about eight Panelists in two separate groups invited for the event out of which one of them comprised a veteran Eritrean ELF fighter and two PhDs, and one or two more “invited PhDs” who did not show up. The other group comprised bright individuals from the community including brother Emanuel Eyasu. The panelists were effective in affirming the need for changing the situation through a unified resistance. The selection process was, however, privately and exclusively done by the organizing group without any sort of involvement from other groups and independent activists. It appears like the organizers tried to promote their agenda through privately picked Panelists as if the event was made only for their issues. Any group can do this to communicate its agendas with the people but not in this situation where the event was about all interested groups and individuals for the common issue of unity. I don’t think this is democratic at all because no single group should completely dictate on common issues that concern all of us as Eritreans and we need explanation from the organizers as to why things were privately and exclusively decided to be so, if they may (this is not mandatory).
The consequence
We had the strongest resistance for unity to date here in DC but we ended up doing nothing practical to the end of our goal, UNITY at the tail end of it. Although the invited Pannelists did well in teaching us all about the need for a united resistance, they left without any tangible result towards the intellectual debate initiative we have been working together. I don’t blame them for this and neither do I appreciate the missed opportunity to start the foundation towards the culture of intellectual debate internationally but it was a very hard pill for me to swallow helplessly watching from distance thinking about what we should have done: how we should have ceased the opportunity to expedite the remedy for the suffering of our people.

What we should have done

At minimum, the organizers should have focused on pressurizing the Pannelists to form a Committee for the foundation of the INTELLECTUAL DEBATE INITIATIVE we have been honesty writing on with tremendous dedication and hard work before they were released. This is what I would have done had I been invited to be part of the Panel (my qualification immaterial) although I think the organizers did what they could, hopefully, with keen interest to resolve the Eritrean question for freedom and democracy. I just wish I was a qualified individual in view of the organizers for the panel, unfortunately the fittest survived and my wish did not go through this time to express it with excruciating resentment.
The fact that we left without accomplishing anything tangible in this regard translates to delaying the society’s journey towards freedom and democracy by at least a year in my opinion (till we get another chance to meet in mass as such next year and only in the condition the events are organized with collective input and participation of all forces in the resistance).
In the mean time, the fight for honest democratic zeal and unconditional unity of all opposition forces continues and I seriously warn our brothers and sisters in the struggle not to commit this mistake anymore.

Long live the Eritrean struggle for freedom and democracy

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Review overview
28 COMMENTS
  • kemal May 28, 2013

    Brother Futsum I can’t say it more than this. It is really touching to see Eritreans from all walks of life come from a long distance, at least paying a heavy price. This was in terms of time,money,priority and many more but the question is again what have we done after all these sacrifices we made for the common goal? Was it really our super effort towards a common solution? Would it be much better organized and bring us or move us all one step forwards to our common goal or good, that is get rid of that satanic self made regime. With all due respect for the organizers I could not pass this opportunity with out saying I wish we had done more than this. We witnessed in person , we even managed to win many more Eritreans from the other camp and who participate in such occasions for the first time, so many new comers who commit a heavy sacrifice just to show solidarity with their oppressed people in side Eritrea and be part of the world wide movement against the tyranny and show their loved ones who are scattered all over the world and with some still under a hostile situation in the hands of kidnapers/traffickers. Though we have done a huge difference and an enormous effort to overtake the political display from the blind die hard and scared PFDJ fans, we need to admit still we are in short in moving the stage beyond what we had accomplished so far around demonstration,seminars,conferences and the likes. We need to get rid of this irresponsible self made regime once and for all, so that for that matter we need to make a time frame,prioritize our efforts, evaluate or access properly both pre and post any occasion/gatherings and put clearly the way outs and better plans which shrinks and demise the PFDJ camp once and for all. We need to plan ahead with a clear mandate and time frame both in its preparation, during the occasion,and who can move it forwards after the occasion. We need also to involve more people as much as we can people with skill,experience,commitment or determination to see prior and beyond the occasion,compositions,humble,project management skill and prioritize a common good more than a group or individual ego or goals. In this regard extra care must be taken, cos such kind of failures have been repeatedly experienced in our past experience, and in fact though the majority of the organizers might have nothing to do with what I mentioned above, even a single individual can make a difference and might even ruin both your positive efforts and the overwhelm expectation of the general public. Cos at the end as time showing us clearly we will never be minority any more, and the other thing we are not here and there just to oppose the regime instead to replace it and overtake the power and return to the legitimate owner of it;that is the Eritrean people. If that is the case we need to do more and we need to divide our efforts phase by phase on a workable ground. This might be done starting from the grass roots both in side Eritrea and in the diaspora and neighboring countries; all must act in a more synchronized and harmonious way. Other wise it can be a routine job and might affect even the already active once, cos people need progress and a sound change which can make a real difference. Any way some thing is better than nothing and in this regard I want to Congratulate all the DC North America organizers for the noble work.
    Kemal Ali

