>Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 14:18:11 -0600 (CST)
>From: saleh_ay@ix.netcom.com (SAL AA YOUNIS)
>Subject: Re: [DEHAI] What "Economic Justice"?-response
>To: pnatnael@NODC.NOAA.GOV (Paulos Natnael)
>
>Hello Paulos:-
>
>You wrote:
>
>[deleted for brevity]
>
> << But Saleh, as an example of determining "whatever you believe"
> and sticking with it, you refered to the recruitment practices
> of the EPLF/ELF in the 70's, which I vividly remember
> the reverse to be true; that is, it was the EPLF who was severely
> criticizing and "mercilessly" rediculing ELF's recruitment efforts
> - forced conscription of young people to its ranks - in 1977-78.
> (To be fair, they were right on target; for even the ELF rank and
> file questioned the practice and held it against their own
> leadership in various meetings and seminars; 'cause basically the
> participation until that moment had been voluntary, and
> forced conscription went contrary to that spirit). But later on,
> the EPLF forgot or were forced to forget, I don't know which, their
> opposition to the said practice and started recruiting the same
> way. Therefore, I believe it must have been an EPLF "kfli hzbi"
> cadre who responded sheepishly, "Let me check with the E[P]LF
> leadership!" when he/she was confronted with the question? What do
> you say, ya abu SelaH?" >>
>
>What do I say, Paulos. Well, I guess maybe my mind is playing tricks
>on me. Since I wasn't relating the story second-hand, I thought I was
>fairly certain that it was the EPLF that first started forced
>consciption. I am certain of this because there was a truly memorable,
>venomous critique that appeared in ELF newsletters about the subject.
>It was so memorable, one of my friends--a ex-ELF cadre--has it
>memorized and will, at times, blurt it out to show off his
>Tigrigna-prowess. It goes like this (loose translation offered for
>Mary and other Tigrigna non-speakers):
>
> B' Har-gots-gotsn der-gots-gotsn (through hustle and bustle)
> z-te-aka-Kebe Hylee (power hatched)
> Ab Sinkufin tehawasin (in weak and incapacitated)
> medreK (stage)
> k'shltemn k'gltemn (to collapse and to disintegrate)
> ny Gdin y-Kewin:: (is a certainty)
>
>Translation: "It is inevitable that a power-base hatched through hustle
>and bustle will, in periods of inactivity and incapacity, disintegrate
>and collapse." Hardly prophetic, huh?
>
>So, brother Paulos, what do you say?
>
>Saleh
>
>PS: Tekie, a response to your tough questions is coming up. But I have
>to collect my thoughs for a while...
>
>
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