***** Mr Annan decided to send the head of UN peacekeeping operations, Jean-Marie Guehenno, and military adviser General Randir Kumar Mehta to the two countries "as soon as practicable". *****
And how many wars have these two clowns stopped?
I dont know much about wars and things in Eritrea, but I do like the way this King told the UN his was a sovereign state and they could do as they liked.
At one point, back when Eritrea was still part of Ethiopia, we actually provided aid to anti Communists there who wanted to kick out the Reds who'd offed Haile Sellassie. Our proxies eventually were closing in on Addis Ababba when the first truce was set up on the condition that Ethiopia gave Eritrea autonomy leading to independence. Things went well for a while but later soured, hence the late 90s conflict. From what I understand, Ethiopia, although less Communistic than is used to be, is still in bed with the PRC and the Ruskis. So I say, get the UN out of the way and let them have at it!