  • Asmara2 May 28, 2013

    Looks “like funny hat” is complaining here. Nobody seems to pay attention to do, poor fool. Gradually, you will grasp the whole picture – gradually, you will realize you are deep inside woyanies ass, and by that time, it would be too late.

    By the way, does it also mean you did not drag your sorry ass to the dance floor? we heared you fools danced too….
    Pathetic

    • Eritreawit May 29, 2013

      Asmara2,or 3 .

      Why do you like to isult people? that is not healthy, you are ypdj right? contribute nothing just run your mouth and disrespect people, My goodness, we are left to deal with your kind of young ppl, my poor country; if we don’t get rid of this good for nothing HGDF soon, we are done as a people. Look what it is producing.

    • Salim May 29, 2013

      Asmara2,

      deHan ‘to asHiQkana:: ‘zi’ato waga yeblomn:: Woyane TreTu ‘nte belom yTerTu: fsewu ‘nte belom dma yfeswu:: kal’ qum-neger yeblomn::

  • ida May 28, 2013

    Asmara, you are a slave with the mind of a slave. If the suffering of your people doesn’t touch you in any way, you are a hopeless case. Go worship the dictator. Our Eri will soon be free with or without you.

    • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

      I put any suffering of my people solely and squarely on Woyanies agression and the purpossely designed no war no peace situation, Anatsu Nay Woyanie’s subordination and sell-out nature, and vendetta and hatred driven fools’ idiocy.
      You want to do your share in reducing the suffering? Start by taking your head out of woyanie’s behind, clean up (Go to church or something), and stand alongside your people and your government. That is the only way.
      How about that?

      • Genet May 29, 2013

        Asmara@
        Woyanies are not responsible for Eritrean people. We are, Eritrean People.
        You need to snap out of your fuzzy head. Or get the hell out of our country with your master the dictator. Now, start to run your filthy mouth.. 1, 2..
        Genet

      • ida May 29, 2013

        Your dictator controls the church and the country. I am an Eritrean and I don’t listen to no woyanes. I am against the government that is torturing my people, arresting the church elders, arresting old men and women, and the worst, the cause of misery in Sinai for our youth.

  • ida May 28, 2013

    The truth is out now. No more lies, no more hiding. People have to make their choice. If they don’t listen now, they will learn the hard way.

  • Araya-11 May 28, 2013

    yes HGDEF has been defeated at DC for the first time in Diaspora and there will no more HGDEF in Diaspora.

