Defeat-Mongerer-in-Chief, Prof. Ephraim Isaac, and Oromo Dialogue Forum’s Founder, Obbo Leenco Lata
Gadaa.com | June 24, 2012
(Note that the face of the third person in the photo has been disguised by Gadaa.com’s news-desk for privacy reason.)
The photo shows the “founder” of the Oromo Dialogue Forum (Waltajii Marii Oromoo), Obbo Leenco Lata (left), entering a meeting room with the company of Prof. Ephraim Isaac (right) in July 2011 in Minnesota. The reason of their meeting in Minnesota had not been disclosed to the public.
The Professor
Prof. Ephraim Isaac is the defeat-mongerer-in-chief aka Zenawi’s “peace-maker,” according to critics, who accuse Prof. Isaac of being TPLF’s handpicked “elder.” Among the Oromo, he’s well-known as the “elder” who negotiated Obbo Ababiya Abajobir’s decommissioning from the just struggle of the Oromo people for national self-determination, including and up-to independence.
Overall, in dealings Prof. Ephraim Isaac has been involved in so far, such as the Ogaden ONLF, Kinijit and the OLF/Ababiya-Abajobir cases, neither the peace has been achieved nor the issues have been resolved, though Prof. Isaac claims that he’s on a mission to peacefully revolve conflicts in the Horn of Africa by partnering with one of the worst dictators of the Horn of Africa’s recent history – Atse Zenawi.
Some actually say that, when Atse Zenawi is unable to defeat his opponents, he sends Prof. Ephraim Isaac to finish them off through “peaceful resolution” aka “negotiations.” The following article, written in 2007 by Oromo Affairs, describes the “tactics of negotiations,” as perfected by Atse Meles Zenawi.
The case of OLF/Ababiya-Abajobir is presented below as it’s a textbook example of the failure of Prof. Ephraim Isaac’s approach of taming the victim, instead of stopping the victimizer, namely Atse Zenawi.
Is Oromo Dialogue Forum’s Precursor the “Peace Organization”?
Some accuse the Oromo Dialogue Forum of attempting “to abort the Oromo national liberation struggle” in more or less the same way of the already failed “peace organization” of Obbo Ababiya Abajobir, the former high-ranking Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) member, who decided to abandon the Oromo national liberation struggle in 2008 before the realization of the Oromo people’s quest for national self-determination and freedom – for which Obbo Ababiya Abajobir himself spent a decade in the Ethiopian Empire’s high-security torture prison of Maikelawi.
–Full Text History Gadaa.com
There’s no new agenda from Atse Yohannis to Minilik down to Atse Zenawi. The Abesha have the same mental set and aim in or on Oromiya. By no means do they want to see the Oromoo sons and daughters have power on their fatherland! Rather they want to subdue and silence them shamefully. They always dig holes in which the Oromoo find themselves standing in ashamed of who they are and what they have done. Rather, what surprises me is our stupidity not to learn from history. About 150 years and rules of Atses have proved who and what they are for Oromoo. But the Oromoo are not learning from all this time and all these rules. Oromoo has excellent proverb to express this: 1.Kuruphee dedheettii bakka tokkotti lama darbatu
2. Takka dhuufuun dhiirummaadha; lammaffaan wadalummaadha.
Namni baru irraa bara; kan hin barre silaa’uu hin baru!
I understand the objective of the trio; they might envy Dr. Nagaasoo Gidaadaa. We see how he failed also.
In summary, the Oromoo have to either accept defeat or fight for thier freedom in unison.
OROMOO SHOULD READ THIS ARTICLE ALSO:http://ayyaantuu.com/horn-of-africa-news/oromia/any-form-of-negotiation-forum-with-tplf-is-for-division-and-disunity-among-oromoo-people/.
OROMOO SHOULD WORK TO AVOID GOBENAS WHICH ARE OBSTACLES TO OROMOO FREEDOM.
