The recently released and long awaited Wikileaks files on Ethiopia expose the lies used to justify UN inSecurity Council Sanctions in force against the little Horn of African country, Eritrea.
It has been over four years since the USA and its vassals at the UN began bellowing charges that Eritrea was supporting “Al Qaeda linked Al Shabab” fighters in Somalia. At the same time, the US Ambassador to Ethiopia was saying, stamped “Top Secret”, that “The role Eritrea plays in Somalia, for instance is probably insignificant” (Wikileaks file “Ogaden; Counterinsurgency Operations Hitting a Wall, Part 2. sect. 7).
For the UN Security Council to pass punitive sanctions against any country, especially such a small, underdeveloped country as Eritrea, one would think that some small modicum of truth would be presented in supporting evidence.
Now, thanks to Wikileaks, the so called “evidence” claiming to document a link between Eritrea and terrorism in Somalia all turns out to be bunkum, at least according to the secret testimony of the US Ambassador to Ethiopia.
From the voluminous charges made by the UN Eritrea Somalia Monitoring Group, to the US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, and including just about every western funded “think tank” ranging from the International Crisis Group to Chatham House, it was all bunkum. Or so says the empire’s senior man on the ground in the Horn of Africa, Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Yamamoto. And that almost a year after all the bellowing began.
Ethiopia has provided most of the muscle for what passes for US foreign policy in East Africa. As Columbia does for the USA in South America, as Israel does in the middle east, and Nigeria in West Africa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and his army and paramilitary death squads do the dirty work in East Africa so the USA and its western allies can hold up their hands and proclaim them clean for all the world to see.
Behind the scenes, U.S. Ambassador Donald Yamamoto is the man in charge, the top gun on the ground in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Take it from an old “Africa Hand”, what he says in secret, especially when he disagrees with what the politicians in Washington D.C. are saying, is what is most credible.
So here we are, almost three years into the Obama regime, and the USA is once again proclaiming Eritrean ties to terror in Somalia. Only now, the sanctions being proposed are very serious and will harm the well-being of the Eritrean people by damaging the economy and preventing Eritreans abroad from supporting their country financially.
As for all the bunkum “evidence”, the arms that Eritrea is falsely accused of providing to the “Al Qaeda linked Al Shabab terrorists in Somalia”? It has been two years now since the UN General Assembly’s Special Committee on Somalia issued a report that said that at least 80% of the arms available in Somalia came from Ethiopia. Or were arms “donated” by the USA and other western countries to the so called “Somalia Transitional Government” and then sold on the black market, often times to the resistance. Recent reports continue to echo this fact on the ground, that the arms for sale in the arms bazaars throughout much of southern Somalia/Mogadishu come stamped Made in the USA, not Eritrea.
So thanks to Wikileaks, we can try to once and for all, using words marked “Top Secret” by a senior mercenary of the American Empire, put the “Eritrea supports terrorism in Somalia” lie to rest. And maybe, though I won’t hold my breath, the UN inSecurity Council won’t pass more, far worse, sanctions against Eritrea.
ethiopia is still under colonized because americans lidis ethiopia as they wante they controled ethiopea bay $$$$ melss yzenawi is same thing like toys he is artefishal president.and I wanna say I am sorry for the ethiopian people,
Thomas C. Mountain (aka Goitom Berhe), the Western (lived) journalist based in Eritrea, mouthpiece of dictatorship where over 1000 documented Eritreans flee every month to Ethiopia.
well said buddy:)
u ass hole thomas,give me the link to this wikileak about wat u wrote.u know u r stupid,hehehe good luck to hell
Hi,
I have gone through the texts written above. It is very shame that a journalist to advocate a dictator and to use exact the words which is being used by the dictator since long time. You said: Wikileaks revealed where is the link? You should cote at least the link and it doesn’t mean every thing written on wikileaks are true. It is not.
Everybody in the world passes away one day but the history documented becomes alive forever. So Mr. Thomas you would focuse on your profession and try to do good and real things that you could be remebered as a journalist. But you are looking on the money you get from the regime which is temporary and you are joking with the profession journalism in which thousands of brave people and sacrifying their lives to dig the truth.
I ma an Eritrean and know more than you about wikileaks and what you have written is pure lie. nad I dare to call you a the the best most lier of the liers.
I have gone through the texts written above. It is very shame that a journalist to advocate a dictator and to use exact the words which is being used by the dictator since long time. You said: Wikileaks revealed where is the link? You should cote at least the link and it doesn’t mean every thing written on wikileaks are true. It is not.
