Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
Submitted by Ayaka (not verified) on Sat, 10/06/2007 - 03:56.
Gentlemen- let's not get carried away here. Just like any other nation state, Eritrea has the right to pursue its interests which ever way it sees fit. Pretty much the same way the US or anyother nation does. And yes, its governance is very far from perfect.
The Eritrean way of thinking is deeply rooted in maintaining political and economic independence so that national policies and decision making processes do not end up being subservient to foreign hegemonic interests. Be it torture state or not, resolutions like HR 2000 (or whatever it is a congressional committee passed on Ethiopia recently) do not have an effect on Eritrea. this only because it has resisted the temptation of accepting easy handouts and the politial cost that comes with it.
These days the Horn is a checkerboard of geopolitical entities whose foreign policies are based on ideals of realpolitik. As it happens, the Eritreans are better at it than anybody else in the neighborhood. Whether the West accepts it or not, the key to the stability of the Horn is in Eritrea. The US and its war on terrorism are better served by allowing the demarcation of the Eritrean & Ethiopian border.
Yes, Eritrea will maintain its policy of stabilizing Sudan. But will maintain effective control of all Sudanese factions-even after they join the sudanese government. Eritrea needs sudan for crucial imports, and will do its best to keep it stable and in check. The EPLF did just this throughout the 80s. Much of its Sudan policy will continue to be dictated by its relations with Ethiopia.
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Gentlemen- let's not get carried away here. Just like any other nation state, Eritrea has the right to pursue its interests which ever way it sees fit. Pretty much the same way the US or anyother nation does. And yes, its governance is very far from perfect.
The Eritrean way of thinking is deeply rooted in maintaining political and economic independence so that national policies and decision making processes do not end up being subservient to foreign hegemonic interests. Be it torture state or not, resolutions like HR 2000 (or whatever it is a congressional committee passed on Ethiopia recently) do not have an effect on Eritrea. this only because it has resisted the temptation of accepting easy handouts and the politial cost that comes with it.
These days the Horn is a checkerboard of geopolitical entities whose foreign policies are based on ideals of realpolitik. As it happens, the Eritreans are better at it than anybody else in the neighborhood. Whether the West accepts it or not, the key to the stability of the Horn is in Eritrea. The US and its war on terrorism are better served by allowing the demarcation of the Eritrean & Ethiopian border.
Yes, Eritrea will maintain its policy of stabilizing Sudan. But will maintain effective control of all Sudanese factions-even after they join the sudanese government. Eritrea needs sudan for crucial imports, and will do its best to keep it stable and in check. The EPLF did just this throughout the 80s. Much of its Sudan policy will continue to be dictated by its relations with Ethiopia.
Apologies for the typos...