The claims commission does not have jurisdiction on the boundary.

He does not have the right to interpret the Algiers agreement or to question the judgement of the boundary commission.

The critical point is whether there is progress on the cardinal issue: whether Ethiopia has accepted the boundary commission's decision in good faith. The formal statement from the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry yesterday does not encourage one to think in optimistic terms.

Meles is not the judge in this case.

They have refused to negotiate. These are not the actions of a nation that wants peace.

If they think their invasion should be rewarded, it is outrageous. If they are throwing away this peace plan endorsed by the international community, then that means more war.