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Waraanni Bilisummaa Oromoo (WBO)n Humna Diinaa Magaalaa Harar Irraa KM-20 Qofa Fagaatee Ona Fadis Naannoo Bokkoo Bakka Bobbaasaa Jedhamu Qubatee Ture Barbadeesse. Loltoota Diinaa 28 Olis Hojiin Ala Taasise.

Irree fi Gaachanni Ummata Oromoo WBOn, bilisummaa ummata Oromoo fi walabummaa Oromiyaa mirkaneessuuf tarkaanfii haleellaa diina irratti fudhatu babal’isuu fi jabeessuu irratti argama. Tarkaanfii boonsaa tibbana Baha Oromiyaa keessatti fudhateenis injifannoo cululuqaa galmeessee jira.

Akka kanaan Waraanni Bilisummaa Oromoo (WBO) Godina Baha Oromiyaa keessa sossohu Adoolessa 16, 2015 Baha Harargee Ona Fadis keessaa bakka Bobbaasaa jedhamu kan naannoo Bokkootti argamu mooraa qubsuma waraana Wayyaanee weeraruudhaan tarkaanfii rifachiisaa irratti fudhateen loltoota diinaa 28 ol hojiin ala gochuu fi meeshaalee waraanaa dabalatee qabeenya adda addaa booji’ee dantaa qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoof oolchuudhaan injifannoo cululuqaa galmeessuu Ajajni WBO Godina Baha Oromiyaa beeksisee jira.

Tarkaanfii laalessaa WBOn qubsuma waraana wayyaanee Bobbaasaa jiru irratti fudhate kanaan diina irraa loltootni 13 yeroo ajjeefaman, 15 ol ammoo haalaan madeeffamuu kan ibse Ajajni WBO Godina Bahaa, meeshaaleen waraanaa qawwee AK-47 17, rasaasota gosa gara garaa 4000 ol, Boombilee harkaa 23, Hidhannoolee mudhii 27, Raadiyoo Quunnamtii (icom) 2, Mobile (cell phone) 6, kuufama galaa fi mi’oota adda addaa diina irraa booji’uun dantaa qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoof oolchuu addeessee jira.

Waraanni Bilisummaa Oromoo Godina Bahaa Caamsaa 16, 2015 Oborraa Ona Malkaa Bal’oo bakka Jalloo jedhamutti qondaala tikaa sirna wayyaanee kan naannoo sanii Huseen Ahmed Mussaa jedhamu irratti tarkaanfii fudhateen ajjeesuun, akkasumas Caamsaa 23, 2015 Baha Harargee Ona Calanqoo araddaa ganda Goodii jedhamu keessatti poolisoota wayyaanee Mahaammad Abrahimii fi Umar Siyyoo jedhaman dhuunfatuun kan yaadatamuu dha. Kana malees Caamsaa 24, 2015ttis Humni Addaa WBO Baha Harargee magaalaa Harar bira naannoo Hundanee jedhamtutti ummatatti roorrisaa kan ture ajajaa humna poolisii naannoo kanaa Ajajaa 50 (Saajin) Abbabaa Asaffaa jedhamu irratti tarkaanfii maayyii fudhateen ajjeesuun gabaafame. Caamsaa 24, 2015ttis Harargee Bahaa Ona Haramaayaa bakka/araddaa Finqillee jedhamtee yaamamtu keessatti poolisoota Wayyaanee maqaa filannootiin lammiiwwan hiraarsaa turan 4 irratti lola baneen madeessuun ni yaadatama.

Waraanni Bilisummaa Oromoo Zoonii Kibbaas Caamsaa 30, 2015 magaalaa Moyyalee ganda 02 keessatti kan argamu mooraa Gumrukaa bakka waraanni Wayyaanee maadheffate haleeluun loltoota wayyaanee 12 ajjeesee, 15 ol madeessuun walii galatti loltoota 27 ol hojiin ala taasisuun ni yaadatama.

Adoolessa 6, 2015ttis waraana wayyaanee Ona Mi’oo ganda Meexxii qubatee jiru irratti tarkaanfii fudhateen 3 yeroo ajjeesu 4 ol madeessuun waliigalatti loltoota diinaa 7 ol hojiin ala taasisuun isaas kan yaadatamu dha.

