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Africa Horn
Ethiopian rebels drop call for secession
2012-01-04
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Ethiopia's oldest armed rebel group, Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has announced the end of its long held agenda of secession. The group has said it will now fight for unity and freedom.
Whatever that means. Will the fighting look any different to the outside observer?
Political commentators say this is a remarkable move in Ethiopian politics and can potentially reduce opposition against Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government.

OLF was established in late 1960's and was recently designated as a terrorist organization by Ethiopian government along with Al-Shabaab
... Harakat ash-Shabaab al-Mujahidin aka the Mujahideen Youth Movement. It was originally the youth movement of the Islamic Courts, now pretty much all of what's left of it. They are aligned with al-Qaeda but operate more like the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban...
and Al-Qaeda.

"The new OLF political programme will accept the new federal democratic republic of Ethiopia that will work for the betterment of all of its citizens, neighbouring countries and international communities," a statement released by the OLF National council reads.

"The OLF National Council also focused on the timely demand of working with other democratic forces in forming the new Ethiopia that will guarantee and protect the fundamental rights of all peoples in Ethiopia" statement added.
Posted by:Fred

#1  A group so dumb they would trick-or-treat in Jeffery Dahmer's neighborhood. Why would they not understand that armed insurrection will certainly not "guarantee and protect the fundamental rights of all peoples in Ethiopia"?" Can't they smell what is happening next door when the wind blow the right direction? Not only are they insipid, but they are incompetent as well. How can you fail in creating bloody turmoil when you live in Africa? They've been trying to create revolution in Africa since 1960 and still failed. How can that happen?
Posted by: Super Hose   2012-01-04 21:07  

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