Geldof Never Helped the Starving , He Helped Himself and The Gangsters Ruling Ethiopia
Geldof, awarded an honorary knighthood for his fundraising efforts to help the gangster-rebels who are now ruling Ethiopia . The reason for his temper tantrum about the money which was spent to buy weapons and run gang related activities by TPLF (Meles Zenawi) is j...
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Senator Russ Feingold Speaks On the Political Crisis in Ethiopia
Congressional Record Statement of March 3, 2008
Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the political situation in Ethiopia. The US-Ethiopian partnership is an incredibly important one – perhaps one of the more significant on the continent given not only our longstanding h...
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On Human Rights, Obama’s Words Soar Above Actions
January 20, 2010
Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch.
As one would expect from so eloquent a leader, Barack Obama has brought a marked improvement in presidential rhetoric on human rights compared with his predecessor. In a series of speeches...
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Ethiopian ex-symbolic president, ex-TPLF minister join opposition, Hailom Shawel goes bancrupt
A former Ethiopian symbolic president and a former TPLF rebel leader who became defense minister for four years from 1991 have joined the same opposition party, Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) .
Negasso served the Tigrai authoritarian rulers from 1995 un...
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Do Ethiopia’s politicians mean it on democracy or hoodwink the West ?
On the evening of the 20th of March 1878, Ethiopia’s two great rivals, Emperors Yohannes IV and Menelik II, came face-to-face to thrash out their differences.
As the two men met for the first time, traditional Ethiopian singers are said to have sang “A road that...
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Ethiopian Americans in Maryland Endorse Councilman Terry Seamens
Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy endorses Councilman Terry Seamens (City Council Ward 4 in Takom Park, MD) in his bid for the upcoming general re-election that will be held in 2 days.
We have worked with Councilman Terry Seamens for few years. Councilman Terry Seamens is...
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Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) To Provide A Free Bus Service to Pittsburgh
March 4 Freedom welcomes the Unity for Democracy and Justice’s (UDJ) announcement to provide a free bus service to Ethiopians and Ethiopian Americans who will be traveling to Pittsburgh from DC metro area to denounce and expose Melese Zenawi at the G 20 Summit on Septe...
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Thugs Gone Wild in Kilil-istan!
By Alemayehu G. Mariam
Rent-a-Thug Against Democracy
In a recent piece entitled “Mob Disrupts Political Meeting in Adama,” former Ethiopian President Dr. Negasso Gidada described how “an organized mob disturbed a public political meeting of the Unity for De...
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The Blood of Africa Within Me
By Marks S.Smith
ACCRA, Ghana – An American president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise.
"Yes you can," Barack...
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Ghana Fixation
By Yilma Bekele:
I was listening to National Public Radio and they were reporting about President Obama’s coming visit to Ghana. Of course I turned the volume up. I did not want to miss anything. My Ghanaian cousins were delirious. The reporter was interviewing...
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Ethiopian Rebels Killed 90 Weyane Troops
Ethnic Somali rebels in Ethiopia's Ogaden region claimed Monday they killed 90 government troops in recent clashes, but the gangsters ruling Ethiopia denied any losses, claiming as always victory instead.
In a statement, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) s...
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The Disquieting Silence of Our Sisters
By Alemayehu G. Mariam:
Even President Obama could not contain his admiration for Iranian women who marched shoulder to shoulder alongside Iranian men armed with rocks to protest the recent fraud-riddled elections. After seeing Iranian women deflect militiamen batons ...
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Israeli Must Free Ethiopians and Cynthia McKinney
This is Cynthia McKinney and I'm speaking from an Israeli prison cellblock in Ramle. the Free Gaza 21, human rights activists currently imprisoned for trying to take medical supplies to Gaza, building supplies - and even crayons for children, I had a suitcase full of crayon...
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Ginbot and Ethiopia
There are certain dates that mark a special event in our old history. They stand out when ever our history is told. These dates are adorned in red bold color when calendar is made.
We are filled with a sense of euphoria and pride. They are not like other holidays. They ar...
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