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Oromo Struggle is no More to be Subotaged by the Triple Hybrid PM Abiy Ahmed!

In the last about six years, the triple hybrid (marital, physical and mental hybrid) PM, Dr Abiy Ahmed, tried to sabotage liberation struggle of the Oromo with support of all elites in pro-Amaranet bloc, just to further suppress the development and growth of Oromumma to its legitimate leading position. Fact on the ground is that Ethiopia is project of Western powers formed and kept to be used as bulwark against the Arab invasion in Eastern Africa. They used elites of christian Habesha at the cost of Oromo nation, whom they consider as mainly muslim society, which need to be checked regularly. That is why the West were always sceptical vis a vis Oromo national liberation movement. They used to sabotage our struggle both covertly and overtly. To that end, Oromo elites were instrumentalized repeatedly. During Oromo’s FDG (Fincila Diddaa Garbummaa/ resistance against tyranny) in the year 2005, Ad. Birtukan was promoted from no where to the main opposition leader to lure Oromo nationals towards supporting Ethiopian unity. As the struggle came to decisive position challenging further existance of the country in 2018, Dr. Abiy was raised from no where to PM position. Both Dr. Abiy and Ad. Birtukan were busy checking genuine Oromo nationals in order to save Ethiopia dominated by Amharanet at the cost of Oromummaa. Are they successful as planned? Time will show us in the future!
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Few years ago, lady Liberty (Ad. Birtukan) was appointed as leader of Ethiopian election board. She was really the right person for that position because of her integrity and honesty. She was not political merchant or political prostitute as Dr. Abiy once mentioned. She is an Oromo woman with principle and moral, whom the fascist Woyane traumatized just because of her political stand point. She was a woman of her words (a lady with QALE, who refused to give in to Meles Zenawi’s intrigue and manipulation. She deserved respect of all Oromo in particular and that of all Ethiopians in general. Why has she been promoted by Abyssinians at all, and why was she then demoted later? Let’s look at the back ground.

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Both Habesha elites and their Western handlers are always busy to deal with Oromo liberation movement. It is not hidden fact that Ethiopia is a project of the West to use it as a bulwark against the influence of Arabs/Islam in Horn of Africa. The views stated in this short essay are personal, which can be complimented or condemned; the author invites his readers to do the feedback. The question to be answered hier can be: is it by chance or by calculation that Birtukan Midhagsa once upon a time has been just promoted to the level of “lady liberty,” “queen Midhagsa” and “Ethiopian Mandela”? How about Dr. Abiy’s promotion now? Why do Oromo elites always be selected to manage crises phases of Ethiopian state (e.g Qusee Dinegde, Teferi Benti, Tesfaye Dinqa, and now Abiy Ahmed)? The answer is in short as follows.

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Oromo liberation movement is simply an anti-thesis of both Arab invasion and European intervention in the Horn of Africa. The whole story started as Semitic influence began 3000 years ago. At that time, Judaism reached northern part of the Horn and some people started to believe in it, but Waaqeffata Oromos rejected the new religion. As Christianity was on its turn to influence the region, again Waaqeffatas resisted it. When Arabs started to invade Africa to expand Islam about 1000 years back, expectedly Waaqeffata Oromos rejected it; and, therefore, they were given the name Qaalla, from which Gaallaa (meaning ‘NO Sayer’) was derived.

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However, this resistance was not absolute, because certain parts of Oromo people were gradually influenced – i.e Christanized (Solomonized) and Islamized (for instance Somalized). One European writer in 14th century wrote that the Christianized Oromo (Christian kingdom of Ethiopia) in today’s north Shewa of Amhara region had a government controlling territory of about only 1000sq.km., being surrounded by non-Christian Oromo. This suggests the fact that today’s Shewa Amhara were the converted and gradually expanded Christanized (Solomonized) Oromo. Leaving the Agaw/Oromo part in the northern Gojam, Gonder, Tigrai, Eritrea and western Wallo, who lost their identities and became today’s Amhara and Tegaru alone, the Amhara of north Shewa seem to be the lost Solomonized Oromo as well as the eastern part of Wallo is an Moslemized Oromo.

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The so-called 16th century “expansion/migration/invasion” of the Oromo was in reality self-protection from both European Christians led by the Portuguese and Arab Muslims led by the Ottoman Turk. These two alien forces fought in the Horn to get influence, and at last, the Oromo defense warriors defeated both invaders and ruled over Gondar dynasty for about 300 years. The Oromo started to lose influence in this region as the christanized Agaw (Qemant) warlord called Tewodros got support from Christian Europeans and attacked specifically Oromo rulers of Yejju dynasty in the mid-nineteenth century; then followed Agaw-Tigrai warlord called Yohannes – again with help of Europeans –, who persuaded Oromo of Wallo to be Christanized by force; at last, Menilik of Solomonized Tuulama Oromo became partner of European colonizers, as they had their conference of scramble for Africa in Berlin at the end of nineteenth century, and he got modern weapons and invaded the whole Oromia and southern nations.

