Meftih's edition -Sept2013

Meftih The Life Line of Eritrean Community Award Winning Independent Monthly Newspaperwww.meftih.ca email: [email protected]

Volum 9 Issue 1 September 2013 መጀመርታ ዓርቢ ናይ ነፍስ-ወከፍ ወርሒ ትሕተም ወርሓዊት ጋዜጣ Printed the first Friday of every month Tel: 416-824-8124 Fax: 416-783-7850

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Proud to be your RealtorVince Thomas, MBA

Cell: 416-832-4980Tel: 905-793-5000 / Fax: 905-793-5020Email: [email protected]

Sales Representative

If you want to buy or sell your home contact the professional

Vince Thomas !

ዋጋ ዓቕምኹም ገዛ ንምግዛእ ንምእዙዝ፡

ህርኩት በዓል ሞያ ማልኮም

ቻርለስ ተወከሱ!

ብዝቐልጠፈ መደብኩም ንምዕዋት ክሕግዘኩም ቅሩብ’ዩ!

Malcolm Ilelaboye (Charles)Sales Representative

Cell: 647-864-9191

Dir: 416-590-2444 [email protected]

17 Church Ave., Toronto, ON. M2N 4E7

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and the Middle East!

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Toronto, ON. M4H 1N9

Thorncli�e Banquet Centreኣዳራሽና ንኩሉ ዓይነት ኣገልግሎት ይኸውን* ንመርዓ* ጥምቀት* ሙዚቃዊ ምዝንጋዕ* ሃይማኖታዊ በዓል* መመረቕታ ወዘተ

We cater and specialize Halal Foods!

ንዝያዳ ሓበሬታ፡-

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We do it all:-* Wedding* Religious events* Birthday parties* Business functions* Musical events and more

For more info: Qadir Siddiqui 416-937-5764

Prime Minister Harper said his government is committing to a debt-to-GDP ratio of 25 per cent by 2021 and encourag-ing others to follow suit with their own targets.The Canadian target seems to include some wiggle room. A year

Prime Minister Harper calls G20 leaders to reduce debt

ago, the Finance Depart-ment forecast a ratio of

Joel E. TencerLicensed & Certi�ed by Immigration

416-850-9851

Immigration & Refugee Cases

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Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)

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1018 Finch Ave. W., Ste. 223, Toronto, ON.www.jtimmigration.com

* email: [email protected]

ICCRC Member #: R420343

Meftih September 2013 Volume 9 Issue 1: page 2

* Car Accident* Slip & Fall* Insurance Claim

* ሓደጋ መኪና* ምውዳቕን ሸታሕ ምባልን* ምሕታት ኢንሹራንስ

ጠበቓ ሓዝ ርቡሕ ካሕሳ ክትረክብ

ንኩሉኹም ምእመናን ርሑስ በዓላት ክኾነልኩም እናተመነና ዘለኩም ጠለባት መካይን ከነማልእ ድልዋት ከምዘለና ብሓጎስ ነበስር!


Do you know whom to contact when you wanted to buy a house

of your dream?Yes, you are right!

Raj SekhonDedicated, trusted and knowledgeable

ንዝደለኹሞ ዘወናውን ገዛ ንምግዛእ ኩሉ ግዜ ንራጅ ተወከሱ 905-783-1300

647-748-2334* Pay Day Loans wire transfers* Money Orders Foreign exchange Cheque, Cashing

1544 Jane St. (south of Lawrence ave)Toronto, ON.

* መዓልታዊ ለቓሕ* ናይ ወጻኢ ሸርፊ፡ ቸክ፡ ካሽኩሉ ዓይነት ኣገልግሎት ንህብ!

ንዝያዳ ሓበሬታ647-748-2334 ደውሉ

ቅድሚ ዝአገረ ጹሑፈይ ዮሃና ኢለ ክጅምሮ። እወ ዮሃና ዝበሃለሉ እዋን እኳ እንተዘይኮነ ነቶም ነዚ ኩሉ መስገደል ሰጊሮም አብ ታሪኽ እንገብሮ ዘለና ቃልሲ ንዘንተ እለት ዘይበርስ ሓወልቲ ንዝተኸሉ አብ ሙሉእ ዓለም ዝርከቡ አባላት EYSC ዮሃና እንቋዕ ናብዚ አብቅዓና ይብል። ቀጺለ ነቶም እምብልታን ቱልቱላን ሓሶትን ጠቐነን ከይዓጀበኩም ሕጅ’ውን ሽግር ኤርትራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን እዩ ኢልኩም ድምጽኹም ከተቃልሑ ናብ ቦሎኛ ዝኸድኩምን አብ ዘዘለኹም ቦታ ኮይንኩም ደገፍኩም ዝሃብኩም ደቂ ሃገር እውን ዮሃና እንቋዕ ሓሳብ ልብኹም ሰመረልኩም ይብል። ነቲ ካብ ናይ ቃልሲ አጋርና ዝበልኩሞም ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ኢና እንዳበሉ ዝጭድሩ ደሞክራሲያዊ መሰል እንዳገሃሱ ንዲሞክራሲ ዝቃለሱ ባእታታት፡ አብ ጫፍ ጎቦ ኮይኖም ዝደርበይልኩም መንደራጋሓት አእማን ሰጊርኩም ናብቲ ጫፍ ጎቦ ደይብኩም ባንዴራ ቅድሚ ሓርነት ዘላ ሓርነት ሰቒልኩማ ኢኹም እሞ ተሓበኑ ይብለኩም። ካብኡ ተበጊሰ ድማ ቦሎኛ ማንታ ታሪኽ እያ አመዝጊባ ሓሊፋ ክብል ይደፍር። እቲ ቀዳማይ ህግደፋውያን ታሪኽ ጅግንነት ኤርትራውያን አማዕድዮም ክርእይዎ እምበር ክውንንዎ ከምዘይክእሉ ቦሎኛ ብድምጻ አቃሊሓትሎም። እቲ ካልአይ ነቶም ስለ ፍትሒ ኢና እንቃለስ ኢሎም ዝግዕሩ፡ ትርጉም መሰልን ዲሞክራስን ብግቡእ ዘይተሰወጦም ህንጡያት ቃልሲ ህዝቢ ክትዕፍን ምፍታን አጉል ማይ ምውቃጥ ምዃኑ ቦሎኛ ትምህርቲ ሂባቶም እያ ሓሊፋ። “ክንደይ ዓቐብ ዘይጠረጥና ኢላ አድጊ”። ሎሚ ቕነ ደምበ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ጉልባቡ ዝቐልዓሉ

ሳምንቲ እዩ ሓሊፉ። ሽግር ኤርትራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን እትብል ቃል ሓዳሽ ግንባር ናይቶም “ስመር አነ ዝብለካ ጥራይ ግበር” ዝብሉን፡ እቶም ምስ ነአሽቱ ዲክታቶራት ኮይንካ ዲክታቶር ምውዳቕ ወጮ እንተገልበጥካዮስ ወጮ እዩ ዝብሉን። ሓደ ሓደ የውሃት እቲ ርሱን ክትዕ አብታ ሓረግ ወይ’ውን አብታ ጭርሖ ብዝተፈጥረ ዘይምርድዳእ ይመስሎም ይኸውን። እቲ ሓቂ ግና ንሱ አይኮነን። ከመይሲ ንፋለጥ’ሞ ንማለጥ ዝበሃል አዘራርባ ስለ ዘሎ። እዛ ጭርሖ ዓሚ አብ ዋሽንግቶን ዲሲ ኔራ፡ ብዘየገድስ መን ደጊፍዋ መንከ ተቓዊምዋ። አብቲ እዋን እቲ ወከልቲ ባይቶ፡ ሰ.ዲ.ህ.ኤን፡ ሲቪካውያን ማሕበራት ካልኦት ዕዱማትን አጋይሽን ኔሮም ክንሶም እዚ ኢልካ እትዝክሮ ስክፍታን ትንታነን አየቕረቡላን። ሎሚ ድአ እንታይ ተረኽበ ክንድዚ ሓፍ ኮፍ አድለየ ኢልና ድማ ክንሓትት ግድነት ይኸውን። ቅድሚ ነዚ ሕቶ ምምላስና ግና EYSC ተአፋፍነት ናይዚ ጭርሖ አብ ግምት የእትዩ ሓደ ሓደ ክበርሁ ዝግብኦም ነገራት ብንጹር አቐሚጥዎም ክንሱ ንምንታይ ነቲ ሰነድ ምውካስ ዘይተመርጸ። ንተራ አብ ኢትዮጵያ ዘለው ተቓወምቲ ውድባትን ናይ ለውጢ ሓይልታትን አመልኪቱ ሰፊሕ መብርሂ ሂቡሉ ክንሱ ከመይ አሉታዊ መዛረቢ ዛዕባ ይኸውን። መንግስቲ እትዮጵያ አብ ልእሊ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ንእትገብሮ ዘላ ሓልዮት እውን ጎስይዎ አይሓለፈን። ከም ማሕበር ድማ አብ ልዕሊ ዝኾነት ትኹን ሃገር ናቱ ገምጋም ክገብር ሙሉእ መሰል አለዎ። ብዛዕባ ነቲ ጭርሖ ናብ ህዝቢ ንምንታይ አቕሪብዎ ትንታኔ ናይ ምሃብ ድማ ሙሉእ ሓላፍነት አለዎ። እንተዘየ

“ሽግር ኤርትራ ፡ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን” መናገሪ ዶስ መከባበሪ ? (1ይ ክፋል)

ናብ ገጽ 4 ይቕጽል



ኣሰና፡- ምልካዊ ስርዓት ኢ

ሳይያስ፣ ንኢጣልያዊ ኩባ

ንያ Piccini ኣብ ኤርትራ

ክነጥፍ ሂቡዎ ንዝነብረ ፍ

ቓድ ስራሕ ብምስራዝ ካ

ብ ኤርትራ ክወጽእ ከም

ዝኣዘዞ ምንጭታትና ሓቢ

ሮም።

ብመሰረት’ቲ ሓበሬታ፣ ስ

ርዓት ኢሳይያስ፣ ኣብ ል

ዕሊኡ ኣህጉራዊ እገዳ ሸ

መታ ኣጽዋር ጸኒዑ ብጉ

ልባብ Piccini እጉድ መሳ

ርሒ ኣጽዋርን ጥረነገራት

ናብ ኤርትራ ክእቱ ብምፍ

ታኑ እዩ ኣብ መንጎ ክልቲ

ኦም ወገናት ዘይምስምማዕ

ተራእዩ።

Piccini ነቲ ብስም ትካሉ

ዝተገብረ ሸመታ ኣጽዋር

ን ጥረነገራትን ናቱ ከም

ዘይኮነ ብወግዒ ድሕሪ ም

ግላጹ እዩ፣ ቤት ጽሕፈት

“ፕረዚደንት” ኢሳይያስ እ

ቲ ትካል ካብ ኤርትራ ክ

ወጽእ ኣዚዙ።

ምንጭታትና ከምዘረጋገጹ

ዎ፣ እቲ Piccini ምስ ስ

ርዓት ኢሳይያስ በጺሑዎ

ዝነበረ ውዕላት፣ Luxury

Residential Building

and Resorts ኣብ ከተ

ማ ምጽዋዕን ኣስመራን

Presidential Palace ማ

እከል ምክልኻል ኤርትራ

ከምኡ ‘ውን ምህናጽ ዘበና

ዊ ኣባይቲ ንኤርትራውያ

ን ተቐማጦ ወጻኢ ዘጠቓ

ልል እዩ።

እቶም ምንጭታት ከምዝ

ሓበሩዎ፣ ሚኒስተር ህንጻ

ን ህዝባዊ ስርሓትን ኣቶ

ኣብርሃ ኣስፍሃ ብዛዕባ’ዚ

ጉዳይ’ዚ ዝፈልጦ ከምዘይ

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ክወጽእ ኣዚዙሎ እቲ ማሕበር ዘይሃቦ ትንታነ እንዳሃብካ ናብቲ እትደልዮ ፖለቲካዊ አሽካዕላል አቲኻ ካብ ሃመማ ሓኸለ አብ ምውጻእ ዝረብሕ እንተሃልዩ እቲ እድለኛ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ጥራይ እዩ ዝኸውን። እምበአርከስ ደምበ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ድኹም ተጻዋርነት፡ አጉል አቕሚ አልቦ ሃቐነ ዓብላልነትን ዘይቡሱል ፖለቲካዊ ትንታነን ከም ዝውንን ዝተጋህደሉ ህሞት፡ ጎኒ ጎኑ አኼባ ቦሎኛ ሓድሽ ምዕራፍ ጽንዓትን ተወፋይነትን አብ እንገብሮ ዘለና መኸተ ወቂሩ ሓሊፉ። ይቕረታ መኸተ ኢለ አይትሓዙለይ ናይ ህግደፍ ቃል ምጥቃመይ። ዝገርም እኮ’ዩ እዚ ዕስራ ዓመት ዘይመልኤ ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ብአእምሮና አቢሉ ንቋንቋና’ውን ወኒንዎ እዩ። ዝኾነ ቃል ምስ እተምጽእ ናይ ህግደፍ ቃል እዩ ይብሉኻ፡ ብሰንኪ ድኻምና ሃ

ገርና ገዲፍና ወጺእና ሕጂ ድማ ቋንቋና ከይንገድፈሉ እዩ ዘፍርህ። ሓደ ሓደ ጊዜ እዚ እንገብሮ ዘለና ቃልሲ ንህግደፍ ንምስዓር ዲዩ ዋላስ ካብ ህግደፍ ፉሉይ ምዃንካ ንምርግጋጽ ኢልካ ጋን ትኸውን። “አናፍራ ቋቓሕ ዘይፈልጥሲ አይሃዳናይ

