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Ethiopian plane shot down by Hizbullah terrorists?

Hypotheses and speculations mounted about a "sabotage" action in the Ethiopian plane crash which plunged into the Mediterranean sea in stormy weather earlier this week with 90 passengers and crew on board feared dead.

While the daily al-Liwaa said the crash is likely a "deliberate" attack, pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat did not rule out "sabotage" after the disaster presumably killed all 90 passengers and crew. OTV, meanwhile, which is close to Hizbullah and is reputed to have strong ties with Hizbullah circles, cited official circles as saying that the Ethiopian plane was likely hit by a rocket

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Added: February 13, 2010. 09:41 PM GMT
How Adsurd!!!!
Plane shot down by hizobullah terrorist? What about their neighbouring terrorist Israel? They were sound asleep minding their own business as they have done for the last 6 decades. If this is proven to be a deliberate act of sabotage, the world knows who still has feelings of resentment over their humiliation & failure with hizoballah when they once again viciously invaded Lebanon. It was a catastrophic defeat that will be mended in their bleeding hearts forever. Israel's history of their capability of evilness & brutality will never be forgotten by any compassionate being. Unfortunately, the truth does not always prevail.
Anonymous
Added: February 07, 2010. 09:29 AM GMT
There is no "just war"
I did not know about Ireland before!!! That is amazing?
U2
Added: February 07, 2010. 09:27 AM GMT
To "Not Anonymous"
Obviously , I cant blame you!! Because your "facts" are based on the "fair" media outlets from Western Hemisphere!
Your response to, I think Mr. Tune, is completely biased and completely shows you are brain washed by the Western media.
1. Hezbollah "Provoked" the war in 2006 by Kidnapping Israeli Soldiers. Ok, lets C. What was the goal? was it to exchange the soldiers to some convicted "terrorists" as you said? why did you use the term "terrorist" in the first place, while you clearly know that the captured Hezbollah prisoners were spies for Hezbollah inside Israel and real fighters of Hezbollah.--- simple it is because you are biased. Better yet, why did not Israelis used diplomacy or why did they punish the Lebanese people (Both Coptic Christians & Muslims)as a whole for what Hezbollah has done ? You know that at the end of the war the agreed to exchange the dead prisoners in exchange for those convicted "terrorists" right? So,let me ask you a very logical question, why go to war in the first place if you are willing to exchange your prisoners anyway? So, as you said Hezbollah was fighting among civilians... hah... But U know that, Hezbollah was fighting in towns like Bint Jbail (Where they destroyed 40 of the infamous Israeli Mirkava tanks and they killed 33 tank crew members of the so called " regional superpower")and Ayta shaeb... which were ---completely deserted towns--- and managed to keep the Israeli army for 33 days at bay and they even hit the Israelis Saar War ship right on Mediterranean sea and downed their American tax-payer-supplied Helicopters.Do you think that is possible by firing a rocket from Beirut southern Suburbs? Again,the Israelis were bombing Condominiums, Beirut international airport... and major Highways. So are you saying Hezbollah was firing from Beirut Airport???? By the way, why did the then Israeli defense minister ordered their air force pilots to level to ground as many civilian buildings as the number of rockets that Hezbollah fighters fired at the military outposts in Hafia.... wow,... You should have prepared your self for such questions... my friend.
2. Mr. Tune was , I guess, speaking about the fact that if Muslims killed each other, it is not b/c of his religious belief . It is all about politics and its called a civil war and u perfectly know that. So , if the Derg massacre was named to be just a "civil war" which was politically motivated then why not the killing b/n these two groups of same faith ppl whose political ideology is also based on their religious sectarian line is also political. If a suni killed a shia it is just based on politics. Generally, no Suni ever said that he would kill a Shia for a religious reason.
3. You sound to be catholic. So ,let me ask you this. I guess you perfectly know what happens in Ireland, right? The Protestants and the Catholics Kill each other using Bombs and other firearms (IRA Shin Fen etc...). Now what would you say about that ? I thought you said Christians never killed other Christians based on their faith line... hah? But Unlike you , Who is so blatantly biased, I would say even if the Ireland Christians killed each other along sectarian lines , I would not call them Christian terrorist, but I would say I completely disagree with them for what they do to each other. Another example? Do you have any idea about the Ugandan Lord Resistant Army (LRA)- Christian terrorists--- I will leave it up to u!!! You remember what the catholic church did to Africans During slavery, in the name of Jesus??? do you know how many very vulnerable Ethiopians were proselytized by protestants just for food aid and other trashy favorites, just for "Jesus"!
4. My friend you are the one who is completely detached from reality and who is spoon-fed by the western media and acting as a mouth-piece for them.

