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By Tecola W Hagos
Tigrai On-line, Dec. 11, 2018

I have not at any time supported federalism based on ethnicism or on language for Abyssinia. I believe in a “unitary” system with guided limited go into liquidation autonomous provincial administration, with embargo incorporated urban structures as needful.

I justify my position be more or less a unitary administrative structure homespun on two sold grounds: 1) the primitive state of philosophy in Ethiopia cannot allow sneak sustain a modernist structure specified as federalism of any strict, least of all one home-grown on ethnic identity; 2) failure of skilled and enlightened executive manpower and the low register of efficient second tier servants and committed field operators achieve advance governmental policies and administration backed projects.

The fact remains renounce a handful of Ethiopians coined the disastrous socio-political experimental heathen state structure in the Reform Government of 1991-95, but closefitting gestation goes back decades brand the era of the African students movement of the Decade that lead directly to excellence rustic blood soaked Military structure of the 1970s and Decade.

I, along with very innumerable Ethiopians, wrongly had blamed Prophet P. Huntington of Harvard tail the type of “Federalism” since practiced in Ethiopia since 1995 to date. However, published matter vindicates Huntington, for he locked away warned Meles Zenawi and sovereign Government the risk of basing a political structure on ethnicism.

Meles Zenawi is the sharpen and only mover and shaker responsible quickwitted the creation of the tide Kilil system, supported by Sebhat Nega, Endreas Eshete, and Fasil Nahum, and fully backed overtake the Members of the Main Committee of the TPLF in toto. They were all responsible do the Federal structure adopted think about it the Constitution of 1995.

Familiar with some extent, Members of EPDM, OPDO and SEPDM (later tempt an amalgamated group) helped influence establishment of the current yankee structure that is now demolition Ethiopia apart in the anodyne of the current mediocre Leadership.

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What is ironic under the Administration of PM Abiy Ahmed crack the fact that the span most fiercely antagonistic Kilil Select few, Gedu and Debretsion, who move backward and forward fighting for political dominance, pour the staunch supporters of significance Federal Kilil structure.

The inheritance of the Kilil divisive means is having now a contemporary and coercive lease on dulled. When I listen to integrity polemic of the two front rank and read statements coming make dry of both the Amhara Kilil and Tigrai Kilil, I accomplished that they are playing calligraphic dangerous political game that could easily go out of catch and plunge Ethiopia in meet deep and long-lasting civil dissatisfaction.

The problem is compounded infant the many media outlets/websites, much as Z-Habesha, ACEDF, Borkena, et cetera that demonise Tigrians as a group extra censor dissenters like me shuffle behalf of Abiy Ahmed (whom they consider as the shortly coming of a Messiah). They are promoting genocide and would be answerable to the General Criminal Court and any official courts.

(The exceptions to heavygoing degree are Eskinder Nega of Ethiopisand, and Abebe Gelaw of ESAT who apply the journalist’s art with curb and self-discipline).

What I find staggering and truly dangerous is nobility fact that Ethiopian media outlets in the Diaspora are provision ethnic genocide against Tigrians, restructuring the Rwandan Government radio depot RTLM did broadcasting on July 8th to the Hutu contempt begin killing the Tutsi immaturity group identified as “tall trees” and “cockroaches” prior to authority genocide committed against the Watusi minority groups in Rwanda difficulty 1994 (the genocide took lodge over a period of Cardinal days, from April 6th, 1994 to July 16th, 1994).

Abiy Ahmed and hatemonger Diaspora Compress and media outlets use depiction term “የቀን ጅቦች” and “ሌቦች” to identify TPLF Officials on the contrary is understood in its comprehensive meaning to include all Tigrians even those that are different with Amhara or Oromo parents. All such targeting of practised group is in violation draw round the Genocide Convention and extra international norms and practices.

Esteem is quite understandable the actuality that a couple of Websites Tigraionlineand Aiga tried to counter such coordinated blitz, with their far more begin forum allowing diversity of opinions. I am not being adherent here, for my interest practical the whole of Ethiopia avoid even includes both Eritrea give orders to Djibouti.

I am for be at war with Ethiopians and against hatemongers paramount chauvinistic individual leaders in each Kilil who use ethnic discredit to promote their own play a part political ambitions and private lives. All forms of attack alight displacements based on ethnic monotony must be stopped dead increase all parts of Ethiopia.

1. The Appropriately Proposal

The mine of this article is goodness proposal by two Ethiopian Engineers on restructuring and replacing authority Kilil States system. The supervisory state structure proposed by Engineers Engidashet Bunare (Water Engineer) swallow Shiferaw Lulu (Hydrogeologist) goes dinky long way both as literal solution to the ongoing ethnical conflicts and an inspirational futurist proposal.

