BMaphakathi no-2007, amasosha angama-50,000 ase-Ethiopia ahlasela iSomalia ngasekupheleni kuka-2006 azithola ecindezeleka kakhulu, ebhekene nokumelana okunamandla kunalokho ayekuhlongoze ngakho njengoba amaSomaliya ayo yonke imivimbo abeka eceleni okwesikhashana ukungezwani kwawo ukuze ame ndawonye ngokumelene nomhlaseli wangaphandle.
Ngemuva kwalokho uNobhala Wezwe waseMelika wase-Afrika uJendayi Frazer wagcizelela ukuthi, ngaphambi kokuhlasela, i-United States yayixwayise nokuthi iWashington yayixwayise i-Ethiopia ukuthi ingasebenzisi impi ngokumelene neSomalia. UFrazer ubengumhlanganyeli omkhulu nowayenguNobhala Wezwe wase-U.S. u-Condoleezza Rice. UFrazer uzame kaningi ukuqhelelanisa i-United States nokuhlasela kwe-Ethiopia ezingxoxweni eziningi nabezindaba azinikeza ngaleso sikhathi.
Kodwa enye yezintambo ezikhishwe kwi-WikiLeaks iphakamisa isithombe esihlukile, esithinta uFrazer ekucindezeleni uMongameli wase-Ethiopia u-Meles Zenawi ukuthi ahlasele umakhelwane wakhe. Okuqukethwe yikhebula kuxoxwa kabanzi kwabezindaba zase-Afrika. Idalula isivumelwano esiyimfihlo phakathi kwe-United States ne-Ethiopia ukuze kuhlaselwe iSomalia. Uma kunembile, ikhebula liphakamisa ukuthi i-Ethiopia yayingenanhloso yokuhlasela iSomalia ngo-2006, kodwa yakhuthazwa/yacindezelwa ukuthi yenze kanjalo yi-United States, okwaphusha i-Ethiopia ngemuva. Njengoba yayikade icindezelekile ezimpini zase-Iraq nase-Afghanistan ngaleso sikhathi, abaphathi bakaBush babefuna i-Ethiopia ihlasele iSomalia ngeso lokuchoboza i-Union of Islamic Courts, eyayidlondlobala eSomalia ngaleso sikhathi.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwakungekho ukungabaza okuncane ukuthi ukuhlasela kwezempi yaseTopiya "kwenziwa eWashington." Njengezinye izintambo eziningi ze-WikiLeaks, lena imane ibeke ichashazi ku-"i" bese yeqa u-"t" kulokho okwakwaziwa ngokuvamile, nakuba inikeza ulwazi oluqondile mayelana nokubandakanyeka kuka-Jendayi Frazer odabeni.
Ngokusho kwekhebula, njengommeleli oyinhloko woMnyango Wezwe LaseMelika e-Afrika, uFrazer wadlala indima ebalulekile, ehola lokho okwaba yimpi yommeleli eholwa yi-U.S. ngokubambisana nePentagon. Ngaso leso sikhathi, uFrazer wayebeka isisekelo kwabezindaba base-US, kokubili ukuhlasela kanye nokufihla, ethi, nakuba i-US yayingasisekeli isenzo sezempi sase-Ethiopia, wayekwazi ukuqonda "usongo lwaseSomalia" nokuthi kungani. ITopiya ingase ikuthole kudingekile ukuya empini.
