This psychopath doesn't even understand what he is talking about. Here an excerpt from an interview he gave to one of the western journalists, who spotted him, allegedly, in a village called Samre recently.
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Getachew Reda, a leading member of the "Tigray Defense Army", wants to fight until the region in northern Ethiopia becomes independent
Journalist (J): Mr. Getachew, the TDF has launched an offensive against the Eritrean and Ethiopian armed forces. Is it successful?
Getachew Reda (GR) A lot. In the past few days we have wiped out two brigades from the 31st and two brigades from the 11th Ethiopian Division. The soldiers were armed to the teeth and had heavy artillery, howitzers and mortars. We captured more than 2,000 soldiers. Because the ratio between captured and killed soldiers is usually 1: 3, we assume that we killed over 6,000 soldiers.
J: And how many have you lost?
GR: Several dozen. Since the fighting began last November, our 4th Army has only lost 160 people, but killed tens of thousands of Abiy Ahmed's soldiers. The commander of our 4th Army recently told me that even killing becomes tiresome at some point. The numerical superiority of our opponents still exists: We have tens of thousands of fighters, who face 1.1 million Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers.
J: What do you want actually to achieve militarily?
GR: We will retake Tigray and make sure none of our opponents can attack us again.
J: That sounds ambitious.
GR: We can count on the support of the population and know how to fight. 99 percent of the Ethiopian wars were fought here in Tigray.
J: Civilians have never suffered as much from the fighting as they do today. The TDF is involved in this. Whenever you attack, the other side will take revenge on the population.
GR: Our cat and mouse game marked the first chapter of liberation. We will change these tactics. In the future, we will keep control of the regions that we have captured. And Samre, where we are right now, becomes our center.
J: And your enemy has to swallow it that easy?
GR: Abiy Ahmed's troops hardly worry us. They run away after the first shots.
J: And the Eritreans?
GR: For them this conflict is a struggle for survival. If you lose in Tigray, you will lose at home too. We have to weaken them to such an extent that they no longer pose a threat to us. If your President Isaias Afewerki should also be killed in the process, that is fine with us. And when they leave Tigray, we will follow them.
J: Up to the Eritrean capital Asmara?
GR: If that is necessary to destroy their military capacity, why not? But I believe that the Eritreans want to fight the conflict here.
J: Even if you do succeed in defeating your enemies, Tigray's position will be quite hopeless. Wedged between two hostile powers, with no chance of economic independence.
GR: So we have to make sure not to be cooped up. Even if we have to destroy all of Abiy Ahmed's armed forces to do so. Our people must be able to live in safety here.
J: At some point, however, you will have to speak to Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afewerki. Such a conflict cannot be resolved only militarily.
GR: The political solution is our self-determination. It could be guaranteed by our independence. Until recently, I was a staunch supporter of the Ethiopian idea, also as a minister in Addis Ababa. But now we are no longer interested in helping to determine the fate of Ethiopia. We care about our own safety.
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TPLF's Getachew Reda has got a short memory
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J: Do you think Abiy will guarantee this one day?
GR: If you knew how politics work in Addis Ababa, you wouldn't be asking that question. Once the military capacity of the Ethiopian armed forces is decimated, there is no longer any reason for Abiy Ahmed's government to continue. His raison d'étre is then over.
J: The conflict over Tigray is not the only one threatening to tear Ethiopia apart. The existing tensions between Oromo and Amhara could be even more disastrous. Some see parallels to Yugoslavia ...
GR: ... this is exactly how it could end.
J: Is there a foreign power that can still prevent that?
GR: We do not expect salvation from the international community. First and foremost, Tigray's government needs to be reinstated. And then we must hold those responsible for the crimes committed over the past few months to account.
J: Your party, the TPLF, is accused of leading a fairly authoritarian regime in Ethiopia for decades.
GR: The TPLF wasn't the only ruling party. There were also the Orom, the Amharic and Somali coalition partners. However, we are ready to face the courts if there is evidence of our wrongdoing. Indeed, I believe that the government should have responded to the mass protests of the Oromo youth in 2015 and 2016 in a more peaceful way. We should take responsibility for not doing this.
