Thread by @althecat

Would be nice to see some news reports leading with the allegations that have been made against the UN officials who have been expelled. @AP @Reuters @AFP

@mfaethiopia issued a statement yesterday. There are 2 sides to this story. There seems to be a racist trope at play here.

@AP @Reuters @AFP @mfaethiopia It is clear that the legal basis the UN is relying on is unreliable. According to their own legal opinions and based on recent precedents in the case of both Burundi and in 1998 for the TPLF, who expelled 30 UN officials.

@AP @Reuters @AFP @mfaethiopia One would have thought that the substance of the Ethiopian claims against the UN officials ought to be examined at some point in this discussion. The missing trucks one is undeniable. The "rape as a weapon" data manipulation one is supported by a leaked audio recording.

@AP @Reuters @AFP @mfaethiopia It appears that the recording was leaked by one of the expelled officials.

There are numerous much more interesting news angles to this drama than the media is currently reporting on. jeffpearce.medium.com/ethiopia-the-u…

@AP @Reuters @AFP @mfaethiopia There is another scoop worth your attention. The turning of a UNESCO World Heritage site into a fortress. Lalibela's ancient churches hewn from rocks held hostage. Where males had to flee to avoid being killed & where TPLF deployed pregnant child soldiers. jeffpearce.medium.com/ethiopia-the-d…

@AP @Reuters @AFP @mfaethiopia The leaked recording is key. The 1st @JeffPropulsion scoop above shows clear evidence of serious rifts inside the UN's Ethiopia teams. UN whistle blowers say this audio recording, was released by one of the expelled officials, @UNDP's Kwesi Sans-Culotte

https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1427744356946034693

Listen to the audio, it is pretty outrageous. how do you as Dr Kwesi (who has deleted his twitter account) says get from "not verified" to "credible" reports of "rape being used as a weapon". The evidence relied on for UNSG statements on Tigray was "anecdotal".

As for the leak, it appears that Dr Kwesi Sans-Culotte's target for his leak of edited audio - was his fellow members of the @UNEthipoia team, no wonder they are now in revolt. foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/27/uni…

The story here @AP @Reuters @AFP is a great deal more interesting than one about an "uppity" African Nation daring to stand up to the UN and the USG which has authorised a regime of unilateral sanctions to protect its former GWOT proxy in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia is standing with the truth, in dignity, after an unrelenting campaign of lies perpetrated by the TPLF from day one in this conflict on the dark and bloody night of Nov 3. TPLF crimes continue to be enabled by the USG and UN.

Ethiopia is not going to back down. In the face of a chorus of "there is no military solutions" Ethiopia has proceeded to end this - not because they are war happy - but because they are fighting an existential war against a brutal and dangerous rebellion with UN/US/EU support.

/ENDS

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