Everybody in the world passes away one day but the history documented becomes alive forever. So Mr. Thomas you would focuse on your profession and try to do good and real things that you could be remebered as a journalist. But you are looking on the money you get from the regime which is temporary and you are joking with the profession journalism in which thousands of brave people and sacrifying their lives to dig the truth.
I ma an Eritrean and know more than you about wikileaks and what you have written is pure lie. nad I dare to call you a the the best most lier of the liers.
I have gone through the texts written above. It is very shame that a journalist to advocate a dictator and to use exact the words which is being used by the dictator since long time. You said: Wikileaks revealed where is the link? You should cote at least the link and it doesn’t mean every thing written on wikileaks are true. It is not.
Everybody in the world passes away one day but the history documented becomes alive forever. So Mr. Thomas you would focuse on your profession and try to do good and real things that you could be remebered as a journalist. But you are looking on the money you get from the regime which is temporary and you are joking with the profession journalism in which thousands of brave people are sacrifying their lives to dig out the truth.
I am an Eritrean and know more than you about wikileaks and what you have written is pure lie. and I dare to call you the best and most lier of the liers.
When I read this “article,” at first, I was like how come “Foreign Policy Magazine” publish this? But after some search, I found that “Foreign Policy Magazine” and “Foreign Policy Journal” are two different things.
Anyway, Eritrea harbors and supports every rebel or terrorist group that aims at destabilizing the whole horn of Africa such as Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Almost all of the rebels and terrorists of East Africa are head-quartered in Asmara. Everybody knows this fact, including non-brainwashed Eritreans.
It is sad that the whole government apparatus in Eritrea has only one vision and mission: bombing Djibouti, Somalia, and Ethiopia, as well as using Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda to accomplish such vision and mission.
Mr. Mountain, your article is one of those that should be designated for the trash bin. When I read your bio, such as your preference for new age thinking, I know that you are not the guy who has to be taken seriously.
I think this mountain of lies has been authored by Isayas Afewerki and printed by the name Thomas C. Mountain. Mr. Mountain, it is my second time to see such a mountain of lies posted by your name. Shame on you! God save the humanity from such a rohobot journalism.
Why dont you people do your own research??? the wikileaks cables are all over the internet… dont wait for journalists to post the links for you.
it is just sad how people in here say this journalist is just a paid mouthpiece of the eritrean regime. Does that mean he made everything up?? does that mean those cables dont exist??
No, it means.. this journalist probably wont comment on issues that put the eritrean government in a bad spot.
just like its hard to find an anti isayas afewerki eritrean that will comment on positive achievements
Every journalist has his agenda like every government in the world has its agenda. But its up to you to find out your truth.
Dont let your hate towards the eritrean regime fool you. Dont be the idiot who rejects everything that could defend his enemy.
while you blaming journalists and regimes, you fail to recognize that its you who’s not able to see the facts. Its you!! Your a victim of your own agenda.
THE SO CALLED AGAME LEAVE ALONE ERITREA! WE ARE NOT A SEREVANT LIKE AGAME OR TIGRAI THE SO CALLED USA AND ITS LIES. WE ERITREAN KNOW VERY WELL HOW TO DEIAL WITH YOU AGAME KONDAFAT. WAIT A LITEL TIME WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU TIME WILL TELL. TODAY YOU ARE THE NO 1 ENEMY OF ERITREAN. MELES AGAME WILL GO TOMOROW WHATE WILL HAPPEN WE WAIT YOU KONDAFAT. agame aynekum dem meleu . areyte beles . GOD BLESS PR. ISAYAS AFEWORKI AND PPL OF ERITREA AND DEATH FOR WEYANE RESAHAT.
generally what is posted in this net work is totally a lie.we the eritrean highly officials of the army have become very tired off by the unnecessary involvement and insergency of country in each neighbour country simply to elongate the political time dictator esayas afeworki.really we have become very tired off!
now what we are planning and deciding is that there will be a military quedeta which will be accomplished up to november or december .JoinUS! Supportus!
Is it really ?quedeta,Very nice we eritreans wellcome it !
Is it really ?quedeta,Very nice we eritreans wish wellcome it !
This is totally a lie .we the Eritrean officials of the army have become very tired by the unnecessary involvement ant and inergency mission given by dictator esayas afeworki.Our all neighbour countries and our people have become very much disturbed.now it is the time to be enough .we higherand middle offcials of the army have reached on the decision that there should be a military quedetat up to november or december.support us!Joinus!
