Monthly Archives: April 2010

IT IS “DEMOPHOBIA”REALLY!

By Hama Tuma The dictators have not had enough–we call them tyrants, butchers, thieves and robbers, corrupt and adulterers, cruel barbarians and more but they want more. The latest epithet they want us to attach to their unholy names is … Continue reading

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ADWA, adwa or AADWA? Call me by my NAT

April 26, 2010 at 8:50 pm (Commenatry) By Obo Arada Shawl April 23, 2010 Introduction Using the Latin alphabet to write ADWA, adwa or AADWA appears to portray insignificant difference to the naked eye or rather to the majority of … Continue reading

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Medrek and the Ethiopian election

The wonderful world of Medrek By Yilma Bekele I am sure most of you have heard or read that the leaders of Medrek are on a tour of North America. They have held town hall meetings in Seattle, San Jose, … Continue reading

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Welcome Kifle Mulat? Are you alive? Were you in Asmara or in the Diaspora?

Getachew Reda Please post this letter on your website until I come out with a commentary in Amharic (I am not currently on PC with Amharic font) regarding the Ethiopian Free Press Association lead by the Ato Kifle Mulat. Honestly … Continue reading

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THE TIME OF THE BLOVIATORS or HOW TO SAY NOTHING IN FIVE HUNDRED WORDS

April 18, 2010 at 9:09 pm (Commenatry) By Hama Tuma I am sure not many of you know the word bloviator–I did not till someone told me to check it in Google. It means pompous, someone who puffs his chest … Continue reading

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Terror against Citizens is a Crime at Any Rate

April 18, 2010 at 10:15 pm (Commenatry) By Yelfiwos Wondaya With all due respect, Dr. Hailu and nameless journalist, Reporter or what have you, every which way you spin it around, terrorism is terrorism. On the contrary, being selfless, generous, … Continue reading

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Was the Revolution tragic and brutal?

WAS THE REVOLUTION TRAGICAND BRUTAL by Kassahun Someone close to my taste said, “what is very tragic is to sleep through a Revolution”, doing a Rip Van Winkle on the momentous event shaking the given country. Let me state from … Continue reading

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AADWA TWO: Call me by my name – A Short Commentary on the recent conferences held on the so-called Horn of Africa

AADWA TWO: Call me by my name Obo Arada Shawl April 13, 2010   Why the Horn? The Horn looks like a peninsula and it juts into the Arabian Sea and it lies along the southern side of the Gulf … Continue reading

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National Consciousness, Nation-State and the Problem of Economic Development

National Consciousness, Nation-State and Problem Discussion Paper for Seminar presented to the Conference on Good Governance, Peace, Security, Sustainable Development in Ethiopia & the Horn of Africa, from April 9-11   Introduction   In times of a highly globalised world … Continue reading

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Bob Goldof Got a Gift of TPLF’s Status from his Comrades in Mekele

  April 11, 2010 By Getachew Reda www.Ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com Who is Bob Goldof? Wikipedia described Bob Goldof “an Irish singer, songwriter, author, and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats.” … Continue reading

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