ን” ይብሉ አቦታት ክምስሉ። እሞ ነዚ ኩሉ ዝቐነየ አንካሒራ ዝጥጅኡ በዓል መን እዮም? ናብ ሰብ እንዳደወሉ ናብ ቦሎኛ ከይትኸዱ ክብሉ ከምዝወርሑ፡ ንምንታይ ከ ከምኡ ይገብሩ ከም ዘለው ኩሉ ንፈልጥ። ግና ሓደ ዓቢ ናይ ሓባር ጸላኢ አብ ቅድሜኻ ተገቲሩ እንከሎ ከምዚ ዓይነት አነዋሪ ዘመተ መድለየ ዶ ንዝብል ሕቶ መልሱ ይሕርብተካ። እዚ ኩሉ አብ ልዕሊ አኼባ ቦሎኛን አዳለውቱን ዝተሰንዘረ ውሁድ ቅኒት መጥቃዕቲ ነቲ ሓቢርካ ናይ ምስራሕ ዝነበረ ተስፋታት ብአሉታ ክጸልዎ ባህርያዊ እዩ። አኼባ ቦሎኛ ግና ነዚ ኩሉ መስገደል ሓሊፉ ነቶም ቃልሲ ሓርነት ዉራይ በይኖም ጌሮም ክብሕትዎ፡ ንደስ ዝበሎም ሰብ ፖለቲካዊ ቅንጸላታት ብምግባር ከናሽዉ ዝጸንሑ ጥሩፋት ዘይዳግም ትምህርቲ ሂብዎም እዩ ሓሊፉ። ክብራ ተኸባ

ቢራ ዝብሉኹም ከምዚ እዩ። አብዚ ሕጂ እዋን ፈቲና ጸሊእና ደምበ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ አብ ክልተ መሰረታዊ ክፋላት ተመቒሉ ንረኽቦ። እቶም ብጹሑፋት፡ ብግጥሚ፡ ካርቱናትን ናይ ፓል ቶክ ማይክሮፎናትን ጌሮም ካብታ ቀዳመይቲ መዓልቲ ንውድቀት አኼባ ቦሎኛ ዝጸዓቱን

ዝተተምነዩ፡ መሰል ናጽነት ናይ ምእካብ ዝገሃሱ ብሓደ ወገን እቶም ብተመሳሳሊ መንገዲ ንዓወት አኼባ ቦሎኛ መዓልትን ለይትን ዝጽዓቱን ደገፈም ዝገለጹን፡ አንጻር ህግደፍ እንተዘይኮይኑ አንጻር ካልእ ምንም ዓይነት ተጻብኡ ክወስዱ ዘይረአዩ ሰብ ሓቀኛ ህዝባዊ ዕላማ በቲ ካልእ ወገን። ውጽኢት ናይቲ ረጽሚ እንታይ አፍርዩ እንተዝበሃል፡ ሓቂ ብሓሶት ሓደ ክትወድቅ ከምዘይትኽእል፡ ዎዮ ሰራም ዕላል ንሕና አብዝሓ (majority) ኢናሞ ምሳና ዘይሰመረ ካባና ይፈለ ዝብላ ዕሸላውያን ፈኸራታት ዓዲ ከምዘይእቱዋን፡ የእትየን እውን ከምዘይስርራን ዝተማሃርናሉ አጋጣሚ ኔሩ ክበሃል ይከአል። እምበአርከስ እዚ አብ ላዕሊ ተዘርዚሩ ዘሎ አጉል ምትህልላኽ አብ ግምት የእቲና ሓፋሽ ከይደናገር ሽግር ኤርትራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን እ

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ብካ ናይ ምግላጽ ናጽነት አለዎም። ንዑኡ ተጠቂሞም ንዝሃብዎ ርእይቶ ድማ ምስ ወግዓዊ መግለጺ EYSC ጭራሽ ከነታሓሕዞ አይግባእን። ምኽንያቱ EYSC ከም ማሕበር ብንጹር አብ ሰነድ አቐሚጥዎ ስለ ዝኾነ ነቲ ሰነድ ምዉካስ እቲ ጭዋን ቅኑዕን አማራጺ እዩ። “ሽግር ኤርትራ፡ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን” ብቐጥታ ምስ ኢትዮጵያን አብ ኢትዮጵያ ዘለዉ ተቓለስትን ከነታሓሕዞ አይግባእን። ንአብነት አብ ጊዜ ገድሊ ነቲ ገዚፍ ናይ ሓባር ጸላኢ ስርዓት ደርግ ንምስዓር ገድሊ ኤርትራ ምስ ደሞክራስያውያን ሓይልታት ኢትዮጵያ ጥቡቕ ዝምድና ንኽገብር መድረኻዊ ሕቶ ኔሩ ። ነቲ ሕቶ አወንታዊ መልሲ ብምሃብ ሰውራ ኤርትራ ምስ እዞም ኢትዮጵያን ተቓለስቲ ተደጋጊፉን ናይ ሓባር እስትራተጂ ሓንጺጹን ንውድቀት ደርግ አቃላጢፍዎ ክንብል ንኽእል። አብዚ ክርሳዕ ዘይብሉ ነገር እንተሃልዩ ግና፡ ተጋዳላይ ነቲ እንኮ ጠለብ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ መሰል ርእሰ ዉሳኔ (self determination) አብ ዋጋ ዕዳጋ ፍጹም ከየእተወ ይምርሽ ምንባሩ እዩ። እዚ ዘለናዮ ጽንኩር መድረኽ እውን ካብቲ እዋን ዝፍለይ አይኮነን። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ምስ ሓደ ገዚፍ ወትሃደራዊ ገባቲ ካብቶም ባዕዳውያን ገዛእቲ ዘይፍለ ስርዓት ገጢሙ ንረኽቦ። እዚ ቃልሲ እዚ አዝዩ ጽንኩርን መሪርን ቃልሲ ከም ዝኸውን ርዱእ እዩ። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ነዚ ንአርብዓ ዓመታት ሱር ዝሰደደ ስርዓት ገጢሙ ንኽስዕር ካብ ማሕበረሰብ ዓለም ኮነ ካብ ጎረባብቲ ሃገራት ፖለቲካዊ፡ ዲፕሎማስያውን ቁጠባውን ሓገዛት ከምዘድልዮ ንማንም ደላይ ፍትሕን ደሞክራሲን ንጹር እዩ። ነቲ ጭርሖ ምስ እዞም ሓገዛት ከተታሕዞ ምፍታን ግና ተልመ

ዴን ፖለቲካ ጥራይ እዩ ዝኸውን። ንአብነት ሰብአይን ሰበይትን አብ ሓዳሮም ቁጠባዊ ቅልውላው አጋጢምዎም ብናይ ሓባር ስምምዕ ካብ ባንኪ ተለቂሖም ሽግራቶም ምስ ዝፈትሑ፡ ሽግሮም ባንኪ ዘይኮነስ ባዕላቶም ከም ዝፈትሕዎ ክንአምን ይግባእ። ሰብአይን ሰበይትን ሓሳብ አንቂሎም ጉዳዮም መርሚሮም እንታይ ይሓይሽ አብ ዝብል ተረዳዲኦም ንዝወሰድዎ ስጉምቲ፡ እቲ ስለ ወለድ ኢሉ ልቓሕ ዝሃቦም ከይዶሞ እምበር ዘይጸውዖም ባንኪ ሽግራቶም ፈቲሒሎም ክበሃል አይከአልን። ፍልስፍና ከም ጸረ ምልኪ ዝአመሰሉ ፓልቶካውያን ተመራመርቲ ግና ባንኪ ገንዘብ እንተዘይህቦም ሽግራቶም አይምፈትሑን ዝብል ጥረ ስነ ሞጎት እዩ። ናብቲ ካብ ማሕበረሰብ ዓለም እንረኽቦ ሓገዝ ምስ እንምለስ ብኸመይ ንረኽቦን ከምይ ጌርና ንጥቀመሉን ግና እንውስን ንሕና ኤርትራውያን ባዕልና ክንከውን ይግባእ። ስለ ሓገዝ ተባሂሉ ንቃልስና ዝጎትትን ዝዕንቅፍን ሓገዝ ግና ካብ ጥቕሙ ጉድአቱ ስለ ዝበዝሕ ጥንቃቕ ከድልየና እዩ። አብ ዝሓለፉ ናይ ሓርነት ናይ ቃልሲ ዘመናት ዝረኸብናዮም ሓገዛት ጠቒሞምና ዶስ አይፋልን? እቲ ጸገም አበይ ኔሩ? አብቲ አራኽቦ ሓገዝ ወይስ አብ አጠቓቕማና? እቲ ሓገዛት ከ ንሓድነትና ከምይ ጸልይዎ? አትሪርዎ ዶስ ዋላስ አማህሚንዎ? አብ ደንበ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ንዘሎ ዘይምርድዳእ ጎረባብቲ መንግስታት እንታይ አሉታዊ ተራ አለዎም? ወሃብቲ ሓገዝ አብ ጉዳይና ኢዶም ንኸየእትዉ እንታይ ጌርና ወይ አይገበርናን? እቶም ክሕግዙና ዝደልዩ እንታይ ሓባራዊ ረብሓ ከም ዘለዎም ከ ተገምጊሙ ብኑጹር ተቐሚጡ ድዩ ወዘተ ዝብሉ ሕቶታት ክምለሱ ይግባእ። እምበአ

“ሽግር ኤርትራ ፡ ፍታሕ . .

ካብ 4ይ ገጽ ዝቐጸለር EYSC ሽግር ኤርትራውያን ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን ክብል እንከሎ ነዞም አብ ላዕሊ ዘለው አገደስቲ ተአፈፍቲ ነገራት አብ ግምት የእትዩ እዩ። ሓደ ሓደ የዋሃት መሰልቲ ጻሕተርቲ ጽልኢ ነቲ ናይ EYSC “ኤርትራዊ ፍታሕ ን ኤርትራዊ ሽግር” ዝብል ስነ ሞገት ዝንቡዕ ትርጉም ብምሃብ ምስ ህላዌ ተቓወምቲ ዉድባት ወይ ማሕበራት አብ ኢትዮጵያ ከተሓሕዝዎ ዝፍትኑ አይተሳእኑን። እቲ ሓቂ ግና ንሱ አይኮነን። EYSC ንህላወ እዘን ደሞክራስያውያን ውድባትን ናይ ለውጢ ማሕበራትን ብአወንታ እምበር ብአሉታ ርእይዎ አይፈልጥን። ፖሊቲካዊ፡ ቁጠባውን ማሕበራውን ዝምድና ምስ ጎረባብቲ ሃገራት ዘሎ ዝነበረን ንዘንተ እለት ዝነብርን እዩ። ሰላምን ምርግጋእን ዞባና ድማ ንአህዛብ ቀርኒ አፍሪቃ አገዳስነቱ አብ ሕቶ ምልክት ዝአትው አይኮነን። ገባቲ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ጸላኢ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ጥራይ ዘይኮነስ ምንሽሮ ዞባና ምዃኑ ኩሉ ፈሊጥዎን አስተባሂልሉን እዩ። ነዚ ስርዓት ካብ ኮረቻ ስልጣን ሓጊሕግካ ናይ ምድርባዩ ሓላፍነት ግና ናይ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ’ዩ፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ አብ ምእላይ ገባቲ ስርዓት ኢሰያስ ድሌት አለዋ ወይ’ውን የብላን ንዝብል አከራኻሪ ሕቶ አብ ሶሻል ሜድያ ወይ’ውን አብ ናብ ህዝቢ ዝቐርብ ጹሑፍ ዝዝርግሓሉ ወብ ሳይታት ዝምለስ ዘይኮነስ ብስቱር ብዘይ ህላዌ ኢትዮጵያ እቶም መራሕቲ ቃልሲ ክዝትይሉ ዝግባእ ንፖለቲከኛታት ዝምልከት ሚስጥራዊ ጉዳይ ምዃኑ ኩልና ክንፈልጥ ይግባእ። (ይቕጽል)