I can not say too much. But my question is about Negaso,Lenco,Dimma Nego. Are they really oromo?I doubt guys. Even if they are oromoo in blood their work is dismantle and dis intigrate oromo and oromoo struggle. For example , Lenco is the one who put all the military into camp and dissociate the oromo force and length the struggle. He was the one who said “I am not ready to rule the oromo in 1992″. He was/is the one who was advising the oromo struggle that leads to down and down. he was the one who opposes the unity of Oromia and Oromoo struggling forces. Now he is the one became as “Oromoo Dialogue Forum”. Funny!! Funny!! Funny!! Oromoon Leencoo, Oromiyaan Leencoo–Dhimma oromoo mmararratti Leencoon keessa jiraa. badii uumame hundaaf osoo duubasaa ilaaltanii Leencoon keessa hin dhibu.Ani gamakoon waanan jedhu hin qabu. Garuu waaqayyoo sammoo saba isaaniif yaadu isaaniif haalatu. Maal qabsaa’uta addunyaarraa akka gaararraa gagalagalu akkasii dubbisees argees hin beeku. Fknf Jonga Rangi hanga dhumaatti qabsaa’e. Savivn Qabsoorratti du’e. Nelson Mandellan hanga bilisummaatti hidhamee qabsaa’ee, Isayyas hiryaan isaa eritreaaf hanga du’utti qabsaa’e. Kankeenya Ilamaan harumuutu kan galmashee hin beeknee. Slphina guddaadha kun!! Itti yaadaa
DEAR ALL Oromos,
As all of you said our struggle for Liberty and freedom continously confronting our internal enemy while fighting our historical enemie in every corner too thanks to our true Oromo nationalists.Great sabako, I proud of you those who are exposing the hidden agenda of the so-called “Waltajii Marrii Oromoo” whose true agenda is to finish the unfinished duty-Disarm the OLA and to abort the Oromo struggle for their personal interest over national interest,if any they have the Oromo blood at all.
Waltajii Marrii Oromoo-Oromo Dialogue Forum being born in 1993 when Leencoo supported by Dimaa ordered and disarmed OLA,and encircled by enemy army while our fighters crying to fight their enemy, our best fighters were left massacred by enemy squad and their blood splashed over Oromian rivers for what our nation crying and never forget that pain while Leencoo celebrating the TPLF victory
over our bodies.
Following Leencoo-Dimaa strange journey they were among the Manguddotaa Oromoo for reconcilation for our Tokkummaa resulted in failure sabotaged by them in having in mind such polarizing agenda.
Oromo Dialogue Forum with its LEENCOO-DIMAA-ABABIYAA ABAJOBIR evil axis financed by the TPLF through the middle man Prof.Ephraim is neither peace organization nor an Oromo independent organization, but only as the agent of the TPLF and hence the true Oromo daughters and sons must updating our national guard and fighting back as always against our internal enemies including Waltajii Marii Oromoo too.We stand in unison by true Oromummaa against those gantuus and fire up the struggle for Independence/Ibsaa Guutamaa/
Down with gantuus!
Oromiyaa shall be free!
Bara 2008/9, Jen. Kamaal karoora dirree (Military Program and Strategy) qophesine hoggana Shanee Gummiitif dhihesine jedhe. Sagantaa nuharkaa fudhatani torban booda itti hinamannu jedhan jedhe. Tarkaanfin fudhanne tokko kanaaf jedhe. Wal dhabin tokko asira ka’a jedhe. Yoo wanti Jen Kamaal jedhu dhugaa ta’e, ilaalchi hidhannoon hin amannu akkamitti dhufe, karaa kam dhufe, kkf gaaffi kaasa. Yaadi kun karaa Prof. Ephrem akka dhufe shakkin hinjiru. WBOn gargaarsa motumma Ameerikaa (USAID) irra argachaa akka tures dhageenyeera. Akkamitti dhaabate namumti kana kaase hinjiru. Gargaarsi akka dhaabatu enyutu kana godhe namumti kaase hinjiru. Shakkin Prof Ephrem bira jira. Karaa nagaan hin fixna jechuun motummaa Amerikaa amansiisudha. Sana booda motummaan Amerikaa gargaarsa dhaabdi. Namoota shanee Gumii walqunamti qaban kan akka Obbo Lencoo Lataa amansiisudha. Obbo Lencoon dhugaa itti fakaate Obbo Dawud fi namoota walin hojatan amansiisudha. Lamu nan sufattu jette jartin. “Dialogue” kamiyyu yaa adeemu fulduratti TPLF walin. TPLF isa hidhatu sosobachifi addaan hiru-akkataa umurii dheerefattu yaaddi malee Oromiyaan haaxiqaatu akka “authonoums” taatu hinfeetu. Namoota “influential” ta’an sosobatte biyyatti akka deebi’an yaaddi TPLF. Humna namaan dadhabsisu yaaddi.