UFrazer usabalalise amahlebezi okuthi kungenzeka kuthathwe amaJihadist eSomalia angabeka engcupheni ezokuphepha zase-Ethiopia. Kuvele ukuthi ukusebenza kwabezindaba bekungaphezulu kancane kwesikrini somusi. Ibutho laseMelika belilungiselela i-Ethiopia ukuhlasela, lihlinzeka ngosizo lwezempi kanye nokuqeqesha amasosha ase-Ethiopia. Ngomhla zi-4 kuZibandlela wezi-2006, uMkhuzi we-CENTCOM uGeneral John Abizaid wayese-Addis Ababa kulokho okwachazwa ngokuthi "ucingo lwenhlonipho." Kunalokho, kwaqedwa izinhlelo zokuhlasela.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kweSomalia, uZenawi wabhekana nokugxekwa okwandayo ngegagasi lengcindezelo ayeyivulele abagxeki basekhaya bombuso wakhe, okuhlanganisa ukuboshwa kwabantu abaningi, ukubulawa kwamakhulu ababhikishi, kanye nokuboshwa cishe kwabo bonke abaholi abaphikisayo bezwe. Ngentwasahlobo ka-2006 kwakukhona umthethosivivinywa ngaphambi kweNgqungquthela yase-U.S. wokunqamula usizo kuZenawi ngaphandle uma irekhodi lamalungelo abantu lase-Ethiopia lithuthuka. Irekhodi lakhe lamalungelo abantu, ngendlela, alikathuthuki. Uma kubhekwa indlela i-U.S. kanye ne-NATO ebheka ngayo indima yamasu yase-Ethiopia โempini yobushokobeziโ kanye nokuklwebhana kwezinsizakusebenza zase-Afrika, ukwesekwa kwaseNtshonalanga kweZenawi kukhule eminyakeni yamuva nje.
Ngo-2006, ethembele ekwesekwa yi-U.S. lapho ebhekene nesizinda sezombangazwe esinciphayo ekhayaโkanye nokwahlulela kwakhe okungconoโuZenawi ngokusobala wanqotshwa ingcindezi kaFrazer.
Bekungekona okokuqala uFrazer ezama ukuphehla impi yommeli wase-US e-Afrika. Phambilini, njengenxusa laseMelika eNingizimu Afrika, uzame ukuhlanganisa โumfelandawonye walabo abazimiseleโ ukuketula umbuso kaMugabe eZimbabwe, okuyisinyathelo esingehlanga kahle kuhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika wangemva kobandlululo futhi engayanga ndawo.
Impi ka-2006 eSomalia ayizange ihambe kahle e-United States noma e-Ethiopia. Muva nje umkhulumeli woMnyango Wezwe, uDonald Yamamoto, uvumile ukuthi wonke umbono "wawuyiphutha elikhulu," evuma ngokungananazi ukuthi yi-U.S. enesibopho sokuhlasela. Kuholele ekufeni kwabantu abangu-20,000 futhi, ngokweminye imibiko, kwashiya abantu baseSomalia abangaba yizigidi ezimbili bengenamakhaya. Ibutho labahlaseli base-Ethiopia abangu-2, elalilindele ukuhamba kwekhekhe, esikhundleni salokho lahlangana nesaha lokuphikiswa kweSomalia, labhajwa, futhi ngokushesha lahoxa lifake umsila phakathi kwemilenze yalo.
Umphumela wezombangazwe walokhu kuhlasela wawungabikezelwa: iNyunyana Yezinkantolo ZamaSulumane ngokuvamile elinganiselayo yenziwa buthaka, kodwa ngokushesha yathathelwa indawo eSomalia ngamaqembu amaSulumane aqinile kakhulu nanodlame ane-ajenda emelene neMelika ngokusobala.
Njengoba isimo siya siba sibi, emzamweni wokuhlanganisa i-U.S. kanye nendima yakhe, uFrazer wabe esevulela uZenawi, ezama ukuziqhelelanisa ne-fiasco esebenzisa iqhinga elidala lobunxusa: ukuqamba amanga. Manje njengoba ukuhlasela sekumuncu, useshintshe ukukhuluma, ephikisa kwabezindaba ukuthi yena kanye noMnyango Wezwe bazamile ukubavimba abantu base-Ethiopia, bebadikibalisa ekuhlaseleni kunokuba babadudule ukuba bahlasele. Ikhebula le-WikiLeaks lixoxa indaba ehluke kakhulu.
Ngo-2009, amasosha ase-Ethiopia ahoxa, okwashiya iSomalia igcwele isiphithiphithi futhi ingazinzile kunangesikhathi amasosha awo efika eminyakeni emithathu edlule. Ingabe kubonakala kunephethini lapha?
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