Ethiopia has so many
“ambassadors” and “diplomats” across the globe. Unfortunately, they neither
represent our country nor can proudly stand in front of the oppressed people of
Ethiopia. If at all they dare to do so, they know that they will be booed, condemned
and pelted with rotten eggs, if not worse. The reason why they are held in
great contempt is that they are emissaries of tyranny that constantly lie and
degrade themselves to please their TPLF paymasters. The opportunists and
sycophants that shamelessly call themselves Ethiopian diplomats and ambassadors
are actually willing accomplices of TPLF’s untold crimes, oppression and
plunder against the poor people of Ethiopia.
One of TPLF’s admirable
skills is admittedly grooming and recruiting servile puppets and opportunists
in different colors and stripes, such as Hailemariam Desalegn, Girma
Woldegiorgis, Shimelis Kemal and Tesfaye Habiso, who will do and say anything
as long their bellies are taken care of. TPLF’s Trojan horses, disguised as
ambassadors, like Girma Biru, Genet Zewidie, Dawit Yohannes, Kassahun Ayele,
Fisseha Yimer, Berhanu Kebede, Suleiman Dedefo, Teshome Toga, Konjit
Sinegiorgis, Tekeda Alemu, Degfie Buala et al, not to mention TPLF’s
first-class emissaries and missionaries all over the world, are unscrupulous
messengers of the criminals in power. They are driven by greed, self-interest
and TPLF’s privileged reps at every embassy. They loyally and slavishly serve
their masters at Arat Kilo that have been committing all sorts of brutal
repressions and atrocities against the people of Ethiopia. Quite obviously,
their bellies are always full but, alas, their conscience is starkly empty.
The greater majority of
“ambassadors” and “diplomats” shamelessly tell the world that Ethiopia is
democratizing, human rights is constitutionally guaranteed, free press is
flourishing, the economy is booming without saying whose economy it is….They
are willingly enslaved to constantly condemn the past and praise the prevailing
apartheid system under the guise of ethnic federalism. After all, it they dare
to tell just a gain of truth, they know they will be booted out by the TPLF.
That is why they are just wagging their tails like hungry dogs to please their
masters that throw them some bones to gnaw.
While the so-called
ambassadors and diplomats work against the basic interests of Ethiopia and
Ethiopians, there are unpaid missionaries of freedom that have been traveling
far and wide to defend liberty, condemn tyranny and expose the daylight
robberies in Ethiopia. One man stands tall above others. Our brother artiste
and activist Tamagn Beyene, who has been the unwavering voice of truth and
freedom for over two decades, is undoubtedly one of Ethiopia’s real ambassadors
serving the nation tirelessly and selflessly. Unlike TPLF’s bogus ambassadors
and diplomats, who represent no one but tyranny and brutality, Tamagn speaks
the unvarnished truth loudly and clearly.
Had Tamagn just wanted to
fill his belly at the expense of his conscience, he would have stayed closer to
his former friend, billionaire tycoon Sheik Mohammed Al Amoudi. In a video clip
I had once the privy to watch, Al Amoudi praises Tamagn gushingly as his most
beloved brother. He said Tamagn never asked him to do anything for himself but
to be generous to others. But the most serious difference between them appears
to be the Sheik’s blind support to the TPLF regime, the ethno-fascist
oppressive front that has been dividing and misruling Ethiopia for over two
decades. When Al Amoudi became one of the sponsors of TPLF’s tyranny, the once
respected billionaire fell from grace and his immense fortune proved to be not
worthy enough to buy back the genuine respect and love of the Ethiopian people.
No matter how poor Ethiopians are, they know their true friends and allies
irrespective of their wealth.
The tireless Tamagn
never says no when it comes to promoting the interests of Ethiopia and
Ethiopians across the world. I had the privilege to travel to a few cities with
Tamagn for ESAT’s fundraising events. His unmatchable love for his country, his
passion for freedom, unwavering voice for the truth, humor and eloquence has
won him genuine admiration and respect among his fellow Ethiopians.