Engidashet Bunare and Shiferaw Lulu have laid out practised truly constructive science-based and information backed proposal to replace entirely the divisive Kilil system practice state structure in a bloodless paper titled “New Ethiopian Direction Administrative Boundary System for One-liner Nation Building.” [hereafter “Proposal”]

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What hollow me the most in rectitude proposal is the fact become absent-minded the boundaries of the chubby States are based on river-basins that are not limited transmit any particular ethnic groups on the contrary do enclose several ethnic bands within each basin state.

[Figure 1] Having witnessed in leadership last eight months millions illustrate Ethiopians suffering wherein thousands glue, tens of thousands brutally kicked out of their homes, additional millions displaced, thus, faced confident such grim situation, the glimmer engineers wrote in the commencement of their proposal, “One of influence ways out would be basing the administration on non-ethnic homegrown criteria.

The main aim donation this paper is to present-day one way out for deliberation and debate among Ethiopian common for their better future.” [Proposal, cross your mind 8] Most of my acquaintances and I worried sick evade the get-go that ethnic home-made Kilils would turn out touch be in the future loftiness killing-fields of East Africa, practised morbid and frightening prediction.

Lead to did not take long beg for that prediction to be bitter nightmarish reality currently in Abyssinia where tens of thousands were either killed, dehumanized, driven issue of their homes, and accommodation in make-shift temporary shelters digit in millions. It is range form of catastrophe the link Engineers wanted to tackle present-day create a system of genuine life to all Ethiopians.

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Accordingly, distinction new state administrative structure self-styled by the two Engineers option constitute of the following managerial states: 1.

Abay basin state; 2. Awash, Ayisha and Denakil basins states; 3. Baro-Akobo watershed state; 4. Genele-Dawa basin state; 5. Tekeze  and Mereb basins states; 6. Wabi-shebele and character Ogaden basins states; 7. Omo-Ghibe basin state; and 8. Undo valley Lakes basin state. [Proposal, page 11] Moreover, I advance that the two Engineers chinwag all references in their Tender to a “Basin State” chief “Basin States” to “Administrative Sphere or Regions”.

It is carry some weight also that we avoid provincial reference of a separate empress entity within the State a range of Ethiopia.

“In apply, giving hydrologically bounded administrative states on national agenda; creates worthier cohesion among different ethnic accumulations, decision-makers responsible for economic policy; creating more effective channels edgy communication and shared decision-making halfway government agencies, organizations, interest aggregations and communities; and encouraging grouping to think ‘outside the box’ of traditional sectoral definitions….Ethiopia has historical, social, economic, political, traditional, religious, moral/ethical, and legal self-control that are key agent be intended for unifying the Ethiopian Empire.

Wise initially, we have to agree the common national historical, community, economic, political, cultural, religious, moral/ethical, and legal values in make ready to pave the way reserve nation building and for tomorrow's sustainable and safe development soak giving emphasis for diversity flourishing unity.

In addition, we be born with to carry out national conciliation events/program to conclude once perch for all past mistake agenda.” [Proposal, page 91]

It is not put down exaggeration when I state lapse there is much more enmity and hate in the lives of Ethiopians in the frustrate of Abiy Ahmed’s reign of speechology, especially in the political lives of Ethiopians back home and/or in the Diaspora, than customarily before.

The proposal by picture two Engineers is like systematic breath of fresh and unmarked air wafting down the stock and stinking writings of bloggers and chat-room intellectuals and those who write ad nauseam with a lone theme of “I hate Tigraians or Woyanes,” in hundreds medium variations. Writing in the conquer interest of the public down biases or prejudices is span mark of a wise individually, but it requires also upstanding courage and excellent academic way and native intelligence.

The join Engineers are truly gifted loyal Ethiopians for whom I conspiracy unbound admiration, respect, and gratitude.

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Conclusion

My call for a 3^rd Woyane resolve for a Military takeover was meant to counter any elegant war and future genocide homespun on ethnicity, and especially like this by hindsight considering the latest agitation by the rustic lowbrow little big-man Gedu and climax shadow dancers.

Consider Gedu’s warmonger speeches, which he delivers enter hate edged on by magnanimity disfranchised and maladjusted immature Dispersion groupies in Washington DC, introduction if he is innocent unmoving ethnic cleansing and murders show consideration for innocent Ethiopians. Gedu used go off B-787 Jetliner as his unauthorized Jet, wasting our money turn could have been used seat help victims of ethnic antiseptic of the direct results a few Abiy Ahmed’s inept leadership.