ሰሎሞን ገብረእየሱስኦክላንድ ካሊፎርንያ

ጠመተና ብዓንዳ ርእሱ፡ ናብተን ኣሓ ዘይኮነስ፡ ናብቲ ጓሳ እተን ኣሓ’ኳ እንተኾነ፡ ሓደ ሓደ ግዜ ግን ንከም ብዓል ተስፋሚካኤል ገራህቱን ግርማ ኣስመሮምን ዝኣመሰሉ፡ ዘይተገርሑን ዘይጸረዩን፡ ምሂራትን (ንኣሽቱ ኣፍራስ) ዝራባዓትን፡ ምግራሕን ምግናሕንውን ኣይጽለኣን’ዩ ኢለ’የ፤ ሎሚ ናብቲ ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ሰሙን ምስ ድምጺ ኣመሪካ መደብ ትግርኛ (v.o.a)፡ ንኩነታት ሃገርና ኣመልኪቱ ቃለ መሕተት ብምክያድ፡ ንሲኦል ገነት ክብል ዝተሰምዐ ኣምበሳደር ህግደፍ፡ ተስፋሚካኣኤል ገራህቱ ኣተኲረ ዘለኹ። ዓገብ ዕየራ (ላግጺ) ንኽብሎ ኸኣ ብልሒ ብርዒ ናዕታ ኣቕኒዐሉ ኣለኹ’ሞ በዚ ኣጋጣሚውን ንኸምዚኣቶም ዚኣመሰሉ ኣውደኽደኽትን ቀለጽትን ተግባራቶም ደበራ ማለት ጽዩፍ ስራሕ ምዃኑን ጽባሕ ንግሆ ብገበን ዘሐትትን ዘነጽልን ከም ዚኾነውን ንምዝኽኻሮም፡ ናይ ኩሉ ደላይ ፍትሕን ደሞክራስን ዕማም ምዃኑ ከዘኻክር እደሊ። በሉ ናብ ብልሒ ብርዒ ናዕታ ክወስደኩም፥ውሽጣ’ባ ይኸፍእ!ኣንታ ወዲ ገራህቱ ትሰምዕዶ ኣለኻ? *በድኒ ካብ ትኸውን ብደውካ እንከለኻ ወዮ ክንብለልካ ኪትፈልጥ ምስልኻእንታይ ከም ዚንበብ ታሪኽ ብድሕሬኻ?ኣብ መደብ ትግርኛ ድምጺ ኣመሪካትማሊ ሰሚዕና እቲ ቃለ መሕትትካኣንታ ዕሱብ ህግደፍ እንታይ ወሪዱካመከራ’ዚ ህዝቢ ብርኡይ ምኽሓድካኣዕጽምቲ ሰማእታት ብልሑ ከይወግኣካከመይ ዘይፈራሕካ ጀጋኑ ዘኪርካ!?ኣንታ ጠላም ሕድሪ ፍቱሕ ስረኤርትራዊ ዕሸል ልቢ ዘይቈጸረንግሆ ምስ ቈረሰ ምሸት ከይተደረኣብ ኣስሓይታን ቁርን ጾሙ እናሓደረ‘ጸጊቡ ኣሎ’ ኢልካ ከተስምዕ መደረእቲ ነውራም መልሓስካ ከመይ ዘይሓፈረ!?ደስደስ ንኸተብል ልቢ ናይ ጎይታኣጽቡቕ ኣለና ኢላ ሽግርና ሓቢኣኣንታ’ዛ ርእስኻስ ሓሶትድያ መሊኣውሽጣ’ባ ይኸፍእ ካብ ትርኢት ደጊኣ!ግደፍ’ባ ዕሱብ ናይ ፈስቲቫል ጅግና*ኣውቶክራት ኪትሕሉ ኣይተጥፍእ ህዝብና ብዘይ ሕግን ፍርድን ስለ እተቐፈድናካብ ፈቐዶ ማሕዩር ብስቓይ ተእወናብሓሶት ኪትዓብስ መቓልሕ ድምጽናንድኻ ዚነብሕ ታርዛን ኪትኮነልናካብ ቀይዲ *ደማሒስ ናትካ ከፊኡና! ሽግርን መከራን ናይ ህዝቡ ዘይዓጅቦኣባ ጓይላ ኴንካ ንጥፍኣት ዓደቦህዝቢ ብዓፈና ዓቕሉ እናጸበቦኣብ ማዕዶ ኮፍ ኢልካ ህልቂት ኪትዕዘቦመዝሙር ናይ መላኺ ከም ዳዊት ትነቦ!ብዕራይ ወሊዱ ኢልካ ሓሶት ከተቐብልፈቐዶ ፈስቲቫል ኣብ ዓለም ትኾልልብብልዕን ብመስተን ታሪኹ ዚብልልከማኻ ሽለትሲ ኣይተራእየን *ሃዚል! ኣንታ እዛ ሃገርና ረኺባቶ ዘላደማሒ ካብ ዓለም ፍጹም ምስ ነጸላምድረ ሲኦል ኮይና ንጹህ ዝሃልቀላዕሱብ ናይ መላኺ ካብ ኰነ ወኪላካብ ጥፍኣት ክትድሕን በጃ ዚሓልፈላኣብዚ ጽንኩር እዋን ውፉይ ትደሊ ኣላ!!ስቓይና ንኺድምደም፡ ውድቀት ንጉጅለ ሕሰም!

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ገረብ-ብሓኽላብኣበባ ኣብርሃ፡ ቶሮንቶ ካናዳ

ዘጽንሑለይ ገረብ ምስ ቆጽላ ምስ ሱራ

ጽላል ዓደቦና ምስ ሕጋ ምስ ክብራ

ከሪቶም ከሪቶም ኣዕኑድ ሰሪሖማ

ነታ ዝበቖለት ካብ ሱራ ሚሖማ፡

ካብቲ ዝተረፈ ንኣሽቱ ሰራውር

ክብሩ ንኽሕሉ ፈጺሙ ከይንውር

ሰላሕታ ብታሕቲ በገባብ ጽዒሩ

ሰራውሩ ኣጽንዐ ንታሕቲ ፍሒሩ፡

ጻማ ናይ ሰራውር ኣውሊዕ ምስ ጨብጨበት

ቆሪጾም ወሰዱ ሰቲ ንምድሪ ቤት

መጸበቕ ውራዮም ውልዶታት ተረግጹ

ኮደብደብ በሉሎም ከምዛ ሓኽሊ/ምጹ፡

ኣዕኑብድና ተተኽሉ ኮኑ ድማ ህድሞ

ገለ ተቆረጹ ነደዱ ንሓዊ

ጠራዕራዕ እንዳበሉ ሕሰሞም ዘእዊ

ዓንዲ ተዓነደ ስኢኑ ዘርዊ፡

ወያ ኣውሊዕ ዓደቦ ነዲዳ ፍሒማ

ዕድላ ዲዩ ኮይኑ ዋላ ተረጊማ

ሓምላይዶ ኣይነበረን ‘ቲ ሕብሪ ቐደማ

ሕጂግን ቀምሲላ ጸማሊያ ቀሊማ፡

ሰራውር ኣለዋ ገና ዘይቕበጽ

ገናኣለዎ ሂወት ዋላ ኣዕኑድ ይንቀጽ

ጨናፍር ኣውሊዕና ሰሪሑዩ ቀጽቀጽ

ጸፍዒ ዝከላኸል ዘየድሊ ዓመጽ፡

ተስፋሎ መሊኡ ሙሉእ ዘይጎደለ

ስቕኢሉ ኣይመረጻን ቀደም ሽማግለ

ኣውሊዕና ዋሕስና ጽላል ናይ ህዝብና

ዘልዓለም ትሃሉ ንሳያ ክብረትና፡

ኣውሊዕ ምስ ወደቐት ተጋዲማ

መላገጺ ኮይና ነበረት ኢሎማ

ብዓል ትም ልማዶም ጠጠው ተዓኒዶም

እንታይ ፋይዳኣለዎ ማይዓሚኹ ኢዶም፡

ገረብ ብሓኽላ ዲዩ ኾይኑ እቲ ነገሩ

ወይስ ኣለውና ዝተደናገሩ

መንንመን ይጸንጽል ብልሒ ምስጎደሎ

ኮርተገልበጥ ዝብልዎ ድማ’ሎ፡

ሓላው ገረብ ከሎ ፍሩስታለ

ብሕጊ ዝምጉት ግደፍ እንዳበለ

ልዕሊ ሕጊ የለን እንዲዩ እቲ ቃልስና

ፊንከምዘበለና፡ ተኾይኑ ብኢድና፡እንታይ ፍልልይና፧



ኣብዚ ቅንያት’ዚ ነዚ ረዚን ጭርሖ ‘ሽግር ኤርትራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን’ ዘከሻምሽ መደረ ኣብ ፓልቶክ ገዛ-ስመር ብቀጻሊ ክሰምዕ ቀንየ። ገለ መረዳእታ ዝሓጸሮም ወይ ድማ ብጸቢብ ኩርንዑ ዝጠመትዎ ውልቀሰባት’ዮም ብምባል ሸለል ክብሎ ፈቲነ። ናይ ኣሰና ሓተታ ምስ ኣንበብኩ ግን ዝተወደበ መጥቃዕቲ ኮይኑ ስለዝተሰምዓኒ ክጽሕፍ ተደሪኸ።

ሓተታ ኣሰና፡ “ሽግር ኤርትራውያን ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን ዝብል ጭርሖ ጓንጓ’ዩ . . . ነዚ ጭርሖ’ዚ ብቀጻሊ ብግዋሕ ውን ሃየንታ ኣለዎ” ወዘተ እናበለ ነዚ ነብሰ-ተኣማንነት ኤርትራውያን እናሓደረ ዝነድቕ ዘሎ ከቢድ ጭርሖ ኣቆናጺብዎ።

ክሳብ ሕጂ ኣብ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ካብ ዝተጨርሑ ጭርሖታት ሓደ ጮማ ዘለዎ ጭርሖ እንተልዩ እዚ’ዩ። ‘ሽግር ኤርትራውያን ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን’። ነቲ ኣዕይንቲ ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ኣደብዚዙ ደምበርበር ከብል ዝጸንሐ መጋረጃ ምድንጋር ገሊሁ ዘብርሀ ዳይናሚካዊ ጭርሖ ስለዝኾነ።

ኣሰና፡ ነቲ ራኢ ስምረት ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት ንለውጢ (EYSC) ወይ መርበብ ሓበሬታ www.eysc.net ወይ ድማ ብተደጋጋሚ ብዛዕባ ስ.ኤ.መ.ለ. ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት ኣብ http://eysc.net/faq.html ብምብጻሕ ተወኪሱ እንተዝነብር፡ ምናልባት ‘ጓንጓ ጭርሖ’ ኣይምበሎን። ምኽንያቱ EYSC ነቲ ኣምር ጽቡቕ ጌሩ ተንቲንዎ ስለዘሎ። “ሽግር ኤርትራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን ክብል ከሎ፡ ዲፕሎማስያውን ፖለቲካውን ሓገዝ

ሕጂ ውን ሽግር ኤርትራ ብኤርትራውያን’ዩ ዝፍታሕ

ኣየድልየናን ማለት ኣይኮነን። ንሕና ከም ኣባላት ማሕበረሰብ-ዓለም ኩሉ ግዜ ዲፕሎማስያውን ፖለቲካውን ደገፍ ማሕበረሰብ-ዓለም ከድልየና’ዩ። ሃገርናን ከባቢናን ኣብ ምርግጋእ ዓቢ ተራ ክጻወት ስለዝኽእል ኣብ ሓድሕዳዊ ምክብባር ዝተሞርኮሰ ዝምድና ክስስን ድሌትና’ዩ። እንተኾነ ደገፍ ማሕበረ-ሰብ ዓለም ወይ ዝኾነት ሃገር ካብ ሓገዝ ሓሊፉ ቀያስን ቀላስን ጉዳይና ክኸውን ኣይነፍቅድን።” ክብል ብንጹር ኣቐሚጥዎ ኣሎ። እቲ ሓቀኛ ኣበሃህላ EYSC ከምዚ እንከሎ ግን ስለምንታይ’ዩ ዘየድሊ ትንታነን መጥቃዕትን ኣንጻር EYSC ክካየድ ተመሪጹ?

ካብ ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ይኹን በርጌሳውያን ማሕበራት፡ ራኢን ኣገባብ ቃልሱን ነዲፉ፡ ስትራተጂ ሓንጺጹ ሓደ ብሓደ ከተግብር ዝተበገሰ ማሕበር እንተሎ EYSC ኢዩ። ናይ ደገ ቃልሲ ምስ ኣብ ውሽጢ ሃገር ዘሎ ምንቅስቓስ ንምልጋብ ረቂቕ ስልቲ ኣሊሙ ዝሰርሕ እንተሎ ንሱ’ዩ። ሕሉፍ ጌጋታት ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ከይደግም ነጻነቱ ሓልዩ ናብ እንኮ ጸላኢ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ኣተኲሩ፡ መንፈስ ቃልሲ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ካብ ዘባርትዑ ዘለዉ ሓደ EYSC ኢዩ።

እዚ ብዘይካ ኣብ ስርሑ ኣብ ካልእ ሓሸውየ ዘየተኩር ማሕበር ስለምንታይ ኣደዳ መጥቃዕቲ ገለ ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ኢና ዝብሉ ጉጅለታት ይኸውን ኣሎ? ብፍላይ ከኣ በቶም ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝመደበሮም ኤርትራውያን ተቓወምቲ ውድባት?

