Ethiopia set up a system in the mid-1990s called ethnic federalism, which carved the country into ethnic-based regions, each with broad power — at least on paper — including the right to secede. But Ethiopia's leaders soon concluded that too much regional autonomy would tear the country apart, and Ethiopia is now more or less centrally controlled by members of a small ethnic group. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN New York Times, February 15, 2008

Ethiopia set up a system in the mid-1990s called ethnic federalism, which carved the country into ethnic-based regions, each with broad power — at least on paper — including the right to secede. But Ethiopia's leaders soon concluded that too much regional autonomy would tear the country apart, and Ethiopia is now more or less centrally controlled by members of a small ethnic group. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN New York Times, February 15, 2008

the people of my own country of Ogadenia stand to get back their dignety as well as their rights.we were born free and no one can make as slaves. this war is leberating our people we want to make an African state which is real Democracy.Ethipia says that we could not feed ourselves but we can.we do not allow anybody to exploit our natural resourses.Ethipia is looting us,killing the innocent people,torturing,hanging the civilians on the trees and dinying t the people to burry the bodies that they killed.they are really the terrorists.victory to oppressed people of the Horn of Africa.

Although this article blames "serious abuses" on the ONLF it does not mention the even more serious human rights abuses that the Ethiopian military has committed against civilians in the Ogaden. They military has carried out a blockade which in effect has attempted to starve the region so that the ONLF will have no base. They are pushing people in the Ogaden off their native land to make way for Chinese oil installments, just like the Sudanese governement is doing in the oil-rich Abjei region.