Wal irratti duulu dhisu qabna. Al tokko wal jaju al tokko diina walii ta’u gaari miti. Amma kana yaadnu, hundi keenya akkamitti gahee ofi “contribute” goona yaadu. Waligalteen dhabamu akka waligalaniin walitti dhufani gahee ofii hojachu. Abbaa Biyyaa TPLF waliin araara yaalus, TPLF sosobachuuf malee araaara dhugaaf miti. Namootni maqaan isaani ka’us Dr Dimaafi Obbo Lencoo shira TPLF hubachudha. Kan amma barbaadnu akkamitti yeroo gabaaba kessatti “alternative” taanadha. Dhagaa walitti darbachu irra-halagaa xiyyefachu. Tokko darbatu tokko deebi kenna. Maal nugodha dhagaa walitti darbachun?.
Rakkon dijju keenya jiru hikkamu garidha. Hikkamu baatus akkuma waligalutti walitti dhufani yeroo gabaaba kessatti biyoota gurgurdoof “alternative” ta’udha. Poolisi qabnu poolisii biyoota gurgurddaa walin akka deemu gochu, waan dhagahu fedhan irratti hojachuu barbaada yeroon. Humni har’a WBO gargaaru sadarkaa ONLF gesisuf gahaadha. Sana booda gargaarsa motumootaatti ceha. Cesisuf immo polisii isaani walin akka adeemu godhama. Ummatni sumaalee humna WBO gargaaru gadi bay’inaan. Jabaatani achin gahudha. Hinaaffa guddaa nu keesatti uume. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIyXk0T280I.
Well,we have atheylready learnt their disguised plan.they are trying to re-implement thier failed mission through the so called dialogue form.no more fooling mr.lencho plz stay away from oromo poltics.
Seenaa irraa namni hinbaratiin homaarraa barachuu hindanda’u. Woyyaaneen dhaaba siyaasaa kamuu wajjin nagaadhaan/araaraan dubbii hiiktee hinbeektu. Jalqaba daggala keessa yommuu turte dhaabota siyaasaa hedduu maqaa araaraan erga walitti qabdee booda dhukaasa ittibanuun ajjeesaa akka turte dubbatama. Fknf. EDU irratti.
WBO mooraa galchuudhaan dhukaasa irratti banaa turuun ishiis ni yaadatama. Dhaaba abaaramtuu kana waliin nagaan/mariitiin QBO tiif furmaata barbaadna jedhanii warri haasa’an yookaan doofota ykn ta’e jedhanii QBO balleessuuf ka akeekkatan qofa.
I am 32 years aged before my first berth day he is the one who formed OLF until today he was involved in different powerful rank after 40 year time he told us OLF is not organization
It is Counterfeit for him .we do not want to lesson him .he is our historical enemy .
Gazahng Bekele
Anybody, Oromo or non-Oromo person, who suports, finances or sympathises with the Leenco-Diimaa- Bayan evil axis, including their “Radio Marii Biyaa” purchased reporters, should be charged with Leencoo,Diimaa, and Meles for the serious crime they have been committing against humanity, targeting, particularly, ethnic Oromos to genocide.
Seems as if watching “Harald and Laurel” so many intellectuals! unbelievable. Does it really fit to the principle and standard of Ayyaantuu.com?
Peace! my Folk
Guys, guys, guys ! I do not think this is a healthy approach to a national struggle. There is no one formula that can break the yoke of tyranny. If it is true that Lenco Lata and Prof. Issac are trying to talk to the enemy, let them do it. It only relieves the suffering of our people. It may not lead to Free and independent Oromiya, but it will to some degree relive the pain of our people . So why should they be stooped ? And why would any one equate this to aborting the Oromo struggle? If anything it will get us closer to our national goal. I think the recent campaign on LL is fair. You guys should spend your time on the enemy. Lenco is not the enemy of the Oromo people. Remember he took up arms and fought for 17 years ? Fight not from behind the computer and on the internet, but a real fight ! Just think about the level of commitment for his people. He is willing to take the bullet, he is a real deal ! I am telling you. Which one of us can take this level of commitment ? We are who we are today because of the sacrifices he and his colleagues made. He is a trail blazer. To trash him and label him as an enemy is just mortifying. And what worries me more than anything is that we are into a fight that never ends, and that extends well beyond our life times. Our children are inheriting the same thing… it’s a vicious circle. You know as much as there are haters, there are millions of supporters of LL. I personally know hundreds of people ( even those who personally don’t like him ) who think he is been treated unfairly by Oromo media. Remember what goes around, comes around. Waan facaasan haammatu ! I believe this kind of trash talk among the Oromos will only weaken our national struggle. While I really belive anyone has the right to personally hate LL, I think it’s time to think beyond one person. It’s hurting our people. I think 20+ years is too much of a precious time to waste on this issue. Let the guy do whatever he thinks is right and do what you got to do. It could be an incremental approach to bilisummaa ! Turn your negative energy to where it belongs – the enemy !