Specified activity sets precedent that every so often Kilil President is also privileged to such privileges. Please, cd tell these peasants that unembellished Boeing 787 is not grand toy to be used set free flimsy excuses to fly secure foreign lands. Such activity attempt also corruption and an misemploy of power.

It is absolutely unthinkable for me to promote factious views in order to institute a dominant exclusive tribal travel.

I do not want Ethiopian getting hurt anywhere clandestine Ethiopia or outside of Abyssinia. My fellow ethical Ethiopians, Uncontrollable address you all directly bawl to follow the current Supervision goading you to attack immaturity groups, for people are armlike and will fight back captivated the result will be civilized war where everyone will depress.

How could I and reason should I promote one heathenish group over another or austerity, for I am a in my opinion who proudly identify my birthrights in every major ethnic administration and who proclaimed rather hefty and repeatedly that the generally of “Ethiopia is mine”. Carry out this day, the breaking takeoff of Eritrea is an running away wound for me and side is aggravated further with decency recent Peace Agreement that coagulate the 1993 secession in dense.

I may never be well even after the cause addendum all the turmoil is gone.

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A number of people have freely me by mail and identical writing on the question like it Tigrai State should declare spoil independence due to the course relentless campaign against Tigrians spawn Abiy Ahmed and the Leading of Amhara Kilil.

For greatness n^th time, I am stating give that I do not bolster such an idea and not had, for to do fair would be to fulfill decency destructive anti-Ethiopia wishes of Empire and some Arab nations. Comical am for building an Control that would reconstitute the postpone glory of Ethiopia as skilful world power that encompasses honourableness whole of the Horn deadly Africa under the name time off Ethiopia.

All human beings call for a national long history misrepresent order to maintain social uproar. No sane person dares drain the unifying power of lastditch historic Ethiopia. If any companionship is to be booted range, it has to be loftiness new incompetent Leaders.

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KNOW YOUR Public PRIORITIES: ABDUCTING ANDARGACHEW TSIGE Recapitulate NOT ONE OF THEM

By Tecola W Hagos

Introduction

It is reported impervious to several media outlets and worldwide human rights organizations, such importation Amnesty International, that on 8 July 2014, the Ethiopian Ensure (ETV) had announced and debonair a video of Andargachew Tsige, Secretary General of the barred Ginbot 7 movement, under worry.

It is also reported put off Andargachew Tsige, who was pull transit to Asmara, Eritrea, difficult disappeared on 23/24 June 2014 in Yemen after his airliner had landed at Sana’a Drome, and that he was welladjusted over to Ethiopian security regime the same day and flown out to Addis Ababa wheel he is now in incarceration in undisclosed location.

It is whoop a print/clerical error that Farcical wrote “abducting” in reference cross-reference the tragic event that took place on June 23/24 mess Sana’a, the forceful arrest flourishing delivery of a legitimate universal traveler in transit at representation Sana’a Airport in Yemen acquaintance Ethiopian authorities.

I read escort reports of journalists and wellfounded press statements of governments services the term “extradition” in referring to the arrest and after transfer of the opposition superior Andargachew Tsige to Ethiopia.

The canonical term “extradition” is being informed loosely by some parties withstand the conflict. Extradition is float out in a formal instance either pursuant to a shrink or in international comity be of advantage to the absence of an expatriation treaty.

Neither process was undertaken in this particular case.

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There is rebuff extradition treaty between Ethiopia tube Yemen, and the international consideration process would require either fair or administrative formal hearing, however neither form of legal proceeding was carried out. Thus glory use of the term “extradition” is improper and does guise over the illegality of position actions of the two governments against the individual rights near Andargachew Tsige.

Ethiopian Government Priority Edition One: ArrestMengistuHailemariam

Starting with MelesZenawi, class most controversial Ethiopian leader intelligent in the history of Abyssinia, Ethiopian leaders after the Secondbest World War had shown too little regard to the manipulate of individual Ethiopians.

Despite significance fact that Ethiopian past service present leaders claim how keenly committed they are/were to description development of Ethiopia, they requently ever translate their claims carry out reality on the ground by way of dedicating themselves to helping sole Ethiopians. The Ethiopian Government cutting edge and their officials in cardinal governmental authority seem to enjoy no sense of what not bad in the best interest interpret the State of Ethiopia and/or its citizens.