We all eritreans will well come the military quedeta!We wish if it could happen in september
i was a former tegadalay of eritrean independent now an immigrant in south africa.it is very nice to listen this .A very nice quedeta which can at least free eritrean people from esayas afeworki and his small loyalists.
Mr. Mountain, if real, is selling his sole for mountain of money to fabricate lies (real fabrication not Isaias claim of fabrication). How come he is the only foreign jouralist to be allowed when ever one else is banned………… too good to be true
Don’t talk about people who made history, if you ain’t got any history. It’s to easy to talk about someone else but its hard to swallow when the finger is pointed at you. so Please know yourself.
you can surmise from responses in this forum that the minority regime in Ethiopia is desperate and loosing all pretenses of normality. Their despicable scheming to sabotage the well being of Eritreans by sabotaging their “booming mining” and “booming construction” as well as the headway in food security has become the hallmark of their evil and sinister agenda. TPLF has lost it at the AU, UN, IGAD, Sudan and Uganda… in trying to manipulate them for its evil deeds. Hence the desperate ranting in forums like this by pretending to be Eritrea…
in short it is not some thing that would confuse us because we know about isaisas regime more than any one, we don’t expect any one to tell us about the regime.we are the people who know about what is going on in Eritrea,we are the ones who will bring a durable change.During the thirty year struggle which was done for independence we hadn’t receive any political or financial support except from our fellow Eritreans,,the same is true today the only thing we may need is to be united and confront the regime..
Thank you Mr Mountain for educating the world and stating the open and obvious secret that the US is trying to shove down our throats. For the unbelievers, I can only say may the wand of intellect touch you somehow so you can see how the west is trying to knock us down for trying to stand on our own two feet.
Shame on you, may the martyrs forgive you and awet nehafash!
Thank you Thomas C. Mountain. I have read most of all leaks and its very sad to see that a big “democratic” country like USA is trying to oppress Eritrea which is indeed a good example to all African countries. Don’t hear on the multiple Ethiopian regime supporters reply’s above because its natural that they are desperate since the wikileaks release speaks the truth of their sneak preview.
The world need more journalists like you!
Here’s the damning WikiLeak document…I had to fetch it for because most ethiopians and ruling professional beggar woayne clique fans here are famous for wanting to be spoon-fed, where it is data or food at all time.
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SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA: RECENT BOMBINGS BLAMED ON OROMOS POSSIBLY THE WORK OF GOE
Classified By: CHARGE VICKI HUDDLESTON FOR REASONS 1.4(b)AND(d).
1. (S) SUMMARY A series of explosions were reported in Addis Ababa on September 16, killing three individuals. The GoE announced that the bombs went off while being assembled, and that the three dead were terrorists from the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) with links to the Oromo National Congress (ONC). An embassy source, as well as clandestine reporting, suggests that the bombing may have in fact been the work of GoE security forces. END SUMMARY
2. (U) On September 16, three bomb explosions were reported in the Kara Kore area of Addis Ababa. The explosions were heard at 4:45 a.m., 7:00 a.m., and 10:00 a.m. The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), together with the Federal Police Anti-terror Task Force later reported that the bombs were “part of a coordinated terror attack by the OLF and Sha’abiya (Eritrea) aimed at disrupting democratic development.” The NISS said that the intended terror plot had failed and the bombs had mistakenly gone off while the suspects were preparing them while hiding out at an illegally built house. Two of the suspects died immediately, while another died on the way to the hospital. One other is in critical condition. The police task force reported having others in custody related to the plot and that evidence shows the terrorists had ties to Oromo groups – the Mecha and Tulema Association (MTA) and the ONC. They also said that the bombs used contained parts sourced from Eritrea and were consistent with bombs used in previous terrorist attacks.
3. (S) On September 20, Dr. Merera Gudina (strictly protect), the former leader of the ONC (and a typically reliable information source), contacted Post to report that the deceased had not died not while constructing a bomb, but rather at the hands of GoE cadres. Dr. Merera said that the men had been picked up by police a week prior, kept in detention and tortured. He said police then left the men in a house and detonated explosives nearby, killing 3 of them. He did not indicate whether the men were ONC or OLF affiliated.
4. (S) Clandestine reporting indicates that the bombs did not explode inside the structure, but rather appear to have been placed outside and detonated. HUDDLESTON
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Despot and hated puppets like Meles Zenawi know no shame whatsoever; they are known for using the terrorist card to survive & prolong cruel rule over 80 million destitute population.
This is not the first time for the US to use such tactics,and It won’t be the last I’m afraid.But generally well written article.
