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Ethiopia denies New York Times Report
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Ethiopia denies New York Times Report
Ethiopia denies New York Times Report
The following is a press release from Ethiopia's Ministry of Information.
December 20- 2007
Ministry of Information
It is to be recalled that the Ethiopian Defense force has cracked and captured quite a large number of the members of the terrorist group and left the remaining to be dispersed by the intensified and extensive activities it has exerted together with the Regional Government and the peace loving people of the region to abort the anti-peace activities and the terrorist attacks of the terrorist group that named itself ‘The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). It is also known that this measure has enabled to stop these anti-peace forces from carrying out terrorist attacks against the lives of innocent civilians and development institutions in an organized manner. Following this, it has become possible to persevere with providing the impeded humanitarian assistance in some areas of the region and the ongoing development activity. Recently Mr. John Holmes, head of the United Nations Humanitarian assistance affaires, who has visited the area has stated that no severe humanitarian crisis has occurred owing to the stranded supply of the humanitarian assistance and that the government is working closely with the appropriate aid organizations to facilitate the relief distribution.
With regard to reliably safeguarding the peace and security of the surrounding and ensuring the sustainability of development projects and programs, the task of combating and eliminating the anti-peace elements with the full participation of the regional government and the people is intensified and has become fruitful. In relation to this, members of the local militia that have basically come from the various clans and the residents of the region are courageously fighting and cracking down the anti-peace elements in partnership with the defense force.
Contrary to this objective reality on the ground, The New York Times has disseminated an unsubstantiated report on December 14/2007 stating that the Ethiopian government has forced doctors, teachers, office workers including employees of development projects operated by the sponsorship of the UN and the World bank that do not have any military training to be mobilized to the warfront to fight against the anti-peace ONLF terrorists.
Essentially, though it is the entire peace-loving people of the Ogaden who are struggling against the anti-peace forces standing on the side of the defense force, it is apparently known that particularly the members of the local militia are working hard having the forefront role. What distinguishes the members of the local militia from the regular army is the fact that members of the militia possess their own private and regular work to lead their own livelihood though they have military training and equipment that enables them to protect the peace and security of their surrounding collectively. Local militias that have a similar organization are found being involved in protecting the peace and security of their surrounding in all the regions of the country having been voluntarily enlisted and taken the necessary military training that makes them fit to safeguarding the peace and security of their vicinity. It is crystal clear that this practice has long lived and is a well-developed and important tradition of the country.
Nonetheless, there is absolutely no way that civilian that do not have any military training are made to fight the ONLF in the warfront as the New York Times inaccurately presented. It is to be known that the government is combating the forces of the terrorist group basically by the members of the local militia who are equipped and possess the necessary military training along with the defense force’s forefront backing. There could be no reason for the government to take any action that endangers civilians who are already targets of the terrorists since the goal of the ongoing struggle is to defend the peace and security of the civilians and the surrounding. In fact, the civil community is making its own significant contribution in the fight against the terrorist group in a multifaceted manner by giving tip off and pointing directions for the local militia and the defense force.
Since this active participation of the community is encouraging and acceptable, it should be further strengthened in the future. In this regard, the report presented by ‘The New York Times’ distorting the activity of the community to safeguarding its own peace and security on its own initiative and the coordination of clan leaders should be corrected as it is absolutely wrong, nonsense and inconsiderate of the objective reality of the region.
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they finally responded almost a week after the New York times article.
our "Ministry of Information" is an embarrassment to ethiopia!
Schools of Jurnalist need to teach more of journalism ethics before grauating students like Jeffrey Getteman. Mr. Getteman of New York Times is supporing the cause of terrorists and undermining efforts of sovereign nations like Ethiopia in containing terrorism in the Horn of Africa region.
Ethiopia prevails. Who cares about what New york Times says as long as the US gov't know first hand that what NY Times states is not consistent with the reality. Why we care about NY Times other than learning to teach our journalists more ethics. Ethiopia needs to care about its citizen.
Sincerely,
Chasu
What the NY times doing is use Black American stereotype and applying it to Ethiopian soliders
Shame !!!
The world can not travel in Ogaden freely since your stupid fighters are killers and blood suckers. Because you paid Geffry to write nonsense for you does not mean he likes you. He is just doing business in his selfish and unethical way. Well come to the western countries. No ethical obligation when it comes to Africa. They hear oil, and they are all over it already. I am sure Geffery is promised to be a shareholder in the oil by ONLF to published this and other nonsense articles he wrote. What are you doing to the Ogaden people sitting in the comfort of you home. At least the governemnt is doing its best of his obligation despite you corrupted and bloodsucker ONLF.
To habesh:
Ethiopian government has no obligation to reply to every basiless article posted in the world by anti-ethiopian forces like ONLF and Shiabia. They have no obligation at all. This just nice of them to say the list. It is your job as an Ethiopian to fight the anti-government forces. We all sit in our confortable sofa and judge the government. The government doing its past if the stupid disapora Ethiopian can do their best in building Ethiopian name. Instead we are joining the anti-ethiopian forces to fight Ethiopia. Good example for this is Nazeret.com itself.
This reply by the Ethiopia's Ministry of Information should have been stronger than what it is.
Hope we will hear a lot more from all media sources around the glob about this shameful craetures called Woyanes and their abhorent crimes.
i wish we ogadenis and woyanes willhave been let to fight alone without the help of westerners then ppl of ethiopia will have seen how we over run them quickly.
It is reduculous when woyanes blame the same white men who are arming and help them.
These woyanes have no future they will be surrounded the dry mountains of tigray because they are so hated by all ethiopians , somalis as well as eritreans maybe we let them to emigrateti SIBIRIa or Greenland.
I could wait the fall og woyanes .
i dont think so any. let alone to news paper comment woyane reject to accept court rulings in the case of bademe.
i dont surprise with there rejection of the comment because woyane is alergic to truth and facts.
The NewYork times will be responsible for your life dud. Watch out!!!!!!!!!!!!1
God Bless Ethiopia !!!
victory for the Ethiopian defence force and death for the terorist and their supporters!
Long Live Ethiopia
New York Times should change its name to ONLF TIMES.
CHASU, what can I say, you just nailed it on the head. Indeed, there is no more NYT its ONLF or SHAEBIA. Jeffery is working hard to ear job in ASMARA so he can molest little boys and girls there. He should get some hair cut and look like a man instead and focus in find FACTS out there. This type of bluffing won’t slow us down from building our nation and clearing out our enemies. ONLF are not doing all they can in ASMARA and Europe to gain some attention, this terror will soon be finished and Ogaden will live in full peace…
Z-Mike
ridiculous. How come a country with more than 300,000 well trained and armed troops recruit doctors and teachers to fight a bunch of rebels in the east.Mr. Getteman, please try to be better next time. You don't want the whole world to laugh at you. Do you? 
terrbile people as thsoe who call themself Ethiopia. VIVA ONLF. Gotanyaaw Woyanne yiwdham. they are not a governmnet but a conquering clan; and every conquest has to end. it is near now in Ogaden....
YOU ALL ARE LIVING IN DREAMLAND
BUT SOON YOU WILL BE AWOKEN TO A
NIGHTMERE.YOU HAVE NAKED ANIMALS
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