ወረ ስለምንታይ’ዩ ነዚ ረዚን ኣምር ‘ሽግር ኤርት

ራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን’ ዝብል ጭርሖ ምቁንጻብ ዝምረጽ ዘሎ? ስለምንታይ’ዩ ብዘይ ኢትዮጵያ መሬት ከምዘይወግሕ ዝጋዓር ዘሎ? ተስፋ ምቑራጽ? ኣብ ዓቕምን ክእለትን ኤርትራውያን ዘይምኣማን? ነብሰ-ተኣማንነት ምጥፋእ? ክምለሱ ዘለዎም ሕቶታት’ዮም።

ስምረት ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት ንለውጢ (ስ.ኤ.መ.ለ.)፡ ነብሰ-ተኣማንነት ኤርትራዊ ክነድቕ ዘኽእል ባይታ ፈጢሩ፡ ሽግር ኤርትራ ብኤርትራዊ ንክፍታሕ ንኩሉ ደላዪ ለውጢ ኣብ ቦሎኛ ንምእካብ ጽዑቕ ጎስጓስ ኣካይዱ። ረብሓ ኤርትራን ህዝቢ ኤርትራን ቅድሚት ዝሰርዕ ሰብ ከኣ ነዚ ተበግሶ’ዚ ንኢዱ፡ ዝኻኣለ ክሳተፍ እቲ ዘይክኣለ ድማ ሰናይ ምንዮቱ ይገልጽ ኣሎ። በዚ ርሱን ጭርሖ ስምዒቱ ሰማይ ዓሪጉ ደገፉ ዝልግ

ስ ቁጽሪ እናዓበየ፡ ናይ ሞራልን ገንዘብን ሓገዝ ዝልግስ ዜጋ ውን እናበዝሐ ይኸይድ ኣሎ።

ብኣንጻር’ዚ ግን፡ ገለ ተቓወምቲ ወይ ደለይቲ ለውጢ ኢና በሃልቲ ውልቀሰባት፡ ነቲ ማሕበር ንምድኻም ብድሕሪ መጋረጃ ክገብርዎ ዝጸንሑ ኣዕናዊ ዘመተ ኣብ ቅርዓት ብምውጻእ፡ ዕላማታት ቦሎኛ ንከይዕወት ኣብ ፓልቶክ ክግዕሩ ኣብ መርበብ ሓበሬታ ክሕንጥጡ ንርኢ ኣለና። ሽግር ኤርትራውያን ብኤርትራውያን ኢዩ ዝፍታሕ ዝብል ኣምር ምውሓጥ ኣብይዎም፡ ነቲ ኣምር ከከሻምሹ፡ ዝንቡዕ ትንታነ ክህቡ ይርኣዩ ኣለዉ።

“ልዕሊ ሰቦም ሕሉፋት ኤርትራውያን ወይ ሃገራውያን ክኾኑ ዝደልዩ” እናበሉ ይወቕሱ፣ “ኣብቲ EYSC ኣብ ቦሎኛ ዝገብሮ ዘሎ

ኣኼባ ኣይትሳተፉ”፣ ገለ ድማ “ብዘይ ሓገዝ ሳልሳይ ኣካል ክሕፈስ ዝኽእል ዓወት የለን፡ ፈቲና ጸሊእና ናይ ኢትዮጵያ ሓገዝ ከድልየና’ዩ” ብምባል ከይሓፈሩ ‘ሽግር ኤርትራውያን ብኤርትራውያን’ዩ ዝፍታሕ ዝብል ኣምር’ ትሕዝቶ ከምዘይብሉ ደርብዮም ዘሎን ዘየለን ጸለመ ኣንጻር ወደብቲ ናይቲ ዋዕላ ይስንድዉ ኣለዉ።

ኩሉ ኣካይዳ ናይዞም ብዝተፈላለየ መንገዲ ግስጋሰ ደለይቲ ዲሞክራስያዊ ለውጢ ንምቑጻይ ሃንደፍ ዝብሉ ዘለዉ ውልቀሰባት ገለ ዘንብብክዎ ናይ ሓሙሳታት ታሪኽ ኤርትራ ኣዘኻኺርኒ።

ብርጣንያ ንሰራዊት ጥልያን ብ1941 ስዒራ ንኤርትራ ምስ ጎበጠታ፡ ብኡ ንብኡ ንኤርትራውያን ከም ካ

ብኣሮን ብርሃነ


ልኣይ ዜጋ ሰሪዓ ንኢጣልያውያን ዝለዓለ ቦታ ስለዝሃቦቶም፡ ብዙሓት ኤርትራውያን በቲ ኣካይዳ ብርጣንያ ኣይትሓጎሱን። ውሑዳት ግዱሳት ኤርትራውያን ድማ ‘ማሕበር ፍቕሪ ሃገር ኤርትራ’ ዝብል ማሕበር መስሪቶም፡ ንህዝቢ ብምውካል ምስቲ ኣብቲ ግዜ’ቲ ወታሃደራዊ ኣማሓዳሪ ብርጣንያ ዝነበረ ይራኸቡ ኔሮም። መስረቲ ናይቲ ማሕበር ኢብራሂም ሱልጣን፡ ወልድኣብ ወልደማርያም፡ ገብረመስቀል ወልዱን ካልኦትን ኔሮም። እዞም መስረቲ ማሕበር ኣብ መጀመርታ ሓቢሮም ንሓደ ረብሓ ይሰርሑ ኔሮም፡ ጸኒሖም ግን ብሰንኪ ምትእትታው ኢትዮጵያ መርገጺኦም ክፈላለ ተራእዩ። ኢብራሂም ሱልጣንን ወልድኣብ ወልደማርያምን ንነጻነት ኤርትራ ክድግፉ እንከለዉ፡ ገብረመስቀል ወልዱ ግን ስምረት ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ይድግፍ ኔሩ።

ኣብ 1944 ሃይለስላሰ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝቐመጡ ዝነበሩ ኤርትራውያን ናብ ኣስመራ ሊእኹ ኣብቲ ማሕበር ብንጥፈት ከምዝዋስኡ ጌሩ። ጸኒሑ ስም ናይቲ ማሕበር ናብ ‘የሃገር ፍቅር ማህበር’ ክልወጥ ጠለቦም ከምዘቕርቡ ጌሩ። እዚን ወዲ ከምዝን ዝፈጠሮ ኩነታት ኣብቲ ማሕበር ዝያዳ ምፍሕፋሕ ፈጠረ። ኣብ መወዳእታ እቲ ማሕበር ኣብ ክልተ ተገምዐ ‘ማሕበር ፍቕሪ ሃገር ኤርትራውያን’ ዝብል ንናጽነት ኤርትራ ዝጣበቕ፡ እቲ ካልኣይ ድማ ኣንድነት ወይ ስምረት ዝብል ስም ዝተጠመቐ ንኤርትራ ናብ ኢትዮጵያ ንምጽንባር ዝሰርሕ ማሕበር ኮነ። ናይ ኣንድነት መራሒ ገብረመስቀል ወልዱ ጸኒሑ ውን ተ

ድላ ባይሩ ናይ ኣብያተ ክርስትያናት ትሕተ ቅርጽን ንዋታዊ ደገፍ ሃይለስላሰን እናተጠቕሙ ንማሕበር ፍቕሪ ሃገር ንምድኻም ኣበርቲዖም ሰሪሖም። ኣብ ሃገርናን ህዝብናን ከቢድ ዕንወት ኣውሪዶም። መጀመርታ ፈደረሽን ቀጺሉ ውን ጎበጣ ሃይለስላሰ ኣብ ሃገርና ህያው ክኸውን ዝገበሩ ክሳብ ሕጂ ብኣሉታ ንዝክሮም ዜጋታት ኮኑ።

ሕጂ ውን ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ነዚ ታሪኽ’ዚ ክትደግም ትህንደድ ዘላ’ያ ትመስል። ገለ ኣብ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ዘለዉ ውልቀሰባት ኣብ እከይ ውጥን ነብሶም ጸሚዶም ከምዘለዉ ምስሎም እናሓደረ ይኹላዕ ኣሎ። ናቶም ጸዓት ኣንጻር ናይቲ ህዝብናን ሃገርናን ዘድሚ ዘሎ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ኣብ ክንዲ ዝውዕል፡ ኣንጻር ናይቶም ጉዳይና ባዕልና ኢና ንፈትሕ፡ ጣልቃ ጎረባብቲ ሃገራት ይኹን ካልእ ኣይነፍቅድን ዝብሉ ማሕበራትን ውልቀሰባትን ክፈስስ ንርእዮ ኣለና። ተስፋ ይገብር ንረቂቕ ስልቲ ኢትዮጵያ ኣለልዮም ናይ ሓሙሳታት ጌጋ ከይደግሙ።

ልክዕ’ዩ ገለ ተቓለስቲ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ትገብሮ ኣተሓሕዛ ምስ ካልኦት ጎረባብቲ ሃገራት ብምውድዳር ዝናኣድ’ዩ፡ ስለዚ ንኢትዮጵያ ከም ተጻባኢት ክንርእያ የብልናን ዝብል ሓሳብ ኣለዎም። ኣብዚ ብከፊል ይሰማማዕ’የ። ኢትዮጵያ ናይ ነዊሕ ረብሕኣ ንምጥዕዓም ንኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ንኡድ ክንክን ትገብረሎም’ያ። ምስ ካልኦት ጎረባብቲ ሃገራት ብምዝማድ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ዝሓሸት መዕቆቢት ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ምዃና ውን ኣይክ

ሓድን’ዩ። እዚ ቅዱስ ተግባር’ዩ። ኣኽብሮተይ ከኣ ኣብ ቦትኡ ኣሎ። ብኣንጻር’ዚ ግን፡ ኢትዮጵያ ነባሪ ፍታሕ ኣብ ኤርትራ ክትርኢ ኣይትደልን’ያ። ኣብዚ ግዜ’ዚ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ካብ ሱሩ ተበንቂሩ ክእለ ኣይትምነን ጥራሕ ዘይኮነ፡ ነቶም ነቲ ስርዓት ክዓልዉ ዝንቀሳቐሱ ሓይልታት ንምድኻም ቀጻሊ ትሰርሕ’ያ። ምኽንያቱ፡ መዓልታዊ ንጥፈታት ህግደፍ ነቲ ናይ ነዊሕ ውጥን ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ብዘይገለ ጸገም ንክትግበር ስለዝሕግዝ። ቅድሚ መጻኢ ውጥን ኢትዮጵያ ምእማተይ ግን ንንጥፈታት ህግደፍ ከም መዘኻኸሪ ክጠቅስ።

ኢሳያስን ዕቡድ ሕልምታቱን

ኢሳያስ ካብ መጀመርታ፡ ነጻነት ኤርትራ፡ ከም ናይ መወዳእታ ዕላማ ሰሪዑ ኣይተጋደለን። ኣብ ናጽነት ኤርትራ ሓንቲ መዓልቲ’ውን ትኹን ኣሚኑ ኣይፈልጥን’ዩ። ሕልሙ፡ ንኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ብሓደ ሓዊስካ ናይ ቀርኒ ኣፍሪቃ ጎብለል መራሒ ምዃን’ዩ ኔሩ። ንሰውራ ኤርትራ ከም መሳልል ተጠቒሙ፣ ነቶም ካብ ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ዝውለዱ ዜጋታት ከም ድልድል ኣንጺፉ፡ ንክልቲአን ሃገራት ዝሓቁፍ ጨፍላቒ ስርዓት ክሃንጽ ዕቡድ ሕልሚ ኔርዎ። ተግባራቱ ከኣ ነዚ ሓደ ብሓደ ይምልስ’ዩ።

ኣብ 1992፡ ናጽነት ዶ ኣይፋል ዝብል ዝተገብረ ረፈረንዱም፡ ከም ሳልሳይ

ምርጫ ኮንፈደረሽን ክኣቱ ዝተጣበቐ ኢሳያስ’ዩ፡ ግን ኣይሰለጦን። ብድሕሪ ረፈረንዱም፡ ካብ ኣባላት ፖለቲካዊ ቤት ጽሕፈት ብዛዕባ ምሕንጻጽ ዶብ ንዝቐረበሉ ሓሳብ፡ ‘ዓለም ኪኖ ዶብ እናሓሰበት፡ ንሕና ኣብኡ ነጥፍኦ ግዜ ኣይክህልወናን’ዩ’ ብምባል ነጺጉ።

ኣብ 1997 ዝጸደቐ ቅዋም ንከይትግበር ከምኡ ውን ንልኡላውነት ኤርትራ ብትሪ ክጣበቑ ዝኽእሉ ዜጋታት ሓደ ብሓደ ንምልቃም ኣብ 1998 ናይ ዶብ ግጭት ኣናኺሱ፡ ህይወት ዓሰርተታት ኣሽሓት ኣጥፊኡ። ድሕሪ ምዝዛም ናይ

ሕጂ ውን ሽግር ኤርትራ ብኤርትራውያን’ዩ . . .

ካብ ገጽ 11 ዝቐጸለ



ዶብ ግጭት፡ ኤርትራዊ ክብሪ ንምሕሳር፡ ነብሰ-ተኣማንነት ዜጋታት ንምቕታል ከም ቀዳማይ ኣጀንዳ ሰሪዑ ሰሪሕሉ ጌና ውን ይሰርሓሉ ኣሎ።

ቀደም ዝበዝሐ ኤርትራዊ ብመትከሉ’ዩ ዝፍለጥ ኔሩ። ብመንነቱ ይኾርዕ፣ ሓቂ ተዛሪቡ ኣብ መንገዲ ባቡር ክድቅስ ዘይፈርሕ፡ በጃ ህዝቡን ሃገሩን ክሓልፍ ድሕር ዘይብል፣ ብውልቃዊ ግዝያዊ ረብሓ ዘይታለል፡ ህድኣት ዝዓሰሎ ካባ ነብሰ-ተኣማንነት ዝተኸድነ ኣወንታዊ ኣጠማምታ ዝተቐነተ ዜጋ’ዩ ኔሩ።ሕማቕ ኣጋጣሚ ኮይኑ ግን፡ እዚ ረዚን ክብርታት ብሰንኪ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ይጅላሕ ኣሎ። ነብሰ-ተኣማንነት ምጥፋእ፡ ጥልመት፡ ፍርሒ፡ ምሉቕማጽ ኣብ ሕብረተሰብና ሰፊሕ ቦታ ይሕዝ ኣሎ።

ገባቲ ስርዓት ኢሳያስ መንነትን ኒሕን ኤርትራውያን ንምቕታል ኣብ ዘመተ’ዩ ዘሎ። ስለዚ’ዩ ከኣ ብምኽንያት ምኹብላል ዕሸላት ዝርሽን፡ ኮላሊቶም ዝሸይጥ፡ ካብ ዓዲ ነፊጾም ንክወጽኡ ህይወቶም እሾኽ ዝዘርኣሉ፣ ኣብ ሲናይ ከም ገላዩ ክሽየጡ ውዲታት ዝኣልም።

ካልእ ማዕረ’ዚ ኣብ ላዕሊ ዝተጠቕሰ ከሻቕለና ዝግብኦ ኩነታት ውን ኣሎ። ብምኽንያት ዕቑባ ካብ ትግራይ ናብ ኤርትራ ዝውሕዙ ኢትዮጵያውያን ቁጽሮም ካብ ግዜ ናብ ግዜ እናዓበየ ይኸይድ ኣሎ። ኣብዚ ውሽጢ 10 ዓመት ኣስታት 60 ሽሕ ከምዝኣተዉ ምንጭታት ኣስመራ ይገልጹ። ገለ ካብዚኦም፡ ኤርትራውያን ዘይረኽብዎ ክንክን ይረኽቡ፡ መንበሪ ገዛ ይዕደሎም፡ ዝሕረስ ቦታ ይወሃቦም ኣብ መንግ

ስታውን ሲቭላውን ስራሕ ክዓዩ ቀዳማይ ቦታ ይወሃቦም። በዚኦም ወዲ ከምዚኦም ዝቖመት ገባሪትን ሓዳጊትን ጉጅለ ቆይማ ከምዘላ ናይ ኣደባባይ ምስጢር ካብዝኸውን ግዜ ኣሕሊፉ’ዩ።

ኩሉ’ዚ ነቲ ናይ ነዊሕ ሕልሙ ንምትግባር ኢሳያስ ዘንጽፎ ዘሎ ውዲት’ዩ። ብመሬቱ ዝኾርዕ፡ ብባህሉ ዝሕበን፡ ብጅግንነት ሕሉፍ ወለዶ ዝምካሕ ኤርትራዊ ኣጥፊእካ፣ ምስ መሬትን ባህልን ሕብረተሰብና ስጡም ርክብ ዘይብሎም ዜጋታት ኣጫጪሕካ ሓደ ናይ ልኡማት መንግስቲ ምትካል’ዩ። እዚ ዘይጭበጥ ሕልሚ’ኳ እንተኾነ፡ ነቲ ቀንዲ ዕንቅፋት ኮይንዎ ዘሎ ኤርትራዊ ክብሪ ንምሕሳር ስርሑ ክቕጽል’ዩ። እዚ ከኣ ኣብ ነዊሕ ንስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ጥራሕ’ዩ ዘርብሕ።

ሕልሚ ኢትዮጵያ እንታይ’ዩ?

ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ልክዕ ከም ስርዓት ኢሳያስ፡ ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ብሓደ ሰሚረን ሓንቲ ዓባይ ኣፍደገ ባሕሪ ዘለዋ ሃገር ከማሓድሩ ናይ ወርትግ ምንዮቶም’ዩ። ብልኡላውነት ኤርትራ ስለዝኣመኑ ወይ መለስ ዜናዊ ብቃሉ ስለዘረጋገጸ እቲ ምዕራፍ ኣብቂዑ ማለት ኣይኮነን፡ ተደጒሉ’ዩ ዘሎ። ከምቲ ናይ ሃይለስላሰ ወይ ደርግ ብጎነጽ ክትግበር ኣይደልይዎን’ዮም፣ ቅሉውላው ኤርትራውያን ነቲ ኩነት ክኸስተሎም ግን ኣብ ምእላም ውዲት ከምዘለዉ ንጥፈታቶም ይሕብረና’ዩ።

1) ኢትዮጵያ፡ ዕድመ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ክሓጽር ድሌት የብላን። ነቲ ንሳ ብታሕቲ ታሕቲ ክትገብሮ ትኽእል ገማማዒ ፖለቲካ፡ ምጉህሃር ትሕተ-ሃገራዊ ስ

ምዒታት ወዘተ፡ ህግደፍ ብመደብ ይሰርሓሉ ስለዘሎ ንዕኣ ዓቢ ዓወት’ዩ። ልክዕ ከም ስርዓት ኢሳያስ፡ ኤርትራዊ ክብሪ ኣብ ባይታ ክቕበር ምንዮታ’ዩ። ገለ የውሃት ተቓወምቲ፡ ‘ስርዓት ህግደፍ ንኢትዮጵያ ውን መንሽሮ ኮይንዋ ስለዘሎ ካባና ንላዕሊ ንሳ’ያ ቀልጢፉ ክእለ ትደልዮ’ ክብሉ ይስምዑ’ዮም። ጌና ደቂሶም ከምዘለዉ ከኣ ሽዑ ኢኻ ተስተብህለሎም።

ኣብዚ ግዜ’ዚ ኢትይጵያ ካብ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ክመጽኣ ዝኽእል ስግኣት የለን። ንገባቲ ኢሳያስ፡ ኣስናኑ ከምዝወድአ ኣንበሳ’ያ ትቆጽሮ። ዓቕሙ ድኹም፡ ኪኖ ምግፋዕ ህዝቢ ዝሓልፍ ሩሕ ከምዘይብሉ ድሮ ገምጊማቶ’ያ። ስለዚ ንዕኡ ንምድኻም ዘይኮነ ዕድምኡ ንምንዋሕ’ያ ትሰርሕ። ብኣህግራዊ ኮምሽን ዶባት ዝተበየነ ውሳነ ክትግበር ዘይምድላያ ከኣ ነዚ ዘመስክር’ዩ።

ኢትዮጵያ፡ ዕምሪ ስልጣን ኢሳያስ ክሓጽር ድሌት እንተዝህልዋ፡ ብመጀመርታ ንውሳነ ኣህግራዊ ኮምሽን ዶባት ምስተቐበለት። በዚ

ሕጂ ውን ሽግር ኤርትራ ብኤርትራውያን’ዩ . . .ካብ ገጽ 12 ዝቐጸለ

ኣ ድማ መጣልዒ ፖለቲካዊ ካርታ ገባቲ ስርዓት ኢሳያስ ምመንጠለቶ። ውልቀ-መላኺ ኢሳያስ ንኣብያ ኢትዮጵያ ከም መመኽነይታ እናምጽአ ዕድመ ስልጣኑ ንምንዋሕ ዝጥቀመላ ምዕራፍ ምዓጸወታ። ስርዓት ህግደፍ ዓቢ ፖለቲካዊ ክሳራ ምገጠሞ፣ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ድማ፡ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኢትዮጵያ ዘሎ ጽቡቕ ድሌት ብዝያዳ ጎሊሑ ምተራእዮ። ግን ክትውዕሎ ኣይትደልን’ያ።

2)፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ወይ ጉጅለታት በብእዋኑ ክተጫጭሕ’ምበር፡ ነተን ድሮ ቆይመን ዘለዋ ውድባት ከተጠናኽር ኣይተራእየትን። ኣብ ዝደለየቶ እዋን ትውልዐን ኣብ ዝመችኣ እዋን ተጥፍአን። ኩሉ’ዚ ከኣ ብስውር፡ ሰባት ኣብ ውሽጢ ውድባት እናስለኾት ትፍጽሞ ውዲት’ዩ። ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ልዕሊ 20 ዝኾና ናይ ኤርትራውያን ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ኣለዋ። እዚአን ይውሓድ ይብዛሕ ሞራላውን ገንዘባውን ሓገዝ ካብ ኢትዮጵያ ይረኽባ’የን። መብዛሕትአን ተቓወምቲ ውድባት፡ ንስርዓት ኢሳያስ ኣልየን ኣብ ሃገርና ሰላምን ዲሞክ

ራስን ዝሰፈና ልኡላውነታ ዝተረጋገጸ ሃገር ክምስርታ ባህጊ ኣለወን። እንተኾነ እዚ ሕልሚ’ዚ ምስ ሕልሚ ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ስለዘይቃዶ፡ ቀዳማይ ኣጀንድአን ምስ ቀዳማይ ኣጀንዳ ኢትዮጵያ ስለዘይጣዓዓም ቀጻሊ ስውር ተጻብኦታት የጋጥመን። ይሰምራ ይፍንጣሓ፣ ሓደ ስጉምቲ ንቕድሚት ይኸዳ፡ ክልተ ስጉምቲ ንድሕሪት ይዕዘራ። ኮታ ግዚአን ኣብ ሓሸውየ ንከሕልፋ ረቂቕ ኢድ ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ኩሉ ግዜ ምስ ሶሎኸን’ዩ።

ሕማቕ ኣጋጣሚ ኮይኑ ግን ብዙሓት ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ነዚ ውዲት’ዚ ክሪእኦ ኣይክኣላን ወይ ክሪእኦ ኣይደለያን። ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ሰሪተን፡ መቃለሲ ፖለቲካዊ ትሕተ-ቅርጺ ክሃንጻ ሓኾት ይብላ፡ ንግሆ ንግሆ ከኣ ይፈርሰን። ጠንቁ ከይዳህሰሳ ነንሕድሕደን ተናኺሰን ካልእ ትሕተ-ቅርጺ ክነድቃ እንደገና ይወፍራ፡ ንሱ ውን ከምቲ ዝቐደመ ሃደሽ ይብል። ብፊስካ ኢትዮጵያ ይእከባ ብፊስካ ኢትዮጵያ ይፍደሳ። ብከምዚ ናይ 10 ዓመታት ወርቃዊ ግዜ ኣዕሪበን። ካ



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ብ ሕሉፍ ከይተማህራ፡ “ሕጂ ውን ብዘይ ኢትዮጵያ መሬት ኣይወግሕን’ዩ፡ ሽግር ኤርትራ ፍታሕ ብኤርትራውያን ዝበሃል ዘረባ ጣቋ የብሉን’ እናበላ ይምድራ ኣለዋ። ብጣዕሚ ዘሕዝን’ዩ!

ኢትዮጵያ፡ ቀንዲ ክትሽንክራ ደልያ ዘላ ጸወታ፡ ‘ስምረት ምስ ኢትዮጵያ’ ዝብል ሕቶ ብኤርትራውያን ከምዝለዓል ምግባር’ዩ። ህዝብና፡ ምስ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ቀደም ተባቲኹ’ዩ፡ እዚ ስርዓት ናብ ቅኑዕ ኣእምርኡ ተመሊሱ ህይወት ክዘርኣሉ ውን ትጽቢት የብሉን። እታ እንኮ ትጽቢቱ ካብ ተቓወምቲ ውድባት’ያ። ተቓወምቲ ውድባት ከኣ ብሰንኪ ውሽጣዊ ውዲት ኢትዮጵያ ክእከባን ክፍንጥሓን ዋላሓንቲ ቁም-ነገር ይገብራ የለዋን። እዚ ኩነት’ዚ ነቲ ለውጢ ክርኢ ብሃንቀውታ ዝጽበ ዘሎ ውጹዕ ዜጋ ዓቕሉ ከጽበሉ’ሞ፡ ኣብ መወዳእታ ተስፋ ቆሪጹ፡ ‘ስርዓት ህግደፍ ካብ ዘየማሓየሸ፡ ካብ ተቓወምቲ ለውጢ ክመጽእ ካብ ዘይክኣለ፡ ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ተጸንቢርካ ምንባር ይሓይሽ’ ዝብል ኣተሓሳስባ ከንቅል ኢትዮጵያ ከይደቀሰት ትሰርሓሉ ዘላ ውዲት’ዩ። እዚ ጉዳይ ቅልጡፍ መዕለቢ እንተዘይረኺቡ ኣብ ገለ ገዛ-ፓልቶክ ከም ኣርእስቲ ቀሪቡ ክዝተየሉ ክንሰምዕ ኢና። ኢትዮጵያ ብዘይምኽንያት ኣይኮነትን ዕድመ ኢሳያስ ክናዋሕ ትደልዮ ዘላ፣ ብዘይምኽንያት ውን ኣይኮነትን ንተቓወምቲ ሓይልታት ብረቂቕ ሜላ ቀጻሊ ተዳኽሞም ዘላ።

ንምጥቕላል፡- ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያን ስርዓት ህግደፍን ክልተ ገጽ ናይ ሓደ ቅርሺ’ዮም። ኣጀንድኦም ሓደ፡ ድሌቶም ሓደ። ኤርትራዊ ሃገራዊ ስምዒት ቀቲልካ ወይ ጀሊሕካ ናብቲ ዕቡድ ሕልምታት ምጽንባር ኤርትራን

ኢትዮጵያን ምኻድ’ዩ። ፍልልያቶም ኣብታ መንበር መን ኮፍ ይበል ጥራሕ’ዩ። ነዚኣ ክትፈትሕ ትኽእል ፎርምላ እንተረኺቦም ኣብ ዝኾነ እዋን ክተዓረቑ ዘሎ ተኽእሎ ሰፊሕ’ዩ። እዚ ኩሉ ግዜ ኣብ ዳሕረዋይ ሸኸና ርእስኹም ኣሰላስልዎ። ብለባማትኩም ዓያሹ፡ ብበላሕትኹም ደናቁር ኣይትኹኑ። ኣብዚ 10 ዓመት ሚዛን ዝሓለወ ኣብ ሓድሕዳዊ ምክብባር ዝተሞርኮሰ ዝምድና ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ክትፈጥሩ ዘይምኽኣልኩም ኣጋጣሚ ኣይኮነን። ናብቲ ኣብ ነዊሕ ክትግበር ዝሕለን ዘሎ ሸርሒ ስርዓት ኢትዮጵያ ንምጥባስኩም ስለዝተደለየ’ዩ። ድሮ ገሌኹም ከይተፈለጠኩም ተጣበቕቲ ኢትዮጵያ ኮይንኩም፣ ነቶም ጣልቃ ኢትዮጵያ ይኹን ካልእ ሃገር ኣትሪሮም ዝኹንኑ ማሕበራት ከም EYSC ብቀጻሊ ትጻብኡ። ተግባራትኩም ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ የርብሕ ዶ የኽስር ኢልኩም ኣይትሓቱን። ከም ደለይቲ ዲሞክራስያዊ ለውጢ ጠባያትኩም የኽብረኩም ዶ የሕስረኩም ኣይትፍትሹን። ብሓጺሩ ኣብ ኣካይዳኹም ሚዛን ተጥፍኡ ከይትህልው ነብስኹም ለክዑ።

ስለዚ፡ ሓልዮት ህዝብን መሬትን ኤርትራ እንተለኩም፡ ንዝቃለስ ኣተባብዑ፡ ሽግር ኤርትራ ብኤርትራውያን ከምዝፍታሕ እመኑ። ክሳብ ሕጂ ተጎርቢትኩም’ምበር መንኮርኮር ከምዘይሓዝኩም ኣስተብህሉ። መጥቃዕትኹም ኣንጻር ስርዓት ህግደፍ’ምበር ኣንጻር’ቲ ለውጢ ከምጽእ ዝቃለስ ዘሎ ማሕበር ይኹን ውልቀሰብ ኣይትግበሩ። ልዕሊ ኩሉ ከኣ ከይተፈለጠኩም ሕማቕ ታሪኽ ከይትደግሙ ተቖጠቡ።

ዓወት ንተጋባእቲ ደለይቲ ዲሞክራስያዊ

ለውጢ ቦሎኛ!

