20 years ago, many people in the "free world" supported the Eritrean fight for independence from Ethiopia. Now, that support is giving us a bad taste in our mouths.
What happened when the Eritreans succeeded in establishing their own country? It turned into one of the most repressive regimes on Earth.
One example of this is the fate of Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak, journalist who returned to his native lands (now Eritrea) to report.
He was caught and thrown into prison, and yesterday the Eritrean president commented thus on the case:
"He will not be put on trial and he will not be released. We know how to deal with him and others like him."
These are the words of the president of a nation.
Isn't that enough reason for world wide isolation of Eritrea? Enough reason for the International Court of Justice in The Hague to bring that asshole of a president to charge?
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Are you kidding, do you always trust what is fed to you in the media ? Have you asked what if what Eritrea is saying is true ?
Where were you and the "free world" when Ethiopia tried to Grab a sea outlet that killed 19,000 Eritreans defending themselves and more than 100,000 Ethiopians that were used as cannon fodders.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1999/may/18/ethiopia
Where were you and the "free world" when US tried illegally reverse the Hague based international border commission ruling that vindicated Eritrea, but US and the so called "free world" took Ethiopia's side inspite of the ruling because they want to use Ethiopia as proxy gun for hire.
http://www.slate.com/id/2178793/
Where were you and the free world when US funded let Ethiopia purchase massive arms from N. Korea breaking all sorts of UN/US sanctions
http://tinyurl.com/djt9yu
What is the Swedish government and the so called "free world" doing about the exact same case where a Reuters Journalist was help by US since 20001 ?
http://tinyurl.com/qm7pwk
Don't you find it a bit hypocrite for Sweden government to refuse any development aid to Eritrea, because of Human rights issue why it gives billions of Kroner to the worst butcher in Africa ?
It is not a secret ,all the the so called "free world" are following US including Sweden that are helping a buther in Africa perform his genocide.
Illegal invasion of Somalia with UN and US complicity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VJka6q16Os
Somalia Crisis worse than Darfur, says UN
http://tinyurl.com/cern3e
Ethiopia's 'own Darfur' as villagers flee government-backed violence
http://tinyurl.com/ysmvtc
193 Protesters Said Killed in Ethiopia election fraud
http://tinyurl.com/og52nu
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Ethiopia: Army Commits Executions, Torture, and Rape in Ogaden
Donors Should Act to Stop Crimes Against Humanity
http://tinyurl.com/cg4ygx
And when it comes to gun running AU and UN are just rubber stamping what ever is written by the interested parties. Every one knows who is running the guns
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews /idUSN0728288520070407
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageC risis/idUSL24158241._CH_.2400
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/741743 5.stm
Simon,
I do not defend atrocities
from the Ethiopian government - or from any other government, in Africa (where they seem to be abundant) or elsewhere.
Of course there was a reason why "we" supported Eritrea in their fight for independence.
My point is to express the frustration I am sure many of us feel today over the way the new Eritrean nation handle issues of democracy, freedom of speech etcetera.
Andy
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