The TPLF mouthpiece (The Ehiopian Reporter)in it last two editorials (June 21 and 24, 2009)published about the need for some TPLF executives to voluntarily resign from office and about time running out for TPLF in relation to the conflict with Eritrea and Somalia, and the need for urgency and pleaded for strengthening unity.
What I had mentioned in a couple of my earlier articles regarding the crisis in the TPLF and the expected blame games and increased acts of repression and acts of confusion was not just a tale tale or a prophecy, but an accurate analyisis of the course of a dictatorship.
The aparthied-like TPLF regime nevr qualified to be an Ethiopian government. From its inception, the mission of TPLF was to weaken and destroy the country by didviding it along ethnic lines so as to bring a complete control of the minority Tigre ethnic group at the helm of state power. Over the last 18 years of its rule, TPLF has achieved this mission. TPLF members and sympathisers control everything in the country. They have amassed wealth, that could never be thought of in Ethiopia. They have have dished out Ethiopian land to neighbouring countries. They have sown seeds of animosity amongst ethnic groups, and encouraged and instigated ethnic conflicts in various parts of the country.
They still want to rule the Ethiopian people for 20-30 years, with impunity, in one way or another, as Meles wishes in his new love for "Developmental State" theory. But to deceive others, particularly the international community, they talk about holding an "election" in 2010. They even go as far as saying, there is no other way for the "opposition" except participating in the "election". And these days, hey ar also saying, they would welcome international obervers! The hoodwinking of the international community continues. But, they know for themselves and we Ethiopians know that there could not be a genuine opposition in the killing and jailing fields of TPLF's Ethiopia.
But there is an ovewhelming silent resistance and total rejection of TPLF and its miserably failed policies. Cracks from within the ruling regime are also becoming visible in recent days. Opposition groups that have organized underground in Ethiopia and are strong outside Ethiopia are also gaining ground.
To distract the attention of the international community from closely scrutinizing the repression of resisitance within Ethiopia, TPLF has, once again, rushed into Somalia, in the name of "fighting terrorism", TPLF may also ask for some more time until they win this "war of terror", how can they hand over power in the "middle of war?"
For TPLF thugs, whatever problem that exists in Ethiopia today is caused by others not them, even after 18 years of ruling!!! They have always been blaming the Emperor, the derg,opposition forces and the "vocal diaspora" for all Ethiopia's woes. And these days, they have also turned their blame on their unusual suspects, the World bank, the IMF, Western donor governments, the "silent majority diaspora", the "opportunistic majority diaspora", Sufian Ahmed of the Ministry of Finance, Teklewold Atnafu of the Central Bank, Samiya Zakaria of the Central Statistical Authority (to hoodwink the Amhara). Sure, there would be more to come in the coming dyas, weeks and months!
It is true that time has run out for TPLF. It is true that it is now ruling the country, still, under a state of emergency. It is also true that it is trying to hoodwink the people and the international community, pretending to look like ready to leaving office. That is not the way forward. The bitter pill TPLF has to swallow is stepdown and negotiate with all stakeholders in Ethiopian politics. Anything less than this may buy TPLF time, but will not save it from demise. All pleas for unity won't help, it just falls on deaf ear. You can't reap what you did not sow!! You have been divinding people all the last 18 years, and they won't just come to rescue you. Yes time is running out for TPLF!! No doubut, we would soon celebrate our victory!!!
