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The then-US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Herman Cohen, was the “mediator” who ushered TPLF into Addis and EPLF into Asmara and Mengistu to Harare. —engagement before and after London Conference of 1991. The US disregarded pro-Ethiopian voices, though warnings were available at the time that both EPLF and TPLF, with their ethno-Marxist orientation, were incapable of governing a civilizational state like Ethiopia. Yet Washington gave them the green light, perhaps the only time the US proactively supported Marxist movements coming to power, at least to my knowledge. Cohen even urged TPLF-led forces to enter Addis over the objections of Ethiopia’s interim government and demonstrations across Addis Ababa. Fast-forward 35 years, what remains of TPLF leadership has fled to Eritrea, while the regime in Asmara crossed international borders to commit aggression against Ethiopia. Now, the former US Ambassador urges “some form of understanding between the federal government and TPLF.” that brings memories—not a good one. Mr. Ambassador, what form of understanding, exactly?