ካብ ገጽ 13 ዝቐጸለ

ሕጂ ውን ሽግር ኤርትራ . .

(Note: I am writing this post to give a clos-er insight into the sum-mit from my personal perspective while at-tempting to remain as authentic, honest, and objective about it as possible).

The idea for the sum-mit came spontane-ously up in June dur-ing a regular Paltalk discussion among eleven EYSC coordi-nators. One hour later a deci-sion was made. Five days later the venue was booked. Two and a half months later the conference took successfully place with the help of almost 30 volunteers aged 18 to 42 . I am mentioning this to demon-strate two things: Firstly, that significant steps can be taken by a young grassroots group working in full faith and har-mony, in complete political independence, and on a zero budget; secondly, to diffuse the astonishing conspiracy sto-ries that surrounded the event. None of them are true.

Rarely any recent gathering shook the Eritrean opposition as much as the Bologna Sum-mit 2013. As coordinators we expected it to get wide-spread attention, but the huge level of both hope and antipathy that was generated around it took us completely by surprise and that was (and probably remains to be) a big challenge.

We had just above 90 confer-ence participants, so the num-ber was much less than the 150-200 we initially hoped for. This is probably down to a range of factors, and it may take too much time to go into the various details. It was a slight worry in the beginning, but we soon realised that this somewhat ground shaking gathering was different and that it would need something else much more than numbers: The summit needed to build TRUST and demonstrate ef-

ficiency among those who had put hope into it. And in that regard, although I can only speak from personal observa-tions, I believe it exceeded the expectations of many and put reservations and worries at rest for many more. The conference took indeed place in a spirit of mutual trust and managed to create a feeling of ownership among those who decided to participate and ac-tively contribute.

Similar like the DC confer-ence in 2012, what amazed me about the Bologna sum-mit was the wonderful posi-tive atmosphere. Maturity, mutual respect, optimism, and result-orientated working with a readiness to compromise individual preferences all ac-companied us throughout the two days. This is a promising ground upon which we set out to build together a new support system for a freedom struggle lead from inside Eritrea as an interim goal towards democ-racy.

Here we were: Renowned Eri-treans and newcomers, vari-ous organisations and groups, the young, the experienced, women and men, Muslims and Christians…gathering and uniting under one idea and one vision rather than a name or umbrella, and although it is early days, the start was truly inspiring (admittedly, I hope we will bring about the active inclusion of various smaller ethnic group in the very near future).

Despite the slightly late start on Sunday morning, the outcomes of the summit were worked out by all participants and to my personal liking they could have been much more specific. But then others wanted to sim-ply make a short, official con-ference statement, so I believe we found a decent middle way. What was clear to all of us: The value of our conference – as much as the event itself was truly a success – could only re-ally be judged on the basis of effectively implementing the immediate objectives on the ground thereafter. Yes indeed, this was not just another con-ference or festival, but a con-certed gathering to start build-ing a joint initiative that seeks to advance the struggle lead from inside Eritrea.

I was very happy when I saw the Europe representative of Bayto , a couple of simerr room admins, and some of the Bologna youth with whom we did not start off on the best foot attend the conference. They were committed and brave enough to actively participate at an event that experienced a lot of very aggressive beating lately, and I truly salute them for that. We had a lot of honest chats, and it was clear that we were all driven by the love and concern for our people above all. The barriers we re-enforce through media and technology channels melted down when we came together among so many genuine activists face to face. And if someone truly

The BOLOGNA SUMMIT 2013 - PERSONAL REFELCTIONS


Bode Odetoyinbo

Jay & Kate plus 8 kids plan to immigrate to Canada. A “friend” advised them not to include all the kids in their application. Your family is too large! Canada will re-fuse your application. They believed this friend was speaking from a place of knowledge. They declared only 4 children in their ap-plication! Jay & Kates fam-ily shrunk to plus 4 at least on paper.

Their application was suc-cessful. Only 6 members of this 10 man family become permanent Canadian resi-dents. Two years later, Jay

& Kate submit an applica-tion to bring in the other 4 “ghost” kids. All immigra-tion hell breaks loose. By this application, they unwit-tingly engaged arguably the most dangerous section of the Immigration and Refu-gee Protection Act. S.40 (1) (a) states:

“..a foreign national or per-manent resident... is inad-missible for directly or in-directly misrepresenting or withholding material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error in the administra-tion of this Act.

What this means is: A foreign national or Permanent Resident can become inad-missible to Canada by ei-ther Directly or Indirect-

ly misrepresenting or Withholding Material Facts Relating to a rel-evant matter which Induces or could in-duce An error in the ad-ministration of this Act.In simple English, did Jay & Kate’s concealment of the true size of their family amount to a misrepresenta-tion of a material fact which induced or could induce an error in the administration of the Act? Any guesses?It matters not whether the misrepresentation or with-holding was direct or indi-rect. Provided the matter is relevant, they are required to disclose it at the time of the application. Everyone owes Canada a positive duty to disclose: When there is a

change of circumstances from when you applied; When a statute re-quires disclose; OR When the surround-ing circumstances require disclosure, even if no ques-tion is asked.jay & Kate’s non disclosure of their 4 “ghost” children in their original application is a misrepresentation of a material fact which could lead to a deportation of the entire family! They would be well advised to involve immigration Counsel im-mediately or buy 6 tickets out of Canada.

What happens from here? Jay & Kate will receive courier(s) from Canada in-viting them for a “chat” about their misrepresenta-tion. They must bring all their landed papers, docu-ments and Permanent resi-dent cards with them. Step

one on a very lonely and ex-pensive journey to possible removal from Canada.

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OPINION

By Jenny Vaughan

ASMARA, Eritrea (AFP) – Long criticised for backing rebel groups across the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has said that ending its isolation is crucial for economic growth, blam-ing external threats for its slow development.

“We cannot live in isolation, because at the end of the day we can only prosper if there is an environment for trade between neighbouring coun-tries,” Yemane Gebremeskel, director of the president’s of-fice, told AFP in a rare inter-view with a foreign journalist in the country’s capital, As-mara.

Trade and investment slumped in the years follow-ing the bitter 1998-2000 bor-der war with arch-foe Ethio-pia, and stagnated under a policy of fierce self-reliance.

But today, there are signs Eritrea is warming to foreign investors, especially in the mining industry with more than a dozen companies, in-cluding from China, Canada and Australia, exploring the mineral-rich country.

But relations with neighbours remain tense.

Eritrea and Ethiopia have long traded accusations of backing rebels to needle each other, with their troops still eying each other along the fortified frontier more than a decade after their border war ended.

The two countries remain at odds over the flashpoint town of Badme, awarded to Eritrea by a United Nations-backed boundary commission but still controlled by Ethiopia.

“We would not like to have a divided attention, a divided focus, we would not like to devote time and energy to de-fence… but the external en-vironment has not been very helpful,” Yemane said.

Relations with Djibouti are

frozen after border skirmish-es in 2008, while regionally Eritrea stands almost alone, after pulling out of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the main east African bloc.

The UN accuses Eritrea of destabilising the region by supporting rebel groups in neighbouring Ethiopia and Somalia, including the Al-Qaeda linked Shebab fighters in Somalia, claims Yemane dismissed as lies.

But Sudan — where Eritrea once backed anti-government rebels from Darfur, the south and the east — is now warm-ing relations with Asmara, al-though close friendship with Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who faces genocide charges at the International Criminal Court, brings with it diplomatic challenges too.

But despite Yemane’s opti-mistic rhetoric, Eritrea re-mains focused on building its defence from external threats, while some critics would say it is also building up strength against internal threats too.

Elections have been stalled, the constitution not imple-mented, and the country’s youth are conscripted into years of national service, a nation-building programme introduced after Eritrea broke free from Ethiopia in 1991 after a bloody 30-year war.

“If it (elections) has been postponed, it has been post-poned depending on the threats we face, real or per-ceived,” he added.

Officially, national service lasts no more than 18 months, but many report being locked into the programme — into the armed forces or civil ser-vice — for more than a de-cade on a meagre salary.

“The national service has been prolonged because of the war and because the state of the situation,” Yemane said.

Each month, thousands of

young Eritreans flee the country into neighbouring Ethiopia and Sudan as refu-gees, according to the UN refugee agency.

Yemane however insists “it is not a big issue.”

Until Eritreans are officially released from the programme, they are restricted from trav-elling outside the country, and in Asmara’s airport, trav-ellers are screened for release papers before flying.

Accusations of flouting dem-ocratic ideals and muzzling the media and opposition are common from rights groups and the international com-munity.

But Yemane insists that his country is unfairly judged and is often examined in a vacuum, without consider-ing the wider context shaping Eritrea’s politics.

Eritrea dreams of ending isolation, boosting development

“You can take a snapshot, you can have a checklist, you can say ‘OK, the press is owned by the government, there is no political opposition,’ you can reach that kind of sim-plistic conclusion,” he said.

“Or you can look at the com-plexity of issues, the tra-jectory we have gone, the problems we are facing, the external threats we are fac-ing.”

By Yonas Ghebregzi

The PFDJ junta is advertis-ing the sale of housing units in three sites around Asmara, (1) Halibet, (2) Sembel, and (3) Space2000. These sites will comprise of 1048 mod-ern apartments, 376 residen-tial houses, and 256 business units.

What is the catch?

The junta needs money. They need it NOW. In the past they promised similar projects for single, duplex, and qua-druplex homes, but failed to deliver (actually there was no genuine attempt made to de-liver any). Many citizens paid in full in advance something unheard off in the free World for either homes or land; these are besides the war and government bonds that have simply vanished into thin air. In order to make themselves credible they have innocu-ously and casually mentioned that the few people who have paid in other projects (single residential houses, land, gov-ernment and war bonds) in the past and did not receive any yet can make their claims or transfer their investments into these new units in the latest scam. This means one pays for a single home and receives an apartment unit in a congested residential

complex, in the USSR style. To these thugs anything and everything goes they do not make any distinctions in what they say or do to the people.

Who is going to construct these homes?

None of these homes are go-ing to be constructed; it is not in the plan at all. There are no engineering, contracting or constructions firms in the country that can handle, let alone these gargantuan and complex projects, they the existing PFDJ junta owned firms cannot even fix or re-model the existing govern-ment and privately owned buildings that are falling apart throughout the Capital. Many of the engineers, architects, construction contractors, sub-contractors, and skilled per-sonnel have already fled the country, or they are held in-communicado, maybe some of them might still be in Is-saias’ Gulags. They can NOT afford to give these projects to the South Koreans again maybe the North this time as we shall see below.

How much revenue will they produce? What are the profits of the PFDJ?

In order to maximize their profits the labor component of the construction will be handled by inmates from the

Gulags and conscripts from the endless military service (Issaias Afewerqi’s self reli-ance). Since the great PFDJ donor Muaammer M. Al Qaddzafi does not exist any-more, therefore skilled labor and professionals (engineers and architects) will have to be procured from other re-pressive, soul, and guileless Nations in the OF form De-velopmental AID (so much for self-reliance). Candidates include low-cost-profession-als from North Korea, China, or Iran in that order. Given these possible scenarios then the PFDJ thugs will construct these unites to the tune of at least $291 million USD or 219 million Euros of pure profits to wage their endless wars and payoff their mas-sive proxy armies.What are the hidden expenses and liabilities to the new ho-meowners?

In the tradition and nature of the PFDJ, the ultimate goal is to make money and have the leverage to extort more. Since ‘self reliance’ to the head of the PFDJ, Issaias Afewerqi, is to con, steal, cheat, rob, beg, starve the people and reduce the country to rubble then they have to target the weakest people in Eritrea, PFDJ members and their sympathizers.

Housing Project 2013 - The latest PFDJ scam


From the mouth of the beast we read that, “Potential buy-ers are nationals who have fulfilled their national obliga-tions.”

These are the suckers who chant, “he is us and we are him”. These are those who have an updated list of re-ceipts, continue to pay up the 2% remittance tax, and the other numerous forced PFDJ designed “People’s Pledges”.

And maybe some who are gullible and naïve with mini-mum or limited faculties of human accessories.

What are the other swindling ploys of the PFDJ?

Buyers are expected to make an upfront payment of 25% of the total price of their units as a deposit and are expected to completely payoff the rest of the cost within a stringent-ly TWO short years. Why the rush? Well the Eritrean people

are not people to the junta but low level subjects, thus they do not deserve the respect and protection guaranteed to citizens of a civilized nation. And this project is not meant to provide service to anyone nor is it carefully planned in its logistical and economic feasibility. It is a ploy to ex-tort immediate cash from the junta’s subjects for other ven-tures in the grand scheme of things still unveiling them-selves.

What does the 25% upfront deposit of the total sales price and the rush to completely payoff the total cost in two years provide the junta? This warrantees them an immedi-ate liquid cash of $73 million USD or 55 million Euros just during registration, without raising a finger. Does com-pleting the remaining pay-ment of $212 million USD or 156 million Euros in the next two years close the deal? Not a chance.

