Why Meles Zenawi is so adamant to occupy Somalia?
In addition to the above stated reasons, Meles was trained, equipped and supported by Siyad Barre in 1980s (Late President of Somalia). During his stay in Somalia, he learned the Somali tribes and realized that unlike Ethiopians, many Somali are devoid of nationalistic aspiration. Somalis are inclined to be more loyal to their tribes than their national interest and tend to be culturally more nomadic in their psyche and thinking. Nomad’s own lands is where it rains the most. In part he was also driven by the notion of getting an outlet to the sea ports. According to Mr. Zenawi calculation, this was over 16 years of investment where he supported or in part created the warlords in Somalia. With clanism seeping deep in to the fabric of the Somalia people, and Geopolitics in his favor, he made the move to occupy Somalia while it was in its worst disintegration This sketch below depicts the role Ethiopia played to box Somalia to its worst disaster and disintegration. Historically, Ethiopian
