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Zenawi, the “Enfant Terrible” of the TPLF: Sweet to Tigray, Sweeter to the “West,” Sweetest to “China,” Nasty to Ethiopia

By Zenebe G Tamirat The impressionists were said to have been the most courageous but untalented artists in the mid 18th century of France. They claimed themselves to be revolutionary insisting to change the course of art forever. When I … Continue reading

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An Ethiopian with election envy.

By Yilma Bekele The US is getting ready for presidential elections. 2012 will be the 57th time elections have taken place. The first election was held in 1788 and there were five contestants and it was won by George Washington. … Continue reading

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Regarding the drama due to the death of the tyrant

By Yilma Bekele I am hoping this is the last discussion about our emotional response regarding the disappearance then death of Ato Meles Zenawi. As controversial and in your face individual he was alive his death has brought drama, division … Continue reading

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CAN THE OPPOSITION LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES?

By Meatu Derese In my short article in Amharic a bit earlier I have tried to highlight the tragedy of the successive Ethiopian dictatorial regimes. Although the brutal dictators and their foreign sponsors are the main forces to blame, many … Continue reading

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Highly Politicized Death

Yinegal Belachew(yinegal3@gmail.com) Dear Ethiopian Compatriots all over the world; Dear all human beings of this treacherous world; Dear all readers of this message of grievance. Dear Gentlepersons, Allow me to say few words about myself. I am from Ethiopia, currently … Continue reading

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Freedom to Organize,​ Assemble and Speak ​in Ethiopia Right No​w !!!!!​

Tedla Asfaw We all die when the time comes. One thing which will not die is what as human being we contributed to humankind including to our own people. Meles Zenawi died this morning August 21, 2012 according to the … Continue reading

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A chance to build a new Ethiopia.

 By Yilma Bekele   The Ethiopian TPLF Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died three weeks ago. He died at St-Luke University Hospital in Brussels, Belgium. His Party kept him in the freezer while trying to determine what to do regarding the … Continue reading

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Standing up with our Moslem citizens

By Yilma Bekele   The TPLF regime is the kind that believes in a proactive stance in their approach to ward off unwanted happenings. They learned that during the war with the Derg. It is said that upon taking over … Continue reading

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STEP OUT AND STEP UP​ THE LEADERSHIP​

Background Combine activist youths with the determined and ready political organizations, the Ethiopian revolution will be around the corner. The clock is ticking. The other formidable force lurking around the corner looking inside is the potential of military coup d’état. … Continue reading

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Ethiopia-the quiet before the storm.

 By Yilma Bekele   It has been forty-eight days since we saw or heard from Meles Zenawi. Some are convinced the tyrant is dead while the regime insists he is recovering, on vacation or just hanging out, depending on Ato … Continue reading

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