The next phase of the conning ploys is guised under the aus-pices of utilities connection expenses and cost overruns. The former are expenses for connecting sewer pipes or centralized cesspools, in-stalling electrical step-down transformers and cables, con-necting to the municipal aq-ueducts, extending asphalt or dirt roads to the units, and finally inclusion of garbage collection routes. This utilities phase will later be an excuse to come up with an additional cost overrun tag that will be incurred on the buyer’s ho-meowner deed. By this time the cost of these homes will jump up from 50% to 100% more; the typical past experi-ence of previous buyers from the same PFDJ developer is that people were charged an extra $75,000 USD for a deal originally closed at $150,000 USD hiking the final price to $225,000 USD, an increase of 50%. This in return gen-erates the juntas extra rev-enues and the total will jump

to $509 million USD or 383 million Euros.

The ‘silver lining’ is in the fi-nal phase and the knock-out blow where the dazed buyer is placed and connected to a funds sucking intravenous tube permanently. This is when the real PFDJ game be-gins. Buyers will be requested to provide documentation of their 2% remittance receipts going back to 1992. This will be immediately followed by requests of “numerous PFDJ set-up pledges” rang-ing in titles from (1.) pledge to fund national defense, (2.) pledge to assist war disabled, (3.) pledge to assist families of martyrs, (4.) pledge to as-sist orphaned children, (5.) pledge to house war veterans, (6.) pledge to assist war vet-erans (7.) pledge to fund soil & water conservation, (8.) pledge to education funds,…etc.,. All these pledges have a minimum lower bound and buyers will be encouraged to top other people’s pledges in

order to expedite the comple-tion of the construction of their homes. The muscle of this leverage has proven to be successful in previous proj-ects to the PFDJ junta, where many buyers regretted ever buying a home. This latter step by itself is the real bread and butter of the regime to fund and sustain its control of both its subjects (the masses) and its ruses (the veterans, martyrs, disabled, orphans, etc.,).

Please, be careful and inform friends and relatives.

I am my brother’s keeper.

N.B.: All the cost analysis are made at the lowest level in the PFDJ’s GREED scale. I expect them to charge much more than my estimate, mul-tiply my figures by the cor-rection factor of “k = between 1.75 to 3.75”.

Housing Project 2013 - The latest . . .From page 16


AP:- FIFA President Sepp Blatter expects his executive committee to decide soon that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be moved from the searing heat of summer.

Blatter told The Associated Press on Sunday that an Oct. 3-4 meeting in Zurich should approve the change, and be-gin consultation on the best time for Qatar to host the tournament.

“I would be very much sur-prised, more than surprised, if the ExCo will not accept the principle you cannot play in summer in Qatar,” Blatter said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual char-ity football tournament in his home village. “What will be following, this would be then decided later.”

Blatter said consultations would involve leagues, clubs, national associations and players, through their international union FIFPro but he set no timetable.

Qatar’s suitability in June and July, when temperatures routinely rise above 40 de-grees Celsius (104 Fahren-heit), was questioned even before FIFA’s board award-ed it the tournament in De-cember 2010. Qatar defeated bids from the United States, Japan, South Korea and Aus-tralia.

However, the 2022 World Cup organizing commit-tee has stated its confidence in developing stadium air-cooling technology, intend-ed to reduce field-level tem-peratures to 27 Celsius (81 Fahrenheit). Qatari officials also repeatedly said they will change plans if FIFA formally requested it.

FIFA and Blatter have grad-ually shifted their position from insisting that Qatar must ask for a change — a scenar-io interpreted as protecting FIFA against potential legal challenges. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told reporters in March that the governing body would not have prompted discussion about change without being sure of its legal position.

Now, some of the same FIFA board members who helped choose Qatar — in a deci-sive 14-8 vote over the U.S. — are set to switch the tour-nament hosting plan.

“Those that have taken the decision at the time, they knew there is problems with the heat. They knew it, be-cause it was in the [techni-cal] report,” Blatter said. “It was wrong to say, ‘Now we have to play in summer,’ be-cause in summer you cannot play there.”

“Therefore the ExCo now shall take the decision — and

FIFA set to move 2022 Qatar World Cup from summer: Blatter

they will take it — that in summer you can’t play in Qatar.”

‘International calendar’Blatter has previously sug-gested November as a pos-sible start for the month-long tournament while recent speculation has fo-cused on May. A January-February slot is unlikely because of a clash with the 2022 Winter Olympics.

“What will be the ongo-ing situation with such a decision, we have to look on the international cal-endar,” Blatter said. “We have to look if and how it

is possible, when we don’t play in summer, when is the

best time to play in winter?”

The calendar is currently set through 2018, and the next round of discussions will look to the 2019-2022 cycle of seasons.

Wealthy European clubs and leagues, including the Pre-mier League and Bundesli-ga, will likely be the biggest critics of any threat to sched-ule the 2022 World Cup dur-ing their traditional August-May season.

Blatter met Sunday morning with UEFA President Michel Platini, who will discuss FIFA business with his 54 member federations during mid-September meetings in

Dubrovnik, Croatia.

“He asked me to give him some items to be discussed there,” Blatter said of the “long” session with Platini, his one-time protege and potential rival for the FIFA presidency in 2015. Platini has confirmed he voted for Qatar, but supports a switch from summer.

U.S. Soccer Federation Pres-ident Sunil Gulati helped lead the American bid in 2010 and will now contrib-ute to key decisions on Qa-tar’s hosting as a member of the FIFA executive commit-tee since May

AP: Cardiff pro-duced a memorable first topflight vic-tory in more than 50 years on Sunday by stunning Manchester City, while Welsh ri-val Swansea lost at Tottenham.

Fraizer Campbell scored twice to give Premier League debutant Cardiff a 3-2 victory over the 2012 champions, who have spent heavily during the off-season to win the title again

“We’ll be the underdogs for a lot of the games this season but, as we showed, we’ve got great determina-tion and hopefully that’ll see us through,” Campbell said.

Cardiff is in the top divi-sion of English football for the first time since the 1961-62 season, gaining promotion in May to ensure there are two Welsh clubs in the Premier League for the first time.

As Cardiff was winning at home, Swansea lost 1-0 at Tottenham.

The blow of Gareth Bale’s impending departure to Real Madrid has been softened for Tottenham by opening the season with back-to-back wins.

Roberto Soldado scored the winner from the pen-alty spot, just as he did in Tottenham’s league opener at Crystal Palace last Sun-day.

The weekend’s blockbust-er game doesn’t come until Monday night when cham-pion Manchester United

hosts Chelsea.

City has already experi-enced an early setback de-spite spending more than $140 million and replacing manager Roberto Mancini with Manuel Pellegrini af-ter finishing without a tro-phy last season.

The scintillating 4-0 rout of Newcastle on Monday already seems to be a dis-tant memory.

Although Edin Dzeko put City in front with a fierce striker seven minutes into the second half, Aron Gun-narsson slotted in Cardiff’s equalizer on the hour.

Cardiff stuns Manchester City: EPL

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Mom died on March 27, 2012. I became very de-pressed on the anniversary of Mom’s death this year. I wanted to learn as much as I could about Mom: who she was as a little girl, a young lady, etc. before she became my mother. Who could provide the key to my present and end? Mom, of course. But she’s gone. What could I do?“In my begin-ning is my end.”East Coker, Four Quartets by T.S. EliotI visited my brother James in Malaysia. He’s the oldest in the family and the unofficial family his-torian. He could tell me things about Mom I didn’t know. Mom also has three brothers in India. They could also give me information about Mom.So earlier this year I traveled to Malaysia and India for the express purpose of learning more about my beginnings—about Mom.While visiting my brother James, I found a photo of Mom I’d never seen before. I have no idea when it was taken. James thinks it was probably taken to find possi-

ble suitors for Mom. In India parents arrange marriages for their children.In the photo you’ll see Mom wearing a very long gold necklace. It’s so long that Mom wore it wrapped around her neck three times. My Grand-Uncle Mendez

had this custom-made for her. Mom wore this necklace al-most all her life. A few years before she died, she gave it to me. I wear it the same way she did, except I have a gold crucifix holding the three rings together.In subsequent articles, I shall write short posts of my trip to Malaysia where I visited my brother James and to In-dia especially—the climax of my trip—where I met Mom’s three brothers, aunts and cousins for the very first time in my life.

Back To My Beginning

By Grace Cherian

contributed to bringing us all a tiny bit closer then it was those six or seven people who decided to give the event and its goals a fair chance.

And after the work…..: what a great party we had ! We danced and jumped until it took our breath away, we all joined hands and lifted them up into the air as a sign of our solidarity and unity, we sang happy birthday to one of our young sisters who turned 24. We discussed plans, re-sources, and ways forward in many small groups over dinner and in the lobby of an amazing hotel until far into the early morning hours. By the way, we received a huge discount for the hotel dur-ing the late Italian summer where everything is shut down. This is why we could afford the brilliant place, and I could not agree more with our brother who said in the end: let us value ourselves again. We Eritreans deserve to discuss our nation’s affairs in decent places like all other nations do and it is our joint responsibility to sponsor or assist those who are unable to afford the cost. I am glad that many did even if that could agreeably have happened at a much wider level. At the very end, Elsa Chyrum showed us her video footage of the many unaccompanied chil-dren that have crossed into Ethiopia. And I am glad that we did not shy away from showing the sad accounts of children as young as seven immediately after we just congratulated each other for a successful event. The sum-

mit was for these children for their future , so the suffering will not continue through more generations. Glad their innocent spirits made it from the refugee camps into our ears and eyes.

There is something else I think is important to stress: Eritrean Bologna Summit was about building hope and as such I strongly agree that the newly found passion for our ‘independent solutions-principle‘ should be com-municated with clarity and humbleness and not with a notion of arrogance. Being very passionate and con-vinced myself in this regard, I have to confess the line can appear sometimes very thin but it is crucial we get that right. Our Ethio-based op-position have been leading this struggle and deserve our up-most respect for their hard work and whenever they suc-ceed in the truest sense, then we all only win with that. The same is true for all of us in the opposition. What I have zero tolerance towards is the politics and culture of ugly defamation. In my eyes it is alien to our Eritrean culture to show such open and aggres-sive disrespect to anyone. We should call upon each other to learn to debate respectful-ly. We should not only refrain from actively engaging in this politics is cynicism, but should uphold our principles of fairness and justice even if we see others attempting to use such damaging methods. We should step in. This is our shared responsibility in this struggle.

The Bologna Summit also worried HIGDEF who shipped in Wedi Tukul all the way to Bologna on the same Saturday to carry out a major concert parallel to our sum-mit. HIGDEF continue to panic and react towards the opposition in all corners….let us all build on that together.

Finally, the Bologna Summit was a summit by the people for the people. I am grateful for the many who contributed in so various ways to own the summit and make it a suc-cess. We have met so many talented, skilled, and mature people who are tolerant, open minded, respectful, passion-ate, and ready to sacrifice and work. The summit gave hope and confidence back to so many: yes, we have what it takes, we have taken the first step to unite our forces to build an fiercely independent engine for pro-democratic efforts inside Eritrea and we will build this path for and with all those who feel that this is the journey they want to join.

The outcomes of the sum-mit will be shared shortly by the organisers. In a few days the real work of the Bologna Summit 2013 begins.

Miriam September

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are delivering services,” said Mo-hamed, whose group advocates for the economic empowerment of women and girls.“If you cut and cut and cut, at some point society will suffer for that, whether it’s in education, health care, social benefits -- there are a whole bunch of factors that have to be managed when you’re trying to reduce your deficit.”Within the G20, Canada has been urged countries to commit to hard targets for debt reduction. At a meeting of G20 finance minis-ters and central bank governors last April, it found support from Germany and the United King-dom, but not from other big play-ers such as the United States and Japan.Russia has also been a supporter of fiscal consolidation -- the rein-ing in of stimulus and reduction in spending as the global economic outlook improves.Flaherty said he can’t predict whether Canada and Russia would end up agreeing on at least

Prime Minister Harper calls . . .From page 1

“We need to maintain that. This is a world economic forum. It’s funda-mental that these kinds of decisions and discussions on important policy issues take place at G20 meetings.”Flaherty framed the debt-to-GDP ratio target as a ques-tion of balance, rather than austerity.“We are spending money on job creation and on job train-ing, very substantial long-term infrastructure projects, so that’s one part of the bal-ance,” Flaherty told reporters.“The other part of the balance is making sure you’re back to bal-anced budgets and addressing the debt-to-GDP ratio in the medium term.”How countries can find that bal-ance, as some struggle with stag-gering unemployment rates, is one of the dilemmas facing the G20, and governments aren’t the only players weighing in.

Farah Mohamed, president and CEO of the (G)irls 20 Summit and an official civil society representa-tive at the G20, said slashing social programs to keep deficits down will catch up with a country.“That’s going to have to come from somewhere, and it’s usually from the social profit side, the NGOs that

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (left) and Minister of Fi-nance Jim Flaherty with Prime

Minister Harper

economic issues during the summit. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird just a day earlier criticized Russia for its “intractability” on the Syrian question.Baird and other foreign ministers will conduct side meetings at the G20 to discuss the Syrian govern-ment’s alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people two weeks ago.U.S. President Barack Obama will be seeking support from other G20 leaders for a strike against Syria as a response to attack. Putin has said such action without United Nations sanction would go against interna-tional law.

Source: CTV news

Harper speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin


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Technology & Science

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s revelation this week that he has smoked pot since being elected to the House of Commons caught some people off guard, but the surprising admission wasn’t a sponta-neous slip of the tongue, it was deliberate.

