In the run up to 2010 election, the discussion and pretension is going on in the TPLF circle, of changing the "old guard" by a "new blood" of leadership. As expected, the candidates being considered for the top positions are the Arkebes, Adhanoms, Tsehayes (Abbay), etc. all from the Ethiopian Aryan race. The Meles-Sebhat-Bereket core will continue to run the show from the shadow. In fact not from the shadow, but from their new equally staffed, funded, resourced and protected offices, they are trying to secure in the draft law they presented to "parliamnet" requesting benefits for officials leaving office.
Even to pretend, their search for new blood did not include peoples (as they want to call them) from Oromo, Amhara, Somali, Wolaita, Guraghe, Hadiya, Kembata,Sidama, etc. May be, after this article, they may consider thinking Juneidi Saado (who was being tossed from Ormomiya presidency to Minister of Communications, Minister of Science & Technology, a Tour Gguide for Azeb Mesfin, etc.), Addisu Legesse, or Abbadula Gemeda (whos is Oromo, only in theory). Or even Kassu Illala or Hailemariam Desalegn (tossed from South Presidency to a messenger in the PM office) from Wolaita, all of which are overwhelmed by fear and are only thinking by their belly.
If they are already preparing to crown their chosen people, whom they would manipulate from behind, why do we (the opposition) need to spend our time and money to particiape in an election at all? Just to legitimize their continuity, at the expense of our people whose wishes will never be respected in the election?
Meles has already told us in his "paper", he proudly presented in one conference, TPLF has to stay in power for the next 10 to 20 years to see through the developmental policies of his party to be implemented without interruption to see result. That is what he is planning to do in the publicly financed office, when he "leaves" the premiership.
I have no doubt that the draft law presented to "parliament" regarding benefits for officials leaving office will be passed by the rubber stamp parliament. We know this TPLF controlled parliament has passed other laws in favor of TPLF when TPLF lost the 2005 election, before the people's representatives joined the outgoing parliament. But, believe me, leave alone this law, even thier constitution will not survive, and they will not escape accountability, for all the crimes they committed during thier "aparthied" administration.
The TPLF is engulfed with the rage of the Ethiopian people from within and without. The blind support they enjoyed and expected from the USA, the EU and multilateral organizations in the past is not also forthcoming, particularly in relation to their invasion of somalia in the name of terror.
So, in the name of change TPLF wants to win the support of the Ethiopian people to continue controlling them while it remains a minority and evil minded group. Their mouthpiece, the Ethiopian Reporter, is also teaching us the importance of thinking above party line and advising us to focus on saving our country first. Which country is the Reporter talking about? The country TPLF has been slaughtering and giving parts to all neighboures? The Reporter is begging us to extend the Tigre supermacy, nothing else, not saving Ethiopia first!!!
Meles and Co., you may fake that you are making change, for the international community, your usual constituency, but for us Ethiopians, it is not change we can believe in, but it is a change "we will never accept"