Waraanni Bilisummaa Oromoo, mootummaa abbaa irree fi faashistii Wayyaanee humna afaan qawween ummata keenya irra qubatee mirga, bilisummaa fi biyya isaa sarbee cunqursaa dhala namaaf hin malle irraan gahaa jiru karaa irraa maqsee kaayyoo qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo galmaan gahuu fi fedhii fi hawwii ummata Oromoo dhugoomsuuf falmaa godhu daran jabeessee kan itti fufu tahuu irra deebi’ee mirkaneessa.

Time to Walk the Talk of Alliance Against the Oppressive System!

Surprisingly, the TPLF we despised at the beginning of its move towards Tulluu Daalattii (Arat Kilo) ruled us with brute force for quarter of a century. Our separated and sporadic resistance against it has not work till now. Especially, the lack of cooperation between the two opposition camps, the pro self-rule liberation fronts and pro shared-rule unity forces, is the main cause for our failure. No need to write more about the already well known common political problem we do have, but let’s think about our common solution. First of all, I would like to suggest that we do agree on common citizens’ and cultural identity: being Oromian as a synthetic identity of ‘being Ethiopian vs being Oromo,’ the two identities we used to antagonize till now. Accordingly, Oromia = formerly Ethiopia, as defined here:http://finfinnetribune.com/Gadaa/2014/12/fayyis-oromia-why-not-the-union-state-of-oromia-as-an-optimal-solution-for-the-majority-at-the-center/, is a union in which the following five points (FADOB-score) will be implemented: F = Freedom from the system of domination; A = Afan Oromo as a primary working language of the union; D = Democracy as rule of game in the union; O = Oromia instead of Ethiopia as name of the union; and B = Black-red-white as Cushitic flag of the union!

This approach of equating Ethiopia to Oromia, or using the two designations interchangeably can solve our problem regarding the controversy around the name – Ethiopia:
– certain Ethio-nationalists love this name because of its appearance in the Holy Book and the ancient meaning given as the glorious Cushitic kingdom.
– some Ethno-nationalists hate it because of the association with Habesha dominattion and with exclusively Christian kingom of the past Abyssinian history.
– few from both sides are ambivalent, just trying to be rational and they want to use or avoid this naming pragmatically.

I think now, it is time to work on a common solution for the common political problem we do have. The TPLF already showed its uncompromising desire to stay on power by “winning the election 100%.” President Obama is going to “celebrate the victory,” just for the sake of using the TPLF as a servant of America’s geopolitical interest in the region. We like it or not, the only way to get rid of the Apartheid/domination system is through forging a necessary unity of purpose and by building a persuasive force; of course, the common purpose is freedom from the system. Such unity is not necessarily structural, but it can be an alliance by default, which is practiced by targetting only and only the TPLF, and by avoiding any wastage of resource in the horizontal fighting. All organizations struggling for freedom from this system can encircle the regime in Tulluu Daalatti 360°, both figuratively and realistically. It is absurd to quarrel on the topic: “which way is better: non-violent or per violence?” – as the pro-unity forces are currently doing in different cyber and public forums. Actually, as Oromians in general, we can accommodate both ways of the struggle; but specifically, as individuals or organizations, we can choose one of the two, without denouncing the one we don’t prefer. Furthermore, we have to avoid any division based on our past history or our far future; let’s leave our pre-Woyane history for historians and the post-Woyane decision for the stakeholders – the peoples of the country, so that we can concentrate on the current struggle for freedom.

To be effective in our fighting, we better reduce the talks and writings we have exercised till now, but increase the necessary thinking and walks in a very pragmatic way. We have surely heard and read the principle “action speaks louder than words” very often. Those of us, who really want freedom, have to be practical personalities; it is better to act for 5 minutes than talk for 5 days. What are the concrete important actions to be taken for a success of our cooperation? Here are few points of the necessary list:

– stop horizontal fight between the anti-Woyane forces;
– possibly forge an AFD like alliance by design, or else don’t spoil the existing alliance by default;
– those in Diaspora should move back home like the ODF has already planned, be it per Bole for the nonviolent struggle, or through Bale for the armed struggle;
– the Diaspora should see themselves more as a support group rather than as determining freedom fighters; their main contribution being to provide the 3M’s (money, media and military) support;
– the main activity at home should be underground, not to expose the productive personalities, as usually was the case during the past ritual “election” processes;
– try to accommodate both self-rule and shared-rule, instead of polarizing/antagonizing them and rejecting one at the benefit of the other position;
– etc.

