A 09/01 Memo and Contribution from San Diego
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of our armed struggle,
Eritreans in San Diego—who oppose the dictatorial regime—recently met at
the Malcolm X Public Library in San Diego. During the meeting those
gathered condemned the atrocities that are being committed against our
people, and renewed their vow to stand united against this regime until
we see its demise. The war of liberation that started in September 1961
ended in May 1991and brought about the creation an “independent,”
sovereign nation, which—as it stands today—is at war with its own
people, in conflict with all its neighbors, and at odds with the
international community.
Eritrea, under one man’s rule, became a North Korean-style military
camp with deepening political crisis, economic catastrophe and social
disharmony. Its people fought for thirty years and paid a tremendous
price for a “freedom” that has only replaced colonial (Ethiopian) rule
with something worse: a home-born, and home-grown terrorist regime whose
modus operandi is rooted in fraud, intimidation,
assault, battery and incarceration. This
regime has turned the land into a nation of slaves with one master,
elect of the devil leading its people to hell.
The meeting, which took place in San Diego on September 1st,
calls on all Eritreans in the Diaspora to rise up against this
dictatorial regime. Rise up just like you did against the “Dergue” and
his predecessor. Join forces with your fellow compatriots in the
opposition to save our children, who are
bound to a catastrophic end of worthlessness and ignorance. Eritreans
are on the verge of losing their honor, civility and well-known
tradition of creativity, and sensibility. With constitutional guarantees
to safeguard our lives, we in the Diaspora have the privilege to be able
to think and speak freely, and we have ample opportunities and access to
information. Because of the rights and privileges we enjoy as Eritreans
of the Diaspora, we, ultimately, have a moral obligation to stand up for
the rights of our people who are still in Eritrea.
Our meeting commended the heroism of the freedom marchers on the East
Coast who are walking more than 250miles to demonstrate their disdain
for the despotic regime that has a strangle hold on Eritrea right now.
We also pay special tribute and convey heart felt gratitude to our
European friends who have joined in on this peaceful demonstration. The
San Diegan opposition members are contributing $500.00 (five hundred US
dollars) to the marchers as a symbol of our solidarity and commitment to
the cause. We wish you good luck in your future endeavors.
In closing, we call on all the leadership of the opposition
organizations to urgently unite their forces and focus their efforts on
the enemy of the people. We believe all opposition
organizations—ideologically and/or politically—fall into less than five
organizational categories, and the need for convergence is critical. The
call of our people to unite should not fall on deaf ears. Time after
time, our people are not only asking, they are demanding it!
Victory to the Eritrean People!
No dictator is Almighty (Kulu zike’a lo)!
It will soon fall!
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