I am afraid the report from the ‘free-socialist’ -journalist and anti-captalist?, Mr. Thomas C. Mountain’ from Eritrea will not save you from the Decision of the embargo against Eritrea by AU, IGAD and later from the UN-Security council.
The UN-Security council has passed the resolution for the sanctions after studied the case for a long period of time. And it is also preparing to pass a tough sanction against your dumb-leader Esayas and its allies.
So please people, come up to your mind and judge yourself to the man who turns everything in Eritrea to hell !!! and that send all its youths to war front and no-end miltary service.
No panic now at the eleventh hour..
Announcement to all Eritrean inside and outside eritrea!
There is A military movement of eritrea to run a quedeta to topple down the dictator esayas and his loyalists planned to be operated from november to december 2011.
we urge all eritreans to give support for the planned operation.
Announcement to all Eritrean inside and outside eritrea!
There is A military movement of eritrea to run a quedeta to topple down the dictator esayas and his loyalists planned to be operated from november to december 2011.
we urge all eritreans to give support for the planned operation.
Announcement to all Eritrean inside and outside eritrea!
There is A military movement of eritrea to run a quedeta to topple down the dictator esayas and his loyalists planned to be operated from november to december 2011.
we urge all eritreans to give support for the planned operation
we asmara youngsters including our fathers and mothers will give great support for the operation and we will commit every thing necessary for the fullfillment of the operation .We will pay every thing for the toppling down of the dictator and his small loyalists.
we eritrean police members recently heared about the rumour that there is a secretive quedeta operation in the military.it is nice we support it .But it should include the eritrean police force.
a good news for edagahamus to be free from the dictator.death for esayas and his small elites!
Eritrean military movement and eritrean police force: you are both dreaming and you both are criminals to use this opportunity to mislead the media and the Eritrean people. you both are not Eritreans but abusing the freedom of speech and opinion to use it in false and non existed movement. I am sure the Eritrean military inside Eritrea is capable of topling the dictator before anyone. The Eritrean people are much more powerful than anyone power in the region. We dont want any other power to intervine in our case.
Ethiopian Meles grew up under Isayas and he was bottlefed by dictator Isayas until he turn his gun on him and on Eritrean People.
eritream military movement, asmara youngs & eritrean police force is the same person. stop lying . thats how you anti gov lying, like always you little bitches. i got your ip agame. busted biatch
Yes, eritrean military movement, asmara youngs & eritrean police force are indeed posting from the same IP address. A warning to he/she/them: That kind of commenting behavior will get your IP address banned.
To All eritreans inside and outside eritrea!
the recent military movement which was undergoing secretly is now becoming intensifying.it is supported by the mass of the military .the mission and the objective of the movement is to bring democracy and development to the eritran people through differnt concerned political parties of eritrea.
The mission will be accomplished as long as it is supported by the masses of the military ,the people of eritrea inside and outside eritrea.ofcoarse some elite military and security officials may try to pull the mission but noone is able to stopthe operation except joing and involving in the operation.Any one opposing or trying to make an obstacle to the movement will get the fortune similar to the loyal forces of guadafi.
Starting from the end of september the operation will become very intensified and starts to include the uprising of the eritrean people inside and out side eritrea .Differnt politicalparties are expected to adress their mission and to be involved in the uprising.No one is allowed to shoot to the people or to stop the people from the uprising .the movement of the army will control and will take the responsibility.
October,november and december will be the months for intensifyinmg struggling and uprising january will be the month of victory.
All eritreans inside and outside eritrea support and join with confidence the movement!
Wishful thinking…shove your phony democracy where it belongs. Eritrea at this moment is the most democratic country you can ever find. We are aware of your un-virtual so-called movement, mission and objective to bring Eritrea to its knees, not democracy and development to the Eritrean people. Stop wasting your time. Cease being concerned; we have tranquility, democracy and the Eritrean people is extremely happy with current leadership, thus we’ll change it when we feel like it.
Wishful thinking…shove your phony democracy where it belongs. Eritrea at this moment is the most democratic country you can ever find. We are aware of your un-virtual so-called movement, mission and objective to bring Eritrea to its knees, not democracy and development to the Eritrean people. Stop wasting your time. Cease being concerned; we have tranquility, democracy and the Eritrean people is extremely happy with current leadership, thus we’ll change it when we feel like it.