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At that time, the two nations of Abyssinia (covered with their Christian/Semitic name of Amhara and Tegaru) waged a devastating war of colonization on the Oromo and other nations by using weapons they got from the West. European colonizers endorsed and supported the formation of Ethiopian state; then, they protected the empire from the “hostile” Arab world; and now they are using the same empire as a bulwark against “Muslim terrorists” from Middle East. But, unfortunate to the West is that the elites from the two Habesha nations are also competing and fighting against each other for dominance, so they have become more liability than asset, not to give peace and stability needed in the Horn.

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The main threat these Western protectorates of Ethiopian state see against their project is Oromo liberation movement. That is why they sabotaged and hindered all the hitherto Oromo freedom uprisings. They were involved in inhibiting the success of Raya Oromo uprising, Bale Oromo revolt, Oromo movement in Me’ison during Derg era and, of course, in sabotaging move of the OLF in 1991/92. It was because of Oromo liberation movement that Habesha elites and their European/American sponsors opted to divide Somalia and caused havoc for the last many years, thus preventing Somalia from being sanctuary for Oromo armed struggle. Just to mention as example, the invasion of Somalia in 2006 was because of the threat which the TPLF regime felt from OLF and ONLF, who had a possibility to use Somalia as sanctuary.

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This way or that way, both Habesha forces and their Western sponsors wanted to keep Oromo liberation movement under control. Peaceful uprisings against tyranny of the Oromo in years 2001 till 2005 made these two forces to think a modern way of tackling this “Oromo problem.” They promoted Birtukan Midhagsaa from no where to the position of Vice President of the Amhara-oriented major opposition party (CUD) at that time. It seems not to be by chance, but by calculation. Since then, all of them (the ruling Habesha/Tegaru regime, the opposing Habesha/Amhara forces and their American/European sponsors) were preparing her to be seen as a national figure – their main goal was to attract Oromo towards accepting fake Ethiopiawinet (equivalent to Habeshaeinet), on contrary to the flourishing Oromumma as part of true Ethiopiawinet, i.e Kushawinet.

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Birtukan was well-groomed to this status just to distract Oromo’s attention away from the liberation struggle and to destruct the Oromumma movement. She was given a position of “Ethiopian Mandela” and Ethiopiawinet was preached contineously in her behalf by both Habesha groups. This might have attracted attention of few gullible Oromo, but it could not divert the move of conscious Oromo nationalists from unconditional liberation of both Oromo and Oromia. We have already seen how “lady liberty” made politics out of the chance she got just because of her Oromo origin, the chance which was based on calculation in order to deceive Oromo people. Has she been a puppet of Habesha colonizers to oppose Oromo’s just cause or did she use her chance to bring the lasting solution in Ethiopia? She had to choose between these two options.

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How about now? Was Dr. Abiy promoted for the same purpose of diversion or could he be Ethiopia’s de Klerk to dismantle TPLF’s apartheid system and foster democracy? In case he is for the first option and starts to sing the same song of Habesha colonizers, i.e. ignoring Oromo’s question for national freedom and citizens’ liberty, he will be no better than our colonizer Menilik (who also is said to have Oromo background), emperor Haile-Sillasie (who is said to be 4/5th Oromo), and dictator Mengistu Haile-Mariam (who ist also Oromo). Being biologically Oromo actually doesn’t necessarily mean being politically Oromo or psychologically Oromo. To be politically Oromo, he needs to work further for Oromo’s national interest; to be psychologically Oromo, he needs to identify himself with all problems of this oppressed nation. Of course, Dr. Abiy is the only one who identified himself as Oromo and wanted to struggle for Oromo cause and entered Finfinne palace and we hopped that he will not betray his own explicit mission and vision.

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If he chooses the second option (i.e. use his chance to bring lasting solution in Ethiopia), then he really can be de Klerk of Ethiopia and lead the highly needed transition to democracy. Then, he should have in mind that the only lasting solution is Oromo people’s national freedom, be it in the form of Oromia’s autonomy within Ethiopian union (true ethnic federation) or Oromia’s independence within African union based on free will of Oromo people. He, as well as his American/European sponsors, also should have this solution in mind. They can not cheat, ignore or convince the Oromo by suggesting any other solution. If they reject this, the alternative is to live under misery and poverty till Oromo and Oromia will finally be free.