In short, both the non-violent and per-violent struggles should focus at home being supported by the huge resource of the Diaspora. The struggle needs perseverance like running marathon; it is not similar to a short, but exhaustive, sprint. Remember again and again: unallied we fail, united we prevail. The TPLF leaders know this more than anyone of us; that is why Meles Zenawi once said: “the TPLF has got historical advantage to rule the country for a century, because of the Amhara-Oromo conflict.” Unfortunately, he was right; the elites from the two big nations still fear, hate and sabotage each other more than they do fight against the TPLF. They think with the pre-1991 mentality; the situation of both nations has already changed, but the solution in the mind of the elites has not changed. Now, it is time for these elites to decide: either we cooperate and be free together, or dwell on the old conflict and live as slaves of the Woyane’s brutal system of ethnic apartheid for a century. We should not only speak and write about this indispensable way of struggle in unison, but also we have to walk the talk.

Obama’s Pilgrimage of National Interest

By Ibsaa Guutama* | July 2015

The oppressed and abused of Africa, and their friends and sympathizers are making their voices heard high above the globe that President Obama refrain from legitimizing dictatorship and human rights abuse in Ethiopia. This is not a casual visit, but a pre-planned trip for which arrangements were made to pave the way for the diplomatic pampering of the most brutal regime in the area; a long-time Guerrilla-friendly ambassador was appointed in addition to a visit by the U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. The rulers of Ethiopia were among those that Clinton’s Democrats branded as the “new breeds of African Democrats.” Many have now fallen out of line. These ones are also starting wavering. This visit of the President may keep them in line before they jump to another bandwagon. Obviously, it is not a pilgrimage of democracy, but that of “NATIONAL INTEREST.”

Democracy is an ideal which all human beings aspire to attend. So far, we have seen attempts, not commitment, to it. It is a principle well defined by persons like Abraham Lincoln, “Government of the people for the people …” But, in most cases, it remains in principle, not in practice. Otherwise, it is assumed that democracy is the standard of political governance – which has, at least, as ingredients equality, freedom, fairly elected officers, and freedom of speech and expression. Any of this missing, there could be no democracy. As the Assistant Secretary of U.S. State Department once said, “America believes in ‘NO DEMOCRACY NO COOPERATION.'” Ethiopia lacks even the few ingredients of democracy mentioned; however, cooperation has never been lacking for the last quarter of a century. It is alright to delay one to three years, but not to abide by one’s promise for so long, for the greatest country of the world is tantalizing. If people’s sovereignty was respected, there was no need to petition a far off power for one’s internal affairs. Their problem could be solved within the region. But, that remaining a wish, expecting fairness and impartiality from those interfering is not too much. Considering their position, they have the moral responsibility to do that.

On part of the abused people, the assumption that democracies of the world will come to their rescue should have been given up long ago. But, unfortunately, protest is made through the social media, through demonstration marches, through written materials, etc. to oppose the continued cooperation. It is all in vain; world powers are blinded by national interests. Hence, the poor and oppressed peoples of Africa are left solely to themselves to fight for their rights. The real “survival of the fittest” theory is being practiced by the world against Africa. Africans have come so long on their own; they have to continue gallantly defending their land, interests and dignity – not to perish silently. Whatever they are doing, world powers are doing knowingly and convinced that they are doing the right thing. Thousands could go hungry, rot in prison, forced to flee their country, and thousands could die and disappear, they are not worth severing friendship relations with perpetrators of genocide.

Obama is going to tie knots with TPLF-EPRDF’s Ethiopia, the poorest country on the planet – on behalf of the richest and the most powerful country of the world. That is his right. Forget the stereotypical consolation of discussing human rights and democratic governance. The main purpose is economy and security. Again forget about the highest economic growth rates fanned by financial institutions. That, there is no growth can be seen with necked eyes. Million are hungry and destitute. This trip will try to accomplish the deregulation of remaining sectors, like banking, telecoms, land, etc. As far as the peoples of the Ethiopian empire are concerned, these were already deregulated, but monopolized by TPLF business conglomerates. International corporations want their big share.

As for security, the TPLF is “the key ally of the U.S.” in hunting down terrorism. Already, many Ethiopian empire’s recruits have perished unaccounted for in Somalia. TPLF is ever ready to engage whenever the U.S. pays without any limit to geography in their deployment. The visit may encourage the continuation of this relation. As for terrorism, TPLF is manufacturing them at its convenience – killing thousands, and terrorizing and imprisoning numberless. Yes, the people have risen and are rising further against the TPLF terror. It is a rise for “liberty equality, freedom and peace” – which no body claims to know its cause and effect more than America. But since terrorism is not defined, the whole population of the empire is branded as a terrorist and is subject to persecutions. It is without consideration to redefine that the package is going to be discussed to strengthen the relation. The peoples of the empire, in particular the Oromo and journalists, are going to continue being terrorized.