First of all Obbo Lencho Leta is an hero for Oromo People. He contributed a lot for Oromo struggle and freedom. Let alone negotiating with Professor Ephrem, if it helps one step for Our freedom, he can negotiate with devil. It does n’t change my view about Lencho Leta.Deeds speaks louder than words. If some group thinks we Oromos can’t choose the right political way it is a clear insanity. Oromo Dialoge Forum was not formed by Lencho Leta. It was formed by concerned Oromos who thought Oromo struggle is in troube. Comes what may the discussion will continue.
second, the pictures presented here looks fake. The background of Obbo Lencho Letta is grey and that of professor Ephrem is yellow. It looks two pictues are mingled and faked. It is sad to see such cheap political propaganda aimed at character assasination. We have clear enemy. That is TPLF. It is better to focus on our enemy. Cheap political propaganda does not help. It is cheap and useless.
Long live Lencho and Dr. Dima for your contribution to Oromo struggle. We love you now and forever!!!!!!!!
Obbo AbbaaBulguu:
‘so many intellectuals’- what does this mean? The above article has nothing to do with our intellectuals specifically. Oromo people need actions, deliverables not theory or analysis seated far away from Oromiya. We don’t worship names – individuals’ names but want to march behind those who are willing to take risk and dare to pay sacrifice. we dont’t follow those who claim to bring Oromo people to a ‘political being’ nor those who didn’t believe in the independence of Oromia when they initially joined the struggle!!
Applicaple to all Oromians,
Oromians must know domestic enemies than exo s.These are playing a grendeur hostility epi oromos.
Ergo,
OLF must extirpate them entirely.
The group keep their interest like Lenco Lata bring in to power by removing Atse zenew and blocking for self determination of oromia from Ethiopia.
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Withpout boderindn time and place these people must be killed!
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The best way to propulsion for oromian struggle is destroying enemies .
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Atse feeble ,and lacked what to handle nad release.
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OLF must show his fist now!
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Maqaa QBS tiin waan lama Qabsoo Bilisummaa Oromoo keessatti argine.Inni tokko warra dhuguma Bilisummaatti amananii hanga dhumaatti wareegamanii kan hafe haabilisoomu jedhanii warra deeman yennaa ta’an.Warri kaan immoo maqaa Bilisummaatiin faayidaa dhuunfaaf warra deemanidha.Warri kun warra akkasii keessaa warra qalbiin ture yennaa ta’an,amantaa uummanni Oromoo isaan irratti gatee isaan eegu karaa ganan dhabanii otoo dunquqqaahanii QBO s dunquqqeessanii turuun yoo danda’ameefii ittiin gowwoomsannaa laata jedhanii maqaa mariitiin gadi dhufani.Garuu namatu reefu isaan hubate malee QBO jalaa dhokachuun eega ofkeessa of baqachuu calqabanii turaniiru.Ani homaayyuu hin jedhu garuu warreen foormulaa ganiinsaa haaraa kanaan gadi bahan keessaa tokko bara 1989 wayita kora Sabaaf Somaaliyaatii gammoojjii mayyuutti deemusana lubbuu isaa baraaruuf gootota WBO didaawwaalleetti wareegaman sun lafeen isaanii hanga har’aa addaataa jiru siwaraaninnaan jedha.
OROMIYAAN DHIIGA ILMAAN ISHEETIIN BILISOOMTI!!
ani kanin jedhu jarri nyaaphuun isaanii chaartara dura kanaaf waraana oromoo mooraatti naqan isaan dadhabnaan 2008 kamaal waliin yaalan innis dinnaan araara jedhani dhaaba dhuunfachuu fedhan galata hoogganoota keenyaa harkatti didanii egaa oromoon walii gala goobanoota haaraa kana ofirraa faccisuu qaba qabsoo jabeessaa dhiiroo lafaa ka’aa jara kana of gidduu barbadeessaa
injifannoo uumata oromoo
goobanaan ni kufa qaboon ittuma fufa