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I personally hope that he would opt for the second option (use his chance to bring lasting solution in Ethiopia). I was optimistic that he can be a bridge for the political blocs (unionist liberators led by Oromo nationalists and democratic unitarists led by politically Amhara elites). Whatever the motive of Habesha elites and their sponsors in promoting him, he had a potential to make politics in the empire a bit lively. This was seen as a threat for the TPLF. We were eager to see, if he really could make OPDO-ANDM cooperation attractive and promote it to become a needed hinderance to the TPLF dominance. If the two opposition blocs (unionists and unitarists) could play smart politics, surely the new “de Klerk” of the empire – Dr. Abiy will clearly see that nothing will happen at the cost of Oromo liberation. The unitarists also should acknowledge this fact and come to their sense; nothing can hinder Oromo liberation movement from achieving its objective.

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All Habesha elites’ political moves (such as promoting the Oromo “lady liberty” to use her as champion of the “peaceful struggle” and to divert attention of people from armed struggle) and promoting Dr. Abiy to appease the Oromo can not distract our attention or destruct our liberation movement. Oromo nationalists should move forward in our struggle for freedom and liberty, despite all these manipulations. It is encouraging to hear and read that OLF-mindset is moving forward in unifying Oromo organizations. I encourage Oromo leaders to push further and make the unity bigger, i.e. include all Oromo freedom fighters in different organizations. After consolidating this unity in Oromo liberation camp, it is not unproductive to forge alliance with non-Oromo forces of freedom and democracy in order to compel the current oppressive regime to succumb.

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Once, we wanted to see how constructive “lady liberty” plays in consolidating Medrek at Home and in supporting (of course, indirectly) formation of alliance in Diaspora against the fascist regime. The common ground for both alliances should, of course, be Oromia’s autonomy within Ethiopian union (vision of OFC) or Oromia’s independence within African union (vision of the OLF). The cry of obsolete minded Habesha feudal lords to get rid of Oromia can not be a solution at the moment, but a cause for further misery. Thanks to the persistence of Oromo liberation movement, nowadays a lot of anti-Biltsigina forces started to call their struggle as that of democratization. These people are joining indirectly Oromo democrats. That is why I dare to say that Ethiopian struggle is now transformed to Oromo struggle, not the opposite as Dr. Haile Hirpha once said: “Oromo struggle is transformed into Ethiopian struggle”.

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Anyways, we congratulated Dr. Abiy for being promoted to Prime Minister of Ethiopia; whatever the motive behind that promotion was and we still watch his further political move. Will he move with obsolete-minded Habesha leaders, who still want to keep the status quo at cost of Oromo liberation struggle or with modern-thinking Oromo leaders, who are searching for lasting solution? Waaqa help him to choose the second! As far as Oromo cause is concerned, let alone any possible move of instrumentalizing Dr. Abiy, even all the atrocities made for many centuries didn’t hinder us from struggling for our God-given cause of national freedom and citizens’ liberty. That is why I wanted to see Dr. Abiy act as de Klerk and foster a transition to democracy, so that an Ethiopian Mandela can be the true example of Nelson Mandela, rather than being cheap puppet of Habesha elites.

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Last but not least, to answer the question I raised in the title, history written by professionals will show us why this young Oromo man is now well-groomed, adored and respected by Habesha elites and their Western sponsors. I wish Oromo politicians be vigilant and look at the probable mischief hiding behind all the theaters. We can speculate a lot, but good is to follow the reality and then act accordingly. Whether his life/political experience is by chance or by calculation will be seen and told in the future. Be whatever it is, the message we, Oromo people, should send to his promoters is that nothing at the cost of Oromo nation will benefit their own interest and that of all nations in the Horn. As long as the Oromo and Oromia are under oppression and occupation, thinking about democracy, peace and development of the region is simply a pipe dream. I hope they all start to struggle for release of all political prisoners, in case their motive is really to advance human rights. I wish that they all come to their sense and promote Oromo cause as part of the solution, and I again wish good luck for Dr. Abiy – the potential de Klerk of Ethiopia, who was not Medwedev of Ethiopia to be manipulated by Putin of Ethiopia (by Abay Tsehaye)! Who will be Mandela of Ethiopia to take over power from him in the future can be our next topic of discussion. Birtukan lost the opportunity of being a midwife to help the “de Klerk give birth to Mandela” in the year 2021. Was this wishful thinking? Is Dr. Abiy another instrument of the West to sabotage Oromo struggle? If yes, then surely, this Triple Hybrid shall not succeed in sabotaging the legitimate leadership of Oromumma in future Oropia (Oromumma led Ethiopia).