Sources have told CBC News the marijuana con-fession was an intentional move on Trudeau’s part.

The admission itself was a surprise to Ian Capstick, a communications and polit-ical strategy specialist, but he believes it was done on purpose.

“Brutally honest,” Cap-stick said about what Trudeau revealed in an in-terview with the Huffing-ton Post’s Althia Raj. “But, of course, at the same time that it is brutally honest, it was most certainly a tacti-cal manoeuvre.

“I really think a lot of this is about media manage-ment, a lot of this is about message management,” said Capstick, a former NDP strategist and press secretary to the party’s late leader Jack Layton.

Trudeau not only shared details of his own drug use history during the interview but his brother’s — revealing that Michel was facing a marijuana possession charge be-fore he died in an ava-

lanche in 1998.

Raj said on CBC News Network’s Power & Poli-tics Thursday that she asked each leader’s office when the last time they smoked pot was and under what circumstances. She was invited to Trudeau’s office for a 20-minute in-terview where he gave his answer: about three years ago while hosting a dinner party with friends at his home.

Trudeau said one of his friends lit up a joint, passed it around and he “had a puff.” It wasn’t his first time. Trudeau told reporters in Montreal on Thursday that he’s taken puffs five or six times in his life and that it’s “not my thing.”

It’s not unheard of for MPs to acknowledge they have tried marijuana at some point in their lives but for one to admit they have used it while in office is what is unusual. What makes it even more newsworthy is that this MP is trying to be-come prime minister.

Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News

Is Justin Trudeau's pot honesty the best policy?

Verizon’s decision to stay out of Canada deals a sting-ing blow to the government’s efforts to make the wireless market more competitive and consumer-friendly, say in-dustry experts.

“Without someone like Ve-rizon, what will end up hap-pening is the Big Three will win,” says Walid Hejazi, a professor at the Rotman School of Management.

The Big Three -- Bell, Rogers and Telus -- have a combined 90 per cent market share. They have spent much of the summer telling consumers through an ad campaign that Verizon’s entry into the wire-less market would be “unfair” and cost Canadian jobs.

Meanwhile, critics of the Ca-nadian telecom industry said the entry of Verizon would force the Big Three to offer better services and rates.

On Monday, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam ended the feverish speculation when he told Bloomberg news service that his company, which has more than 100 million wire-less subscribers, would not be coming to Canada.

McAdam made the com-ments after announcing that Verizon would be paying

$130 billion US to buy the 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless currently held by British telecom Vodafone.

Greg O’Brien, editor and publisher of Cartt.ca, a news site about the Canadian tele-com and electronic media in-dustries, says the possibility of Verizon entering the mar-ket was always tenuous and fed by the wishful thinking of Canadian consumers.

“Verizon’s interest was nev-er really all that real,” says O’Brien.

“They were just kicking the tires at Wind and Mobilic-ity and [considering buying] some spectrum because these are all assets that would may-

be provide them with some growth. And they decided in the end that it just wouldn’t.”

Government seeking greater competitionThe federal government has stated that it would like to see more competition in the Canada’s wireless market, and has been taking a number of regulatory steps to nudge this along.

It stages auctions periodically to sell telecom companies the rights to transmit signals over the electromagnetic spec-trum. The federal government reserved about 40 per cent

of the 2007 spectrum auc-tion for new entrants, which led to the launch in 2008 of Wind Mobile and Mobilic-ity, which are co-owned by Egyptian and Dutch firms, respectively.

More recently, the federal government has said it would like to see four competing wireless companies in every market across Canada.

To that end, it relaxed owner-ship rules last year to allow a foreign corporation wanting to enter a specific business sector in Canada to buy com-panies with less than 10 per cent market share.

Bell, Rogers and Telus went on the offensive earlier this

summer after reports emerged that U.S. giant Verizon had offered to buy Canadian upstart Wind Mobile for $700 million. The Big Three under-took a public relations campaign that argued the federal government was giving foreign companies preferential treatment.

The government coun-tered with a PR campaign

of its own. Industry Minister James Moore travelled across the country telling consumers that allowing foreign owner-ship would increase competi-tion and lower wireless rates in Canada, which are among the highest in the world.

Despite Verizon’s decision not to proceed in Canada, Hejazi said he is “encour-aged” by the fact that the government is going to con-tinue with its pro-competition strategy for the next wireless spectrum auction, which will take place in January 2014.

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MONTREAL -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and other western leaders applied more pressure on Syria on Sunday, with a call for Syrian authorities to allow the United Na-tions immediate and unfet-tered access to the site of last week’s alleged chemi-cal attack.Officials in Baird’s office said he had separate phone conversations on Sunday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and the Foreign Minister of the French Re-public, Laurent Fabius. He spoke with British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday.The ministers “shared their outrage” about recent events in Syria, especially the purported use of chem-ical weapons, said an for-eign affairs official in an email.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper also was pulling the diplomatic levers over the weekend, discussing the situation in Syria by phone on Saturday in separate conversations with Brit-ish Prime Minister David Cameron and French Pres-ident Francois Hollande.Baird said the delay in al-lowing inspectors, along with the bombardment of the affected areas, has likely already impaired the UN’s ability to assign re-sponsibility in the attacks.“The regime’s actions on this issue in the coming hours and days will speak louder than its words,” said a statement from Baird’s office released Sunday.A visit to the site of the alleged chemical attack could come as early as Monday.A statement on Syrian state television said Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and UN disarmament chief

Angela Kane struck a deal and that the two sides were working to finalize the date and time of the visit.The UN said a team of in-ternational experts is pre-paring to go as early as Monday to the suburb of Damascus where the pur-ported attack took place.Anti-government activ-ists and Doctors Without Borders say that more than 300 people were killed in the alleged toxic gas at-tack. The Assad regime has denied using chemi-cal weapons on civilians, instead pointing a finger at rebel forces.Confirming whether chem-ical weapons were used carries enormous stakes, and could play a large role in determining the future course of Syria’s civil war. It has reinvigorated debate about the possible use of foreign military action in the conflict.Baird, meanwhile, is under pressure from the head of Syria’s main opposition group who is visiting Can-ada.George Sabra, president of the Western-backed Syrian National Council, said he wants Canada to do more to help put an end to the conflict.“We need to see real move-ment now to protect Syrian people --not only state-ments, we need action,” Sabra said Saturday, prior to a town-hall style meet-ing in Montreal.Sabra, whose coalition is based in Istanbul, Turkey, is scheduled to meet Baird on Wednesday in Montreal. He is visiting Ottawa and Toronto in the meantime.Sabra and Baird, however, don’t appear to agree on how to end the bloodshed in the war-torn country.In contrast to Baird, Sabra said he no longer believes a political solution is pos-

sible, when so many Syr-ians have been killed or forced from their homes.“We have one-million children liv-ing in refugee camps,” Sa-bra said.“In this envi-ronment, who can talk about a political so-lution?”Baird has main ta ined political pres-sure remains the best way to end the civil war.Sabra said he wants to see action from U.S. President Barrack Obama, who has said he considers chemical weap-ons a “red line” in the con-flict. But he said Canada should also play a larger role.“When we think about Canada, we think about human rights. We expect a special role from Canada in this field,” he said.That message was echoed by many Syrian-Canadians who turned out to hear Sa-bra speak at a Montreal

Baird, counterparts express "outrage" over al-leged chemical attacks in Syria

college.Maher Sawaf, a 58-year-old Montrealer originally from Damascus, said he’s concerned about family, friends and the country as a whole. He brought post-ers to the meeting that denounced the “chemical massacre” in Syria.“We’re hoping that this time, after the massacre, that a Western coalition will take action against the Syrian regime,” Sawaf said.

Sabra’s group has faced criticism of its own regard-ing treatment of women and religious minorities.He rejected both charges on Saturday.“We have documents that indicate word by word we will guarantee to improve the situation of women, and (we see) no difference from Muslims to Chris-tians to Jews,” he said.

Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press

Minister of Foreign affairs John Baird

The Canadian government has said foreign-owned com-panies would be able to buy two of four blocks in the 2013 auction, leaving Bell, Rogers and Telus to bid on the other two blocks.

Tiny marketHowever, it’s unclear wheth-er any foreign-owned compa-nies are currently interested in bidding on the blocks of

700 mHz spectrum.

Between the three of them, Bell, Rogers and Telus con-trol more than 90 per cent of Canada’s 26.9 million wire-less subscribers. In global terms, this is a tiny market.

Kevin O’Leary, the chair of O’Leary Funds and one of the judges on Dragon’s Den, told CBC’s Heather Hiscox

on Tuesday that to a com-pany the size of Verizon, the Canadian wireless market is a “rounding error and it’s completely irrelevant.”

O’Brien says that the Cana-dian market is still appealing to foreign-owned companies, but “the market opportunity available now is not.”

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The Ontario Liberals have announced a scaled-back plan for a subway exten-sion into Scarborough to replace the dated rapid transit line.

Transportation Minister Glen Murray said Wednes-day at a news conference that the provincial Liberals are pledging $1.4 billion to extend the Bloor-Danforth line north and east, from Kennedy station to Scar-borough City Centre.At 6.4 kilometres in length, the proposed subway ex-tension is a shortened ver-sion of a plan conditionally approved by Toronto coun-cil back in July, which put the subway’s final termi-nal at Sheppard Ave. East. The newly proposed route would also feature sharper turns, something the TTC has rejected in the past, and it would require the shut-tering of the Scarborough RT during construction.

Murray said Wednesday that without funding com-mitments from the city or the federal government, the province is charging ahead with a plan of their own“We are not asking for any money from the city, we are not asking for any money from the federal government,” Murray said. “Time to end the conversa-tion and start delivering the results.”He added: “I think that people in Scarborough want their subway; they’re tired of talk.”Murray had strong words for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has championed a subway for Scarborough.“We’ve been waiting pa-tiently. The mayor had been mayor now for almost a full term -- he hasn’t de-livered five cents for a sub-way yet,” Murray said.Toronto council voted in July to extend the Bloor-

Danforth subway line into Scarborough instead of moving ahead with a pre-vious plan to build a sev-en-stop light-rail line to replace the aging Scarbor-ough RT.A city manager’s report indicated that a subway ex-tension to Sheppard would cost an additional $1.1 bil-lion. To cover that addi-tional cost, the report rec-ommended a property tax hike of 1.1 per cent to 2.4 per cent over three years, starting in 2015. The report also called for a minimum tax increase of 0.5 per cent in 2014.After council’s vote, TTC Chair Karen Stintz said the money pledged by the province fell short by $400 million.Murray also criticized Ot-tawa, saying he’s been unsuccessful in repeated attempts to talk transit funding with his federal counterpart, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt.Despite this, Murray said he is “very open” to fund-ing commitments from oth-er levels of government.“They can write a cheque, and we can add another subway station,” he said.Murray also said while the province would build the extension, he would prefer that the TTC ultimately op-

erate the subway into Scar-borough.In a statement, Ford said he campaigned on extending the Bloor-Danforth line to Scarborough Town Centre, and thanked the province for “helping me deliver on that promise.”“This is great news and a huge victory for all of us. Scarborough will finally

get its subway,” he said.TTC Chair Karen Stintz was far less pleased with Wednesday’s announce-ment.“We made a decision, we said we’d contribute to a subway, the minister has taken a different ap-proach,” Stintz told CTV Toronto.“(Murray) has decided he wants a different subway, a different route, a different plan.”In a brief email, a spokes-person for Federal Infra-structure Minister Denis Lebel called Murray’s an-nouncements “counterpro-ductive,” and added the government will respond to a letter from Ford re-garding the Scarborough subway “in due course.”Ontario’s opposition par-ties also took issue with Murray’s announcement, accusing the Liberals of changing their plans to suit their own political ends.“After telling the people of

Scarborough subway: Ontario Liberals propose shorter route for extension

Scarborough they would finally have world-class transit, Glen Murray has shown that this was noth-ing more than a tactic to buy votes during the bye-lections,” MPP Doug Ho-lyday told The Canadian Press.“Every time Minister Murray holds a press con-ference, people in Scar-borough get a different promise,” said NDP MPP Rosario Marchese.“I think people in Scarbor-ough and across Ontario are wondering if the Lib-erals are more interested in getting people moving or trying to score political points.”Council passed a motion at the July vote saying the provincial and federal gov-ernment have to decide whether they will provide funding for the Scarbor-ough subway by Sept. 30.

Source: CTV News

Ontario Transportation Minister Glen Murray

Hejazi says that Verizon was likely frightened off by the prospect of aggressive lob-bying efforts by Bell, Rogers and Telus in a comparatively small market.

“They don’t want to come into Canada and fight Telus, Rogers and Bell at every turn,” says Hejazi.

Hejazi recently finished work on a study commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs and International Trade looking into the impact of re-ducing restrictions on foreign investment in telecommuni-cations, finance and transpor-tation.

The study, which Hejazi says

is expected to be released later this year, suggests that by increasing competition, foreign ownership not only improves service and lowers prices, but makes the Canadi-an economy as a whole more competitive.

But given that the deposits for the Jan. 14 spectrum auction are due by Sept. 16, O’Brien says it’s unlikely that another major player will step into the fray.

And due to loopholes in the regulation of the wireless in-dustry, it’s conceivable that one or more of the Big Three could still gain access to some of the 700 mHz spectrum re-served for smaller players by leasing it from the successful bidders.

While Minister Moore has vowed to seek greater compe-tition in the wireless market, O’Brien says that the process should have begun long ago.

“The point I’ve been making for a long time is that the fed-eral government should have started making the foreign investment liberalization be-fore the 2007 wireless spec-trum auction, because now the industry is completely hamstrung.”

Andre Mayer, CBC News

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