J: How did the hatred between Eritreans and Tigray become so merciless?
GR: Afewerki ruled Eritrea for decades like a medieval prince with an iron fist. He made us responsible to his people for their bitter poverty. The Eritreans lack the courage to hold their leaders accountable for their misery. Now they are venting their anger on us, for which I have no understanding whatsoever.
J: The TPLF has a reputation problem with the rest of the Ethiopian population. She is accused of dominating the country's politics and reserving key government and military posts for Tigray.
GR: This is what the Amhara elite say.
J: Many Oromo say that too.
GR: We have become Ethiopia's scapegoat. We are blamed for all errors of the government, including those of the Oromo or Amhara. We can't force anyone to like us. If the Amhara have problems living with us, then we will just insist on our independence. We are very hardworking people. Even under the Derg military rule, most of the business people lived in Tigray. Under Abiy Ahmed, the number of Amharic businessmen has multiplied. If they are successful, the Amhara see it as their merit. If they fail, it is Tigray's fault.
Interview: Johannes Dieterich
Translation: Google Translator
GR: If you knew how politics work in Addis Ababa, you wouldn't be asking that question. Once the military capacity of the Ethiopian armed forces is decimated, there is no longer any reason for Abiy Ahmed's government to continue. His raison d'étre is then over.
J: The conflict over Tigray is not the only one threatening to tear Ethiopia apart. The existing tensions between Oromo and Amhara could be even more disastrous. Some see parallels to Yugoslavia ...
GR: ... this is exactly how it could end.
J: Is there a foreign power that can still prevent that?
GR: We do not expect salvation from the international community. First and foremost, Tigray's government needs to be reinstated. And then we must hold those responsible for the crimes committed over the past few months to account.
J: Your party, the TPLF, is accused of leading a fairly authoritarian regime in Ethiopia for decades.
GR: The TPLF wasn't the only ruling party. There were also the Orom, the Amharic and Somali coalition partners. However, we are ready to face the courts if there is evidence of our wrongdoing. Indeed, I believe that the government should have responded to the mass protests of the Oromo youth in 2015 and 2016 in a more peaceful way. We should take responsibility for not doing this.
J: How did the hatred between Eritreans and Tigray become so merciless?
GR: Afewerki ruled Eritrea for decades like a medieval prince with an iron fist. He made us responsible to his people for their bitter poverty. The Eritreans lack the courage to hold their leaders accountable for their misery. Now they are venting their anger on us, for which I have no understanding whatsoever.
J: The TPLF has a reputation problem with the rest of the Ethiopian population. She is accused of dominating the country's politics and reserving key government and military posts for Tigray.
GR: This is what the Amhara elite say.
J: Many Oromo say that too.
GR: We have become Ethiopia's scapegoat. We are blamed for all errors of the government, including those of the Oromo or Amhara. We can't force anyone to like us. If the Amhara have problems living with us, then we will just insist on our independence. We are very hardworking people. Even under the Derg military rule, most of the business people lived in Tigray. Under Abiy Ahmed, the number of Amharic businessmen has multiplied. If they are successful, the Amhara see it as their merit. If they fail, it is Tigray's fault.
Interview: Johannes Dieterich
Translation: Google Translator
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Re: TPLF's Getachew Reda has got a short memory
While GR is touting about his winng "a lot" here is the story from the other side, already before he opened his big mouth. It is only the story tellers that are telling only one side of it, for whatever reason.
The man of such short memory seems to have totally forgotten about the "Drones" his camp was crying foul just few months before. The Ethiopian military is just over there, watching every movement of this man of short memory.
In the meanwhile the suffocation has already started, let them keep dancing and shooting their rifles into the air.
The man of such short memory seems to have totally forgotten about the "Drones" his camp was crying foul just few months before. The Ethiopian military is just over there, watching every movement of this man of short memory.
In the meanwhile the suffocation has already started, let them keep dancing and shooting their rifles into the air.