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Somalia: Ethiopian Generals Complain About New PM
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Garowe Online (Garowe)
29 January 2008
Posted to the web 29 January 2008
Ethiopia's top military commanders serving in Somalia have dispatched a letter to the country's interim president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, expressing their dissatisfaction with the policies of new Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein, confidential sources tell Garowe Online.
The exact contents of the letter have not been independently verified yet, but government sources in Mogadishu and Baidoa privately confirmed the existence of the letter.
The Ethiopian generals expressed their displeasure with the way Prime Minister Nur Adde is running his new government, said reliable sources with first-hand knowledge of the letter.
The letter was also sent to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, President Yusuf's main backer.
The generals' central argument in the letter is that the Prime Minister makes decisions without consulting Ethiopian army commanders based in the capital Mogadishu, the sources said.
Prime Minister Nur Adde is "not as expected" and that the army commanders "cannot work with him," the Ethiopian commanders complained.
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Sources close to the Prime Minister confirmed to Garowe Online that he is aware of the letter, but declined further comment concerning its exact contents.
Since his arrival in Mogadishu last week, Prime Minister Nur Adde has refused to meet with top Ethiopian commander Gen. Gabre, according to a Cabinet source who did not wish to be named in print.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Zenawi is largely believed to have personally hand-picked former Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi, who resigned last October under Ethiopian pressure following a serious rift with President Yusuf.
This is a very clear indication that the prime minister is trying to work independently and for the good of Somalia irrespective of Ethiopian soldiers happiness/agreement with his plans. This is exactly what should be expected from a prime minister after all he is elected/picked/selected, whatever you want to call it, in order to work on what he believes is right and not get dictated by outsiders. And of course, as usual when one does this, he is labeled as a bad boy by the invaders. Sad but real!
Almost Every African Nation has a puppet in the hot seat As a Somalian & As A African I Walk With Pride.I Enjoy Studying Ethio-History,The top Commanders & The Ethio-government have no right to be In Somalia Last year 7,000 And more innocent people were killed and 8,000 were wound and only 4 hospitals in the city with only 2 working,innocent lifes are being wasted for nothing. the ethio-army are changing bases every week or so in neighbhoods populated with family they come under attack & they move life are being lost every move they make... [Read Full Text]
I think we should blame President Clinton for having abandoned Somalia soon after the Black Hwk disaster. Had he stayed a little longer, according to those who were on the ground, the situation in Somalia would have stablised and Ethiopians wouldn't have to pick up where 50 thousand UN Peacekeepers left. A pivotal Nation at the gateway of major thoroughfare shouldn't have been left in the hands of profiteers, avantourists, pirates and other scams of the Earth. I had some misgivings about Ethiopian Incursion but once it is 'fait accompli', it will be disasterous for the whole World to have... [Read Full Text]
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