Fantastic!!!
I was watching the funeral ceremony on the death of Madiba Mandela on
TV scrutinizing the flags flying behind Mr. Obama. My soul and mind was
searching for OLF/Oromo flag among others. From behind the podium at
the left side of the speaker a green Oda tree at center of a shining sun
flickered once, the second time it appeared I was not in doubt; it was
what I was hungrily looking for! It was there not simply as a beautiful
and beloved emblem of the Oromo nation; it conveys a huge message than
that. It represented at this celebration the heroes and heroines of the
Oromo people among whom are G/Tadassa Birru the once friend and host of
Mandela during his military training in Finfinne; Col/ Feqadu Waqkenne
his trainer and O/Guta Dinqa one of the guards to Mr. Mandela.
I became emotional while watching our flag behind the leader of the
greatest nation in this world and envied to have the right that belongs
to us as a rightful nation. On the other hand the appearance of this
flag at this particular time, when the Big Man of the world is at the
podium is a big blow to those who day and night wish to erase anything
Oromummaa from the minds of the Oromo nation; this made me happy. It is
really a bone in the throat; where it is difficult to swallow and/or
equally difficult to spit it out. Unacceptable to watch the speech of
the Big Man with the background of that flag, and difficult to ignore
the speech of the Big Boss. After all how on earth they can prevent the
general public from watching what is happening at this age of media
technology! Garaan dhadhaa nu dhuge!!
A big galataa is to those heroes in South Africa who enabled us watch
this event. This is not their first time; and of course would never be
their last. What matters is that the others should imitate and emulate
these courageous, conscious and committed sons and daughters in South
Africa, as our nationalists did in the mountains of Mecca in Saudi
Arabia, as an athlete did in Irland and as once done in England when
people demonstrated against Capitalism during G8 meeting there.
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