  • Truly, truly i say to you May 28, 2013

    Fitsum you said ” …there was something unhealthy going on between some individuals in the hall when Tesfay Temenewo was on the show.”… to what you said, the reason for that unhealthy atmosphere to be created i guess, the another mad dogs former PFDJ Ambassador Adhanom G/ mariam i wouldn´t say critic, but serious attack and defamation against kibur Tegadalay Tesfay Temenwo could be contributed for that. For this irresponsible act, Ambasador Adhanom and Mesfin Hagos are the one to be blame at first. Please where on earth were be these two useless mafias now, when our people asked them to fulfill their historical obligation by exposing Isayas´s crime after they refused, but now when someone with courage starts to full fill his citizenship obligation, by opposing him now they are starting blowing dust? Really these useless personals are worse than PFDJ mafias! please whom helps their useless confrontation, unless Isayas? Where were they up to now if they have truth? Is Tesfay Temenwo really is their or Eritrean enemy like they be attempting to discredit his extreme respectable contribution, even he be mistaken? Why are they systematically weakening the struggle? Just to cover up their past crime? why are they that much afraid? Did they think the people of Eritrea will revenge them? Wey gud! let alone them, even if Isayas was be repentable and stop doing crime, and abide by rule of law, don´t they know even our people were be given forgiveness to him? But “once a criminal is always a criminal” we seen it how true it is. They approving that by their irrepentable criminal activities.

  • hawileito May 29, 2013

    Weldone Mr. Fustum!!

    I would not comment about the organisers work but it was extremely hard to organise the demonstration as there were lots of criticism and animocity about the demonstration. Their decision took privately was because of these reasons.

    Regarding Tegadalay Tesfay Temnewo’s unhealthy atmosphere there should be a reason why not Adhanom that should be blamed. He should be blamed for changing all these love to confusioned love.

  • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

    The way I read what you fools are saying here is this:

    You are trying to unite the following groups:

    – AIDS (Unionists,)
    – CANCER (Woyanie subordinates , Sell- outs and– with acute inferiority complex, and self doupt)
    – ASTHMA (Regionalists, religion fanatics)
    – ALZHEIMER DESEASE (Dome of the ex-ELFs, who still seem to be driven by grudge, at the expense of Eritrea. They bled for independence, but seem to forget that and are immersed in this vendetta driven sickness at their old age)
    – EBOLA
    – ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (The naïve, who are lucking focus, and who cannot see further than their own nose. The likes of Funny hat’s call girls and boys fall here. They seem to be incapable to see far and fail to look back at history )

    And the likes to fight or to eradicate the COMMON COLD (HGDF), HA!

    No thank you, we would rather deal the COLD!

  • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

    Let us do it again:

    What Funny Hat’s (Fitsum’s) unconditional unity means is this :

    Unite
    – AIDS (Unionists,)
    – CANCER (Woyanie subordinates , Sell- outs and– with acute inferiority complex, and self doubt)
    – ASTHMA (Regionalists, religion fanatics)
    – ALZHEIMER DESEASE (Some of the ex-ELFs, who still seem to be driven by grudge, at the expense of Eritrea. They bled for independence, but seem to forget that and are immersed in this vendetta driven sickness at their old age)
    – EBOLA
    – ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (The naïve, who are lucking focus, and who cannot see further than their own nose. The likes of Funny hat’s call-girls and YG’s idiotic followers, fall here. They seem to be incapable to see far and fail to look back at history)

    To fight and defeat the COMMON COLD (HGDF), HA!
    No thank you, we would rather deal the COLD!

    But, like I always say – Funny hat is an idiot! He has no clue, whatsoever who or what the so called oppositions are. He doesn’t seem to have any clue about Eritrea, for that matter!

    • Ghenet May 29, 2013

      Asmera2,
      you are an immature, rude, irresponsible and an embarrasment to those who who think they are close to you!
      You may think you are hurting others But the only think you are doing is exposing what kind of a living being you are.

      • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

        Great! I Pinched the Pimp, and the call girl barked!

        Ghenet ጠራዕራዕ (aka, Funny hat’s call girl), you could not figure out where you belong or what?

        Let me help you with that. You belong with those who lack the capacity to focus (ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER – from my list above).

        The take away message, which I am sure, must have slipped from that retarded thing you have for a brain, is this:
        People here (Particularly Funny hat) are calling for
        THE UNITY OF “INCURABLE DEASESES” TO FIGHT THE “COMMON COLD”!!!!

