Monthly Archives: October 2009

Dictatorship and the Famine Industry

By Alem Mammo Displaying his trademark diatribe/rant, Meles Zenawi recently accused international aid agencies of inflating the number of famine stricken citizens in Ethiopia. The reason why aid agencies exaggerate the numbers, according to Mr. Zenawi, is the following: “It … Continue reading

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Special Tribute for His Excellency Ato Haddis Alemayehu – Solutions with DEBTERAW

By Obo Arada Shawl   November 3, 2009 እኔም ልመስክር…አንተም አንቺም ተወራረሱ የሥነ ጽሑፍ ሰው አይደለሁም ክቡር አቶ ሐዲስን ለማወቅ አርቲስት አይደለሁም ወጋዮ ንጋቱን ለማወቅ ታጋይ አይደለሁም ጸገየ ገ/መድህን (ደብተራው) ለማወቅ አብዮተጘ አይደለሁም ዋለልጝ መኮነን ለማወቅ የሠረተጞች መሪም አልነበርኩም ሣሙኤል ዓለማየሁን … Continue reading

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Ethiopia: Famine of Leadership

Ethiopia: Famine of Leadership The author can be reached at alem671@hotmail.com “One of the remarkable facts in the terrible history of famine is that no substantial famine has ever occurred in a country with a democratic form of government and … Continue reading

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BEGGING 101

BEGGING 101 By Hama Tuma I am sure there are a lot of people who think that begging needs no training, all you have to do is look miserly (which you will look if reduced to that state of starvation … Continue reading

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