OLF Statement on President Obama’s Planned Visit to Ethiopia ( Ibsa ABO Daaw’annaa Obaamaa Itoophiyaatti Saganteeffame Irratti)

Obama’s Planned Visit to Ethiopia is Incompatible with Claims of Democratic Principles of the U.S. Government

Statement from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)

OLF Statement on the upcoming
President  Obamm's Visit to
Ethiopia

The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) strongly opposes the planned visit to Ethiopia of the U.S. President Barack Obama on the end of July 2015. As Ethiopia is one of the most brutal regimes of the world, OLF believes that such a visit will result in strengthening the dictatorial minority regime, will boost the regime’s confidence to strengthen its ruthless human rights violations, will give a green light to the regime to continue its repression, economic exploitation, and marginalization of various nations and nationalities of the country under its usual pretense of democracy. OLF also believes that a lasting national and security interest of the U.S. is better protected not by blessing and supporting such a well-known ruthless regime, but by being on the side of the people, supporting the struggle of the peoples of the country for freedom, democracy and justice by using its leverage through exerting the necessary pressure on the regime on power.

In 1991, when the dictatorial military regime of Mengistu Hailemariam was overthrown by the combined struggle of the oppressed peoples of Ethiopia and a Transitional Government was about to be established, a commitment given from the U.S. government to the Ethiopian people was an assurance of “no democracy, no cooperation.” It was the then U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Herman Cohen, who gave such assurance in public. However, the TPLF/EPRDF group, which took over the government not only by using the military upper hand it had, but also using the blessing of the U.S. official Herman Cohen, demonstrated its anti-democratic nature in practice in a matter of less than one year. Several organizations which struggle for the right of their people, including the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), opposed the tyrannical and authoritarian practices of the TPLF/EPRDF party as the dominant force and left the then Transitional Government of Ethiopia.

Today, 24 years have passed under the totalitarian TPLF/EPRDF regime erected and protected by the West, mainly the United States of America. It is impossible to enumerate the widespread political repression, economic exploitation, and monopoly of a minority regime in all sectors political, economic and social life. Among many other reports, the repeated reports of human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa, and including the Country Report U.S. State Department all shed light to the atrocities of the current Ethiopian regime committed on the peoples of the country, mainly on the Oromo people. Nonetheless, it has to be noted that all these and many other reports show only a small fraction of the repression and brutalities perpetrated by the regime. Most of the political killings, barbaric acts of torture, politically charged arrests, abductions and disappearances carried out by the regime are hidden and remain unreported. The OLF has ample evidence that most acts of ruthlessness committed on the Oromo nationals in several parts of Oromia are not reported at all.

Overall, although some knowingly or unknowingly deny or diminish the repressive nature of the current Ethiopian regime, the truth is that the basic democratic and human rights and freedom of peoples of the country is denied in Ethiopia. While Ethiopia has never seen democratic election in its history, the undemocratic and fake nature of so called “election” carried by the current regime has no parallel even in the Ethiopian standard. Over the last 24 years, the Ethiopian people have been forced to “elect” the TPLF/EPRDF party under the barrel of the gun. The 2015 so called “election” is a clear evidence that, for the people of the country, let alone electing whoever they want, any suspicion about electing the opposition parties the government conveniently put in the election drama has been a crime subjecting citizens to severe punishment. While the so called election drama and its result in which the TPLF/EPRDF declared 100% victory are officially over, as we speak, thousands of Oromo and other nationals are being hunted down and thrown into jail for suspicion of “electing” the few opposition who didn’t even win a single seat in the parliament.

If the U.S.’s claims of strengthening democratic process were true, what is expected of President Obama at the moment was not to plan an official visit to Ethiopia, but to use his leverage to put pressure on the minority Woyane (TPLF) regime to stop terrorizing its citizens, and hold democratic election by openly condemning the process and rejecting the results of the current sham election. It is disturbing that, to the contrary, the U.S. government, looking at the temporary benefit it may or may not get from alliance with the brutal regime and ignoring the suffering of the peoples of the country, is encouraging the regime towards committing more crimes and rewarding the regime for the endless atrocities it has already committed. This is not what is expected of a country which claims to be democratic and acts as the “police” of our planet.