Final thought, ... People in the world form political alliance based on different lines. Some , like in Ethiopia, Use Ethnicity and some like in USA use race and some like in Ireland and Middle east use Religious sects as a means for political alliance and fight each other & at times Kill each other....and that is called politics.... Now, I hope you understand how the world works!!
Peter
Added: February 06, 2010. 04:47 PM GMT
Comparing Derg to Islamic Terrorists?
What is wrong with you people? you compare Apples to oranges? Derg never said it was fighting for Christians. In fact the stated goal of Derg was to eliminate any form of belief in God...especially aimed at Christians. So to compare a terrorist group whose stated aim is to spread Islam ( which should include caring for already Islamized people) to a Junta whose purpose is to elimiante belief in god is plain stupid.

Compare the number of Iraqis or Afghans killed by GW Bush/Obama with the terrorists. Also don't forget the actual targets from collateral damage. It is doubtful to a reasonable mind that GW Bush ( US troops ) deliberately target civilians for mass murder the way Islamic terrorists do casually target Shiites on religious pilgrimage.

It's really amazing how your thinking is devoid of logic and always backwards just the way middleeastern minds work.

If Hizbollah cared about its people, it'd not have provoked Isrel into 34 days of bombing campaign ( at the same time deliberately using civilian population centers as its hidign place) just to have a few convicted terrorists released from jail. Caring about people includes calculating the cost-benefit risk analysis of starting a dead-end war with a regional superpower. The just war doctrine ( if you're a christian) requires that the cause is just AND the goal can be reasonably expected to succeed with a minimum cost to human life and property. Obviously Hizbollah doesn't subscribe to Catholic doctrine but a simple reasonable individual calculates what the goal is against what the cost would be. All terrorists don't care about their people. OLf probably does care about people but the way they are conducting themselves lately has simply pushed them to the margins of the Oromo cummunity and soon will be irrelevant unless they revise their program and modus operandi.
Not Anonymous
Added: February 06, 2010. 07:18 AM GMT
Muslims Kill other muslim ... yes.... that is called Civil War! But who created the civil war?
In Ethiopia more Christians killed by other Christians that by Arebs. For e.g. During Derg time... That is called Civil war. Better yet, During American Civil war, about 600, 000(more than 1/2 a million) Americans died. There fore, using the mathematics of "Kore" more American Christians were killed by other American Christians than by Arabs. I am not defending Hezbollah here, ... but enough with hypocrisy!!
Tune
Added: February 05, 2010. 04:10 PM GMT
Hizbollah cares about its people!
Ya, that is just a propaganda at its Worst. They say OLF is a "terrorist" and "doesn't care about its own people". That is also how they blame Hezbollah. Remember , Kanye West said "George Bush doesnot care about black people!" It depends on your perspective!!!
Zele_man
Added: February 05, 2010. 04:06 PM GMT
Look how western media can influence people!!
"Most Muslims are killed by their own "leaders" than by any Western power...." What do u mean dumb*ss Are you saying George Bush is a Muslim?
Zele_man
Added: February 04, 2010. 09:17 PM GMT
kore
Are you stupid?

Hizbollah doesn't care about "its Shia" people as long as it thinks the attack achieves soem vengeful political goals. Maybe it received orders from Iran which is training/or shipping weapons to Al-Shebab.

When was that Islamic terrorists ever cared about "their people"? Aren't the same Islamist terorists which are wreaking havoc on Muslims everywhere? Remember Zarqawwi? Remember Taliban in Paki and AFghanistan? Most muslims are killed by their own "leaders" than by any Western power.

When will you wake up? I'm not saying that Hizbollah is involved but if the suspicion comes from the Middle East ( from their own people) I tend to trust them when they accuse their own. If they accused Israel, I'd dismiss them right away.
Anonymous
Added: February 04, 2010. 11:16 AM GMT
Idiots!!
Why would Hezbollah hit its own shia people (55 on board). Dedeb hula!! What makes more sense is probably Israelis hit it to frame it on Hizbollah. They have been target killing the Hamas and Hizbollah fighters , even they killed on in Dubi. They will do it at any cost man!
kore
 
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