Tamagn is currently
touring Europe to garner support for ESAT, which has emerged as a powerful
voice for Ethiopia. Wherever he goes, patriotic Ethiopians come out in full
force to receive and honor him. While TPLF emissaries are held in contempt and
spat at wherever they go, Tamagn Beyene gets accolades and flowers. While
Ethiopia’s so called ambassadors and diplomats hide from the ordinary men and
women that they were supposed to serve as servants, Tamagn enjoys acclamations
and standing ovations. In contrast to that, when “Ethiopian” embassies hold
meetings, the majority handpicked to attend are surely TPLF agents, members and
their cronies. The rest of Ethiopians who are asking hard questions are
excluded shamelessly.
There may indeed be a
few junior diplomats, but certainly none at ambassadorial and high-ranking
levels, that want to serve their country and people with integrity. But that is
obviously mission impossible as long as they humbly serve their blood sucker
paymasters at every embassy, which have been effectively converted into TPLF’s
foreign offices at the expense of poor taxpayers. They all know full well that
even the ministry of foreign affairs, the supposed command center of diplomacy,
is one of the useless government agencies that have been crippled with
discrimination, corruption and nepotism. In order to serve as a diplomat, the
most important criterion is being slavish and servile to the TPLF. Never tell
any inconvenient truths that can offend the TPLF. That is the unwritten rule
that no one can break.
The famous journalist
and scholar Isaac Goldberg (1887-1938) once said that diplomacy is the art of
doing and saying the nastiest things in the nicest way. Unfortunately, our
ambassadors and most of our diplomats do and say the nastiest things in the
nastiest way. In the process, they have lost their conscience, honor and
dignity for the sake of serving the TPLF, one of the worst terrorist
organizations in the world. If there are any “diplomats” with a conscience,
they should join the struggle for freedom and dignity, sooner rather than
later. It is better to starve in dignity and earn a living by working hard
rather than being paid for standing against the oppressed people of Ethiopia.
Let every “diplomat”,
irrespective of their rank, answer one simple question honestly. Who are you
serving? The people of Ethiopia, yourself or TPLF’s ethno-fascistic tyranny. We
already know the answer but you also need to sleep over it.
As far as so many
Ethiopians are concerned, Tamagn Beyene is the foremost but unpaid
ambassador-at-large of Ethiopia, who is inspirational to millions of
Ethiopians. On the contrary, the depressing agents and emissaries of tyranny,
whose main mission is lying on behalf of the despicable TPLF-led regime, are
condemned to live in hiding—not from criminals but from the ordinary men and
women that they were supposed to serve with clear conscience and utmost
humility. Some people may wonder what an ambassador-at-large does. According to
the Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy, an ambassador-at-large is a diplomat or
a minister of the highest rank who possesses great experience and as a result
appointed to handle major issues without being tied to a particular country. As
per diplomatic protocol, an ambassador-at -large is addressed as His/Her
Excellency.
I personally salute
Tamagn for his patriotism, integrity and struggles for freedom. I see him as my
older brother with admiration and veneration. As Tamagn said once, everyone one
of us have a calling to stand for the dignity and liberty of our country no
matter how high the cost is. If few individuals can make a difference, all the
oppressed people of Ethiopia can do miracles when they rise up in unison
against TPLF’s unjust war against Ethiopia and its people. Yes, we can
undoubtedly reclaim our God-given liberties and the land we can proudly call
Ethiopia.
His Excellency Tamagn
Beyene, represents me and millions of freedom-loving and voiceless Ethiopians
wherever his goes. He has the full authority to speak on behalf of ordinary
Ethiopians like me that aspire to make tyranny history in our beloved country
suffering under oppressors and occupiers. The unpaid ambassador-at-large serves
us with utmost integrity unlike those who will be asked, sooner or later, to
reimburse all the salaries and benefits that they are paid for working against
the people of Ethiopia.
Your Excellency Tamagn
Beyene, I take my hats off for your unflinching, unwavering, consistent and
vocal stand against the ethno-fascistic enemies of freedom that have turned our
country into one giant prison. We will march together until tyranny is defeated
in Ethiopia once and for all.
In the end, we shall
overcome
FROM SEBIAWI
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