Undisputed Fraternity of the Tyrannized Oromos and Sidamas

In the collapsing tyranny of Abyssinia, the Neo-Nazi administration of the Tigray dictator Meles Zenawi attempts to survive by triggering ethnic conflicts among the tyrannized nations that have been subjugated by the Amhara and Tigray Abyssinians.

In fact, the criminal and inhuman regime of the world´s most racist and discriminatory elites is extremely fragile, and ready to desintegrate by itself. Unrepresentative to extreme degree, Zenawi, Africa´s most bloodthirsty tyrant, knows very well that his regime of Tigray and Amhara death squads is deeply resented, loathed and despised by all the oppressed Ogadenis, Oromos, Sidamas, Afars, Kaffas, Kambattas, Agaws, Shekachos, Anuak and Wolaytias, plus the equally oppressed Amhara and Tigray Muslims.

All this signifies that the Zenawi pestilence represents no more than 18% of the country´s numerous ethno-religious groups. With the internal Abyssinian political and constitutional strife (Amharas vs. Tigrays, monarchists and pro-communists vs. pseudo-republicans) currently reaching levels of paroxysm, one gets a clear picture of the overwhelming rejection of Zenawi´s gang.

To perpetuate his illegitimate grip on power in the derailed African country, Meles Zenawi, after carpet bombarding Ogaden, uses few traitors to fuel enmity between two fraternal, Kushitic nations, the Oromos and the Sidamas. One of the Abyssinian tyranny´s most appalling and inhuman aspects has been the exploitation of the impotence and the poverty into which the Abyssinian (monarchical, pro-communist, and pseudo-republican) tyrants deliberately plunged the country.

Deeds of the Quislings of the Sidamas and Oromos

Under extreme circumstances, survival is not guaranteed, and life costs nothing. It is then easy to find numerically few traitors, who for the sake of some house in the capital and some money, they sell their souls and identities, and accept to become the Quislings of the Sidamas, the Oromos, etc. by becoming officially appointed, and therefore unrepresentative, ´representatives´ of their nations, as local administrators.

These miserable renegades are the responsible for the outbreak of the clashes that occurred a few days ago in and around the town Wando Genet. In a Joint Statement, the Oromo Liberation Front and the Sidama Liberation Front unveiled the outrageous scheme of the Neo-Nazi Abyssinian dictator Zenawi, condemned the events, and demanded increased commitment to the ever undisputed Oromo – Sidama Fraternity.

We publish the Joint Statement integrally, calling all Sidamas and Oromos to simply evoke the great future of Freedom and Independence that only their common struggle against the Neo-Nazi tyranny of the Amhara and Tigray gangs can bring forth, opening for both Kushitic nations the path of Progress, National Integrity, Democracy, Concord, Development, and Prosperity.

Joint Statement by Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Sidama Liberation Front (SLF)

The Wayane/TPLF Instigated Clashes between the Oromo and the Sidama Peoples is a crime against all oppressed peoples in Ethiopia

Once again the TPLF/ EPRDF regime has deliberately instigating armed clashes between Oromo and Sidama peoples, in and around Wando Genet town. The two related Cushitic language speaking peoples have lived as good neighbors for hundreds of years. It is these oppressed peoples that the TPLF regime maliciously turned against each other causing days of violence that claimed the lives of more than 40 people as a result of fighting that went on from April 2, 2008 to April 7, 2008. The clashes caused the death of thousands of cattle, destruction of large amounts of properties and displacement of thousands of people. The Oromo Liberation Front and the Sidama Liberation Front strongly condemn this heinous act of the TPLF/EPRDF regime. This crime against innocent Oromo and Sidama peoples should be condemned by all peace loving people around the world.

Ever since it came to power, the TPLF/EPRDF regime has applied the outdated divide and rule tactics to weaken peoples' national struggles for freedom and justice and sow seeds of disharmony among friendly neighboring oppressed peoples. The TPLF regime's track record of the past 17 years of tyrannical rule is full of such evil intrigues that instigated bloody conflicts among peoples in Ethiopia. Due to TPLF's machinations Oromo and Sidama, Oromo and Somali, Oromo and Gedao, Anywak and Nuer, Oromo and Oromo, and several other oppressed people have clashed, as a result of which thousands of lives were lost, enormous amounts of properties were destroyed and tens of thousands people were displaced in the past 17 years. Behind all the conflicts among peoples in Ethiopia there is always the TPLF regime's security agents. We firmly believe that the TPLF regime deliberately creates distrust and suspicion among peoples who have lived peacefully for many years as neighbors. The minority TPLF regime survives by creating armed clashes among oppressed peoples of Ethiopia. Such heinous act is a crime against all oppressed peoples of Ethiopia.

For years, the OLF and SLF have been issuing warnings to all the peoples in Ethiopia in general and to the Oromo and Sidama peoples in particular to be cautious and not to fall into the trap of TPLF instigated ethnic conflict. It is sad that contrary to our early warnings, the two friendly peoples have now clashed and lives were lost and properties destroyed. We have no doubt that the TPLF regime will continue to foment similar conflicts among the peoples in Ethiopia. Therefore, all the peoples in Ethiopia need to be always vigilant and work together to foil future similar wicked acts of the minority regime.

The TPLF regime is the source of all instability and violence in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. A regime that purposefully disturbs the peaceful and friendly relationship among peoples it claims to "govern" impedes development and progress. Economic growth and development need peace and stability. The TPLF regime has proved itself to be anti people, anti- democracy, anti- peace and anti-progress. For democracy, the rule of law, justice, peace and progress to prevail, the TPLF/EPRDF regime should be removed from power by the joint struggle of all democratic, progressive and peace loving organizations and individuals. All traps and machinations of the TPLF regime should be foiled and defused by the active resistance of all the peoples in Ethiopia. The TPLF regime is a cancer that destroys the friendly relations among our peoples. This cancer must be surgically removed in the interest of all oppressed people of Ethiopia.

Finally, the OLF and SLF vehemently condemn the cruel act of the TPLF regime that resulted in armed conflict between Oromo and Sidama peoples. Again we forewarn the brotherly peoples of Oromo and Sidama in particular and all the peoples in Ethiopia in general to unite and work together against the TPLF regime's evil machinations.

We call upon the international community and governments to exert all necessary pressures on the TPLF regime to stop from its inhuman and destructive policies of deliberately creating armed clashes among oppressed peoples of Ethiopia.

Long Live the Struggle of Oppressed Peoples

OLF and SLF

April 10, 2008

Note

Pitcure: In the streets of Adama (picture) and Awasa, one can notice the social, cultural and behavioural similarities of the Oromos and the Sidamas, two fraternal nations of Kushitic background.