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Isayas did what was expected from him. The nephews have had the chance to solve the Badme conflict for six years by now and did not succeed. Many arguments for it can be brought to the discussion but facts are facts. They did not solve it.
Legesse ‘ the name thief ’ Zenawi, crime minister’s army chiefs are starting to have serious doubts about his policy, some even defected. A new front is about to emerge in the east and the question is if the Ethiopian population will unite when Tigray is forced into a second war with Eritrea. Isayas just waited and may think that now is his moment.

Do not misunderstand me, I am not a fan of either nephew,to the contrary, both of them have more blood on their hands than they can ever wash away. Both of them have never shown any consideration with freedom and democracy and both of them are ruthless tyrants. But not solving the Badme problem has nothing to do with that and is pure stubbornness. Legesse ‘ the name thief ’ Zenawi, crime minister, just did not want to risk a second revolt in the ranks of the TPLF. Former minister of defense and Tigrean hero Seye Abraha, still rots in jail because he opposed decisions taken by the government concerning the Tigrayen - Eritrean war. It must have been touch and go, what I understand, that Seye Abraha is jailed and not Legesse ‘ the name thief ’ Zenawi, crime minister.
Note: there are some credible reports that one of the reasons of the arrest of Seye Abraha and his brothers (including for 16 months a sister) has connections that their ancestors played their roles well in the history of our Country. This was not the case for the ancestors of the Zenawi family as many of us know.After 5 1/2 years going up and down to the court no verdict yet.

During the war with Eritrea from 1998 up until 2000 the Ethiopian people united.
As usual the Gang took advantage of it and just a few days before the elections in 2000 a massive attack on Eritrea was launched. According to insiders they could have taken Asmara, the port of Massawa or Assab easily. One consideration might have been that another decade with civil war was not preferable. Anyhow the peace treaty of Algiers and a later decision by the International Court in The Hague draw new borders and the problem could have been fixed. But it didn’t. The small town of Badme was made an icon during the whole war because Eritrea took control over it claiming it was Eritrean and this fused the whole battle. And now Badme according to maps and historic documents was given to the Eritreans and should be handed over.

The Americans offered to replace/reconstruct the whole village a few miles south, but even that didn’t help and was refused. The Eritreans started a psychological warfare against the peacekeepers from the UN and for different reasons both nephews have isolated themselves internationally. And now while Legesse ‘ the name thief ’ Zenawi, crime minister, seems to overplay his hand, as his nephew Isayas Afawork thinks so, the Eritreans are taking back a part of the security zone that was taken by the UN to keep both armies apart with the explanation of protecting the harvest on their territory.

Things have changed. Ethiopians are no longer prepared to support another useless massacre. The over 70.000 that died during the first Tigrean – Eritrean war, died in vain.
The current leaders never accounted for the killed and mutilated young people and have anyhow lost all credibility.
No dirty tricks anymore, neither from Isayas nor from his nephew. Peace, freedom and democracy is the only struggle worth fighting for.