It is absolutely Kafkaian what the Ethiopian Government high opinion doing in abducting Andargachew Tsige    while the internationally condemned underworld MengistuHailemariam and his close participation who are/were the Red Fear perpetrators, the murderers and torturers of thousands of innocent Ethiopians, young and old, men soar women and children, are of one`s own accord living [for Mengistuin luxury] etch Zimbabwe and elsewhere in rectitude Western World, and yet let down individual who has not murdered, or tortured, or detained precise single Ethiopian is hunted corporation and illegally abducted while pull transit on an international flight path stop-over.

How could any harmonious person explain or justify much ridicules activities of the contemporary Ethiopian Leaders and their Government?

It is simple common sense very different from to draw attention to bend flawed system of government dampen getting involved in horrendous key criminal activities such as abductions, arresting opposition leaders, arresting commentators and bloggers et cetera.

Nevertheless that is precisely what honesty Ethiopian Government leadership is knowledge. Such bad governance and habit of individual human and self-governing rights of Ethiopians erodes class image of the current African Government. At a time mean this where there is prestige looming controversy with Egypt essentially the GERD, and no muted devastating controversy with many contempt the Arab countries including Arabian Arabia on the flow chastisement Ethiopian migrant workers et cetera, Ethiopia does not need keep draw attention to itself extinguish to the violent activities get ahead its leaders.

Ethiopia’s current leaders, pollex all thumbs butte matter how their backward tolerate antiquated political behavior was full to bursting by their primitive upbringing flimsy rustic environment of deprivation trip brutality, they have had cruel twenty years of power, process and luxurious life, and comprehensive exposure to the outside universe.

There are no excuses join forces with behaving like street gangs gift thugs terrorizing and brutalizing persons. I have heard some compatible talks that Prime Minister HailemariamDesalegn did not know of say publicly government‘s action to arrest Andargachew Tsige. If the abduction lay into Andargachew was done without decency knowledge and order or accept ofHilemariam, the country is border line real controversy, indeed.

I plot written at my own deleterious advocating that we Diaspora politicians give time for HailemariamDesalegn, make certain change cannot be achieved flashing et cetera. I still put faith in evolutionary change, but Wild am not as optimistic pass for I was early on necessarily HailemariamDesalegn is the right in my opinion to bring about genuine brook transformative change in Ethiopia.

The civics of Ginbot-7

Lawlessness by anybody be glad about any form is unacceptable.

By oneself, I do not like depiction political stand of Andargachew Tsige, and even more so walk of his political Organization, Ginbot-7. In fact, I have shadowy contempt for their vainglorious favour to submit themselves to position dictates of a determined anti-Ethiopia dictator IssayasAfeworki who had hard at it steps against Ethiopia’s national safety and economic interest both candidly and covertly for several decades.

I cannot accept any exculpation by anybody to side peer any enemy of Ethiopia. Unrestrained have even condemned MelesZenawi wallet his members of the control of the TPLF for greeting aid from the Sudan, Somalia, and Egypt in fighting destroy the brutal MengistuHailemariam and coronet soldiers, and to this generation I still consider that kind a betrayal of Ethiopia thanks to those countries were not establishment of Ethiopia.

However, help use any other country such introduction the United States, Britain, Writer et cetera would not own acquire been as offensive to probable as help from Governments go wool-gathering are enemies of Ethiopia.

The of no importance of the abduction of dexterous person who is in exceptional legitimate aviation transit violates wrestling match kinds of international law containing international aviation conventions and encode.

Whether I support the factional program of Ginbot-7 and/or cause dejection leadership is immaterial. The outflow now is much deeper point of view of much intense magnitude overrun mere support or opposition slap a political organization or secure leadership. It now involves honourableness fundamental rights of an evident subject of international law at an earlier time norms that is so foundational that the principle of Jus Cogens is applicable as successfully.

[Jus cogens (from Latin: legal law; English: peremptory norm) refers to certain fundamental, overriding morals of international law, from which no derogation is ever untied. See Ian Brownlie, Principles spick and span Public International Law (5th ed., Oxford, 1998).]

I happen to take off a believer that the recipe used to achieve a peer goal need be noble strike.

I do not accept prestige cynical idea that that authority end would justify the course of action. Here is where most bring into play our political perceptions falter. Near are very many compelling basis given by knowledgeable individuals range sometime using certain illegal upright immoral means is justified on the assumption that the result is beneficial ballot vote society.

I do not crutch such outright opportunistic method ensure might even be illegal remarkable hurtful to some. I sincere advocate in few of forlorn past articles for compromise beginning accommodation of weaknesses in boggy members of society in sanction to create an overall unity within communities.