        That is the message of my comment above.

        • MightyEmbasoyra May 29, 2013

          Asmara2,
          If I could guess, you are one of those useless people who repeats the same thing again and again.
          I told you last time that if you think you are smart guy because you write very good english sentences (but no substance by the way), think again.
          I am sure you can’t make it in the west (because you are lazy, since you couldn’t have your own ideas), and try to teach us nonsense things here.
          Learn from the people like Belay who can provide reasonable ideas (even though I don’t agree with his ideas, but I respect him).
          Remember what I have told you last time? You have swallowed a repeater and repeating and amplifying, basically noise.

          • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

            Great!

            Another call girl/boy! Do I have to repeat to you too? I guess idiots come in dozen

          • Salim May 29, 2013

            Mighty,

            You are wrong.

    • tekeste May 29, 2013

      That doesn’t make sense. Do you have a better idea. Please do not waste others time and effort. This is a time that Eritrea and its people fate are st stake. Are you willing to add misery to your people by supporting the mindless and brutal regime?

      • Salim May 29, 2013

        This is your primeminister:

        Meles Zenawi net worth: Meles Zenawi Asres was the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia who presided over the country from 1995 to his death in 2012. He was also the President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995. He was one of the most recent literate and forward thinking leaders of Africa. Zenawi had an MBA from the United Kingdom, and a Masters of science in economics from Netherlands. His net worth currently stands at $3 Billion.

    • ida May 29, 2013

      Asmara you are a silly teen seeking attention. You need to grow up. We welcome a healthy debate, name calling tells a lot about who you are, not about us.

  • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

    Here is a question for ጠራዕራዕ #1, ጠራዕራዕ #2(Ghenet, Genet) – and the other fool with a long name.

    The following was out as news today (Source – from inside Ethiopia:

    Headline: “Eritrea: End “Genocide” Against Afars, Eritrean Refugees Urge”

    And inside it says the following

    “…”We call up on the United Nations and the international community to protect Eritrean Afars from an ethnic cleansing by the brutal regime” the refugees said in a declaration. The refugees chanted; “yes to self-determination, Nno to tyranny and injustice”; “save Eritrea from civil war”; “bring down Isaias Afeworki”; and “we are victims of brutal regime”.

    So, the question to you is, can any one of you, who claim to be working for the benefit of Eritrea, tell me what seems to be wrong with this news and that specific paragraph? Anybody who is true to his/herself here?

    http://allafrica.com/stories/201305290282.html

    • Genet May 29, 2013

      Asmara2
      What a change, you are asking questions. That is a big change from your usual air head and filithy mouth rants. Now, start to runn your filithy mouth 1,2…. You are so predictable.
      Genet

      • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

        Actually I have been asking you and your twin sister questions, lots of them – and like always you just choose not to focus. Why do you think I call you ጠራዕራዕ ?, silly! I don’t give any names to anybody. This is solely for you, because you just go everywhere saying ጠራዕራዕ ጠራዕራዕ ጠራዕራዕ ….

        You know what? Hold on a sec, maybe you guys have your own different language “language of the RETARDED”
        Aha! Got it now, that must be the reason

        Funny hat, can you please do your magic, translate all into the language of the retarded, so that your call girls will not go away saying…ጠራዕራዕ ጠራዕራዕ

      • Asmara2 May 29, 2013

        I got a confession to make.

        All my questions to you are simply rhetorical question. You see – you are too dumb to understand let alone to answer any question. I am just throwing them there – in case you pass it to your pimp. That is all. But the way I see it, I don’t think you are capable of doing that either. Well, you are a dummy call girl after all.

        tata

        • MightyEmbasoyra May 29, 2013

          Asmara2,
          You are just an idiot and you don’t have any of your own questions. Get out of welfare and go to school/work. Someone will teach you to behave and reason.

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