The renowned, researcher, truth seeker/finder and beast buster Mr. Thomas mountain is simply exposing the concocted lies with solid evidences. Now let’s get back to the main subject. USA and its vassals at the UN began bellowing charges that Eritrea was supporting “Al Qaeda linked Al Shabab” fighters in Somalia. At the same time, the US Ambassador to Ethiopia was saying, stamped “Top Secret”, that “The role Eritrea plays in Somalia, for instance is probably insignificant” (Wikileaks file “Ogaden; Counterinsurgency Operations Hitting a Wall, Part 2. sect. 7). “Evidence” claiming to document a link between Eritrea and terrorism in Somalia all turns out to be bunkum, at least according to the secret testimony of the US Ambassador to Ethiopia. What would one wants to say about this, accepting the precision. The other reality Mr. Mountain re-iterated is fact that at least 80% of the arms available in Somalia came from the terrorist regime in Ethiopia. Or were arms “donated” by the USA and other western countries to the so called “Somalia Transitional Government” and then sold on the black market, often times to the resistance.
Thanks to the heavy sacrifices paid by our heroes and heroines the challenges have been overcome culminating in eventual victory and Eritrea has enjoyed 20 years of pride and progress. Our leadership and us comprehend that we have the duty to carry it over. Do we expect you and your maters to back off from disgraceful and despicable conspiracy against Eritrean people? No, absolutely not, thus we shall never be off guard and Eritrea shall never kneel down. Whether one likes or not the concocted lie that “Eritrea supports terrorism in Somalia or any where for that matter” is put to rest.
To Thomas M. ze useless Militia of Fascist-Shabiya…
I just want to ask you to explain to the audience at “foreignpolicyjournal.com” and defend it on record the following inquiries of many Eritreans, and I am one of them, viz.:
1. Since you left your home country the USA for good, what do you do for living? How do you earn your monthly incomes if any to pay for your monthly expenses? Who employs you in Eritrea?
2. If you are genuine enough which I very much very doubt despite your hypocritical protestations, why are you not advocating for the implementation of the suspended constitution of Eritrea?
3. Why is there no election in our country Eritrea since the adoption of the constitution?
4. Why are young Eritreans still serving in a slave camp at Sawa for just brerad and water?
5. Why are fellow comrades of Pres. Issayas put into jail and their case is not brought before the courts to be charged for any alleged crimes committed?
Why is the Univ. of Asmara, Eritrea’s sole public higher learning institution, still closed?
Thank you.
Dear Idiot The article talks about how the US is organizing false accusations and pressuring Security Council to punish Eritrea unjustly. Its not a an endorsement letter to president Issias . you questioned the reporter about the internal grievance of Eritrea, to which he didn’t deny or approve the allegations the article was not even about the Eritrean internal problem. and the worst thing about you is, just because you think the Government in Eritrea suck, you believe the entire country should be punished for something the government didn’t do. “If your roommate is troublesome, do you break your own house with thieves to get rid of him”?? What a moron!
Ps I said Moron only if you are Eritrean, if you are not, then I call you Agame which is worse.
GOD BLESS PR. ISAYAS AFEWORKI AND PPL OF ERITREA FOREVER.
AFAR,
President Issayas is a DELUSIONAL and PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIC dictator who rules with unparalleled ruthlessness never seen in human history before!!!
You are one of the very few IDIOT citizens of Eritrea amongst us, Anta LoKMatz agame!
atum sebat american merahtan kab tinti ab zey adom gebenin mitsnat aletin zigeberu dea bizaba eritrea haki kitsihfu elkum tihasbu kab kedem ezi eyu tarkom ab japan ab vetnam ab afganistan ab irak ab somal abey ke edom zeyeetiwu
For me as Eritrean, I am very happy after I read this news, not because I support Issayas but simply we Eritreans are not terrorist.
I would really appreciate if anybody can give me the URL(website address of Wikileaks) with the following information.
@ at ginda
adey key tqdmeki Euwrti belya ‘u natka,
afar kndi n Eritrea zhaseben zhaseben si agame ktblo,
qondaf agame balkha eikha,
every body can tell from ur comment that ur against Eritrea so you are the idiot AGAME,degal
we all isyas aforki
thank you thomas and wikileak i am realy happy to hear the truth i know my people and my government they don’t bad things but false if it is repeated it seems truth.
we are going to continue to survive
WE ERITREANS KNOW USA WILLINGS, WHICH AIMS TO DRAW US BACK IN THE DARK THEY PUT US BEFOE 50 YEARS, BUT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, WE WILL PROVE THAT WE ARE UNITED AND THE REASON OF SANCTION IS ALL LIES, AND THEIR TARGET IS WE THE PEOPLE OF ERITREA.
WE ASK HE THE PRESIDENT OF USA TO HEAR OUR VOICE AND NOT TO BELEAVE WRONG REPORTS.