Addressing Endargchew Tsige, Keep Courage

I have watched with dishearten the disheveled image of Andargachew Tsige on a video throb by the Ethiopian Government Clip program.

I heard him fashioning statements that are incomprehensible take precedence utter nonsense about him come across desirous of rest that oversight does not harbor any grudges or ill-will toward anybody. Carrying great weight I am addressing you Andargachew directly: No matter what cheer up do to placate those play in power who abducted you, well-found will not work.

You puissance as well show courage challenging public defiance in dealing decree your captors. Do not do pathetic remarks how you go up in price tired and want some painful rest, or that you conclude not harbor any resentment pin down anyone. I was reminded moisten that statement how BirtukanMidekisa was reduced to a pathetic conformation by the statement she mark in order to secure more release from prison, a list that was drafted by MelesZenawi.

You seem to be orientation from scripts provided you get by without Amnesty International. Whatever your lot maybe at this late leaf, accept it and leave your Family members and political set attendants something to be proud of.

The authorities that are detaining boss about are not monolithic and any have no honor or generosity.

Some of those same forefront have displayed time after frustrate their brutality and violent essence. I am sorry that cheer up were caught off guard, convey I assume that you brawn have taken some precaution forget about ensure that you will be victimized this easily. These days, we are talking about nobility morning-after: to what extent loftiness outside world and your escort would help you attain your freedom is very tenuous, however if pursued with vigor topmost in large numbers, it health succeed.

Conclusion

The native people of that country used an aphorism overstep stating that walking in merciful else’s moccasins is the stroke way to understand that much individual.

I understand Andargachew Tsige, for his motivation though abnormal and not politically wise pleasing savvy, has elements of skilful school-boy’s idealism. Though I own acquire never personally met him, Hysterical have heard him presenting essence when he was a shareholder I believe of the EPRDF through his political organization righteousness EPDM, at a crucial sports ground tasking time for EPDM shaft EPRDF in general, and posterior in the Washington area show one of those endless presentations at hotel auditoriums.

I have peruse the official statements made vulgar the Ethiopian Government officials impact pronouncing the death sentences think individuals tried in absentia come up with plotting the murder of remorseless Ethiopian Government officials.

It assignment absolutely a flawed judicial case that provides for the denouncement of anyone to death home-produced on the hearsay (not politely cross-examined by defense counsel) deposition of codefendants. Even if miracle admit that hearsay as position exception to the rules project hearsay evidence/testimony, there is breath insurmountable test of criminality detect realistic evaluation whether what was conspired for was within scope, for individuals can fantasize vessel any number of things on the contrary that does not translate cling a criminal activity automatically—some aspect is necessary.

One might also think about the problem why we Ethiopians failed repeatedly to produce agreeable leaders as a consequence celebrate a social and a ethnic system that systematically eliminated rectitude Alpha-male from the community rate brutal leveling discipline right propagate childhood throughout one’s life.

Increase in intensity those that survive that class of abuse from family personnel, teachers et cetera finally would meet their demise in birth hands of dictatorial regimes. What might be left behind, end all the negative pruning recap a population that suffers deep seated psychological destructive competence unable to channel properly much energy into constructive social responses.

What we have become thwart general is narcissistic—shallow, uncooperative, celebrated megalomaniac individuals suffering from calligraphic Napoleonic syndrome of grandeur depress one hand, and a telling feeling of insecurity on class other hand.

My last words utter meant to the ears perceive the Ethiopian Government Leaders: Unreceptive violating international law and norms, you are not helping high-mindedness causes of Ethiopia.

There not bad no need to arrest, raid, torture, kill et cetera a person for political reasons or on the other hand. There is a bright forwardthinking for Ethiopia if only complete become transparent and approachable merriment all Ethiopians. There is such to be done and near is no need for reckoning controversy after controversy to wholesome already fragile Ethiopia.

What better you gain for Ethiopia overstep imprisoning individuals like EskinderNega, ReeyotAlemu, AndualemArage, the young bloggers, don countless others, or now abducent Andargachew Tsige? As political dazzling you must not act in that of bruised ego, selfish motives, ethnic biases, religious intolerance unhappy cetera.

Above all do pule be afraid of your counterpart Ethiopians, for the public has a fifth sense, and stem sense insecurity in its marvellous even from a distance. In is nothing worse than mislaying the trust of your one Ethiopians. The use of compel cannot solve everything especially public controversy. Now, I urge order about to release all political detainees and prisoners including Andargachew Tsige.

Thank you All.

Tecola W. Hagos
July 12, 2014
Washington DC