Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Rapprochement between OLF factions: evidence of progress or cause for concern?

By Gumaa Guddaa
Gumaa Guddaa can be reached via e-mail: gumaguda@yahoo.com

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."~ Samuel Beckett

The group that succumbed to the relentless demand from the TPLF, it would appear, had come to the conclusion that their time was running out. It became clear that they had been somehow ambivalent towards the objective of the Oromo struggle for some time even before they came public as they later attested to. It would appear the collapse of any hope of peaceful resolution of the conflict between the OLF and TPLF was a tipping point for them. In order to justify their abandonment of Oromia the Asmara Group had to come up with a list of excuses. They said “Liberation in the era of globalization is impossible”. They also said “To insist upon the right to fight for freedom and self-determination will categorize the OLF to the list of terrorist”. They also preached “We cannot liberate our self”. Instead of liberation of Oromia they made the objective of “democratization” of Ethiopia a fundamental and central mission of their organization.....read more

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